Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 06/09

20090164124 - Ultra wideband receiver for lightning detection: The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting lightning activity. When a lightning strike is close enough to a receiver, the strength of the signal received will cause the receiver to saturate. In such a situation, a non-filtered signal is used to calculate a range and bearing.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090164125 - Method and system to automatically correct lwd depth measurements: A method for correcting errors in LWD depths includes performing torque and drag model analysis using drillstring weight, downhole friction, weight on bit, thermal expansion, rig heave and tide to produce a corrected time-depth file, wherein the torque and drag model is automatically calibrated using effective block weight, drillpipe wear,... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090164126 - Production by actual loss allocation: A method for allocating actual production loss of a wellsite. The method includes defining a data collection procedure and capturing production data according to the data collection procedure, the production data including actual production data and a maximum production potential of the wellsite. The method further includes selectively allocating a... Agent: Bryan Galloway, ManagingIPCounsel Schlumberger Information Solutions

20090164127 - Method and apparatus for optimizing magnetic signals and detecting casing and resistivity: A method of locating a conductive target from a wellbore includes generating a current flowing across an insulated gap in a downhole tool positioned in the wellbore, measuring an azimuthal magnetic field with at least one external magnetometer located proximate the exterior of the downhole tool, measuring a secondary magnetic... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090164129 - Determining maximum horizontal stress in an earth formation: The invention relates to a method for determining maximum horizontal stress in an earth formation. The method includes obtaining fast shear wave velocities (Vs1) and slow shear wave velocities (Vs2) for various depths in the earth formation, calculating shear wave anisotropy (Adata) using Vs1 and Vs2, obtaining vertical stress (Sv)... Agent: Schlumberger Information Solutions

20090164128 - In-situ formation strength testing with formation sampling: A method and apparatus for estimating a property include evaluating a formation at a formation evaluation location using a formation evaluation tool, and estimating the property at least in part by engaging a borehole wall substantially adjacent the formation evaluation location with a formation strength test device.... Agent: Keith R. Derrington Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

20090164134 - Blood glucose tracking apparatus and methods: A measurement module for glucose testing includes a glucose testing measurement module housing, a test strip receptacle formed in the housing, and a connector portion formed in the housing and shaped to permit mechanical removable attachment of the housing to a hand-held computer. Electronics determine the amount of glucose present... Agent: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090164130 - Fluorescence-lifetime-based tomography: Methods, apparatus (100), and computer program products for determining lifetimes and distribution of fluorophores (102) embedded in samples (104). Fluorophores are placed into the sample, light from a source (110) selected to excite the fluorophores illuminates the sample, light emitted from the excited fluorophores is detected by a device (138),... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090164133 - Information management techniques for metabolism-related data: A method for processing information on compounds of molecular classes sharing common building blocks. The method comprises maintaining pathway information on the compounds at individual compound level and/or generic class level (13-1); generating a diversity of the compounds based on a set of seed structures, each seed structure describing a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090164132 - Methods and systems for comparing media content: Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting to at least one member of a population a plurality of avatars associated with at least one instance of media content; measuring at least one physiologic activity of the at least one member of the... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090164131 - Methods and systems for specifying a media content-linked population cohort: Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out identifying at least one instance of media content as a prospective cohort-linked attribute; presenting to at least one member of a population the at least one instance of media content; measuring at least one physiologic activity... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090164135 - Quaternionic algebra approach to dna and rna tandem repeat detection: A method of detecting and outputting tandem repeats in a sequence of symbols comprising a) mapping the symbols to quaternions; b) constructing a Quaternionic Periodicity Transform (QPT); c) computing the QPT of the sequence to determine the tandem repeats of the sequence; d) post-processing of the QPT; e) outputting a... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090164136 - Integrated and/or automated device for locating and/or being able to trace medical or veterinary primary sample sampling containers: The invention relates to an integrated and/or automated device for locating and/or being able to trace medical or veterinary primary sample sampling containers (1), comprising at least one containers holder (2) provided with a number of seats for each receiving one of said containers (1), each of the containers (1)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090164137 - Multifunctional portable electronic device: A multifunctional portable electronic device (100) that easily allows a user to test dangerous fumes level is described. A power module (10) supplies a working voltage to a gas-sensing module (12) and an output voltage of the gas-sensing module is generated after sensing gas. A signal processor converts the output... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090164138 - Exhaust gas analysis method and exhaust gas analysis apparatus: An exhaust gas analysis method comprises applying a laser beam to the exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, receiving the laser beam that has passed through the exhaust gas, and measuring the concentration of any of the components contained in the exhaust gas based on the received laser... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090164139 - Measuring device and method for determination of at least one chemical property in an oil and a data storing device obtainable by said method:

