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US20080245964 Method and Apparatus for Detecting Surface and Subsurface Properties of Materials  
A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring properties of gases and plasmas, and surface and sub-surface properties of materials, is disclosed. A laser beam is focused at a desired region within...
US20080250013 System, Method And Computer Program Product For Electronically Responding To Requests For Product Related Data  
A method for electronically responding to requests for product related data, the method includes: collecting product related data from feeder systems; organizing the collected product related data...
US20080247312 Configurable Multislot Class for Wireless Devices  
A solution is provided wherein the mobile device selects a multislot class based on the profile of the traffic to be utilized by the mobile device. This may be performed manually by a user, or may...
US20080249920 FUEL OFFERING AND PURCHASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  
The present disclosure is directed towards apparatuses, systems and methods to facilitate the pricing, sales and delivery of a commodity fuel to a Customer. In one embodiment, the disclosure...
US20080250028 Secure Data Accessing System and Method  
A system and method for accessing data located behind a security mechanism is provided. In the preferred embodiment, the system may use the common HTTP protocol and JDBC drivers. In more detail, a...
US20080247541 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING A CABLE NETWORK TO OTHER NETWORK AND/OR DEVICES  
Methods and apparatus for connecting, e.g., bridging, a cable network to other networks and/or devices is described. A bridge device facilitates the distribution of cable provider content to end...
US20080248824 Scheduling Method, Base Station and Terminal  
A radio communications system includes a base station that measures reception quality based on a pilot signal received from terminals in its service area and allocates radio resources to the...
US20080250300 METHOD FOR DECODING DATA IN NON-VOLATILE STORAGE USING RELIABILITY METRICS BASED ON MULTIPLE READS  
Data stored in non-volatile storage is decoded using iterative probabilistic decoding and multiple read operations to achieve greater reliability. An error correcting code such as a low density...
US20080247283 APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING SPARE AREAS FOR DEFECT MANAGEMENT AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FRAGMENTED ECC BLOCKS  
A recording medium having a spare area for defect management, and a method and apparatus for allocating and assigning the spare area. A plurality of zones are formed as one group without...
US20080248447 Interproximal Tooth Defects Detection  
There is provided a method for detecting interproximal tooth defects such as caries by injecting light at one or more wavelengths into a tooth and detecting reflected/diffracted light or emitted...
US20080249696 Method and device for operating a drive unit  
A method and a device for operating a drive unit which enable better torque coordination for a speed controller. A load-reversal damping component is provided, which filters a first setpoint value...
US20080247612 Method and System for Facilitating Tasks Using Images and Selections from Object Class and Task Menus  
An image of at least one object ( 14 ) is captured. An object class selection is received from a menu ( 70 ) of a plurality of object classes. At least one task menu, specific to the object class...
US20080245284 Three Degree-of-Freedom Pivot Assembly, Sail-Mounted Ballast, and Sail Control System for High Speed Sailboats  
A sailboat is disclosed wherein the sailboat includes a three degree-of-freedom pivot assembly, sail-mounted ballast, and sail control system. These three features increase sailing efficiency and...
US20080248261 PRINTED ARTICLE  
An article having a printed image is formed from a substrate, an adhesive disposed over the substrate, a sheet disposed over the adhesive, a digitally printed image directly printed on the sheet,...
US20080246948 Automatic Polarizer for Cctv Applications  
The invention is related to a camera device ( 10 ) for CCTV applications. The camera device ( 10 ) comprises a sensor ( 12 ) comprising a lens ( 14 ) for monitoring the scene in front of the camera...
US20080248014 Animal Medicament and Method of Manufacture  
A medicament for administration to a non-human animal, wherein the medicament includes at Least partially hydrolysed protein and one or more pharmacologically active substances. In a preferred...
US20080245562 Screened Housing with Press-Fit Pins and Method for Production Thereof  
A screened housing ( 1 ) with press-fit pins ( 2 ) for electrical contacting on an electrical support component, in particular for automobile application, is composed of two housing sections (...
US20080248615 CMOS STRUCTURE FOR BODY TIES IN ULTRA-THIN SOI (UTSOI) SUBSTRATES  
The present invention provides a semiconducting structure including a substrate having an UTSOI region and a bulk-Si region, wherein the UTSOI region and the bulk-Si region have a same...
US20080248137 Magnesium-Containing Food Compositions  
A composition for administration to a subject, such as oral administration to a subject, for example, has been provided. Such a composition may comprise at least one magnesium-counter ion compound....
US20080246292 Load Suspension Hook With Latticework  
A load acceptance hook for suspending a load provides for the movement of loads by simple means and despite a high load-bearing capacity has a reduced weight in relation to known hooks. This is...
US20080250377 CONDUCTIVE DOME PROBES FOR MEASURING SYSTEM LEVEL MULTI-GHZ SIGNALS  
Methods and apparatus for accessing a high speed signal routed on a conductive trace on an internal layer of a printed circuit board (PCB) using high density interconnect (HDI technology) are...
US20080249567 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS  
A surgical instrument having an anchor and a plug is capable of anchoring a suture. The suture anchor has an anchor body having a top surface, a bottom surface distal to the top surface, a...
US20080250011 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUERY EXPANSION BASED ON MULTIMODAL CROSS-VOCABULARY MAPPING  
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for multimodal cross-vocabulary mapping. A corpus of multimodal content is annotated simultaneously using annotations from...
US20080249924 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE BROKER SELECTION PROCESS TO MINIMIZE TOTAL EXECUTION COST OF SECURITIES TRADES  
An embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for minimizing the total expected execution cost of securities trades through a real-time analysis and optimization process...
