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Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/11

20110022362 - Energy usage analysis in servo drive systems: Systems and methods analyze energy consumption of a servo motor driven system during a conceptual design phase thereof. By breaking up loss of the servo motor driven system to its loss constituents, a designer tool is provided, which readily informs a user regarding losses that are created from a particular... Agent: Rockwell Automation For Turocy & Watson LLP

20110022363 - Robust optimization-based decision support tool for reservoir development planning: A robust optimization-based decision support tool for reservoir development planning can comprise a source of input data, an optimization model, a high fidelity model for simulating the reservoir, and one or more solution routines interfacing with the optimization model. The optimization model can consider unknown parameters having uncertainties directly within... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20110022365 - Multi-objective optimization design support apparatus and method: An embodiment relates to a multi-objective optimization design supporting technique to reduces the computational complexity of QE/CAD. When the input logical expression generated by a logical-expression-with-qualifier generation unit is satisfied in regard to the sample point included in a certain piece of cell information for each value of the same... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20110022364 - Simulation apparatus, simulation method, and simulation program: A disclosed device includes a simulation apparatus which simulates a shift in signal characteristics occurring in a wiring pattern formed in a printed wiring board including a first database that stores wiring pattern attribute information and wiring pattern positional information, a second database storing solid lack portion size information and... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center Fujitsu Management Services Of America, Inc.

20110022366 - Systems and methods for identifying and utilizing a mass flow sprinkler coefficient: Systems and methods for determining, characterizing and/or predicting the impact of a sprinkler discharge spray on a fire induced mass flow through a vent, preferably a doorway, of a compartment. Provided are systems and methods for determining a sprinkler coefficient that characterizes the ability of a sprinkler to reduce a... Agent: For: Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products Perkins Coie LLP

20110022367 - Processes for determining the strength of a plate-type exchanger, for producing a plate-type heat exchanger, and for producing a process engineering system: A process for determining the strength of a plate-type heat exchanger includes computing the temperature stresses of the plate-type heat exchanger within the heat exchanger during its operation by a three-dimensional numerical simulation. Based on the computed temperature stresses, the strength of the plate-type heat exchanger is determined. The process... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20110022368 - System and method for well performance optimization: A system, software program, and method to evaluate the performance of a well in a subsurface reservoir are disclosed. A new well module is used to evaluate new wells to be placed in fluid communication with the subsurface reservoir. An existing well module is used to evaluate existing wells that... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20110022372 - Clothing simulation apparatus, clothing simulation program, and clothing simulation method: A clothing simulation apparatus precisely determines clothing pressure for bringing a clothing into tight contact with a human body. A fitting part 22 divides a paper pattern model into a plurality of elements, imparts dynamic characteristics shown by a fabric model to each element, deforms the paper pattern model by... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110022371 - Follicular unit transplantation planner and methods of its use: A system for planning transplantation of follicular units in a body surface of a patient includes a user interface comprising a software-controlled processor, a monitor, and an input device, wherein the system is configured for acquiring images of the body surface, processing the images to produce a three-dimensional model of... Agent: Restoration Robotics, Inc.

20110022370 - Method and system for modeling bone structure from collagen bundle orientations: The present invention relates to the characterization of human bone microstructure that is applicable to methods of characterizing and predicting fracture initiation, propagation, and arrest. These methods involve the collagen orientation in proximity of osteocyte lacunae, such as the lacunar-ECM interface and perilacunar region, and the role that collagen orientation... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20110022369 - Modeling states of an entity: Methods, systems and apparatus for modeling states of an entity are presented. For example, a method, implemented on a processor device, of modeling one or more states of an entity is presented. The method includes obtaining a training dataset for training a model by applying a stimulus to the entity,... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20110022375 - Method for reconstructing a signal from distorted experimental measurements and device for its implementation: A method for acquiring (1) experimental measures with interferences of a physical phenomenon, and for reconstructing (2) a point-by-point signal (3) representative of the phenomenon according to at least one dimension that can vary during the experimental measure acquisition, using at least one simulation model (4) of at least one... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110022373 - Model checking of liveness property in a phase abstracted model: Phase abstraction may be utilized to increase efficiency of model checking techniques. A liveness property may be checked in respect to a phase abstracted model by modifying the liveness property in accordance with the phase abstracted model. A fairness property may be modified to ensure that the fairness property is... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20110022374 - Transparent flow model simulation implementing bi-directional links: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a flow model simulation. In an illustrative embodiment, annotated simulation settings are associated with a source model in response to receiving the source model. The annotated simulation settings are derived from at least... Agent: Steven E. Bach Attorney At Law

