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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7236951 | Systems and methods for modeling credit risks of publicly traded companies There are provided new structural default models for modeling the likely default of publicly traded companies. In a first embodiment, the invention is straight-forward to implement and allows the capture of some important ingredients of the actual default, including... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234064 | Methods and systems for managing patient authorizations relating to digital medical data A network for mediating the peer-to-peer transfer of digital patient medical data includes a plurality of distributed agents each associated with a health care provider and connected to a central system. Periodically the agents collect local information relating to ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191143 | Preference information-based metrics A system to determine metrics based on preference information. The metrics may be presented to a client in several forms and may include at least one of: impact of change in attribute on change in share; impact of change in attribute on share; impact of change in at... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146239 | Methods and systems for coordinating customized manufacturing of consumer products There are provided methods and systems for manufacturing consumer products such as clothing. In accordance with the invention, customer measurements and preferences are collected by a unique, small-footprint or private custom clothing shop. These measurements and pr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133847 | Electronic bartering system A bartering system implements barters between a plurality of parties each having one or more classes of items available for barter. Preferably, barter orders are created by designating a selected quantity of a first class of items to be bartered, designating a date ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123926 | System and method for providing information to users based on the user's location A system for providing an advisory communication to a user via a mobile unit includes locating means for locating the position of the mobile unit and sending means for sending a communication to the mobile unit. The mobile unit includes alerting means for alerting t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7092723 | System and method for communicating between mobile units A vehicle and system for providing a communication link among a plurality of mobile vehicles comprises a broadband RF transceiver with antenna, a GPS receiver, an audio-visual interface, and a microprocessor with associated memory, whereby said microprocessor genera... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080050 | Electronic bartering system A bartering system implements barters between a plurality of parties each having one or more classes of items available for barter. Preferably, barter orders are created by designating a selected quantity of a first class of items to be bartered, designating a date ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7054869 | Methods and systems for facilitating the production and distribution of content A hierarchically arranged content assembly and distribution system includes global and local administrators, the global administrators having the authorization to establish the local administrators. Global administrators have the ability to establish global content,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054868 | Methods and systems for creating and operating hierarchical levels of administrators to facilitate the production and distribution of content A hierarchically arranged content assembly and distribution system includes global and local administrators, the global administrators having the authorization to establish the local administrators. Global administrators have the ability to establish global content,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7000186 | Method and structure for electronically transmitting a text document and linked information Method and structure for creating an electronically transmittable document having links therein which does not affect the integrity of the document as provided. The information is formatted to have a text portion, and an endnote portion, the endnote portion being in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6931378 | Method, systems, and program product for selecting and acquiring data to update a geophysical database Methods and systems for collecting, managing, distributing and updating geophysical data primarily for E&P companies include in one embodiment the sale of subscriptions entitling paid subscribers access to all subscribed data including both preview and full data. In... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6771932 | Method and system for automatically determining lines of sight between nodes The present invention uses data from several sources to determine lines-of-sight between nodes in a FSO network. The present invention provides a three-dimensional neighborhood modeling system that uses aerial image data, Digital Elevation Models, U.S. street map da... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6138106 | Dynamically changing system for fulfilling concealed value gift certificate obligations A system and process for redeeming concealed value gift certificates with concealed value products. The gift certificates, purchasable by a buyer, represent a value stored in a database and concealed from the subsequent recipient/redeemer. Gift products a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6131086 | Method and system for allowing viewers to purchase program products To allow viewers to easily purchase products shown in entertainment programs, the viewers call an operator terminal. The operator terminal is networked to a central controller, which is also networked to remote terminals. Remote terminal operators enter d... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5884270 | Method and system for facilitating an employment search incorporating user-controlled anonymous communications A system for facilitating employment searches using anonymous communications includes a plurality of party terminals, a plurality of requestor terminals, and a central controller. The system receives and stores employment data about prospective employment... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5280154 | Radio frequency induction plasma processing system utilizing a uniform field coil A plasma processing apparatus comprising: a chamber for supporting a workpiece; an inlet for introducing a gas into the chamber; a coil of conductive material having a generally flattened configuration whereby to provide a at least one generally planar su... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5264387 | Method of forming uniformly thin, isolated silicon mesas on an insulating substrate A method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate including an insulator material having a generally planar surface; forming a plurality of mesas of a semiconductor material on the substrate surface, the plurality of mesas spaced by channels extendi... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5107507 | Bidirectional buffer with latch and parity capability A circuit for buffering and parity checking digital data communicated between first and second data buses includes a plurality of bidirectional bit buffer circuits. Each of the bidirectional bit buffer circuits includes: a first data path comprising a dat... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5061652 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device structure employing a multi-level epitaxial structure A semiconductor structure including a doped semiconductor substrate defining a surface. A buffer layer of epitaxial semiconductor material overlies the substrate surface, the buffer layer having a relatively higher dopant concentration than the substrate ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5055383 | Process for making masks with structures in the submicron range In the course of the process for making masks with structures in the submicrometer range, initially structures of photoresist or polymer material with horizontal and substantially vertical sidewalls are produced on a silicon substrate covered with an oxid... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5045911 | Lateral PNP transistor and method for forming same A process of forming a lateral PNP transistor includes the steps of: providing a chip of semiconductor material including an isolated N- device region; implanting N dopant material at a relatively low power and low dosage into a selected implant region of... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5043786 | Lateral transistor and method of making same A method of fabricating a lateral transistor is provided, including the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material including a device region of a first conductivity type; patterning the surface of the device region to define a first transistor r... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5040145 | Memory cell with active write load A memory cell responsive to a write enable signal for storing write signals present on a pair of write bit lines and responsive to a read enable signal for presenting stored data on a pair of read sense lines further includes a timed, active write load. T... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5024957 | Method of fabricating a bipolar transistor with ultra-thin epitaxial base A method of forming a bipolar transistor is provided, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate including a first region of a first conductivity type; forming a layer of insulative material over a surface of the first region; forming a ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5024127 | Punching mechanism A punching mechanism includes a permanent magnet and a pole-piece connected to one pole of the permanent magnet and spaced from the other pole by a gap. A movable coil is disposed at least partially within the gap. A punch actuator is connected to the mov... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5020027 | Memory cell with active write load A memory cell responsive to a write enable signal for storing write signals present on a pair of write bit lines and responsive to a read enable signal for presenting stored data on a pair of read sense lines further includes a timed, active write load. T... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5015594 | Process of making BiCMOS devices having closely spaced device regions A method of forming a semiconductor device on a body of semiconductor material having a first doped region of a first conductivity type, comprising the steps of: forming a stud over the first doped region; using the stud as a mask to form a second doped r... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5013944 | Programmable delay line utilizing measured actual delays to provide a highly accurate delay A method of operating a delay circuit to impose a selected delay on an electronic signal the delay circuit comprising a plurality of delay stages and means for directing the electronic signal through selected ones of the delay stages, the method comprisin... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010039 | Method of forming contacts to a semiconductor device A method of forming semiconductor device contacts includes the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate having at least two features thereon whereat it is desired to make electrical connections; forming a layer of etch stop material having a first et... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5008207 | Method of fabricating a narrow base transistor There is provided a method for use in the fabrication of a transistor, the method including the steps of: providing a substrate of semiconductor material including a region of first conductivity type; forming a first layer of second conductivity type epit... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4997746 | Method of forming conductive lines and studs A method is provided for forming a conductive stud and line over a surface, comprising the steps of: forming at least a first layer of material over the region on the surface whereat the conductive stud and line are to be formed; forming a layer of dual i... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4997775 | Method for forming a complementary bipolar transistor structure including a self-aligned vertical PNP transistor A method of forming a complementary bipolar transistor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate of semiconductor material including at least two electrically isolated N-type device regions having a generally planar common surface; forming a P-t... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4996164 | Method for forming lateral PNP transistor A process of forming a lateral PNP transistor includes the steps of: providing a chip of semiconductor material including an isolated N- device region; implanting N dopant material at a relatively low power and low dosage into a selected implant region of... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4991138 | High speed memory cell with multiple port capability A semiconductor memory cell for selectively storing or outputting differential signals responsive to a SELECT signal supplied on a word line includes: a transistor pair having cross-coupled base-collector terminals and emitter terminals connected to a com... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4982257 | Vertical bipolar transistor with collector and base extensions A compressed vertical bipolar transistor configuration that eliminates one side of the standard symmetrical base contact, while also eliminating the requirement for a collector contact reach-thru. The bipolar transistor comprises: a collector layer; a bas... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4975141 | Laser ablation for plasma etching endpoint detection A method for detecting the endpoint in an etching process including the steps of: providing a structure to be etched including at least a first layer of material overlying a second layer of material; ablating an aperture in the first layer using a beam of... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4967151 | Method and apparatus for detecting faults in differential current switching logic circuits A circuit for testing a differential current switching logic circuit of the type including: a bias potential, two resistors connected to the bias potential, and apparatus responsive to an input signal for sinking a first current through a selected one of ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4965718 | Data processing system incorporating a memory resident directive for synchronizing multiple tasks among plurality of processing elements by monitoring alternation of semaphore data In a data processing system of the type including a plurality of processing elements interconnected with each other and with a plurality of memory elements by an interconnection means, a method is provided for accommodating the accessing of a selected mem... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4965217 | Method of making a lateral transistor A method of fabricating a lateral transistor is provided, including the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material including a device region of a first conductivity type; patterning the surface of the device region to define a first transistor r... | 10/23/1990 |
