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Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation May archived by USPTO category 05/08

20080126021 - Converting web content into texture mapping objects: This application relates scrapping and extracting images and information from websites and converting this information into texture mapping objects for use with 3D models, computer generated graphics and photographs.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080126022 - Joining and disjoining individual rooms in a floor plan: This patent application relates generally to systems, methods, and computer program products for home and/or landscape design. In some aspects, this application relates to a system and method for separating a floor plan in a database into separate rooms. In some additional aspects, this application relates to joining adjacent walls... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080126019 - Method and system for creating tool specification: A method which broadly comprises the following steps: (a) submitting to a tool data library a request which includes the basic tool parameters to generate tool specification parameters; (b) generating tool specification parameters from the tool data library based on the submitted basic tool parameters; (c) importing the generated tool... Agent: General Electric Company

20080126018 - Method for constructing object by stacking up functional feature: The present invention discloses a method for constructing an object by stacking up functional features thereof. The present invention is also exemplified with a drawing die. Functional features and their main control parameters can be identified through functional analysis, functional decomposition and geometric analysis. In the present invention, a design... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080126023 - Searching and matching related objects, drawings and models for home and landscape design: This patent application relates generally to systems, methods, and computer program products for home and/or landscape design. This application also relates to a system for searching and matching related vector based objects, drawings and models in a home improvement and design system.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080126020 - Visual bookmarks for home and landscape design: Systems, methods, and computer program products for use in generating a home design layout are described. The method includes receiving a request to generate a visual bookmark for a home design product based on a selection of the home design product from a website and extracting information about the home... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080126033 - Corrosion identification and management system: The present invention is directed to a system for identifying and managing corrosion and methods related thereto. In particular, the invention provides a system for identifying and managing the structural corrosion potential for an assembly by measuring a “Relative Corrosion Index” (“RCI”).... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080126026 - Fft/ifft processor and intellectual property builder: A FFT/IFFT processor and an intellectual property (IP) builder are disclosed. Which include a circuit applying the mixed-radix algorithm and a parametric graphic user interface (GUI). The circuit is for a parametric IP builder. The parametric GUI is for user to complete hardware design and functional test of FFT/IFFT processor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080126027 - Method and system for expression evaluation: A method to analyze impact of changes to a model includes accessing a proposed change to a model. An expression that is relevant to the proposed change is accessed. An instances set associated the expression is obtained. The instance set is evaluated to determine an impact of the proposed change... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/sap

20080126028 - Method of reducing a multiple-inputs multiple-outputs (mimo) interconnect circuit system in a global lanczos algorithm: A method of reducing a MIMO interconnect circuit system in a global Lanczos algorithm is used for estimation of the error margin between the original model and the reduced model of MIMO circuit system. In the algorithm, a projection matrix and then a circuit of declining order system are given.... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080126024 - Monte carlo simulation and display of results thereof: A Monte Carlo simulation is performed based on a simulation model comprising a plurality of input variables and at least one output variable. The Monte Carlo simulation generates a large number of scenarios, each comprising random input values and resulting output values for the input and output variables. The input... Agent: Accenture C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20080126029 - Run-time characterization of on-demand analytical model accuracy: A method of determining accuracy of predicted system behavior can include creating a plurality of noise adjusted analytical models, wherein each noise adjusted analytical model is associated with a set of predefined analytical model parameters. A set of inferred analytical model parameters for each noise adjusted analytical model can be... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080126030 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126032 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126034 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126035 - System and method for managing the complexity of large enterprise architectures: A process for developing Enterprise Architectures that results in a dramatic reduction in the complexity of the architecture and, therefore, in the cost of developing, implementing, and maintaining that architecture. The process is novel in that it is based on a mathematical model for complexity and how complexity can be... Agent: Rick B. Yeager, Attorney