20110022376 - Esd analysis device and esd analysis program used for designing semiconductor device and method of designing semiconductor device: An ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) analysis device includes: a circuit simulation unit; a border cell extraction unit; and a check unit. The circuit simulation unit executes a circuit simulation of design data of a semiconductor integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits of a plurality of power supply systems, to calculate... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110022377 - Information processing device, information processing system, and recording medium: In an information processing device connected to an external device via a network, the external device includes an application platform of an image forming device and the information processing device includes a platform emulator that emulates the application platform. The platform emulator includes an implementing information acquiring part that receives... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110015901 - Method for representing the surface of an object: In an improved method for the representation of the surface of an object, the actual 3D data (7) of the surface of the object are determined. The desired 3D data of the surface of the object are modified on the basis of the actual 3D data (7) of the surface... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20110015900 - Method of routing the physical links of an avionics platform: The invention relates to a method of routing the physical links of a avionics platform inside an aircraft. A physical link connects a plurality (N) of equipment units and is composed of one or more branches, where each branch of said link connects a sender equipment unit to a receiver... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110015902 - Twelve-cornered strengthening member: A method for optimizing a twelve-cornered strengthening member comprises: modeling a vehicle assembly including a strengthening member having a twelve-cornered cross section; parameterizing a geometry of the strengthening member with a plurality of control parameters; defining a design of experiment using the plurality of control parameters; modeling a vehicle using... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/ford Motor Co.)

20110015905 - Algorithm for the efficient calculation of multiple fiber group materials within a specified fem: A method for calculating multi-directional composites in FEM simulations for designing a high pressure tank. The method starts by reading data for the simulation including fiber orientation and composite material properties. Then, for every FEM element, the method calculates the stiffness of directional plies and converts the calculated stiffness into... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20110015906 - Method and device for determining a coefficient of friction: In a method for determining a coefficient of friction between a motor vehicle tire of a motor vehicle and the surface of a roadway, a first coefficient of friction parameter (μest—used,ij) is determined using a model (RM) in which a functional correlation between the first coefficient of friction parameter (μest—used,ij)... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20110015910 - Method of generating a hex-dominant mesh of a faulted underground medium: A method having application for petroleum exploration or geological storage of generating a mesh of a faulted underground medium, comprising generating a hex-dominant mesh from faults and horizons in a form of a 3D triangulated surfaces. Each 3D triangulated surface is converted to a 2D triangulated surface onto which the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20110015903 - Method of searching for positions to place control rods with crack in a boiling water reactor core: Disclosed is a method of searching for positions to place control rods with crack in a boiling water reactor core. When a control rod is broken in a nuclear reactor core, it is determined whether the smallest cold shut-down margin meets the regulations of the laws. Positions meeting the regulations... Agent: Jackson Intellectual Property Group PLLC

20110015904 - Model based estimation of a complete or partial positron emission tomography attenuation map using maximum likelihood expectation maximization: Example embodiments are directed to a method of correcting attenuation in a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner and a positron emission tomography (PET) unit. The method includes acquiring PET sinogram data of an object within a field of view of the PET unit. The method further includes producing an attenuation map... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110015907 - Petrophysical method for predicting plastic mechanical properties in rock formations: Method for prediction of mechanical properties used in the description of large-strain plastic deformation for any subsurface rock strata of interest. The method is not specific to any geographic region, geological environment or subsurface depth interval, nor is it constrained to a specific lithology or plastic mechanical property. Predictive algorithms... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Law Department

20110015909 - Reservoir modeling method: A method for providing a three-dimensional model of a reservoir includes: dividing the reservoir into grid elements, each of the grid elements being delimited by boundary surfaces, storing reservoir properties associated with each of the grid elements in a computer memory, dividing boundary surfaces of each of the grid elements... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20110015908 - System and method for numerically evaluating thermal comfort inside an enclosure: A system and method for assessing thermal comfort in an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes performing a numerical analysis on a calibration enclosure including a thermal manikin in a uniform thermal environment to obtain a surface heat transfer coefficient (hcal) for each body part of the... Agent: GlobalIPServices, PLLC

20110015911 - Methods and systems to predict rotary drill bit walk and to design rotary drill bits and other downhole tools: Methods and systems may be provided to simulate forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates, relatively constant tilt rates, wellbores with uniform generally circular cross-sections and wellbores with non-circular cross-sections. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20110015912 - Transport property data calculated from derivative seismic rock property data for transport modeling: At least one transport property for a subsurface region is calculated from derivative seismic data by generating a model relating at least one derivative seismic rock property of a subsurface region to at least one transport property for the subsurface region. At least one transport property is calculated by applying... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company

