Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Baker & Daniels
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Patent number: 8306099Abstract: A signal receiving device is adapted for receiving a multi-bit signal-under-test that supports one of first and second base frequency types, and outputting a type indicator for indicating which one of the first and second base frequency types is supported by the signal-under-test. The signal receiving device includes a counter and a frequency determining circuit. The counter includes an accumulating unit for counting cycles of an operating clock so as to obtain a bit count. The frequency determining circuit is coupled to the counter for comparing the bit count to one of first and second preset values in accordance with a previous value of the type indicator so as to obtain a comparison result, and determining whether to update a value of the type indicator based on the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Cho-Hsin Li, Tsung-Li Yeh
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Patent number: 8302711Abstract: A utility vehicle is disclosed. The utility vehicle may include storage areas under the dash. The utility vehicle may include suspension systems for utility vehicles having shocks with both a fluidic stiffness adjustment and a mechanical stiffness adjustment. The utility vehicle may include an electrical power steering.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Anthony J Kinsman, Kelly J Knutson, Louis J Brady, D Brett Gass
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Patent number: 8303665Abstract: This glenoidal component for a shoulder prosthesis comprises a base which may be immobilized on the glenoid cavity of a shoulder, and an element provided to be mounted on this base and forming a convex surface of articulation centered on an axis of symmetry. This axis of symmetry is non-perpendicular to a rear face of the base intended to abut against the glenoid cavity, this making it possible to compensate a defect in parallelism between the resectioned surface of the glenoid cavity and the axis of the patient's spinal column. A surgeon can select the component most adapted to the orientation of the resectioned surface from a set of components in which the axes of symmetry of the components are oriented differently with respect to their rear faces.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Tornier SASInventors: Alain Tornier, Francois Sirveaux, Gilles Walch, Daniel Mole, Christophe Levigne, Pascal Boileau, Luc Favard
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Patent number: 8305382Abstract: A graphics processing system comprises at least one memory device storing a plurality of pixel command threads and a plurality of vertex command threads. An arbiter coupled to the at least one memory device is provided that selects a command thread from either the plurality of pixel or vertex command threads based on relative priorities of the plurality of pixel command threads and the plurality of vertex command threads. The selected command thread is provided to a command processing engine capable of processing pixel command threads and vertex command threads.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventors: Laurent Lefebvre, Andrew Gruber, Stephen Morein
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Patent number: 8306699Abstract: A construction vehicle including methods and apparatus for operator directed electronic tracking adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventor: Glenn Owen Scheer
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Patent number: 8303278Abstract: A scroll compressor that utilizes liquid or vapor injection to cool a working fluid being compressed by an orbiting scroll member and a non-orbiting scroll member, and/or to increase the efficiency of the compressor. An injection fitting is secured to, and extends through, the compressor housing and receives liquid or vapor working fluid from a source external to the compressor. The non-orbiting scroll member may be fixedly mounted with respect to the crankcase of the compressor, and internal passages formed within the crankcase and the non-orbiting scroll member, which are substantially isolated from the suction pressure and discharge pressure chambers of the compressor, are used to convey liquid or vapor working fluid from the injection fitting into intermediate pressure working pockets defined between the scroll members.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Tecumseh Products CompanyInventors: Johnathan P. Roof, Anil Gopinathan, Damanjit Singh
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Patent number: 8304604Abstract: DIG-3 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are useful to control insect pests.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Dow AgroSciences, LLC.Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Holly J. Butler, Doug A. Smith, Kenneth Narva, Thomas Meade
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Patent number: 8306630Abstract: A medical device lead includes an insulative lead body, outer and inner conductive coils, and a flexible core assembly. The outer conductive coil extends through the lead body and is coupled to a first electrode at a distal end of the outer conductive coil. The inner conductive coil extends coaxially with the outer conductive coil, is coupled to a second electrode at a distal end of the inner conductive coil, and includes a central lumen. The flexible core assembly is disposed in the central lumen and is comprised of a material that has a saturation magnetization of at least about 1.5 T and a relative permeability of greater than one. The flexible core assembly includes a positioning interface configured for manipulation of the flexible core assembly such that the flexible core assembly translates through the central lumen during insertion and extraction of the flexible core assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Stubbs, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Arthur J. Foster, Ronald W. Kunkel
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Patent number: 8302724Abstract: An electric vehicle is disclosed having a frame, a plurality of ground engaging members, an electric motor, a front drive system, and a rear drive system. The electric motor is configured to provide power to at least a portion of the ground engaging members. The vehicle also comprises a plurality of batteries, an electronic controller, and a drive mode input. The drive mode input is operatively coupled to the electronic controller. The electronic controller operates the electric vehicle in one of a plurality of drive modes based on the drive mode input. In a first drive mode, the electronic controller specifies a first amount of motor braking to be applied by the electric motor, and in a second drive mode, the electronic controller specifies a second amount of motor braking to be applied by the electric motor. The second amount differs from the first amount.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Brian R Gillingham, Joel M Notaro, Josh J Leonard, Stephen G Crain, Bradley R Morisch
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Patent number: 8303369Abstract: A dollhouse is moveable from a closed or folded position to an open or unfolded position. In its open configuration, the dollhouse provides one or more play areas on each side of the dollhouse. The dollhouse can be provided with a variety of sensors for detecting play activities and providing feedback such as audible feedback, motion or lights in response to the specific play activities. Feedback can also be produced in response to the order in which the sensors are activated and in response to activation by particular play components to encourage desired play behavior.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: TOMY International, Inc.Inventors: Robin K. Smith, Liliane Davidson
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Patent number: 8304605Abstract: DIG-11 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Dow AgroSciences, LLC.Inventors: Justin M. Lira, Kenneth Narva, Aaron T. Woosley, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Timothy D. Hey
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Patent number: 8306633Abstract: A lead system has an elongate body, an active fixation assembly movable relative to the elongate lead body, including a non-stationary electrode. The lead system further includes a non-stationary electrode member and an electrical interconnect electrically connected between the non-stationary electrode member and the stationary electrode member. The electrical interconnect provides a reliable electrical interconnection between the stationary electrode and the non-stationary electrode, while allowing the non-stationary electrode to move relative to the stationary electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Eric John Wengreen, Eric Falbe Hammill, Luke Thomas Babler
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Patent number: 8298945Abstract: A method of manufacturing a substrate for use in electronic packaging having a core, m buildup layers on a first surface of the core and n buildup layers on a second surface of the core, where m?n is disclosed. The method includes forming (m?n) of the m buildup layers on the first surface, and then forming n pairs of buildup layers, with each one of the pairs including one of the n buildup layers formed on the second surface and one of the remaining n of the m buildup layers formed on the first surface. Each buildup layer includes a dielectric layer and a conductive layer formed thereon. The disclosed method protects the dielectric layer in each of buildup layers from becoming overdesmeared during substrate manufacturing by avoiding repeated desmearing of dielectric materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventors: Andrew Leung, Roden R. Topacio, Liane Martinez, Yip Seng Low
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Patent number: 8297701Abstract: An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: HNI Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jay R. Machael, John Koch, Marcus C. Koepke
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Patent number: 8298148Abstract: A device for monitoring the heart of a patient including a housing, a computing device, an optical sensor adapted to provide signals to the computing device indicative of a distance from the optical sensor to a vessel carrying blood, as well a diameter of the vessel, a Doppler sensor adapted to provide signals to the computing device indicative of a velocity of the blood through the vessel, and an ECG sensor adapted to provide signals to the computing device indicative of a plurality of electrical stimuli that cause the heart to pump. The computing device uses signals from the optical sensor, the Doppler sensor, and the ECG sensor to compute parameters including oxygen saturation of the blood, blood flow, blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Cardio Art Technologies LtdInventor: Dan Gur Furman
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Patent number: 8300311Abstract: The invention concerns a rear projection system in the form of a table consisting of at least one glass panel which has a diffusion coating containing hollow glass balls, whereas the hollow glass balls are arranged in a transparent or translucent binder matrix on the lower or upper surface of the glass panel and is illuminated from below with at least one projector having a projection field and that at least one projection image can be viewed by an observer at an observation angle of at least 176 degrees. The second embodiment involves a rear projection system in the form of a curved, two-dimensionally shaped glass panel having a diffusion coating containing hollow glass balls.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Glasstech DOOInventors: Mitja Jelusic, Alex Miletic
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Patent number: 8299632Abstract: A routing layer for a semiconductor die is disclosed. The routing layer includes traces interconnecting integrated circuit bond-pads to UBMs. The routing layer is formed on a layer of dielectric material. The routing layer includes conductive traces arranged underneath the UBMs as to absorb stress from solder bumps attached to the UMBs. Traces beneath the UBMs protect parts of the underlying dielectric material proximate the solder bumps, from the stress.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventors: Roden Topacio, Gabriel Wong
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Patent number: 8300987Abstract: An upscaler is disclosed that upscales each of a maximum value map, a minimum value map and an average value map to a destination resolution. A blending module generates a detail-enhanced upscaled image of the source image having the destination resolution by blending corresponding pixel values from an upscaled image of the source image with at least one of: the upscaled maximum value map and the upscaled minimum value map. The blending may be based on the strength of detected edges in the source image and further based on a comparison of each pixel value in the upscaled image with a corresponding pixel value in an average value map. A source image characteristic calculator may generate the maximum value map, the minimum value map and the average value map based on the intensity values of a source image.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: ATI Technologies ULCInventor: Jeff X. Wei
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Patent number: 8296929Abstract: Multi-layer ground plane structures and methods of manufacture for integrated lead suspension flexures. A flexure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an insulating layer, a plurality of traces on the insulating layer and a stainless steel base layer on the side of the insulating layer opposite the traces. The stainless steel base layer includes one or more void portions with voids in the base layer opposite the insulating layer from the traces and one or more backed portions with the base layer backing the traces. A plurality of patterned and transversely-spaced first conductive ground planes are located opposite the insulating layer from the traces at the void portions and backed portions of the stainless steel base layer. A continuous gold second conductive ground plane is located opposite the insulating layer and the first ground planes from the side of the insulating layer adjacent to the traces at the void portions and backed portions of the stainless steel base layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Hutchinson Technology IncorporatedInventors: Reed T. Hentges, Kurt C. Swanson, Peter F. Ladwig, Lance Nevala
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Patent number: D669998Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: MTG Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Matsushita