Patents Examined by Hal D Wachsman
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Patent number: 7401008Abstract: A method and system for intrinsic timescale decomposition, filtering, and automated analysis of signals of arbitrary origin or timescale including receiving an input signal, determining a baseline segment and a monotonic residual segment with strictly negative minimum and strictly positive maximum between two successive extrema of the input signal, and producing a baseline output signal and a residual output signal. The method and system also includes determining at least one instantaneous frequency estimate from a proper rotation signal, determining a zero-crossing and a local extremum of the proper rotation signal, and applying interpolation thereto to determine an instantaneous frequency estimate thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Inventors: Mark G. Frei, Ivan Osorio
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Patent number: 7400975Abstract: A probe for use in a computerized plant selection and health maintenance system comprises a controller having a processor adopted to process environmental data received from a plurality of sensors and a communications interface adapted to transmit environmental data; and a soil mount removably engaged with the controller having a receptacle adapted to snugly receive the communications interface and a stake adapted to removably engage with soil. The receptacle advantageously allows engagement and disengagement of the controller from the soil mount by hand without the need for tools or independent attachment mechanisms, which has heightened importance where portability of the controller is required, and protects sensitive electronic components of the controller, such as the communications interface, from environmental contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: PlantSense, LLCInventors: Matthew K. Glenn, David L. Wilkins
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Patent number: 7400992Abstract: Measurement data collected within a measurement frame of reference is fitted to geometric tolerance zones having regard for the uncertainties of the measurement. Geometric freedoms for fitting the measurement data are exploited to fit uncertainty zones associated with the measurement data within the tolerance zones. Typically, the measurement data is multidimensional and the uncertainty zones have different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Quality Vision International, Inc.Inventor: Kostadin Doytchinov
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Patent number: 7395183Abstract: A weight measuring device comprises a load detecting section for constantly detecting a load value (W) of a sample placed on a measuring pan; a moving average processing section for calculating a moving average (Wa) of the detected load value (W); a load changing rate calculating section for calculating a load changing rate per unit time (Wb) of the detected load value (W); a storage section for storing a first load change threshold (Wr1), a second load change threshold (Wr2) which is smaller than the first load change threshold (Wr1) and a load changing rate threshold per unit time (Wt); a determining section for determining whether a moving average processing should be executed; and a weight conversion processing section for calculating a weight of the sample from the load (W) or the moving average (Wa).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Hamamoto
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Patent number: 7389194Abstract: Described are amplifiers that facilitate high-speed communication with calibrated drive strength and tennination impedance. Drivers and termination elements can be divided into a number N of parallel portions, one or more of which can be updated while signals (e.g, clock or data) are transmitted. Some embodiments identify elements in a high-impedance state by examining incoming signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2005Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Huy M. Nguyen, Vijay Gadde, Sivakumar Doraiswamy
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Patent number: 7386414Abstract: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for generation of hardware thermal profiles for a set of processors. Sampling is performed of the thermal states of the set of processors during the execution of a set of workloads to create sampled information. The sampled information and thermal characteristics of the set of processors are combined and a thermal index is generated based on the sampled information and characteristics of the set of processors.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Maximino Aguilar, Jr., Charles Ray Johns, Mark Richard Nutter, James Michael Stafford
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Patent number: 7383141Abstract: A system, method and program product for determining the integrity of a faraday system are disclosed. The invention uses a computer infrastructure to control an automatic determination of a faraday system integrity, when the faraday system is not in operation. The determination is based on the variations on an impedance of the faraday system. An impedance of a faraday system is determined based on the discharge characteristics of a capacitor that discharges through the faraday system.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Vinay Aggarwal, Joseph P. Dzengeleski
