Patents Represented by Attorney Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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Patent number: 8346574Abstract: A tangible computer-readable storage device storing computer-executable program instructions that generate a user interface for displaying workflow information associated with a tissue specimen in a pathology laboratory. The program instructions may be configured to perform a method including displaying a virtual laboratory component representing a physical pathology laboratory having one or more laboratory stations for processing the tissue specimen, wherein the tissue specimen is processed by the one or more laboratory stations according to a workflow, and displaying a specimen indicator that indicates a current specimen state based on a current relationship of the tissue specimen to the workflow.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: DAKO Denmark A/SInventors: Laura Chirica, Mats Grahn, Stephen Jones
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Patent number: 8340662Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system for implementing communications between multiple subnets covered by one physical Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and an MSC. The method includes the steps of: mapping one physical MSC to multiple logical MSCs, i.e. multiple virtual MSCs, and assigning a virtual MSC number to each virtual MSC, and setting relationship(s) between location area(s) covered by the virtual MSC and the virtual MSC number of each virtual MSC; transmitting location information of a terminal with the virtual MSC number during communications to implement communications among multiple subnets. During communication, since the terminal location is transmitted according to the virtual MSC number, it is possible to differentiate the terminals located in different subnets covered by a physical MSC, therefore the roaming and handover of the terminal between the subnets can be implemented; and the roaming limitation also can be implemented through the MSC List and VLR List.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xuzu Shu
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Patent number: 8338052Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite electrolyte membrane including: a first folding process of folding a laminate (10A) obtained by laminating and integrating an electrolyte sheet (11) having an electrolyte as an electrolyte layer and a reinforcing sheet (12) having a porous polymer material as a reinforcing layer, so that a part of a surface of the laminate (10A) lies on another part of the surface; an impregnation process of impregnating the electrolyte of the folded laminate (10B) into the reinforcing layer; and a hydrolysis process of hydrolyzing the electrolyte impregnated in the laminate (10C).Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 8339213Abstract: A communication device includes a communication circuit unit, a transmission path, a ground, a coupling electrode, and a resonating unit. The resonating unit includes a first resonating unit connected to the transmission path and a second resonating unit having one end connected to the first resonating unit and another end short-circuited to the ground, the second resonating unit having terminals of the coupling electrode connected thereto. A microdipole is formed of a line segment connecting a center of charges stored in the coupling electrode and a center of mirror-image charges stored in the ground. The high-frequency signal is transmitted to a distant side disposed so as to face the communication device with an angle ? formed relative to a direction of the microdipole being approximately 0 degree.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Takanori Washiro
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Patent number: 8336292Abstract: An exhaust component for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust component may have a housing at least partially defining an inlet and an outlet, and a treatment device supported by the housing in communication with exhaust passing from the inlet to the outlet. The exhaust component may also have a life indicator permanently associated with at least one of the housing and the treatment device.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jason K. Bloms, Mohamed Daoud, Antony J. Eager, Kevin D. Ehrenhardt, Tazio S. Grivetti, David J. Kapparos, Matthew E. Leustek, Anthony C. Rodman, Richard Severns, II, Yanchai Zhang
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Patent number: 8338853Abstract: Light emitters and substrates for light emitters are provided to improve light-emitting efficiency and achieve improvement in crystal quality. A light emitter includes a single-crystal substrate, an oriented microcrystal layer, and a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer is made of a nitride semiconductor by means of a vapor-phase growth method. In the oriented microcrystal layer, the proportion of crystals, in which one of crystal axes is oriented with respect to the single-crystal substrate, is 5-9 out of 10 crystals. An average diameter of the crystal grains of the respective crystals, contained in the oriented microcrystal layer, is 1-1,000 nm. A light emitter may be equipped with an intermediate layer, a light-emitting layer, and a clad layer. These layers are formed on the oriented microcrystal layer by a vapor-phase growth method. The light-emitting layer contains microcrystal grains whose average grain diameter is 1-1,000 nm.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akira Kiyama, Rentaro Mori, Hiroya Inaoka, Masayuki Ichiyanagi, Nobuhiko Sawaki, Yoshio Honda, Yasuyuki Yanase
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Patent number: 8340822Abstract: There is provided an actuator control device for force-controlling a joint driving actuator according to a commanded joint force command value ?a. The actuator control device includes a joint value detecting means for detecting a joint value q at an output stage of the actuator, an action force detecting means for detecting an action force ?e in a joint driving direction at the output stage of the actuator, and a driving force determining means for determining an instructed driving force ? to the actuator, on the basis of an ideal response model of the actuator which specifies the relationship of a joint value acceleration target value achieved as the actuator responds ideally when the joint force command value ?a, the action force ?e, and a joint value velocity obtained by time-differentiating the joint value q are given.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kenichiro Nagasaka
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Patent number: 8341101Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for correlating two items of interest, based on a plurality of data items and characteristics. The data items may include objective and quantitative data, as well as subjective and qualitative data. In one implementation, the relationship of an individual to a metric is determined. The system, apparatus, and methods may store characteristics describing individuals generally, along with metrics relevant to an organization; receive a plurality of data items; extract information associated with the individual from the data items; determine a number of relationships between the data items, individuals, metric, and characteristics; and use the relationships to determine an overall relationship between the individual and the metric, based on the data and characteristics. In addition, related groups of characteristics may be identified.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Inventor: Adam Treiser
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Patent number: 8340454Abstract: An information processing device includes: a block level information obtaining unit to detect a block level from the difference in pixel values between each pixel of an image and nearby pixels and to obtain distribution information wherein the block levels are accumulated for each position in a predetermined direction; a short cycle measuring unit to measure short cycle information which is the distribution information for each phase in a plurality of predetermined short cycles corresponding to a plurality of block sizes from the distribution information; and a determining unit to determine the block size corresponding to the short cycle information wherein the phase distribution takes a maximum value, of the short cycle information of the plurality of predetermined short cycles corresponding to the plurality of block sizes, as the block size in the image.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koji Aoyama, Hideki Watanabe, Hiroaki Yamajo
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Patent number: 8340979Abstract: Systems and methods for processing benefits include providing a graphical user interface, such as a web browser, to a benefit recipient for accessing at least account information concerning at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may receive a request from the benefit recipient through the graphical user interface for displaying the at least account information concerning the at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may then display the at least account information through the graphical user interface concerning the at least one benefit type.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zou, Josh A. Wiles, Pasquale Solitro, Zheng Zhu
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Patent number: 8337948Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a film-formed body wherein a second film is formed by suppressing influence of existence/absence of a first film, at the time of forming the second film by making fine particles collide and deposited on a second film forming surface on a substrate whereupon the first film has been already formed. A film-formed body is provided with a foil-like substrate having a first film-forming surface and a second film-forming surface; a first film formed on a part of the first film-forming surface; and a second film formed at least on a part of the second film-forming surface. The first film includes an overlapping section which overlaps with the second film when viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hirokazu Kawaoka
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Patent number: 8340668Abstract: A method for paging a terminal device across heterogeneous networks, where networks using different wireless standards send paging messages and location management information, and thus the load terminal devices can be alleviated and wireless resources occupied can be reduced. The method includes: selecting, by a current network, another network to execute a paging procedure, when receiving user data and determining a corresponding communication interface of the terminal device in the current network to be in a Dormant Mode, where the another network uses wireless standards different from the current network; sending, by the another network, a paging message to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to reconnect to the current network. A terminal device and network system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hongguang Guan
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Patent number: 8341274Abstract: A method, a system, a server, and a terminal for processing message are described. The method includes the steps as follows. A notification message for requesting to establish a session sent by a session requester is received, in which the notification message carries session management information related to the session. The session management information of the session in the notification message is acquired, and a session connection with the session requester is initiated according to the session management information. Alternatively, the notification message is acknowledged according to the session management information, a reply message is generated according to an acknowledgement result, and the reply message is sent to the session requester.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kepeng Li, Xiaoqian Chai, Linyi Tian, Fujun Ye
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Patent number: 8339461Abstract: A signal converting apparatus includes the following elements. A converting section converts an input signal into output signals on the basis of the values of reference parameters, serving as references of a plurality of parameters for signal conversion, and the values of newly proposed parameters. An evaluation input receiving section receives an evaluation input indicating the selection of either the output signal based on the values of the reference parameters or the output signal based on the values of the newly proposed parameters. A parameter updating section linearly changes the values of the newly proposed parameters when the evaluation input indicates the selection of the output signal based on the values of the newly proposed parameters, and nonlinearly changes the values of the reference and newly proposed parameters when the evaluation input indicates the selection of the output signal based on the values of the reference parameters.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Michel Xavier
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Patent number: 8336856Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiment can be characterized as a threadless quick connect coupling release tool having a main body portion fixedly attached to a handle portion, and a head portion having two engagement projection fingers, the head portion being removably attached to the main body portion. An inlet port is coupled to the head portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Bryan E. Nelson, Viral S. Mehta, Daniel L. Mikrut, Kirat Shah
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Patent number: 8340266Abstract: Embodiments consistent with the present invention provide an integrated system for conferencing services reporting to support customer billing needs. Systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to retrieve and use integrated usage data, including data for unbilled conferencing services. Furthermore, systems consistent with the present invention provide an integrated account management interface to enable a customer to retrieve and use account information in real time and to manage a conferencing services account with ease. Still further, systems consistent with the present invention enable a customer to establish multiple levels of security to easily manage multiple users with multiple information needs and responsibilities. Systems consistent with the present invention also provide tools to analyze and track moderator conferencing schedules to enhance accurate timekeeping and billing.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: American Teleconferences Services, Ltd.Inventors: Anne K. Bingaman, Dagny Boyd Evans, Boban Mathew, Kesah N. Schmitt, Alina K. Scott
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Patent number: 8341684Abstract: A method for transmitting video communication data includes: allocating a redundant audio data bandwidth according to an obtained current packet loss ratio of audio data, generating redundant audio data according to the redundant audio data bandwidth, and sending the redundant audio data; calculating a target total video data bandwidth according to a video communication bandwidth, an encoded audio data bandwidth, and the redundant audio data bandwidth; allocating a redundant video data bandwidth according to an obtained current packet loss ratio of video data and the target total video data bandwidth, generating redundant video data according to the redundant video data bandwidth, and sending the redundant video data. A method for transmitting video communication data and a video communication device are also provided. By using the method and device, the quality of voices and videos is improved in the video communication, and the utilization efficiency of the communication bandwidth is guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaoxia Wei
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Patent number: 8339242Abstract: An apparatus and method provide logic for managing positional information within a mobile communication network. In one implementation, an information management apparatus includes a history information registration unit, a registration determination unit, and a base station information registration unit. The history information registration unit may be configured to register first and second history information within a storage unit. The registration determination unit may determine whether a difference value between time information associated with the first and second history information is less than a threshold value. The base station information registration unit may subsequently register at least position information associated with a communications apparatus and a base station, when the difference value is less than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Junichi Rekimoto
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Patent number: D673087Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsuya Hotta, Tetsuya Nakagawa
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Patent number: D673483Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayuki Yamada, Takahiro Minami, Noriyuki Nakamura, Junichi Toura