20080126031 - System and method for measuring performances of surveillance systems: A computer implemented method measures a performance of surveillance system. A site model, a sensor model and a traffic model are selected respectively from a set of site models, a set of sensor models, and a set of traffic models to form a surveillance model. Based on the surveillance model... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20080126025 - System and method for modeling risk in contruction location-based planning: A method for modeling construction risk is provided. The method includes providing a statistical model for each of a plurality of location-based tasks of a construction project model. A model parameter is randomly selected for each of the plurality of statistical models to generate a statistically-based duration for each of... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20080126037 - Computer system for simulating a physical system: A computer system is described for simulating a physical system having first and second properties which determine a third, measurable property of the physical system. The computer system comprises a first module adapted to provide a set of measured values of the first property, a second module adapted to generate... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080126039 - Method and device for simulating a visual pattern of a fiber product and method and device for producing a bcf yarn: A method and an apparatus for simulating a visual surface pattern of a fiber product and a method and an apparatus for producing a multicolored BCF yarn. In this case, at least one parameter of a strand-like fiber bundle is sensed and is digitized into data which is converted with... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080126038 - Methods and systems of thermal simulation for fire analysis of objects: A method for predicting the structural behaviour of an object when a fire is applied to it for a given period of time, comprising the following steps: Preparing a computer-implemented 3D Finite Element Model of said object including its thermal relevant material properties and a computer-implemented 2D Finite Volume Model... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080126036 - System and method for scheduling token arrival in a business process simulation: A business process simulation system for scheduling token arrival in a business process simulation is provided. The system includes a frequency module for receiving user input defining a frequency of token arrival; a duration module for receiving user input defining at least one repeatable valid duration of availability to receive... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rsw

20080126040 - Method for simulating a system having multiple failure modes: A method is described for determining the effectiveness of maintenance or other improvements to a system having multiple sections and multiple modes of failure. The method uses simulation model that is dynamic in that it can change during a simulation run to show how a system event such as a... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080126041 - Systems and methods for medical tool auto-capture: Systems and methods for medical tool auto-capture are described. One described system for simulation of a medical procedure comprises a first grasper comprising a first grasper proximal end and a first grasper distal end. The system further comprises a first sensor coupled to the first grasper distal end and configured... Agent: Patent Department (51851) Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080126044 - Model simplification method for use in model-based development: Determination values are obtained by calculating values for each partial model of a complete model base at each unit time, and by integrating absolute values of change amounts of the values and absolute value of change amount of a product of at least two values, according to the engine acceleration... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080126043 - Model-based torque converter control: A method of controlling hydraulic pressure to a torque converter is provided. The method includes: determining a slip error from a target slip value and a measured slip; integrating said slip error; determining a state space feedback control matrix for said measured slip; determining a state space feedback control matrix... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080126042 - System and method for optimum phasing of a three-shaft steering column: A method of phasing u-joints of a steering shaft assembly in a three shaft, two u-joint arrangement involves inputting steering shaft assembly coordinates to a first spreadsheet, generating a computer-aided design image of the steering shaft assembly based on the steering shaft assembly coordinates, performing kinematics calculations of the steering... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080126047 - Automated generation of lean models for injection molding simulation: The present invention is a method and system for simulating fluid flow in a cavity, having relevance to the modeling of viscous flows within thin cavities of complex shapes in which heat exchange with the cavity walls may be a governing factor, as in injection molding of plastic parts. Its... Agent: Beck And Tysver P.l.l.c.

20080126045 - Computer simulation of physical processes: Simulating a physical process includes storing, in a computer-accessible memory, state vectors for voxels, where the state vectors correspond to a model and include entries that correspond to particular momentum states of possible momentum states at a voxel. Interaction operations are performed on the state vectors. The interaction operations model... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080126048 - Method, program and computer system for paleochannel modeling: A method for modeling turbidite channels which may contain oil that it is desired to extract is provided in which the final shape of the complex resulting from migration of elementary channels over the course of deposition and which is observable from seismic data is combined with the implementation of... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080126046 - Odd times refined quadrilateral mesh for level set: A process for simulating the motion of a first fluid, a second fluid and an interface between the first fluid and the second fluid. The fluid velocities and pressures of the first and second fluids are calculated at a first set of nodes on a first mesh at a first... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080126050 - Method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation: A method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation. The various methods and systems take a holistic approach to producer well placement and completion, injector well placement and completion, and borehole trajectories to reach the various producer wells and injector wells, the placement and completion selections based... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080126049 - Statistical method for analyzing the performance of oilfield equipment: A statistical methodology is disclosed to provide time-to-event estimates for oilfield equipment performance data and considers parameters interactions without recourse to data thinning. The analysis explicitly accounts for items of equipment that are still operational at the time of analysis. A method according to the present invention may also be... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20080126051 - Microinjection apparatus and microinjection method: A microinjection apparatus of the present invention includes a needle-position polarity detecting unit that detects a position of the needle in the vertical direction at which a value of a differential aggregate distribution becomes the maximum in the situation in which a shape of the leading edge of the needle... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080126052 - Toxicity detector for liquid consumable by humans: A process provides for testing for certain toxins and poisons in liquids, gases and solids that are consumed by humans or otherwise come in contact with humans. In the process, the material to be tested is mixed with aerobic microorganisms in a biomass to form a mixture. The mixture is... Agent: Law Office Of John C. Mcmahon