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Patent number: 7369953Abstract: A method determining a transient response includes providing a measured magnitude of the Fourier transform of a complex electric field temporal profile of a pulse sequence comprising a probe pulse and a dummy pulse, wherein the probe pulse is indicative of the transient response of a sample. The method further includes providing an estimated phase term of the Fourier transform of the complex electric field temporal profile of the pulse sequence and multiplying the measured magnitude and the estimated phase term to generate an estimated Fourier transform of the complex electric field temporal profile of the pulse sequence. The method further includes calculating an inverse Fourier transform of the estimated Fourier transform, wherein the inverse Fourier transform is a function of time, and calculating an estimated complex electric field temporal profile of the pulse sequence by applying at least one constraint to the inverse Fourier transform.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventors: Aydogan Ozcan, Michel J. F. Digonnet, Gordon S. Kino
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Patent number: 7366622Abstract: An apparatus and method for the identification of arcing phenomena in a faulted electrical network. By continually updating a model for the load on an electrical branch, an estimate of the behavior of that load may be calculated. Since electrical arcing faults result in a chaotic behavior that is difficult to describe, when arcing occurs, the model will be unable to adequately describe the arcing behavior and this inability indicates a fault condition, in response to which, power may be removed in full or in part from the faulted electrical network. In some embodiments, a current shunt is used to distinguish between source side and load side arcing. Some embodiments utilize a solid state switch as both current shunt and interruption means.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: X-L SynergyInventors: David C. Nemir, Jan B. Beck
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Patent number: 7363195Abstract: A sensor network collects time-series data from a process tool and supplies the data to an analysis system where pattern analysis techniques are used to identify structures and to monitor subsequent data based on analysis instructions or a composite model. Time-series data from multiple process runs are used to form a composite model of a data structure including variation. Comparison with the composite model gives an indication of tool health. A sensor network may have distributed memory for network configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Sensarray CorporationInventors: Forrest Gilbert Yetter, Jr., Jeffrey M. Parker, Wayne G. Renken, John B. Pieper
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Patent number: 7359819Abstract: The testing of driver output is automated. Embodiments of the invention filter out data that is known to change between two similar outputs of a driver. By filtering this dynamic data out, the remaining data can be compared to known-good data to identify any variations which would appear in a physical manifestation (e.g., a printout) of the data.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Nicholas V. Aiwazian, Varun Saini
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Patent number: 7359837Abstract: Methods and apparatus for storing data records associated with an extreme value are disclosed. Signal data is stored in a first buffer of a set of buffers. If a local extreme value for the first buffer exceeds a global extreme value, signal data is stored in a second buffer of the set of buffers. This process is repeated, wrapping around and overwriting buffers until the signal data in a current buffer does not have a local extreme value that exceeds the global extreme value. When this happens, signal data may be stored in a subsequent buffer and if a local extreme value of the subsequent buffer does not exceed the global extreme value, further signal data may be stored in the subsequent buffer in a circular manner until either an instantaneous extreme value exceeds the global extreme value or the recording period ends. In an embodiment, the extreme value may be a peak value.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventor: Touby A. Drew
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Patent number: 7353121Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer readable data and signals for facilitating the supply of a utility provided to a consumer site by a plurality of providers and/or retailers and differentiation are disclosed. In one embodiment, each provider produces a representation of a utility and the provider that reveals: specification of the provider, quality and quantity standards, live real time price, rules of usage, and reliability of the provider and grade of the product. In one embodiment, each consumer inputs consumer preferences and parameters related to selecting utility providers. In one embodiment, rules for regulating usage of a utility are provided by regulatory authorities. In one embodiment, real time capacity information related to the distribution and transmission of a utility is provided by transmission authorities.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Smart Disaster Response Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Mohammad Reza Baraty
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Patent number: 7346463Abstract: A system for controlling remotely located electrically-powered systems in an electrical network includes a first transceiver. The first transceiver has an identifier in memory and wirelessly communicates bidirectionally with a control center via a plurality of additional wireless birdirectional transceivers. At least one of the plurality of additional wireless bidirectional transceivers is a site controller coupled to a wide area network. At least another of the additional wireless bidirectional transceivers is coupled to a meter. A microcontroller is coupled to the first transceiver and to a remotely located electrically-powered system. The microcontroller controls operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when a signal associated with actuating the power state of the remotely located electrically-powered system is received. A keypad containing user selectable buttons is coupled to the microcontroller for receiving user input.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Hunt Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas D. Petite, Richard M. Huff
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Patent number: 7337090Abstract: A computer implemented method and apparatus for determining the source of at least one observed event occurring among a plurality of types of components is disclosed. The method, operable on a computer system, utilizes a data structure produced for determining the source of a problem by mapping a plurality of observed events and a plurality of known causing events, wherein the mapping represents a correlation between the observed events and the causing events, determines a distance measure based on mapped correlation values and determines at least one causing event based on a distance measure within a known tolerance above a minimum distance measure.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Yechiam Yemini, Shaula Alexander Yemini, Shmuel Kliger
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Patent number: 7324912Abstract: A method and system for performing diagnostics and validation operations on a device under test uses near natural language commands. A host machine controls the testing either locally or remotely, such as through the Internet. Various options for running a test or battery of tests on the device under test include entering commands through a prompt line on a graphical user interface, reading commands from a file, or manipulating graphical objects representing components or devices and operations on a graphical user interface. A script may serve as a metric to determine the successfulness of a test or battery of tests of the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: LSI Logic CorporationInventors: Carl Gygi, Andrew Hadley, Erik Paulsen
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Patent number: 7155372Abstract: In one embodiment, a method that includes creating a filter structure using a parameter of a periodic pulse train, the filter structure having a plurality of time slots, each time slot being associated with a memory value; receiving a pulse at a time; incrementing the memory value associated with the time slot corresponding to the time the pulse was received; filtering the pulse if the memory value exceeds a threshold; and transmitting the pulse to a processor if the memory value does not exceed the threshold. In another embodiment, an apparatus that includes an input filter; a pulse detection circuit coupled to the input filter; a periodic pulse filter coupled to the pulse detection circuit; and a pulse queuing and transmission circuit coupled to the periodic pulse filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic SystemsInventor: William C. Alexander
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Patent number: 7155356Abstract: A method of controlling the quality and/or condition of a fibre web in a process for manufacturing and/or finishing the fibre web, which includes, monitoring the fibre web with at least one optical spectrum separating measurement device, determining a quality variable of the fibre web, measuring electromagnetic radiation reflected from the fibre web using an optical spectrum separating measurement device synchronously with a movement of the fibre web, and measurements in the form of spectral data, generating a continuous quality variable chart, dividing the continuous quality variable chart into successive matched partial charts having a cycle length, detecting deviations and/or discontinuities of the quality variable from the successive matched partial charts, and detecting malfunctioning of a rotating/moving means using the detected deviations and/or discontinuities of the quality variable.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2002Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Metso Automation OyInventors: Markku Mantyla, Matti Kukkurainen, Antti Komulainen
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Patent number: 7139682Abstract: A sensor system with variable sensor-signal processing comprises an integrated circuit sensor unit. The integrated circuit sensor unit includes a sensor element that provides a sensed signal in response to a measurement variable, and a memory device that stores adjustable coefficient values. The integrated circuit sensor units also includes a sensor signal processing unit that processes the sensed signal using adjustable coefficient values to provide a sensor output signal on a output line. The sensor system receives updated adjustable coefficient values via the output line and stores the updated adjustable coefficient values in the memory device.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2001Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Micronas GmbHInventor: Ralf Janke
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Patent number: 7127372Abstract: An improved regression-based qualitative analysis algorithm useful when the mixture to be analyzed contains a compound not in the library spectra, a so-called unknown. A regression of a measured spectrum is computed against the library spectra. This regression is referred to as a “master” regression. Estimated mixing coefficients for an estimated spectrum are computed from the regression. Next, a residual error is computed between the estimated spectrum and the measured spectrum. Peaks in the residual error are identified that extend in a direction opposite to that of peaks in the measured spectrum. These peaks are referred to as “negative” peaks. A regression is performed on the peaks. This is referred to as a “retro-regression” to be distinguished from the master regression performed on the measured spectrum. Using information from the retro-regression, corrected mixing coefficients are computed and the process repeats.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Marc Kenneth Boysworth