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IBM patents granted on 08 July 2008
Tuesday July 08th 2008, 9:47 am
Filed under: Patents, IBM

82 US patents granted on 08 July 2008 and assigned to IBM

1 7,398,525 Resource scheduling in workflow management systems
2 7,398,523 Adaptive class loading
3 7,398,522 Compilation and runtime information generation and optimization
4 7,398,519 Inheritance breakpoints for use in debugging object-oriented computer programs
5 7,398,515 Buckets of commands in a multiprocessor-based verification environment
6 7,398,510 Estimating software project requirements for resolving defect backlogs
7 7,398,505 Automatic back annotation of a functional definition of an integrated circuit design based upon physical layout
8 7,398,494 Method for performing verification of logic circuits
9 7,398,491 Method for fast incremental calculation of an impact of coupled noise on timing
10 7,398,488 Trace equivalence identification through structural isomorphism detection with on the fly logic writing
11 7,398,485 Yield optimization in router for systematic defects
12 7,398,482 Modular design method and apparatus
13 7,398,477 Spiral scrollbar
14 7,398,468 Bidirectional network language support
15 7,398,467 Method and apparatus for providing spelling analysis
16 7,398,434 Computer generated documentation including diagram of computer system
17 7,398,432 Identify indicators in a data processing system
18 7,398,427 Isolation of input/output adapter error domains
19 7,398,426 Method for capturing computer application diagnostics
20 7,398,415 Method and apparatus for relating device name to physical location of device on a network
21 7,398,399 Apparatus, methods and computer programs for controlling performance of operations within a data processing system or network
22 7,398,376 Instructions for ordering execution in pipelined processes
23 7,398,369 Memory leakage management
24 7,398,357 Cache line replacement techniques allowing choice of LFU or MFU cache line replacement
25 7,398,354 Achieving data consistency with point-in-time copy operations in a parallel I/O environment
26 7,398,351 Method and system for controlling access to data of a tape data storage medium using encryption/decryption of metadata
27 7,398,337 Association of host translations that are associated to an access control level on a PCI bridge that supports virtualization
28 7,398,332 Apparatus and method for managing configuration of computer systems on a computer network
29 7,398,328 Native virtualization on a partially trusted adapter using PCI host bus, device, and function number for identification
30 7,398,326 Methods for management of mixed protocol storage area networks
31 7,398,325 Header compression in messages
32 7,398,313 Client server system and method for executing an application utilizing distributed objects
33 7,398,305 Client device configuration with hooks
34 7,398,291 Method, system and program product for providing a status of a transaction with an application on a server
35 7,398,285 Apparatus and system for asynchronous replication of a hierarchically-indexed data store
36 7,398,274 Mention-synchronous entity tracking system and method for chaining mentions
37 7,398,263 Sequenced modification of multiple entities based on an abstract data representation
38 7,398,237 Rule based engine for validating financial transactions
39 7,398,228 Method and system for commodity sales
40 7,398,222 System and method for assessing a procurement and accounts payable system
41 7,398,214 Method for translating slide presentations into different languages
42 7,398,174 Acquiring test data from an electronic circuit
43 7,398,172 Method and system of providing a dynamic sampling plan for integrated metrology
44 7,398,051 Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to
45 7,397,972 Image transform method for obtaining expanded image data, image processing apparatus and image display device therefor
46 7,397,876 Methods and arrangements for link power reduction
47 7,397,770 Checking and repairing a network configuration
48 7,397,754 Micro-electromechanical system based data storage system
49 7,397,718 Determining relative amount of usage of data retaining device based on potential of charge storing device
50 7,397,709 Method and apparatus for in-system redundant array repair on integrated circuits
51 7,397,692 High performance single event upset hardened SRAM cell
52 7,397,691 Static random access memory cell with improved stability
53 7,397,671 Low profile autodocking multi-battery pack system and in place service PCI storage controller card with redundant cache and concurrently maintainable redundant battery backup
54 7,397,661 Cooled electronics system and method employing air-to-liquid heat exchange and bifurcated air flow
55 7,397,641 Apparatus and method for improved triggering and oscillation suppression of ESD clamping devices
56 7,397,569 Method and system for interferometric height measurement
57 7,397,556 Method, apparatus, and computer program product for optimizing inspection recipes using programmed defects
58 7,397,302 Variable gain amplifier
59 7,397,263 Sensor differentiated fault isolation
60 7,397,261 Monitoring system for detecting and characterizing classes of leakage in CMOS devices
61 7,397,260 Structure and method for monitoring stress-induced degradation of conductive interconnects
62 7,397,259 Method and apparatus for statistical CMOS device characterization
63 7,397,252 Measurement of critical dimension and quantification of electron beam size at real time using electron beam induced current
64 7,397,228 Programmable on-chip sense line
65 7,397,087 FEOL/MEOL metal resistor for high end CMOS
66 7,397,081 Sidewall semiconductor transistors
67 7,397,073 Barrier dielectric stack for seam protection
68 7,396,776 Semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structures including gradient nitrided buried oxide (BOX)
69 7,396,762 Interconnect structures with linear repair layers and methods for forming such interconnection structures
70 7,396,758 Polycarbosilane buried etch stops in interconnect structures
71 7,396,757 Interconnect structure with dielectric air gaps
72 7,396,747 Hetero-integrated strained silicon n- and p-MOSFETs
73 7,396,724 Dual-hybrid liner formation without exposing silicide layer to photoresist stripping chemicals
74 7,396,714 Method of making strained semiconductor transistors having lattice-mismatched semiconductor regions underlying source and drain regions
75 7,396,713 Structure and method for forming asymmetrical overlap capacitance in field effect transistors
76 7,396,694 Structure for monitoring semiconductor polysilicon gate profile
77 7,396,494 Oriented graphite film, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
78 7,396,407 Trench-edge-defect-free recrystallization by edge-angle-optimized solid phase epitaxy: method and applications to hybrid orientation substrates
79 7,396,260 Method and system for easing attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer
80 7,396,244 Apparatus for extracting and inserting a DIMM
81 7,395,964 Secure voting system
82 7,395,959 Hands free contact database information entry at a communication device