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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110037650 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN GNSS RECEIVERS Systems and methods are disclosed herein to use what is referred to as adaptive continuous tracking (ACT) to reduce the power consumption of GNSS receivers. In GNSS receivers, performance as measured by position accuracy is a function of the observation time of the sate... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034809 | High Resolution Intravascular Ultrasound Transducer Assembly Having A Flexible Substrate An ultrasound transducer assembly of the present invention includes a flexible circuit to which an ultrasound transducer array and integrated circuitry are attached during fabrication of the ultrasound transducer assembly. The flexible circuit comprises a flexible subst... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110021171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SIEVING IN GPS SIGNAL ACQUISITION Systems and methods are disclosed herein to use sieving to reduce the number of hypotheses and the length of time for acquisition of GPS satellite signals. In sieving, hypothesis testing is performed after a short non-coherent integration duration on a first set of hypo... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110010925 | Ultrasonic Imaging Catheters An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flex... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100331695 | Plaque Characterization Using Multiple Intravascular Ultrasound Datasets Having Distinct Filter Bands A system and method are disclosed that facilitate generating visual representations of characterized tissue based upon ultrasound echo information obtained from a portion of an imaged body. The system includes a first filter having a first filter band that is applied to... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324536 | Method and System for Imaging, Diagnosing, and/or Treating an Area of Interest in a Patient's Body A method and system for imaging, diagnosing, and/or treating an area of interest in a patient's body is provided. More particularly, a manually steered “rapid exchange” type catheter for a system for imaging, diagnosing, and/or treating an area of interest in a pati... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100309042 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DATA INTERFACE FOR AIDING A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER The invention described herein relates to aiding a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) receiver of a platform with a data interface to the platform data. The platform, for example, could be a vehicle, ship, aircraft, or a pedestrian. The SPS receiver would be used to tra... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308431 | Mechanical Isolation For MEMS Electrical Contacts In accordance with the disclosure, a MEMS substrate is provided that includes: a central planar portion configured to support a MEMS device; and a first electrical pad coplanar with the central planar portion, the first pad being connected to the central planar portion ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100284081 | INTEGRATED LENS BARREL An integrated lens barrel for a miniature camera is disclosed. The lens barrel can include components such as a shutter, an autofocus mechanism, a zoom mechanism, and/or an image stabilization mechanism. These and/or components can define a portion of the lens barrel th... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SCALING IN A GPS RECEIVER Systems and methods are disclosed herein to dynamically vary supply voltages and clock frequencies, also known as dynamic voltage scaling (DVS), in GPS receivers to minimize receiver power consumption while meeting performance requirements. For the baseband circuitry pe... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100280614 | Stabilized, Adjustable Expandable Implant and Method Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies of the spine.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100234736 | ROTATIONAL INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH AN ACTIVE SPINNING ELEMENT An intravascular ultrasound probe is disclosed, incorporating features for utilizing an advanced transducer technology on a rotating transducer shaft. In particular, the probe accommodates the transmission of the multitude of signals across the boundary between the rota... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100179426 | ULTRASOUND CATHETER WITH ROTATABLE TRANSDUCER An ultrasound catheter assembly having a rotatable transducer assembly is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter assembly includes an elongate flexible shaft having a lumen and a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter assembly further includes a drive member that engag... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100174190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUALIZING RECEIVED INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ECHO SIGNALS A system and method are disclosed for providing an equalized ultrasound echo signal for the rendering intravascular images. The system includes an ultrasound catheter including an ultrasound transducer probe. An intravascular ultrasound console receives an ultrasound ec... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100048013 | NOVEL HIGH-K METAL GATE CMOS PATTERNING METHOD The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first active region and a second active region, forming a high-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, forming a... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090004264 | METHODS FOR TREATING AND AMELIORATING THE SYMPTONS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES This invention relates to methods of treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and especially to treatment of this condition with cyclic peptidic and peptidomimetic compounds which have the ability to modulate the activity of G protein-coupled receptors. The compounds pr... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080319444 | Methods and devices for treating bone after high velocity and/or trauma fracture Devices and methods treat bone after high velocity and/or trauma fracture, using various devices, including cavity-forming devices. ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080314296 | MANUFACTURED CONSTRUCTION BOARD WITH IMPROVED CHEMISTRY A manufactured construction board is formed from a composition that may include magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, a binding agent (e.g., perlite), wood shavings, recycled board scraps, and water. The construction board further includes fiberglass and polyester paper ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080309892 | IN-LINE PARTICLE DETECTION FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY An immersion lithography system, comprising a lens unit configured to project a pattern from an end thereof and onto a wafer, a hood unit configured to confine an immersion fluid to a region of the wafer surrounding the end of the lens unit, a wafer stage configured to ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312609 | Systems and Methods for Needle Access to an Intervertebral Disc A catheter with a balloon anchor may be sized to fit through an inner needle and introduced into the patient through the needle. The inner needle may comprise an atraumatic needle with a side port and/or a blunt tip. The catheter may include a radiopaque coil disposed o... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080309891 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY Immersion lithography apparatus and method using a shield module are provided. An immersion lithography apparatus including a lens module having an imaging lens, a substrate table positioned beneath the lens module and configured for holding a substrate for processing, ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080308899 | TRIANGULAR SPACE ELEMENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate. A gate formed on the substrate. The gate includes a sidewall. A spacer formed on the substrate and adjacent the sidewall of the gate. The spacer has a substantially triangular geometry. A contact etch stop layer ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080313567 | System and Method for Providing Dynamic Prioritization and Importance Filtering of Computer Desktop Icons and Program Menu Items System and method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, wherein the item represents a file installed on the computer, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312637 | Device and Methods for Introducing a Catheter into an Intervertebral Disc A system includes components that allow the user to select how to perform disc diagnosis with the components of the system. The system components include a FAD catheter, a guidewire and stylet, in which both the guidewire and stylet are compatible with the catheter. The... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312636 | Systems and Methods for Needle Access to an Intervertebral Disc A catheter with a balloon anchor may be sized to fit through an inner needle and introduced into the patient through the needle. The inner needle may comprise an atraumatic needle with a side port and/or a blunt tip. The catheter may include a radiopaque coil disposed o... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080310214 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT Thus, the present disclosure provides a method of programming a memory array. At least one memory cell including a magnetic element is provided. At least one current source coupled to the magnetic element is provided. A unipolar current is supplied from the at least one... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080310372 | Method for Estimating Direction-of-Arrival of Terminal in Multiple Co-Frequency Cells The present invention discloses a method for estimating DOA of a terminal in multiple co-frequency cells, including the steps of: A. obtaining a channel estimation result of at least one terminal expecting a calculation of DOA in an expecting co-frequency cell; B. perfo... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080310939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A LITHOGRAPHY TOOL A system for use in semiconductor manufacture including a process tool for processing wafers; a buffer coupled to the process tool for holding wafer waiting to be processed by the process tool; an input load port coupled to the buffer for feeding in wafers ready for pro... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080311314 | MULTIPLE TOOLS USING A SINGLE DATA PROCESSING UNIT A method and system for simultaneously processing multiple substrates through an imaging beam process is provided. The system includes a plurality of direct write substrate exposure modules configured to receive a writing instruction from a data processing unit. The sys... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312546 | Systems and Methods for Needle Access to an Intervertebral Disc A catheter with a balloon anchor may be sized to fit through an inner needle and introduced into the patient through the needle. The inner needle may comprise an atraumatic needle with a side port and/or a blunt tip. The catheter may include a radiopaque coil disposed o... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080306633 | OPTIMIZED POWER AND AIRFLOW MULTISTAGE COOLING SYSTEM A system for adjusting the operation of a cooling device includes a cooling device, an input sensory device, a control algorithm, and a controller that adjusts operation of the cooling device based on the control algorithm. An embodiment of the control algorithm approxi... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306589 | Intraocular Lens An intraocular lens (10) is configured so that it can be incorporated into the capsule of an eye and its refractive power can be modified by the application of electrical voltages.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304964 | HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE To provide a horizontal axis wind turbine capable of reducing flutter, and by extension, reducing the load on the wind turbine, without controlling the yaw, regardless of the direction of the wind relative to the nacelle. When the wind speed is above a specific value, t... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304025 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY An immersion lithography apparatus includes a lens assembly having an imaging lens, a wafer stage for securing a wafer beneath the lens assembly, a fluid module for providing a fluid into a space between the lens assembly and the wafer, and a plurality of extraction uni... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080303932 | ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE Provided is an image sensor device including a substrate with a pixel region and a peripheral region. A first isolation structure is formed on the substrate in the pixel region. The first isolation structure includes a trench having a first depth. A second isolation str... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080295462 | ICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD An ice distribution system and method according to which ice-filled bags are distributed within a unit such as, for example, an ice merchandiser.... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080299487 | LITHOGRAPHY MATERIAL AND LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS An immersion lithography resist material comprising a matrix polymer having a first polarity and an additive having a second polarity that is substantially greater than the first polarity. The additive may have a molecular weight that is less than about 1000 Dalton. The... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080298463 | System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Reducing Required Throughput in an Ultra-Wideband System A system, method and computer-readable medium for reducing the required throughput in an ultra-wideband system is provided. A temporal sub-sampling routine limits the number of frames, or portions thereof, to be transmitted to a sink over an RF link. The temporal sub-sa... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080297793 | SMALL OBJECT IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND ITS IDENTIFYING METHOD A small object identifying device and its identifying method according to which a large number of small objects can be identified. In one embodiment, the device includes a dispersion region section which disperses a large quantity of several kinds of small objects which... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080299670 | COMBUSTION TUBE AND METHOD FOR COMBUSTING A SAMPLE FOR COMBUSTION ANALYSIS Combustion tube (100,130,150) and method for combusting a sample to form combustion products for analysis. A primary combustion chamber (102) receives and combusts a sample to form first combustion products. A secondary combustion chamber (110) rece... | 12/04/2008 |
