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US20080148353 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, PROGRAM, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM  
An information processing apparatus capable of updating secret information for use by device each time the apparatus is connected to a device which is the same as or different from one to which the...
US20080144743 Demodulator system and method  
A demodulator system and method is disclosed. In an embodiment, the demodulator system can include a Coordinate Rotation Digital Computer (CORDIC) mixer to mix a first signal substantially to...
US20080146231 Method and apparatus for handover measurement  
A UE performs pilot measurements over a frequency sub-band of serving cell and adjacent cells based on pilot symbols for used in handover. UE uses channel quality measurement result to adjust...
US20080147022 Skin care delivery device having a releasable backing  
A skin care delivery device is disclosed. The skin care delivery device includes a substrate containing a skin care composition. The skin care composition can comprise, for instance, any suitable...
US20080146004 SILICON CARBIDE DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING  
A method for fabricating a SiC MOSFET is disclosed. The method includes growing a SiC epilayer over a substrate, planarizing the SiC epilayer to provide a planarized SiC epilayer, and forming a...
US20080144412 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING MEMORY  
A method of testing a memory is provided that includes initiating a test on a computer readable memory. The computer readable memory provides output data associated with the test. Further, the...
US20080147430 Virtual Event Attendance Systems  
Virtual attendance at a life event is accomplished by inviting guests to attend the life event, providing an event hall for attendance by a first group of invited guests, and providing remote...
US20080143201 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR  
An electric motor includes a frame having opposing first and second ends, and an endshield coupled to at least one of the first frame end and the second frame end. The endshield includes a body and...
US20080146345 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PLAYER INCENTIVES  
A system and method is provided for incentivizing players to visit a gambling location. In one aspect, a qualified person is invited to play an electronic game which has a plurality of outcomes, at...
US20080146742 Functionalized Esters, Amides or Urethanes of Perfluorinated Alcohols or Amines as Surface Modifiers  
The invention describes a composition comprising a) an organic material which is susceptible to oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation, and b) at least one melt additive of a compound of...
US20080145937 In Vivo Transformation of Pancreatic Acinar Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells  
The present invention includes compositions and methods for transforming cells into glucose-responsive, insulin-production cells using a construct that expresses betacellulin and PDX1, e.g.,...
US20080143909 Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same  
An LCD device includes plurality of gate lines and data lines crossing each other to define pixel regions on a substrate. A thin film transistor (TFT) resides at a crossing portion of the gate...
US20080147974 MULTI-LEVEL CACHING SYSTEM  
The present disclosure describes caching systems and methods for managing the storage of data file in different caching levels. Each caching level represents a faster, but more expensive, storage...
US20080147478 Adaptive sales assistant  
A computer-implemented method includes providing one or more initial questions, including a first question, selected from a database of possible questions, where the one or more provided questions...
US20080148373 Simplified management of authentication credentials for unattended applications  
Systems and methods for unattended authentication of software applications to provide these applications with access to shared resources. A server password manager (SPM) module resident on a node...
US20080144586 TECHNIQUES FOR RTS/CTS USAGE FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS  
Various embodiments are disclosed relating to techniques for RTS/CTS usage in a wireless network. According to an example embodiment, a network performance may be measured within a wireless...
US20080146909 Illumination Source and Non-invasive Tissue Sampling System  
The present invention provides an optical transmission device, comprising a chamber having a light input into the chamber, and having a first port allowing light to pass out of the chamber, and...
US20080144822 Method for local conditional access for mobile equipments  
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed for conditional access to a digital data stream encrypted with at least one first control word and broadcasted via an emitter of a...
US20080142208 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING A SUBSTRATE  
A method and apparatus for heating a substrate is provided herein. In one embodiment, a substrate heater includes a vessel having an upper member including a top surface for supporting a substrate...
US20080146625 Oxime glucokinase activators  
Disclosed herein are pyrazole glucokinase activators of the formula (I): that are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders.
US20080144774 X-Ray Tubes  
An X-ray tube comprises an electron source in the form of a cathodE ( 12 ), and an anode ( 14 ) within a housing ( 10 ). The anode ( 14 ) is a thin film anode, so that most of the electrons which...
US20080142421 Bottom Fillable Bottles And Systems For Charging The Same  
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a fluid supply assembly fluidly connectable to a source of fluid is provided. The fluid supply assembly includes a housing ( 702 ); a hydraulic...
US20080147212 HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE  
A home appliance control device includes a terminal, a communication adapter, and a switch control unit. The switch control unit includes an allocating unit configured to recognize the number of...
US20080147280 Method and apparatus for sensing a rollover  
Vehicle with an occupant safety system for use in a crash involving the vehicle includes an occupant protection device, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) arranged to measure acceleration of the...
US20080143650 Display device, driving method of display device, and electronic apparatus  
A display device includes a pixel array unit having pixels disposed in a matrix shape, each pixel including an electro-optical element, a write transistor for sampling and writing an input signal...
US20080141935 Mask for sequential lateral solidification and crystallization method using thereof  
A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer includes: disposing a mask over the amorphous silicon layer, the mask having a plurality of transmissive regions, the plurality of transmissive...
