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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129614 | Single P-N junction tandem photovoltaic device A single P-N junction solar cell is provided having two depletion regions for charge separation while allowing the electrons and holes to recombine such that the voltages associated with both depletion regions of the solar cell will add together. The single p-n junc... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8107953 | System and method for activating services on a wireless device A system and method for activating services on a wireless device are provided that improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new provisioning channel for service activations. A user is simply r... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8039870 | Multifinger carbon nanotube field-effect transistor A multifinger carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (CNT FET) is provided in which a plurality of nanotube top gated FETs are combined in a finger geometry along the length of a single carbon nanotube, an aligned array of nanotubes, or a random array of nanotubes.... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039740 | Single P-N junction tandem photovoltaic device A single P-N junction solar cell is provided having two depletion regions for charge separation while allowing the electrons and holes to recombine such that the voltages associated with both depletion regions of the solar cell will add together. The single p-n junc... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7871851 | Method for integrating nanotube devices with CMOS for RF/analog SoC applications A method is provided of integrating the formation of nanotube devices on the same substrate or wafer as CMOS devices in a standard CMOS process. During a CMOS formation process, a region of the substrate containing CMOS devices is protected from certain nanotube fab... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7858454 | Self-aligned T-gate carbon nanotube field effect transistor devices and method for forming the same A method is provided for forming a self-aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) field effect transistor (FET). According to one feature, a self-aligned source-gate-drain (S-G-D) structure is formed that allows for the shrinking of the gate length to arbitrarily small values, ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7818257 | Program encoding and counterfeit tracking system and method Unique encoding of each of a substantial number of distribution video copies of a program such as a motion picture is produced by altering the images slightly at several pre-selected locations in the program in a uniquely coded pattern. Suspected counterfeits can be... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816906 | Method for determining anisotropy of 1-D conductor or semiconductor synthesis A method is provided for determining the anisotropy of alignment of a random array of 1-D conductive elements (e.g., carbon nanotube or silicon nanowire) formed on a substrate. A pattern of a plurality of electrodes are arranged on the substrate containing the 1-D c... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816601 | Device and method for converting thermal energy into electrical energy A device and method for using a field-responsive material that changes temperature when subjected to a respective field in combination with a thermal to electrical energy converter to accomplish the generation of electrical energy. The field-responsive material, suc... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7721347 | Scanning nanotube probe device and associated method A method and device are provided for determining, without contact, the physical and electrical properties of nanotube materials. The device includes a scanning probe configured to generate a signal of certain frequency onto the nanotube material and measure a reflec... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7623661 | Motion picture encoding and counterfeit tracking system and method Information is incorporated into motion picture film prints in the form of images or patterns that appear as unobtrusive defects or artifacts. The unique codes are used in association with the print number of the film and are reproduced in video copies of the film m... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7559877 | Interactive exercise device and system An interactive exercise device for measuring and displaying exercise performance parameters, the interactive exercise device including a step measuring device that outputs a step signal corresponding to each step walked by a user, a processor for determining a plura... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7545940 | System for publishing content on a portable digital storage medium In a method of publishing creative content to at least one local digital display device, a first unit of the creative content is stored on a first portable digital storage medium in an encrypted format. The digital replication is encrypted with a selected one of a p... | 06/09/2009 |
| D579502 | Child's ride-on toy seat | 10/28/2008 |
| 7409700 | System and method for enhanced broadcasting and interactive An enhanced interactive television broadcast is disclosed wherein an audio/video broadcast is viewed on a first display system, and an “enhancement” to the broadcast is simultaneously viewed or experienced on a second, separate display system. The “enhancement... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7394519 | System and method for audio encoding and counterfeit tracking a motion picture A system and method is provided for encoding an identifiable code into the audio content of a motion picture. The audio content is altered in at least one specific pre-selected location in the audio soundtrack of the motion picture so as to be essentially unnoticeab... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7309268 | Hovering inflatable towable water-sport device An inflatable towable device capable of both being towed across a surface and to hover over the surface is disclosed. The device includes an inflatable frame and a wing surface that extends across the bottom surface of the inflatable frame. The inflatable frame is a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296217 | Electronic transaction document system The present invention includes an electronic business transaction method for conducting a business transaction over a computer network. The method includes creating on an originating computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a busi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7117251 | Method and system of asymmetric satellite communications for local area networks A method and system for providing high-speed, satellite-based information delivery is described. Improved communication channel efficiency is accomplished by employing an asymmetric data flow. The high bandwidth channel capacity of digital satellite systems is used ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116053 | Method for arc attachment stabilization A method of stabilizing an arc between electrode tips in a high pressure arc discharge lamp is provided comprising initially creating an arc between the pair of electrodes during a start-up phase of the lamp by supplying power to the lamp for a first period. The met... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7076982 | Concentric bore bend die and clamp insert assembly A concentric bore bend die and clamp insert assembly including a bend die and a clamp insert positioned within a recess formed in the bend die in a tube clamping area of the bend die. The clamp insert includes a curved portion matingly received within a correspondin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6971939 | Non-oxidizing electrode arrangement for excimer lamps A non-oxidizing electrode arrangement for an excimer lamp that is formed by coating an electrode of the lamp with a layer of protective layer that prevents the electrode from oxidizing. The protective layer is preferably transparent and possesses a low permeability ... | 12/06/2005 |
