Patents Represented by Attorney Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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Patent number: 7895020Abstract: One method according to the present invention may include defining a first object. The first object may have a unique object identifier. The method may also include defining a second object. The second object may also have a unique object identifier. After the objects have been identified, the method may include receiving a first value and a second value associated with the first object. The method may also include representing either an agreement and a lack of agreement associated with the first object based on a relationship between the first value and the second value. In an alternative embodiment, both an agreement and a disagreement may be represented based on the first value and the second value. In one embodiment of the invention, the representation of an agreement and/or a disagreement may be performed internally, using, for example, hexadecimal or binary representations of agreement or a lack of agreement.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Sickels, Matthew Humprhey, Bradley Moskowitz
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Patent number: 7892441Abstract: A method of manufacturing an interposer is provided, including the steps of providing a sheet with a copper layer and polyimide layer, laser drilling holes in the polyimide layer down to the copper layer, filling the holes with copper and extending the copper above the polyimide layer to define caps, removing portions of the copper layer to form conductive pads, and filling gaps between the conductive pads with an insulator, wherein individual conductive pads are in electrical contact with corresponding individual caps.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventor: Deepak K. Pai
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Patent number: 7894386Abstract: A satellite telephone system for communication between a fixed network (4) and a moveable network (1) on board a vehicle, has means for suspending operation of the moveable network, for example when the moveable network could interfere with a fixed network, during safety-critical stages of a flight, or to enforce “quiet” periods on board. When operation of the moveable network (1) is suspended a control signal is transmitted to the fixed network (4), causing the fixed network (4) to intercept calls directed to the moveable network, thereby avoiding unnecessary signal traffic over the satellite link (3, 6, 13). The moveable network may be a wireless network (FIGS. 1, 2), or a wired network (FIG. 4).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Stratos Global LimitedInventors: Matthew Alexander Clarke, Duncan Paul Balmbra
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Patent number: 7888074Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a device for duplicating and characterizing nucleic acids almost simultaneously and with a high sample throughput rate. The device consists of a chamber body with a recess whose edge sealingly holds an optically transparent chip. Said chip holds nucleic acids in individual spots on a detection surface. The chamber body is placed on an optically transparent chamber support with a bearing surface, in such a way that a capillary gap, which can be filled with a liquid sample, is formed between the detection surface of the chip facing towards the chamber support and said chamber support. The chamber body is provided with an inlet and an outlet, which are spatially separate from each other, and has a space, which laterally encompasses the chip and which has a gas reservoir. The chamber support is provided with heating elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbHInventors: Ralf Ehricht, Thomas Ellinger, Jens Tuchscherer, Eugen Ermantraut, Siegfried Poser, Torsten Schulz
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Patent number: 7882957Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a storing tray and a storing device whereby an object such as an electronic component to be stored can be picked up in a preferred manner and a plurality of stored objects can be flipped and transferred at once. Another object is to form the storing tray as a soft tray. The storing tray includes a storing part on its main surface, the storing part including a storing base for placing therein an object such as an electronic component, a plurality of convex portions formed along the outer periphery of the storing base to protrude upward more than the storing base, and concave portions formed along the outer periphery of the storing base between the plurality of convex portions to be recessed downward more than the storing base. The storing tray has an uneven back surface opposite in shape to the main surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Takao Ochi
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Patent number: 7879520Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprises a binding resin for a toner and a charge control agent including an azo-type iron complex salt represented by the following chemical formula (1) (in the chemical formula (1), R1 and R3 are the same or different to each other and are an alkyl group having a straight chain or a branch chain of 3 to 8 carbons; R2a, R2b, R4a and R4b are the same or different to each other and are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, a halogen atom, a nitro group and a carboxyl group; A+ indicates m(H+)+n(K+)+p(Na+), which m, n and p satisfy numerical equations of m+n+p=1, 0.7?m?1, 0?n?0.3 and 0?p?0.3), wherein an average particle size thereof is 1 to 4 microns, and a specific volume resistivity thereof is ranging from 0.2×1015 to 7×1015 ?·cm.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Orient Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kaori Sato, Masashi Yasumatsu