20090164140 - Analyzer, analyzing method and computer program product: An analyzer includes a distribution range information acquirer for obtaining distribution range information related to a particle size distribution range of a bound body of a protein and a predetermined substrate based on particle size distribution information which represents a distribution state of particle size of the bound body, wherein... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090164141 - Multifunctional portable electronic device: A multifunctional portable electronic device (100) that easily allows a user to test their breath-alcohol level is described. A power module (10) supplies a working voltage to an alcohol-testing module (12) and an output voltage generated according to a test result from the alcohol-testing module. A signal processor converts the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090164142 - Method and system for use in analyzing vibrations of a variable speed rotating body: A method is provided for analyzing vibrations of a variable speed rotating body. The method includes producing a signal that is proportional to an acceleration of the rotating body and producing a plurality of pulses. Each pulse represents a revolution of the rotating body and is indicative of a vibration... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090164143 - System, method and program product to screen for longitudinal-seam anomalies: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, program product and methods to detect crack-like features in pipeline welds using magnetic flux leakage data and pattern recognition. A screening process, for example, does not affect or change how survey data is recorded in survey tools; only how it is analyzed after... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090164145 - Method and apparatus for spindle stiffness and/or damping in a fluid dynamic bearing spindle motor used in a hard disk drive: A test stand is disclosed for estimating the dynamics of a Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) coupling a spindle motor to a rotating hub. The hub includes an air target and displacement plate. At least one air jet strikes the air target, and at least one displacement sensor engages the displacement... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20090164144 - Method for estimating the pumping torque of an engine: A method for estimating pump torque of a computer-controlled fuel injection heat engine for a motor vehicle. The method determines the pumping torque in a for of a relative pumping torque representative for total pumping torque contribution of an intake and exhaust valve system, wherein the relative pumping torque is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090164147 - Omni-directional crash sensor: A stress wave sensor comprising a piezoelectric film and means therein for connection to sensor electronics. The piezoelectric film preferably comprises polyvinylidene fluoride. Also a stress wave sensor system and methods employing one or more such stress wave sensors, preferably attached to a vehicle transparent component, most preferably to the... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090164146 - Reflow process evaluation device and reflow process evaluation method: According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a reflow process evaluation device includes, a stress calculation part for calculating an average principal stress acting on a joint portion, wherein a principal stress occurs when a chip and a substrate are joined by solder with a reflow... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090164148 - Waterproof testing device, waterproof testing method, and waterproof test program: A waterproof testing device tests waterproof performance of a waterproof component. The testing device includes an input unit, a storing unit and a determining unit. The input unit inputs permeability of one or more test objects with waterproof components disposed thereon and an air flow rate that is a volume... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090164149 - Fuel dispenser calibration: Systems and processes may provide calibration of a fuel dispenser. In particular implementations, fuel dispenser systems and processes may include the ability to determine whether a fuel delivery measurement of a fuel dispenser should be calibrated and adjust the fuel dispenser in response to the calibration.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090164150 - Air-cooled power electronics service algorithm: A method for determining the thermal efficiency of a heat sink for an electrical component includes determining an estimated temperature of the heat sink, determining an actual temperature of the heat sink, and determining a thermal efficiency of the heat sink based on a comparison of the estimated temperature of... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090164151 - Measurement device and monitoring system for processing units: A measurement device configured for measuring and reporting electrical measurement data is disclosed. The electrical measurement data comprising a dc voltage supplied to a processing unit and a dc current running in consequence of the supplied dc voltage. The measurement device comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20090164153 - Apparatus using a battery: An apparatus using a battery includes a receiving unit, a determination unit and a calculation unit. The receiving unit receives a dischargeable capacity, a first voltage and a second voltage from the battery. The first voltage is used to display the end of an available time and the second voltage... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090164152 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing power consumption notification and management: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for providing power consumption notification and management. More particularly, application power consumption models and device battery energy levels can be used to determine a device discharge duration. A device power consumption rate can be determined from application power consumption models.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090164154 - Voltage detecting device: The present invention is to provide inexpensively a voltage detecting device for setting an address of each voltage detection IC even if a power source level of each voltage detection IC differs. A first transmitting line LT1 and a first receiving line LR1 connect a plurality of voltage detection ICs... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090164156 - Media characterization: Methods and apparatus for media characterization in a self-service terminal are described. The media us characterized in the self-service terminal by passing it by two electrodes and measuring the impedence across those two electrodes. The media is characterized by analyzing the measured impedence. The impedance may be measured by applying... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090164155 - Method and system for isolating dopant fluctuation and device length variation from statistical measurements of threshold voltage: A method and system for isolating dopant fluctuation and device length variation from statistical measurements of threshold voltage provides fast determination of process variation for devices in a characterization array. Statistics of threshold voltage are measured at two different values of drain-source voltage imposed on the devices in the characterization... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20090164157 - Semiconductor device and method of estimating capacitance value: A semiconductor device includes an element coupled between a first power supply line and a second power supply line, and a capacitor coupled between the first power supply line and the second power supply line. A capacitance value of the capacitor is estimated based on a first value that depends... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090164158 - Optical system, optical module and threshold setting method: An optical system includes an optical module having an optical reception unit that receives input light and output an electric signal related to received input light, and a processing unit having an identification unit that performs identification processing based on a threshold value on the electric signal input via a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090164159 - System and method for determining signal-to-noise ratio (snr), signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (sinad) and total harmonic distortion (thd): A system for determining signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), signal-to-noise and distortion ratio (SINAD), and total harmonic distortion (THD), includes logic for estimating a frequency of a dominant sinusoidal signal present in a sampled data record, logic for iteratively fitting a curve, the curve comprising a fundamental sinusoid, harmonic components and a... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090164161 - Device for measuring ac magnetization of materials and method for detecting bio-molecules: A method to quantitatively measure an amount of bio-molecules in a sample includes providing a solution having magnetic nanoparticles; coating bioprobe molecules to surfaces of the magnetic nanoparticles in the solution; measuring a first alternating current (ac) magnetization of the solution at a mixture frequency (γf1+βf2), wherein γ or β... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090164160 - Methods and systems for determining a received signal frequency: A system and method for determining a received signal frequency by sampling the received signal at a rate less than twice a predefined nyquist rate. The system includes a distorting component configured to distort the received signal in a frequency dependent manner, at least one analog to digital converter configured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090164162 - Malfunction detection system and integrated circuit: The present invention is applicable to various sensor outputs including pulse signals and reduces cost for detecting malfunction. The malfunction detection system detects a malfunction in a sensor, and the malfunction detection system includes a sensor including a first terminal, and which outputs a sensor output current that varies a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090164163 - Integrated micromachined thermal mass flow sensor and methods of making the same: An integrated mass flow sensor is manufactured by a process of carrying out a micro-machining process on an N or P-type silicon substrate with orientation <100>. This mass flow sensor comprises an upstream thin-film heater, an downstream thin-film heater, and a pair of thin-film heat sensing elements, and a thermally... Agent: Chih-chang Chen

