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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6347738 | Preset amount electronic funds transfer system for gaming machines A gaming machine is disclosed which includes apparatus necessary to send requests to and receive authorizations from an EFT system. All such requests for credit are limited to a preset amount, so that when a player uses an EFT transfer to obtain playing c... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6304893 | Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server event driven message framework in an interprise computing framework system An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client (front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange information using ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6253154 | Method and apparatus for navigating with correction of angular speed using azimuth detection sensor An apparatus and method for more accurately determining the position of a moving object by using an azimuth detector distinct from an angular speed detector to correct the gain error and the offset error of the angular speed detector. The position of the ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6236396 | Method and apparatus for controlling a scheduler A method for controlling a scheduler on a computer display including the steps of: a) dislaying a calendar in a calendar area on the computer display; b) choosing at least one date on the calendar; and c) displaying a schedule in a schedule area on the co... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6154742 | System, method, apparatus and article of manufacture for identity-based caching (#15) A process for obtaining a copy of a data object is disclosed. A location-independent identifier associated with the desired data object is obtained, for example, from a primary file that requires a copy of the data object. Using the location-independent i... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6144773 | Wavelet-based data compression A technique for compression and expansion of a function defined upon an M-dimensional manifold embedded in N-dimensional space uses a second generation wavelet transform and a modified zerotree bit-encoding scheme. Typically, a function is defined upon a ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6126307 | Method and apparatus for mixing concrete with controlled energy absorption and variable discharge gate An apparatus for making concrete is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more measurement devices that is used to provide controlled quantities of at least cement and sand; a high intensity mixer that receives the controlled quantities of the cement a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6126329 | Method and apparatus for accurate profiling of computer programs An object code expansion profiler equips a program for execution profiling by preprocessing the object code files of the program so as to add profiling monitoring code to the beginning of all or substantially all functions. The preprocessing includes, for... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125402 | Method and system for executing one of several forms of a multi-purpose program Methods, systems, and software for executing a particular form of a multi-purpose program in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-purpose program is executed in one of two forms upon a request to invoke the multipu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119103 | Financial risk prediction systems and methods therefor A computer-implemented method for predicting financial risk, which includes receiving first transaction data pertaining to transactions performed on a first financial account. The first financial account represents a financial account issued to a given ac... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118180 | Semiconductor die metal layout for flip chip packaging Provided is a semiconductor flip chip die metal layout which provides a flat UBM where surface metal pads are narrower than UBMs in order to accommodate decreased die pitch. This is achieved by depositing a metal region adjacent to and closely spaced from... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6119231 | Data scanning network security technique A system and method are disclosed for providing enhanced computer network security by scanning data, specifically electronic mail messages, sent to the network before the data is received and transmitted by the network's mail server. An e-mail message is ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6108655 | Method and apparatus for transmitting images and other objects over a computer network system A network browsing system includes a host computer coupled to a client computer by a network. A network browser process implemented on the client computer is capable of establishing a connection with the host computer and of generating a request for desir... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108633 | Audio decoder core constants ROM optimization A ROM for storing constants used in both the MPEG-2 and AC-3 audio decoding algorithms. These constants include (i) matrixing constants for AC-3 and MPEG audio decoding algorithms and (ii) windowing coefficients for AC-3 and MPEG audio decoding algorithms... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103615 | Corrosion sensitivity structures for vias and contact holes in integrated circuits A die including a corrosion monitoring feature is described. The die includes: (i) a surface including an active die region and a scribeline region that is adjacent the active die region; (ii) an insulating layer disposed above the surface and includes a ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6094877 | Frame support assembly and method for curved walls A method and apparatus for framing and supporting curved wall structures including a leg member attached to a web member to form a basic frame support assembly. The web member includes a mounting surface which terminates at a curvilinear edge, while the l... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090239 | Method of single step damascene process for deposition and global planarization A modified chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus is described. The apparatus includes: (i) a polishing pad 104 providing a surface against which a surface of an integrated circuit substrate 116 is polished; (ii) an anode 103 on which the polishing pad i... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6081008 | Composite trench-fin capacitors for DRAM A semiconductor memory device capacitor is disclosed which has a trench capacitor portion provided in a semiconductor substrate and a fin capacitor portion provided above the substrate. The trench capacitor portion includes (i) a trench extending from an ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6076115 | Media access control receiver and network management system Disclosed is a media access controller configured to communicate with an upper layer and a lower physical layer. The media access controller includes a receive controller for receiving and processing receive data requests from the lower layer and transfer... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6074288 | Modified carrier films to produce more uniformly polished substrate surfaces A substrate holder assembly for forming a substantially uniformly polished substrate surface during chemical-mechanical polishing is described. The substrate holder assembly includes a carrier film having: (A) a porous layer with (i) a first surface with ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6075290 | Surface mount die: wafer level chip-scale package and process for making the same Disclosed is an IC package. The IC package includes a die having a plurality of conductive pads. A passivation layer is formed over the conductive pads such that the passivation layer has a plurality of passivation vias. Each passivation via is positioned... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6067892 | Artificial muscle actuator assembly A flexible actuator assembly (20) including a flexible bladder device (22) having an expandable sealed chamber (23) adapted to substantially directionally displace between a deflated condition and an inflated condition, displacing a proximal portion (25) ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066266 | In-situ chemical-mechanical polishing slurry formulation for compensation of polish pad degradation A process for compensating for degradation of a first polishing pad during polishing on the first polishing pad of a plurality of substrate surfaces that have substantially similar film stacks is described. The process includes: (a) characterizing a test ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065667 | Method and apparatus for fine pitch wire bonding A capillary for use in wire bonding has a wire feed bore extending from a top end of the capillary toward a capillary tip. A cavity in the capillary tip is adjacent to and contiguous with a chamfer in the wire feed bore. The cavity defines cavity walls an... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6066525 | Method of forming DRAM capacitor by forming separate dielectric layers in a CMOS process Disclosed are planar DRAM cells including a storage capacitor having a high dielectric constant capacitor dielectric. The DRAM cell also includes an access transistor having a gate dielectric which does not include the high dielectric constant material. A... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6064692 | Protocol for transceiver initialization Improved initialization techniques for initializing data transfer between a pair of transceivers in a multicarrier modulation transmission system are disclosed. The multicarrier modulation transmission system normally includes a central office and a remot... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060903 | Programmable logic device architecture incorporating a dedicated cross-bar switch A programmable logic device architecture incorporating a cross-bar switch is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of logic cells is programmably interconnected to form an array of logic cells capable of implementing complex logic functions. A... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060787 | Consistent alignment mark profiles on semiconductor wafers using fine grain tungsten protective layer Provided is a method and composition for reducing the rate of, and rendering more uniform the oxidation of alignment mark trench side walls by CMP slurry accumulating in an alignment mark trench during CMP processing. In a preferred embodiment, a nucleati... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060327 | Molecular wire injection sensors Disclosed is a sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte component without relying on redox mediators. This sensor includes (a) a plurality of conductive polymer strands each having at least a first end and a second end and each aligned in a substanti... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061264 | Self-aligned fuse structure and method with anti-reflective coating Provided are a self-aligned semiconductor fuse structure, a method of making such a fuse structure, and apparatuses incorporating such a fuse structure. The fuse break point, that point at which the electrical link of which the fuse is part is severed by ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052720 | Generic schema for storing configuration information on a server computer Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing a data framework and associated client/server protocol for storing and exchanging data among computers in a network. A data schema having an n-way tree-type structure with a root node layer, intermediate n... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6049974 | Magnetic alignment apparatus and method for self-alignment between a die and a substrate A magnetic alignment apparatus (20) is provided for aligning a semiconductor die (11) and a packaging substrate (12) to enable aligned mounting therebetween. The alignment apparatus (20) includes a first magnetic device (23) coupled to the die (11) and ad... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6052711 | Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server session web access in an interprise computing framework system. An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client (front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange information using ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6046163 | Cyclosporin formulation Therapeutical compositions comprising from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a cyclosporin and a vehicle comprising from 1 to 60% by weight of polyethers constituted by, preferably, substances like ethoxy diglycol or polyethylene glycols 300 to 600 and/or substance... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6047342 | PC processing card for decoding operations Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for providing additional functionality to a computer system. In one embodiment a PCMCIA (PC) processing card is coupled to a computer system. The PC processing card performs a function that a central processing unit (... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044409 | Framework for marshaling and unmarshaling argument object references Methods and devices for reducing computing overhead in a distributed client/server based computing system which utilize an efficient framework for marshaling and unmarshaling argument object references are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a meth... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6044379 | Method and apparatus for efficiently implementing multiple storage mechanism for name services associated with a computer system Methods and apparatus for implementing both transient and persistent name services are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a name service may be arranged to store and process both transient and persistent information. The implemen... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6044224 | Mechanism for dynamically associating a service dependent representation with objects at run time A data structure for dynamically associating a service dependent representation with a servant object at run time is used in a distributed object computing system that incorporates subcontracts. Subcontracts supply different functionalities to objects. Th... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6038768 | Method and apparatus for coupling panel boards and tubing to a header pipe Methods and apparatus for coupling heat exchange tubing to header pipes which include flanges are disclosed. Heat exchange tubing may generally be coupled, or bonded, to header pipe arrangements in order to produce heat exchanging devices which may be use... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6040914 | Simple, low cost, laser absorption sensor system A laser absorption sensor system for performing optical measurements on a sample is described. The sensor system includes a tunable laser, capable of being tuned at rates exceeding 1 KHZ, and with a tuning range approaching 1 GHz. The laser beam is modula... | 03/21/2000 |
