Abstract: A first selector receives a second input signal and a second reference voltage, and selects either one. A first buffer receives the output signal of the first selector, and outputs the signal thus received to a terminal of the first resistor, and to a terminal of the third resistor. A second selector receives a first input signal and a third input signal, and selects either one. A fourth selector receives, as input signals, the output signal of an operational amplifier, a signal that corresponds to the output signal of the second selector, and a signal that corresponds to the second input signal, and selects one signal selected from among the signals thus received.
Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated worklists are provided. The method includes generating a worklist, which further includes retrieving a worklist template corresponding to the worklist and, via a first query, selecting a listing of members and attributes to be populated in the worklist, the attributes include a status indicator of an action item specified for each of the members of the worklist. The worklist generation also includes building a worklist member table with results of the first query and, via a second query, and using attributes of the worklist member table, identifying up-to-date values of one or more worklist member attributes, and outputting results of the second query to the worklist. The method also includes presenting the worklist to a corresponding assignee. For each of the members in the worklist, the status indicator is editable to update a status of the member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 21, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Prateek Agrawal, Rishi Arora, Walter C. Dietrich, Regina L. Haecker, Robert Hazeu, Saurabh Singh
Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line and insulated from the gate line, a common voltage line separated from the gate line and the data line, where the common voltage line transfers a predetermined voltage, a first switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a second switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching element, a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching element and at least two decompressing switching elements connected to the second switching element and the common voltage line.
Abstract: An array built-in self test (ABIST) system includes a first latch having a first data input, a first scan input and first output and a second latch having a second data input, a second scan input and a second output. The system also includes a first ABIST logic block coupled to the first output that compares a first expected value with a first data value received at the first data input and provided to the first ABIST logic block after a first clock is applied to the first latch. The system also includes a second ABIST logic block coupled to the second output that compares a second expected value with a second data value received at the second data input and provided to the second ABIST logic block after a second clock is applied to the second latch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Kevin J. Duffy, William V. Huott, Pradip Patel, Daniel Rodko
Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a silylchromate catalyst comprising the steps of: 1. depositing silylchromate on a support at a deposition temperature of at least 55° C. during a deposition time of less than 6 hours, 2. reducing the supported silylchromate by addition of a reducing agent at a reduction temperature of at least 15° C. during a reduction time of less than 1.5 hours; and 3. drying of the reduced silylchromate at a temperature of at least 25° C. during a drying time of less than 8 hours. The invention also relates to a process for the production of an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene copolymer in the presence of the silylchromate catalyst obtained with the process according to the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Saudi Basic Industires Corporation
Inventors:
Syriac Palackal, Srikant Hazra, Orass Hamed, Mohammed Al-Anazi
Abstract: A fast-steering, deformable mirror system is configured to manipulate a reflective surface in order to control the reflection of electromagnetic radiation off of the reflective surface. The system is configured to steer the reflective surface as a unit, and also to deform the reflective surface. The system is designed to reduce hysteresis in drive signals that control deformation of the reflective surface, to maintain an overall size and/or footprint of conventional fast-steering, non-deformable mirror systems, and/or provide other enhancements.
Abstract: A lighting system for an appliance is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lighting system includes a light shelf including a substantially planar light guide having a support member for releaseably coupling the light shelf to the appliance, a light injector coupled to a first end the light shelf, the light injector including a substrate having at least one light source disposed thereon and a housing for at least partially enclosing the at least one light source, wherein light emitted from the at least one light source is directed into the light guide, and an end piece coupled to a second end of the light shelf opposite the first end.
Abstract: A method of matching one or more software plug-ins to a user, the method including: defining one or more trigger events based on one or more actions of an application; monitoring a use of the application for the one or more trigger events; generating a suggestion of one or more plug-ins based on the use of the application; and generating a notification including the suggestion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Internationanl Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Danae C. Chu, Shruti Gandhi, Zachary A. Garbow, Clara Chia-Yen Liang, Timothy M. Trifilo
Abstract: In various embodiments, a structural body of a vehicle comprises: a hollow metal component comprising walls that define a channel, wherein the metal vehicle component has a metal component length, and wherein the metal vehicle component is selected from the group consisting of beam, rail, pillar, chassis, floor rocker, and cross-bar, combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing; and a plastic reinforcement having a honeycomb structure, wherein the plastic reinforcement is located in the channel. The metal component can be a portion of the structural body of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 20, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
Inventors:
Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Sudhakar Ramamoorthy Marur, Matthew Douglas Marks
Abstract: Bilayer systems include a bottom layer formed of polydimethylglutarimide, an acid labile dissolution inhibitor and a photoacid generator. The bilayer system can be exposed and developed in a single exposure and development process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Joy Cheng, Ho-Cheol Kim, Hiroshi Ito, Atsuko Ito, legal representative, Hoa D. Truong
Abstract: A global to local bit line interface circuit for domino SRAM devices includes a pair of complementary global write bit lines in selective communication with an array of SRAM cells through corresponding local write bit lines, the complementary global write bit lines configured to write a selected SRAM cell with data presented on a pair of complementary write data input lines; a pair of complementary global read bit lines in selective communication with the array of SRAM cells through corresponding local read bit lines, the complementary global read bit lines configured to read data stored in a selected SRAM cell and present the read data on a pair of complementary read data output lines; and blocking logic configured to prevent, during a write operation, propagation of stored data from the SRAM cells out on the complementary read data output lines prior to completion of the write operation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 26, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Abstract: An inverter device includes a first nanowire connected to a voltage source node and a ground node, a first p-type field effect transistor (pFET) device having a gate disposed on the first nanowire, and a first n-type field effect transistor (nFET) device having a gate disposed on the first nanowire.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Sarunya Bangsaruntip, Guy Cohen, Amlan Majumdar, Jeffrey W. Sleight
Abstract: A thermoplastic composition including a combination of a polycarbonate, an impact modifier, an aromatic vinyl copolymer, and a polyester carbonate and/or a polycarbonate polysiloxane copolymer having excellent thermal and mechanical properties as well as good adhesion to both a polymer superstrate and certain types substrates is disclosed. Also disclosed are articles and multilayer films including the tie layer composition.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for capturing annotations about database material in a way that allows queries with conditions or predicates on both the database material and the annotations. Database material may be text, computer programs, graphics, audio, spreadsheets, or any other material which may be stored and indexed. Database material may be in one or multiple sources, and annotations may be stored together with the original material or in a separate store. Annotations can be used to capture information such as additional facts about the database material, the opinions and judgments of experts about the database material, and/or links to other related material. Annotations may be captured in a structured form to enhance queryability and semantic interpretation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 2006
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Alan Ronald Bays, Laura Myers Haas, Hans Werner Horn, Julia Elizabeth Rice, Peter Martin Schwarz, William Clarence Swope
Abstract: A magnetic layer that includes a seed layer comprising at least tantalum and a free magnetic layer comprising at least iron. The free magnetic layer is grown on top of the seed layer and the free magnetic layer is perpendicularly magnetized. The magnetic layer may be included in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Abstract: A turbine includes a static member, a moveable member fluidly connected to the static member, and a flexible seal. The flexible seal includes a spring component having a base section mounted to one of the static member and the moveable member of the turbine and a plurality of biasing members. Each of the plurality of biasing members includes a first portion extending from the base section and a cantilevered portion. The flexible seal further includes a seal component provided on the cantilevered portion of each of the plurality of biasing members. The seal component is biased into contact with the other of the static member and the moveable member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 7, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Ronald James Chila, Kevin Weston McMahan, Timur Repikov
Abstract: A dry low NOx (DLN) fuel nozzle of a fuel system is provided and includes one or more downstream orifices formed to define a first fluid path along which fluid is directed to flow, an upstream orifice, located upstream from the one or more downstream orifices, formed to define a second fluid path along which the fluid is directed to flow and connecting passages disposed to fluidly couple the first and second fluid paths of the downstream and upstream orifices, respectively, to one another. At least one of a radial size and an axial location of the upstream orifice is set to cooperatively detune an acoustic impedance of the fuel system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 4, 2012
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Kwanwoo Kim, Fei Han, Shiva Srinivasan, Kapil Kumar Singh
Abstract: A magnetic component may include a core including an upper collar, a lower collar, and a spool portion around which a lead wire is wound and external terminals which are directly disposed on the lower collar and to which both ends of the lead wire are connected. The external terminals may include a terminal end fixing portion. The terminal ends of the lead wire may be positioned by the terminal end fixing portions, and may be connected to the external terminals.
Abstract: A power generation system is provided and includes a compressor to increase a pressure of inlet ambient air and a turbine downstream from the compressor having a first stage and additional stages downstream from the first stage, the first stage structurally incorporating a combustor in which the compressed ambient air is mixed with fuel and in which the mixture is combusted to generate high temperature exhaust gas from which mechanical energy is derived in the first and additional stages.