20110015913 - Simulation method, simulation apparatus, biological treatment method, and biological treatment apparatus: Provided is a simulation method, whereby the calibration operation load can be reduced while minimizing a lowering in prediction accuracy, and a simulation apparatus. It is also intended to provide a biological treatment method, whereby the required operation load can be reduced, and a biological treatment apparatus. These problems can... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20110015914 - Special nuclear material simulation device: An apparatus for simulating special nuclear material is provided. The apparatus typically contains a small quantity of special nuclear material (SNM) in a configuration that simulates a much larger quantity of SNM. Generally the apparatus includes a spherical shell that is formed from an alloy containing a small quantity of... Agent: Bwxt - Y12, LLC Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20110015915 - Configuring a simulator for testing wireless devices: Configuration of a simulator for testing a wireless device in a network environment including multiple wireless devices is facilitated by receiving as input an indication of devices to be connected to a simulator for test and an indication of at least one channel model to be applied to an identified... Agent: Anderson Gorecki & Manaras LLP

20110015916 - Simulation method, system and program: A simulation system having multiple peripherals that communicate with each other. The system includes a weighted graph with weights set as communication times. The peripherals are represented as nodes and connection paths are represented as edges. Among the communication times in the loop, the minimum time is set as first... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20110015917 - Browser emulator system: A browser emulator is provided. An example browser emulator system includes a communications module to receive requests for web pages from a browser application, a document object model (DOM) interceptor to intercept an initial document object model (DOM) provided by the web application, an activator to activate a browser emulator,... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/ebay

20110015918 - Method, system, and apparatus for communicating with a computer management device: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for enabling communication with a computer management device. According to a method one or more vendor specific commands for communicating with a management device are defined according to a first communication standard. The one or more vendor specific commands are then transmitted to the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20110010134 - Active building information modeling apparatus and method: An apparatus for coordinating building including a data memory for storing a three dimensional building model, the three dimensional building model having a plurality of elements, each element having a plurality of attributes. An element ownership processor for assigning ownership of each of the plurality of elements to one of... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20110010136 - Micro electromechanical device with stress and stress gradient compensation: Methods for designing a micro electromechanical device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises extending a floating element between a first anchor point and a second anchor point. The floating element includes a predetermined reference portion. The method further comprises determining a first location for a first stress relieving... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20110010135 - Process and device for passenger cabin layout: A process for determining the distribution of seats of a passenger cabin, whereby the cabin includes at least one row of seats arranged essentially one behind the other along a longitudinal axis, and the cabin includes element for arranging each seat in a position on the ground among a set... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110010149 - Blasting method: Methods for evaluating drill pattern parameters such as burden, spacing, bore-hole diameter, etc., at a blast site are disclosed. One method involves accumulating the burden contributed by successive layers of rock and matching the accumulated rock burden to a target value for a borehole having a length related to the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20110010145 - Method, apparatus and computer program for multiple time stepping simulation of a thermodynamic system: A computer-implemented method of simulating behaviour of a thermodynamic system over time, the thermodynamic system having a state described by collective vectors of position and momentum at any given time and the method comprising a momentum refreshment process, a conservative dynamics process, and an acceptance/rejection process, wherein the momentum refreshment... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20110010147 - Method, apparatus and computer program for multiple time stepping simulation of a thermodynamic system using shadow hamiltonians: c

20110010138 - Methods and apparatus to compensate first principle-based simulation models: Methods and apparatus to compensate first principle-based simulation models are disclosed. An example method to compensate a first-principle based simulation model includes applying one or more first test inputs to a process system to generate first output data, applying one or more second test inputs to a first principle model... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20110010150 - Methods and systems for genome-scale kinetic modeling: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the construction, analysis, and characterization of dynamical states of biological networks at the cellular level. Methods are provided for analyzing the dynamical states by constructing matrices using high-throughput data types, such as fluxomic, metabolomic, and proteomic data. Some embodiments relate to an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20110010137 - Numerical simulation of airflow within porous materials: Systems and methods of numerically simulating airflow within porous materials are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, engineering product represented by a finite element analysis model containing in part porous material with permeability. In each solution cycle of a time-marching simulation, each of the elements of porous... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20110010142 - Petroleum reservoir history matching method using local parametrizations: Method of constructing an image of a petroleum reservoir from dynamic data Id disclosed having application for petroleum reservoir characterization. At least two independent realizations of the reservoir are generated from at least two Gaussian white noises. At least one region is defined within the reservoir and a parameter allowing... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20110010141 - Polynomial synthesis: Galois Field circuit production apparatus for fabricating a polynomial over GF(2m) in a circuit, comprising, an input device for allowing a specification relating to a desired polynomial over GF(2m) to be entered, a processor and memory for producing an improved, and preferably optimized, netlist, and means for fabricating a circuit... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20110010140 - Probability distribution function mapping method: A method includes: receiving a plurality of values of an input variable representative of a physical characteristic of a component or system, using a physics model to produce an estimate of an output for each of the input values, mapping the output estimates to the input values to produce an... Agent: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP

20110010146 - Process for creating a library of algorithmic representations of electronic equipment: In a process for creating a semi-equipment library S-E Library, the semi-equipment, defined by predetermined standards, is integrated into at least one electronic system. The semi-equipment library S-E Library includes—for at least one piece of semi-equipment—a logical functioning algorithm that represents it, in the form of generic simulation blocks (formal,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110010148 - Process for selecting individuals and designing a breeding program: The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for improving the efficacy of a plant breeding program aimed at altering phenotypic traits for which associations with genetic markers can be established. Genome-wide genetic values of individuals are computed based on the individuals' marker genotypes and the associations established between genetic markers... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20110010144 - Self-tuning, biologically modeled sorter: Disclosed is a self-tuning flow cytometer that uses a mathematical model to perform sort decisions that is based upon the biological response of the particular types of cells that are being sorted. In one embodiment, statistical calculations of the likelihood of an event belonging to a certain population are used... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20110010143 - Tar estimation: A method to predict tars and tar sands in petroleum exploration and production in a subsurface volume by building a viscoelastic property model of the volume using rock behavior including tars together with seismic inversion to derive a lithology volume identifying tars.... Agent: Kevin Mcenaney,IPDept. Westerngeco L.L.C.

20110010139 - Utilizing an unsat proof for model checking: A proof of unsatisfiability associated with a bounded model may be extended to apply to another bounded model having a larger bound. In some exemplary embodiments, an unbounded model may be proved using one or more such extensions. A proof may be reordered in order to decrease its size and... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20110010151 - Fluid distribution apparatus and method facilitating cooling of electronics rack(s) and simulating heated airflow exhaust of electronics rack(s): Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating simulation of heated airflow exhaust of an electronics subsystem, electronics rack or row of electronics racks. The apparatus includes a thermal simulator, which includes an air-moving device and a fluid-to-air heat exchanger. The air-moving device establishes airflow from an air inlet to air... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20110010152 - Method of developing and calibrating a tool for non-destructive inspection of parts of a turbomachine: A method of developing a tool for non-destructive inspection of parts of a turbomachine engine, the method comprising the steps consisting in: a) making parts and/or sets of parts of an engine portion by prototyping from a digital model of said engine portion, and then assembling said parts and/or sets... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110010153 - Model analysis system, model analysis method, and model analysis program: To improve the precision of an analysis of a finite element model. A model analysis system analyzes a state change according to a temperature and/or an external force in a finite element model of an object including a fluid portion and a structure portion coupled together. Further, the model analysis... Agent: Mr. Jackson Chen

20110010154 - System and method for optimizing animal production: A system for generating an animal feed formulation based on utilization of nutrients received by an animal. The system includes a simulator engine configured to generate a set of animal requirements based on characteristics of an animal and to generate animal feed formulation input based at least in part on... Agent: Cargill, Incorporated

20110010155 - Tracheal intubation training apparatus: It is an object of the invention to evaluate a tracheal intubation technique in consideration of various points to remember related to a tracheal intubation treatment. A tracheal intubation training apparatus (10) is provided with a model (14) which has an appearance modeled on the upper body portion of a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110010157 - Process for automatic creation of wiring simulation: A process for automatic generation of functional digital simulation of an electronic system starting from a wiring specification base, whereby the system includes equipment, at least one connecting wire interconnecting the equipment, optionally inputs/outputs to other systems, includes: creating a wire table TC by selecting and extracting data from the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110010156 - Simulation or test system, and associated method: p

20110010158 - Software modeling systems for metering and translating measurements: Systems and methods are provided for collecting and aggregating a plurality of power flow measurements from a plurality of devices in a power management system. The error bounds of the aggregated power flow measurement are then determined using at least one error model. Systems and methods are also provided for... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (dc/orl)

