33rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100211928 | Supervisory Process Control And Manufacturing Information System Application Having An Extensible Component Model - A template-based supervisory process control and manufacturing information application development facility is disclosed that includes a number of time-saving application development tools that significantly enhance design productivity and allow re-using of previously developed application building blocks. The development facility includes an application object template library that stores a set of previously defined application object templates. The template library is accessed by developers through a configuration utility that facilitates specifying instances of the set of previously defined application object templates to be included in an application. Thereafter, application objects are instantiated from the selected ones of the set of previously defined application object templates in a build of the specified application. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211929 | DISPLAY METHOD, CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE - A method is provided for displaying the properties of a source code element of a computer program being edited. The includes selecting, within the source code, the source code element; searching, within the source code, a set of related code elements of the selected source code element, the elements of the set comprising typified properties; creating a data structure comprising the properties of the code elements of the set of code elements; grouping, within the data structure, the properties in function of their types; displaying the properties grouped within a portion of a display displaying the source code. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211930 | OBJECT ORIENTED MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR ASN.1 MESSAGE - An object-oriented management device for ASN.1 message is provided, which includes: an ASN.1 bottom supporting module for compiling the ASN.1 message into programming language example code; a common manipulation module for processing the message to support the message applications; a message plug-in for creating the message corpus plug-in from the code generated by the common manipulation module, with the class description table being the plug-in interface. The present invention solves the problem that the message structure example should be re-established after the message is persistently saved, overcomes the disadvantage that the data type of the bit stream must be known in advance for decoding, decreases the difficulty of message construction, and significantly lessens the workload of the message development and maintenance. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211931 | STM WITH GLOBAL VERSION OVERFLOW HANDLING - A software transactional memory system is provided with overflow handling. The system includes a global version counter with an epoch number and a version number. The system accesses the global version counter prior to and subsequent to memory accesses of transactions to validate read accesses of the transaction. The system includes mechanisms to detect global version number overflow and may allow some or all transactions to execute to completion subsequent to the global version number overflowing. The system also provides publication, privatization, and granular safety properties. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211932 | IDENTIFYING A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER BASED ON DEBUGGING INFORMATION - A solution for identifying a software developer based on debugging information includes an identification module configured to identify a developer of a line of source code, a determination module configured to determine a developer contact tag for the developer, an encoding module configured to encode the developer contact tag, a tagging module configured to automatically tag the line of source code with the developer contact tag associated with the developer. The solution also includes a debug module configured to provide debug information, a decoding module configured to decrypt the developer contact tag, and a presentation module configured to present the debug stack trace in human readable form. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A QUALITY OF SERVICE MODEL - In general, methods and apparatus for implementing a Quality of Service (QoS) model are disclosed. A Quality of Service (QoS) contract with an initiating network device may be satisfied. A request may be received from the initiating network device in a first time less than or equal to an ordinal number times an arrival interval. The ordinal number signifies a position of the request among a group of requests. The request that has been serviced may be returned to the initiator in a second time less than or equal to a constant term plus the ordinal number times a service interval. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211936 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING ENGINEERING MODELS FROM DISPARATE TOOLS IN SUPPORT OF MODEL RESUE - A computer system having stored in memory a set of executable software tools that include both producer tools and consumer tools, wherein one or more of the tools may be both a producer tool and a consumer tool, a model repository, and a set of software engines that include hybrid models each bridging semantics of a corresponding producer tool or a corresponding consumer tool that is importing or exporting to or from a neutral model representation of the information, wherein instantiations of the neutral models reside in the model repository. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211937 | INTERMEDIATE FORM FOR BITWIDTH SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS AND USES THEREOF - Techniques for representing a program are provided. The techniques include creating one or more sub-variables for each of one or more variables in the program, and maintaining a single size of each of the one or more variables throughout a life-span of each of the one or more variables. Additionally, techniques for performing register allocation are also provided. The techniques include representing bit-width information of each of one or more variables in a powers-of-two representation, wherein the one or more variables comprise one or more variables in a program, coalescing the one or more variables, packing the one or more coalesced variables, and using the one or more packed variables to perform register allocation. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211938 | SCHEMA-BASED DYNAMIC PARSE/BUILD ENGINE FOR PARSING MULTI-FORMAT MESSAGES - A parse/build engine that can handle multi-format financial messages. The engine converts the different format messages into a common format, and the common format message is then processed by the business service application. A parser examines the message and determines an appropriate schema for the particular format of message received. The schema is a data structure in a schema registry that includes a grammar structure for the received format as well as pointers to handlers for converting the different fields of the message into the internal message format using the grammar structure (the “grammar” can include field sequence, field type, length, character encoding, optional and required fields, etc.). The handlers are individually compiled. As formats change, new formats or changes to old formats can be dynamically added to the parse/build engine by loading new schema and handlers. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211939 | PROCESSING AN OBJECT-ORIENTED QUERY TO RETRIEVE DATA FROM A DATA SOURCE - An object-oriented query to retrieve data from a data source stored on a data storage device connected to a computer is processed. One implementation involves receiving a Java Query Language (JQL) user query, compiling the JQL query using a Java compliant compiler, and detecting any compilation error due to a syntax error in the JQL query. If a compilation error is detected, then informing the user of the compilation error such that the user may correct the syntax error in the JQL query. Otherwise if a compilation error is not detected, then processing the JQL query for execution. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211940 | Post-pass binary adaptation for software-based speculative precomputation - The latencies associated with cache misses or other long-latency instructions in a main thread are decreased through the use of a simultaneous helper thread. The helper thread is a speculative prefetch thread to perform a memory prefetch for the main thread. The instructions for the helper thread are dynamically incorporated into the main thread binary during post-pass operation of a compiler. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211945 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, LICENSE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM EMBODIED ON COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In order to facilitate a change of a computer into which an application program is to be installed, a license management computer stores management information, and in receipt of an installation request from an installation computer, it extracts the management information corresponding to the installation request. When there is no relevant management information, the license management computer generates and stores new management information, and permits installation of the application program to the installation computer. When the relevant management information is extracted, the license management computer compares device identification information and external device identification information included in the installation request with device identification information and external device identification information included in the extracted management information, and if at least one of the device identification information and the external device identification information matches the corresponding one, the license management computer permits installation of the application program to the installation computer. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK ABSTRACTION AND VIRTUALIZATION FOR A SINGLE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) - A device may abstract access to hardware resources in the device to a single operating system (OS) running in the device utilizing an abstraction layer and a software partition. The abstraction layer and the software partition may enable virtualizing the hardware resources during interfacing between the single OS and the hardware resources, such that the actual characteristics and/or number of the hardware resources may be abstracted. The abstraction layer may comprise a hypervisor, which may be optimized to support network abstraction based operations. The software partition may enable managing configuration and/or use of the hardware resources via the abstraction layer. The hardware resources may comprise networking resources. Accordingly, operations of a plurality of virtual drivers within the OS corresponding to each of one or more of the plurality of hardware resources may be supported. Data transfers between the OS and the hardware resources may be performed via the software partition. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211951 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that is capable of more reliably synchronizing an execution state of a job flow set in a plurality of machines without using a management server. In the digital multi-function peripheral, a job flow list management section receives a job flow setting file in which a job flow to be executed is described, and a job execution section executes the job flow based on the received job flow setting file. A communication section notifies other digital multi-function peripherals of execution of the job flow when the job flow is executed, and notifies the other digital multi-function peripherals of termination of the job flow when the execution of the job flow is terminated. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211952 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - Techniques for business event processing are presented. Producer services produce events that are managed and distributed by a transport service. Consumer services acquire events from the transport service and perform actions in response to the events. The production, distribution, and processing of the events and actions may be asynchronously and concurrently performed. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211955 | CONTROLLING 32/64-BIT PARALLEL THREAD EXECUTION WITHIN A MICROSOFT OPERATING SYSTEM UTILITY PROGRAM - A method of programming operating system (O/S) utility C and C++ programs within the Microsoft professional development 32/64-bit parallel threads environment, includes providing a computer unit, which can be a 32/64-bit Microsoft PC O/S, or a 32/64-bit Microsoft Server O/S, a Microsoft development tool, which is the Microsoft Visual Studio Development Environment for C and C++ for either the 32-bit O/S or the 64-bit O/S. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION OF DATA CENTERS BY COMBINING SERVER AND STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION - The invention provides a method and system for continuous optimization of a data center. The method includes monitoring loads of storage modules, server modules and switch modules in the data center, detecting an overload condition upon a load exceeding a load threshold, combining server and storage virtualization to address storage overloads by planning allocation migration between the storage modules, to address server overloads by planning allocation migration between the server modules, to address switch overloads by planning allocation migration mix between server modules and storage modules for overload reduction, and orchestrating the planned allocation migration to reduce the overload condition in the data center. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211959 | ADAPTIVE CLUSTER TIMER MANAGER - Described herein are techniques for adaptively managing timers that are used in various layers of a node. In many cases, the number of timers that occur in the system is reduced by proactively and reactively adjusting values of the timers based on conditions affecting the system, thereby making such a system to perform significantly better and more resiliently than otherwise. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211960 | Characterizing User Information - Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for characterizing user information includes receiving a plurality of identifiers associated with respective users. The method includes identifying, using the plurality of identifiers, any information portions in an information collection relating to at least one of the users, the information collection reflecting network activities by the users. The method includes generating a record that includes the plurality of identifiers associated with the corresponding information portions. The method includes identifying at least one of the information portions as corresponding to a category established for user classification. The method includes identifying a subset of the plurality of identifiers as associated with the category; and. The method includes providing a list to a content provider from whom the plurality of identifiers was received, the list including the subset of the plurality of identifiers and indicating that the subset is associated with the category. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211961 | DATA BUS BETWEEN MIDDLEWARE LAYERS - A system/method is introduced that integrates middleware components without canonicalization of data at runtime, where the system/method receives inputs identifying at least a first and second middleware to be made interoperative (via a communication path between an in-port corresponding to the first middleware and an out-port corresponding to the second middleware), receives an incoming message at the in-port, handles the received message as a plurality of parts and where, for each part, a data-object is created based on an identified type factory, with the in-port populating the data-object with values from corresponding part of the message and passing the populated data object from the in-port corresponding to the first middleware to the out-port corresponding to the second middleware. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211962 | INPUT/OUTPUT BROKER MODEL - The described implementations relate to input/output (I/O) broker models for use with various devices. One implementation can dynamically match an I/O request to a suitable I/O driver. This implementation can also determine a buffering strategy for accomplishing the I/O request based, at least in part, on information obtained from the I/O driver. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211965 | CLAMP STRUCTURE IN DISK PLAYING DEVICE - A clamp structure in a disk playing device is structured so that a clamper and a turntable are magnetically coupled to each other to sandwich a disk and that one of the clamper and the turntable is separated from the other to release magnetic coupling and detach the disk. The clamp structure may include a disk stopper for supporting the disk when, for example, the turntable is to be separated from the clamper to prevent the disk and the clamper from following and moving together with the turntable. The disk stopper may be disposed so as to face a non-recording area except a recording area of the disk and the disk stopper may be structured by utilizing a part of a chassis or a feeding roller for feeding the disk. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211966 | VIEW QUALITY JUDGING DEVICE, VIEW QUALITY JUDGING METHOD, VIEW QUALITY JUDGING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a view quality judging device capable of accurately judging the view quality without posing a load on a viewer. The view quality judging device is used in view quality data generation device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100211967 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE PRIVACY WHILE DETERMINING VIEWING OF VIDEO-ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS - Methods and apparatus to maintain audience privacy while determining viewing of video-on-demand (VOD) programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises obtaining subscriber metering data from a site metering device monitoring presentation of VOD content at a first subscriber site, obtaining server metering data from a VOD server, the server metering data including identification information for a plurality of subscriber sites to identify particular VOD content provided uniquely to each of the subscriber sites, the identification information manipulated to preserve anonymity of the plurality of subscriber sites, manipulating at least a portion of the subscriber metering data to determine a first manipulated identifier to identify the first subscriber site, and using the first manipulated identifier to cross-reference the manipulated identification information included in the server metering data to merge the subscriber metering data and the portion of the server metering data uniquely associated with the first subscriber site. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211968 | Networked digital media review and play system - A system for the play of digital content in a public establishment includes a digital content play system, a web accessible digital content server, a media center connected to the digital content play system and in communication with the digital content server to receive digital content, and independent web enabled or text messaging enabled devices of users. These independent web enabled or text messaging enabled devices allow a user to access the digital content server and select digital content for play on the in-house digital content play system. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211973 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcasting system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. A method for controlling a digital broadcast receiving system includes the steps of receiving a broadcast signal having mobile service data and main service data multiplexed therein, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group within the received mobile service data, by using the extracted fast information channel (FIC) signaling information, acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and service of an ensemble, the ensemble being a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, by using the acquired program table, detecting a descriptor defining basic information required for accessing the received service, and, by using the detected descriptor, controlling the receiving system to enable access to the corresponding service. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211974 | Navigation within switched digital streamed content - In certain embodiments, a method carried out in a digital television receiver device incapable of full two way communications, of receiving switched digital television programs involves storing a virtual channel table in the digital television receiver device, the virtual channel table having entries for each available channel and having a channel type indicator that identifies switched digital channels; receiving a command indicative of selection of a switched digital channel having the switched digital channel type indicator in the stored virtual channel table; sending a request from the television receiver device for the switched digital channel; responsive to the request, receiving a response that either grants the request or denies the request; and if the response grants the request, receiving an updated virtual channel table having updated table entries. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211975 | INTERNET TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM - An Internet television program guide system is provided that allows a user at a multimedia system to access information related to television programs over an Internet communications link. The user can view television program guide listings and related video stills and video clips. The user can perform database searches on the program guide listings (e.g., to search for a particular type of television program). If desired, the user can select an option that directs the multimedia system to tune directly to a television channel for a selected program or to a related television program guide or movie guide service on a television channel. The user can order pay-per-view events using the system. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211976 | MULTIMEDIA FILE SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention discloses a multimedia file sharing method and system used in a network. The system includes a first user device, a server and a second user device. The method includes the following steps. The first user device receives a multimedia data from a multimedia source, converts the multimedia data to the multimedia file and stores it. The first user device transmits information of the multimedia file including a characteristic of the multimedia file and an IP address of the first user device to the database of a server to be stored. When the second user device sends a file searching request and searches the database of the server, it obtains a file searching result including the information of the multimedia file and transmits the file searching result to the second user device. The second user device downloads the multimedia file from the first user device according to the information of the multimedia file. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PRESENTATION INFORMATION IN A DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus is provided for defining and transmitting/receiving a presentation fragment including therein a requirement for a scheme of displaying an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) in a digital broadcast system. The transmission method includes generating a presentation fragment including therein a requirement for terminal presentation; inputting the presentation fragment including therein a requirement for terminal presentation to an ESG data model through encoding; and transmitting the ESG data model to the terminal. The presentation fragment includes ESG's display control information at the terminal. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211978 | DOWNLOADING TV CHANNEL MAP BASED ON LOCATION AND PROVIDER - A network-enabled TV sends a geographic location to an Internet server and in response receives back a list of TV service providers for the location. A user selects a provider and the server in response downloads the channel map pertaining to the selected provider. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211987 | VIDEO DEDUPLICATION, CACHE, AND VIRTUAL PRIVATE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Embodiments of systems and methods of video deduplication, cache, and virtual private content delivery network are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the bandwidth traffic between an access module and a signal module may be reduced by making a determination at the signal module that the requested video data is redundant. According to another embodiment of the invention, the determination of whether the requested video data is redundant is performed at the access module. In one embodiment, a cache module and a signal module are used to decrease bandwidth usage over the Internet. In another embodiment, the cache module makes the determination of whether the requested data is redundant to efficiently route data. In one embodiment, a virtual private content delivery network is implemented to allow for private data to be securely sent over a network systems such as a content delivery network or cloud computing services or a cache. In yet another embodiment, bandwidth usage is curtailed using a virtual private content delivery network that backs up data which originates from the Internet on a signal module. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211988 | MANAGING RESOURCES TO DISPLAY MEDIA CONTENT - This document describes tools capable of enabling a media device to assign available resources to media content prior to receiving a request to display that media content. In one embodiment, the tools determine a next media content to be requested and available resources on a media device to display that next content. The tools may assign the available resources to the next page of media content prior to receiving a request to display the next page of media content. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device including a flow definition memory unit configured to store flow definition information in which a process flow of image data read by an image reading unit is defined, and an authentication screen generating unit configured to determine plural processing units that execute a part of the process flow based on the flow definition information, acquire item information indicative of items of authentication information corresponding to a part or all of the plural processing units which require authentication from the part or all of the plural processing units which require the authentication, and generate authentication screen definition information used for displaying an authentication screen integrating and showing the item information. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211992 | DATA SECURITY APPARATUS - A data security apparatus fragments original data into a plurality of data, blocks the fragmented data, and distributes and stores the blocked data over and in respective storage medium. The data security apparatus includes a storage having a first block, into which original data of a file is fragmented and blocked, distributed and stored, a security storage medium having a second block, into which the original data is fragmented and blocked, distributed and stored, and a distributed storage management module performing data interface among the storage, the security medium, and an operating system (OS) system, fragmenting and blocking the original data, and distributing and storing the blocked data over and in the storage and the security storage medium. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKET DATA SERVICE DISCOVERY - A method and device for packet data service discovery are described. A mobile device memory stores a packet data services blacklist and a historical blacklist. The packet data services blacklist identifies wireless networks that do not provide packet data services to the mobile device. The packet data services blacklist is based on previous packet data service authentication rejections, is distinct from a voice services blacklist, and is updated in response to newly received packet data service authentication information. The historical blacklist is distinct from the packet data services blacklist and the voice services blacklist. The historical blacklist identifies wireless networks that are no longer in the packet data services blacklist and were once in the packet data services blacklist within a particular time period. No advance knowledge of data services roaming agreements is required, and unnecessary network access can be avoided, which in turn saves network resources and capacity. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211994 | User Management System, User Management Method, Information Recording Medium and User Management Program - In order to properly transmit a notification of prompting a user who has not logged in a network communication game or an SNS for a long time to that user, a terminal device ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100211995 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RELAY APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Authentication information for each communication destination and communication condition information are stored so as to be associated with each other in accordance with each communication destination designated by a request accepted by a server apparatus. Communication permission information containing authentication information of the communication destination is accepted from a requester. Communication condition information associated with authentication information contained in the accepted communication permission information is acquired. Determination is made as to whether or not communication requested by the requester is consistent with a condition indicated by the acquired communication condition information. When determination is made that the communication requested by the requester is consistent with the condition indicated by the acquired communication condition information, the communication from the requester is relayed to the requested communication destination via a virtual service private line which is set in advance. | 2010-08-19 |
20100211996 | PREVENTING PHISHING ATTACKS BASED ON REPUTATION OF USER LOCATIONS - User sessions are authenticated based on locations associated with a user account used for sending a request for creating a session. Examples of locations of a source of a request include a geographical location, a network address, or a machine cookie associated with a device sending the request. Locations of the request are compared with stored safe locations associated with the user account and a suspiciousness index is determined for the session. The level of authentication required for the session is determined based on the suspiciousness index. Locations are associated with a reputation based on past history of sessions originating from the locations. A location associated with a history of creating suspicious session is considered an unsafe location. Reputation of the location originating the session is used to determine the level of authentication required for the session. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212003 | SECURE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROFILE - A method, programmed medium and system are provided for implementing a prebuilt and encrypted personal identification information (PII) profile which resides only on a user's computer and is prevented from being permanently stored in a server's database. In an exemplary embodiment, when a user visits a web site and creates a new account, the site submits a request to query the user's profile using an extension to the HTTP protocol. The user is prompted by the user's browser to grant the site permission to do so and the site automatically uploads a non-personal identifying number (ID) to the user's system to create an account. All personal information remains on the user's computer within the user's encrypted PII profile and is not allowed to be stored in the server's storage. Therefore, each time the user purchases something, the site must again request to query the user's profile for the user's name, credit card information and/or billing address or other information, rather than keeping that information in the web site's datastore. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICE AUTHORIZATION - An approach is provided for authorizing one or more services from service providers in a communications network. The approach includes receiving a request from a first service provider, the request having an associated primary token and a secondary token identifier, the secondary token identifier relating to resources of a second service provider. Based, at least in part, on the secondary token identifier, a secondary token is identified; and then the secondary token is sent to the first service provider, wherein the first service provider and the second service provider belong to different trust domains and the first service provider can use the secondary token to access resources of the second service provider. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESS CONTROL - The disclosure describes various systems and methods for access control. One such method includes providing an access control module that is capable of operating at least a first carrier frequency and a second carrier frequency. In addition, the method includes providing a first access credential that operates at the first carrier frequency, and providing a second access credential that operates at the second carrier frequency. Various other systems, methods and features are also described herein. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212008 | Identification Security Elevation - Security elevation techniques are described. In an implementation, a request is received for additional security access beyond that which is currently specified for a program. An identity that describes the program is checked with a plurality of conditions. The security level is automatically elevated to grant the additional security access when the identity corresponds to one of the conditions that indicates that the security level is to be automatically elevated. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212013 | LOG-BASED TRACEBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CENTROID DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE - There are provided a system and method for tracing back an attacker by using centroid decomposition technique, the system including: a log data input module collecting log data of an intrusion alarm from an intrusion detection system; a centroid node detection module generating a shortest path tree by applying a shortest path algorithm to network router connection information collected by a network administration server, detecting a centroid node by applying centroid decomposition technique removing a leaf-node to the shortest path tree, and generating a centroid tree whose node of each level is the detected centroid node; and a traceback processing module requesting log data of a router matched with the node of each level of the centroid tree, and tracing back a router identical to the log data of the collected intrusion alarm as a router connected to a source of an attacker by comparing the log data of the router with the log data of the collected intrusion alarm. According to the system and method, an attacker causing a security intrusion event may be quickly detected, a load on the system is reduced, and a passage host exposed to a danger or having weaknesses may be easily recognized, thereby easily coping with an attack. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212014 | Method for Detecting a Service Prevention Attack and Communication Terminal - A method for detecting a service prevention attack on a first communication terminal, wherein the detection of the service prevention attack is performed by the first communication terminal. The first and at least one second communication terminal comprise communication subscribers in a communication network. The communication connection is provided between the first and the second communication terminals. If the first communication terminal does not receive a status inquiry message of the second communication terminal in a timely manner, receipt of at least one further message indicating that the sender is the second communication terminal is interpreted as a service prevention attack on the first communication terminal and an action is taken, such as all or a plurality of packets are deleted from the input buffer memory or the connection between the two communication terminals is terminated. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212015 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING MULTIMEDIA FINGERPRINT BASED ON QUANTUM HASHING - Disclosed are a method and system for producing a multimedia fingerprint based on quantum hashing. The method includes receiving an input of a multimedia file, extracting a quantum hash type fingerprint from the input multimedia file, calculating similarity between the extracted quantum hash type fingerprint and a binary fingerprint stored in a database, and selecting, as a calculation result, data having a fingerprint calculated as having the highest similarity. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212016 | CONTENT PROTECTION INTEROPERRABILITY - Various embodiments provide content protection interoperability techniques which support secure distribution of content for multiple content protection technologies. In one or more embodiments a source digital rights management (DRM) system can associate trust data with content to be exported to a target digital rights management (DRM) system. The trust data describes a trust state for the content to enable the target DRM system to maintain the trust state for the exported content. In at least some embodiments, the source DRM system can also associate tracing data with the content to, in the event of a breach in the chain of trust, enable an identification to be made of a source of the exported content and/or a party responsible for exporting the content. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212017 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT TRUST PRESERVATION IN DATA STORES - The invention provides a method and system for preserving trustworthiness of data, the method includes storing data on an untrusted system, and committing the data to a trusted computing base (TCB). The committing includes upon an end of a predetermined time interval, transmitting a constant size authentication data from the untrusted system to the TCB, and the TCB preserving trustworthiness of the authentication data based on performing a single hash operation of a first root and a second root of a general hash tree representing authenticated data. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212018 | GENERATING HUMAN INTERACTIVE PROOFS - A method for generating one or more human interactive proofs (HIPs) is described herein. A HIP request may be received. One of a plurality of HIP engines may be selected using a randomization algorithm. Each HIP engine may have a distinct algorithm for generating the one or more HIPs. The one or more HIPs may be generated using the one of the plurality of HIP engines. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212019 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting Information and Privacy - A system for protecting software against piracy while protecting a user's privacy enables enhancements to the protection software in a user device and extended protections against piracy. The protection system allows the user device to postpone validation of purchased tags stored in a tag table for installed software and to re-establish ownership of a tag table to recover from invalidation of a tag table identifier value resulting from revelation of a tag table identifier value. Continued use of the tag table is provided by the use of credits associated with a tag table. A protection center is protected against denial of service attacks by making calls to the protection center cost time or money to the attackers. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212020 | PRE-PROCESSED INFORMATION EMBEDDING SYSTEM - Auxiliary information ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100212025 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a control method thereof are provided that, without requiring a server for holding user information, effectively utilize the memory resources of each apparatus connected via a network to perform screen display and processing for each user. To accomplish this, the information processing system is provided with a plurality of information processing apparatuses provided with a storage area that stores personalized data, which is information unique to each user. When a portable authentication device is connected, each information processing apparatus reads out device information that indicates which information processing apparatus is storing the user information and the personalized data, performs authentication, and acquires the corresponding personalized data based on the device information. The personalized data is stored in the storage area at the time when access is performed by the user. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212026 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD - An image forming apparatus comprises a communication interface unit that performs communication with a terminal device, a storage unit that stores an application program installed under license and a management application program for managing the application program, an arithmetic processing unit that executes the application program and the management application program stored in the storage unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not predetermined software installed in the terminal device has a legitimate license code corresponding to the license of the management application program, and an installing unit that, when it is determined that the predetermined software has a legitimate license code, obtains the application program from the terminal device and installs the application program into the storage unit. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212031 | Method for improving efficiencies in livestock production - A method for improving efficiencies in livestock production comprises grouping livestock animals, such as cattle and pigs, during the period of their retention in a feeding facility according to the genetic predisposition of individual livestock animals to deposit fat, and then feeding the animals in each group substantially uniformly. Such genetic predisposition is determined by determining homozygosity or heterozygosity of each animal with respect to alleles of a gene encoding an adipocyte-specific polypeptide, termed leptin, which gene is hereinafter referred to as ob, segregating such animals into groups based on genotype and optionally phenotype, feeding and otherwise maintaining animals in a group together and apart from other groups of animals, and ceasing to feed the animals in the group at a time when the median body fat condition of the animals of that group is a desired body fat condition. Packers can also more accurately predict the fat deposition in carcasses of live animals it purchases, leading to increased efficiencies. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212032 | Compositions and Methods for the Efficient and Reproducible Generation of Clone Animals of All Developmental Stages and Methods of Use Thereof - Compositions and methods are provided for the efficient and reproducible generation of clone animals of all developmental stages. Also provided are methods of use of the same in reproductive and therapeutic cloning protocols. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212033 | Novel ubiquitin lifases as therapeutic tragets - The present invention relates to the discovery, identification and characterization of nucleotides that encode novel substrate-targeting subunits of ubiquitin ligases. The invention encompasses nucleotides encoding novel substrate-targeting subunits of ubiquitin ligases: FBP1, FBP2, FBP3, FBP4, FBP5, FBP6, FBP7, FBP8, FBP9, FBP10, FBP11, FBP12, FBP13, FBP14, FBP15, FBP16, FBP17, FBP18, FBP19, FBP20, FBP21, FBP22, FBP23, FBP24, and FBP25, transgenic mice, knock-out mice, host cell expression systems and proteins encoded by the nucleotides of the present invention. The present invention relates to screening assays that use the novel substrate-targeting subunits to identify potential therapeutic agents such as small molecules, compounds or derivatives and analogues of the novel ubiquitin ligases which modulate activity of the novel ubiquitin ligases for the treatment of proliferative and differentiative disorders, such as cancer, major opportunistic infections, immune disorders, certain cardiovascular diseases, and inflammatory disorders. The invention further encompasses therapeutic protocols and pharmaceutical compositions designed to target ubiquitin ligases and their substrates for the treatment of proliferative disorders. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212034 | Method For Producing Unsaturated Omega-3-Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms - The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for polypeptides with ω-3-desaturase activity. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors and organisms comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence according to the invention, at least one vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence and/or the nucleic acid constructs, and transgenic organisms comprise the abovementioned nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid constructs and/or vectors. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212037 | MIA-2 PROTEIN - The present invention relates to the human and murine melanoma inhibitory activity protein-2 (MIA-2) and to the nucleic acids encoding said proteins including a method for producing such proteins by recombinant techniques. The invention also relates to methods for utilizing such proteins for tissue regeneration, tumor treatment including to control the proliferation and differentiation of liver cells in vivo and in vitro. The invention further relates to diagnostic assays including the human and murine antibodies or aptamers and their use in therapy and diagnosis. Further it relates to diagnostic assays applying specific primers for the diagnostic of liver disease. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212038 | TRANSGENIC FISH WITH TISSUE-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION - Disclosed are transgenic fish, and a method of making transgenic fish, which express transgenes in stable and predictable tissue- or developmentally-specific patterns. The transgenic fish contain transgene constructs with homologous expression sequences. Also disclosed are methods of using such transgenic fish. Such expression of transgenes allow the study of developmental processes, the relationship of cell lineages, the assessment of the effect of specific genes and compounds on the development or maintenance of specific tissues or cell lineages, and the maintenance of lines of fish bearing mutant genes. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212039 | INFERTILITY CONTROL OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FISH - A method of inducing male and/or female infertility in a genetically modified (GM) fish is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of generating an infertile GM fish with a phenotype and/or genotype of interest. The method involves generation of a GM fish whose genome comprises a foreign transgene operably linked to a fish gonad-specific promoter selected from the group consisting of an ovary-specific promoter and a testis-specific promoter. The transgene comprises a suicide gene selected from the group consisting of a reductase and a photosensitizer, in which the reductase is operably linked to a reporter gene. Infertility of the GM fish is induced if the GM fish expressing the reductase is treated with an effective amount of a reductase-activated cytotoxic prodrug or if the GM fish expressing the photosensitizer is treated with light irradiation. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212040 | ISOLATION OF LIVING CELLS AND PREPARATION OF CELL LINES BASED ON DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF PRESELECTED CELLULAR RIBONUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES - The invention is directed to reliable and efficient detection of mRNAs as well as other RNAs in living cells and its use to identify and, if desired, separate cells based on their desired characteristics. Such methods greatly simplify and reduce the time necessary to carry out previously-known procedures, and offers new approaches as well, such as selecting cells that generate a particular protein or antisense oligonucleotide, generating cell lines that express multiple proteins, generating cell lines with knock-out of one or more protein, and others. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212043 | METHOD FOR THE SELECTION OF PLANTS WITH SPECIFIC MUTATIONS - The present invention relates to a method for the provision of mutagenised populations by the introduction of mutations by chemically and or physically mutagens in a selected region of the genome of a plant and the subsequent selection of inheritable mutations by analysis of at least one section of a mutagenised primary M1 plant for the presence of a mutation in the region of interest using high throughput sequencing. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212044 | Pearl millet line 53-1-1 with PP3 gene and all derivatives produced by any method - The invention relates to a pearl millet plant, seed, variety, parental line and hybrid. More specifically the invention relates to a pearl millet plant having a mutant allele that increases purple pigmentation in many plant parts. The invention relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the purple allele to produce novel types and hybrids of pearl millet and other compatible millet species, both for pigment extraction and ornamental purposes. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212047 | COMPOSITIONS ISOLATED FROM FORAGE GRASSES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - Isolated polynucleotides encoding polypeptides active in lignin, fructan and tannin biosynthetic pathways are provided, together with expression vectors and host cells comprising such isolated polynucleotides. Methods for the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides are also provided. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212048 | METHODS FOR COUPLING RESISTANCE ALLELES IN TOMATO | 2010-08-19 |
20100212051 | High lysine maize compositions and methods for detection thereof - Disclosed herein are assays for detecting the presence of a lysine-increasing transgenic event based on the DNA sequence of the exogenous DNA construct inserted into the maize genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Also provided are transgenic plants having a novel exogenous DNA construct that expresses a dihydrodipicolinic acid synthase, the activity of which results in increased lysine in a plant or plant product. | 2010-08-19 |
20100212052 | Peach tree - A new and distinct variety of Peach tree ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205707 | Ballistic armor - A ballistic face guard ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205712 | HAIRCUTTING CAPE WITH FRONT CLOSURE - A haircutting cape worn by a user that includes a front closure configuration is provided. The front closure configuration provides an unobstructed and seamless interface between the haircutting cape and the back of the user's neck. Moreover, the haircutting cape provides a barrier over substantially all of the user's body, thus effectively protecting the user from cut hair, water, and chemicals that are associated with barber and hair salon services. The haircutting cape includes a collar, a back portion, a first front portion, and a second front portion. The collar secures the haircutting cape to the user's neck, while the back portion covers the back of the user, and the first and second front portions cover the front of the user. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205716 | RESILIENT PAD COMPOSITE HAVING BOUND REINFORCING STRUCTURE - The present application discloses a composite pad structure that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205719 | Clip designed to prevent pant hems from dragging on the ground. - Herein is described a device that prevents the back of one's pants from dragging on the ground by clamping the back of the pants to the back of the shoe. This is done particularly by attaching adhesive hook and loop fastening strips to both the base of the clip and the back sole of the shoe, attaching the clip to the shoe via the hook and loop fasteners, and sliding the bottom of the pant leg between the clip and the back heel of the shoe. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205733 | PERSONAL TOILET SEAT COVER - This invention presents a toilet seat cover. The toilet seat cover has a seat portion and a peripheral portion. The seat portion has a central opening, and has a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer is preferably made of fleece or fabric material that feels warm with contact with a body. The bottom layer is preferably made of slip-resistant material. The peripheral portion has flaps extending from an outer periphery of the seat portion, which are adapted to hang down adjacent side portions of the toilet seat when the seat cover is placed on the toilet seat. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205734 | Multi stage sink strainer with positive mechanical stops - A multi stage sink strainer with positive mechanical stops for providing a sink strainer that is superior in function and appearance. Having mechanical stops for easy positive operation and the ability to be removed as an assembly for easy cleaning. Also, having locating features to ease the assembly of the components. Also, having the ability to be appearance customized by the consumer. The inventive device includes a strainer cup, a stopper and a stopper support. The strainer cup provides a fine stage of straining and serves to contain the strained material. The cup includes features that provide mechanical stops for operation. The cup also provides features for removal as an assembly. The cup also includes locating features that ease the assembly of the components. The cup also includes features that allow for the stopper to be held in multiple orientations. The stopper is sized and shaped to cover the fine straining holes 5 with a sealing area while also providing a coarse straining stage. The stopper support provides a means of locating and supporting the stopper in it's various open, closed and assembly positions. It's centralized position under the stopper gives the assembly an enhanced overall appearance. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205735 | Toilet flush actuator device - The invention relates to a toilet flush actuator mechanism for a toilet tank which has a discharge port surrounded by a valve seat having a central axis, a ball-cock type valve, and a flush valve having a vertical axis. The actuator mechanism consists of a trip lever pivotally mounted to the toilet tank and having a free end over which a boot member is telescopically and captively held. First and second resilient guide members extend laterally from the boot member adjacent the free end, and are parallel, coplanar, and separated by a fixed distance. A linkage member is captively carried in fixed relationship with the upper end of the flush valve and has an open void region through which the free end extends. This permits a slidable bearing relationship between the linkage member and the boot member intermediate the first and second resilient guide members as the trip lever pivots upwardly to lift the flush valve thereby retaining the co-axial alignment of the vertical axis of the flush valve and the central axis of the valve seat. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205736 | Sauna apparatus - A sauna apparatus is disclosed. The covering cloth of the sauna apparatus has at least a plastic gastight, an insulation and a cladding layers of cloths piled in sequence, followed by combining them into one piece by means of high frequency melting technology, and the covering cloth thus features air barrier and heat preservation which substantially boosts the heat efficiency of the sauna apparatus. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205744 | PILLOW - The invention relates to a pillow ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205745 | AIR CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide an air cell which is capable of detecting that the upper end side and the lower end side of the air bag are nearer than a predetermined distance. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205751 | Process for Dyeing of Wool or Silk and Their Blends with Indigo - A process for pretreatment of wool, silk or blends thereof rendering it receptive for the subsequent step of indigo dyeing. The pretreatment steps comprise in the step of cationization for imparting cationic charge and generating other dye combining sites. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205755 | 1.3-THIAZOLYL AZO DYES, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - A disperse dye of formula I | 2010-08-19 |
20100205763 | Universal Adaptors for Connecting Wiper Blades to Wiper Arms - An adaptor assembly is provided to connect a wiper blade to a plurality of wipe arms. The adaptor assembly includes a proximal member, a distal member, and a pair of side walls disposed between the proximal member and the distal member. A plurality of seats are provided adjacent to the side walls for supporting the plurality of wiper arms. At least one of the plurality of wiper arms defines a U-shaped housing. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205766 | Vacuum Device Including Selectively Activated, Secondary Vacuum Source and Floor Cleaning Machine Utilizing the Vacuum Device - A floor cleaning machine ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205773 | SWING HINGE APPARATUS OF CELLULAR PHONE - A swing hinge apparatus of a cellular phone according to the present invention includes: a plurality of first and second lower magnets having polarities different from each other; a lower casing, the first and second lower magnets being respectively inserted into one surface of the lower casing; a plurality of first and second upper magnets having the same polarities as the first and second lower magnets respectively; and a rotating plate provided over the lower casing, where the first and second upper magnets are respectively inserted into one surface thereof facing the lower casing. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205774 | HINGE DEVICE - A hinge device prevents breakage of a structuring part from an increase in an internal pressure during overload. In the hinge device, first and second members are rotatable relative to each other. A case is fixed to either the first or second member, and a shaft body capable of rotating relative to the case is fixed to the other. A first chamber and a second chamber formed between the case and the shaft body are filled with viscous fluid. An orifice between the first and second chambers narrows a flow path for the viscous fluid moving from the first to second chamber, resisting rotation of the shaft body. A space region is provided in the shaft body, with a valve body movably placed therein. When pressure of the first chamber reaches a predetermined level, the valve body moves in the space region to increase the volume of the first chamber. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205781 | HANDGRIP PIVOT STRUCTURE OF HAND PULLER - A handgrip pivot structure is provided for a hand puller, including two spaced anus defining aligned holes, a shaft rotatably arranged between the arms, and a collar rotatably fit over the shat for being hand held by an operator to reciprocally sway the hand puller and thus tighten or loosen a cable. The present invention provide such a feature that two pivoting arrangements are provided respectively between the shaft and the collar and between the shaft and the holes of the arms, whereby 360 degree full-turn rotation of the handgrip can be realized with more smooth operation than the conventional structure and jamming and stress concentration can be effectively eliminated. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205785 | SECURING DEVICE - A securing device including a body being coupled to a first portion of a restraint. The body includes a receiving portion which is able to receive therethrough a second portion of the restraint. In one form, the restraint may be a dog leash or similar. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205786 | Highly flexible cable clamp - A self-locking clamp includes a head and a terminal end that is formed with a linear element of substantially rectangular section having one extremity connected to the head and one rack provided with teeth, wherein the sides of these teeth are free and not constrained by or integral with any lateral ribs or shoulders. In particular, in each cross section of the terminal end, the thickness of the linear element that is useful for bending is less than the overall height of the terminal end. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205792 | Tampon Having Spirally Shaped Grooves - A tampon for feminine hygiene, having an insertion end, a recovery end, a recovery tape, and a longitudinal axis. The tampon is made of compressed fibrous material and has an outer surface that is at least partially provided with spirally shaped, pressed longitudinal grooves. The grooves define spirally shaped longitudinal ribs. Also disclosed is a method for producing the tampon. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205794 | STEERING KNUCKLE BORING METHOD - An apparatus for repairing steering knuckle (kingpin) bearings includes a table having multiple, adjustable slides for receiving and securing the steering knuckle to the table, a boring bar and cutter, two adjustable bearing supports for receiving and positioning the boring bar along an axis coincident with the axis of the kingpin bearings, a first drive assembly for advancing the boring bar and a second drive assembly for rotating the boring bar. A method of repairing a steering knuckle comprises securing the knuckle to the slides and the slides to the table, utilizing cylindrical centering rings to align the boring bar with the axis of the kingpin bearings, supporting and securing the boring bar on the previously established axis in a pair of bearing supports and rotating and feeding the boring bar and cutter to create new surfaces in the steering knuckle adapted to receive bearing sleeves. Upon installation of both bearing sleeves, the boring bar and drive unit are reinstalled and the inside diameter of the sleeve is bored to the proper size to receive the kingpin. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205798 | FILTER UNIT - A method of producing a filter unit, such as an air/oil separator, having a tubular filter element bonded at one end to an end cap, is proposed. The method includes the steps of: providing a tubular filter element and an end cap; melting a portion of the end cap; and embedding an end of the filter element into the melted portion of the end cap. The melted portion, on cooling, solidifies to bond the tubular filter element to the end cap. The end cap can be formed of thermoplastic containing an electrically conductive filler. The end cap can be formed of a thermoplastic having a melting point of at least 180 C. The method may further include, after the embedding step, a step of forcing melted thermoplastic from the melted portion radially against a side wall of the tubular filter element. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205800 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool has, on a machine bed, two stands which can be moved in the horizontal x- and z-direction, on which y-slides carrying tool spindles can be vertically moved. Arranged on one of the stands directly above a bridge projecting over its upper side is at least one tool magazine, with which a tool changer is associated for each stand. The drives for the y-slides are attached below the upper side of the stands to the stands. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205802 | Two Piece Tube for Suction Coagulator - A method of manufacturing an electrosurgical tool includes the initial step of coupling a proximal end of a substantially malleable elongate tube-like shaft to a distal end of a housing. A tub-like dielectric sheath is disposed on the tube-like shaft. The method also includes the steps of coupling a tube-like electrode having a first thermal conductivity K | 2010-08-19 |
20100205808 | SHAVING SYSTEM COMPRISING A RAZOR HANDLE - A shaving system comprises a bifurcated razor handle ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205813 | ICE-AXE SHAFT EQUIPPED WITH A GRIP WITH AN ADJUSTABLE FINGER BRACE - An ice-axe gripping shaft comprising a grip made from plastic material, equipped with a stop for the user's hand to rest against, and an intermediate finger brace for positioning the user's finger, Adjustment means of the finger brace comprise a locking lever articulated on the finger brace, and a plurality of notches staggered at regular intervals along a positioning zone to form a rack. The locking lever is equipped with a cam designed to engage in the locked position in one of the notches to immobilize the finger brace in a predefined adjustment position. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205821 | METHOD OF DEHUMIDIFYING AND DRYING POWDERED OR GRANULAR MATERIAL AND SYSTEM FOR DEHUMIDIFYING AND DRYING POWDERED OR GRANULAR MATERIAL - A system for dehumidifying and drying a powdered or granular material having a drying hopper, a dehumidifying unit, and a circulation route having a processing gas supply route and a processing gas dehumidifying route that interconnect the drying hopper and the dehumidifying unit to allow processing gas to circulate is proposed. The system repeatedly supplies and circulates the processing gas in the circulation route. The processing gas supply route and the processing gas dehumidifying route are interconnected by a bypass route having a regulation valve. A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of processing gas exhausted from the drying hopper is installed in the processing gas dehumidifying route. The system further has a control means for controlling opening or closing of the regulation valve, provided in the bypass route, based on a temperature detection signal detected by the temperature sensor. The control by the control means is performed under the condition that the total circulation amount of the processing gas circulated in the circulation route, including the amount of the gas passing through the bypass route, is held substantially constant. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205822 | METHOD OF DRYING A TUBULAR STRING TO PREVENT BEDWRAP CORROSION - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method of drying a tubular string to prevent bedwrap corrosion. In one embodiment, a method of drying a tubular string includes deploying a first bypass pig in the tubular string. The method further includes injecting propellant behind the first bypass pig, thereby driving the first bypass pig through the tubular string. A portion of the propellant bypasses the first bypass pig, thereby drying an inner surface of the tubular string. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205828 | Insole having a transparent portion and a sock liner portion - Insoles with sock liners are provided for shoes. An insole in accordance with the invention is most useful in a shoe that has a transparent portion in its sole, although it is not required to be used in that type of shoe. The insole is formed of at least two portions a window and a sock liner. In some embodiments the sock liner also acts as an insole board. In other embodiments the sock liner is in addition to the insole board. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205830 | MOULDED SHOE BOTTOM WITH HIGH ANTI-SHOCK VENTILATION PROPERTIES - The present invention relates to a shoe bottom moulded from one piece, which is provided with a first and second chamber ( | 2010-08-19 |
20100205832 | SHOE HAVING LACE FITTING STRUCTURE - A shoe having a lace fitting structure of the present invention includes, as its primary components, a first side panel | 2010-08-19 |
20100205843 | User decorated photo mount - Corner mounts for decoratively releasably retaining and displaying a photo or other sheet provided with and area of adhesive on bottom of mount and top of mount. Each mount includes a top piece and a bottom piece, joined at peripheral edges forming a pocket. Adhesive is covered and protected by a sheet of protective adhesive release paper. | 2010-08-19 |
20100205844 | Devices and Methods for Recovering Articles Inadvertently Submerged in a Body of Water - A device and method for recovering articles inadvertently submerged in a body of water are disclosed. The device comprises a housing attachable to the article, the housing defining a storage chamber with a storage chamber opening at one end. The storage chamber contains a buoyant flotation element held in the storage chamber by a water-activated release mechanism that permits the flotation element to move toward and through the storage chamber opening when the device is submerged in water. The flotation element remains connected to the housing by a connection mechanism. The device housing also may include a biasing mechanism configured to bias the flotation element toward the storage chamber opening. The method includes attaching the housing to the article to be retrieved, having the flotation element release from the housing and float to the surface of the water and following the connection mechanism from the flotation element to the housing. | 2010-08-19 |