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

20090240433 - System for determining risk of loss to coastal wetlands: In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for determining risk of loss to a wetland habitat is provided. The system comprises a computer, the computer configured to receive light detection and ranging data about a wetland habitat elevation and calculate the frequency distribution of the wetland... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090240434 - Lightning detection: This disclosure relates to a method, a computer program product, a device, and a system for detecting direction information of at least one pulse of at least one received signal, downconverting the at least one received signal, and performing lightning detection based on the at least one detected pulse direction... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20090240435 - Method and apparatus for eliminating drill effect in pulse induction measurements: A method and apparatus provide a time-dependent calibration to essentially eliminate pipe effect in pulse-induction logging while drilling. Use of two receivers to provide calibration and measurement information allows determination of formation properties in a downhole environment while eliminating the effect of tool effects.... Agent: R. Perry Mcconnell, P.C.

20090240436 - Data processing method for determining acoustic velocities from acoustic well logging instruments: A method for estimating interval travel time of an Earth formation using an acoustic well logging instrument having a plurality of spaced apart acoustic transmitters and acoustic receivers includes measuring travel time between a transmitter and a receiver for substantially all possible combinations of each of the plurality of transmitters... Agent: Richard A. Fagin

20090240437 - Methods of logging geological formations: A method of processing geological log data obtained from use of one or more logging tools and including at least a first log having a relatively poor attribute and a corresponding, second log having a relatively good said attribute comprises the step of incorporating into the first log characteristics of... Agent: Mark A Oathout

20090240438 - System and method for migrating seismic data: A system and method that enable the processing of seismic data. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of processing nodes and a server. The plurality of processing nodes are configured to process seismic data for migration. The server is operatively linked to each of the plurality of processing... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090240440 - Non-invasive glucose monitoring: A monitoring system for monitoring the glucose level of a subject having a glucose level history is disclosed. The system comprises (a) a non-invasive measuring device, operable to measure and record an electrical quantity from a section of the subject body, so as to provide a time-dependence of the electrical... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090240439 - Predicting responses to drugs or drug cadidates: Patients can be segregated into groups expected to have differential responses to drug treatment based on test results. Patient sub-populations expected to benefit from a particular treatment can thus be identified and directed to that treatment. Similarly, sub-populations expected to suffer a greater risk of side effects from a particular... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090240441 - System and method for analysis and presentation of genomic data: A method for analyzing genomic data that includes obtaining genomic sequence information from an anonymous individual, processing the information via a secure computerized algorithm, and presenting phenotypic information to the individual based upon the genomic sequence information.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090240444 - Flow rate measurement device: The present invention provides a flow rate measurement device for measuring a volume of gas flowing through a gas supply system in which a plurality of appliances are connected. The flow rate measurement device according to the second embodiment comprises a flow rate sensor configured to detect a gas flow... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/panasonic

20090240443 - Procedure and device for checking the functionality of a tank ventilation valve: A procedure for checking the functionality of a tank ventilation valve of a tank ventilation system for a motor vehicle with a fuel tank, an adsorbing filter, which is connected to the fuel tank over a filter line and which provides a vent pipe, and with the tank ventilation valve,... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090240445 - Flow rate measuring device, and gas supply system employing it, method for specifying gas appliance: A flow rate measuring device has a flow rate measurement unit, an appliance registering unit, a calculating unit, a determining unit, a first appliance identifying unit, and a second appliance identifying unit. The appliance registering unit stores at least first gas flow rate variation profiles on activation of respective gas... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/panasonic

20090240446 - Flow assurance monitoring: In one oil production operation, a fluid conduit transports a fluid from a wellhead to a floating production platform. To prevent an occurrence of formations that obstruct the flow of fluid in the fluid conduit, a forecast is made as to whether a flow assurance curve will intersect an operating... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090240447 - Controller for remaining liquid amount meter, remaining liquid amount meter, and vehicle: According to some embodiments, a controller 100 of this remaining liquid amount meter 200 performs cumulative processing that increases a cumulative value T when a display level (Rm1) specified based on the liquid surface level detected by a first detection section 141 is higher than a display level (Rm) displayed... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLLC

20090240448 - Technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems: A technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by measuring a first response on a first transmission line from a single pulse transmitted on the first transmission line, and then measuring a second response on the first transmission... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/rambus Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090240449 - Power distribution monitoring system and method: A power distribution monitoring system includes a number of power line mounted monitors. Each monitor can acquire data regarding the delivery of electrical power in the power line, wirelessly transmit and receive messages, and electromagnetically acquire and store operating electrical power from electrical current flowing in the power line. The... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090240450 - System and method for evaluating a temperature rise of a printed circuit board trace: A method for evaluating a temperature rise of a printed circuit board (PCB) trace receives a plurality of attribute parameters of the PCB trace. A temperature rise formula is determined for the PCB trace. The method further calculates the temperature rise by applying the temperature rise formula, and outputs the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090240451 - Mos capacitance test structure and associated method for measuring a curve of capacitance as a function of the voltage: A test structure for precise characterization of an MOS stack has two semiconductor devices DT1 and DT2 comprising MOS transistors. The dimensions (length Li, width Wi) of the transistors of the first device Ti and the dimensions (length L′i, width W′i) of the transistors T′i of the second device are... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090240452 - System and method for wireless and dynamic intra-process measurement of integrated circuit parameters: Disclosed are embodiments of a system and a method that allow for wireless and dynamic intra-process (i.e., during and/or between process steps) measurements of integrated circuit parameters. The embodiments incorporate the use of a passive circuit, such as an inductor-capacitor-resistor (LCR) circuit resonator, that has a predetermined sensitivity to process... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20090240453 - Method and system of determining forthcoming failure of transducers: A method and system of determining forthcoming failure of transducers. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising creating a first electrical signal representative of acoustic energy propagating between a first pair of transducers of a fluid meter, creating a second electrical signal representative of acoustic energy propagating... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090240454 - Method and system for validating a processor in a semiconductor assembly: A method of conducting validation is provided. The method includes providing a processor that does not include a validation function and providing an auxiliary die coupled to the processor. The method also includes receiving validation data from the processor in the auxiliary die and conducting validation of the processor in... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090240455 - Calibrating an optical fmcw backscattering measurement system: The object of the invention is to provide a method of calibrating an optical FMCW backscattering measurement system that improves the precision of the measurement. The problem is solved by a method comprising the steps of A. Converting said received sensor signal to a complex received electrical signal as a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090240442 - Method of manufacturing and testing solid dosage products, and apparatus for the testing: A method of manufacturing and a method of testing a solid dosage product each include a step of determining and evaluating at least one property of dissolution of an ingredient of a sample of the solid dosage product, each of the at least one property being in an advantageous form... Agent: William B. Zeng

20090240456 - Circuits and methods for calibrating a delay element: A controllable delay element is coupled in parallel with a calibration circuit. The calibration circuit receives a periodic reference signal and generates a series of sample voltages responsive to a time-varying analog voltage, the periodic reference signal, and the delayed periodic signal at the output of the controllable delay element.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090240457 - Testing in a hardware emulation environment: A system and method is disclosed for testing emulation boards in a hardware emulation environment. In one embodiment, test files can be maintained that identify a list of test commands. Such a list can be easily changed without recompiling. In another embodiment, the list of commands can be read by... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090240459 - Indentifying sequential functional paths for ic testing methods and system: A method and system of identifying sequential functional paths for IC testing methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include a method of sequential functional path identification for at-speed structural test, the method comprising: using a timing tool to enumerate a plurality of critical paths in a circuit;... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090240458 - Method for testing integrated circuits: A method of testing an integrated circuit. The method includes selecting a set of physical features of nets and devices of the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having pattern input points and pattern observation points connected by the nets, each of the nets defined by an input point and all... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090240460 - Test circuit for performing multiple test modes: A test circuit includes a first reset pulse generator configured to generate a first reset pulse when a test mode is performed or when power is up, a test mode maintenance signal generator configured to provide a test mode maintenance signal activated in response to a predetermined consecutive test information... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20090240463 - Activity detection in mems accelerometers: A method of detecting activity in a MEMS accelerometer captures an acceleration bias, measures acceleration at a predetermined time, calculates a change in acceleration using the measured acceleration and the acceleration bias, and compares the change in acceleration to a threshold to detect activity. A method of detecting inactivity uses... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090240461 - Body movement detector, body movement detection method and body movement detection program: A vertical component is extracted from an acceleration vector corresponding to body movement of a user from a three-axis acceleration sensor, and the vertical-component is separated by a high-band/low-band separating unit into a high-band component and a low-band component. Using these components, a peak detection/determination processing unit detects a peak-position... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090240462 - System and method for capturing an event in mems inertial sensors: A method of capturing an event in a MEMS accelerometer stores acceleration data in memory, detects a trigger event based on the acceleration data, and modifies a configuration of the memory so that a specified amount of the acceleration data is saved. A MEMS event capturing system includes an inertial... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090240464 - Estimation of the speed of a mobile device: A mobile device configured to estimate the speed at which it is moving. The mobile device includes a timing component configured to perform a plurality of Doppler shift measurements on a timing signal received by the mobile device. The mobile device also includes a processing component configured to correlate the... Agent: Research In Motion Attn: Glenda Wolfe

