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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7155525 | Transaction management in systems having multiple multi-processor clusters A multi-processor computer system is described in which address mapping, routing, and transaction identification mechanisms are provided which enable the interconnection of a plurality of multi-processor clusters, wherein the number of processors interconnected exce... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155019 | Adaptive microphone matching in multi-microphone directional system Improved approaches to matching sensitivities of microphones in multi-microphone directional processing systems. These approaches operate to adaptively match microphone sensitivities so that directional noise suppression is robust. As a result, microphone sensitivit... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151389 | Dual channel source measurement unit for semiconductor device testing A dual channel source measurement unit for reliability testing of electrical devices provides a voltage stress stimulus to a device under test and monitors degradation to the device under test caused by the stress simulator. The dual channel source measurement unit ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7152062 | Technique for encapsulating a query definition A method and system for querying data sources. The query system provides a query definition for defining queries in a uniform manner. The query definition includes a query specification, a data source identifier, and optionally, one or more results transforms. The q... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7152238 | Enabling mobility for point to point protocol (PPP) users using a node that does not support mobility Methods and apparatus for sending a registration request packet on behalf of a node that supports PPP but does not support Mobile IP is implemented in a Foreign Agent. The method comprises accepting a call from the node and receiving authentication information assoc... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151370 | Quadratic species separation using balanced SSFP MRI MRI signals from two species such as water and fat are separated by using two SSFP acquisitions (S1, S2) with the two species signals having two different phase differences (e.g., 180°, 90°) and binomial quadratic expansion in which the speci... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149229 | Mobile IP accounting Methods and apparatus for updating accounting information for a mobile node operating according to Mobile IP Protocol are disclosed. A network device which supports Mobile IP composes a request packet for the mobile node. The request packet identifies the mobile nod... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148155 | Sequential deposition/anneal film densification method A silicon dioxide-based dielectric layer is formed on a substrate surface by a sequential deposition/anneal technique. The deposited layer thickness is insufficient to prevent substantially complete penetration of annealing process agents into the layer and migratio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147132 | Ampoules for liquid atomizer An ampoule for containing a specified amount of liquid inside to be used for a liquid atomizer has a tubular main body having an open front part including an outlet at one end and an open back part at an opposite end. A piston is inserted into the main body from the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144521 | High aspect ratio etch using modulation of RF powers of various frequencies A method for etching a high aspect ratio feature through a mask into a layer to be etched over a substrate is provided. The substrate is placed in a process chamber, which is able to provide RF power at a first frequency, a second frequency different than the first ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144800 | Multichip packages with exposed dice Multichip packages and methods for making same. The present invention generally allows for either the back of a flipchip, the back of a mother die, or both to be exposed in a multichip package. When the mother die is connected to the package contacts, the back of th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142315 | Slit confocal autofocus system A technique for focusing and maintaining the focus of an inspection or review system upon a specific layer of a multi-layered specimen is described. In one embodiment, a confocal autofocus system can be used to focus an optical inspection or review system upon the t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142744 | Wavelength power equalization by attenuation in an optical switch A method for equalizing optical signal power in a group of optical signals transmitted through an optical switch in an optical transmission system. In one embodiment a group of optical signals is input into an optical switch having at least one movable mirror array ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142047 | Offset cancellation in a switching amplifier A switching circuit is described having an input stage having an input referred offset voltage associated therewith. An output stage has an output offset voltage associated therewith which is due at least in part to the input referred offset associated with the inpu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141858 | Dual work function CMOS gate technology based on metal interdiffusion A gate structure for a MOSFET device comprises a gate insulation layer, a first layer of a first metal abutting the gate insulation layer, and a second layer overlying the first layer and comprising a mixture of the metal of the first layer and a second metal, the m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140603 | Vibration damping device having stopper structure A vibration damping device having a stopper structure includes: a rubber elastic body of generally frustoconical configuration overall; a first mounting member formed independently of the rubber elastic body, and directly or indirectly superimposed on the rubber ela... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140602 | Fluid filled vibration damping device A fluid filled vibration damping device including: an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member and partially defining a pressure receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid; a flexible diaphragm partially defining an equili... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140071 | Electric motorized hinge apparatus In an electric motorized hinge apparatus, a biasing means maintains a concavo-convex engagement state between a third rotating member and a second engagement portion in a second rotating member, and thus the second rotating member rotates to follow the third rotatin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138864 | Overcurrent protection in amplifier topologies employing DC isolation An amplifier having output switch circuitry is described. A sense resistor is operable to transmit an output current associated with the output switch circuitry. Low-voltage circuitry is operable to provide a drive signal to the output switch circuitry. Isolation ci... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135385 | Semiconductor devices having a back surface protective coating A wafer level method of forming a protective coating on the back surface of integrated circuit devices is described. In one aspect, a tape having a backcoat layer and a mount layer is applied to the back surface of a wafer. The backcoat layer is cured or set such th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135146 | Universal non-contact dispense peripheral apparatus and method for a primary liquid handling device A removable secondary liquid dispensing module for use with an existing, automated liquid handling system that defines a work area having a plurality of discrete work stations. Each of the work stations of the automated liquid handling system includes a lab ware sit... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134952 | Polishing cloth A polishing cloth has a surface layer stacked over a base material. The surface layer is made of a foamed layer and a non-foamed layer, the foamed layer including air bubble cells and the non-foamed layer having an externally exposed surface where linear cuts are fo... | 11/14/2006 |
| RE39401 | Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gami... | 11/14/2006 |
| RE39400 | Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gami... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136383 | Redirection to a virtual router Methods and apparatus for sending a redirect packet to a host are disclosed. In a first router that supports a virtual router protocol, a method of sending a redirect packet to a host, the redirect packet notifying the host that specific packets are to be redirected... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134041 | Systems and methods for data backup over a network A system and method for data backup over a network has been developed. The method includes creating a baseline copy of the data files that are to be archived. When the data is subsequently being backed up, the system checks for the presence of newly added files by c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132301 | Method and apparatus for reviewing voltage contrast defects in semiconductor wafers Techniques for identifying, locating, detecting, and reviewing voltage contrast defects are described. A system for implementing the present invention includes a charged particle beam defect review system with one or more installed electron flood guns. In order to r... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131909 | Method and apparatus for managing gaming machine code downloads A gaming machine is arranged with a gaming machine controller and a secondary “queuing” device, preferably a player tracking controller having a memory. A communication link is provided between the player tracking controller and gaming machine controller, and th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132828 | Artifact reduction in SSFP MRI using super field view reconstruction Banding artifacts in steady state free precession (SSFP) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are reduced by acquiring and combining multiple SSFP images in an augmented matrix where an acquisition vector in k-space is equal to a Fourier matrix of the trajectory on a kn... | 11/07/2006 |
| RE39370 | Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gami... | 10/31/2006 |
| RE39369 | Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gami... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130629 | Enabling services for multiple sessions using a single mobile node Methods and apparatus for performing registration on behalf of a session associated with a mobile node are disclosed. The mobile node composes a registration request including a NAI identifying a userID and a sub-NAI that uniquely identifies a session associated wit... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130465 | Method for extracting texture features from a multichannel image In a method for extracting texture features from a multichannel image, which comprises a plurality of pixels, information of at least two channels of the image is combined for each of the plurality of pixels, and one or several texture features are determined from t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129416 | Hybrid ground grid for printed circuit board Electrical mounting boards and methods for their fabrication and use are disclosed herein. In particular, such mounting boards embodiments utilize hybrid ground lines interconnected through a substrate core to form multilayer ground grids. Such hybrid ground lines i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129189 | Aluminum phosphate incorporation in silica thin films produced by rapid surface catalyzed vapor deposition (RVD) An method employing atomic layer deposition (ALD) and rapid vapor deposition (RVD) techniques conformally deposits a dielectric material on small features of a substrate surface. The resulting dielectric film applies a phosphate-doped silicate film using atomic laye... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128650 | Gaming machine with promotional item dispenser A gaming apparatus is provided with a display unit, a promotional credit member processing apparatus, and a controller that may be programmed to allow a person to obtain a first number of promotional gaming credits in response to processing of a promotional credit m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128311 | Active vibration damping actuator and active damping apparatus using the same A vibration damping actuator including: a cup-shaped housing; an output member disposed spaced apart from an opening end of the housing; a guide rod disposed on the output member and positioned inserted into a guide hole; a coil member provided to one of the housing... | 10/31/2006 |
| RE39368 | Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gami... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127069 | Secured virtual network in a gaming environment A disclosed gaming machine may securely communicate with devices over a public network such as the Internet. The gaming machine utilizes a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption that allows a single gaming machine to securely communicate with a remote se... | 10/24/2006 |