20110010159 - Enabling end-to-end testing of applications across networks: End-to-end testing of applications across networks is enabled. To test the application and the infrastructure subsystems, an application server connected to the network contains an application under test. A response simulator is connected to the other end of the network. A test module is accessible to the application and to... Agent: RswIPLaw IBM Corporation

20110010160 - Simulating real-time software components based on logical execution time: A system for simulating a real-time system using a block-oriented simulation with a static block-update order comprises: a clock providing a time base; a first task function block with a task release block, a task execution block, a task termination block, and a delay block; a first trigger block that... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20110010161 - Modeling computer applications and storage used thereby: Embodiments of the invention provide a technique to model applications and storage used thereby. An aspect of the present invention is directed to a method for managing a computer system which includes at least one host computer and at least one storage system which are connected via a network, the... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20110004447 - Method to build 3d digital models of porous media using transmitted laser scanning confocal mircoscopy and multi-point statistics: Methods for characterizing a three-dimensional (3D) sample of porous media using at least one measuring tool that retrieves two or more set of transmitted measured data at two or more depths of the sample, such that the retrieved two or more set of transmitted measured data is communicated to a... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20110004448 - Method to quantify discrete pore shapes, volumes, and surface areas using confocal profilometry: Methods for characterizing a sample of porous media using a measuring device along with a multipoint statistical (MPS) model. Retrieving a set of reflected measured data provided by the measuring device of a surface of the sample in order to produce a sample imaging log, wherein the retrieved set of... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20110004450 - Display of modeled magnetic fields: Methods and systems for modeling and displaying magnetic field intensities during Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) are described, particularly methods and system for modeling and displaying TMS using overlapping magnetic fields to stimulate deep brain regions.... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20110004452 - Method for compensation of responses from eddy current probes: A method of inspecting a component using an eddy current array probe (ECAP) is provided. The method includes scanning a surface of the component with the ECAP, collecting, with the ECAP, a plurality of partial defect responses, transferring the plurality of partial defect responses to a processor, modeling the plurality... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20110004453 - Method for prediction of lipoprotein content from nmr data: The invention concerns a method of preparing regression coefficients in a multivariate analysis for predicting the quantity of a component of a lipoprotein entity in a biological sample from NMR spectral data and a method of predicting the quantity of a component of a lipoprotein entity in a biological sample... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110004451 - Method of designing a composite panel: A method of designing a composite panel, the panel comprising a plurality of zones, each zone comprising a plurality of plies of composite material arranged in a stacking sequence, each ply in each stacking sequence having a respective orientation angle. For each orientation angle a first layout matrix is created... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20110004454 - Statistical method for analyzing the performance of oilfield equipment: A statistical methodology is disclosed to provide time-to-event estimates for oilfield equipment. A method according to the present invention extracts unbiased information from 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... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20110004449 - Systems and methods of improved boolean forms: Various systems, methods, and computing units are provided for reduced cost evaluation of Boolean expressions. In one representative embodiment, a method includes: determining a first modified cost measure for a node of a binary tree, the first modified cost measure comprising M cost values, the node in an original condition;... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20110004455 - Designing a network: A method of designing a network given a set of network nodes, a set of adjacencies defining which nodes can be connected together directly and so are topologically adjacent and a traffic matrix comprising a plurality of entries each indicating a source node, a destination node and a number being... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20110004456 - Virtual network embedding method in wireless test-bed network: Provided is a technology for providing an efficient embedding method in virtualizing a wireless test-bed network. In a virtual network embedding method in a wireless test-bed network, at least one packing point is generated in a two-dimensional strip comprised of time and frequency bandwidth, and the best virtual network slice... Agent: Ampacc Law Group, PLLC

20110004457 - Service-oriented infrastructure management: A method for computing includes specifying a data processing system using a logical system definition, which defines logical system components having respective functionalities and a topology for interconnecting the logical system components. The logical system components are represented using respective logical objects in a hierarchical object model. Physical resources of... Agent: D. Kligler I.p. Services Ltd

20110004458 - 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: K&l Gates LLP

20110004459 - Data backup devices and methods for backing up data: A data backup system comprises an emulation component and a storage device having logical storage areas. The emulation component is configured to represent a first logical storage area of the storage device, such as a solid state memory or a disk drive partition, as if it were an auto-launch device.... Agent: Gard And Kaslow LLP

20110004460 - Virtual testbed for system verification test: A virtual testbed for system verification test is provided in which emulated responses are associated with certain steps of a system verification test. The emulated responses can be manually entered or populated with previous test results obtained from execution of the emulation-enabled steps on a real testbed. When the emulation-enabled... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP