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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7615483 | Printed metal mask for UV, e-beam, ion-beam and X-ray patterning A method of forming vias and pillars using printed masks is described. The printed masks are typically made from droplets that include suspended metal nanoparticles. The use of the same metal nanoparticle solution in both the mask formation and the subsequent format... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7597925 | Method of confining droplets of display fluid An improved method of forming a display is described. The method describes depositing droplets of a display fluid into a sealing solution. The sealing solution seals the droplets of display fluid such that each droplet forms a miniature cell of display fluid. Electr... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7526007 | Buried lateral index guided lasers and lasers with lateral current blocking layers A method and structure for laterally index guiding is described. In the method, lateral areas around the a semiconductor device active region are exposed to hydrogen. The hydrogen adjusts the index of refraction surrounding the laser active region helping to confine... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7459225 | Micro-machined fuel cells An improved fuel cell is described. The invention addresses the problem of mechanical failure in thin electrolytes. One embodiment varies the thickness of the electrolyte and positions at least either the anode or cathode in the recessed region to provide a short tr... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456953 | Method and apparatus for improved light distribution in an anti-resonant waveguide sensor An improved method of analyzing target analytes in a sample is described. The method is based on creating an approximately homogeneous distribution of light in an anti-resonant guided optical waveguide to improve light-target interaction in a target-containing mediu... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7358506 | Structured X-ray conversion screen fabricated with molded layers An improved method of forming an X-ray conversion screen is described. The method uses a mold to mold a scintillating material layer including cavities in the scintillating material layer. By repeated moldings, the phosphor layer is built up. The cavities may be fil... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359109 | Rear-viewable reflective display A novel reflective display system is described. The display system is viewable through the display backplane instead of the counterelectrode. Making the display viewable through the backplane allows use of a conducting elastomer as a counterelectrode which facilitat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354787 | Electrode design and positioning for controlled movement of a moveable electrode and associated support structure A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the supp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351606 | Method for forming a bottom gate thin film transistor using a blend solution to form a semiconducting layer and an insulating layer An improved method of forming a semiconducting polymer layer protected by an insulating polymer layer is described. In the method, a material for forming a semiconducting polymer and an insulating polymer are dissolved in a solvent. The blended solution is deposited... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344906 | Structure and method for releasing stressy metal films A method and structure for forming a spring structure that avoids undesirable kinks in the spring is described. The method converts a portion of a release layer such that the converted portion resists etching. The converted portion then serves as an anchor region fo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342596 | Method for direct xerography A system for printing is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer charge, either to or from a dielectric surface. The resulting charge distribution represents an image. Toner deposited over the diel... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325987 | Printing method using quill-jet A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325903 | Quill-jet printer A system for depositing a material is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer small amounts of material from a source of material to a substrate surface. One application for the system is a printin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321356 | Time domain printing for electric paper An improved method and system for printing electric paper is described. The method utilizes a system for keeping a writing characteristic, such as an electric charge or an electric current, constant with each pixel of an electric paper as the electric paper moves th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300861 | Method for interconnecting electronic components using a blend solution to form a conducting layer and an insulating layer An improved method of interconnecting electronic devices is described. In the method a blended material for forming a conducting layer and an insulating layer are deposited between a contact of a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The blended ma... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286149 | Direct xerography system A system for printing is described. The system uses at least one cantilever, and more typically a plurality of cantilever to transfer charge, either to or from a dielectric surface. The resulting charge distribution represents an image. Toner deposited over the diel... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268868 | Anti-resonant waveguide sensors An improved method of analyzing target analytes in a sample is described. The method is based on anti-resonant guided optical waveguides which enables a strongly improved light-target interaction since the light can be guided within the target-containing medium. The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257141 | Phase array oxide-confined VCSELs A phase array of oxide confined VCSELs and a method for forming the phase array of oxide confined VCSELs is described. VCSELs in the array are designed to be simultaneously addressed such that the output of multiple VCSELs can be used to increase the light intensity... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223700 | Method for fabricating fine features by jet-printing and surface treatment A method and system for masking a surface to be etched is described. The method includes the operation of heating a phase-change masking material and using a droplet source to eject droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin-film or other substrate surface... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7166326 | Method of electroplating stressed metal springs A novel method of forming a released metal spring structure is described. In the method, a release layer including a blowing agent is deposited, usually printed, over portions of a substrate. A metal film is deposited over both the release layer and the substrate. T... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160121 | Stressed metal contact with enhanced lateral compliance An electrical interconnect structure that includes a spring portion that extends out of a plane. The electrical interconnect including curved regions to improve the lateral compliance of the interconnect. The curved region may be incorporated into a release region o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7136216 | Dual-stage tape-sealing of microcells or channels for display applications A novel method of sealing ink in a microcell is described. A microcell is formed and an ink deposited in the microcell. A pressure sensitive tape seals the microcell. Ultraviolet light changes the properties of the adhesive in the pressure sensitive tape such that t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121275 | Method of using focused acoustic waves to deliver a pharmaceutical product An improved method and apparatus for delivering medication to the lungs is described. Acoustic ink printing technology is modified to operate as an inhaler that generates tiny droplets near a patient's nose or mouth. The tiny droplets are easily carried by air curre... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7124023 | Traffic flow data collection agents A method and apparatus to compute a fastest route is described. The method uses the speed of a plurality of informer vehicles as data collection agents to summarize traffic conditions. A central processing point collects the data. Navigation systems in receiving veh... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114448 | Method for large-area patterning dissolved polymers by making use of an active stamp A method of patterning soluble materials on a substrate is described. In the method, a stamp is applied to a liquid carrier solution. The raised areas of the stamp removes mainly a liquid carrier leaving behind a precipitate while the non-raised areas of the stamp l... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7087444 | Method for integration of microelectronic components with microfluidic devices A method of forming an integrated microelectronic device and a micro channel is provided. The method offers an inexpensive way of integrating devices that are usually incompatible during fabrication, a microchannel and a microelectronic structure such as an electro-... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7033516 | Inexpensive fabrication of large-area pixel arrays for displays and sensors A method and system for fabricating an array of electronic devices, typically a display or sensor is described. In the method, a droplet source ejects droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin film or substrate surface to mask an element of the array of e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7006720 | Optical switching system A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the supp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998703 | Thin package for stacking integrated circuits An improved structure and method for making interconnects for a thin package of stacked integrated circuits is described. The structure uses a spring contact to replace traditional solder balls in a stacked structure. The spring contacts are incorporated in an integ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972261 | Method for fabricating fine features by jet-printing and surface treatment A method and system for masking a surface to be etched is described. The method includes the operation of heating a phase-change masking material and using a droplet source to eject droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin-film or other substrate surface... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6891240 | Electrode design and positioning for controlled movement of a moveable electrode and associated support structure A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the supp... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872320 | Method for printing etch masks using phase-change materials A method and system for masking a surface to be etched is described. A droplet source ejects droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin-film or other substrate surface to be etched. The temperature of the thin-film or substrate surface is controlled such t... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872588 | Method of fabrication of electronic devices using microfluidic channels A structure and method of using microfluidic channels to form an array of semiconductor devices is described. The microfluidic channels have been found to be particularly useful when formed in a self aligned process and used to interconnect a series of thin film tra... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6818535 | Thin phosphorus nitride film as an n-type doping source used in a laser doping technology An improved method and system for laser doping a semiconductor material is described. In the invention, phosphorous nitride is used as a dopant source. The phosphorous nitride is brought into close proximity with a region of the semiconductor to be doped. A pulse of... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814510 | Method and apparatus for automatic update of a printer driver configuration and status A method and apparatus for updating print drivers is described. The described system includes a port monitor that monitors the configuration and status of a printer. When changes occur to the configuration of a printer, the port monitor updates a print driver regist... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6781159 | Field emission display device An improved nanotip structure and method for forming the nanotip structure and a display system using the improved nanotip structure is described. The described nanotip is formed from a semiconductor having a crystalline structure such as gallium nitride. The crysta... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759713 | Electronic device structures including interconnecting microfluidic channels A structure and method of using microfluidic channels to form an array of semiconductor devices is described. The microfluidic channels have been found to be particularly useful when formed in a self aligned process and used to interconnect a series of thin film tra... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6760505 | Method of aligning mirrors in an optical cross switch A method of aligning optical components is described. The system utilizes a highly transmissive sensor positioned in the optical path of an optical signal to determine the precise position of the optical signal. A feedback loop uses output from the highly transmissi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6750120 | Method and apparatus for MOCVD growth of compounds including GaAsN alloys using an ammonia precursor with a catalyst A method of using ammonia to form a GaAs alloy with nitrogen atoms is described. The method includes the operation of introducing ammonia with an agent to assist in the breakdown of the ammonia into a reaction chamber with the GaAs film. Agents that are described in... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6742884 | Apparatus for printing etch masks using phase-change materials A method and system for masking a surface to be etched is described. A droplet source ejects droplets of a masking material for deposit on a thin-film or other substrate surface to be etched. The temperature of the thin-film or substrate surface is controlled such t... | 06/01/2004 |
