Patents 5553163 - 5553415
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Patent 5553163: Polytomous segmentation process
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : PATTERN RECOGNITION : Classification : Sequential decision process (e.g., decision tree structure) : With a multilevel classifier : Counting difference pixels)
Patent 5553164: Method for compressing and extending an image by transforming orthogonally and encoding the image
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Context analysis or word recognition (e.g., character string))
Patent 5553165: Parallel error diffusion method and apparatus
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Quantization : Error diffusion or dispersion : With a multilevel classifier)
Patent 5553166: Image processing apparatus
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Quantization : Error diffusion or dispersion : With a multilevel classifier)
Patent 5553167: Method and apparatus for thresholding images in pipeline fashion utilizing aging functions
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OR RESTORATION : Variable threshold, gain, or slice level : Minimize jaggedness in edges (e.g., anti-aliasing))
Patent 5553168: System and method for recognizing visual indicia
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Artifact removal or suppression (e.g., distortion correction))
Patent 5553169: Position detecting device using run position and run length of normalized projection data
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Selecting a portion of an image : Based on peak levels)
Patent 5553170: High speed image processing system having a preparation portion and a converting portion generating a processed image based on the
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Selecting a portion of an image : Using a mask : Skeletonizing)
Patent 5553171: Apparatus and method for arbitrary binary resolution conversion
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OR PREPROCESSING : Changing the image coordinates : To change the scale or size of an image : Raising or lowering the image resolution (e.g., subpixel accuracy) : Counting difference pixels)
Patent 5553172: Electronic image pickup apparatus having movable focus screen and movable mirror and which is capable of miniaturization
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE SENSING : Including operator interaction)
Patent 5553173: Faraday-effect sensing coil with stable birefringence and method of making same
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR : Electro-optic)
Patent 5553174: Monolithic cylindrical optic
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Including physical deformation or movement of waveguide)
Patent 5553175: Apparatus for splitting optical signals and method of operation
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Switch (i.e., switching from one terminal to another, not modulation) : Diffraction grating (e.g., Bragg))
Patent 5553176: Single in-line fiber-optic rotary joint
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Movable coupler : Slip ring : Double pole multiple throw)
Patent 5553177: Optical fiber device which increases light intensity
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Evanescent wave coupling)
Patent 5553178: Laser module using asymmetrical lens
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Input/output coupler : Lens : Mode strippers)
Patent 5553179: Varied insertion loss fiber optic coupling and method of making same
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH OPTICAL COUPLER : Particular coupling structure : Tapered coupler : Directional coupler)
Patent 5553180: Adapter assembly for fiber optic connectors
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection : Multi-part (e.g., two pieces screwed together or bayonet latched) : With additional structure at or immediately surrounding each optical fiber end face : Plural fiber-to-fiber connections :)
Patent 5553181: Fibre optic connector and method of forming a fibre connection
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure : At or immediately surrounding an optical fiber end face : Fiber end held in ferrule : Fiber/ferrule further processed (grinding, polishing, etc.) : Tube-type holding structure)
Patent 5553182: Alignment fixture and associated method for controllably positioning on optical fiber
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH DISENGAGABLE MECHANICAL CONNECTOR : Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector : Plural fiber/device connections : Having at least one layer compressively fixed (e.g., crimp, tightening screws, etc.))
Patent 5553183: Apparatus for and methods of splitting fiber optic signals
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : WITH SPLICE (PERMANENT CONNECTION) : Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector)
Patent 5553184: Process for the application of fiber optical bundles comprising optical fibers
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE : Ribbon cable)
Patent 5553185: Controlled dispersion optical waveguide
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : OPTICAL FIBER WAVEGUIDE WITH CLADDING : Utilizing multiple core or cladding : Concentric : With manipulator)
Patent 5553186: Fiber optic dome closure
(OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES : ACCESSORIES : Splice box and surplus fiber storage/trays/organizers/ carriers : Channel waveguide)
Patent 5553187: Booster mechanism for sauna generator's rockpile utilizing water-directing bypass structure
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : With heat storage means : For vaporization : Manually filled tank or container)
Patent 5553188: Vaporizer and liquid delivery system using same
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Vaporizer : Liquid evaporant (e.g., water, etc.) : With crucible)
Patent 5553189: Radiant plate heater for treatment of contaminated surfaces
(ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES : : Radiant heater : With reflector : Elliptical or ellipsoidal reflector)
Patent 5553190: Speech signal transmission method providing for control
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Storage or retrieval of data)
Patent 5553191: Double mode long term prediction in speech coding
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Linear prediction : Correlation function)
Patent 5553192: Apparatus for noise removal during the silence periods in the discontinuous transmission of speech signals to a mobile unit
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Noise : Post-transmission : Cross-correlation)
Patent 5553193: Bit allocation method and device for digital audio signals using aural characteristics and signal intensities
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : Psychoacoustic : Storage or retrieval of data)
Patent 5553194: Code-book driven vocoder device with voice source generator
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING : For storage or transmission : Pattern matching vocoders : Correlation function)
Patent 5553195: Dynamic neural net
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Structure : Architecture : Multilayer feedforward :)
Patent 5553196: Method for processing data using a neural network having a number of layers equal to an abstraction degree of the pattern to be processed
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Structure : Architecture : Multilayer feedforward :)
Patent 5553197: Devices for use in neural processing
(DATA PROCESSING: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE : NEURAL NETWORK : Structure : Digital neural network : Modifiable weight)
Patent 5553198: Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Robot control : Dispensing or vending)
Patent 5553199: Method and apparatus for calibrating a four color printer
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control :)
Patent 5553200: Method and apparatus for providing bit-rate reduction and reconstruction of image data using dither arrays
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control :)
Patent 5553201: Digital image processing device for automatically selecting one of a plurality of different image enlarging/reducing manners
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control :)
Patent 5553202: Accessory control device which transfers data from electronic device using part of address signal and latch
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Memory : Engraving or perforating material to form a printing surface (e.g., printing plate, cylinder, or stencil))
Patent 5553203: Pixel data processing system and method for producing and graphically presenting spatially multiplexed images of 3-D objects for stereoscopic
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Memory : Engraving or perforating material to form a printing surface (e.g., printing plate, cylinder, or stencil))
Patent 5553204: Image output apparatus for gradation image data
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Memory : Engraving or perforating material to form a printing surface (e.g., printing plate, cylinder, or stencil))
Patent 5553205: System and method of transferring a bit-mapped image using raster columns
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Detail of image placement or content : Page or frame memory)
Patent 5553206: Method and system for producing mesh representations of objects
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Three-dimension : Tessellation : Z buffer (depth buffer))
Patent 5553207: Method of and apparatus for region extraction in three-dimensional voxel data
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Three-dimension : Voxel : Z buffer (depth buffer))
Patent 5553208: Image synthesizing system having a field buffer unit that stores texture coordinates
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Attributes (surface detail or characteristic, display attributes) : Texture : Z buffer (depth buffer))
Patent 5553209: Method for automatically displaying map symbols
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Scaling : Image based (addressing) : 2D manipulations)
Patent 5553210: System and method for immediate per window graphics clipping
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Clipping : Based on image data : Rectangular region : Plural look up tables)
Patent 5553211: Overlapping graphic pattern display system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Merge or overlay : Image based : Fixed overlay pattern : Weights vary across image (e.g., transition from foreground to background))
Patent 5553212: Method and apparatus for solving numerical planning problems with inequalities on a computer system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graph generating : Textual entry or display of manipulation information (e.g., enter or display degree of rotation))
Patent 5553213: Method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of signal waveforms appearing at different time intervals
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graph generating : Textual entry or display of manipulation information (e.g., enter or display degree of rotation))
Patent 5553214: System for delineating and annotating areal regions
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Shape generating : Bar graph)
Patent 5553215: Method and system of sharing common formulas in a spreadsheet program and of adjusting the same to conform with editing operations
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Spreadsheet :)
Patent 5553216: Structured database system together with structure definition frame storing document body data
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Hierarchical control : Compound document : Fitting data into field on form)
Patent 5553217: Document layout using tiling
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Layout : Boundary processing : Horizontal spacing)
Patent 5553218: Graphical user interface for relating key index properties to database table columns
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface) : Pattern matching access)
Patent 5553219: Font outline and bit map generator synthesizing filling data with selected outline data or duplicate outline data
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Including keyboard : Light source associated with each key : Optical detector)
Patent 5553220: Managing audio data using a graphics display controller
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHIC PROCESSING SYSTEM : Interface (e.g., controller) : Pipeline processors)
Patent 5553221: System and method for enabling the creation of personalized movie presentations and personalized movie collections
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On screen video or audio system interface : Video interface : Video traversal control : Hierarchical)
Patent 5553222: Multimedia synchronization system
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Synchronization of diverse media :)
Patent 5553223: Method and system of selectively transmitting display formats and data between a host computer and an intelligent terminal
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : Miscellaneous customization or adaptation : Cursor)
Patent 5553224: Method for dynamically maintaining multiple structural interpretations in graphics system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Image with abnormal condition)
Patent 5553225: Method and apparatus for combining a zoom function in scroll bar sliders
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Window or viewpoint : Window scrolling : Scroll tool (e.g., scroll bar) :)
Patent 5553226: System for displaying concept networks
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Hierarchy or network structure : Picking 3D objects)
Patent 5553227: Method and system for visually programming state information using a visual switch
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : On-screen workspace or object : Menu or selectable iconic array (e.g., palette) : Selectable iconic array : Imitating real life object : Scrolling (e.g., spin dial))
Patent 5553228: Accelerated interface between processors and hardware adapters
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHIC PROCESSING SYSTEM : Mechanical control (e.g., rotatable knob, slider))
Patent 5553229: Row addressable graphics memory with flash fill
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY MEMORY SYSTEM : Addressing : Mask data operation)
Patent 5553230: Identifying controller pairs in a dual controller disk array
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability :)
Patent 5553231: Fault tolerant memory system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : By masking or reconfiguration : Of memory or peripheral subsystem :)
Patent 5553232: Automated safestore stack generation and move in a fault tolerant central processor
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : By masking or reconfiguration : Of memory or peripheral subsystem : Redundant stored data accessed (e.g., duplicated data, error correction coded data, or other parity-type data) :)
Patent 5553233: Management apparatus for volume-medium correspondence information for use in dual file system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : By masking or reconfiguration : Of processor : Prepared backup processor (e.g., initializing cold backup) or updating backup processor (e.g., by checkpoint message) : Synchronization maintenance of processors)
Patent 5553234: System and method for including stored procedures, user-defined functions, and trigger processing in an existing unit of work
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : State recovery (i.e., process or data file) : Forward recovery (e.g., redoing committed action) : Prepared backup processor (e.g., initializing cold backup) or updating backup processor (e.g., by checkpoint message))
Patent 5553235: System and method for maintaining performance data in a data processing system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault recovery : State recovery (i.e., process or data file) : Plural recovery data sets containing set interrelation data (e.g., time values or log record numbers) : Reexecuting single instruction or bus cycle)
Patent 5553236: Method and apparatus for testing a clock stopping/starting function of a low power mode in a data processor
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Safe shutdown)
Patent 5553237: Safety critical monitoring of microprocessor controlled embedded systems
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Performance monitoring for fault avoidance : Operator interface for diagnosing or testing)
Patent 5553238: Powerfail durable NVRAM testing
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Error detection or notification : State error (i.e., content of instruction, data, or message) : Storage content error : Error checking code)
Patent 5553239: Management facility for server entry and application utilization in a multi-node server configuration
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : SECURITY : Computer network : Biometric acquisition)
Patent 5553240: Determining a winner of a race in a data processing system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING : Computer network access regulating :)
Patent 5553241: Connection-oriented communication system with communication path re-establishment mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resource allocating)
Patent 5553242: Client/server connection sharing
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING : Network resource allocating)
Patent 5553243: Method and apparatus for determining with high resolution the fidelity of information received on a communications channel
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : TESTING : Modems (data sets))
Patent 5553244: Reflexively sizing memory bus interface
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Peripheral adapting)
Patent 5553245: Automatic configuration of multiple peripheral interface subsystems in a computer system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : System configuring : Docking station)
Patent 5553246: Shared bus mediation system for multiprocessor system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus access regulation : Using transmitter and receiver)
Patent 5553247: Method for unblocking a multibus multiprocessor system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus access regulation : Centralized bus arbitration : Hot docking)
Patent 5553248: System for awarding the highest priority to a microprocessor releasing a system bus after aborting a locked cycle upon detecting a locked retry
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus access regulation : Centralized bus arbitration : Dynamic bus prioritization : Physical position bus prioritization)
Patent 5553249: Dual bus adaptable data path interface system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Bus bridge : Variable or multiple bus width : Physical position bus prioritization)
Patent 5553250: Bus terminating circuit
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Peripheral adapting)
Patent 5553251: Centralized management system utilizing a bus interface unit
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Path selecting switch : Different protocol (e.g., PCI to ISA))
Patent 5553252: Device for controlling data transfer between chips via a bus
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING) : Bus interface architecture : Path selecting switch : Different protocol (e.g., PCI to ISA))
Patent 5553253: Correlation-based branch prediction in digital computers
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : PROCESSING CONTROL : Branching (e.g., delayed branch, loop control, branch predict, interrupt) : Conditional branching : Branch prediction : History table :)
Patent 5553254: Instruction cache access and prefetch process controlled by a predicted instruction-path mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : INSTRUCTION FETCHING : Prefetching : Operation)
Patent 5553255: Data processor with programmable levels of speculative instruction fetching and method of operation
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : PROCESSING CONTROL : Branching (e.g., delayed branch, loop control, branch predict, interrupt) : Conditional branching : Simultaneous parallel fetching or executing of both branch and fall-through path :)
Patent 5553256: Apparatus for pipeline streamlining where resources are immediate or certainly retired
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND INSTRUCTION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSORS) : DYNAMIC INSTRUCTION DEPENDENCY CHECKING, MONITORING OR CONFLICT RESOLUTION : Scoreboarding, reservation station, or aliasing : Operation)
Patent 5553257: Address generating circuit of a two-dimensional coding table
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESSING COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC MEMORY CONFIGURATION OR SYSTEM :)
Patent 5553258: Method and apparatus for forming an exchange address for a system with different size caches
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESSING COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC MEMORY CONFIGURATION OR SYSTEM : Addressing cache memories :)
Patent 5553259: Apparatus and method for synchronizing the simultaneous loading of cache program word addresses in dual slice registers
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESSING COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC MEMORY CONFIGURATION OR SYSTEM : Addressing cache memories :)
Patent 5553260: Apparatus for expanding compressed binary data
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : ADDRESS FORMATION : Combining two or more values to create address : Sequential addresses generation)
Patent 5553261: Method of performing clean-up of a solid state disk while executing a read command
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Specific memory composition : Solid-state read only memory (ROM) : Programmable read only memory (PROM, EEPROM, etc.) :)
Patent 5553262: Memory apparatus and method capable of setting attribute of information to be cached
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Multiple caches : User data cache and instruction data cache :)
Patent 5553263: Cache memory system with fault tolerance having concurrently operational cache controllers processing disjoint groups of memory
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Interleaved : Cross-interrogating)
Patent 5553264: Method and apparatus for efficient cache refilling by the use of forced cache misses
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Entry replacement strategy : Cache flushing :)
Patent 5553265: Methods and system for merging data during cache checking and write-back cycles for memory reads and writes
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Coherency : Write-back :)
Patent 5553266: Update vs. invalidate policy for a snoopy bus protocol
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Hierarchical memories : Caching : Coherency : Cache status data bit :)
Patent 5553267: Method and apparatus for coordinating access to and modifying multiple element data objects in a shared memory
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Shared memory area : Caching)
Patent 5553268: Memory operations priority scheme for microprocessors
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Control technique : Prioritizing : Coherency)
Patent 5553269: Apparatus for monitoring sensor information from diffeerent types of sources
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : SIMULATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM : Computer or peripheral device : Including logic)
Patent 5553270: Apparatus for providing improved memory access in page mode access systems with pipelined cache access and main memory address replay
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MEMORY : STORAGE ACCESSING AND CONTROL : Access timing : Memory access pipelining : With password or key)
Patent 5553271: Auto-detect system and method for data communication
(DATA PROCESSING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN, MODELING, SIMULATION, AND EMULATION : EMULATION : Compatibility emulation : I/O adapter (e.g., port, controller))
Patent 5553272: VLSI circuit structure for determining the edit distance between strings
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Floorplanning : Layout editor (e.g., updating) : Timing analysis (e.g., delay time, path delay, latch timing))
Patent 5553273: Vertex minimization in a smart optical proximity correction system
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : DESIGN OF SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : Pattern exposure : PLA, PLD, FPGA, OR MCM)
Patent 5553274: Vertex minimization in a smart optical proximity correction system
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : DESIGN OF SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : Pattern exposure : PLA, PLD, FPGA, OR MCM)
Patent 5553275: Method and apparatus for synchronously detecting phase relationships between a high-frequency clock and a low-frequency clock
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : CLOCK, PULSE, OR TIMING SIGNAL GENERATION OR ANALYSIS : Using delay)
Patent 5553276: Self-time processor with dynamic clock generator having plurality of tracking elements for outputting sequencing signals to functional units
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : CLOCK, PULSE, OR TIMING SIGNAL GENERATION OR ANALYSIS : Using delay)
Patent 5553277: Image search method for searching and retrieving desired image from memory device
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image) : Object-oriented database structure reference)
Patent 5553278: Method and system for manipulation of database and issuing report thereof
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)
Patent 5553279: Lossless distribution of time series data in a relational data base network
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE : Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users) : Object-oriented database structure reference)
Patent 5553280: Method for providing critical time reactive management of database transactions for systems process
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Distributed or remote access : Pattern matching access)
Patent 5553281: Method for computer-assisted media processing
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image) : Object-oriented database structure reference)
Patent 5553282: Software project history database and method of operation
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Distributed or remote access : Pattern matching access)
Patent 5553283: Stored mapping data with information for skipping branches while keeping count of suffix endings
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Manipulating data structure (e.g., compression, compaction, compilation) : Pattern matching access)
Patent 5553284: Method for indexing and searching handwritten documents in a database
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Query processing (i.e., searching) : Query formulation, input preparation, or translation :)
Patent 5553285: File system for a plurality of storage classes
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : FILE OR DATABASE MAINTENANCE : Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users) : Recoverability :)
Patent 5553286: System and method for preparing a computer program for execution
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Linking : Compiling code)
Patent 5553287: Methods and apparatus for dynamically using floating master interlock
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: MULTICOMPUTER DATA TRANSFERRING : DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING :)
Patent 5553288: Control device for image forming apparatus
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL MACHINE TASK OR PROCESS MANAGEMENT OR TASK MANAGEMENT/CONTROL : TASK MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL : Process scheduling : Load balancing :)
Patent 5553289: System for automatically assigning attributes to objects of multimedia distribution when the objects being within a predetermined relationship
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) : Help presentation : Handwritten textual input)
Patent 5553290: Software packaging structure having hierarchical replaceable units
(DATA PROCESSING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND MANAGEMENT : SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOOL (E.G., INTEGRATED CASE TOOL OR STAND-ALONE DEVELOPMENT TOOL) : Managing software components : Software configuration : Syntax based)
Patent 5553291: Virtual machine control method and virtual machine system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL MACHINE TASK OR PROCESS MANAGEMENT OR TASK MANAGEMENT/CONTROL : VIRTUAL MACHINE TASK OR PROCESS MANAGEMENT :)
Patent 5553292: Method and system for minimizing the effects of disruptive hardware actions in a data processing system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTERRUPT PROCESSING : Access prioritizing)
Patent 5553293: Interprocessor interrupt processing system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INTERRUPT PROCESSING : Multimode interrupt processing : Path selecting switch)
Patent 5553294: Portable computer powered by rechargeable batteries
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : Having power source monitoring : By shutdown of only part of system)
Patent 5553295: Method and apparatus for regulating the output voltage of negative charge pumps
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : Password)
Patent 5553296: Touch screen power control in a computer system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: SUPPORT : COMPUTER POWER CONTROL : Power conservation : Active/idle mode processing : Including generation of associated coded record)
Patent 5553297: Industrial control apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Sequential or selective : Operator interface (e.g., display with control) : Specific programming (e.g., relay or ladder logic) : Clock-calendar (e.g., time of day))
Patent 5553298: Method and apparatus for mutual exclusion in self-directed distributed systems
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL MACHINE TASK OR PROCESS MANAGEMENT OR TASK MANAGEMENT/CONTROL : TASK MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL : Process scheduling : Resource allocation :)
Patent 5553299: Programming/reprogramming a point to point communication apparatus
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : VISUAL INDICATION : False signal prevention (anti-sunlight) : Intermittent)
Patent 5553300: Semiconductor microscope data interface for computer
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING :)
Patent 5553301: Programmable sequencher having internal components which are microprocessor read/write interfacable
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output command process : Address data transfer)
Patent 5553302: Serial I/O channel having independent and asynchronous facilities with sequence recognition, frame recognition, and frame receiving mechanism
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output command process : Address data transfer)
Patent 5553303: Data processing system for dynamically switching access control process and for performing recovery process
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Access augmentation or optimizing :)
Patent 5553304: Method for generating and executing complex operating procedures
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image) : Object-oriented database structure reference)
Patent 5553305: System for synchronizing execution by a processing element of threads within a process using a state indicator
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL MACHINE TASK OR PROCESS MANAGEMENT OR TASK MANAGEMENT/CONTROL : TASK MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL : Process scheduling : Dependency based cooperative processing of multiple programs working together to accomplish a larger task :)
Patent 5553306: Method and apparatus for controlling parallel port drivers in a data processing system
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral configuration : Concurrently performing Input/Output operation and other operation unrelated to Input/Output)
Patent 5553307: Method and device for transferring noncontiguous blocks in one transfer start by creating bit-map indicating which block is to be transferred
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Direct Memory Accessing (DMA) : Timing :)
Patent 5553308: Serial communication format and methodology
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Data transfer specifying : With access regulating)
Patent 5553309: Device for high speed evaluation of logical expressions and high speed vector operations
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Data transfer specifying : Transferred data counting :)
Patent 5553310: Split transactions and pipelined arbitration of microprocessors in multiprocessing computer systems
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Input/Output access regulation : Access prioritization :)
Patent 5553311: Customer premise device for controlling data transmissions by storing a limited number of operation algorithms and receiving operation
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS: INPUT/OUTPUT : INPUT/OUTPUT DATA PROCESSING : Peripheral adapting : Via common units and peripheral-specific units : Vectored)
Patent 5553312: Data transfer and communication network
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : CARRIER WAVE REPEATER OR RELAY SYSTEM (I.E., RETRANSMISSION OF SAME INFORMATION) : Portable or mobile repeater : Fading compensation)
Patent 5553313: Method for detecting information in a RDS data flow
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SEPARATE STATIONS : Plural transmitters or receivers (i.e., more than two stations) : Noise, distortion, or singing reduction : Synchronized stations : Based on service quality (e.g., bandwidth, etc.))
Patent 5553314: Method of configuring a communication unit using a wireless portable configuration device
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SEPARATE STATIONS : Plural transmitters or receivers (i.e., more than two stations) : Central station (e.g., master, etc.) : Channel allocation : Having storage detail :)
Patent 5553315: Method of maintaining access authorization using a bulletin board communication resource
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AT SEPARATE STATIONS : Plural transmitters or receivers (i.e., more than two stations) : Central station (e.g., master, etc.) : Channel allocation : Rayleigh or multipath fading)
Patent 5553316: Power control method in a wireless communication system
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TECHNIQUES : Carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) : Using channel reservation)
Patent 5553317: Quadrature modulator for TDMA/TDD radio communication apparatus
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : GENERALIZED ORTHOGONAL OR SPECIAL MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES : Quadrature carriers : Pulse width and pulse position modulation)
Patent 5553318: Transmitter having envelope feedback loop and automatic level control loop
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER : With feedback of modulated output signal : Automatic adjustment of tuning)
Patent 5553319: Routing YIG-tuned mixer
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVER OR ANALOG MODULATED SIGNAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : Frequency modifying or conversion : Particular frequency conversion structure or circuitry : Including distributed electrical parameter structure : With balanced mixer : Voltage control of oscillator)
Patent 5553320: Automatic cash transaction machine
(REGISTERS : SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS : Banking systems : Price determination)
Patent 5553321: Eyeglasses visor and case
(APPAREL : GUARD OR PROTECTOR : For wearer's head : Eye shields (e.g., hoodwinks or blinds, etc.) : Shades : Spectacle attachments :)
Patent 5553322: Weighted exercising garment
(APPAREL : BODY GARMENTS : Caps)
Patent 5553323: Full-open type upper garment for patients
(APPAREL : BODY GARMENTS : Vests : Bed garments : Garment supporting)
Patent 5553324: Gripping aid
(APPAREL : BODY GARMENTS : Mittens : End structure)
Patent 5553325: Hat with adjustable dual visor
(APPAREL : HEAD COVERINGS : Wristlets)
Patent 5553326: Removable, washable sweatband for hats
(APPAREL : HEAD COVERINGS : With sweats or other supplementary head engaging member : Movable along crown surface)
Patent 5553327: Hat made from cardboard beverage container and method of making the same
(APPAREL : HEAD COVERINGS : Of particular, peculiar material : Paper or cardboard : For visor)
Patent 5553328: Automatically deployable and retractable combiner mechanism
(APPAREL : GUARD OR PROTECTOR : For wearer's head : With article-attaching means : For circumference of crown)
Patent 5553329: Crash helmet for motorcyclists and the like, provided with a safety device for locking the visor
(APPAREL : GUARD OR PROTECTOR : For wearer's head : And face : For circumference of crown)
Patent 5553330: Protective hockey helmet
(APPAREL : GUARD OR PROTECTOR : For wearer's head : Sport headgear : For circumference of crown)
Patent 5553331: Universal fit face mask
(APPAREL : GUARD OR PROTECTOR : For wearer's head : Eye shields (e.g., hoodwinks or blinds, etc.) : Goggles : Included in shield for face : With seal for face : And wide-angle lens :)
Patent 5553332: Toilet seat handle of unitary construction
(BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS : OPENER OR CLOSER FOR A CLOSET SEAT OR LID : Specific material)
Patent 5553333: Pressurized water closet flushing system
(BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS : FLUSH CLOSET : Tank only : Pressure tank : Annular ventilator)
Patent 5553334: Toilet designed to facilitate bowel movements
(BATHS, CLOSETS, SINKS, AND SPITTOONS : FLUSH CLOSET : Bowl : With support)
Patent 5553335: Lifting device for sick or motion-handicapped person
(BEDS : WITH MEANS FOR RELOCATING AN INVALID (E.G., PATIENT LIFT OR TRANSFER) : Moving patient via an endless-belt conveyor type device : Including specific structure (e.g., clamp) attaching device to bed)
Patent 5553336: Playyard and bassinet combination
(BEDS : CRIB : For lower body portions)
Patent 5553337: Electric cradle
(BEDS : CRIB : Convertible : With support for sole of feet)
Patent 5553338: Prone-position surface with at least three lathwork layers
(BEDS : BEDSTEADS : Having bottom : Of slats : Connecting fabric to tops of coil springs)
Patent 5553339: Adjustable air mattress sleeping bag
(BEDS : SLEEPING BAG : Including inflatable portion or attachment (e.g., air mattress) : Legs)
Patent 5553340: Utility tool for power chain saw
(COMPOUND TOOLS : POCKETKNIFE TYPE : Spade or shovel)
Patent 5553341: Roller carriage for portable bridges
(BRIDGES : TRANSPORTABLE :)
Patent 5553342: Bridge structure including shock transmission units
(BRIDGES : TRUSS : Structure : Both chords curved)
Patent 5553343: Dock leveler with folding barrier lip
(BRIDGES : GANGWAY, RAMP, OR DOCK LEVELER : Attached : Boat operated)
Patent 5553344: Pick-up device
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : IMPLEMENTS : Adhesive lint remover : Rolling contact type with material supply)
Patent 5553345: Clip-on towel
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : IMPLEMENTS : Fabric : Wiper, dauber, or polisher : Fountain)
Patent 5553346: Tapered bag blower system
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : MACHINES : With air blast or suction : Fixed position cleaners or installed cleaning systems : Air blast only (e.g., boiler soot-blower) : Extensible and retractable conduit)
Patent 5553347: Upright vacuum cleaner
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : MACHINES : With air blast or suction : Tank type cleaner organization : Casing feature : Air float or support : With moving work-agitating means)
Patent 5553348: Drywall texturing material storage device
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : ACCESSORIES : Coating applicator loading means : For loading roller type applicators : Reciprocating or traveling)
Patent 5553349: Vacuum cleaner nozzle
(BRUSHING, SCRUBBING, AND GENERAL CLEANING : MACHINES : With air blast or suction : With work-contacting carriage or mount, and relatively adjustable nozzle : Biased or floating nozzle : Urged away from contact with work : By insertion or attachment of additive converter)
Patent 5553350: Telescopic handle with freely adjustable length
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : HANDLE, HANDLE COMPONENT, OR HANDLE ADJUNCT : Length adjustable pull handle for luggage or luggage cart (e.g., wheeled suitcase handle, etc.) : Wheel and guide roller)
Patent 5553351: Hinge-lock security system
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : HINGE : With diverse art portion or attachment : Swinging)
Patent 5553352: Bifold door repair apparatus
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : HINGE : Retractable pintle : Snap or X hinge)
Patent 5553353: Door damping system
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : CLOSURE CHECKS : Weight)
Patent 5553354: Handle for refrigeration unit door
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : HANDLE, HANDLE COMPONENT, OR HANDLE ADJUNCT : Door handle : With carrier handle including a user enhanced grip attachment)
Patent 5553355: Handle for the handicap
(MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE : HANDLE, HANDLE COMPONENT, OR HANDLE ADJUNCT : Drawer pull : Knob type)
Patent 5553356: Device for detecting extraneous conducting bodies in fibre bales
(TEXTILES: FIBER PREPARATION : WORKING : Picking : Tow)
Patent 5553357: High bulky wool spun yarn and a drafting apparatus for preparing the yarn
(TEXTILES: FIBER PREPARATION : WORKING : Drafting : Roll type : With adjustments)
Patent 5553358: Band clamp fitting
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : BALE AND PACKAGE TIES, HOSE CLAMPS : Metal bands : Ratchet and tool tightened band clamp : Wire)
Patent 5553359: Fastener for conveyor belts
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : BELT FASTENERS : Hinged : Pintle pin connected belt ends : Wire)
Patent 5553360: Extended wedge socket assembly
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : CORD AND ROPE HOLDERS : Sliding part or wedge : Rope looped about movable member : Dual cam)
Patent 5553361: Fastening device for sports shoes
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : STRAP TIGHTENERS : Ski, boot, and shoe fasteners : Dress hem raisers)
Patent 5553362: Wrapping device for shaping fabrics to 3-D contours
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : COMBINED DIVERSE MULTIPART FASTENERS : Clasp : Having roller means)
Patent 5553363: Paper clip safety pin
(BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC. : COMBINED DIVERSE MULTIPART FASTENERS : Clasp : And pin : Having separate pin loss prevention means : Pin coextensive, coplanar, and contiguous with clasp jaw : Coil)
Patent 5553364: Heat processing apparatus for pile sheet
(TEXTILES: CLOTH FINISHING : PILE FABRICS :)
Patent 5553365: Means for controlling deflection in a two-roll fabric shrinker
(TEXTILES: CLOTH FINISHING : SHRINKING : Thread compacting : With flexible bed)
Patent 5553366: Vibration compacted fabrics for orthopedic casting tapes
(TEXTILES: MANUFACTURING : TEXTILE PRODUCT FABRICATION OR TREATMENT : Of thread interlaced article or fabric : Treating : By cutting or transitory thread removal : Coating or dyeing)
Patent 5553367: Method for repairing a machine having a support structure and worn components
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Repairing : With disassembling : Replacing of defective part : By shaping)
Patent 5553368: Piercing grommet having detachable tool for installation
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Utilizing transitory attached element or associated separate material : Explosively shaping)
Patent 5553369: Method for producing an engine valve
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Prime mover or fluid pump making : Poppet or I.C. engine valve or valve seat making : With assembly or composite article making : Including casting)
Patent 5553370: Method for repair of steam turbine blades
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Impeller making : Repairing or disassembling : With assembly or composite article making)
Patent 5553371: Method of manufacturing friction plates
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material : Coating : After deforming)
Patent 5553372: Apparatus for inserting insulation sheets into slots of a stator core
(METAL WORKING : MEANS TO ASSEMBLE OR DISASSEMBLE : Means to assemble electrical device : Motor or generator : Means to position insulation : Self-piercing work part)
Patent 5553373: Photoelectric control module installation device
(METAL WORKING : MEANS TO ASSEMBLE OR DISASSEMBLE : Means to assemble electrical device : Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement : Switch or fuse)
Patent 5553374: Tool for a de-swaging head gimbal assembly
(METAL WORKING : MEANS TO ASSEMBLE OR DISASSEMBLE : Means to disassemble electrical device : Means to fasten by deforming)
Patent 5553375: Apparatus for manufacturing trusses and associated method
(METAL WORKING : MEANS TO ASSEMBLE OR DISASSEMBLE : Means to drive self-piercing work part : Means to fasten work parts together)
Patent 5553376: Method of and apparatus for changing a production setup
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Electrical device making : Conductor or circuit manufacturing : On flat or curved insulated base, e.g., printed circuit, etc. : Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc. : By utilizing optical sighting device : Preformed winding)
Patent 5553377: Method of making refrigerant tubes for heat exchangers
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Heat exchanger or boiler making : Tube making or reforming : Finned tube)
Patent 5553378: Method of manufacturing a piston
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Prime mover or fluid pump making : Piston making : With assembly or composite article making : Utilizing a high energy beam, e.g., laser, electron beam)
Patent 5553379: Malleable penile prosthesis
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Assembling or joining : With prestressing of part : Elastic joining of parts : By flexing)
Patent 5553380: Mower head roller assembly
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Roller making : Assembling preformed components : Wheel trim making, e.g., wheel cover, hubcap)
Patent 5553381: Method for coating a roll of a paper machine
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Roller making : Fabricating and shaping roller work contacting surface element : With coating or casting about a core : Work contacting surface having annular axial sections)
Patent 5553382: Method for producing a shaft clutch component
(METAL WORKING : METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE : Spring making : Filter)
Patent 5553383: Shaving foil mounting structure for a dry shaving apparatus
(CUTLERY : RAZORS : With cooperating shearing blades : Reciprocating inner blade : And stationary outer blade : And stationary outer blade)
Patent 5553384: Disposable razor
(CUTLERY : RAZORS : Including particular handle or razor handle, per se : Caps)
Patent 5553385: Hacksaw with offset blade
(CUTLERY : CUTTING TOOLS : Saw : Mounted in U-frame : Offset blade : Parallel cutting)
Patent 5553386: Foldable saw
(CUTLERY : SHEATHED : Pivoted blade : Locked blade : Locked blade)
Patent 5553387: Aircraft holding pattern wind compensator
(GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS : MISCELLANEOUS : Simulating calculators : Flat multisheet :)
Patent 5553388: Device for measuring the distance between the tool tip and the surface of material to be worked with an electronic pantograph
(GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS : SCRIBER : Pantographic : Pantographic)
Patent 5553389: Appartus and method for adjusting vehicle toe alignment angles
(GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS : GAUGE : Wheel : Axle, vehicle, or wheel supported : Trammel)
Patent 5553390: Length measuring system
(GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENTS : DISTANCE MEASURING : Scale reading position sensor (e.g., grid counting) : Sealing)
Patent 5553391: Method and apparatus for heat treating webs
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : APPARATUS : Rotary drums or receptacles : External : With hair supports)
Patent 5553392: Process and apparatus for drying sheet materials
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : APPARATUS : Rotary drums or receptacles : External : Plural : Gas or vapor circulation for contact with treated material : Through material or introduction through drum :)
Patent 5553393: Dryer section of a paper machine including cylinder groups with single-wire draw
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : APPARATUS : Rotary drums or receptacles : External : Plural : With belts or felts : With threading, stripping, or guiding devices :)
Patent 5553394: Radial jet reattachment nozzle heat sink module for cooling electronics
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : APPARATUS : Houses, kilns, and containers : With gas or vapor circulation for contact with treated material : With gas or vapor circulation for contact with treated material)
Patent 5553395: Bubbler for solid metal organic source material and method of producing saturated carrying gas
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : PROCESS : With fluid current conveying or suspension of treated material : Liquid treating agent treats solid material)
Patent 5553396: Vacuum processing apparatus and operating method therefor
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : PROCESS : Gas or vapor pressure is subatmospheric : Including superatmospheric pressure)
Patent 5553397: Device for drying printed sheets or web in printing presses
(DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS : APPARATUS : Sheet, web, or strand : For flexible sheet, web, or strand : Running length : With gas or vapor circulation for contact with treated material : Fluid current support or guide : Radial gas or vapor flow)
Patent 5553398: Elastically resilient shoe insole having a nubbed surface
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : INSOLES : Covered)
Patent 5553399: Lightweight footwear article providing improved traction
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : BOOTS AND SHOES : Felt and fabric : With inside heel protector)
Patent 5553400: Pressure-distributing plates for a ski boot
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : UPPERS : Closure : For ski boot : Seamless)
Patent 5553401: Pressure-distributing plates for the instep region of a ski boot
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : BOOTS AND SHOES : Occupational or athletic shoe (e.g., roof climbing, gardening, etc.) : Athletic shoe or attachment therefor : For a sport (e.g., skating, skiing, etc.) featuring relative movement between shoe and ground : For walking or sliding on shifting media : Ski boot : Having interior foot retaining means : Canting, lifting, or orthopedic sole, midsole, or insole)
Patent 5553402: Ski-boot with improved padding and slidable tongue
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : BOOTS AND SHOES : Occupational or athletic shoe (e.g., roof climbing, gardening, etc.) : Athletic shoe or attachment therefor : For a sport (e.g., skating, skiing, etc.) featuring relative movement between shoe and ground : For walking or sliding on shifting media : Ski boot : Having interior foot retaining means : With adjustment mechanism :)
Patent 5553403: Skishoes with brakes and extension and retraction limit stops therefor
(BOOTS, SHOES, AND LEGGINGS : BOOTS AND SHOES : Occupational or athletic shoe (e.g., roof climbing, gardening, etc.) : Athletic shoe or attachment therefor : For a sport (e.g., skating, skiing, etc.) featuring relative movement between shoe and ground : For walking or sliding on shifting media : Snow shoe (e.g., having binding, harness, etc.) : With anti-slip means (e.g., cleat, etc.) : Pivot on rear quarter)
Patent 5553404: Power bucket
(EXCAVATING : CLAMSHELL BUCKET : Common pivot : Mounting or retaining means)
Patent 5553405: Power-assisted shovel truck equipped with a water-feeding device and a water-draining device
(EXCAVATING : ROTARY DIGGER : Link-connected)
Patent 5553406: Small lightweight snow flinger
(EXCAVATING : SNOW OR ICE REMOVING OR GROOMING BY PORTABLE DEVICE : Motorized rotary excavating tool : Centrifugal impeller : Having plural vane segments)
Patent 5553407: Excavator data acquisition and control system and method of use
(EXCAVATING : DITCHER : Condition responsive : Bottom spud anchor)
Patent 5553408: Excavator bucket attachment
(EXCAVATING : COMBINED OR CONVERTIBLE : Combined with clamp, grapple, or shear : Including cable or rope control means to facilitate loading, transporting, or dumping)
Patent 5553409: Shroud anchor system
(EXCAVATING : DIGGING EDGE : Scoop or bucket structure, per se)
Patent 5553410: Collar pressing pad for dress shirts
(TEXTILES: IRONING OR SMOOTHING : SMOOTHING MACHINES : With clamping or stretching : And neckband engaging : Conveyor belt opposed to single smoother)
Patent 5553411: Belt marketing indicator
(CARD, PICTURE, OR SIGN EXHIBITING : CHECK, LABEL, OR TAG : Carried by belt or buckle : Strip or wire formed)
Patent 5553412: Information display rail system
(CARD, PICTURE, OR SIGN EXHIBITING : DISPLAY CARD : Changeable reading)
Patent 5553413: Fishing arrow and passthrough prevention devices
(FISHING, TRAPPING, AND VERMIN DESTROYING : FISHING : Harpoons and spears :)
Patent 5553414: Soil sterilizer and method
(PLANT HUSBANDRY : HEATING OR STERILIZING SEPARATED EARTH : Individual support)
Patent 5553415: Burners
(PLANT HUSBANDRY : FLAME CULTIVATING : Individual support)
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