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Intel patent applications published on 20 November 2008

Administrator — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:27:48 +0000

5 US patent applications published on 20 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080288950	Concurrent Management of Adaptive Programs
2	20080288872	Scalable Anti-Replay Windowing
3	20080288848	Latency by offsetting cyclic redundancy code lanes from data lanes
4	20080283218	LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM
5	20080282775	CHAMBER SEALING VALVE

Intel patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:27:02 +0000

37 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,454,756	Method, apparatus and system for seamlessly sharing devices amongst virtual machines
2	7,454,751	Fault-tolerant system and methods with trusted message acknowledgement
3	7,454,667	Techniques to provide information validation and transfer
4	7,454,641	System powered from a local area network cable
5	7,454,639	Various apparatuses and methods for reduced power states in system memory
6	7,454,637	Voltage regulator having reduced droop
7	7,454,632	Reducing computing system power through idle synchronization
8	7,454,611	System and method for establishing trust without revealing identity
9	7,454,603	Method and system for linking firmware modules in a pre-memory execution environment
10	7,454,601	N-wide add-compare-select instruction
11	7,454,600	Method and apparatus for assigning thread priority in a processor or the like
12	7,454,596	Method and apparatus for partitioned pipelined fetching of multiple execution threads
13	7,454,586	Memory device commands
14	7,454,576	System and method for cache coherency in a cache with different cache location lengths
15	7,454,523	Geographic location determination including inspection of network address
16	7,454,511	Visibility of UPNP media renderers and initiating rendering via file system user interface
17	7,454,485	Providing uninterrupted media streaming using multiple network sites
18	7,454,464	Peer discovery and connection management based on context sensitive social networks
19	7,454,342	Coupled hidden Markov model (CHMM) for continuous audiovisual speech recognition
20	7,454,341	Method, apparatus, and system for building a compact model for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR) system
21	7,454,123	Personal video recorder having reduced overscan coding
22	7,454,101	Tunable optical dispersion compensators
23	7,453,950	System and method of efficiently modulating data using symbols having more than one pulse
24	7,453,946	Communication system and method for channel estimation and beamforming using a multi-element array antenna
25	7,453,916	High throughput optical micro-array reader capable of variable pitch and spot size array processing for genomics and proteomics
26	7,453,904	Cut-through communication protocol translation bridge
27	7,453,870	Backplane for switch fabric
28	7,453,797	Method to provide high availability in network elements using distributed architectures
29	7,453,622	Micro-electromechanical system (mems) polyelectrolyte gel network pump
30	7,453,497	Object trackability via parametric camera tuning
31	7,453,469	Slow dither display
32	7,453,466	Methods, systems, and data structures for generating a rasterizer
33	7,453,144	Thin film capacitors and methods of making the same
34	7,452,764	Gate-induced strain for MOS performance improvement
35	7,452,728	Metal ion separation from aqueous solutions using photoswitchable ionophores
36	7,452,637	Method and apparatus for clean photomask handling
37	7,452,139	Aligning lens carriers and ferrules with alignment frames

Intel patent applications published on 13 November 2008

Administrator — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:20:05 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 13 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080282358	Protecting Caller Function from Undesired Access by Callee Function
2	20080282257	Transient Fault Detection by Integrating an SRMT Code and a Non SRMT Code in a Single Application
3	20080282241	Method and Apparatus to Support Virtualization with Code Patches
4	20080282116	Transient Fault Detection by Integrating an SRMT Code and a Non SRMT Code in a Single Application
5	20080280593	Protecting Caller Function from Undesired Access by Callee Function
6	20080280395	Semiconducting device with stacked dice

Intel patents granted on 11 November 2008

Administrator — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:08:22 +0000

38 US patents granted on 11 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	RE40,567	Flash memory device of capable of sensing a threshold voltage of memory cells on a page mode of operation
2	7,451,454	Event handling mechanism
3	7,451,353	Cache disassociation detection
4	7,451,338	Clock domain crossing
5	7,451,333	Coordinating idle state transitions in multi-core processors
6	7,451,301	OS independent device management methods and apparatuses having a map providing codes for various activations of keys
7	7,451,296	Method and apparatus for pausing execution in a processor or the like
8	7,451,295	Early data return indication mechanism for data cache to detect readiness of data via an early data ready indication by scheduling, rescheduling, and replaying of requests in request queues
9	7,451,294	Apparatus and method for two micro-operation flow using source override
10	7,451,255	Hardware port scheduler (PTS) having register to indicate which of plurality of protocol engines PTS is to support
11	7,451,207	Predictive provisioning of media resources
12	7,451,197	Method, system, and article of manufacture for network protocols
13	7,451,182	Coordinating operations of network and host processors
14	7,451,169	Method and apparatus for providing packed shift operations in a processor
15	7,451,121	Genetic algorithm for microcode compression
16	7,450,939	Internet base station with a telephone line
17	7,450,858	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving wavelength division multiplexing signals
18	7,450,798	Automatic shutdown system and method for optical multiplexers and demultiplexers
19	7,450,796	Radiation switch
20	7,450,655	Timing error detection for a digital receiver
21	7,450,631	Metric correction for multi user detection, for long codes DS-CDMA
22	7,450,593	Clock difference compensation for a network
23	7,450,588	Storage network out of order packet reordering mechanism
24	7,450,576	Timeslot assignment
25	7,450,489	Multiple-antenna communication systems and methods for communicating in wireless local area networks that include single-antenna communication devices
26	7,450,456	Temperature determination and communication for multiple devices of a memory module
27	7,450,396	Skew compensation by changing ground parasitic for traces
28	7,450,131	Memory layout for re-ordering instructions using pointers
29	7,449,966	Method and an apparatus to sense supply voltage
30	7,449,919	Driver circuit bias control
31	7,449,904	Integrated circuit burn-in methods and apparatus
32	7,449,871	System for setting an electrical circuit parameter at a predetermined value
33	7,449,780	Apparatus to minimize thermal impedance using copper on die backside
34	7,449,756	Semiconductor device with a high-k gate dielectric and a metal gate electrode
35	7,449,743	Control gate profile for flash technology
36	7,449,373	Method of ion implanting for tri-gate devices
37	7,449,361	Semiconductor substrate with islands of diamond and resulting devices
38	7,449,264	Compensation of reflective mask effects in lithography systems

Intel patent applications published on 06 November 2008

Administrator — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:47:28 +0000

1 US patent application published on 06 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

20080273580

DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF CYCLIC EXTENSION IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEMS

Intel patents granted on 04 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:36:06 +0000

38 US patents granted on 04 November 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,448,067	Method and apparatus for enforcing network security policies
2	7,448,031	Methods and apparatus to compile a software program to manage parallel .mu.caches
3	7,448,030	Optimized ordering of firmware modules in pre-boot environment
4	7,448,025	Qualification of event detection by thread ID and thread privilege level
5	7,447,979	Device, system and method of detecting erroneous packets
6	7,447,953	Lane testing with variable mapping
7	7,447,948	ECC coding for high speed implementation
8	7,447,929	Countering power resonance
9	7,447,918	Method, apparatus and system for enabling a new data processing device operating state
10	7,447,877	Method and apparatus for converting memory instructions to prefetch operations during a thread switch window
11	7,447,826	Receive buffer in a data storage system
12	7,447,820	Retargeting of platform interrupts
13	7,447,810	Implementing bufferless Direct Memory Access (DMA) controllers using split transactions
14	7,447,727	Recursive carry-select topology in incrementer designs
15	7,447,512	Method and system for allocation of resources within wireless systems
16	7,447,382	Computing a higher resolution image from multiple lower resolution images using model-based, robust Bayesian estimation
17	7,447,358	Image segmentation using branch and bound analysis
18	7,447,268	OFDM system with per subcarrier phase rotation
19	7,447,263	Processing digital data prior to compression
20	7,447,233	Packet aggregation protocol for advanced switching
21	7,447,232	Data burst transmission methods in WLAN devices and systems
22	7,447,229	Method for providing prioritized data movement between endpoints connected by multiple logical channels
23	7,447,208	Configuration access mechanism for packet switching architecture
24	7,447,185	Transmitting and protecting long frames in a wireless local area network
25	7,447,177	Method and apparatus of secure roaming
26	7,447,155	Guaranteed service in a data network
27	7,447,054	NBTI-resilient memory cells with NAND gates
28	7,446,873	Reflective alignment grating
29	7,446,820	Methods and apparatus for re-scaling image by variable re-scaling factor using B-spline interpolator
30	7,446,743	Compensating organic light emitting device displays for temperature effects
31	7,446,660	Passive environmental RFID transceiver
32	7,446,572	Method and system for a configurable Vcc reference and Vss reference differential current mode transmitter
33	7,446,412	Heat sink design using clad metal
34	7,446,382	Method and apparatus for fabrication of passivated microfluidic structures in semiconductor substrates
35	7,446,360	Polymer device with a nanocomposite barrier layer
36	7,446,329	Erosion resistance of EUV source electrodes
37	7,446,046	Selective polish for fabricating electronic devices
38	7,445,980	Method and apparatus for improving stability of a 6T CMOS SRAM cell

Intel patent applications published on 30 October 2008

Administrator — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:45:40 +0000

10 US patent applications published on 30 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080270041	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROAD-BASED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION GENE TRANSCRIPT TEST
2	20080269063	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A MICROARRAY FOR A DISEASE ASSOCIATION GENE TRANSCRIPT TEST
3	20080268670	SELF-BALANCED DUAL L-SHAPED SOCKET
4	20080268443	BROAD-BASED DISEASE ASSOCIATION FROM A GENE TRANSCRIPT TEST
5	20080268442	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BLOOD SAMPLE FOR A DISEASE ASSOCIATION GENE TRANSCRIPT TEST
6	20080267633	SPLIT EQUALIZATION FUNCTION FOR OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL MODULES
7	20080267387	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING CALL PROCESSING IN PACKET TELEPHONY NETWORKS
8	20080266778	Memory module routing
9	20080266017	CONTROLLING COUPLING STRENGTH IN ELECTROMAGNETIC BUS COUPLING
10	20080265407	WAFER-LEVEL BONDING FOR MECHANICALLY REINFORCED ULTRA-THIN DIE

Intel patents granted on 28 October 2008

Administrator — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:24:12 +0000

29 US patents granted on 28 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,444,667	Method and apparatus for trusted blade device computing
2	7,444,642	Method for indicating completion status of asynchronous events
3	7,444,558	Programmable measurement mode for a serial point to point link
4	7,444,528	Component reliability budgeting system
5	7,444,524	Dynamic voltage transitions
6	7,444,512	Establishing trust without revealing identity
7	7,444,507	Method and apparatus for distribution of digital certificates
8	7,444,497	Managing external memory updates for fault detection in redundant multithreading systems using speculative memory support
9	7,444,493	Address translation for input/output devices using hierarchical translation tables
10	7,444,457	Retrieving data blocks with reduced linear addresses
11	7,444,438	Method and architecture to support interaction between a host computer and remote devices
12	7,444,408	Network data analysis and characterization model for implementation of secure enclaves within large corporate networks
13	7,444,366	Faster shift value calculation using modified carry-lookahead adder
14	7,444,319	Method and apparatus for extracting relevant content based on user preferences indicated by user actions
15	7,443,869	Deadlock avoidance queuing mechanism
16	7,443,854	Methods and apparatus to route packets in a policy driven networked environment
17	7,443,848	External device-based prefetching mechanism
18	7,443,836	Processing a data packet
19	7,443,818	Method, apparatus and system of multiple-input-multiple-output wireless communication
20	7,443,670	Systems for improved blower fans
21	7,443,204	Common-mode noise-reduced output transmitter
22	7,443,184	Apparatus and methods for self-heating burn-in processes
23	7,443,173	Systems and techniques for radio frequency noise cancellation
24	7,443,030	Thin silicon based substrate
25	7,442,983	Method for making a semiconductor device having a high-k gate dielectric
26	7,442,675	Cleaning composition and method of cleaning semiconductor substrate
27	7,442,634	Method for constructing contact formations
28	7,442,487	Low outgassing and non-crosslinking series of polymers for EUV negative tone photoresists
29	7,442,339	Microfluidic apparatus, Raman spectroscopy systems, and methods for performing molecular reactions

Intel patent applications published on 23 October 2008

Administrator — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:38:10 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 23 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080263416	METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ADJUST VOLTAGE FOR STORAGE LOCATION RELIABILITY
2	20080259804	DEVICE AND METHODS FOR INCREASING WIRELESS CONNECTION SPEEDS

Intel patents granted on 21 October 2008

Administrator — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:24:41 +0000

34 US patents granted on 21 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,441,272	Techniques for self-isolation of networked devices
2	7,441,270	Connectivity in the presence of barriers
3	7,441,245	Phasing for a multi-threaded network processor
4	7,441,179	Determining a checksum from packet data
5	7,441,146	RAID write completion apparatus, systems, and methods
6	7,441,132	Circuit for enabling dual mode safe power-on sequencing
7	7,441,112	Offloading the processing of a network protocol stack
8	7,441,107	Utilizing an advanced load address table for memory disambiguation in an out of order processor
9	7,441,093	Segmentation management using a rolling window technique
10	7,441,069	Default instruction to hide nonvolatile memory core initialization latency
11	7,441,055	Apparatus and method to maximize buffer utilization in an I/O controller
12	7,440,998	Provisioning for a modular server
13	7,440,994	Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services to shift network traffic to allow for an efficient transfer of information between devices via prioritized list
14	7,440,730	Device, system and method of multiple transceivers control
15	7,440,632	Technique for performing error diffusion
16	7,440,584	System and method for marking data and document distribution
17	7,440,526	Method and apparatus to acquire frame within transmission
18	7,440,510	Multicarrier transmitter, multicarrier receiver, and methods for communicating multiple spatial signal streams
19	7,440,466	Method, apparatus and system for accessing multiple nodes on a private network
20	7,440,461	Methods and apparatus for detecting patterns in a data stream
21	7,440,423	Channel specification apparatus, systems, and methods
22	7,439,986	Pixel filtering using shared filter resource between overlay and texture mapping engines
23	7,439,804	Amplifier with level shifting feedback network
24	7,439,788	Receive clock deskewing method, apparatus, and system
25	7,439,618	Integrated circuit thermal management method and apparatus
26	7,439,617	Capillary underflow integral heat spreader
27	7,439,608	Symmetric bipolar junction transistor design for deep sub-micron fabrication processes
28	7,439,588	Tri-gate integration with embedded floating body memory cell using a high-K dual metal gate
29	7,439,571	Method for fabricating metal gate structures
30	7,439,179	Healing detrimental bonds in deposited materials
31	7,439,113	Forming dual metal complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuits
32	7,438,997	Imaging and devices in lithography
33	7,438,794	Method of copper electroplating to improve gapfill
34	7,438,580	Intermediate load mechanism for a semiconductor package

Intel patent applications published on 16 October 2008

Administrator — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:04:25 +0000

4 US patent applications published on 16 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080256532	Installing and Executing Shared Applications in Shared Folders
2	20080254611	INTERCONNECTION DESIGNS AND MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND FATIGUE LIFE
3	20080254605	METHOD OF REDUCING THE INTERFACIAL OXIDE THICKNESS
4	20080253471	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT LOADING IN A MULTIPLE ANTENNA ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Intel patents granted on 14 October 2008

Administrator — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:09:39 +0000

44 US patents granted on 14 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,437,738	Method, system, and program for interfacing with a network adaptor supporting a plurality of devices
2	7,437,724	Registers for data transfers
3	7,437,719	Combinational approach for developing building blocks of DSP compiler
4	7,437,666	Expression grouping and evaluation
5	7,437,643	Automated BIST execution scheme for a link
6	7,437,634	Test scan cells
7	7,437,613	Protecting an operating system kernel from third party drivers
8	7,437,581	Method and apparatus for varying energy per instruction according to the amount of available parallelism
9	7,437,546	Multiple, cooperating operating systems (OS) platform system and method
10	7,437,542	Identifying and processing essential and non-essential code separately
11	7,437,531	Testing memories
12	7,437,518	Hiding conflict, coherence completion and transaction ID elements of a coherence protocol
13	7,437,510	Instruction-assisted cache management for efficient use of cache and memory
14	7,437,503	Method and apparatus for handling data transfers
15	7,437,501	Combining the address-mapping and page-referencing steps in a memory controller
16	7,437,499	Dividing a flash memory operation into phases
17	7,437,474	Proxy-less packet routing between private and public address realms
18	7,437,398	Pattern matching architecture
19	7,437,396	Apparatus and method for generating transforms
20	7,437,286	Voice barge-in in telephony speech recognition
21	7,437,270	Performance state management
22	7,437,134	Tuner arrangement
23	7,437,133	Radio frequency tuner front end and tuner
24	7,437,026	Three dimensional semiconductor based optical switching device
25	7,436,903	Multicarrier transmitter and method for transmitting multiple data streams with cyclic delay diversity
26	7,436,867	Hermetically sealed external cavity laser system and method
27	7,436,846	Network device architecture and associated methods
28	7,436,829	Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring packets to have varying sizes and latencies
29	7,436,727	Method and apparatus to control a power consumption of a memory device
30	7,436,411	Apparatus and method for rendering a video image as a texture using multiple levels of resolution of the video image
31	7,436,277	Power transformer
32	7,436,220	Partially gated mux-latch keeper
33	7,436,215	Transmitter
34	7,436,193	Thin film probe card contact drive system
35	7,436,058	Reactive solder material
36	7,436,035	Method of fabricating a field effect transistor structure with abrupt source/drain junctions
37	7,435,987	Forming a type I heterostructure in a group IV semiconductor
38	7,435,683	Apparatus and method for selectively recessing spacers on multi-gate devices
39	7,435,679	Alloyed underlayer for microelectronic interconnects
40	7,435,675	Method of providing a pre-patterned high-k dielectric film
41	7,435,664	Wafer-level bonding for mechanically reinforced ultra-thin die
42	7,435,637	Quantum wire gate device and method of making same
43	7,435,623	Integrated micro channels and manifold/plenum using separate silicon or low-cost polycrystalline silicon
44	7,434,306	Integrated transformer

Intel patent applications published on 09 October 2008

Administrator — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:32:28 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 09 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080250168	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING HETEROGENEOUS INTERCONNECTS
2	20080250145	APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR RECOVERABLE WORKFLOW

Intel patents granted on 07 October 2008

Administrator — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:34:18 +0000

33 US patents granted on 07 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	7,434,256	Security management for wireless clients
2	7,434,231	Methods and apparatus to protect a protocol interface
3	7,434,221	Multi-threaded sequenced receive for fast network port stream of packets
4	7,434,171	Performance control apparatus
5	7,434,102	High density compute center resilient booting
6	7,434,085	Architecture for high availability using system management mode driven monitoring and communications
7	7,434,073	Frequency and voltage scaling architecture
8	7,434,068	Content protection in non-volatile storage devices
9	7,434,028	Hardware stack having entries with a data portion and associated counter
10	7,434,006	Non-speculative distributed conflict resolution for a cache coherency protocol
11	7,433,992	Command controlling different operations in different chips
12	7,433,985	Conditional and vectored system management interrupts
13	7,433,975	Integrated circuit capable of marker stripping
14	7,433,971	Interface and related methods for dynamic channelization in an ethernet architecture
15	7,433,942	Network management
16	7,433,603	Using active and passive optical components for an optical network
17	7,433,469	Apparatus and method for implementing the KASUMI ciphering process
18	7,433,429	De-interleaver method and system
19	7,433,383	Techniques to detect radar in a communication signal
20	7,433,364	Method for optimizing queuing performance
21	7,433,307	Flow control in a network environment
22	7,432,937	System and method for concave polygon rasterization
23	7,432,876	Display system and method for image copy to a remote display
24	7,432,808	Wireless module enabled component carrier for parts inventory and tracking
25	7,432,779	Transmission line impedance matching
26	7,432,731	Method and apparatus to calibrate DRAM on resistance (Ron) and on-die termination (ODT) values over process, voltage and temperature (PVT) variations
27	7,432,592	Integrated micro-channels for 3D through silicon architectures
28	7,432,532	Electronic assembly including a die having an integrated circuit and a layer of diamond to transfer heat
29	7,432,202	Method of substrate manufacture that decreases the package resistance
30	7,432,200	Filling narrow and high aspect ratio openings using electroless deposition
31	7,432,113	Surface modification of metals for biomolecule detection using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
32	7,432,112	Surface modification of metals for biomolecule detection using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
33	7,430,870	Localized microelectronic cooling

Intel patent applications published on 02 October 2008

Administrator — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:55:40 +0000

16 US patent applications published on 02 October 2008 and assigned to Intel

1	20080244291	Resource power controller
2	20080244267	Local and remote access control of a resource
3	20080244262	ENHANCED SUPPLICANT FRAMEWORK FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
4	20080244222	MANY-CORE PROCESSING USING VIRTUAL PROCESSORS
5	20080244141	HIGH BANDWIDTH CABLE EXTENSIONS
6	20080244089	INTERFACE FOR A DELAY-TOLERANT NETWORK
7	20080244061	METHOD FOR MANAGING RESOURCES
8	20080243900	Dynamic and Real-Time Discovery of Computing Resources
9	20080242120	Right-Angle Coaxial Connector
10	20080240612	NON-OVERLAP REGION BASED AUTOMATIC GLOBAL ALIGNMENT FOR RING CAMERA IMAGE MOSAIC
11	20080240313	Closed Loop Adaptive Clock RFI Mitigation
12	20080240218	Automatic calibration circuit for a continuous-time equalizer
13	20080239772	SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTERS
14	20080238407	PACKAGE LEVEL VOLTAGE SENSING OF A POWER GATED DIE
15	20080238380	HIERARCHICAL CONTROL FOR AN INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATOR
16	20080236871	Gas Venting Component Mounting Pad