20090164164 - Sensor diagnostic apparatus and method thereof: A sensor diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a sensor includes a moving object counter, a reference value storage, and a comparator. The moving object counter counts, in accordance with identification data acquired by a plurality of sensors in a predefined time period, a local number of moving objects moving between a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090164165 - Integrated circuit including calibration circuit: One embodiment provides an integrated circuit including a first circuit, a second circuit, and a third circuit. The first circuit is configured to provide a calibrated signal. The second circuit is configured to low pass filter the calibrated signal and provide a filtered calibrated signal. The third circuit is configured... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090164166 - Method and apparatus for assessing the residual life of a sensor unit: The life of a sensor unit is very strongly dependent on the loading of the sensor unit during use. The life of a sensor unit is generally specified in a number of loading cycles, however, which does not take into consideration the loading of the sensor unit. The invention therefore... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090164167 - Test apparatus: A test apparatus that tests a device under test is provided, including a plurality of testing units that are mapped to a control bus address space and that test the device under test; a control processor that executes a plurality of test control programs to control each testing unit corresponding... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090164168 - Method abd device for determining measured values from a time-dependent graph: A Method and a Device for Determining Measured Values from a Time-Dependent Graph of Specified Values. In one step, a measurement is carried out using a measuring device, and a point in time (TM) that is associated with this measurement is determined. Furthermore, the measured value (yE) is determined by... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20090164169 - Drop mass deviation measuring apparatus, drop mass deviation measuring method of the same, pattern forming system using the same, and control method of the pattern forming system using the same: A drop mass deviation measuring apparatus, a drop mass deviation measuring method, a pattern forming system, and a control method measure mass deviations of drops discharged from a plurality of drop discharge units in real time with high precision. The apparatus utilizes a plurality of drops discharged from a plurality... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090164170 - Generator system with intelligent processing of position signal: An electric power generator system is provided with improved power efficiency due to a reduced sensitivity to errors in the sensing of angular rotor position. The system includes a power generator with a rotor, and a position encoder connected to sense angular position of the rotor and to generate a... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090164171 - Hierarchically organizing data using a partial least squares analysis (pls-trees): A method and system for partitioning (clustering) large amounts of data in a relatively short processing time. The method involves providing a first data matrix and a second data matrix where each of the first and second data matrices includes one or more variables, and a plurality of data points.... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090164172 - Method and processing unit for determining a performance parameter of a brake: A method for determining a performance parameter of a brake with a first (311) and a second (313) brake element can be made to interact to generate a friction force (FR) and a friction torque (NR), a first set (204a, 204b) of friction coefficients (μ) being determined between the first... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090164173 - Method and apparatus for network performance management: Measuring performance of a performance measuring tool, comprising: a first data loader, acquiring a first set of network data associated with a first network component for passing to a first data channel; the first data channel, calculating a first set of performance metrics using the first set of network data,... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20090164174 - Solar system automatic sizing and failure identification on location using resident gps receiver: A method of operating an electrical appliance includes coupling a solar collector to the electrical appliance such that the solar collector may provide electrical power to the appliance. A global positioning system receiver is used to determine a location of the solar collector. A level of power that may be... Agent: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20090157315 - Apparatus and methods for estimating downhole fluid compositions: An apparatus and method for estimating a property of a species of the hydrocarbon in a downhole fluid are provided. In one aspect, the method may include: imparting a magnetic field on the fluid to align nuclei of the fluid with a direction of the primary magnetic field; imparting a... Agent: Madan & Sriram, P.C.

20090157316 - Method and system for removing effects of conductive casings and wellbore and surface heterogeneity in electromagnetic imaging surveys: Characterizing a reservoir with electromagnetic imaging surveys includes normalizing measured voltage data by transmitter moment, sorting the normalized voltage data into common receiver profiles, densely resampling transmitter locations using common positions for the receiver profiles, coarsely resampling the data at discreet transmitter locations, defining a starting model for inversion, weighting... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090157317 - Radial density information from a betatron density sonde: An apparatus and a method for determining characteristics of earth formations traversed by a borehole that compensates the mudcake and standoff effects with fewer than usual detectors. The apparatus includes an radiation source effective to generate first and, spatially as well as temporally separate, second X-rays for irradiating earth formations... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090157318 - Signal thresholding apparatus, systems, and methods: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include selecting a plurality of signal thresholds T(i)=i*(TMAX/N) for i=2 to N comprising a positive integer greater than one. TMAX may be equal to AMAX/R, where AMAX=a maximum peak amplitude of a signal,... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20090157319 - Systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories: Systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories, which can be used to model corresponding drillstring trajectories and transform the torque-drag drill string model into a full stiff-string formulation.... Agent: Crain, Caton & James

20090157320 - Characterizing an earth subterranean structure by iteratively performing inversion based on a function: To characterize an earth subterranean structure using a measurement assembly including electromagnetic (EM) receivers and one or more EM sources, measured voltage data collected by EM receivers in response to transmission by one or more EM sources is received. Based on a model, predicted EM data is computed. Inversion is... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090157321 - Determining wellbore position within subsurface earth structures and updating models of such structures using azimuthal formation measurements: A method for determining structure in the Earth's subsurface includes generating an initial model of the structure. The initial model includes at least one layer boundary. A wellbore is drilled along a selected trajectory through the Earth's subsurface in a volume represented by the initial model. At least one formation... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090157322 - Systems and methods for enhancing a seismic data image: Systems and methods for enhancing the resolution of a seismic data image displayed on a face of a sampling probe. The enhanced image represents a maximum resolution of at least a portion of the seismic data image. The seismic data image is enhanced by extracting seismic data that are perpendicular... Agent: Crain, Caton & James

20090157325 - Biosignal measuring apparatus: A biological signal measuring apparatus includes a first biological signal measuring sensor attached to an earphone used for a mobile phone; and a biological signal receiver for receiving a biological signal from the first biological signal measuring sensor to thereby generate first raw data. The apparatus may further include a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090157326 - Diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients: The present invention relates to genetic markers whose expression is correlated with breast cancer. Specifically, the invention provides sets of markers whose expression patterns can be used to differentiate clinical conditions associated with breast cancer, such as the presence or absence of the estrogen receptor ESR1, and BRCA1 and sporadic... Agent: Jones Day

20090157327 - Electronic device, arrangement, and method of estimating fluid loss: There is provided an electronic device comprising: a processing unit configured to receive skin temperature data generated by a measuring unit, to receive performance data from a measuring unit, and to determine a theoretical fluid loss value on the basis of the received performance data. The electronic device further comprises:... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090157324 - Method for analyzing gene expression data: The invention provides a method for selecting one or more genes from among a predetermined group of genes whose expression level is significantly different among a first group of individuals in a population in comparison with a second group within the population. The first group of individuals may be, for... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090157328 - Method of determing excretion of sodium and other analytes: Methods and kits of the invention are useful for calculating 24-hour excretion of sodium without the need to collect urine for 24 hours.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090157323 - Methods and systems for specifying an avatar: Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting at least one characteristic to at least one member of a population cohort; measuring at least one physiologic activity of the at least one member of the population cohort, the at least one physiologic activity... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090157329 - Determining solid content concentration in a fluid stream: A method for determining solid content concentration in a fluid flow includes measuring a noise signal generated by a fluid flow and correlating the noise signal to the solid content. The noise signal may be correlated to represent the solid content concentration such as by applying one or more filters... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20090157330 - Method for monitoring an arrangement for determining the concentration of an analyte in a body fluid: The invention relates to a method for monitoring an arrangement for determining a concentration of an analyte in a body fluid. The determination of the concentration of the analyte by means of the arrangement involves a procedure in which the analyte from the body fluid passes through an interface and... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20090157331 - System and a method for determining one or more parameters of a source of a potential-energy field: A sensor system for determining parameters of a source of a potential-energy field. The system has a sensor array for sensing a property of the potential-energy field generated by the source, with a first sensor at a first position and a second sensor at a second position. The first and... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090157332 - Instrument transformer and apparatus for detecting an amount of power using the same: Disclosed is an instrument transformer detecting an amount of power supplied to a load via a high voltage line, wherein the instrument transformer is integrally configured with a current level converter, a voltage level converter and a power amount calculating module so that it detects an amount of power supplied... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20090157334 - Measurement of power consumption within an integrated circuit: An apparatus and method for measuring power consumed during operation of an integrated circuit. The apparatus including: a data processing circuit having an input and an output, the data processing circuit configured to generate an output data signal on based on an input data signal; a power measurement circuit configured... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090157333 - Method and system for automated energy usage monitoring within a data center: An automated method and system are provided for facilitating monitoring of energy usage within a data center. The method includes automatically determining energy usage of one or more electronics racks of a data center by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the electronics racks. The automatically ascertaining includes obtaining multiple... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20090157335 - Telematics-based method and system of battery parasitic load validation for a vehicle fleet: Parasitic loads on a vehicular battery are evaluated based on an estimated reduction in the state of charge of the battery over the course of an engine-off state.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090157338 - Measuring method and apparatus for potentiometric measuring probes: A method and device are disclosed for measuring potentiometric measuring probes. An exemplary method includes feeding two test voltages comprising a harmonic wave Ueg with a base frequency fg and the harmonic wave Uer with a base frequency fr into two cores of a connecting cable through voltage source impedances,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090157336 - Static measuring method of electrical references of three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor: A method for measuring a resistance and an inductance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) in a static state includes inputting a rated current of the PMSM and 150% of the rated current at a state of locking an axle of the PMSM, recording corresponding voltages V100% and V150%,... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090157337 - System for determining electrical status of patient attached leads: A system determines electrical status of patient attached leads in medical patient monitoring. The system includes a repository of data indicating multiple predetermined impedance value ranges and corresponding associated lead status information of at least one electrical lead attached to a patient for conducting electrical signals for use in patient... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090157339 - Electrode material for lithium secondary battery, electrode structure and lithium secondary battery: An electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which includes particles each having a central portion and a surface portion covering the surface of the central portion. The central portion occupies 80 to 99% of a distance from a center to an outermost surface of the particle and the surface... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090157340 - Method and system for yield enhancement: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for calibrating a circuit performance. The method can stabilize the circuit performance over time, and maintain the circuit performance substantially in a specification independent of various variation sources. Therefore, chip reliability can be improved and high product yield can be achieved. The method... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090157341 - Methods of correcting accelerometer and magnetometer measurements: p