20090240465 - Method for determining a critical reduction in shaft speed in a work machine: A method for determining a critical reduction in shaft speed in a work machine having at least one monitored shaft driven by a crankshaft of an engine includes determining an actual rotational speed of the crankshaft; determining an actual rotational speed of a first monitored shaft; determining a filtered rotational... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20090240466 - Method and system for evaluating an object that has a repetitive pattern: A method for evaluating placement errors within a lithographic mask, the method includes: providing or receiving a reference result that represents a distance between a reference pair of points of a reference element; measuring, for each pair of points out of multiple pairs of points that are associated with multiple... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090240467 - Sensor fault detection systems and methods thereof: A method, computer readable medium and system for detecting a sensor fault includes identifying one or more of a plurality of tools to use with at least one of a plurality of data acquisition systems based on data obtained from and at least one characteristic of the at least one... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090240468 - Risk-based design and maintenance systems and methods: A method for determining an optimal inspection schedule for a structure is described. The method includes determining a crack size distribution table for the structure, determining a plurality of risk values, each risk value for a different estimated usage hours of the structure and based on said crack size distribution... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090240469 - Dynamic display systems and methods thereof: A method and system for displaying asset health information includes determining a status of at least one asset in a monitored system based on operational information obtained about the at least one asset. The obtained operational information about the at least one asset is compared against other operational information obtained... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090240470 - Transient performance data phase compensation system and method: A system and method of phase compensating transient performance data are provided. Transient performance data are collected for a plurality of parameters, and two of the parameters are selected. A transfer function is applied to the transient performance data for at least one of the selected parameters to thereby generate... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090240471 - Method of system design for failure detectability: A system designed for failure detectability through detection and isolation of a particular design feature.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20090240472 - Data processing systems and methods: An Asset Health Management system monitors and analyzes the health of a component of an asset. A sensor network, with one or more sensors operably coupled to an asset component, collects sensor data associated with operating characteristics of the asset component. A processing node (a System Health Node) includes one... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090240473 - Optical noise index calculation method, optical noise index calculation apparatus, and optical sampling oscilloscope: A method is for calculating an optical noise index of a signal light extraction apparatus that extracts a part of signal light by inputting signal light and a control optical pulse different from the signal light in polarization plane by a given angle to a nonlinear optical medium, and by... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090234583 - Lightning detector using an x-ray detector and an e- or b-field detector: A lightning detection system (100) includes at least one lightning detector (101-103). The said lightning detector (101-103) includes at least one x-ray detector (110) for providing x-ray data responsive to x-rays received, and an electric field or magnetic field detector (115) for providing electric field or magnetic field data responsive... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090234584 - Data gathering, transmission, integration and interpretation during coiled tubing well testing operations: A method for calculating a property of a formation using one or more sensors lowered into a well on coiled tubing and surface well testing equipment that includes recording flow rate data using the surface well testing equipment; recording downhole pressure data using the one or more sensors lowered into... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20090234585 - Satellite communications with cableless seismographs: According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method for using satellite communications satellites to control and receive data from a land cableless seismic system. The satellite transmission could transmit control signals (e.g. turn on/off) and receive signals from the remote seismograph units... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20090234586 - Stress evaluating apparatus, method, system and program and recording medium therefor: According to the method of evaluating stress of the present invention, amino acid concentration data on the concentration value of amino acid in blood collected from a subject to be evaluated is measured, and a stress state including at least depressive illness and major depressive illness in the subject is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090234587 - Measuring and analyzing multi-dimensional sensory information for identification purposes: Methods and systems are provides for measuring multi-dimensional sensing information for identification purposes. The identity of one or more substances is determined through analysis of multidimensional data that can include, among others, intrinsic information as well as extrinsic information. The method for identification of a substance comprises utilizing pattern recognition... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090234588 - Method of determining a spatial distribution of magnetic particles: The invention relates to a method of determining a spatial distribution of magnetic particles in an examination area, in which a magnetic field is generated which has a first part-region having a relatively low magnetic field strength and a second part-region having a relatively high magnetic field strength. The position... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090234589 - Systems, methods and media for computationally determining chemical properties of a molecule: Methods of identifying irreducible bundles and bond bundles of open systems (such as molecules) are described. Methods of determining chemical properties of the molecules, computer systems and computer readable media are also provided.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090234590 - Method for improved crack detection and discrimination using circumferential magnetic flux leakage: A method of predicting at least one physical change in crack geometry based on ILI operating pressure, the method comprising a) performing a first test on a pipeline at a first pressure P1; b) obtaining a first set of test data on the pipeline at P1; c) performing a second... Agent: Jeffrey L. Wendt

20090234591 - Method for calculating forces acting on the footprint area of a tyre and apparatus for calculating said forces: A method of calculating forces acting on the footprint area of a tyre, the tyre being mounted on a wheel in turn mounted on a hub for engagement with a vehicle, the tyre being moved along a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the ground, includes the following steps: detecting a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090234592 - Resistive force sensing device and method with an advanced communication interface: Several methods and a system of a resistive force sensing device and method with an advanced communication interface are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment provides a force measuring device. The force measuring device includes a resistive sensor having a fixed surface and a movable surface. A spring assembly is positioned between... Agent: Intellevate

20090234593 - Determination of density for metering a fluid flow: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring densities and flow rates of gas-liquid fluid mixtures. In the systems and methods, the fluid mixture is caused to exhibit swirling flow as it flows through a conduit that includes a constriction, a first pressure difference is measured between two vertically-spaced measurement positions... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20090234595 - Fluid flow computation, visualization, and analysis: This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices and methods for fluid flow analysis for example, in an education environment. The light source, for example, a laser, is housed to illuminate particles in a fluid while minimizing exposure to the user. A control unit is provided that is remote from... Agent: Clise InternationalIPLLC

20090234594 - Impulse analysis for flow sensor-based fluid control system: A method and apparatus are disclosed for using flow rate changes to extract additional information from an in-line flow sensor.... Agent: Scott C. Rand, Esq. Mclane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Pa

20090234596 - Apparatus for detecting position of liquid surface and determining liquid volume: Disclosed is an apparatus, which is capable of, even under a microgravity environment, detecting a position of a surface of a liquid, such as liquid fuel, contained in a tank, and determining a volume of the liquid, in a simple and accurate manner. The apparatus comprises a vessel adapted to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090234597 - Multiple-sensor measuring device for on-board gauging probe: A multiple-sensor device for a gauging system including: an insert configured to be inserted along an axis in a capacitive probe so as to assume a predetermined axial position with regard to the probe; a support on which a plurality of sensors are mounted; and a retaining mechanism to maintain... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090234599 - System for recording charging-history of battery mounted on automotive vehicle: A system for recording a charging history of a battery is mounted on a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle. The battery is charged from an outside power source through a plug. The recording system includes a receiver for receiving signals from satellites of a global positioning system, a memory... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090234598 - Temperature controller: A charge controller of a high temperature battery for a power compensator of an electric power transmission line. The charge controller includes a sensor and a processor including a memory module. The charge controller includes a virtual battery model of the battery.... Agent: Venable LLP

20090234600 - Load calculation control method and apparatus: A load calculation control method and apparatus for load characteristic tests of electric generator and the like is provided, which enables continuous and precise following of a load control value and maintaining the value without using industrial water. In this apparatus, a resistor bank α, which is to be connected... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090234601 - Method for forming optimal characteristic curves of solar cell and system thereof: The method for forming the optimal characteristic curve of a solar cell comprises the steps of: providing a first acceptable error; and determining a current-voltage polynomial regression equation, whose square root of the residual sum of square is less than the first acceptable error for a set of solar cell... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090234602 - Power supply noise analysis method, apparatus and program for electronic circuit board: Disclosed is a method including: calculating power supply input impedance of the LSI from the number of output buffers of the LSI, output impedance of an output buffer, signal characteristic impedance and characteristic impedance of power supply/ground of an LSI terminal, a package, and a chip terminal part, characteristic impedance... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090234603 - System and method for accelerating an electrical measurement instrument using a graphical processing unit: An electrical measurement instrument comprises an electrical measurement component, a computer to receive measurement data from the electrical measurement component, a central processing unit, one or more graphical processing units, a graphical processing unit programming interface to control the one or more graphical processing units, and a graphical processing unit-based... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090234604 - Measuring device, test device, electronic device, program, and recording medium: A measurement apparatus that measures a signal under measurement, including a strobe timing generator that sequentially generates strobes arranged at substantially even time intervals, a level comparing section that detects a signal level of the signal under measurement at a timing of each sequentially provided strobe, a capture memory that... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090234605 - Power supply noise analysis method, system and program for electronic circuit board: Disclosed is a method of analyzing power supply noise including: extracting power supply and ground information as well as a capacitor and an LSI chip connected to a power supply and ground from electronic circuit design information; creating an analytical model of power supply noise by connecting respective models of... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090234606 - Apparatus for fastener inspection and sorting: The present invention pertains to an apparatus for fastener inspection and sorting mainly comprising an auxiliary device disposed beside the turntable and attached to an inspecting machine. The device has a support base located adjacent to the turntable and a driving assembly mounted on the base. In this manner, the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090234607 - Evaluating anomaly for one-class classifiers in machine condition monitoring: A method for monitoring machine conditions provides additional information using a one-class classifier in which an evaluation function is learned. In the method, a distance is determined from an anomaly measurement x to a boundary of a region R1 containing all acceptable measurements. The distance is used as a measure... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090234610 - arrangement for calibrating a vector network analyzer: An arrangement for calibrating a vector network analyzer (VNA) is substantially secure against operating errors and offers cost-effective calibration by connecting calibration components. Each calibration component includes a transponder and a non-volatile memory which contains, as non-changeable data, at least the type of the component and an individual identification number... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20090234609 - Battery capacity detection device for portable electronic apparatus and detection method thereof: A battery capacity detection device for a portable electronic apparatus and the method thereof are disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus has a battery with a capacity. The battery capacity detection method includes the following steps: a plurality of capacity values and a plurality of temperature values are provided, and each... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20090234608 - Sensor module and method for correcting sense output signal therefrom: A sense signal outputted from a sensor element and a reference voltage having a constant voltage level are selectively inputted to an amplifier, and amplified signals thereof are sequentially outputted as A/D-converted data by an A/D converter. An average of a predetermined number of A/D-converted data corresponding to the reference... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20090234611 - Method for measuring the position of a mark in a micro lithographic deflector system: The present invention relates to a method for determining the coordinates of an arbitrarily shaped pattern in a deflector system. The method basically comprises the steps of: moving the pattern in a first direction (X), calculating the position of the edge of the pattern by counting the number of micro... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234612 - Parameter correction circuit and parameter correction method: In a parameter correction circuit in an LSI, a reference resistor element with high precision having a resistance value set to a target value is connected to an external terminal of the LSI. A constant current from a mirror circuit connected to a current supply flows through the reference resistor... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090234613 - Automated analysis of datacenter layout using temperature sensor positions: Systems, methods, and software for analyzing the layout of computer equipment racks in a datacenter. One embodiment involves obtaining the position relative to the computer room of each of a plurality of temperature sensors distributed among a plurality of computer components mounted between opposing intake and exhaust ends of each... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090234614 - Eyewear having human activity monitoring device: A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes obtaining acceleration measurement data from an inertial sensor disposed in eyewear. The acceleration measurement data is processed to determine a user activity statistic. The user activity statistic includes at least one of a current user activity, periodic human motion... Agent: Judith A. Szepesi Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090234615 - Method for judging directionality by utilizing a gravity sensor: A method for judging directionality of a housing having two parallel panels by a gravity sensor is disclosed. The method is used for a handheld apparatus to judge which of the panels is upward. The method first obtains a set of component quantity of gravity on three coordinate axes from... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090234616 - Automatic repair planning and part archival system (arppas): An automated repair structural analysis processing system for aircraft composite parts is disclosed, combining a method for digitally describing damage on composite components with a system that evaluates composite aircraft repair options for a given part design, damage set, and repair history, and provides automatic calculation of the residual strength... Agent: Myers Bradford, PLLC

20090234617 - Diagnostic method for root-cause analysis of fet performance variation: A diagnostic method of and computer system for root-cause analysis of performance variations of FETs in integrated circuits and a method and computer system for monitoring a field effect transistor manufacturing process. The diagnostic method includes measuring source currents in the linear and saturated regions of two FETs, calculating ratios... Agent: Clifford B. Perry

20090234618 - Method & apparatus for accommodating device and/or signal mismatch in a sensor array: Noise discrimination in signals from a plurality of sensors is conducted by enhancing the phase difference in the signals such that off-axis pick-up is suppressed while on-axis pick-up is enhanced. Alternatively, attenuation/expansion are applied to the signals in a phase difference dependent manner, consistent with suppression of off-axis pick-up and... Agent: Robert E. Krebs Thelen Reid & Priest LLP

20090234619 - Electric field sensor, magnetic field sensor, electromagnetic field sensor and electromagnetic field measuring system using these sensors: An electric field sensor or a magnetic field sensor includes an optical fiber and an electro-optic layer or a magneto-optic layer. The electro-optic layer or a magneto-optic layer is provided on an end surface of an end portion of the optical fiber. The end surface of the optical fiber is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090228211 - Location-based novelty index value and recommendation system and method: The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090228212 - System and method for identifying road features: A system and method identifies road features that may not appear on a map database, such as paths not described as roads on the map database, and whether all the roads at a crossing cross at the same grade level. The system and method may thus be used to identify... Agent: Innovation Partners

20090228214 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090228213 - Display method and display apparatus of gene information: A display method and a display apparatus capable of discriminating correctly between a true peak and noise peaks in a waveform data of a fluorescence analysis result that is obtained from an electrophoresis experiment of PCR amplification products of a DNA fragment and also capable of displaying them are provided.... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez C/o Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090228215 - System and method for detecting particle generation source, and storage medium therefor: A system for determining occurrence factors of particles includes a user interface device, and an apparatus for detecting the occurrence factors of particles. The apparatus for detecting the occurrence factors of particles includes a storage unit that stores a program for executing a calculation method for calculating a likelihood of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090228216 - Methods, a processor, and a system for improving an accuracy of identification of a substance: Methods, a processor, and a system for improving an accuracy of identification of a substance are described. One of the methods includes determining whether a relative molecular interference function of the substance includes at least one peak.... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22697) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090228217 - Defect inspection method: A recipe server executes an inspection region setup process for designating the inspection region of the object of inspection as the initial setting of a recipe; the recipe server executes optical condition setup process for setting an optical condition for the image pickup; a substrate inspection apparatus executes an image... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090228218 - Composite inspection tool suite: Described herein are systems and methods that provide the ability for ultrasonic inspection to be performed on both traditional and composite materials in the field to automatically identify defects with minimal error.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090228219 - Integrated absolute and differential pressure transducer: A method and apparatus integrates differential pressure measurements and absolute pressure measurements to provide virtual absolute pressure measurements over a wide range of pressures on a single integrated scale.... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20090228220 - Weight observer for mass metering and inventory management: Improved methods and systems for estimating material weight, mass and volume in real-time are disclosed. The amount of material in the container is measured. An estimate of the amount of material in the container is then obtained using the measured amount of material in the container, a desired rate of... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20090228221 - Accumulator state detection device: A detector for detecting a state of an electrical storage device includes capacitor blocks formed of a capacitor-voltage equalizing circuit and a capacitor-voltage detecting circuit both coupled to respective capacitors, and a capacitor-block state outputting circuit outputting states of the capacitors by using the signals supplied from the capacitor-voltage detecting... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090228222 - Line resonance analysis system: The present invention provides a method for monitoring a condition of an electrical cable, the method comprising providing a reference signal CH0 and a signal CH1, said signal CH1 being the reference signal CH0 after amplitude and phase modulation by a cable impedance ZDUT of the electrical cable; calculating the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090228223 - Power line communication based aircraft power distribution system with real time wiring integrity monitoring capability: A power line communication-based aircraft power distribution system may allow for both power line communication (PLC) technology and spread spectrum time domain reflectometry (SSTDR) technology to be utilized in aircraft power distribution systems to achieve key maintenance functions. Unlike conventional power distribution systems, which may, for example, use only SSTDR... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090228224 - Intelligent electronic device with enhanced power quality monitoring and communications capabilities: An intelligent electronic device IED has enhanced power quality and communications capabilities. The IED can perform energy analysis by waveform capture, detect transient on the front-end voltage input channels and provide revenue measurements. The IED splits and distributes the front-end input channels into separate circuits for scaling and processing by... Agent: Electro Industries/ Gaugetech C/o Casella & Hespos, LLP

20090228225 - Battery service life estimation methods, apparatus and computer program products using state estimation techniques initialized using a regression model: A measure of capacity of the battery responsive is generated responsive to a discharge of the battery. A prediction of service life is generated from the measure of capacity using a Kalman filter. Generation of a prediction of service life from the measure of capacity using a Kalman filter may... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090228226 - Pretrigger and post-trigger acquisition for no dead time acquisition system: Pre-trigger and post-trigger acquisition for a no dead time acquisition system, where the data being displayed does not include a related trigger event, has a variable record length buffer having a maximum record length equal to a maximum desired pre-trigger interval, and has a trigger FIFO and timer for delaying... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20090228227 - Test device, test method and computer readable media: Provided is a test apparatus, including a storage section that stores a count value for adjusting a phase of a sampling clock indicating a timing of acquiring an output signal of a DUT; a clock generating section that generates the sampling clock indicating the timing of acquiring the output signal,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090228228 - Photomask image inspection: A method optimizes photomask inspection. After masks are manufactured, the method predicts the likelihood that the masks will be defect free based on defect criteria, etch area, etch mode, and etch tool type associated with the masks. The method skips an initial mask inspection for masks that have a predictability... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20090228229 - System and method for calibrating and driving piezoelectric transducers: A system for calibrating and driving a piezo-electric transducer includes a voltage supply, a processor, an electrical signal switch, a Class F third order harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment enabling a drain voltage output having a time differential slope prior to signal passage through the harmonic peaking blocking circuit segment... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090228230 - System and method for real-time detection of gas turbine or aircraft engine blade problems: A method and system are implemented to detect gas turbine blade problems in real time and provide more accurate prediction capabilities than known techniques due to inclusion of physics-based correction and temperature modeling methods for the hot gas path parts lifing. The system and method use pyrometer data and operational... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090228231 - Low pin interface testing module: A low pin interface module is provided for testing an integrated circuit. The interface module includes an input-output module, a controlling module, a processing module and a storage module specific to the integrated circuit to be tested. The interface module reduces the required number of hardware pins in the integrated... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090228232 - Range-based evaluation: A solution for evaluating an entity includes assigning an attribute score to each of a plurality of attributes of the entity. For one or more of the attributes, the corresponding attribute score is assigned by determining one of a plurality of ranges of values that corresponds to an attribute value... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090228233 - Rank-based evaluation: A solution for evaluating a plurality of entities includes assigning an attribute score to each entity for each of a multitude of attributes. For one or more of the attributes, the corresponding attribute score is assigned based on a ranking of each entity with respect to the other entities for... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090228234 - Temperature measurement apparatus and method: A temperature measurement apparatus includes a light source; a first splitter that splits a light beam into a measurement beam and a reference beam; a reference beam reflector that reflects the reference beam; an optical path length adjustor; a second splitter that splits the reflected reference beam into a first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090228235 - Accelerometer with enhanced dc stability: An accelerometer with improved immunity to sensitivity drift is disclosed. In some embodiments, the accelerometer comprises an actuator that induces a known acceleration on a reference frame. A signal based on this known acceleration is used to calibrate the accelerometer to mitigate the effects due to at least one of... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090228236 - Portable electronic measuring device and method: A method for measuring a distance D2 between two points includes following steps. A first surface of a portable electronic device is parallel to a line defined by the two points. A distance D2 between the first surface and the line is obtained. A visible light beam B1 is rotated... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090228237 - Surface shape metric and method to quantify the surface shape of electronic packages: A method for quantifying a shape of a surface comprising: measuring an elevation (z) of the surface at a plurality of locations in an x-y plane of the surface comprising measurement data; performing a fit of the measurement data to a series expansion in terms of one or more base... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20090228238 - Combinational stochastic logic: Circuits that solve stochastic problems and techniques for operating them. These natively stochastic circuits may produce samples from probability distributions of interest for particular stochastic problems, and may be combined together in any suitable way to yield potential solutions to stochastic problems. In some implementations, the stochastic circuits may generate... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20090228239 - Maintenance information output apparatus and maintenance information output system: A maintenance information output apparatus 130 has: an operating portion 131 which is operated by the user; a wired communicating portion which receives data of an amount of iron from an iron amount detecting device that is attached to a speed reducer 20 of an industrial robot 10, and that... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090228240 - Electromagnetic interference sensor device and method and computer program: A portable diagnostic apparatus is brought proximal to a device to be diagnosed. While the device to be diagnosed is operating, a radiofrequency interference signal emitted by the device is received at the portable apparatus and a data representation of it is stored. The data representation is submitted for matching... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090228242 - Measuring sustainability, viability, and value proposition of a system: A system, method and program product for measuring sustainability of a system. A system is disclosed that includes a plurality of drivers that relate to a structure of a defined system, a weighting system for assigning a weight to each of the plurality of drivers, a system for evaluating each... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090228241 - System testing method through subsystem performance-based generator: A system testing method through a subsystem performance-based generator is used to perform tests on a single module performance in a Linux system. The subsystem performance-based generator generates an initial performance testing parameter, and sets a memory occupying space, CPU occupation rate, and I/O performance of a module to be... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090228243 - Methods for utilizing human perceptual systems for processing event log data: A method is provided for utilizing the human perceptual system by providing a spectrum of event log data for listening. Event log data is received. Events of the event log data are mapped to an x-axis of a spectrum based on time, where events of the event log data correspond... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Europe

20090222205 - Data logger with indicia surface: A data logger includes an enclosure, one or more sensors within the enclosure for recording environmental conditions, and a base surface treated to facilitate marking and located within a perimeter of an outer surface of the enclosure.... Agent: Perman & Green

20090222206 - Golf club fitting apparatus and method: A golf club fitting apparatus comprises an image display unit; a linear guide having a lower end that is attached to the image display unit and rotatable in relation to the unit; an arm that is attached to the linear guide and slidable in relation to the linear guide; a... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090222207 - Methods and systems for plume characterization: A method for mapping, in three dimensions, the contents of a plume within an area is described. The method includes distributing spectrally sensitive sensors on a first surface of a vehicle, distributing spectrally sensitive emitters on a second surface of a vehicle, causing the emitters to output a signal directed... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090222209 - Apparatus and method for motion correction to sensor measurements: A method for correcting a motion related distortion in a sensor measurement comprises establishing a reference position in a borehole. A parameter of interest is measured at a plurality of toolface angles as the tool makes a revolution in the borehole. A distance to a wall of the borehole is... Agent: William E. Schmidt, P.C.

20090222208 - Magnetic beacon guidance system: A method of guiding a probe (20) to a target includes placing a magnetic field generator at the target and guiding the probe (20) to a region of the target. The probe carries a survey sensor pack (28) and the method includes using the survey sensor pack (28), firstly, to... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20090222210 - Method for determining the earthquake protection of buildings: According to the invention, in the method for determining the earthquake protection of buildings, the natural frequency of a building is determined. Moreover, the natural frequency of the ground surrounding the building is determined. Thereafter, a rating value for the building is calculated based on a comparison of the natural... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090222211 - Method, program product, and system for suppression of residual water bottom energy in surface seismic data: Systems, program product, and methods of suppressing residual water bottom energy in seismic data, are provided. An example of a system, program product, and method can be applied to post-stack datasets and can combine multi-channel deconvolution with novel sorting keys to efficiently identify and suppress residual water bottom energy in... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090222212 - analysis of mixed source dna profiles: A method of analysing DNA samples from mixed sources includes i) obtaining an observed result relating to a value set for a characteristic of the DNA; ii) randomly selecting a selected value set for that DNA characteristic and generating an expected result from that selected value set; iii) comparing the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090222213 - Automatic analyzer: Reaction process data, which is measured when the automatic analyzer determines the relationship between reaction absorbance and time, is approximated to ABS=A0+A1 (1−e−kt) by the least-squares method. The resulting reaction start point absorbance A0, final reaction absorbance A1, reaction rate constant k, and residual error, which is the aggregate sum... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090222215 - Integrated biosensor and simulation system for diagnosis and therapy: BioMEMS/NEMS appliance biologically monitors an individual, using biosensors to detect cellular components. Data is simulated or analyzed using systems-biology software, which provides diagnostic or therapeutic guidance.... Agent: Fernandez & Associates LLP

20090222214 - Method and apparatus for measuring non-nutritive suck pattern stability: Method and apparatus are provided for generating an index associated with non-nutritive suck pattern stability. A method includes measuring a plurality of non-nutritive suck (NNS) pressure samples, generating a plurality of correlation values using the NNS pressure samples, and generating a measure of non-nutritive suck pattern stability using the plurality... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090222216 - System and method to improve accuracy of a polymer: The sequencing of individual monomers (e.g., a single nucleotide) of a polymer (e.g., DNA, RNA) is improved by reducing the motion of the polymer due to thermally-driven diffusion to reduce the spatial error in the position of the polymer within a measurement device. A major system parameter, such as average... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20090222217 - Method of calculating environment risk of a chemical in soil: e

20090222218 - Methods and systems for computing a particle size distribution of small partcles in a process: Methods, systems and computer readable media for computing small particle size distributions of particles in a process stream comprising a sample dilute colloid. A reference matrix of pre-computed reference vectors is provided. Each reference vector represents a discrete particle size or particle size range of a particle size distribution of... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090222219 - Method for determining average properties of molecules in solution by injection into a flowing solvent: A new method is presented for measuring the molecular properties of an unfractionated solution of macromolecules. Sample aliquots spanning a range of concentrations are injected sequentially into a stream of solution and flow towards the detectors. Each aliquot produces, thereby, an effective “peak” whose elements correspond to different concentrations of... Agent: Wyatt Technology Coporation

20090222220 - Diagnostic method for detecting control valve component failure: The claimed method and system identifies faults and/or deterioration of components in a process control valve. The system may use different sensor combinations to provide the necessary data to compute irregular component integrity. Alerts may be generated to indicate potential component integrity problems. In particular, the system may detect potential... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20090222221 - System and method for detecting damage, defect, and reinforcement in fiber reinforced polymer bonded concrete systems using far-field radar: A non-contact, far-field radar nondestructive testing (NDT) method is disclosed that is capable of detecting at least one of defects, damages, and reinforcement conditions in near-surface region of multi-layer systems using monostatic inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) measurements and applicable to various types of structural elements. The method includes the... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090222222 - Operating device for calibrating torque wrenches: The invention relates to an operating device for testing torque wrenches with a data storage. A carrier is provided for fixing a torque wrench to be tested. A transducer is arranged at the carrier and coupled to the head portion of the torque wrench to be tested. A grip holder... Agent: Silber & Fridman

20090222223 - System and method for streetlight monitoring diagnostics: One or more example diagnostics may be implemented as part of an intelligent luminaire manager or other radio frequency (RF) device that is in communication with an equipment or fixture such as a luminaire. Example diagnostics can determine a status such as a fixture malfunction, a cycling condition, a miswiring... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20090222225 - Iddq test apparatus and test method: e