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Patent number: 7874230Abstract: A lockable handle assembly, having an operating handle rotatably mounted on a frame, with a bore therein, having an axis extending laterally, a blocking bolt slideably mounted in the handle, one end of the bolt being slideable into a strike in the frame, a drum rotatably mounted in the bore, with a second end of the bolt in contact with the drum so that rotation of the drum moves the bolt into and out of the strike, a lateral hole through the handle and passing through the bore, the drum having a throughhole therein coaxial with the lateral hole in the handle when the drum is positioned with the bolt in the strike, so that a bar extending through both the throughhole in the drum and the lateral hole in the handle prevents rotation of the drum to maintain the bolt is the strike thereby preventing rotation of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventor: Patrick Maquet
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Patent number: 7874903Abstract: A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the “in-hand” cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's “in-hand” cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Warren R. White, Loren T. Nelson, Dimo D. Ditchev, Russ F. Marsden
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Patent number: 7875412Abstract: A positive electrified charge control agent comprising a silicon complex compound of an effective component represented by the following chemical formula (I) and/or chemical formula (II) (in the formula (I) and formula (II), [D-(SO3)2]2? is a bivalent anion of an organic acid having at least two sulfonic acid groups, p is 0 or 1, B is a bonding line when p is 0, B is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom when p is 1, J is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, A is an organic group which forms a ring with (B)p and J, both of R are same or different to each other and are an organic group, and these both of R are independent or form a heterocyclic ring). A positive electrified toner for developing an electrostatic image comprises the positive electrified charge control agent. A charge control method of the positive electrified toner for developing the electrostatic image comprises a step for making the toner positively electrified by friction.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Orient Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Yamate, Masashi Yasumatsu
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Patent number: 7876205Abstract: A system and method for detecting use of a wireless device is disclosed. In one embodiment, wireless device activity data is received from a wireless network. User account data is searched using selected parameters from the wireless device activity data to identify one or more subscribers that are or were using a wireless device. One or more subscriber vehicles or vehicle monitoring systems associated with each of the one or more subscribers are identified. Vehicle operation data from one or more vehicle monitoring systems is received. The vehicle operation data is used to determine whether any of the one or more subscriber vehicles were moving during use of an associated wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Inthinc Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan C. Catten, Scott McClellan
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Patent number: 7877063Abstract: In a high-frequency amplifier for amplifying transmission and reception signals, an integrated circuit area is reduced to reduce production costs. A high-frequency amplifier (101) includes a reception signal amplifying part (102), a transmission signal amplifying part (103), and a spiral inductor (104). An output of the reception signal amplifying part (102) is connected with an output of the transmission signal amplifying part (103) to be an output terminal OUT of the high-frequency amplifier (101). The single spiral inductor (104) is connected to the output terminal OUT. This spiral inductor (104) is used as a load common to the reception signal amplifying part (102) and the transmission signal amplifying part (103). Thereby, the area of the integrated circuit is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Ryangsu Kim, Joji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7877667Abstract: In order to correct an error in input data to thereby obtain write data, in a memory core, an EXOR element performs arithmetic processing based on an output result of an output data latch for latching read data and a result of inputted array input data, and a selector selects a result of the arithmetic processing to prepare write data. Thus, data obtained after performance of the arithmetic processing can be generated in a semiconductor memory by an operation performed immediately after data read. In addition, it is unnecessary to transfer data to an external logic circuit. Therefore, the result of the arithmetic processing can be written to a memory cell block in a subsequent clock.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichi Origasa, Kiyoto Ohta
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Patent number: 7873932Abstract: A method for analyzing a component mounting board comprising a step (A) for forming a multilayer substrate shell model of a multilayer wiring board, a step (B) for forming a multilayer component shell model divided by element division lines based on the bonding position of a component to the surface of the multilayer wiring board, step (C) for redividing the mounting position of the component in the multilayer substrate shell model, and step (D) for forming an analysis model by bonding the neutral plane of the substrate and the neutral plane of the component through one of a beam element and a solid element, i.e. a bonding element equivalent to mounting conditions of the component, wherein precision of analysis is enhanced while reducing computation cost by performing calculation while imparting boundary conditions to the analysis model.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Manabu Kakino, Toru Okazaki, Teppei Iwase, Kazunori Takada, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Tomoaki Kuroishi
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Patent number: 7873086Abstract: In a semiconductor device where a semiconductor element having an asymmetric temperature distribution during an operation is mounted, inner leads on the right and left ends have asymmetric lengths, so that the right and left regions of a semiconductor element mounting part have different sizes. The semiconductor element is mounted so as to have a high-temperature region side in a wide region of the mounting part, and the inner leads are wire bonded at the center to the wide region of the mounting part. It is thus possible to provide a small semiconductor device in which a long semiconductor element is mounted with heat dissipation.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Shin-ichi Ijima
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Patent number: 7869314Abstract: A defect detection unit (5), a disc position detection unit (9), and a disc rotation speed detection unit (1) are in a disc control device which includes a repetition control device to control storing to and reading from a memory unit (3) functioning as a learning memory and for varying the number of memory divisions of the memory unit (3) on the basis of detection by the detection units. Components having periodicity apparently due to partial surface runout or partial eccentricity are stored in memory unit (3) by increasing the resolution and microscopic noise components, and noise components having no periodicity are not stored in memory unit (3). This system carries out stable focus tracking control even when disturbances such as device vibration or scratches on a disc are mixed.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Katayama, Hirotsugu Taniguchi
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Patent number: 7867629Abstract: A specific derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom and an organic electroluminescence device comprising the compound. An organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one of organic compound layers including a light emitting layer sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, wherein said at least one of the organic compound layers comprises the derivative of the heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom as a sole component or as mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device achieves elevation of luminance and excellent efficiency of light emission, and also achieves long lifetime by an improvement of an electrode adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Masahide Matsuura, Hidetsugu Ikeda, Mineyuki Kubota, Masahiro Kawamura
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Patent number: 7868336Abstract: According to the present invention, protrusions 4 are formed on electrodes 3 of semiconductor elements 6, and an optical member 7 is secured on the semiconductor element 6 with an adhesive 8 so as to be pressed onto the protrusions 4.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Fujimoto, Yoshihiro Tomita
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Patent number: 7866460Abstract: The transport device especially for transporting flat substrates through a coating installation comprises a plurality of transporting rolls, which are arranged transversely in relation to the transporting direction, and supporting rolls are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: FIrst Solar, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hentschel, Steffen Lessmann, Michael Huhn, Reinhard Jaeger, Ricky C. Powell
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Patent number: 7870516Abstract: A method of converting a Boolean logic circuit into an asynchronous multi-rail circuit is provided. A Boolean logic circuit is converted into a first multi-rail circuit using at least Shannon's expansion. The first multi-rail circuit is technology mapped into a second multi-rail circuit. Completion detection circuitry is added which receives the primary outputs of the second multi-rail circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology- HellasInventors: Christos P. Sotiriou, Alex Kondratyev, Jordi Cortadella, Luciano Lavagno
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Patent number: 7863409Abstract: A separation object including at least two types of resins with different glass transition temperatures (glass transition temperature of a first resin 1<glass transition temperature of a second resin 2) is placed on a separating member 3. Next, primary heating is applied at a temperature between the glass transition temperatures of the first resin 1 and the second resin 2, and pressurization is additionally performed to cause the first resin 1 to adhere to the separating member 3. Subsequently, a heat history of secondary heating at a temperature higher than the primary heating temperature is applied to detach and recover the second resin 2 by restoring the shape of the second resin 2, while the first resin 1 adhering to and retained by the separating member 3 is detached by a blade 5 and the like for recovery.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Miyasaka, Tamao Kojima, Akira Isomi, Daisuke Tabata, Hiroyuki Naka, Yasuhiko Sakai