Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm A & J
  • Moving all TAP controllers through update-IR state after selecting individual TAPs
    Patent number: 8341474
    Abstract: A method implemented to test a plurality of components coupled in a star configuration, each component having a test access port (TAP) controller. The method comprises performing a capture phase of a scan operation on all of the TAP controllers in the star configuration and sequentially selecting one of the TAP controllers at a time to perform a shift state. When all of the TAP controllers have been sequentially selected to perform the shift phase, the method further comprises selecting all of the TAP controllers to perform an update phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Gary L. Swoboda
  • Combination treatment of metabolic disorders
    Patent number: 8338480
    Abstract: Various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis can be treated with a combination of a direct PPAR-gamma agonist and a Compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I) Three of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen and the remainder are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, methyl, ethyl, perfluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, and perfluoromethoxy; and m is 0, 2 or 4. R6 is hydrogen, O or hydroxy, and X is —OR7, wherein R7 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; or R6 is hydrogen, and X is —NR8R9, wherein R8 is hydrogen or hydroxy and R9 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. When X is —NR8R9, hydroxy none of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is hydroxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Reid W. von Borstel, Kirvin L. Hodge
  • Method and a system for accelerating procedure return sequences
    Patent number: 8341383
    Abstract: A method for retrieving a return address from a link stack when returning from a procedure in a pipeline processor is disclosed. The method identifies a retrieve instruction operable to retrieve a return address from a software stack. The method further identifies a branch instruction operable to branch to the return address. The method retrieves the return address from the link stack, in response to both the instruction and the branch instruction being identified and fetches instructions using the return address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: James Norris Dieffenderfer, Michael William Morrow
  • Methods and apparatuses for facilitating spontaneous shopping collaboration incorporating consultant's interests
    Patent number: 8341024
    Abstract: Servicing and/or providing spontaneous collaboration between a shopper and consultants concerning a shopping goal includes deriving information about the shopper's physical or logical proximity to a particular product category, combined with the current contents of his or her shopping cart is used to determine one or more shopping goals; as well as information about each potential consultant, including physical proximity, willingness to consult, areas of expertise and recent experience is used to rank each consultant in terms of relevance to one or more shopping goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Frederick Bantz, Clifford A. Pickover
  • Security to extend trust
    Patent number: 8341393
    Abstract: An exemplary apparatus includes one or more processors; memory; circuitry configured to hash a value associated with core root of trust measurement code and system management code; store the hash in a secure register; load an operating system; validate a certificate associated with the core root of trust measurement code and validate a certificate associated with the system management code; based on the validated certificates, provide an expected hash associated with the core root of trust measurement code and the system management code; decide if the expected hash matches the hash stored in the register; and, if the expected hash matches the hash stored in the register, commence a dynamic root of trust measurement session. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall S. Springfield, Howard J. Locker, David Rivera, Joseph M. Pennisi, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Coated substrates, organometallic films and methods for applying organometallic films to substrates
    Patent number: 8337985
    Abstract: A coated article comprising a substrate having a plastic surface and adhered thereto an organometallic film in which the metal has f electron orbitals or is niobium is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for applying organometallic films to substrates and the organometallic films themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Aculon, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric L. Hanson
  • Data burst communication techniques for mobile communication devices operating in packet data sessions
    Patent number: 8340025
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a mobile communication device receives and decodes a plurality of packet data bursts over a packet data channel of a serving cell. While receiving and decoding the packet data bursts, the mobile communication device also receives and decodes a plurality of broadcast data bursts over a broadcast control channel of a neighbor cell. When a time conflict exists between receiving and decoding at least one of the packet data bursts and receiving and decoding at least one of the broadcast data bursts, the mobile communication device receives and decodes the at least one packet data burst instead of the at least one broadcast data burst when no imminent call drop between the mobile communication device and the serving cell is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventor: Matthias Wandel
  • Method and device for operating a transformer
    Patent number: 8339822
    Abstract: A method for operating a single-phase, mid-frequency welding transformer formed with a transformer core having a primary coil and a secondary coil connected into a secondary circuit has several steps. The several steps include regulating a magnetic flux density (B) in the transformer core between an upper flux density threshold value (Bm) and a lower flux density threshold value (?Bm), by applying, in alteration, a first voltage (UDC) and a second voltage (?UDC) to the primary coil of the transformer, and regulating a load current (ibr) in the secondary circuit between an upper load current threshold value (ibr-zg) and a lower load current threshold value (ibr-sp), by applying, in alternation, a third voltage (0V)to the primary coil of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Beno Klopcic, Heinz-Ullrich Mueller, Drago Dolinar, Gorazd Stumberger
  • System and method for flexibly taking actions in response to detected activities
    Patent number: 8341534
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for flexibly taking actions in response to detected activities is provided. A trigger in a computing environment is defined and includes at least one of specifying one or more documents, persons, key words, times, and projects associable with the activities of at least one user, and defining one or more actions associable with the activities of at least one such user. At least one of activities, events, and stimuli occurring within the computing environment is monitored in relation to the documents, persons, key words, times, and projects, and to the activities. Action is taken within the computing environment upon activation of the trigger by the at least one activity, event, and stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Allan Bier, Teresa F. Lunt, Oliver Brdiczka
  • Method of manufacturing photomask and method of repairing optical proximity correction
    Patent number: 8338960
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photomask is described. The graphic data of the photomask are provided, and than an optical proximity correction is performed to the graphic data. A process rule check is then performed to the graphic data with the optical proximity correction. When at least one failed pattern not passing the process rule check is found in the graphic data, a repair procedure is performed only to the failed pattern so that the failed pattern can pass the process rule check. The patterns of the photomask are then formed according to the corrected and repaired graphic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ling-Chieh Lin, Chien-Fu Lee, I-Hsiung Huang
  • Device for connecting an electric line to a circuit breaker
    Patent number: 8339773
    Abstract: A device for connecting an electric line to a connection terminal for direct or indirect connection with a circuit breaker, which comprises at least one first electrically conducting body having a first end portion intended to be operatively connected to the terminal, and a second end portion intended to be operatively connected to a conductor element of the electric line, and at least one thermal conducting body comprising a hermetically sealed cavity containing a cooling fluid. The thermal conducting body is operatively coupled to the first electrically conducting body such that the hermetically sealed cavity has a first surface arranged in proximity to the first end portion and a second surface arranged in proximity to the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Frassineti, Federico Gamba
  • High voltage current source and voltage expander in low voltage process
    Patent number: 8339189
    Abstract: A high voltage current source and a voltage expander implemented in a low voltage semiconductor process. The voltage expander extends the operating voltage range of a stack of transistors to multiple times a supply voltage Vdd at the output node of the stack without exceeding the breakdown voltage of any of the transistors in the stack. The voltage expander uses a diode and a voltage divider to detect the output node voltage changes and generates a plurality of voltages that control the gate voltages for the stack of transistors. A high voltage wide swing current source utilizes a transistor to set the output current and the voltage expander to extend the output voltage range of the current setting transistor. An additional transistor and another current source ensure that the output current is constant throughout the entire output voltage range between about 0V and multiple times the supply voltage Vdd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research
    Inventor: Edward K. F. Lee
  • Metal plating compositions
    Patent number: 8337688
    Abstract: Disclosed are metal plating compositions for plating a metal on a substrate. The metal plating compositions include compounds which influence the leveling and throwing performance of the metal plating compositions. Also disclosed are methods of depositing metals on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventors: Erik Reddington, Gonzalo U. Desmaison, Zukra I. Niazimbetova, Donald E. Cleary, Mark Lefebvre
  • Absorbent article comprising an absorbent element comprising a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition
    Patent number: 8338660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles, typically for feminine protection, including a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent element positioned between the tospheet and the backsheet, said absorbent element includes a fluid storage layer which a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition. The absorbent thermoplastic composition is a polymeric base material having particles of water-insoluble water-swellable absorbent material dispersed therein. The liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition is configured in a plurality of unattached spaced apart zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ivano Gagliardi, Paolo Veglio, Roberto D'Addario, Giovanni Carlucci, Marco Digiacomantonio
  • Techniques for correcting errors using iterative decoding
    Patent number: 8341506
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for iteratively decoding data recorded on a data storage device. An iterative decoder decodes the data using multiple decoding iterations to correct errors. In multiple iterations of the iterative decoder, a post processing block generates soft information, and a decoder applies a minimum sum decoding algorithm to a low density parity check (LDPC) code to generate extrinsic information based on the soft information and updated soft information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Zongwang Li, Yuan Xing Lee, Richard Leo Galbraith, Ivana Djurdjevic, Travis Roger Oenning
  • Checkpointed tag prefetcher
    Patent number: 8341352
    Abstract: A dual-mode prefetch mechanism for implementing checkpoint tag prefetching includes: a data array for storing data fetched from cache memory; a set of cache tags for identifying the data stored in the data array; a set of checkpoint tags for storing data identification; a cache controller including prefetch logic, the prefetch logic including a checkpoint prefetch controller and a checkpoint prefetch operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Wade Cain, III, Jong-Deok Choi
  • Representing the allocation of integers
    Patent number: 8341183
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements of representing the allocation of integers are discussed. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to represent the allocation of integers. An embodiment may involve representing a first allocation of integers via a set of nodes of a tree. In the representation, a data structure in a node may represent, for each integer in a set of integers, whether the integer is allocated or free. The embodiment may also involve representing a subsequent allocation. The representing may include adding a new node to the nodes of the tree for the first allocation. The subsequent allocation may consist of freeing of an integer allocated in the first allocation. The data structure of the new node may represent that the integer is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen B. Peckham
  • Method for treating ocular neovascularization
    Patent number: 8338384
    Abstract: Methods are provided for the treatment of ocular neovascularization by increasing, in an individual afflicted with ocular neovascularization, in vivo concentrations of an endostatin protein in the ocular tissues of the individual to an ocular neovascularization inhibiting effective amount, where the endostatin protein has anti-ocular neovascularization activity in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Romulus Kimbro Brazzell, Peter Anthony Campochiaro, Katharine Hilary Dixon, Michael Kaleko, Tianci Luo
  • Fluid sample collection device
    Patent number: D673265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Orasure Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheena Nonnemacher, Kristen Blum, Dean Fritch, Mike Savard, Keith Kardos, Brian Murphy, Jeremy Savage, Erik Askin
  • plant named ‘Fire Marshall’
    Patent number: PP23286
    Abstract: A new cultivar of bee balm, Monarda Hybrid ‘Fire Marshall’, characterized by its inflorescences that are deep red in color, its clump-forming growth habit, its high level of resistance to powdery mildew, its compact plant habit, its height of about 50 cm, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chicagoland Grows
    Inventors: James Robert Ault, Catherine S. Thomas