20080126054 - Discrete event system simulation interface: A method of building discrete system simulations, comprising a sequential set of questions asked of the author of the system, the inclusion of said questions being dependent upon answers to preceding questions and thus context-sensitive, comprising steps of implementing said sequence in software as an interactive process and skipping any... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080126060 - Group-based bcu methods for on-line dynamical security assessments and energy margin calculations of practical power systems: m

20080126059 - Method and apparatus for generating a sequence of clock signals: A clock generator circuit generates a sequence of clock signals equally phased from each other from a master clock signal. The clock generator is formed by inner and outer delay-locked loops. The inner delay-locked loop includes a voltage controlled delay line that delays a reference clock applied to its input... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080126053 - Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process: Methods and apparatus for simulating a distributed business process are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080126055 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126056 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126057 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126058 - System and method for managing simulation models: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20080126061 - Analysis techniques to reduce simulations to characterize the effect of variations in transistor circuits: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, computer program product, etc. for analysis techniques to reduce simulations to characterize the effect of variations in transistor circuits. A method of simulating transistors in an integrated circuit begins by reducing a group of parallel transistors to a single equivalent transistor. The equivalent... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080126062 - Computerized method for adherence to physical restriction in the construction of an ite hearing aid: In a computerized method for adherence to physical restrictions in the construction of an ITE hearing aid, each component to be placed in the shell of the hearing aid has a collision plot associated therewith. The collision plot is generated as a scatter plot by measurement and simulation, and represents... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080126064 - Method for simulating circuit reliability and system thereof: A method and a system for simulating circuit reliability are provided. The method and the system calculate a variation of a device parameter of a thin-film transistor after the thin-film transistor has been operated for a period of time. Then, according to the variation, the method and the system calculate... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080126063 - Simulation system with guided backtracking: A method for design verification includes running a simulation of a design in a simulation environment, which comprises a stimuli generator for providing inputs to the design during the simulation. Respective measures of quality are computed for at least some of the simulation states in a sequence of states generated... Agent: Stephen C. Kaufman IBM Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20080126066 - Method for modeling an hdl design using symbolic simulation: A method for digital circuit design. The first step of the process is the step of providing a circuit design in the form of a hardware definition language. Then, the process produces a binary simulation of the design by setting out for each unit of time during execution of the... Agent: Synopsys, Inc. C/o Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080126065 - System and method for improved logic simulation using a negative unknown boolean state: A system and method for simulating a circuit design using both an unknown Boolean state and a negative unknown Boolean state is provided. When the circuit is simulated, one or more initial simulated logic elements are initialized to the unknown Boolean state. The initialized unknown Boolean states are then fed... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20080126067 - Discrete event simulation with constraint based scheduling analysis: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for simulating a process. Data is received describing a process to form received data. A current discrete event simulation model is formed from the received data in a discrete event simulation engine, wherein the current discrete event simulation model includes... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080126068 - Accelerated simulation and verification of a system under test (sut) using cache and replacement management tables: A cache replacement system for extending the debugging capabilities of accelerated simulation by enabling enhanced cache data and state checking is provided. The system includes a Cell Broadband Engine Architecture (CBEA) compliant system implementing Replacement Management Tables in an accelerated simulation environment. The RMTs control cache replacement and allow the... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080126069 - Method, system and computer program product for analysis of simulation results: A method of analyzing simulation results of a model, the method comprising: obtaining a process model including model elements including tasks, non-reusable sub-processes, and called reusable sub-processes; assigning a unique identifier to each model-element; generating unique model-element-proxies for all model-elements except for model elements corresponding to a model-reusable-sub-process or a... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rsw

20080126070 - Detecting inconsistencies among system models: Systems and methods for determining whether a first system model is consistent with a second system model in a verification system are provide. The method comprises generating a first constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) from a first system model; solving the first CSP to generate a first solution; generating a second... Agent: Stephen C. Kaufman IBM Corporation

20080126071 - Simulation of system execution of instructions: Instructions to be executed on a system are simulated. Representative simulation phases of the instructions, which most affect simulation results of the instructions to be executed on the system, are dynamically determined. For each representative simulation phase of the instructions, a model is selected from a number of models that... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080126072 - Serial port virtualization for embedded applications: A system comprising a communication (COM) port server that, together with a COM port client, establishes COM port redirection over a network and communicates data with a serial port, at least one embedded application which is configured to communicate data via a serial port, and at least one virtual serial... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080120070 - Automatic specification generator for cad piping design: This software product is an system for the automatic creation of a specification file in a format compatible with an engineering computer assisted design program (CAD) thereby permitting the rapid and efficient creation of engineering designs, specifically for piping, in accordance with industry recognized standards, and for verifying that the... Agent: Lundeen & Dickinson, LLP

20080120068 - Generating an analytical model of a building for use in thermal modeling and environmental analyses: Embodiments of the invention may be used to generate an analysis model of a building for use in thermal modeling and other analyses. A method for generating a model for use in determining environmental requirements includes the steps of receiving a computer-aided design (CAD) model of a building design, parsing... Agent: John C. Carey Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080120069 - Generating an analytical model of building for use in thermal modeling and environmental analyses: Embodiments of the invention may be used to generate an analysis model of a building for use in thermal modeling and other analyses. A method for generating a model for use in determining environmental requirements includes the steps of receiving a computer-aided design (CAD) model of a building design, parsing... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080120071 - Scrapbook server, method of controlling same, and control program therefor: It is so arranged that a scrapbook can be created in conformity with a simulation. To achieve this, a creator accesses a scrapbook server using a computer and executes a simulation for creating a scrapbook by affixing part images such as photographic images and decorative images to an image of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080120072 - System and method for determining semantically related terms based on sequences of search queries: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining semantically related terms based on sequences of search queries. Generally, a semantically related term tool examines search logs to associate search queries with a user submitting the search query. The semantically related term tool establishes a plurality of sequences... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione / Yahoo! Overture

20080120073 - Method and system for lithography simulation and measurement of critical dimensions: A method and system for lithography simulation is disclosed. The method and system specify a subject region of a lithography image with a CD marker, specify a threshold intensity over the lithography image, specify a gradient to a threshold value of the threshold intensity, and calculate a sensitivity or ratio... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080120074 - Reducing gas turbine performance tracking estimation non-repeatability: The invention increases the fidelity of gas turbine engine module performance estimates that in turn enhance performance tracking and visibility. The methodology obviates input signal filtering since filtering may mask the onset and detection of a rapid measurement shift indicative of serious engine performance issues. The invention supports trend detection... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c. (p&w)

20080120075 - Systems and methods for fast simulation and visualization of sparse fluids: Example embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for simulating sparse fluids and visualizing the results. An example embodiment involves simulating sparse fluids on a two-dimensional surface and using that simulation to visualize the results on a three dimensional surface. The fluid computation operates in a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080120079 - Computer-implemented method and computer-based system for validating dna sequencing data: To validate DNA sequencing data from sequence data of one or more DNA fragments, a server (3) obtains a target specification from a user via a telecommunications network (2). From a set of one or more possible reference sequences (42), related to the target specification and stored in a database... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080120077 - Method for kinetic characterization from temporal image sequence: A computerized derivable kinetic characterization measurement method for live cell kinetic characterization inputs kinetic recognition data for a plurality of time frames. A single cell measurement step is performed using the kinetic recognition data for a plurality of time frames to generate single cell feature for a plurality of time... Agent: Shih-jong J. Lee

20080120078 - Modeling device, program, computer-readable recording medium, and method of establishing correspondence: A modeling device is disclosed that easily projects characteristic information obtained from an object onto a differently-shaped object, even if the object, from which the characteristic information is obtained, has a complex shape. A modeling device in one embodiment of the present invention includes a virtually electrifying section to calculate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080120081 - Modeling and simulating flow propagation in dynamic bandwidth systems: In a network that includes static bandwidth and dynamic bandwidth links, traffic flow at the OSI network layer is simulated at a traffic-flow level at interfaces to fixed bandwidth links, and simulated at a discrete-packet level at interfaces to dynamic bandwidth links. The resultant discrete-packet reception events at the receiving... Agent: Robert M. Mcdermott, Esq.

20080120084 - Incremental solver for modeling an integrated circuit: A system and method for modeling an IC (integrated circuit) employs a mesh model and a grid model for separating impedance effects between nearby and far-away pairs of mesh elements. Models for relating currents and voltages can be incrementally adapted from other designs or design elements in applications including mixed-signal,... Agent: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. C/o Novak Druce And Quigg LLP

20080120083 - Library-based solver for modeling an integrated circuit: A system and method for modeling an IC (integrated circuit) employs a mesh model and a grid model for separating impedance effects between nearby and far-away pairs of mesh elements. Models for relating currents and voltages can be incrementally adapted from other designs or design elements in applications including mixed-signal,... Agent: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. C/o Novak Druce And Quigg LLP

20080120082 - Transaction co-validation across abstraction layers: A method, apparatus, and system in which a modeling tool made up of a testbench executable program validates behavior of one or more sub-components of an electronic system design modeled as one or more executable behavioral models and a transactor translates a behavior of the sub-components between one or more... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20080120085 - Transaction co-validation across abstraction layers: A method, apparatus, and system in which a modeling tool made up of a testbench executable program validates behavior of one or more sub-components of an electronic system design modeled as one or more executable behavioral models and a transactor translates a behavior of the sub-components between one or more... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20080120086 - Method and system for the design of an enclosure to house internal components: Disclosed are a method, a computer-based system and a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for creating the specifications for the fabrication of a fully customized enclosure housing internal components. First a suitable three dimensional template representing a basic form of the enclosure is chosen from a plurality of... Agent: Marks & Clerk

20080120076 - Gas reservoir evaluation and assessment tool method and apparatus and program storage device: A Gas Reservoir Evaluation and Assessment Tool utilizes an Analytical Engine to produce predictions of pressure values and other production data at any point in space and at any point in time in a reservoir. A computer system, such as a workstation, stores a Gas Reservoir Evaluation and Assessment software... Agent: Osha . Liang L.l.p. / Slb

20080120080 - Systems and methods for alarm filtering and management within a real-time data acquisition and monitoring environment: A system for filtering and interpreting real-time sensory data from an electrical system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a power analytics server and a client terminal. The data acquisition component acquires real-time data output from the electrical system. The power analytics sewer is comprised of a... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080114574 - Complex event evaluation systems and methods: Complex event evaluation systems and methods are disclosed. A mathematics model for complex events and corresponding factors, and calculates a critical level of respective complex events according to weightings of respective factors in the mathematics model are provided. If several complex events occur simultaneously, a priority of respective complex events... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080114572 - Efficient and incremental sensitivity analysis for linear circuits: A method, system and computer readable medium that determine a sensitivity value of a linear circuit. A number of ingredients are computed with respect to the interconnect circuit which are largely independent of each other. The ingredients are combined and if any one of the ingredients changes, it is recalculated... Agent: Cahn & Samuels, LLP

20080114573 - Tag organization methods and systems: In a tag organization method a plurality of tags are received for tagging network resources. A range of resources tagged by each tag is determined for generating a hierarchical relationship network of tags according to the range of resources tagged by each tag. The hierarchical relationship network serves a graphical... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080114575 - Systems and methods for performing load analysis: A computer program product, system, and method for performing load analysis on various geometries is provided. The system is especially useful for performing load analysis on various portions of a mobile platform, for example an aircraft. The computer program product includes a computer readable medium bearing software instructions for enabling... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, Plc

20080114577 - Computational methods and systems associated with nutraceutical related assays: The present disclosure relates to computational methods and systems associated with nutraceutical related assays.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080114576 - Early detection of sepsis: The invention describes a system and method for detecting early signs of infection and, in particular, for identifying individuals most likely to develop sepsis. Measurement of expression levels of particular combinations of cytokines and/or cellular activation markers, optionally combined with the use of predictive algorithms, allows a high degree of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080114578 - System and method related to improving an immune system: The present application relates, in general, to a system and/or method for detection and/or treatment.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080114580 - Mimo channel simulator: A MIMO channel simulator for simulating the effects that a transmission channel has on at least two signals transmitted by at least two transmitting antennas that are received by at least two receiving antennas is disclosed. The simulator includes at least two input ports for connecting to the transmitting antennas... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080114581 - Root cause analysis approach with candidate elimination using network virtualization: Root cause analysis in a communication network includes eliminating candidate events using a computer-implemented method, comprising creating a virtual network model that describes nodes and links of the network at a plurality of time periods; receiving from the network a first event that indicates a problem in the network; receiving... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20080114582 - Detecting tampering of a signal: Systems and methods for detecting tampering of a signal are described herein. Some illustrative embodiments include an integrated circuit including an input/output (I/O) pad (electrically accessible from outside the integrated circuit), an I/O circuit coupled to the I/O pad that receives an internally generated signal and causes the internally generated... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080114579 - Brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods: This document discusses, among other things, brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods, such as for deep brain stimulation (DBS) or other electrical stimulation. A model computes a volume of influence region for a simulated electrical stimulation using certain stimulation parameters, such as amplitude, pulsewidth, frequency, pulse morphology, electrode contact... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.a.

20080109193 - Methods and apparatus to minimize saturation in a ground fault detection device: Methods and apparatus to minimize saturation in a ground fault detection device are disclosed. An example method includes connecting a capacitor simulator to a node of the ground fault detector device to prevent saturation, and monitoring power-line conductors for ground fault conditions with the ground fault detector device. An example... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080109195 - Machine radial stack gap generation and clearance management system and method: A system and method for readily generating radial clearance data for a radial clearance between locations on at least two parts in a rotating machine includes rendering an image of a cross section view of at least a portion of the machine on a display. The locations on the two... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080109196 - Tools and methods for range management: Methods and tool are provided for managing rangeland in a consistent, repeatable and quantitative manner. A geospatial model of the land is created and used to select forage analysis targets and forage analysis routes within the land. Then, forage observation locations are determined from the forage analysis targets. Forage and... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20080109192 - System and method for variational ball skinning for geometric modeling of ordered balls: A method for modeling a 2-dimensional tubular structure in a digitized image includes providing a digitized image of a tubular structure containing a plurality of 2D balls of differing radii, initializing a plurality of connected spline segments that form an envelope surrounding the plurality of 2D balls, each the spline... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080109194 - System and method for using model analysis to generate directed test vectors: In one embodiment, a system model models characteristics of a real-world system. The system model includes a plurality of sub-portions that each correspond to a component of the real-world system. A plurality of test vectors are applied to the system model and coverage achieved by the test vectors on the... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20080109199 - Apparatus and method for interfacing time-variant signals: An improved apparatus and method for interfacing a time variant waveform between two hardware environments. In one aspect, the invention comprises a circuit for accurately simulating the output of one or more types of sensing device (e.g., passive bridge pressure transducer) for use with a plurality of different monitoring and/or... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates Attn: Robert F. Gazdzinski, Esq.

20080109197 - Diabetes care management system: A diabetes care management system for managing blood glucose levels associated with diabetes, comprising a computing device and an insulin delivery device. The computing device generally includes (i) a memory comprising one or more optimal blood glucose values, one or more insulin dose values of a patient, one or more... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20080109198 - Polar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance: Systems and methods are disclosed for producing a digital model by providing a digital model of a tooth; providing a digital model of at least one attachment device having two or more portions, the digital model of the attachment device having the two or more portions extending through two or... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , Pllc

20080109200 - Integrated model predictive control of batch and continuous processes in a biofuel production process: System and method for managing a biofuel production process. An integrated dynamic multivariate predictive model is provided that includes a continuous process model representing a continuous process of the biofuel production process, a batch process model representing a batch process of the biofuel production process, and a continuous simulation framework.... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel Pc

20080109203 - Customer controlled design of a communication system: A system for designing a communication link for use in a data processing system, includes a parameter generator and an internal link model. The parameter generator allows a user to specify a first set of link parameters. The generator derives a set of internal parameters from the first set of... Agent: Joseph P. Lally

20080109201 - Disjunctive transition relation decomposition based verification: A method and system for building disjunctive transition relation decompositions of a system and obtaining reachable states from manipulation of the transition relation. Properties of the system may be verified by analyzing reachable states obtained with respect to a target specification of the system.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080109202 - Verification and reachability using an organic approach: A system and method for running multiple image computation approaches in parallel and selecting an optimal one of the image computation approaches for verification use based on efficiency of individual approaches. The method automatically determines an optimal approach with respect to modifications of parameters that can affect efficiency of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080109204 - Mosfet modeling for ic design accurate for high frequencies: The present invention presents methods for modeling the high frequency and noise characterization of MOSFETs. The models may be readily implemented as part of a SPICE or other simulation in a design flow. In particular, this invention is capable of providing a sub-circuit representation of a MOSFET that can accurately... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

20080109205 - Systems and methods for a real-time synchronized electrical power system simulator for \"what-if\" analysis and prediction over electrical power networks: A system for real-time modeling of electrical system performance is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a power analytics server and a client terminal. The power analytics server is comprised of a virtual system modeling engine, an analytics engine and a power system simulation engine. The virtual system... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080109206 - Memory device with emulated characteristics: A memory subsystem is provided including an interface circuit adapted for communication with a system and a majority of address or control signals of a first number of memory circuits. The interface circuit includes emulation logic for emulating at least one memory circuit of a second number.... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc- Mrm1

20080103734 - Supporting apparatus, design suporting method, and cad system: In a design supporting apparatus, a model shape inputting unit inputs data of a model designed by a CAD. A search component type designation receiving unit receives designation of a type of a component to be searched for. An attachable space range designation receiving unit receives designation of an attachable... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080103736 - Analysis engine for analyzing a computer system condition: A computer-executable method for analyzing a condition of a computer system comprises executing an operating system on a processor according to an operating system image resident in a memory, and executing an analysis engine independently of the operating system on the processor in co-existence with the operating system. The analysis... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080103735 - System and method for defining the frequency of product maintenance: A system, method, and computer program for defining a maintenance frequency of a product, comprising the steps of building a frequency expression for a product element based on a frequency expression language; and associating an action with said frequency expression and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.... Agent: Siemans Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.

20080103737 - Simulation system for facts connected online to scada system: An online simulation system for a flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) which is capable of analyzing operation control effect of the FACTS in advance through an online data connection with a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system used for operating an electric power system.... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080103738 - Modeling and simulating wireless mac protocols: Channel access delays and reception uncertainty are modeled as protocol-independent generic processes that are optimized for improved simulation performance. The generic process components are designed such that each different protocol can be modeled using an arrangement of these components that is specific to the protocol. In this way, speed and/or... Agent: Robert M. Mcdermott, Esq.

20080103740 - Process for optimizing the structural design of a stiffened composite material panel: The present invention relates to a computer-aided process for carrying out the structural design of a stiffened panel (9) made of a composite material, optimizing a target variable, comprising a first preparation phase (21) in which a Simulation Model (25) of the stiffened panel (9) with all the relevant information... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080103743 - System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations: The invention relates to a system for modeling an oilfield, which has process facilities and wellsite operatively connected, each wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir. The system includes multiple wellsite simulators, each modeling a portion of the wellsite, at least one... Agent: Osha . Liang L.L.P. / Slb

20080103744 - Heart simulator: A development system for a cardiac pacemaker control system, the development system comprising: a cardiac pacemaker prototype including an adaptive control system; and a heart simulator in communication with the cardiac pacemaker prototype comprising: a means for receiving pacing stimulations output from the cardiac pacemaker prototype; and a hemodynamic sensor... Agent: Simon Kahn - Pyi Tech, Ltd. C/o Landonip, Inc

20080103747 - Model predictive control of a stillage sub-process in a biofuel production process: System and method for managing a biofuel stillage sub-process of a biofuel production process using a dynamic multivariate predictive model of the stillage sub-process. An objective for the stillage sub-process is received specifying target production of output of the stillage sub-process, including a target value for moisture content of one... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20080103745 - System for predicting programmed ribosomal frameshift sites in genome sequences: Disclosed is a system for predicting programmed ribosomal frameshift sites in genome sequences, in which programmed frameshifts, which are difficult to detect because of their variation with gene types, are classified into −1 frameshifts and +1 frameshifts as basic frameshift models, each consisting of four types of modules, and the... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080103748 - Integrated model predictive control of distillation and dehydration sub-processes in a biofuel production process: System and method for integrated management of a biofuel distillation process and a biofuel dehydration process of a biofuel production process, comprising a dynamic multivariate model-based controller coupled to a dynamic multivariate predictive model. The model is executable to: receive distillation and dehydration process information including biofuel compositions, receive an... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20080103750 - Verification using simultaneous and inductive sat algorithms: A simultaneous satisfiability algorithm, or SSAT, allows simultaneous checks to be made efficiently for a number of literals, x1, . . . ,xn whether x1 is true under any satisfying assignments of a formula (written in conjunctive normal form) built from the variables of those literals and other variables (or,... Agent: Carrie A. Boone, P.C.

20080103752 - Apparatus, method, and program for conversion of application program: A method comprises displaying a model for an application program. The model includes an input interface, an output interface, and a plurality of variables. Addition of a new variable and placement of an annotation on the display unit for the new variable is detected. The annotation identifies the new variable... Agent: Ibm Austin Iplaw (dg)

20080103739 - Jet noise modeling method, jet noise analyzing method, and aircraft designing method: A jet noise source modeling method of creating a jet noise source model, includes: setting a plurality of point sound sources by quantizing a strength distribution of a jet noise source determined through an analysis of a jet stream and determining respective sound source strengths of respective point sound sources;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080103741 - Machining simulation system: A numerical control apparatus can perform a machining simulation or an interference check that reflects worksite information. However, a machining simulation apparatus cannot use worksite information in a machining simulation or an interference check. Thus, simulation conditions of the machining simulation apparatus are different from those of the numerical control... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080103742 - Coupled algorithms on quadrilateral grids for generalized axi-symmetric viscoelastic fluid flows: The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for simulating and analyzing viscoelastic fluid flow. The fluid flows through a channel and is ejected from a channel. The fluid has an interface between a first fluid and a second fluid. The method includes performing finite difference analysis and using... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080103746 - Systems and methods for pathogen detection and response: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be used for detection of one or more pathogens and determining one or more agents in response to pathogen detection.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080103749 - Computer network management: According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of identifying components of a computer infrastructure, comprising building a graph-based model of at least a part of the computer infrastructure, determining the presence within the built graph of a predetermined sub-graph, and where it is so... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080103751 - Temporary expanding integrated monitoring network: A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a plurality of parameters from a process for manufacture of a substance... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080103753 - Memory device with emulated characteristics: A memory subsystem is provided including an interface circuit adapted for communication with a system and a majority of address or control signals of a first number of memory circuits. The interface circuit includes emulation logic for emulating at least one memory circuit of a second number.... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC- Mrm1

20080103754 - Emulation of extended input/output measurement block facilities: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement block facility is emulated. The facility provides for the collection of relevant I/O measurement data, and the storing for later efficient retrieval of that data in an extended measurement block. The stored data relates to the performance of an I/O subchannel.... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080103755 - Extended input/output measurement word facility, and emulation of that facility: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation