Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions

20090276156 - Automated hydrocarbon reservoir pressure estimation: A method and system for estimating reservoir pressure in a hydrocarbon reservoir from downhole pressure measurements of producing wells is disclosed. Pressure measurements are obtained from wells in the production field over time, and communicated to a server that applies the pressure measurements for a well to a model of... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20090276158 - Azimuthal elemental imaging: Measurements made by a wireline-conveyed pulsed neutron tool with two or more gamma ray detectors are used to provide a mineralogical and/or elemental image of the formation. This may be used in reservoir navigation and in furthering the understanding of the geology of the prospect.... Agent: Madan & Sriram, P.C.

20090276157 - System and method for interpretation of well data: Well log data is assigned depositional labels by a soft computing method. A model is trained on an expert-interpreted well log by segmenting, assigning fuzzy symbols to the segments, and calculating attribute values for units labeled by the expert. From these values, classifiers are trained for each of a number... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090276159 - Modeling and filtering coherent noise in seismic surveying: Seismic data collected by a group of seismic receivers is received, and properties of coherent noise for plural modes of the coherent noise based on the received seismic data are computed to produce a model of the coherent noise for the plural modes. Using the model, the coherent noise is... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090276160 - Crystal structure of hepatocyte growth factor activator complexed with kunitz domain inhibitor: The present disclosure provides crystals of and structural coordinates of Hepatocyte growth factor activator with and without bound pseudo-substrate or inhibitor. In a specific embodiment, a crystal structure of activated HGFA complexed with a Kunitz domain inhibitor is provided. The crystals and crystal structures are useful, for example, in the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090276161 - Heart age assessment: An automated method of determining a measure of a subject's heart age comprising the steps of: prompting a user for a plurality of inputs, each relating to an attribute of the subject, each attribute defining one or more of a demographic status of the subject, a lifestyle status of the... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20090276162 - Sensor device and sensor system: The invention relates to a sensor device for fastening to human or animal bodies and to a sensor system comprising a plurality of said sensor devices. The sensor devices each comprise a sensor element and a transmission device for the wireless transmission of sensor signals to a receiving device of... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, PC

20090276163 - System and method for automating scientific and engineering experimentation for deriving surrogate response data: The present invention provides a system and method for automatically deriving unique surrogate response data from experiment results in which inherent data loss occurs in a sufficient number of the samples to disallow quantitative effects estimation at the experimenter's desired level of confidence for statistical significance. In part, the unique... Agent: Sawyer Law Group PC

20090276164 - Board or electronic component warp analyzing method, board or electronic component warp analyzing system and board or electronic component warp analyzing program: The board warp analysis method includes, in board warp calculation based on model data including at least a configuration and an elastic constant of a board and an electronic component including various kinds of parts which is mounted on the board, the processing of dividing a temperature profile indicative of... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090276166 - Methods and systems to predict fatigue life in aluminum castings: Methods and systems of predicting fatigue life in aluminum castings that combines extreme values of both casting flaws and microstructures with multiscale life models. The multiscale life models account for differing fatigue crack initiation based on the size scale of the defect and microstructure features, including provisions for generally millimeter... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090276165 - Power module life estimation fatigue function: A system and method for estimating a condition of a power module is provided. In accordance with an embodiment, a motor controller may be maintained by tracking a total proportion of power module life expended by a power module in a variable frequency motor controller based on a minimum junction... Agent: Fletcher Yoder Law (for Rockwell Automation)

20090276167 - Method for determining the temporal position of a wave packet and flow measuring device: The invention relates to a method for determining the temporal position of a wave packet (31) in a flow measuring apparatus, and to a flow measuring apparatus. The method comprises the sampling of the wave packet at a plurality of points in time, wherein a measured value is created at... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090276168 - Method and apparatus for loosening of fasteners on structures: Methods and apparatuses for detecting fastener loosening. Sensors query a structure at a baseline value of an environment variable, such as temperature, and this baseline signal is stored for later use. Subsequently, users can query the structure remotely and at any time, and the signals from these queries are compared... Agent: Jon Y. Ikegami Haynes And Boone, LLP

20090276169 - Methods and systems for detecting, localizing, imaging and estimating ferromagnetic and/or electrically conducting objects: Methods and systems for a universally applicable, linear, signal processing framework for optimal detection, localization, and feature extraction of dipolar magnetic and electromagnetic (EM) targets. Such methods and systems provide the ability to, for example, simultaneously and optimally solve the problems of detection, localization and estimation of the dipole vector... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090276170 - Automated voltage analysis in an electrical system using contextual data: A voltage analysis algorithm for automatically determining anomalous voltage conditions in an electrical system monitored by a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and automatically making recommendations for ameliorating or eliminating the anomalous voltage conditions. The electrical system hierarchy is determined automatically or manually, and the algorithm receives voltage data... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (np)

20090276171 - Data processing apparatus and method: A data processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores, for each device, pieces of configuration data defining respective logic circuits that demonstrate different processing performance; a logic circuit configuration unit that configures a combination of the logic circuits onto the devices by reading a piece of the configuration data... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090276172 - Internal state estimating device for secondary battery and method for estimating internal state of secondary battery: By using a battery model capable of estimating the internal reaction of a secondary battery based on a parameter value, a battery model portion provides the battery model with the parameter value obtained from a parameter generating portion and estimates the internal state of the secondary battery. The parameter generating... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090276173 - System for remedying electrical power instability: A system for real-time monitoring of synchrophasors from an electrical power system serving multiple geographic areas can control system instability, without preset parameters or thresholds, detects power flow between the generation sources. If a change in power flow of at least 5% over at time period of 1 second or... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20090276174 - Method and system for a two-step prediction of a quality distribution of semiconductor devices: By performing a two-step approach for predicting a quality distribution during the fabrication of semiconductor devices, enhanced flexibility and efficiency may be accomplished. The two-step approach first models electrical characteristics on the basis of measurement data, such as inline measurement data, and, in a second step, an appropriate distribution for... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090276175 - Automatic selective retest for multi-site testers: A method of multi-site testing a batch of semiconductor units using a multi-site automated tester (100). The tester (300) includes a handler (320) coupled to a contactor (330) including a first plurality of contact sites. The method includes the step of loading the first plurality of units into the first... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090276176 - Calibration of non-vibrating contact potential difference measurements to detect surface variations that are perpendicular to the direction of sensor motion: A method and system for determining the contact potential difference of a wafer surface using a non-vibrating contact potential difference probe and a vibrating contact potential difference probe. The method and system involves scanning the wafer surface with a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor, integrating and scaling the resulting data,... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090276177 - Network analyzer, network analyzing method, program, and recording medium: Errors of a measuring system are corrected by acquiring the phases of transmission tracking errors. A network analyzer includes a measuring system error factor recording unit which records measuring system error factors generated independently of frequency conversion carried out by a DUT, and an error factor acquiring unit which measures... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090276178 - Warranty monitoring and enforcement for integrated circuit and related design structure: An integrated circuit (IC) including a warranty and enforcement system, and a related design structure and HDL design structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a parameter obtainer for obtaining a value of a parameter of the IC; a warranty data storage system for storing warranty limit data... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090276179 - Optimization and control of the freeze-drying process of pharmaceutical products: a processing module (16) for said data, located externally to the lyophilisation chamber, programmed to determine at least one parameter indicative of the progress of the lyophilisation process not measured by the measurement system, by means of a predetermined representation model of the process, capable of correlating a local temperature... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090276180 - Measuring device with two-channel sampling: The present invention relates to a shaft encoder device, comprising magnetic sensor means designed to detect the magnetic field of a magnetic field generating means stationary with respect to the shaft, a light source, optical sensor means designed to detect light emitted from the light source and reflected or transmitted... Agent: Ip Strategies

20090276181 - Method of measuring an anisotropic surface diffusion tensor or surface energy anisotropies: The invention is based on measuring the temporal evolution of natural or artificial roughnesses and on analyzing the results in the form of the 2D power spectral density for moderate-amplitude perturbations typically characterized by amplitude/wavelength ratios of the perturbation for a spatially defined perturbation having two wavelengths along two orthogonal... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20090276182 - Machine fault detection method: A machine fault detection method is applied to a plurality of machines. The machines are used for processing at least one wafer-in-process (WIP). The method includes the flowing steps. A statistical database of the wafer-in-process is provided. An association rules is used to search and survey the statistical database in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090276183 - Associating observations in a multi-sensor system using an adaptive gate value: In one aspect, a method to assign observations includes receiving first observations of a first sensor system, receiving second observations of a second sensor system and assigning a set of pairs of the first and second observations predicted to correspond to the same physical position. The assigning includes using a... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20090276184 - Systems and methods for identifying faulty sensors: Systems and methods for identifying a faulty sensor are provided. One system includes multiple sensors, each generating a first set of parameters based on detected measurands. The system also includes a fusion module for generating a second set of parameters by fusing the first sets of parameters, and a sensor... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090276185 - Performance monitor unit for sampling all performance events generated by a processor: Detecting and recording events in a processor with a performance monitor in the processor that samples events. The performance monitor in the processor receives performance event signals generated by the processor that indicate the current full event state of the processor. A limited number of counters are provided in the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090276186 - Flow cytometer remote monitoring system: Generally, computer implemented remote monitoring system which generates a viewable reduced byte data representation for each one of a plurality of analyzed instrument signals. Specifically, a flow cytometer remote monitoring system which generates a viewable reduced byte data representation for each one of a plurality analyzed flow cytometer signals.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20090276187 - Evaluating magnetic resonance spectra: Provided are methods, systems and computer program products evaluating magnetic resonance (MR) signals from a sample. The methods and systems can be used to evaluate MR signals from various constituents (e.g., metabolites, macromolecules) of the sample.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090276188 - Quantitative differential interference contrast (dic) microscopy and photography based on wavefront sensors: A wavefront microscope or camera utilizes a wavefront sensor to measure the local intensity and phase gradient of the wavefront and output image maps based on the intensity and phase gradient. A wavefront sensor provides a metal film having patterned structured two dimensional (2D) apertures that convert a phase gradient... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20090276189 - Estimating noise at one frequency by sampling noise at other frequencies: A method, apparatus and computer program for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal S(t), S(t) containing Signal and noise, are disclosed. A measurement of S(t) at a frequency-of-interest is obtained. Noise measurements of S(t) at one or more noise frequencies where the Signal portion of S(t) is expected to... Agent: J. Paul Plummer (corp-urc-sw 337) Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20090271115 - Wellbore tracking: Wellbore tracking by developing a wellbore deviation survey, including collecting wellbore deformation data using a caliper at each of a plurality of depths within the wellbore, collecting wellbore deviation data using a tiltmeter at ones of the plurality of depths, determining simulated wellbore deformation and deviation data using the oriented... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090271116 - Information characterization system and methods: The present disclosure provides a method of normalizing characterization information comprising: defining a plurality of characteristics, for each characteristic defining a set of allowed values and defining a logging interval. The method further comprises: at a plurality of logging intervals, selecting a value from the set of allowed values for... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090271117 - System and method for deep formation evaluation: A technique facilitates formation evaluation by deploying tools in a subterranean environment. A logging tool is deployed in a wellbore to obtain formation related measurements. Additionally, one or more mobile robots also are positioned in the subterranean environment at unique positions that facilitate accumulation of data related to the formation.... Agent: Schlumberger Ipc Attn: David Cate

20090271118 - Method for obtaining porosity and shale volume from seismic data: Method for obtaining rock parameters such as porosity and vshale directly from inversion of seismic data corresponding to a single trace location. This method is distinguished from existing methods that obtain elastic properties from inversion of seismic data, then relate the elastic parameters to rock lithology parameters such as porosity... Agent: J. Paul Plummer Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20090271124 - Diabetes-related biomarkers and methods of use thereof: The invention describes biomarkers which can be used to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop Diabetes. The biomarkers can also be used to screen large groups in order to identify individuals at risk of developing Diabetes.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (tethys) 233 S. Wacker Drive

20090271121 - Methods and systems for detecting a bioactive agent effect: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience programmed to detect at least one effect of the bioactive agent at least partly based on the at least... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271122 - Methods and systems for monitoring and modifying a combination treatment: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include monitoring at least one attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience while the individual is under the influence of a bioactive agent, identifying at least one characteristic of the artificial sensory experience that is proximate to a desired... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271120 - Methods and systems for monitoring bioactive agent use: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of a bioactive agent use by an individual and/or assigning an artificial sensory experience to monitor at least one desired effect of the bioactive agent on the individual.... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271123 - Ordering genes by analysis of expression kinetics: A method for analyzing the temporal behavior of gene expression for a group of genes which are part of a biological system or subsystem. Preferably, such an analysis enables the order of expression of such genes to be determined. More preferably, the temporal behavior of gene expression is assessed according... Agent: Dr. D. Graeser Ltd. C/o The Discovery Dispatch

20090271119 - Pertioneal membrane function test method, peritoneal membrane function test apparatus and peritoneal membrane function test program: It is intended to provide a method whereby the peritoneal function of a dialysis patient can be tested by a relatively easy procedure and yet a high accuracy can be achieved compared with the existing methods, and an apparatus for the peritoneal function test by using the same. Standards of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090271125 - Method and systems for locating a source of particle, molecule, or fragment of molecule: A method and systems for locating a source of particles, molecules, or fragments of molecules using particle, molecule, or fragment of molecule reception rate is disclosed. According to the invention, the particle, molecule, or fragment of molecules diffusion parameters in the search space are determined and a lattice is designed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090271126 - Method and apparatus for predicting physical contact: A method of qualifying a ferrule assembly as being adequate to make physical contact upon application of a certain mating force, said ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule having an mating face and two or more fibers in said ferrule extending from said mating face, said method comprising (a) determining a... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090271127 - System and method for monitoring vehicle residual integrity: A vehicle residual integrity monitoring system leverages the existing onboard vehicle computer network architecture and onboard data communication bus to obtain and process data items generated by various vehicle network modules. The data items are generated in response to the occurrence of events that impact residual value of the vehicle... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090271128 - Flow rate measuring apparatus and program thereof: Object of the present invention is to measure the quantity of a gas flowing through a gas meter and accurately calculate, on a per-appliance basis, the quantity of used gas in each time during which a gas appliance connected to a downstream point is used, without involvement of a waveform... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/panasonic

20090271129 - Method, apparatus and system for characterizing two phase fluid flow in an injection well: A method and corresponding system is provided for determining fluid properties of a two phase fluid flowing through various portions of a wellbore. Specifically, the method and corresponding system determines fluid properties (e.g. enthalpy flux) of the two phase fluid flowing upstream of the injector portion of the wellbore as... Agent: Schlumberger Canada Limited

20090271130 - Method for measuring suspended sediment concentration in water: A method for measuring suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in water includes the steps of: placing a vibrating-type SSC measuring probe in a target water body whose SSC is to be measured, and causing the SSC measuring probe to vibrate; measuring a vibratory signal resulting from the vibration of the SSC... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090271131 - Module for data acquisition and control in a sensor/control network: A data acquisition and/or control module (101) for interfacing with a device (115) is provided. The module (101) and device (115) form part of a sensor/control network. The module (101) comprises a transceiver (103) for receiving data from and transmitting data to the sensor/control network, a first microcontroller (107) connected... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090271132 - Method for estimating state of charge of a rechargeable battery: An apparatus for accurately estimating the SOC of a rechargeable battery installed in a hybrid electric vehicle. A voltage variation measurement unit measures terminal voltage variation amount of the rechargeable battery in a no-battery-current state in which a charge-discharge current does not flow in the rechargeable battery. A polarization voltage... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090271133 - Clock jitter measurement circuit and integrated circuit having the same: Provided is a measurement circuit for measuring a jitter of a clock signal. Delay elements delay the clock signal into delayed clock signal. Latches latch the delayed clock signals to indicate whether transition edges of the clock signal is within a window value which is corresponding to delays of the... Agent: J C Patents

20090271135 - Detecting device for detecting an operating mode of a system and detecting method thereof: A detecting device for detecting an operating mode is disclosed. The detecting device includes a pulse generator and a hold-up unit. The pulse generator is disposed for issuing a one-shot pulse signal in response to each of button signals respectively. The hold-up unit is disposed for receiving the button signals... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090271134 - Methods and apparatus for determining a switching history time constant in an integrated circuit device: Techniques for inline measurement of a switching history time constant in an integrated circuit device are provided. A series of pulses is launched into a first stage of a delay chain comprising a plurality of delay stages connected in series and having a length greater than a decay length of... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090271136 - Method and apparatus for calibrating seeders: A calibration device for calibrating a metering system that dispenses a product to a seeder towed by a farm vehicle is provided for obtaining and maintaining a desired rate of delivery of the product from the seeder. The calibration device comprises a first console port positioned at or near the... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090271137 - Wheel alignment device adapted to compensate for runout error: Alignment device adapted to measure characteristic angles of the wheels and of the steering of motor vehicles, particularly camber, toe-in, caster, by way of arms provided with sensors to be fastened to the wheels. In particular, in the step for determining the mounting error of the grip elements (runout), the... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090271138 - Methods and apparatus for a virtual test cell: A method for calibrating a physical test cell includes the steps of: determining a set of inputs to be provided to the physical test cell based in part on a set of historical test data; providing the inputs to the physical test cell and receiving a set of outputs associated... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090271139 - Test case generation apparatus, generation method therefor, and program storage medium: A method of the present invention includes: inputting a state transition diagram that represents first transitions between a plurality of states; inputting a mapping function that maps a given state to a value within a certain range; mapping each of the states with the mapping function to obtain mapping values,... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090271140 - Semiconductor device: Cost of testing is reduced. An SiP (1) comprises an AD chip (2) and a logic chip (3) that perform transmission and reception of data. The AD chip (2) comprises AD conversion circuits (12a and 12b) that generate parallel data, parallel-serial conversion circuits (13a and 13b) that divide parallel data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090271141 - Workload scheduling in multi-core processors: A computer system that schedules loads across a set of processor cores is described. During operation, the computer system receives thermal measurements from sensors associated with the set of processor cores, and removes noise from the thermal measurements. Then, the computer system analyzes thermal properties of the set of processor... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090271142 - Physical quantity measuring instrument and signal processing method thereof: The present invention relates to a physical quantity measuring instrument and signal processing method thereof capable of reducing noise components and improving reliability without increasing size or cost of the circuit. A physical quantity detecting unit (11) has signal detecting components for detecting a plurality of signals based on a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090271143 - Radiation measuring device and data processing method: A radiation measuring device capable of identifying the incident direction of a radiation ray and energy (segmentation) The directivity characteristics of a plurality of detectors are different from each other. A plurality of energy segmentations are set respectively for a plurality of spectra corresponding to a plurality of detectors, and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090271144 - Detection unit protected against detachment and/or forced entry and system that comprises at least one such unit: Unit (1) characterized in that it also comprises a means (5) that can measure a variation of the absolute angle relative to the vertical line of a reference surface of the housing (2), a portion of the housing (2), at least one internal functional element, or a group of such... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090271145 - Determining a center of rotation for a component in a computer system: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that determines a center of rotation for a component in a computer system. During operation, the system measures a first acceleration of a first location on the component and a second acceleration of a second location on the component, wherein the... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090271146 - Multistatic concealed object detection: Concealed object detection using electromagnetic and acoustic multistatic imaging systems and methods. A method of simultaneously screening plural subjects for concealed objects includes transmitting a signal into a screening area where there is at least one subject to be screened having an associated object, receiving a reflected signal from the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090271147 - Pedometer: Power savings are aimed by controlling display of a step count with no additional hardware. An acceleration sensor detects that a user is taking a step through an amplifier circuit, and outputs a walking signal corresponding to the step to a CPU. The CPU counts walking signals, and displays the... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq Adams & Wilks

20090271148 - Cold-start in situation-aware systems: A definition of a set of context variables to be considered is received, wherein the context variables represent categories of situations in which the computer system can be. A definition of a set of activities to be considered is also received, wherein the activities represent activities that can be performed... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090271149 - Analysis method: A method of analysing measured data, in relation to expected data, from a system which has a plurality of associated system variables, is provided, the method including the steps of: a) optimising an error function which relates said measured data to a predetermined number of the system variables adjusting the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090271151 - Machine data acquisition system with data compression: A machine data acquisition system is disclosed. The data acquisition system may include a sensor disposed on a machine and configured to produce a signal indicative of an operational parameter of the machine. The system may also include a data processor and controller configured to convert the signal into a... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090271150 - System, method and algorithm for data-driven equipment performance monitoring: A method for automatically monitoring the performance of equipment (100) includes the step (101) of compiling current operating conditions including at least one current sensor reading and at least one current performance measurement associated with the current conditions (PMc). A historical database including a plurality of stored operating conditions is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090271152 - Load testing mechanism for server-based applications: In various exemplary embodiments, a method of monitoring performance of a server and a related computer-readable medium include one or more of the following: placing a load agent on at least one server; maintaining a load on the server using the load agent, wherein the load corresponds to at least... Agent: Kramer & Amado, P.C.

20090271153 - Device for detecting signals: A device for detecting signals is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the device includes at least four detector elements for receiving the signals and converting them into useful signals, each being connected via at least two lines to at least one signal processing unit. Each detector element includes a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265108 - Natural weather station: A weather station that generates a natural weather phenomenon to represent weather information to a user is disclosed. The weather station comprises a weather information module that obtains weather information, and a weather simulation module that generates a natural weather phenomenon using physical objects. In an embodiment, the weather station... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20090265109 - Method for acquiring and processing magnetometric data by local updates in real time: The invention concerns a method for acquiring and processing magnetometric data for representing on an at least two-dimensional map magnetometric characteristics of a geographical zone including a step of measuring the intensity of a magnetic field (1) on a geographical zone producing a set of magnetometric data of intensity B(s),... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090265110 - Multiuser oilfield domain analysis and data management: A method of oilfield data management including collecting oilfield data from an oilfield, executing instructions on a processor to perform a domain analysis of the oilfield data by a first analysis team to generate a first analysis, the first analysis team comprising a plurality of users who analyze a portion... Agent: Schlumberger Information Solutions

20090265111 - Signal processing method for marine electromagnetic signals: A method for processing marine electromagnetic signal measurements includes acquiring magnetotelluric (MT) measurements from below a bottom of a body of water at a plurality of positions along the water bottom at substantially the same times at each position. Controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) measurements are acquired from below the water... Agent: Dewipat Incorporated

20090265112 - Device and method for responding to influences of mind: In the field of direct mind-machine interactions, prior art devices and methods do not provide sufficiently fast and reliable results. Mental influence detectors (100, 140, 400, 430) and corresponding methods provide fast and reliable results useful for detecting an influence of mind and hidden or classically non-inferable information. An anomalous... Agent: Thomas Swenson

20090265114 - Influenza virus neuraminidase crystal structure and their use thereof: The invention relates to crystals of the influenza virus neuraminidase protein, their structures and their use.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090265115 - Method and apparatus for analyzing dna: This invention is directed to a protocol and design for an apparatus to analyze the distribution and/or ratio of Thymine, Cytosine, Adenine and Guanine of a DNA sequence from a target organism. The result is then used to determine the possible impact the target organism may have in a host... Agent: Stevens Law Group

20090265116 - Prediction of an individual's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: Methods for predicting the likelihood of development of rheumatoid arthritis for individuals that present with recent-onset undifferentiated arthritis. The methods are based on the determination of a set of clinical markers and/or parameters and determining a predicted risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical markers and parameters that are decisive for... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090265113 - System and method for testing heat exchange system for heat exchange catheter: A heat exchange system for an indwelling catheter is tested for proper operation by observing whether a fluid temperature is within a command zone range and if not whether temperature moves toward the range or equalizes with it within predetermined parameters after a pump has stopped, and only if temperature... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090265117 - System and method for automated collection and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions: A system and method for automated collection and reporting of data indicative of greenhouse gas emissions reductions (GHGER) and GHGER is disclosed. Improvement upon the known process of collecting and reporting data indicative of GHGER for use in proposing verification, by a jurisdiction, of said data as GHGER and submitting... Agent: Jay James Castino

20090265119 - Assessing conditions of aircraft wiring: A method of assessing potential conditions affecting aircraft electrical wiring systems. Electrical wiring system components potentially affected by a potential failure condition of the aircraft are identified. Probabilistic and/or statistical methods are used to determine exposure of one or more wire segments of the identified component(s) to hazard and whether... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090265118 - Methods and systems for providing unanticipated demand predictions for maintenance: A method for predicting a probability of failure for a component of a platform at a specified time is described. The method includes collecting historical maintenance data relating to the component, selecting, utilizing the collected historical maintenance data, a lifetime distribution model that best fits the historical maintenance data, estimating... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090265120 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a structure: By analyzing the strain data to determine whether the structure has undergone plastic deformation, a more reliable determination can be made of whether the structure has experienced an excessively high transient loading event such as a hard landing of an aircraft, or the lifting of an excessive load by a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090265121 - Measuring and monitoring a power source: The disclosed battery monitoring systems and methods may minimize measurement errors due to noise and/or other disruptions. The sensor may generate a pulse width modulated signal that when applied to the battery forms an AC test signal having a defined waveform, frequency, amplitude, and/or duration. The sensor may measure the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090265122 - System and method for locating and analyzing arcing phenomena: System and method for detecting partial discharge arcing phenomena in a power network distribution system which employs a mobile receiving assemblage including a wideband antenna, a computer controllable wideband radio receiver deriving an amplitude detected output and a global positioning system providing system position data. The amplitude detected outputs are... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20090265123 - Back-up data delivery device for an unpowered utility meter and method of using the same: Introduced is a utility meter data collection device for the collection of metered data when primary power to the utility meter is unavailable. In one embodiment the device includes (1) a back-up battery configured to provide power to communicate metered data when primary power to a utility meter is unavailable;... Agent: Hitt Gaines P.C.

20090265124 - Intelligent electronic device for providing broadband internet access: An intelligent electronic device for monitoring and determining an amount of electrical power usage by a consumer, or end user, and for providing broadband Internet access to the consumer. The intelligent electronic device includes at least one sensor coupled to an electric circuit configured for measuring at least one power... Agent: Electro Industries/ Gaugetech C/o Casella & Hespos, LLP

20090265125 - battery state-of-health monitoring system and method: A battery state-of-health monitoring and prognosis method includes off-line training of parity-relation parameters utilized in providing a measure of battery state-of-health.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090265126 - Measuring device for a preview display of several time-variable electrical signals: A measuring device for displaying several time-variable electrical signals. The measuring device includes a front panel, which provides various operating elements, with a screen, which provides several display fields. The first display field provides at least one window, which corresponds to a given measurement channel, where the time-variable electrical signal... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090265127 - Preferential defect marking on a web: A system for preferentially marking defects on a web is described. The system includes a web of material to be converted into individual sheets of a plurality of different grade levels, a database storing anomaly data of anomalies on the web, wherein an anomaly is a potential defect in at... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090265128 - Correcting for distortion in a tracking system: A volume of a patient can be mapped with a system operable to identify a plurality of locations and save a plurality of locations of a mapping instrument. The mapping instrument can include one or more electrodes that can sense a voltage that can be correlated to a three dimensional... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265129 - Method of calibrating an analyte-measurement device, and associated methods, devices and systems: The invention relates to a method for calibrating an analyte-measurement device that is used to evaluate a concentration of analyte in bodily fluid at or from a measurement site in a body. The method involves measuring a concentration, or calibration concentration, of an analyte in blood from an “off-finger” calibration... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090265130 - Method of calibrating an analyte-measurement device, and associated methods, devices and systems: The invention relates to a method for calibrating an analyte-measurement device that is used to evaluate a concentration of analyte in bodily fluid at or from a measurement site in a body. The method involves measuring a concentration, or calibration concentration, of an analyte in blood from an “off-finger” calibration... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20090265131 - Measurement of the temperature of a molten glass bath: One proceeds with indirect measurement of the temperature of a molten bath (1) of a viscous material such as glass by measuring a parameter such as the motor torque of a rotating mechanical stirrer (3) or the heating power extracted from its coolant water. One thereby dispenses with direct measurement... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090265132 - Device and method for determining the density of a fluid: A device for determining the density of a fluid comprises a buoyant body, a spring which engages on the buoyant body and whose elastic deformation is a measure of the buoyancy force of the buoyant body, and a magnet which is designed to sense the elastic deformation of the spring... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090265133 - Localization system and method for mobile object using wireless communication: The present invention relates to a localization system and method for a mobile object. An object of the present invention is to provide a localization system and method for a mobile object capable of obtaining precise stable position data against changes in light intensity and vibration of the mobile object... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090265134 - Benchmarking diagnostic algorithms: A method for benchmarking diagnostic algorithms for a particular application is provided. The diagnostic algorithms are rank ordered based on a specified criterion so as to weed out weak algorithms, selecting more robust algorithms, defined in some sense, for deployment. This is realized by evaluating various parameters subsequently mentioned. A... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090265135 - Electro-hydraulic timed angle controlled joint simulation torque calibration, certification and analysis device: A joint simulator is provided having a housing with a chamber, a piston, slidable within the chamber, and a shaft rotatable within the housing, the shaft having (i) an end configured to engage a power tool to be tested, and (ii) a threaded end engaged with the piston, whereby rotating... Agent: Adrian H. Hetzel

20090265137 - Computer-based methods and systems for failure analysis: In accordance with one aspect, the invention provides a method of performing failure analysis on a microelectronic product where the method includes acts of: storing a result of a first test performed on the microelectronic product on a centralized computer; transmitting the result from the centralized computer to a first... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090265139 - Diagnostics for centrally managed computer system: The present invention provides a diagnostic method for a centrally managed computer system. The method provides central diagnostic expertise regarding central management software used for managing said system. The method further provides for managed software that integrates with said central management software; the managed software includes its own diagnostic expertise.... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20090265136 - Disk drive emulator and method of use thereof: A disk drive emulator for testing a test slot of a disk drive testing system includes an emulator housing, a testing circuit housed in the emulator housing, and an interface connector disposed on the emulator housing and in electrical communication with the testing circuit. The disk drive emulator includes at... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090265138 - Testing system and method for testing a vibration function of a mobile phone: A testing system includes a mobile phone motherboard, a motor connected to the motherboard, a multimeter capable of measuring vibrating frequency and voltage of the motor, and a computer. The computer has an output port capable of sending commands to the mobile phone motherboard to instruct the motor to vibrate... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090265141 - Distributed storage in wireless sensor networks: The present invention provides a method for implementation in a first sensor node that is a member of a sensor node network including a plurality of sensor nodes. One embodiment of the method includes accessing, at the first sensor node, information indicative of a sensing operation performed by at least... Agent: Mark W. Sincell Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20090265140 - Wireless data acquisition network and operating methods: A method of collecting data from wireless sensor units arranged in a network. The method may comprise the steps of initiating distribution of control signals to the wireless sensor units, acquiring data with the wireless sensor units by sensing one or more physical parameters, each of the wireless sensor units... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090265142 - Fault analysis and monitoring applications using out-of-band based modules: One example embodiment includes a testing device. The testing device comprises a signal reception element, an out-of-band detector and testing logic. The signal reception element is configured to receive a physical layer signal from a communication module via a physical link and to produce an incoming double modulated signal, the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower