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Apple patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:30:53 +0000

10 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D580,953	Media device
2	D580,912	Speaker unit
3	D580,911	Speaker unit
4	D580,752	Package
5	7,453,938	Target bitrate estimator, picture activity and buffer management in rate control for video coder
6	7,453,470	Method and apparatus for anti-aliasing scan conversion
7	7,453,035	Methods and systems for providing musical interfaces
8	7,452,244	Connector system facilitating connection between connectors designed for different protocols
9	7,452,220	Method and system for connection an external cable to a device
10	7,452,098	Active enclosure for computing device

Canon patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:30:22 +0000

57 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Canon

1	7,454,796	Obtaining temporary exclusive control of a printing device
2	7,454,707	Image editing method, image editing apparatus, program for implementing image editing method, and recording medium recording program
3	7,454,482	Print queue manager
4	7,454,476	Remote maintenance and servicing of a network peripheral device over the world wide web
5	7,454,160	Developing apparatus including a cylindrical developer carrying member conveying a magnetic mono-component developer
6	7,454,156	Image forming apparatus
7	7,454,149	Image forming apparatus
8	7,454,133	Solid-state image sensor and automatic-focus camera using the same
9	7,454,132	Linkage mechanism between zoom lens barrel unit and zoom member, camera, and method of assembling illumination range-changing device and zoom finder device
10	7,454,131	Image sensing apparatus with camera shake correction function
11	7,454,129	Collapsible-type lens barrel and image sensing apparatus with withdrawing blur correction lenses
12	7,454,079	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, and computer-readable medium
13	7,454,070	Image encoding apparatus and method, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium
14	7,454,065	Specific point detecting method and device
15	7,454,059	Image processing method and apparatus and storage medium
16	7,453,937	Method and device for selecting a transcoding method among a set of transcoding methods
17	7,453,823	Communication apparatus and control method thereof
18	7,453,699	Digital electronic apparatus with suppressed radiant noise
19	7,453,642	Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same
20	7,453,623	Reflecting mirror and exposure apparatus using the same
21	7,453,616	Optical scanner configured so a principal ray of an incident beam from a light source to a deflector and a principal ray of a scanning beam from the deflector to a scanned surface travel on same side (or opposite sides) of an optical axis of an optical element(s) having transmissive surfaces both convex (or both concave) toward the deflector in sub-scanning section respectively, and image forming apparatus using the same
22	7,453,613	Scanning type image forming apparatus having the same containing scanning mirror in a space sealed by first and second optical members and the housing, the second optical member includes five surfaces
23	7,453,609	Image color correction method and image forming apparatus
24	7,453,608	Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and control method thereof
25	7,453,607	Image-reading apparatus
26	7,453,606	Image communication apparatus and method
27	7,453,602	Color conversion method
28	7,453,598	Image processing method and apparatus, and color conversion table generation method and apparatus
29	7,453,595	Print control apparatus and method, computer program, computer-readable storage medium, preview apparatus and method, printer driver, and preview method thereof
30	7,453,588	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, sheet feeding source designation control method, image formation control method, and storage media
31	7,453,570	Mark position measuring method and apparatus
32	7,453,560	Method of evaluating optical element
33	7,453,504	Signal processing method and apparatus, and image sensing apparatus
34	7,453,500	Image sensing apparatus, white balance adjusting method, and operation processing program therefor
35	7,453,487	Optical scanning apparatus having scanning line curvature correcting mechanism with sliding pressure point along a longitudinal direction of the optical element
36	7,453,438	Information processing apparatus and method
37	7,453,417	Display system having processor for accessing data from stacked display devices and display method thereof
38	7,453,201	Display apparatus and method for manufacturing same
39	7,453,197	Image display apparatus with warped shape
40	7,453,193	Electronic device containing a carbon nanotube
41	7,453,188	Dielectric element, piezoelectric element, ink jet head and ink jet recording apparatus and manufacturing method of same
42	7,453,109	Solid-state image sensor and imaging system
43	7,453,087	Thin-film transistor and thin-film diode having amorphous-oxide semiconductor layer
44	7,453,065	Sensor and image pickup device
45	7,452,960	Polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer, resin composition, molded product, toner, image forming method and image forming apparatus
46	7,452,918	Recycled plastic material, electronic apparatus having the recycled plastic material, method of manufacturing plastic part, method of manufacturing the recycled plastic material, and method of reusing plastic material
47	7,452,651	Carrier, two-component developer, and image forming method
48	7,452,649	Magnetic toner, and image forming method
49	7,452,647	Color toner
50	7,452,644	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
51	7,452,474	Method of manufacturing substrate for ink jet recording head and method of manufacturing recording head using substrate manufactured by this method
52	7,452,141	Imaging device
53	7,452,056	Liquid ejection head and image-forming apparatus using the same
54	7,452,050	Head substrate, printhead, head cartridge, and printing apparatus using the printhead or head cartridge
55	7,451,982	Sheet material information detection apparatus and sheet material processing apparatus
56	7,451,973	Sheet feeding unit, sheet feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus
57	7,451,970	Sheet feeding device with plural sheet feeding means feeding in opposite directions to sheet post-processing system

Fujitsu patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:29:51 +0000

29 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Fujitsu

1	7,454,724	Method and apparatus distribution power suply pad of semiconductor integrated circuit
2	7,454,650	Microcontroller having a system resource prescaler thereon
3	7,454,649	Marginless status determination circuit
4	7,454,589	Data buffer circuit, interface circuit and control method therefor
5	7,454,522	Connection management apparatus for network devices
6	7,454,481	Apparatus, method, program, and recording medium for setting guidance information
7	7,454,405	File management program, file management process, and file management apparatus
8	7,454,345	Word or collocation emphasizing voice synthesizer
9	7,454,311	Computer-readable storage medium storing data analysis program
10	7,454,215	Communication method, communication apparatus and communication system
11	7,454,187	Home agent system
12	7,454,138	Method for optimizing path of optical network, and optical transmission node for realizing path optimization
13	7,454,108	Multimode fiber transmission system
14	7,454,093	Optical module and method of making the same and method of adjusting rotation angle of optical fiber
15	7,453,941	Moving pictures encoding method and apparatus for detecting a scene change between fields of an interlaced image
16	7,453,800	Communications apparatus and congestion control method
17	7,453,754	Semiconductor memory device changing refresh interval depending on temperature
18	7,453,664	Positioning control circuit, measurement apparatus for trace information and related method
19	7,453,628	Optical amplifier having wide dynamic range
20	7,453,371	Remote control device
21	7,453,349	Vehicular alarm apparatus and remote control apparatus therefor
22	7,453,329	Variable attenuator and integrated circuit
23	7,453,182	Micro oscillating element
24	7,453,058	Optical bumps for low-loss interconnection between a device and its supported substrate and related methods
25	7,453,046	Recording disk drive capable of suppressing vibration of flexible printed circuit board
26	7,452,795	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
27	7,452,771	Method for fabricating a semiconductor device
28	7,452,657	Resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof
29	7,451,747	Heating system for liquefied gas fuel supply apparatus and fuel supply appartus for liquefied gas engine

Google patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:29:22 +0000

3 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Google

1	7,454,417	Methods and systems for improving a search ranking using population information
2	7,454,398	Support for object search
3	7,453,921	LPC filter for removing periodic and quasi-periodic interference from spread spectrum signals

Hewlett-Packard patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:28:56 +0000

26 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Hewlett-Packard

1	D580,927	Kiosk
2	D580,926	Kiosk
3	7,454,787	Secure direct memory access through system controllers and similar hardware devices
4	7,454,520	Method and apparatus for generating a routing table
5	7,454,514	Processing data with uncertain arrival time
6	7,454,488	Method and system for managing a network of nodes
7	7,454,424	System and method for efficiently replicating a file
8	7,454,309	Foot activated user interface
9	7,454,221	Electron tube amplification
10	7,454,090	Augmentation of sets of image recordings
11	7,454,085	Method and apparatus for the creation of textures and borders for digital images
12	7,454,040	Systems and methods of detecting and correcting redeye in an image suitable for embedded applications
13	7,454,021	Off-loading data re-encryption in encrypted data management systems
14	7,453,701	Computer system with movable card guide
15	7,453,597	Proof-document formatting to enable full-capability remote proofing in a completely standard proofing station
16	7,453,493	Image stabilization
17	7,453,478	Address generation in a light modulator
18	7,453,454	Image display system and method
19	7,453,449	System and method for correcting defective pixels of a display device
20	7,453,376	Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for key press determination
21	7,453,278	Methods of using a blade probe for probing a node of a circuit
22	7,452,415	Pigment-based ink sets for ink-jet printing
23	7,452,225	Computer device with retractable connector
24	7,452,061	Method and device for filling a printing-fluid container
25	7,452,053	Fluid aerosol extraction for service station of fluid ejection-device
26	7,452,046	Method for preparing a print mask

Hitachi patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:28:26 +0000

39 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Hitachi

1	RE40,573	Master cylinder
2	7,454,795	Disk control unit
3	7,454,769	Optical pickup apparatus
4	7,454,752	Method for generating policy rules and method for controlling jobs using the policy rules
5	7,454,656	Storage device and storage device power consumption control method
6	7,454,652	System for and method of managing resource operations
7	7,454,591	Storage system control method, storage system, and storage apparatus storing information relating a first logical unit number (LUN) used to access a volume by a host computer and a second LUN used to access the volume by another storage system with remote copy procedure
8	7,454,584	Storage control system and storage controller
9	7,454,583	Storage controller and control method for dynamically accomodating increases and decreases in difference data
10	7,454,582	Initial copy system
11	7,454,281	Fault diagnosis apparatus for sensors used in a system
12	7,454,216	in-facility information provision system and in-facility information provision method
13	7,453,905	Mobile node, mobile agent and network system
14	7,453,854	Radio signal communication method, base station and terminal station
15	7,453,842	Method and apparatus for mobile network
16	7,453,779	Apparatus for capturing and recording video information
17	7,453,774	Disk array system
18	7,453,738	Semiconductor device
19	7,453,561	Method and apparatus for inspecting foreign particle defects
20	7,453,541	Liquid crystal display having particular electrodes and a spacer
21	7,453,540	Liquid crystal display device with particular electrodes
22	7,453,539	Active matrix type liquid crystal display device having a common line in every other pixel region
23	7,453,532	Display device
24	7,453,434	Liquid crystal display device
25	7,453,428	Driving method for display device
26	7,453,242	Power generation apparatus using AC energization synchronous generator and method of controlling the same
27	7,453,240	Generating apparatus and motor control apparatus
28	7,453,181	Permanent magnet synchronous motor and compressor using the same
29	7,453,179	DC brushless motor for electrical power steering and the production method thereof
30	7,453,138	Electronic circuit device and manufacturing method thereof
31	7,453,072	Method for depositing a film using a charged particle beam, method for performing selective etching using the same, and charged particle beam equipment therefor
32	7,452,926	Resin pulley formed of a resin composition having a phenol resin, an inorganic powder , a reinforcing fiber, and a lubricant
33	7,452,798	Semiconductor chip mounting substrate, a method of producing the same, and a method of mounting a semiconductor chip
34	7,452,489	Conductive material, method of producing the same, visual display device, and glass spacer thereof
35	7,452,478	Method for converting and purifying materials for modifying surfaces of semiconductor nanoparticles
36	7,452,197	Resin application method on panel, manufacturing method of panel for display and resin applying apparatus thereof
37	7,452,181	Plant facility
38	7,452,177	Working mechanism for construction machine
39	7,451,656	Semiconductor device embedded with pressure sensor and manufacturing method thereof

IBM patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:27:39 +0000

126 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to IBM

1	7,454,791	Method and system for checking the security on a distributed computing environment
2	7,454,788	Method for adding and enforcing enhanced authorization policy on devices in computer operation systems
3	7,454,786	Method for integrated security roles
4	7,454,779	Method, system and computer program for controlling access in a distributed data processing system
5	7,454,772	Apparatus and method for blocking television commercials and providing an archive interrogation program
6	7,454,764	Method and system for on-demand programming model transformation
7	7,454,762	Method and computer program product for handling application references to undefined operating system services
8	7,454,754	System for providing resources based on licensing contract with user by correcting the error between estimated execution time from the history of job execution
9	7,454,753	Semaphore management subsystem for use with multi-thread processor systems
10	7,454,745	Automated semantic-based updates to modified code base
11	7,454,744	Private source code commenting
12	7,454,742	System and method for automatically starting a document on a workflow process
13	7,454,737	Method, system and program product for specifying and using register entities to configure a simulated or physical digital system
14	7,454,735	ASIC clock floor planning method and structure
15	7,454,733	Interconnect-aware methodology for integrated circuit design
16	7,454,723	Validation of electrical performance of an electronic package prior to fabrication
17	7,454,721	Method, apparatus and computer program product for optimizing an integrated circuit layout
18	7,454,712	Method, system, and computer program product for preventing unwanted application behavior
19	7,454,703	Apparatus, program and method for accepting a request from a client computer via a network and executing a web application
20	7,454,698	Digital document browsing system and method thereof
21	7,454,696	Method and apparatus for stream based markup language post-processing
22	7,454,686	Apparatus and method to check data integrity when handling data
23	7,454,680	Method, system and computer program product for improving efficiency in generating high-level coverage data for a circuit-testing scheme
24	7,454,665	Apparatus, method and program for recording diagnostic trace information
25	7,454,664	JTAGchain bus switching and configuring device
26	7,454,661	Minimizing software downtime associated with software rejuvenation in a single computer system
27	7,454,657	Method for self-diagnosing remote I/O enclosures with enhanced FRU callouts
28	7,454,655	Autonomic recovery of PPRC errors detected by PPRC peer
29	7,454,654	Multiple parallel pipeline processor having self-repairing capability
30	7,454,648	System and method for calibrating a time of day clock in a computing system node provided in a multi-node network
31	7,454,642	Method and architecture for power management of an electronic device
32	7,454,608	Resource configuration in multi-modal distributed computing systems
33	7,454,605	Method for adapter code image update
34	7,454,602	Pipeline having bifurcated global branch history buffer for indexing branch history table per instruction fetch group
35	7,454,597	Computer processing system employing an instruction schedule cache
36	7,454,585	Efficient and flexible memory copy operation
37	7,454,581	Read-copy update grace period detection without atomic instructions that gracefully handles large numbers of processors
38	7,454,580	Data processing system, processor and method of data processing that reduce store queue entry utilization for synchronizing operations
39	7,454,578	Data processing system and method for predictively selecting a scope of broadcast of an operation utilizing a location of a memory
40	7,454,577	Data processing system and method for efficient communication utilizing an Tn and Ten coherency states
41	7,454,573	Cost-conscious pre-emptive cache line displacement and relocation mechanisms
42	7,454,570	Efficient memory update process for on-the-fly instruction translation for well behaved applications executing on a weakly-ordered processor
43	7,454,548	Managing input/output interruptions in non-dedicated interruption hardware environments, and methods therefor
44	7,454,543	Early high speed serializer-deserializer (HSS)internal receive (Rx) interface for data sampling clock signals on parallel bus
45	7,454,526	Method and system for providing browser functions on a web page for client-specific accessibility
46	7,454,506	Method for maintaining state information on a client
47	7,454,505	Communication endpoint supporting multiple provider models
48	7,454,503	Method to identify transactions and manage the capacity to support the transaction
49	7,454,502	System for transferring standby resource entitlement
50	7,454,501	Most eligible server in a common work queue environment
51	7,454,496	Method for monitoring data resources of a data processing network
52	7,454,492	Method and apparatus for configuring and modeling server information in an enterprise tooling environment
53	7,454,491	Method and system for efficiently transferring a self-defined non-contiguous message in a one-sided communication model
54	7,454,489	System and method for accessing clusters of servers from the internet network
55	7,454,478	Business message tracking system using message queues and tracking queue for tracking transaction messages communicated between computers
56	7,454,475	Method and system for using message content to group messages
57	7,454,469	Method and system for instant messaging Bots specification using state transition methodology and XML
58	7,454,467	Method for managing email messages
59	7,454,463	Method and system for downloading software products with reduced transmission time
60	7,454,456	Apparatus and method of improving network performance using virtual interfaces
61	7,454,455	Apparatus, and system, for efficient and reliable computation of results for mathematical functions
62	7,454,449	Method for reorganizing a set of database partitions
63	7,454,440	Enhancing resource adapters
64	7,454,432	Section identification and distribution system monitoring system, method and program product
65	7,454,426	Referential integrity across a distributed directory
66	7,454,419	List update employing neutral sort keys
67	7,454,416	Method for aggregation subquery join elimination
68	7,454,414	Automatic data retrieval system based on context-traversal history
69	7,454,410	Method and apparatus for web crawler data collection
70	7,454,404	Method of addressing query scheduling and system resource requirements
71	7,454,402	Method for replication tracing
72	7,454,396	Method for compressing multi-field rule specifications
73	7,454,392	Method for obtaining a value via a rule engine implemented by a collection object
74	7,454,369	Synchronous electronic requisition processing methods
75	7,454,365	Point of sale security method
76	7,454,362	Method and system for dynamically providing materials and technology information
77	7,454,325	Method, system and program product for defining and recording threshold-qualified count events of a simulation by testcases
78	7,454,316	Method and apparatus for monitoring and enhancing on-chip microprocessor reliability
79	7,454,305	Method and apparatus for storing circuit calibration information
80	7,454,302	Method of inspecting integrated circuits during fabrication
81	7,454,191	Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through delaying of service completion according to geographical-based pricing advantages
82	7,454,098	Mechanically decoupled opto-mechanical connector for flexible optical waveguides embedded and/or attached to a printed circuit board
83	7,454,096	Flexible printed circuits capable of transmitting electrical and optical signals
84	7,454,068	System and method for providing black white image compression
85	7,454,009	Ring-tone identification of urgent phone calls
86	7,454,004	Method and system for verification of remote party identification
87	7,453,992	System and method for management of call data using a vector based model and relational data structure
88	7,453,973	Diagnostic method and apparatus for non-destructively observing latch data
89	7,453,910	Synchronization of independent clocks
90	7,453,865	Communication channels in a storage network
91	7,453,859	Information processing system, information processing unit, control method, program and a recording medium
92	7,453,816	Method and apparatus for automatic recovery from a failed node concurrent maintenance operation
93	7,453,812	Method for detecting and correcting publish-subscribe looping in a messaging network
94	7,453,806	Dynamic data packet flow control for packet switching node
95	7,453,785	Method for generating a holograrm on a disc surface
96	7,453,759	Clock-gated model transformation for asynchronous testing of logic targeted for free-running, data-gated logic
97	7,453,747	Active compensation for operating point drift in MRAM write operation
98	7,453,740	Method and apparatus for initializing reference cells of a toggle switched MRAM device
99	7,453,698	Apparatus and method for automatically securing a chassis to a rackmount rail
100	7,453,690	Electronic component interconnection and assembly
101	7,453,583	Assessment and optimization for metrology instrument including uncertainty of total measurement uncertainty
102	7,453,574	System and method for finding integer solutions
103	7,453,458	Drawing method and drawing apparatus for displaying image data about a plurality of objects including semitransparent object and opaque object on computer display screen
104	7,453,441	Method and system for intelligent keyboard illumination
105	7,453,362	Method for archiving scene props
106	7,453,296	Delay locked loop having charge pump gain independent of operating frequency
107	7,453,293	High frequency divider state correction circuit
108	7,453,281	Integrated circuit with anti-counterfeiting measures
109	7,453,279	Functional and stress testing of LGA devices
110	7,453,272	Electrical open/short contact alignment structure for active region vs. gate region
111	7,453,151	Methods for lateral current carrying capability improvement in semiconductor devices
112	7,453,123	Self-aligned planar double-gate transistor structure
113	7,453,113	Ultra scalable high speed heterojunction vertical n-channel MISFETs and methods thereof
114	7,453,062	Energy-filtering cathode lens microscopy instrument
115	7,452,784	Formation of improved SOI substrates using bulk semiconductor wafers
116	7,452,767	Selective implementation of barrier layers to achieve threshold voltage control in CMOS device fabrication with high k dielectrics
117	7,452,761	Hybrid SOI-bulk semiconductor transistors
118	7,452,758	Process for making FinFET device with body contact and buried oxide junction isolation
119	7,452,570	Probe-based lithography utilizing thermomechanically activated polymers
120	7,452,568	Centrifugal method for filing high aspect ratio blind micro vias with powdered materials for circuit formation
121	7,452,215	Ball grid array rework using a continuous belt furnace
122	7,452,212	Metalized elastomeric electrical contacts
123	7,452,128	On chip temperature measuring and monitoring circuit and method
124	7,451,913	Apparatus, system, and method for point of sale currency verification
125	7,451,800	Apparatus and system for an expandable, hinged, multi-panel presentation
126	7,451,636	Nanoindentation surface analysis tool and method

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

LG Electronics patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:25:19 +0000

19 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	D581,108	Dish washer
2	D580,905	Cellular phone
3	7,454,766	Stack type optical disk changer
4	7,454,517	Network electric device
5	7,454,125	Method and apparatus for recording search information and searching for recorded digital data streams using the search information
6	7,454,082	Method of reducing a blocking artifact when coding moving picture
7	7,453,863	Cell searching apparatus and method in asynchronous mobile communication system
8	7,453,814	Method of tracing and monitoring a call in a mobile communication system
9	7,453,682	Discharge device and air conditioner having said device
10	7,453,617	Scanning device and fabrication method thereof
11	7,453,467	Method for dominant color setting of video region and data structure and method of confidence measure extraction
12	7,453,462	Apparatus and methods of selecting special characters in a mobile communication terminal
13	7,453,229	Apparatus and method for controlling operation of reciprocating compressor
14	7,453,210	Plasma display panel with improved NIR shielding
15	7,452,736	Surface emitting device, manufacturing method thereof and projection display device using the same
16	7,451,773	Dishwasher
17	7,451,626	Drum-type washing machine
18	7,451,625	Structure for cooling motor of washing machine
19	7,451,510	Washing machine and method of performing spinning operation

LG Philips LCD patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:24:33 +0000

No US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to LG Philips LCD

Matsushita patents granted on 18 November 2008

Administrator — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:23:42 +0000

7 US patents granted on 18 November 2008 and assigned to Matsushita

1	7,454,688	Information recording disc, recording and/or reproducing device and method
2	7,454,575	Cache memory and its controlling method
3	7,453,827	IP telephone and IP adaptor
4	7,453,781	Method and an apparatus for recording information, and an information recording medium
5	7,453,106	Semiconductor device with stress reducing trench fill containing semiconductor microparticles in shallow trench isolation
6	7,452,118	Area light source
7	7,451,770	Cleaning device for an electrical hair removing apparatus