US20080246031 PCM pad design for peeling prevention  
A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor chip and a scribe line adjoining the semiconductor chip. A conductive feature is formed in the scribe...
US20080244842 Motorised Pool-Cleaning Device Comprising Freewheel Rotary Movement Means  
The invention relates to a motorised pool-cleaning device ( 1 ) comprising suction means ( 30 ) and rotary movement means ( 4 ) which define first ( 2 ) and second ( 3 ) bearing axles. Moreover,...
US20080245897 SHOWERHEAD  
The present invention relates to a showerhead of a type which is connected by a flexible conduit to a tap assembly communicated to a water supply system and has at least one fluid...
US20080248484 METHOD FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER AND OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE CONDITIONS  
The present invention uses peripheral blood monocyte-lymphocyte for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, as well as other conditions of the pancreas and other organs. The peripheral blood...
US20080245730 Process and Apparatus for Treating Nitrogeneous Liquor  
A process and apparatus for treating an aqueous nitrogeneous liquor by performing ammonia oxidation and denitrification using a biosludge comprising anammox bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria,...
US20080249720 COMPOSITE RISER WITH INTEGRITY MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD  
An integrity monitoring system for monitoring degradation in a composite riser string. The system includes composite riser structures incorporating strain and vibration sensors to measure changes...
US20080249649 LASER PROJECTOR CONTROL SYSTEM  
A laser projector system includes a computer and a laser projector for projecting a laser image on a target surface, particularly in a factory or manufacturing environment. The computer is disposed...
US20080246425 CONTROLLER FOR MOTOR  
In a predetermined operating state of an electric motor 3 of an axial air-gap type, control is carried out as follows. A phase difference between an electric current supplied to an armature...
US20080246291 PAPER CLIP REMOVING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT READING APPARATUS  
A paper clip removing device capable of removing a paper clip made of a shape memory alloy, that has such a shape that a plurality of documents are bound at a normal temperature and a document...
US20080249020 Human Growth Hormone Treatment Methods  
New methods for developing dosing formulas that allow the determination of appropriate dosage regimens for human growth hormone (hGH) compounds; methods for using such formulas to calculate...
US20080245417 DOUBLE-WALLED FLEXIBLE DISPENSER SUMP CONNECTION SYSTEM  
A double-walled flexible dispenser sump connection system prevents fuel leaks into a dispenser sump located below a fuel dispenser. An inner flexible connector and an outer flexible connector are...
US20080247088 Micro-actuator having at least one segmented flexible side arm, and method of making the same  
Certain example embodiments described herein relate to a micro-actuator for use with an HGA and/or disk drive device. A substantially U-shaped frame may include a cavity capable of receiving a...
US20080248339 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION  
An electrochemical energy conversion system comprises an electrochemical energy conversion device, in fluid communication with a source of liquid carrier of hydrogen and an oxidant, for receiving,...
US20080246043 Light-emitting device  
A pair of bonding electrodes of each of light-emitting semiconductor devices of RGB is disposed in a point symmetrical relationship, the devices are mounted on a common electrode of a package, and...
US20080249187 Skin Sanitizing Antimicrobial Alcoholic Compositions  
This invention relates to an antimicrobial skin sanitizing composition for disinfecting skin, and particularly, hands. The composition contains at least 60 percent of an aliphatic alcohol having...
US20080247436 OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE  
The invention provides an optoelectronic device combining a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and a photodetector for monitoring the output power of the vertical cavity surface...
US20080248727 Polishing Slurry  
The present invention provides a polishing slurry which remarkably inhibits the occurrence of scratch, dishing or erosion. According to the present invention, provided is a polishing slurry...
US20080250115 Enterprise Notification System  
A system for notifying an end-user of the occurrence of an event is disclosed. The inventive concept comprises a front-end system that is accessible by the end-user, and a back-end system that is...
US20080246637 Cabac Decoding Method  
A decoding method of CABAC is proposed. A CABAC decoder comprises an arithmetic engine performing two arithmetic decodings for a coefficient or reading contexts at the same time in a clock cycle....
US20080248834 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A DESKTOP AND APPLICATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE  
Various embodiments are described for providing a terminal with access to a desktop and applications of a mobile device. In one embodiment, a mobile device may comprise an interface to establish a...
US20080249174 Animal Model for Studying Atherosclerotic Lesions  
The present invention provides an animal model for atherosclerosis and a transgenic knockout animal. Methods for preventing and/or treating atherosclerosis are also provided. More specifically, the...
US20080249620 VALVE HOLDER  
A valve holder assembly having a main valve holder and a detachable secondary valve holder for positioning a heart valve prosthesis and a method of implanting a stentless heart valve prosthesis are...
US20080247389 SIGNALING IN A CLUSTER  
An apparatus includes a flow unit configured to support a first control flow with a first node in the cluster. The flow unit is also configured to support a second control flow, through the...
US20080247758 Position determination system using radio and laser in combination  
A combined radio and laser positioning system comprising: a network of ground based radio communication devices, a laser transmitter configured to generate at least one laser beam, and at least one...
US20080246319 HEADREST-MOUNTED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS  
In certain embodiments, an entertainment system includes a housing configured to be mounted to a headrest. The housing can define a first hinge portion, a base wall, and one or more sidewalls. The...
US20080245748 MODULAR FLAMELESS WASTE TREATMENT UNIT  
A modular waste treatment system for substantially liquid waste streams and methods of treating liquid waste streams are disclosed. The modular waste treatment system includes a maceration chamber...