20090157342 - Method and apparatus of using drive test data for propagation model calibration: A method using drive test data for propagation model calibration includes: step 1, obtaining original drive test data; step 2, selecting the data from the drive test data according to predefined conditions as effective drive test data; and step 3, extracting the effective drive test data to form a data... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090157343 - Method of correcting systematic error in a metrology system: A method for correcting systematic errors in an optical measurement tool in which a first diffraction spectrum is measured from a standard substrate including a layer having a known refractive index and a known extinction coefficient by exposing the standard substrate to a spectrum of electromagnetic energy. A tool-perfect diffraction... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090157344 - Control and calibration solutions and methods for their use: Control and calibration solutions are described that provide control and calibration data that is recognized by a test meter allowing the meter to segregate the control and calibration data from regular test data. Recognition and segregation of the control and calibration data can occur automatically with no additional input from... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090157345 - Detector device for detecting component density contained in mixture fuel: A detector device of the present invention detects densities of components, such as gasoline and ethanol, contained in mixture fuel even when some water is included in the mixture fuel. The detector device includes a sensor having a pair or electrodes, an electronic device for calculating the densities and a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090157346 - Temperature sensor and temperature measuring method: A temperature sensor for measuring temperature in accordance with a time-of-life of a fluorescent light that is produced by a fluorescent material, and is provided with a light source for imaging an excitation light, a fluorescent material for producing fluorescent light by the excitation light, a photoreceptor element for detecting... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090157347 - Communications system for position detector: A communications system for a position detector comprises a position detector for detecting the amount of movement of a table, an A/D converter connected to the position detector, a numerical control device connected to the A/D converter and receiving a position signal converted by the A/D converter, and an information... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090157348 - Method and apparatus for calculating effective volume of diesel particulate filter: A method for calculating the effective volume of a diesel particulate filter invention may include: determining whether regeneration efficiency exists; determining, if regeneration efficiency exists, whether a learning condition of the ash coefficient is satisfied; detecting an exhaust flow amount Qexh if the learning condition of the ash coefficient is... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090157349 - Method of quantifying paint and bodywork on automobiles and other painted objects using coating thickness gauges: A method is disclosed for a test and data retrieval method that not only provides an illustration of an object point condition but also provides a linear numerical data point, that gives the user a quantifiable number to determine the extent of body work and over paint for a pointed... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090157350 - Obtaining a proton density distribution from nuclear magnetic resonance data: A computer-implemented method enables a proton density distribution to be obtained. In one embodiment, the method comprises acquiring nuclear magnetic resonance data from porous media; inverting the nuclear magnetic resonance data via a global optimization algorithm to determine a proton density distribution within the porous media; and outputting the determined... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090157351 - System and method for improving print shop operability: A computer implemented system for segmenting data collected from a document production environment is provided. The system includes determining, with a computer implemented data processing platform, that a set of document production related data should be represented as a non-normal distribution. A first test is performed and it is determined... Agent: Patent Documentation Center Xerox Corporation

20090157352 - Method and apparatus for using mobile code for distributed data fusion in networked sensing systems: A sensing system includes a set of sensors and a data-fusing mechanism coupled to at least one of these sensors. In the set of sensors, at least one sensor is configured to store one or more measurement models for one or more phenomenon states. Furthermore, at least one sensor in... Agent: Pvf -- Parc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090157353 - Ethernet service testing and verification: A method of testing a service connection within a container in an Ethernet network comprises coupling a test device to a port on a node in a path that includes the container, switching traffic of the service connection to the port, measuring selected parameters of the switched traffic in the... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090157357 - Diagnostic method for manufacturing processes: A method for use in a system for diagnosing the causes of manufacturing defects involves process characterization. A set of forms is identified for a workpiece and for a piece of manufacturing equipment that acts upon the workpiece. The forms for the workpiece are preferably a hierarchic set of geometric... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20090157356 - Hardware test and diagnosis system and method: There is provided a hardware test and diagnosis system comprising a diagnostic computer and a test device. The test device comprises a peripheral chipset and a baseband controller configured to execute an agent software. The agent software is configured to be coupled to the diagnostic computer, and the agent software... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20090157354 - Labeling methods and devices: Disclosed are methods and electronic devices 102 including a display 104 that is configured to display indicia 114, 116, 118 persistently during a shipping process. The disclosed methods and electronic devices may include an indicia control 110 for dynamically determining the indicia for persistent display based on at least one... Agent: Motorola Inc

20090157355 - Method and device for diagnosing an ascertainment of a performance quantity of an internal combustion engine: A method and a device for diagnosing an ascertainment of a performance quantity of an internal combustion engine. Within the scope of a first diagnostic process a first value which is characteristic of a first performance quantity of the internal combustion engine ascertained at a first point in time after... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090157358 - System for diagnosing and monitoring structural health conditions: Systems for diagnosing/monitoring structural health conditions of objects. The system, which monitors structural health conditions by use of a plurality of patch sensors attached to an object, includes at least one bridge box and at least one relay switch array module having a plurality of switches. Each of the patch... Agent: Patent Office Of Dr. Chung S. Park

20090157359 - Mechanism for profiling program software running on a processor: A processor having one or more processor cores includes execution logic that may execute instructions including one or more processes. Each process may include one or more execution threads. The processor also includes a profiling mechanism that includes monitor logic and a monitor process. The monitor logic may monitor the... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel (amd)

20090150076 - Method and apparatus for electromagnetic logging of a formation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for synthesizing desired antenna responses from a combination of measured antenna responses, as well as antenna arrays particularly suited to provide the measurements. Those arrays may include cross dipole and double cross dipole antennas.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090150077 - Pulsed x-ray signal processing: Method and system for analyzing electrical pulses contained in a pulse train signal representative of the interaction of x-ray bursts with a nuclear detector configured for subsurface disposal. The pulse train signal is sampled to form a digitized signal. The total energy deposited at the detector during an x-ray burst... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090150078 - Method and signal processing means for detecting and discriminating between structural configurations and geological gradients encountered by kinetic energy subterranean terra-dynamic crafts: The present invention is directed to signal processing means for detecting and discriminating between geological layers encountered by kinetic energy subterranean vehicles in flight (terra-craft), using a raw signal representing deceleration of the terra-craft. The signal processing means uses autocorrelation and filtering to amplify the rate of deceleration, allowing the... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090150079 - Methods and apparatus to monitor contamination levels in a formation fluid: Apparatus and methods to monitor contamination levels in a formation fluid are disclosed. An example method involves obtaining first property data indicative of a first fluid property of a formation fluid and second property data indicative of a second fluid property of the formation fluid. A correlation between the first... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090150083 - Analyzer, analysis method and computer program product: An analyzer includes a determining unit that determines whether an analysis result of a sample corresponding to a controlled specimen having a known value is normal or not based on an analysis result of the controlled specimen. The analyzer also includes a generating unit that generates analysis information in which... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090150081 - Automatic analyzer for enzyme immunoassays: An automatic analyzer for enzyme immunoassays, of the type that comprises a serum dispensing assembly, a reagent dispensing assembly, an incubation assembly, a washing assembly, a reader assembly and a data processing and storage assembly. The analyzer comprises a unit for containing at least one well for performing analyses on... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090150082 - Method and system for realizing collaboration between bio-signal measurement devices: The present invention relates to technology for realizing collaboration between bio-signal measurement devices used for personal health care. In a method of realizing collaboration between bio-signal measurement devices, connection to a plurality of bio-signal measurement devices for measuring bio-signals from a user is made, and a plurality of pieces of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090150080 - Methods of genetic analysis involving the amplification of complementary duplicons: The invention relates to methods for genetic analysis of DNA sequences containing complementary duplicons which are duplicated and linked DNA sequences separated by an intermediate sequence. Furthermore, the invention relates to the Bidirectional Amplification of Complementary Duplicons (BACD) using a single primer. The amplification of complementary duplicons can be used... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090150084 - Genome identification system: The present invention belongs to the field of genomics and nucleic acid sequencing. It involves a novel method of sequencing biological material and real-time probabilistic matching of short strings of sequencing information to identify all species present in said biological material. It is related to real-time probabilistic matching of sequence... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090150085 - Method of determining initial concentration of nucleic acid in sample using real-time amplification data: Disclosed is a method of determining an initial concentration of a target nucleic acid within a sample using real-time nucleic acid amplification data. Amplification efficiencies of the target nucleic acid with respect to amplification time are obtained from signals of amplified products, and an amplification efficiency function with respect to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090150086 - Wide range kinetic determination of peracid and/or peroxide concentrations: A use composition monitor determines the concentration of peracid and/or peroxide in a use composition using a kinetic assay procedure. A sample mixture containing a sample of the use composition, a diluent and at least one reagent is prepared and analyzed using, for example, an optical detector. Response data obtained... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090150087 - Chromatography using multiple detectors: Methods and related apparatuses and mixtures are described for chromatographic analysis. The described system includes a pressurized source of a mobile phase and a flow path in fluid communication with the pressurized source such that the mobile phase flows through the flow path. The system also includes an injector in... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090150088 - Method of analyzing behavior of pollutants through prediction of transverse dispersion coefficient using basic hydraulic data in stream: Disclosed herein is a method of analyzing the behavior of pollutants in a stream through the prediction of a transverse dispersion coefficient. The method includes the steps of (a) surveying and storing stream data, including the flow velocity, depth, sinuosity, width and longitudinal dispersion coefficient of a target stream; (b)... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090150089 - Selective resonance of chemical structures: Chemical compositions may be selectively or preferentially excited by the application of scores comprising a series of energy inputs.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090150090 - System and method for detection and prevention of influx of airborne contaminants: An apparatus and method for detection of airborne contaminants and prevention of influx of the contaminants into an enclosed space, such as a vehicle cabin. A first sensor array samples exterior air prior to influx of the exterior air into the enclosed space. The first sensor array generates data uniquely... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20090150091 - Chromatography data system: There is provided a user interface which enables all users to input a purpose of use of a chromatography data system, recognize a series of operation flow of the analysis of chromatograph data according to the input purpose, improve an operability and prevent an operation error regardless of the user's... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090150092 - Electric ultimate defects analyzer detecting all defects in pcb/mcm: A method and a system of testing electronic components assemblies, each assembly comprising a multiplicity of tracks, each connecting a multiplicity of ports. The system may enable applying heat energy upon at least one part of the at least one track; measuring energy diffusion within a predefined time interval of... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090150093 - Eddy current data interpolation/extrapolation: A method of synthesizing nondestructive examination data of a component that combines data sets acquired at least two different frequencies. At least one of the data sets is interpolated or extrapolated to the equivalent of data acquired at one of the other frequencies employing a third, reference set of eddy... Agent: Joseph C. Spadacene Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

20090150094 - Guided waves for nondestructive testing of pipes: A method for the nondestructive testing of pipeline, and internal or external coatings, using guided ultrasonic waves excited from the inside or outside diameter, wherein at least two transducers are employed to send and receive ultrasound, wherein a data normalization scheme is employed to account for transducer variability, and wherein... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090150095 - Ultrasonic method for detecting banding in metals: A method for non-destructively detecting the presence of banded regions in a metal is described. The method involves sending an ultrasonic wave into the metal and obtaining reflected signals. The reflected signals are compared with each other to determine variations in signal intensity. A banded region within the metal can... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090150096 - Electronic flow characteristic indicating flow meter: An electronic flow meter having sensors to determine the temperature and flow rate of a fluid flowing through the flow meter and into a downstream circuit, such as a cooling water circuit, of known diameter is flowing under turbulent or laminar conditions based upon a calculation of a corresponding Reynolds... Agent: Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC

20090150097 - Systems and methods for utilizing cell based flow simulation results to calculate streamline trajectories: Systems and methods for utilizing finite difference simulation results to compute streamline trajectories, which may be used to analyze the results with other streamline techniques.... Agent: Crain, Caton & James

20090150098 - System and method for photoemission-based defect detection: An IREM image of an IC is obtained. The emission intensity at each emission site is measured/calculated and is compared to reference intensity. The calculated intensity may be plotted against reference intensities. In general, the majority of the plotted intensities would lie in a given range within a straight line.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090150099 - Method for fault location in electric power lines: A method for locating faults in three-terminal and multi-terminal power lines, applicable in electric power systems for overhead and underground cable transmission and distribution lines. The inventive method is characterised in that it measures current for fault and pre-fault conditions and in one terminal station of the system line phase... Agent: Michael M Rickin Abb

20090150100 - Metering assembly and customer load panel for power delivery: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for alternate power delivery are provided. A metering assembly includes a power meter module. The power meter module includes a power control module and a power monitor. The power control module is coupled to a transfer switch that receives both primary power and alternate power. The... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Cpa Global

20090150101 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and battery pack: A semiconductor integrated circuit device for calculating a remaining battery capacity of a battery from which the semiconductor integrated circuit device receives power supply, and reporting the calculated remaining battery capacity to a battery-using appliance which also receives power supply from the battery includes a clock generating unit configured to... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20090150102 - Spectral analysis with adaptive resolution: The present invention discloses a method of spectral analysis, backward compatible (both methodically and computationally) with traditional Fourier-based techniques, but free from limitation of static time-frequency resolution, which is often a cause of measurement inaccuracy. It is disclosed a techniques to combine convenience of Fourier-based techniques with advantages of MRA.... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20090150103 - Computer-based method and system for simulating static timing clocking results: A method, system and computer-readable medium are presented for creating unique clock waveform checking commands for an event simulator to validate that the logical creation matches the timing definitions. The method includes selecting one or more clock signals for validation; specifying timing definitions of the selected clock signals; automatically categorizing... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090150104 - Calibration device, calibration method, and computer-readable recording medium storing a calibration program: A calibration device comprises a relative-value correction unit that performs a normalization for the measured output value based on a possible range of a measured output value and a normalization for a desired output value corresponding to the measured output value based on a range of the desired output value,... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090150105 - Method and system for calibrating acquired spectra for use in spectral analysis: A method for calibrating acquired spectra for use in spectral analysis includes performing Gaussian peak fitting to spectra acquired by a plurality of NaI detectors to define peak regions. A Na and annihilation doublet may be located among the peak regions. A predetermined energy level may be applied to one... Agent: Traskbritt / Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20090150106 - Method of calibration for nonlinear optical sensor: A use composition monitor determines the concentration of peracid and/or peroxide in a use composition using a kinetic assay procedure. A sample mixture containing a sample of the use composition, a diluent and at least one reagent is prepared and analyzed using, for example, an optical detector. Response data obtained... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090150107 - Method for commissioning actuators: The disclosure relates to a method for commissioning pneumatically operated actuators that are controlled by a positioner. To determine the drive type, a constant flow of pneumatic fluid is applied to the actuator during commissioning while a drive-specific characteristic curve of the fed back position is recorded over time. Then... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090150108 - Hysteresis compensation in a coordinate measurement machine: A single-scale, single-drive coordinate measuring machine that compensates for hysteresis error caused by friction at the non-driven end of the bridge. The coordinate measuring machine is calibrated to estimate hysteresis effects at one or more distances from the scale. Measurements of workpieces are adjusted based on the calibration data and... Agent: Hexagon Metrology C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090150109 - Calibration procedure for rivet height gages: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for calibrating rivet height gages. In one embodiment, the process calculates a size of sphere required to create a sphere-based ring gage to simulate a contact point between a rivet height gage and a sharp edge of a specified sharp-edged ring gage.... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090150110 - Method of using a bipolar transistor as a self-calibrated thermometer and/or temperature sensor: This invention relates a method to use a bipolar transistor as temperature sensor and/or self-calibrated thermometer which is immune to errors generated by parasitic elements as resistances and ideality factors and their evolution. In this invention the product of the collector current values ICmi(VEBmi) as a function of the emitter-base... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090150111 - Method for optimizing calibration maps for an algorithm of estimation of a control quantity of an internal combustion engine: Described herein is a method for optimizing a plurality of calibration maps for an algorithm of estimation of a control quantity of an internal combustion engine, each of the maps comprising a plurality of calibration values of said control quantity estimated by said algorithm. The optimization method comprises measuring the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090150112 - Scan method and system of testing chip having multiple cores: A method of testing chips for manufacturing defects or operational based defects. The method may be used with any chip having logically function elements, including chips having multiple cores configured to be physically and logically identical. The method may be used to limit the total number of bits required to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Sun / Stk

20090150113 - Module for measuring physical attributes linked to exercise, system for analyzing physical attributes linked to exercise and including the module, and method of applying the module: Provided are a module, for measuring physical attributes linked to exercise, comprising: a pad that is attachable or wearable to the body of a person; a signal sensing unit installed on the pad to sense at least one type of physical attributes signal that changes according to motions of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090150114 - Activity monitoring systems and methods: An activity monitor, comprises housing for attachment to a person; at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing; and a processor disposed within the housing, for processing signals from the accelerometer to assess activity of the person. A method assesses activity of a person, including: sensing acceleration at a first... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090150115 - Mobile terminal device, mobile speed detecting method used in the device and program thereof: A comparing section 16 reads a current resultant speed out of a resultant speed storage section 18, and compares the speed data measured by the rake receiver 13 with the current resultant speed. When the speed data is faster than the current resultant speed, the filter section 17 stores the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090150116 - Method for automatically setting initially-estimated rotational frequency in motor frequency measuring system: A method automatically sets initially-estimated rotational frequency for a motor frequency measuring system based on pulse signals output from an encoder. Initially, a counter is reset to zero, and a count threshold and an initially-estimated rotational frequency are set. The possible motor frequencies are divided into multiple frequency ranges with... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090150117 - Method of determining the dimensions of a mailpiece: A method of determining the dimensions of a mailpiece by means of a portable measuring device having a housing provided with an opening having a side reference surface along which the mailpiece is guided under a position sensor in a first pass along a first dimension of the mailpiece, after... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090150118 - Method and apparatus for secure wireless tracking and control: A method and system for determining a secondary mileage estimate for a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes measuring a travel speed of the vehicle over a period of time; integrating the current speed over said period of time to generate a secondary mileage estimate; and at least one of... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (grumman)

20090150119 - Measured value transformation method and measured value transformation system: A plurality of first measured values (xi) obtained by respectively measuring a plurality of measuring objects in a plurality of first measuring systems and a plurality of second measured values (yi) obtained by respectively measuring the plurality of measuring objects in a plurality of second measuring systems are prepared, and... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090150120 - Method and apparatus for predicting user preference: A method and apparatus for predicting content preferences of an active user with reference to content preferences of other users that are similar to those of the active user, the method including: measuring similarity ratios of the active user and other users using an overlapping ratio of use of content... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090150121 - Performance monitoring apparatus and system for fluid machinery: A performance monitoring apparatus for a fluid machinery which includes a predicted performance curve calculator for obtaining a curve representing the relationship between a pressure coefficient and a flow coefficient by non-dimensional characteristics per a plural fluid control quantities from a compression ratio or a pressure difference and an inlet... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090150122 - System and method for testing a fan interface of a motherboard: A system for testing a fan interface on a motherboard is provided. A fan simulator receives a PWM signal from a fan interface of the motherboard, converts the PWM signal to a TACH signal and outputs the TACH signal to a computer via the fan connector. A difference between the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090143988 - System and methods for detecting turbulence based upon observations of light scintillation: Systems and methods are provided for detecting turbulent air located between a light source and an observer based upon the scintillation of light produced by the light source. An optical sensor associated with the observer is configured to receive the light and to produce an indication of the light. A... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090143989 - Wellbore logging performance verification method and apparatus: A method for correcting a measurement of a property of a subsurface material includes: selecting an instrument that includes a test circuit and a separate sensor, the sensor adapted for transmitting an electric signal into the subsurface material and receiving a data signal from the subsurface material, wherein the test... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Atlas

20090143990 - Method and apparatus for determining formation pararmeters using a seismic tool array: A method and apparatus for determining formation parameters including a seismic array for receiving seismic waves at plurality of depth simultaneously, thereby enabling a determination of a formation velocity by using a difference in the seismic waves received by the various portions of the array.... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20090143991 - Measurements in a fluid-containing earth borehole having a mudcake: A method for determining true formation pressure in formations surrounding a fluid-containing borehole having a mudcake on the surface thereof, including the following steps: at a particular location in the borehole, monitoring the electrokinetic potential across the mudcake; modifying the borehole pressure at the particular location in the borehole; and... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090143992 - Methods and apparatus to determine a concentration of nitrogen in a downhole fluid: Methods and apparatus to determine a concentration of nitrogen in a downhole fluid are described. An example apparatus to determine a concentration of nitrogen in a downhole fluid includes a fluid measurement unit to measure a first fluid composition and a density of at least a hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20090143996 - Airway sensor: An airway sensor includes a gas analyzing apparatus for analyzing at least one respiratory gas and a connecting unit for communication with a remotely located host device. The gas analyzing apparatus connected to a sensor electronics and which sensor electronics is also common for flow measuring device for measuring respiratory... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090143994 - Managing body composition: Among other things, at least two different independent providers of body composition management services are enabled to have online access through respective graphical user interfaces to body composition information and plans that are associated with respective clients of the providers and that are stored on the server. The graphical user... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090143993 - Method of diagnosing the presence and/or severity of a hepatic pathology in an individual and/or of monitoring the effectiveness of a treatment for one such pathology: The invention relates to a method of diagnosing the presence and/or severity of a hepatic pathology and/or of monitoring the effectiveness of a curative treatment against a hepatic pathology in an individual, comprising the establishment of at least one non-invasive diagnostic score, in particular a diagnostic score for portal and... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20090143995 - System and method for management and evaluation of genotyping data: Provided are systems and methods for improving efficiency in high throughput genotyping operations by implementing a unique workflow management architecture that permits faster and more accurate determination and evaluation of genotyping and haplotyping, and software to accomplish the same. The system provides a user with a highly-accurate summary and multiple-field... Agent: Client 51 C/o Greenlee , Winner And Sullivan, P.c

20090143997 - Methods and compositions for cancer treatment relating to brca1 brct domain recognition of phosphorylated bach1: The present invention relates to compounds (e.g., peptidomimetics and non-peptides) that treat, prevent, or stabilize cellular proliferative disorders and methods of treating, preventing, or stabilizing such disorders. The invention also provides three-dimensional structures of a human BRCT domain-BACH1 phosphopeptide complex.... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090143998 - Method and device for estimating the intake air flow rate in an internal combustion engine: A method is described for estimating the intake air flow rate in an internal combustion engine provided with an air intake system, wherein said system comprises valve means for controlling an intake air flow rate, characterized in that it comprises the phases of implementing a first and a second algorithm,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090143999 - Real time system for monitoring the commonality, sensitivity, and repeatability of test probes: A system and a method for effectively determining the measurement sensitivity, repeatability, and probe commonality to assist a test engineer determine if the tester meets the specified resolution at every test. A statistical measurement of inherent tester specifications are provided with the added accumulation of the probe contact resistance during... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20090144000 - Systems and methods for monitoring and diagnosing the power generated by renewable power systems: A method of measuring, monitoring and comparing power generation of at least two renewable power systems, comprising the steps of; providing at least two renewable power systems, at least one data server, at least one generation monitoring device in communication with at least one at premise renewable power system and... Agent: Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC

20090144001 - Networked battery monitors: wherein said network access module is programmed to periodically transfer battery monitor data, including ohmic measurements, to said battery manager at a frequency of not less than once per week and with a total rate of data transfer of not more than 1 Mb per month.... Agent: Markets, Patents & Alliances LLC

20090144002 - Method and apparatus for detecting faults in a current sensing device: A method and article of manufacture are provided to monitor a sensing system operative to monitor electrical current in a transmission line between an electrical storage device and an electrical machine. The sensing system comprises first and second sensors, operative to monitor first and second ranges of electrical current. The... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090144003 - Position only fit, pof, algorithm for blur spot target tracking & discrimination: A method for determining the amplitude of an infrared object may include receiving an infrared image of the object from a sensor, and expressing the objects infrared amplitude as a function of its position coordinates. The sum of the squared residuals of the objects true infrared response and a model... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090144004 - Method and device for spectral analysis in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution: A method for spectral analysis of a signal (s1(t)) in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution adapts the two spectra of the signal (s1(t)) from adjacent frequency bands relative to one another in the transitional range of the two frequency bands. The associated device contains a unit for discrete... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20090144005 - Method for ascertaining the harmonic components of an analog electrical signal at a fundamental frequency which changes over time: A method is disclosed for ascertaining the harmonic components of a periodic analog signal at a fundamental frequency which changes over time. The analog signal is digitized and then fast Fourier transformation of the signal is performed. To avoid tracking the sampling frequency, in at least one embodiment the target... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090144006 - Calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits: A method and system for calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits provides for reduction of process-dependent variation in delays and their sensitivities to circuit metrics. A process corner for the delay circuit(s) is determined from at least one delay measurement for which the variation of delay due to process... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20090144007 - System and method for electronic testing of devices: A system and method electronically tests devices. The method comprises receiving a first testing model including a first plurality of parameters and acceptable limits for the first plurality of parameters; receiving a second testing model including a second plurality of parameters and acceptable limits for the second plurality of parameters;... Agent: Gregory W. Osterloth Holland & Hart, LLP

20090144008 - Filler metal installation position checking method and filler metal installation position checking system: The present invention is a filler metal installation position checking method and a filler metal installation position checking system for confirming difference between installation position and designed position of a filler metal embedded in a wall surface. A standard surface target 16 having known actual dimension and position to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090144009 - System and method for baseband calibration: A system comprises at least one of a first generator, at least two of a second generator, and a load board. The at least one of a first generator one of receives and transmits analog signals. The at least two of a second generator one of receives and transmits digital... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090144010 - Power monitoring and testing: Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and testing power systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a site server collects data from one or more generators, automatic transfer switches, sensors, and cameras at a site. The site server stores captured data and triggers alarm events when preselected limits are exceeded. The... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090144011 - One-pass sampling of hierarchically organized sensors: One-pass sampling is employed within a hierarchically organized structure to efficiently and expeditiously respond to sensor inquires. Identification of relevant sensors and sampling of those sensors is combined and performed in a single pass. Oversampling can also be employed to ensure a target sample size is met where some sensors... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090144012 - Transaction based verification of a system on chip on system level by translating transactions into machine code: In a transaction-based verification environment for complex semiconductor devices, enhanced verification efficiency may be achieved by providing a transaction to machine code translator and an appropriate interface that enables access of the translated machine code instruction by a CPU under test. In this manner, transaction-based test environments may have a... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090144013 - Design for testability technique for phase detectors used in digital feedback delay locked loops: A method and circuit for testing phase detectors in a delay locked loop is provided. The method includes storing output from a first phase detector and from a second phase detector when the counter is at the +0, +1, and −1 counter positions, and comparing the results to determine whether... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Cpa Global

20090144015 - apparatus and method for monitoring a heating system: An apparatus and method for measuring the efficiency of a heating system in which the temperature of the flue, or stack, is measured during a heating cycle and data collected to show the elapsed time and maximum temperature achieved. This data is compared to predetermined limits and if the elapsed... Agent: Thomas P. Grodt Attorney At Law

20090144014 - System for determining ambient temperature: A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090144016 - Detection of insufficient sample during aspiration with a pipette: Analyzing the pressure profile generated during a limited period of time immediately prior to the end of a liquid aspiration process and comparing the standard deviation of the residuals to a critical value to determine if the liquid was of a desired sufficient volume.... Agent: Dade Behring Inc. Law And Patents

20090144017 - Device for locating a right or left position of a tire and wheel assembly of a vehicle: A location device is provided, in which the device is configured to be carried by a tire and wheel assembly so as to locate a right or left position of the assembly in a vehicle. The device includes two magnetic sensors with axes of maximum sensitivity; a measurement circuit for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090144018 - System and method for calculating coordinate values of a measuring machine: A method for calculating coordinate values of a measuring machine is provided. The method includes receiving signals in three dimensions from a raster ruler signal generator, identifying a direction of each signal and multiply a frequency of each signal. The method further includes counting each of multiplied signals in each... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090144019 - Method for determining contact erosion of an electromagnetic switching device, and electromagnetic switching device comprising a mechanism operating according to said method: In order to determine contact erosion of an electromagnetic switching device, a mechanical parameter is measured which characterizes the time course of the relative movement between the contacts, said movement being caused by an actuator. The point in time when the contacts close is determined by evaluating the time course... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090144020 - Storage medium having step count calculation program stored therein, step count calculation apparatus, and step count calculation system: By repeatedly obtaining acceleration data, a gravity direction acceleration acting in a gravity direction of a housing and a horizontal direction acceleration acting in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the gravity direction are calculated. By using a first coefficient, a first step count in accordance with a change in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20090144021 - Long range mobile communication enabled personal weighing device: A device and method for measuring a person's weight and transmitting the measurement results to a remote data center for storage and processing are disclosed. The measuring apparatus comprising a sensor unit, a processor unit and a communication module capable of transceiving data over a long range mobile communication network.... Agent: Andras Ketskes

20090144022 - Mixed statistical and numerical model for sensor array detection and classification: A method and system for detecting and classifying biosensor and chemical sensor data includes processing data fetched from an array of sensors. A statistical analysis of the processed data is performed, to obtain statistically analyzed sensor data. A determination is made, based on the statistically analyzed sensor data, whether or... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090144023 - Method and system for assessing performance of control systems: A system is disclosed for scaling performance indicators of control applications in an environmental control system. The system is configured to identify a probability distribution that is characteristic of a fault-free environmental control system and to use the probability distribution of a fault-free environmental control system in calculations to display... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090144024 - Method and structure for screening nfet-to-pfet device performance offsets within a cmos process: A method of screening on-chip variation in NFET-to-PFET device performance for as-manufactured integrated circuits (ICs) made using a CMOS process. The method includes defining an acceptable frequency- or period-based NFET-to-PFET device performance envelope by simulating a pair of ring oscillators, one of which contains only NFET transistors and the other... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20090144025 - Method for discriminating between operating conditions in medical pump: A method is disclosed for determining the operating condition of a medical pump based on data derived from a pressure sensor and a position sensor. The pressure sensor generates pressure data by sensing the force on the pumping element. The position sensor generates position data by tracking the pumping cycle... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090144026 - Method for discriminating between operating conditions in medical pump: A method is disclosed for determining the operating condition of a medical pump based on data derived from a pressure sensor and a position sensor. The pressure sensor generates pressure data by sensing the force on the pumping element. The position sensor generates position data by tracking the pumping cycle... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090144027 - Power machine diagnostic system and method: A power machine diagnostic system. The diagnostic tool system includes a first interface removably coupled to a power machine, a computer to identify a type of the power machine coupled at the first interface, and a second interface to interface between the tool and the computer.... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.