Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7947053 | Suturing device and technique A suturing device includes a body member having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis and comprising a slide and trigger slide; a tip assembly attached to the distal end and comprising: a hollow sheath having a window at its distal end; a pushrod in the h... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7820198 | Pool chemical tablet One aspect of the present invention is directed to a solid chemical tablet in a shape comprising an elongated cylindrical side surface and an elongated flat side surface or an elongated concave cut side surface. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7739091 | Method for estimating protein-protein binding affinities The present invention is directed to a method of predicting the binding affinity between a first molecular entity and a second molecular entity. The method includes (1) calculating the free energy of binding ΔGbind between the first molecular entity and ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7471216 | Handheld controller for vehicles A handheld controller allows a human operator to control various aspects of a vehicle's operation. The operator's fingers are used to manipulate various devices (e.g., buttons, switches, joysticks, levers, triggers, trackballs and the like) disposed on the handheld ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7378710 | FinFET SRAM cell using inverted FinFET thin film transistors An integrated circuit, such as a SRAM cell (130), including an inverted FinFET transistor (P2) and a FinFET transistor (N3). The inverted FinFET transistor includes a first gate region (108) formed by semiconductor structure (100) ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379968 | Multiple moderation for networked conferences A networked conferencing system is described wherein multiple moderation of conferences is accommodated by permitting a conference moderator to designate one ore more alternate conference moderators. Each alternate moderator has access to at least a subset of confer... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367048 | Apparatus and method for autonomic email access control A software application and corresponding architecture to implement the application that dynamically updates the access control list and keeps track of the distribution routes of a document in a repository where the document is built and accessed through usage of a c... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7315990 | Method and system for creating, viewing, editing, and sharing output from a design checking system Existing text output from a design rule checker is put in appropriate input format, and automatically displayed as text within a design tool using existing design tool capabilities, such as highlighting, zooming, and drawing box-regions. A graphical display of the o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7260784 | Display data mapping method, system, and program product A method, system, and program product are provided in which display data for a display area that includes at least one window is mapped to a shared format. Attribute information for each window in the display area is determined and stored in a unique node. A hierarc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7205478 | Active device thread electrical connections Methods and an active device thread system are disclosed for electrically connecting an active device thread to an output. In one embodiment, an active device thread includes a substantially conical end that has elements of the thread exposed for coupling to a matin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7171668 | Automatic data interpretation and implementation using performance capacity management framework over many servers An automated method of managing computing resources having a workload of a given type comprises providing resource data collectors for collecting data regarding performance of the resources, such as a server network, in accordance with the type of workload; developi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7117060 | Method of improving production through cost of yield measurement The present invention provides a method for controlling production or manufacturing costs by obtaining yield measurements of unit manufacturing for a multiplicity of products or production lines having a plurality of processes which includes determining a started un... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7047215 | Parts requirement planning system and method across an extended supply chain An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method and system for performing parts requirement planning activities across an extended supply chain. The method comprises loading a bill of material file into a computer network, processing the bill of materia... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047506 | Method to identify geometrically non-overlapping optimization partitions for parallel timing closure A method is provided to speed up timing optimization after placement by parallelizing the optimization step. The method includes performing multiple partitions in the set of timing critical paths such that each partition can be optimized independently in a separate ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031989 | Dynamic seamless reconfiguration of executing parallel software A method is described for dynamic stitching of a new module of executable code in a parallel processing environment, where access to a data object is shared by the new module and another module previously loaded. A new data object is created for shared access by the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001844 | Material for contact etch layer to enhance device performance Stress level of a nitride film is adjusted as a function of two or more of the following: identity of a starting material precursor used to make the nitride film; identity of a nitrogen-containing precursor with which is treated the starting material precursor; rati... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995065 | Selective post-doping of gate structures by means of selective oxide growth A method for doping a polysilicon gate conductor, without implanting the substrate in a manner that would effect source/drain formation is provided. The inventive method comprises forming at least one polysilicon gate region atop a substrate; forming oxide seed spac... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992980 | System and method for enabling a full flow control down to the sub-ports of a switch fabric The invention permits an effective traffic flow control, down to all sub-ports, of a switch made of a N-port core switch fabric. Sub-ports concentrate traffic from lower speed lines to a switch fabric native port. In each sub-port adapter, when congestion is detecte... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993619 | Single request data transfer regardless of size and alignment A method, computer system and set of signals are disclosed allowing for communication of a data transfer, via a bus, between a master and a slave using a single transfer request regardless of transfer size and alignment. The invention provides three transfer qualifi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992368 | Production of metal insulator metal (MIM) structures using anodizing process Metal-insulator-metal capacitor structures are formed in semiconductor substrates using an anodization procedure on deposited underlying metalization followed by deposition of the second metal and planarization by chemical-mechanical polishing or other procedures. T... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6982196 | Oxidation method for altering a film structure and CMOS transistor structure formed therewith A structure and method are provided in which a stress present in a film is reduced in magnitude by oxidizing the film through atomic oxygen supplied to a surface of the film. In an embodiment, a mask is used to selectively block portions of the film so that the stre... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6976251 | Intelligent update agent A method of updating computer software includes downloading software update information through a network, such as the Internet, to a user's computer. The download is preferably done periodically and automatically. If available, a criticality check program identifie... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974981 | Isolation structures for imposing stress patterns A substrate under tension and/or compression improves performance of devices fabricated therein. Tension and/or compression can be imposed on a substrate through selection of appropriate STI fill material. The STI regions are formed in the substrate layer and impose... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974736 | Method of forming FET silicide gate structures incorporating inner spacers A method is provided for fabricating a gate structure for a semiconductor device in which the gate structure has an inner spacer. A replacement-gate process is used in which material is removed in a gate region to expose a portion of the substrate; a gate dielectric... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968626 | Horizontal plane viewable precision bubble level A bubble level suitable for spaces that are restricted in the vertical dimension has a 45 degree prism attached to the top surface, so that the image of the bubble vial is deflected along a horizontal axis. The prism is optionally rotatable to permit changing the vi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967398 | Module power distribution network A multi-layer module for packaging an electronic component comprises an uppermost electrically conductive layer for mounting the component, a plurality of electrically insulative layers, and a plurality of electrically conductive layers disposed between the insulati... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968314 | Enhanced security features for an automated order fulfillment system A method is described for facilitating implementation of an automated system for transacting business, where the system users are subject to predetermined rules governing business conduct. Each user is assigned a user ID and has a security profile, which lists the t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963323 | Power supply and reference voltage circuit for TFT LCD source driver A liquid crystal power supply is provided which generates a high-precision drive power supply voltage supplied to a driver circuit by using a low-precision reference voltage generating circuit. The power supply circuit includes a DC/DC converter which generates a vo... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961931 | Dependency specification using target patterns A method for generating changes and updating existing files and code in a computer program, wherein the method comprises reading existing source code and existing object code in the computer program. Then, reading a plurality of associated files to the source code, ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954882 | Method and apparatus for fault location in a loop network A method and apparatus are provided for fault location in a loop network (100, 200, 400). The network system having a host port (214) for supplying and receiving data and a plurality of successively connected ports (201, 202, 203, 204, 205) thro... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946064 | Sample mount for performing sputter-deposition in a focused ion beam (FIB) tool A method and structure for a sample processing apparatus that uses a vacuum enclosure is disclosed. A focused ion beam tool, sputter target, movable stage, and hinged mount are all included within the vacuum enclosure. The hinged mount includes a sample mounting por... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946986 | Differential sampling circuit for generating a differential input signal DC offset A differential sampling circuit is configured around a differential operational amplifier and is provided with a pair of switched-capacitor networks, each including an circuit block, to generate the real value of the differential input signal DC offset at each syste... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931337 | Lithography tool image quality evaluating and correcting Electron beam lithography tool image quality evaluating and correcting including a test pattern with a repeated test pattern cell, an evaluation method and correction program product are disclosed. The test pattern cell includes a set of at least three elongated spa... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915270 | Customer relationship management business method A loyalty suite business method is described for building profitable customer relationships. The method is based on a combination of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Value Management (CVM). The structure of the method i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908255 | Remote clamping mechanism via vacuum feedthrough A clamping flexure for use in a vacuum employs a spring-loaded shaft that pulls an object being supported against a support piece, including a mechanism, passing through the vacuum vessel, for releasing the spring tension during adjustment, the shaft being sufficien... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903023 | In-situ plasma etch for TERA hard mask materials A method for removing carbon from or stripping a TERA layer. The method includes exposing the TERA layer to a plasma containing an effective amount of nitrogen, and, optionally, oxygen or fluorine. The method is compatible with fluorine based etching systems, and ma... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891169 | Electron beam array write head system and method An e-beam system generates a set of massively parallel beams of order of magnitude 1,000 by employing a flash eprom to store calibration data and to receive on/off signals directed through the address system of the memory array, the individual electron sources being... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6888363 | Method and device for cooling/heating die during burn in A system for burn-in testing of integrated circuits employs a cooling module with an aperture that accommodates a standard size holder for various chips, the holder being placed in the mouth of the aperture, in contact with a flexible seal. When the module is raised... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884667 | Field effect transistor with stressed channel and method for making same Field effect transistor with increased charge carrier mobility due to stress in the current channel 22. The stress is in the direction of current flow (longitudinal). In PFET device, the stress is compressive; in NFET devices, the stress is tensile. The stres... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883717 | Secure credit card employing pseudo-random bit sequences for authentication A secure credit card has a pair of linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs) for generating a pair of random numbers. The LFSRs each have a unique initial state and feedback tap configuration. Hence, they each produce a unique sequence of numbers. When a financial tra... | 04/26/2005 |
