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US20080270978 Automating applications in a multimedia framework  
The present invention provides a multimedia software framework system that allows development of customized multimedia plug-in applications for use within the system. Users can customize fields in...
US20080266465 Channel Scan for Terrestrial Broadcast Digital Television Receiver  
A technique that allows a DTV receiver to perform a channel scan in a manner that is faster and more efficient than conventional channel scanning techniques. In accordance with one embodiment of...
US20080269930 Audio Processing Apparatus and Audio Processing Method  
In FIG. 1, a user selects a plurality of pieces of music data desired to be reproduced concurrently, at an input unit 18 of an audio processing apparatus 16, from music data stored in a...
US20080269729 UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY, ESPECIALLY FOR A REFRACTIVE LASER  
The invention concerns an uninterruptible power supply that is used in particular with a refractive laser. A rechargeable battery is provided, whereby prior to beginning the treatment the capacity...
US20080269938 Method Of Manufacturing An Information Handling System  
A method of manufacturing an information handling system having at least one hardware component, e.g. motherboard, bearing a unique identifier (component ID) in software-readable form. The method...
US20080266374 PRINTER AND INK SHEET  
A printer transfers to one image formation area a plurality of single colors of ink repeatedly arranged in a longitudinal direction of the ink sheet, to thus produce in an image formation area of...
US20080265859 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED FAILURE  
A selectively protected electrical system includes or operates with a power source, a load, a power driver circuit for controllably transferring power from the power source to the load, the power...
US20080263813 Vacuum cleaner for using as both canister form and stick form  
A vacuum cleaner for use in either a canister form or a stick form is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a suction unit having an air suction opening formed in a bottom surface...
US20080269554 Pump  
A pump ( 102 ) comprising a chamber ( 108 ) adapted to receive a penis, a non-return valve ( 156 ), and pumping means ( 110 ) operable to pump fluid from the chamber ( 108 ), wherein the pump ( 102...
US20080269198 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF ESTROGENIC AGENTS  
This invention relates to novel pharmaceutical carrier or excipient systems and oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising...
US20080268122 Flavour Modulating Substances  
The present invention in a first aspect relates to flavour modulation in foodstuffs, beverages, orally administered pharmaceuticals, tobacco products and oral care products, using a flavour...
US20080265236 VARIABLE RESISTANCE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME  
Methods of fabricating integrated circuit memory cells and integrated circuit memory cells are disclosed. Formation of an integrated circuit memory cell include forming a first electrode on a...
US20080270808 Electronic Device  
An electronic device is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the electronic device comprises an electronic component, wherein the electronic component is operated by a DC voltage. The electronic...
US20080269924 METHOD OF SUMMARIZING SPORTS VIDEO AND APPARATUS THEREOF  
The present invention discloses a method of summarizing a sports video. The method includes the following steps: selecting at least a summarization style, wherein the summarization style is defined...
US20080267237 Monolithically-Pumped Erbium-Doped Waveguide Amplifiers and Lasers  
Disclosed is a method of doping an oxide. The example method includes forming at least one of an AlGaAs oxide or an InAlP oxide on a GaAs substrate, and incorporating Erbium into the at least one...
US20080264366 Oil Passage Structure of Valve Operating System  
In a cam journal ( 12 A) in which a timing-advance oil passage ( 12 a ) and a timing-retard oil passage ( 12 b ) are provided as a first oil passage for VVT, an oil passage ( 102 c ) for LA is...
US20080267823 Identification Of A Strip Type By The Meter Using Conductive Patterns On The Strip  
A test strip including a reagent end for receiving a body fluid sample and an insertion end which is received at a test strip receptacle slot of a measuring device, the insertion end including one...
US20080269813 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBCUTANEOUS ECG VECTOR ACCEPTABILITY AND SELECTION  
An implantable medical device system and associated method select subcutaneous sensing electrodes for use in monitoring the heart rhythm. A subset of multiple sensing vectors is selected from a...
US20080267412 Method and Apparatus for Embedding Auxiliary Information in a Media Signal  
The invention relates to a system for embedding auxiliary information in a media signal such as an audio visual signal. An apparatus comprises a quantization index modulator ( 103 ) which generates...
US20080271176 PLANTS AND SEEDS OF CORN VARIETY CV252827  
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV252827. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV252827,...
US20080265298 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE  
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including: a transistor including: a source, a drain and a gate; first and second plugs on the source and...
US20080267866 Novel Antiviral Macrocycle Derivatives and Metal Complexes, Incorporating Bridged Macrocycles  
A compound of Formulae (1), (2) or (3), A 1 -Ph (1) or A 1 -Ar-A 2 (2) or A 1 -(A 2 )A′-A 3 (3) wherein A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are selected from Formulae (4), (5) and (6), or a salt whereof;...
US20080268760 Method and Apparatus for Improved Chemical Mechanical Planarization Pad with Pressure Control and Process Monitor  
A pad for CMP operations includes a guide plate having a plurality of holes therein and being affixed to a compressible under-layer; and a plurality of pressure-sensing and process monitoring...
US20080269025 Indoor Exercise Cycle With Tilt Function  
A cycle apparatus for physical exercise, rehabilitation of injuries and increased balance, the apparatus designed as a stationary exercise cycle. The apparatus consist of a first lower stable frame...
US20080268995 Power transmission apparatus fabrication method and power transmission apparatus fabricated by the method  
A power transmission apparatus is disclosed. A pulley is journalled through a ball bearing on the outer periphery of a bearing support portion arranged on a housing, and a metal ring is fitted on...
US20080268845 Method and System for Efficient DRX Operation During Handover in LTE  
A method and system for efficient DRX operation during handover in LTE in which a user equipment expects handover to occur, the method having the steps of: checking whether a no handover initiation...
US20080270207 Compliance Monitoring  
A system and method for determining compliance for one or more information technology services may generate on the spot compliance reports based on real-time data. Compliance data may be retrieved...
US20080265364 Creation of Dielectrically Insulating Soi-Technlogical Trenches Comprising Rounded Edges for Allowing Higher Voltages  
The aim of the invention is to integrate low-voltage logic elements and high-voltage power elements in one and the same silicon circuit. Said aim is achieved by dielectrically chip regions having...
US20080265227 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REACHING FROM OUTSIDE AN UPPER LEVEL OF A TALL STRUCTURE  
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system having a pulley attached to a building. A closed loop of cable is installed around the pulley. The loop is of sufficient length so as to...
US20080266585 PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF  
A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit that allows a print head to print on a recording medium in a forward path and a return path by reciprocating the print head with respect to the...
US20080263784 Apparatus and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch of washing machine  
Device and method for detecting malfunction of a clutch in a washing machine, the device including a clutch including a coupling for transmission of a power from a motor to a washing shaft or a...
US20080269673 Cellular-Enabled Medical Monitoring and Infusion System  
Described is a medical infusion device that is configured to send and receive data on a real-time basis through the use of circuitry that enables the connection of the device to a cellular network....
US20080264976 FLUID DISPENSER INCLUDING A COMPONENT ELEMENT  
A dispenser including as its component elements: a fluid reservoir ( 1 ); a dispenser member ( 2 ), such as a pump or a valve, mounted on the reservoir by means of a fastener member ( 3 ); and at...
US20080268134 ELECTRODE WITH INCREASED STABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME  
The present invention provides an implantable electrode with increased stability having a clustered structure wherein the surface of the electrode is covered with a material comprising openings...
US20080265574 Quick Coupling for Joining Together Two Pipes for Conveying a Gas Under Pressure  
The coupling comprises a male plug ( 3 ) and a female element ( 2 ). A retaining latch ( 20 ) for retaining the plug ( 5 ) in the female element ( 7 ) is movable between a first position in which...
US20080270486 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA RECORDS BETWEEN MULTIPLE DATABASES  
A system and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases is provided. Each database includes data records that are modified to include at least one pair of synchronization...
US20080264798 Copper Plating Bath and Plating Method  
An acid copper plating solution and plating method are disclosed. The acid copper plating solution comprises copper ions, an organic acid or an inorganic acid, chloride ions, high molecular weight...
US20080266725 TMR SENSOR HAVING AN UNDER-LAYER TREATED WITH NITROGEN FOR INCREASED MAGNETORESISTANCE  
A tunnel junction TMR magnetoresistive sensor formed on layers having nitrogen interspersed therein. The nitrogenation of the layers on which the sensor is deposited allows the sensor layers to...
US20080266438 DIGITAL CAMERA AND METHOD OF OPERATION  
A camera assembly and a method of camera assembly operation that separately establish camera settings for electronic viewfinder operation and for image capture operation. Further, the camera...
US20080271010 Method and device for updating medical apparatus  
The method and the device are used for updating a medical apparatus that has a memory for an operating program. The memory is at least partially designed as a variable memory and is connected with...
US20080267280 TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER  
A Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) is constructed using simple digital delay circuits. The design uses a clock compensation scheme to modify and adjust the TDC's operation under integrated circuit...
US20080265648 Retractable footrest  
A vehicle seat that embodies a foot support assembly that is movable from a stowed position proximate the seat back to a deployed position wherein the assembly extends rearwardly of the seat. The...
US20080268595 NAND flash memory devices and methods of fabricating the same  
A NAND includes a device isolation pattern disposed in a region of a substrate defining a plurality of active regions. Memory transistors having memory gate patterns, constituting a cell string,...
US20080267461 REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING IN A DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE  
A database includes an identifier and associated parameters for each of a number of faces to be recognized. A new acquired image from an image stream is received potentially including one or more...
US20080270236 Systems and methods for digital content promotion  
Exemplary systems and methods are provided for digital content promotion. Such methods may include storing an item of digital content received from a rightsholder, receiving data from the...
US20080264204 Metal Powders and Methods for Producing the Same  
A method for producing a metal powder product involves: Providing a supply of a precursor metal powder; combining the precursor metal powder with a liquid to form a slurry; feeding the slurry into...
US20080267235 Laser  
A laser ( 10 ) provided with a discharge activation power supply ( 11 ) supplied with power from a 3-phase AC power line, the discharge activation power supply ( 11 ) provided inside it with three...
US20080264679 Printed Circuit Board With Combined Digital and High Frequency Applications  
The invention discloses a PCB ( 100, 400 ) with first and second main surfaces ( 110, 130 ), the PCB also having a first height, h, said two surfaces and height together defining the volume of the...
US20080267397 DATA SURVEY DEVICE, INTEGRATED WITH A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD  
A device ( 1 ) for surveying and checking identification data, integrated with a communication system, and a related method not only allow the collection of a wide range of sensitive identification...
US20080264280 Process and system for aligning printed images with perforated sheets  
A system and process for aligning printed images on a rolled product with perforation lines being formed into the product is disclosed. According to the process, the position of printed images are...