US20080144993 Optimisation of the Number and Location of Regenerative or Non-Regenerative Repeaters in Wavelength Division Multiplex Optical Communication Links  
A method for optimisation of the number and location of regenerative or non-regenerative repeaters in a WDM link made up of N spans connected in a succession of N−1 intermediate sites to form...
US20080148446 Petunia plant named 'Petpistri'  
A new Petunia plant particularly distinguished by its trailing, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit, freely branching habit, freely flowering habit, single flowers that are mid pink in...
US20080144773 System and Method for Producing an Augmented Image of an Organ of a Patient  
System for displaying an augmented image of an organ of a patient, including an image fusion processor coupled with a stereoscopic image detector, a tomographic image processor, and with a display,...
US20080147262 VEHICLE HELP SYSTEM AND METHOD  
A system and method for providing customized help to a vehicle user when a vehicle problem is detected. The method includes detecting vehicle data that indicates a condition of a vehicle and...
US20080142229 Apparatus for Radially Expanding and Plastically Deforming a Tubular Member  
An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming a tubular member.
US20080146016 Method for Forming a Structure  
Method for constructing a line or dotted structure on a support, especially for constructing strip-like electrically conducting contacts on a semiconductor component such as a solar cell, by...
US20080145405 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES  
A method for making an ocular drug delivery device, the method comprising providing a drug delivery device comprising a core comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more...
US20080145866 Modified human thymic stromal lymphopoietin  
Modified, furin resistant human TSLP polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding the modified human TSLP polypeptides are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions, B and T cell activation agents, assays...
US20080147001 Rapid-exchange balloon catheter shaft and method  
A balloon catheter or stent delivery system for medical treatment of a patient has a proximal hub, a balloon, and an improved shaft design. The catheter shaft has a rapid-exchange configuration,...
US20080144688 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH AN ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE TOP REFLECTOR CONTACT  
According to one described embodiment, a light emitting device structure includes an epitaxial contact layer disposed on an active region of the light emitting device structure, a multi-layer...
US20080147640 Techniques for including collection items in search results  
Techniques are provided for including collection items in the ranked set of search results that are returned to a user in response to a search query. Collection scoring techniques are also provided...
US20080145516 Processes for producing polymer coatings through surface polymerization  
A medical device with a therapeutic agent-releasing polymer coating. The medical device is provided by a method that comprises: (a) attaching at least one reactive species to a medical device...
US20080144576 Systems and methods for allowing IP address handoff for mobile devices  
The present invention is directed to a system and method which mobile devices can be handed from one access point to another while maintaining continuous communication with a network and without...
US20080148034 Method and apparatus for booting independent operating systems in a multi-processor core integrated circuit  
A multiple-processor system and boot procedure are provided. The system includes an integrated circuit having first and second embedded processors. A volatile memory and a non-volatile memory are...
US20080141810 CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION  
Traction planets and traction rings can be operationally coupled to a planetary gearset to provide a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The CVT can be used in a bicycle. In one embodiment,...
US20080143091 Load-carrying system for vehicles  
A load-carrying system for vehicles comprises a secondary load support member adapted to be spaced above and extending over at least a portion of the primary load support member. Support means are...
US20080143379 REPROGRAMMABLE CIRCUIT BOARD WITH ALIGNMENT-INSENSITIVE SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE COMPONENT CONTACT TYPES  
The present invention is directed to a system that programmably interconnects integrated circuit chips and other components at near-intra-chip density. The system's contact structure allows it to...
US20080145357 Tissue fusion method using collagenase for repair of soft tissue  
The present invention provides a method of using locally administered collagenase as a non-invasive means of enhancing cell release from the cartilage or fibrocartilage tissues adjacent to a...
US20080144379 IMPLEMENTATION OF COLUMN REDUNDANCY FOR A FLASH MEMORY WITH A HIGH WRITE PARALLELISM  
A redundant memory array has r columns of redundant memory cells, r redundant senses, and a redundant column decoder. Redundant address registers store addresses of defective regular memory cells....
US20080144276 COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH I/O PLATE  
A computer enclosure includes a rear wall ( 10 ) and an I/O plate ( 20 ). The rear wall defines an opening ( 12 ) therein. The opening has two opposite edges. A positioning tab ( 16 ) is formed on...
US20080147937 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOT-PLUG/REMOVE OF A NEW COMPONENT IN A RUNNING PCIE FABRIC  
A system and method for hot-plug/remove of a new component in a running communication fabric, such as a PCIe fabric, are provided. With the system and method, the addition of a new component in the...
US20080147187 Method And Apparatus For Use Of Porous Implants  
An orthopedic implant. The implant includes a metal portion having an internal three-dimensional cavity, the cavity having an opening to an outer surface of the metal portion, a ledge...
US20080144963 Method and Related Apparatus for Modifying Color Saturation of a Display Device  
A method of modifying color saturation for a display device includes receiving an image data including a brightness data and a saturation data of a frame, generating a brightness statistic result...
US20080145016 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF  
There is provided a photosensitive resin composition for forming an optical waveguide which has high shape precision and excellent transmission characteristics under high temperature and high...