20090222224 - Multi-circuit direct current monitor with modbus serial output: A multi-circuit direct current monitor consists of a plurality of Hall Effect current sensors mounted on a printed circuit board oriented to sense the direct current (DC) flow from power generating devices such as solar arrays, output from the Hall Effect sensors connected to an analog to digital (A/D) converter... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel, LLP

20090222226 - Method and apparatus for on-line compressed sensing: A typical data acquisition system takes periodic samples of a signal, image, or other data, often at the so-called Nyquist/Shannon sampling rate of two times the data bandwidth in order to ensure that no information is lost. In applications involving wideband signals, the Nyquist/Shannon sampling rate is very high, even... Agent: 24ip Law Group Usa, PLLC

20090222227 - Method and apparatus for testing the operating conditions of an electric network: A method for testing the operating conditions of an electric network, including at least one operating state, including the steps of providing a voltage signal (v(t)) to a network load and measuring the instantaneous current signal (i(t)) circulating in the load, delaying the instantaneous current signal (i(t)) to generate an... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090222228 - Multi-scale enveloping spectrogram signal processing for condition monitoring and the like: A signal processing technique that decomposes complex, dynamically changing non-stationary signals from machine components such as bearings into different scales by means of a continuous wavelet transform. The envelope signal in each scale is then calculated from the modulus of the wavelet coefficients. Subsequently, Fourier transform is performed repetitively on... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20090222229 - Calibration device and calibration method for range image sensor: A calibration device for calibrating a range image sensor, detecting a distance of each direction within a detection range and generating a range image data, in a state where the range image sensor is attached at a mobile body, the calibration device includes a data receiving portion for receiving a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090222230 - Systems and methods for compensating pressure sensor errors: A pressure sensor compensation system for a control system of an engine includes N engine-off pressure measuring modules. The N engine-off pressure measuring modules calculate differences between pressure values of a corresponding one of N pressure sensors and others of the N pressure sensors when the engine is off. The... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090222231 - Method and device for correcting a signal of a sensor: A method and a device for correcting a signal of a sensor provide for maximally accurate drift compensation of a characteristics curve of the sensor. At least one characteristic quantity of the signal of the sensor is compared with a reference value. The signal of the sensor is corrected as... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090222232 - Reel motor torque calibration during tape motion: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to calculation of a reel motor torque constant (“KT”). In one implementation, calibration logic energizes supply and take-up reel motors to wind tape from a supply reel to a take-up reel. The calibration logic, during winding, selectively disengages the supply reel motor and measures one... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090222233 - Partial stroke testing system coupled with fuel control valve: A system for on-line testing of an emergency shut-off valve includes a first emergency shut-off valve and a control for initiating a test on the first emergency shut-off valve. The system also includes a fluid actuator for opening and closing the first emergency shut-off valve. A subsystem is also provided... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090222234 - Generating worst case test sequences for non-linearly driven channels: Various implementations of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for generating a test sequence for a driver and channel combination, wherein the driver is non-linear. In various implementations of the invention, a test sequence is generated that produces the worst or near worst error rate of the channel. With various... Agent: Mentor Graphics Corp. Patent Group

20090222235 - Device for monitoring a product degradation: r

20090222236 - Electronic thermometer with selectable modes: An electronic thermometer is configured for selectable predictive modes based upon the same predictive algorithm. A mode selector is adapted for user selection between several modes of operation of the thermometer. Each mode of operation utilizes the same predictive algorithm for estimating the temperature of the subject before the thermometer... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20090222237 - Geographical data collecting device: The present invention provides a geographical data collecting device, comprising a distance measuring unit 5 for projecting a distance measuring light and for measuring a distance to an object to be measured, and an image pickup unit 3 for taking an image in a measuring direction, a display unit 6... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090222238 - Method and apparatus for layer thickness measurement: A technique for optical measurement of a thickness of a layer on a surface uses diffuse reflections at opposite boundaries of the layer, operates on transparent, or translucent layers. The thickness is determined by computing a separation between the centers of the two diffuse reflections, and using the index of... Agent: National Research Council Of Canada 1200 Montreal Road

20090222240 - Baler machine monitoring and performance interfaces, systems and methods: Monitoring and performance interfaces are disclosed for baler machines. The interfaces collect and analyze runtime and downtime data and present reports or varying detail to interested personnel that allow objective assessment of baler machine performance. Multiple baler machines may be monitored and analyzed to reveal human and machine-related issues that... Agent: Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090222239 - Method for the computer-aided analysis of the reliability of a technical system, corresponding device, and a corresponding technical system: The invention relates to a method for the computer-assisted analysis of the reliability of a technical system comprising a plurality of technical components. According to said method, the reliabilities of the components are respectively described by a component function that depends on at least one parameter and a parameter interval... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090222241 - System and method for streetlight monitoring diagnostics: One or more example diagnostics may be performed by a network server for a network of intelligent luminaire managers or other radio frequency (RF) devices. The network server may receive messages or information from one or more of the plurality of networked intelligent luminaire managers or RF devices. The network... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20090222242 - Field instrument management apparatus: A field instrument management apparatus, which manages a field instrument by communicating with the field instrument via a field bus, transfers a request for an instrument address to the field instrument, and provides the instrument address to an outside when the instrument address is acquired from the field instrument.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC