Canada
2,102,089	D. M. Gilles		Recompilation of computer programs for enhanced optimization
2,103,134	B. R. Hartlen, D. N. McKay, J. Chen, J. Mayran, S. L. Fickes, T. Kurata, and T. Williams		Medium access control protocol for wireless communication
2,103,135	L. Hartley		Predictive collision avoidance method and apparatus for wireless communications
2,124,094	A. N. Swami and B. Schiefer		Method and apparatus for optimizing data retrieval using index scanning
2,129,193	P. E. Reissner		Access point tracking for mobile wireless network node
2,129,199	P. E. Reissner and R. Y. Cheung		Method and apparatus for bridging wireless LAN to a wired LAN
2,134,012	M. A. Predko		Interface card for testing personal computer main boards
2,135,506	E. D. Keller, P. K. Kam, R. R. Devins, and S. Hon		I/O trapping for sound generation in the computer
2,138,302	M. S. Fortinsky		Provision of secure access to external resources from a distributed computing environment
2,139,094	A. A. Al-Karmi, B. S. Soor, and S. S. Singh		Optical character recognition of handwritten or cursive text
2,143,606	P. Arrowsmith and P. B. Phipps		Method of making electronic housing more reliable by preventing formation of metallic whiskers on the sheets used to fabricate them
2,159,270	A. D. Jhingran, L. Kollar, S. Padmanabhan, and T. R. Malkemus		Method for localizing execution of subqueries and determining collocation of execution of subqueries in a parallel database
2,162,188	H. J. Gartner, J. R. Stephenson, M. Starkey, and V. Klicnik		Location transparency of distributed objects over multiple middlewares
France
735,565	B. Auda, M. Canteloup, and P. Coronel		Method and apparatus for monitoring the dry etching of dielectric film to a given thickness
Germany
49,810,497.4	E. Hindermeyer and W. Fischer		Portable diagnostic system for the inspection of the electronics of vehicles
59,309,544.8	G. Koetzle, H. Schettler, T. Ludwig, and V. Kreuter		Multiple power-performance CMOS technology
Japan
1,042,117	H. Shima and K. Yamazaki		Industrial design
1,043,133	T. Ohta		Prefabricated type mini-band
1,045,170	K. Yamazaki and N. Mieki		Keyboard
1,045,191	K. Chiba and K. Nakada		Movable POS board
1,045,202	T. Takahashi		Industrial design of 9051-C10
1,045,203	D. W. Hill, K. Yamazaki, and T. Takahashi		Industrial design of S10
1,045,207	N. Mieki and T. Imai		IC card station
1,047,067	K. Yamazaki		Portable CD-ROM
1,049,662	K. Yamazaki, N. Mieki, and S. Mukohyama		PHS
1,050,302	K. Saruwatari and T. Takahashi		Industrial design of Kozuchi-C
2,908,741	A. Kibashi, H. Kakuta, H. Suzuki, K. Arai, K. Okada, M. Sasaki, and T. Endoh		Head roll burnish by VCM oscillation for T.A. disturbance
2,915,312	H. Miyatake, K. Kitamura, M. Yamamoto, and T. Sunaga		DRAM macro for ASIC application
2,915,317	M. Suzuki		LCD backlight with polarization
2,915,330	E. Kanzaki, H. Yasuda, and S. Takagaki		The implementation of plane equation for interpolation
2,915,397	T. Miyamoto and T. Tsujimura		Low leakage TFT structure
2,918,875	M. Shinohara and M. Uda		Perfect flat mirror structure for light valve array
2,925,103	M. Shirai and S. Yamada		Wrinkle-less photo insulator
2,935,129	T. Matsui and Y. Sonobe		Crosstalk reduced hard disk drive
2,938,420	K. Okamoto, M. Matsuda, N. Muranaka, N. Uchiyama, T. Takemura, and Y. Kinoe		Method of multiple functional icon
2,938,431	H. Matsumoto		Topological routing path determination algorithm (static routing) for chip package when all pins have individual connection data
2,940,641	A. Kuroda, K. Sekiya, and Y. Kobayashi		A driving method of capacitive load
2,940,642	M. Horiuchi, S. Ishii, and T. Sano		Cooling system
2,942,240	M. Terada, T. Kimura, and Y. Miwa		Tag for cramp of CPU cooler
2,948,510	A. Terukina, M. Hassner, S. Koyama, T. Nozawa, and T. Tamura		Integrator with AGC
2,950,433	H. Suzuki, I. Narita, and M. Horiuchi		Battery connection mechanism
Switzerland
736,237	J. Le Boudec, R. Sultan, and T. Przygienda		Routing bandwidth-reserved connections in information networks
783,662	D. P. Smith, G. K. Binnig, H. Rohrer, and W. Haeberle		Fine positioning apparatus with atomic resolution
832,527	M. Rupf, P. R. Chevillat, R. D. Cideciyan, and W. H. Schott		Packet data transmission in code-division multiple access communication systems
United Kingdom
528,084	A. Key and J. M. Garrett		System and method for processing data representing stored images
797,879	P. D. Niblett		Data conferencing network
797,883	C. Paradine and P. J. Russell		Audio communication apparatus
830,779	L. L. Porter		Voice mail system
834,140	M. J. Trotter		Semantic networks
839,350	D. J. Zimmer, G. Normington, I. Hunter, P. J. Lupton, and T. W. Banks		Optimized synchronization procedure
880,739	A. J. Stanford-Clark and S. J. Martin		Load balancing across the processors of a server computer
2,301,729	D. S. Chevion		Voice recording and playback apparatus
2,301,910	A. J. Richards, D. J. Zimmer, H. G. Price, I. Hunter, J. Czaykowski, J. S. Tilling, P. J. Lupton, and R. F. Buxton		A technique for moving old units of work from the system log
2,304,984	A. R. Knox and J. S. Beeteson		Electron source
2,304,985	A. R. Knox and J. S. Beeteson		Electron source
2,304,988	A. R. Knox and J. S. Beeteson		Display device
2,308,560	B. L. Robertson and F. J. Martin		Improvements in solder joint strength
United States
5,875,332	I. A. Wang, J. Sidik, R. S. Wu, and S. H. Yeh		Generating a common gateway interface adapter customized for a stored procedure
5,875,334	B. T. Tran, J. H. Chow, N. Mattos, and Y. C. Fuh		A system, method, and program for extending a SQL compiler for handling control statements packaged with SQL query statements
5,875,336	B. C. Drerup, G. Voigt, J. E. Dickol, and J. M. Stafford		Method and system for translating a non-native bytecode to a set of codes native to a processor within a computer system
5,875,338	L. J. Powell		Method and apparatus for pseudo round-robin arbitration utilizing independent tokens
5,875,342	J. L. Temple III		User programmable interrupt mask with timeout
5,875,346	D. A. Luick		System for restoring register data in a pipelined data processing system using latch feedback assemblies
5,875,426	B. Lewis, C. Waast, E. Epstein, J. M. Le Roux, L. R. Bahl, P. V. de Souza, and S. V. De Gennaro		Recognizing speech having word liaisons by adding a phoneme to reference word models
5,875,442	L. E. Jordan II, M. J. Sirkin, P. E. Stephens, and S. B. Shi		Method and apparatus for enhancing access to a remote database employing dynamic buffer management
5,875,444	S. B. Hughes		Computer file system check and repair utility
5,875,446	E. C. So, E. Q. Brown, H. A. Ellozy, J. M. Prager, and R. N. Chang		System and method for hierarchically grouping and ranking a set of objects in a query context based on one or more relationships
5,875,447	B. Iyer and P. Goel		Reordering of complex SQL queries involving GROUPBYs, joins, outer joins and full outer joins
5,875,454	D. J. Craft and R. Greenberg		Compressed data cache storage system
5,875,463	D. T. Crump and S. Pancoast		Video processor with addressing mode control
5,875,464	D. B. Kirk		Computer system with private and shared partitions in cache
5,875,469	P. E. Milling		Apparatus and method of snooping processors and look-aside caches
5,875,470	D. Meltzer, H. L. Kalter, J. H. Dreibelbis, M. Ignatowski, T. J. Heller, and W. F. Ellis		Multi-port multiple-simultaneous-access DRAM chip
5,875,479	C. S. Michod and L. C. Blount		Method and means for making a dual volume level copy in a DASD storage subsystem subject to updating during the copy interval
5,875,484	D. Neuhard, J. M. Nick, K. B. Pushong, and M. D. Swanson		Method and system for determining and overriding information unavailability time at a coupling facility
5,875,487	S. Yanamadala and W. H. Schwartz		System and method for providing efficient shared memory in a virtual memory system
5,890,284	R. Chartrand, R. A. Stinemire, and W. Ma		Method for modifying circuit having ball grid array interconnections
5,890,299	F. P. Giordano		View angle correction for accurate color on liquid crystal displays
5,890,783	K. R. Peters, R. F. Babcock, and S. P. Mroz		Semi-monocoque apparatus and method for an electronic device enclosure
5,891,257	J. G. Stephanie and M. Swain		Tool for removing protective encapsulants
5,891,281	E. J. Pega, G. Natarajan, J. G. Zhou, and M. Giordano		System and method for uniform product compressibility in a high throughput uniaxial lamination press
5,891,295	A. Decker and W. A. Barringer		Fixture and method for carrying a flexible sheet under tension through manufacturing processes
5,891,526	D. Lewis, M. J. Brady, and S. L. Buchwalter		Apparatus for mixing a multi-component encapsulant and injecting it through a heated nozzle onto a part to be encapsulated
5,891,543	C. Sullivan, C. J. Calli, D. Cook, D. Goland, D. Mackin, D. C. Long, J. Saltarelli, J. A. Casey, J. U. Knickerbocker, K. Prettyman, K. C. O'Neil, K. M. McGuire, M. LaPlante, and M. Puchalski		Apparatus and method for screening using electrostatic adhesion
5,891,746	D. Kuchta		Semiconductor wafer testing method and apparatus
5,891,755	D. L. Edwards, G. Messina, R. A. Sherif, and S. Iruvanti		Process for flat plate cooling a semiconductor chip using a thermal paste retainer
5,891,807	K. P. Muller, R. M. Ranade, and S. Schmitz		Formation of a bottle shaped trench
5,892,203	G. L. Stewart, R. L. Trollinger, and S. Jordan		Apparatus for making laminated integrated circuit devices
5,892,257	C. Galli, J. E. Acocella, J. F. Shepard, L. Hsu, N. Rovedo, and S. Ogura		Packing density for flash memories
5,892,323	S. M. Zimmerman		Structure and method of making field emission displays
5,892,366	R. A. Byers		Adjustable tooling pin for a card test fixture
5,892,372	D. G. Mikan, G. M. Lattimore, M. K. Ciraula, and R. P. Masleid		Creating inversions in ripple domino logic
5,892,409	D. W. Boerstler		CMOS process compensation circuit
5,892,637	D. D. Palmer, R. G. Simmons, S. Voss, W. C. Shum, W. L. Hillman, and W. W. Brooks		Multi-piece integrated suspension for a magnetic storage system
5,892,663	A. Minn, C. L. Purrington, F. Darroch, and N. Bolinger		Flexible insulator for telecommunications network printed
5,892,704	B. Ross, G. A. Yeung, and G. M. Lattimore		Wordline amplifier
5,892,725	B. Ross, G. A. Yeung, G. M. Lattimore, and Y. Lotfi		Memory in a data processing system having uneven cell grouping on bitlines and method therefor
5,892,739	C. DeCusatis and L. Jacobowitz		In system for creating reading and writing on rotatable information storage media, an apparatus for multilayer source positioning using the laser source as a detector
5,892,753	D. Marquardt, D. E. Badt, L. S. Wise, L. W. Russell, and S. B. Rao		System and method for dynamically refining PMTU estimates in a multimedia datastream internet system
5,892,754	F. D. Smith, J. P. Gray, K. Jeffay, and V. Kompella		User controlled adaptive flow control for packet networks
5,892,905	D. D. Snyder, D. E. Olson, E. D. Lindberg, J. E. Selden, J. O. Walts, K. L. Brown, M. L. Brandt, and P. J. Dykes		Computer apparatus and method for providing a common user interface for software applications accessed via the world-wide web
5,892,913	A. Adiga, D. Legband, D. Wolfe, D. E. Wood, K. Kalinoski, M. N. Day, and W. D. Shaw		System and method for datastreams employing shared loop architecture multimedia subsystem clusters
5,892,953	A. Bhagria, D. S. Wood, and J. Tano		Corrective service facility
5,893,063	P. A. Loats, W. J. Tracey, and X. Wang		Data processing system and method for dynamically accessing an application using a voice command
5,893,086	F. Schmuck, J. Wyllie, and T. Engelsiepen		Parallel file system and method with extensible hashing
5,893,099	G. K. Arnold, R. S. Miles, and R. W. Schreiber		System and method for processing electronic mail status rendezvous
5,893,106	C. H. Brobst and W. A. Nelson		Object oriented server process framework with interdependent-object creation
5,893,108	B. Parvathaneny and V. Srinivasan		System, method, and computer program product for efficiently translating relational tuples to object-oriented objects
5,893,133	J. C. Chen		Keyboard for a system and method for processing Chinese language text
5,893,138	I. D. Judd and S. G. Luning		System and method for performing raid operations in a data processing system
5,893,148	T. B. Genduso and W. L. Leung		Hardware stack cache management logic
5,893,157	C. A. Scalzi, K. E. Plambeck, and S. J. Greenspan		Blocking symbol control in a computer system to serialize accessing a data resource by simultaneous processor requests
5,893,159	B. O. Schneider		Methods and apparatus for managing scratchpad memory in a multiprocessor data processing system
5,893,163	J. D. Lewis, J. S. Dodson, and R. K. Arimilli		Method and system for allocating data among cache memories within a symmetric multiprocessor data-processing system
5,893,667	M. J. Kinney, R. Myers, and R. W. Kruppa		Point of sale printer with magnetic reader
5,893,670	J. D. Thomas, J. G. Brewington, K. H. Vorhees, and R. H. Harris		Gear with teeth of decreasing height for a printer
5,893,735	A. P. Short, B. Poschenrieder, E. N. Hammerl, H. Ho, J. A. Mandelman, R. Srinivasan, and R. Stengl		Three-dimensional device layout with sub-groundrule features
5,893,899	D. Flores, G. Vega-Toro, L. Lachman, and W. J. Johnson		Method of and apparatus for display of digitized analog signal loss
5,893,912	C. J. Redlin, G. Hutchison, K. S. Warr, M. Mulholland, P. J. Schommer, R. H. High, and T. J. Freund		Thread context manager for relational databases, method, and computer program product for implementing thread context management
5,893,918	B. C. Beardsley, M. T. Benhase, and S. M. Wethington		System and method for rotational position sensing miss avoidance in direct access storage devices
5,893,920	A. A. Shaheen and K. K. Yellepeddy		System and method for cache management in mobile user file systems
5,893,921	C. N. Tran		Method for maintaining memory coherency in a computer system having a cache
5,893,924	A. V. Vakkalagadda, B. E. Naylor, B. J. Patterson, G. S. Denny, J. L. Mansker, J. W. Bahls, J. Y. Tse, R. G. Hannan, and S. L. Stoob		System and method for overflow queue processing
5,893,926	A. R. Saxena and G. W. Wilhelm, Jr.		Data buffering technique in computer system
5,893,927	W. P. Hovis		Memory device having programmable device width, method of programming, and method of setting device width for memory device
5,893,930	S. P. Song		Predictive translation of a data address utilizing sets of associative entries stored consecutively in a translation lookaside buffer
5,893,981	H. A. Santini, M. M. Dovek, M. T. Krounbi, R. Hsiao, R. E. Fontana, and V. S. Speriosu		Stabilized MR sensor and flux guide joined by contiguous junction
5,893,983	G. F. Reel, J. A. Rios, J. J. Konrad, M. Wozniak, T. L. Wells, and V. R. Markovich		Technique for removing defects from a layer of metal
5,894,152	J. A. Mandelman, M. A. Jaso, M. R. Wordeman, and W. R. Tonti		SOI/bulk hybrid substrate and method of forming the same