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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6639661 | Technique for imaging electrical contacts A congruence between the element that provides an electrical conductive path in a component of micron dimensions and an imaging of that element provides a basis for predicting the effectiveness and the consistency in the functioning of the element in an a... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6471328 | Fluid head cleaning system A system for cleaning clogged orifices of a fluid head includes both apparatus and method by which reverse flow of a cleaning solution is combined with providing the vibrational energy of an ultrasonic frequency generator to the fluid head. A liquid pump ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6297669 | Low-technology inexpensive logic module system A system of logic modules providing AND, OR and NOT logical elements most useful in education and entertainment situations where it is important to avoid excessive costs and where speed is not a requirement utilizes electrical continuity and a lack of ele... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6254923 | Solder particle deposition Solder particles 220 are deposited onto metallized contacts of a direct chip attach (DCA) site located on a substrate 301. The contacts 302 are coated with a layer of flux 303. A pick up head 211 is positioned in a reservoir 201 of solder particles 220 an... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6126401 | Hybrid electric/hydraulic drive system A hybrid electric hydraulic drive system, having a first cylinder (75) having a left chamber (32) and a right chamber (34) separated by a piston (22). A second cylinder (76) has a single or sole chamber (74) for receiving hydraulic fluid with the second c... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6018716 | Apparatus and method for analysis of continuous process lines A network computer system and method for analyzing a system of continuous process lines. Groupware is used to implement the analysis stage of continuous flow manufacturing (CFM) methodology using a network of portable computers. Preferably in one meeting,... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5987742 | Technique for attaching a stiffener to a flexible substrate The technique involves attaching a stiffener to a flexible substrate that has solder balls on the substrate. The steps include locating the flexible substrate on the stiffener with the solder balls on the side away from the stiffener, and drawing a vacuum... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5913684 | Computer controlled robotic system for unencumbered movement A locomotion simulator has two independently controlled movable footpads. Each footpad is positioned dynamically in three-dimensions. The top of each footpad has a controlled rotational motion, and the assembly having the two footpads is rotated under con... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5898825 | Failed command translation technique A technique involves trapping a command-not-found message instead of displaying it when an erronous command is entered at a user terminal and connecting it to a translation file of successful command signals which is searched for a match. There are severa... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5873162 | Technique for attaching a stiffener to a flexible substrate The technique involves attaching a stiffener to a flexible substrate that has solder balls on the substrate. The steps include locating the flexible substrate on the stiffener with the solder balls on the side away from the stiffener, and drawing a vacuum... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5867898 | Method of manufacture multilayer circuit package A metal carrier has a dielectric material with a thickness of less than 0.004 inch and electrical voltage insulation characteristics of at least 2500 volts formed on a surface. A donut configured land defines at least one via or opening for removing diele... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5870285 | Assembly mounting techniques for heat sinks in electronic packaging An assembly support mount includes at least two flexible, retention posts spaced apart with ends to engage a heat sink frictionally to support the heat sink relative to an electronic device. The flexible retention posts are attached to a substrate without... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5859645 | Method for point sampling in computer graphics systems A point sampling method for improving the images produced by a computer graphics system which uses quality measures together with a hill-climbing technique to generate an optimal rook placement of sample points. Two quality measures are used, the root-mea... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855596 | Modular wire band stent A radially expandable device particularly adaptable for use as an endoprothesis is described along with a method of fabrication. The method begins by obtaining a number of individual, separate generally circular hoops by a number of ways, such as cutting ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5810241 | Solder bonding/debonding nozzle insert In an apparatus for soldering/desoldering components having a nozzle with larger and smaller ends, the larger end for attaching to an exhaust for drawing a vacuum and to a supply of heated gas for at least softening solder, an insert is attached at the sm... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5803738 | Apparatus for robotic force simulation A system for simulating the forces associated with touching objects in a virtual reality simulator system includes a panel that contains an example of the various types of switches, knobs and any other item or object being simulated that is to be touched ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799379 | Method of manufacturing a decoupling capacitor structure A capacitor structure is described as having a plurality of dielectric materials located so that each dielectric material is in parallel between capacitor plates. The capacitor value of this structure is preset, therefore, for operation electrically at di... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5788143 | Solder particle deposition Solder particles 220 are deposited onto metallized contacts of a direct chip attach (DCA) site located on a substrate 301. The contacts 302 are coated with a layer of flux 303. A pick up head 211 is positioned in a reservoir 201 of solder particles 220 an... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5732200 | Integration of groupware with quality function deployment methodology via facilitated work sessions A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as planning manuals by company personnel to produce quality products designed to satisfy customer preferences. Output documents can also be used as educational manuals an... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729440 | Solder hierarchy for chip attachment to substrates The method for soldering a chip to a substrate to form a module and then soldering the module to a circuit board includes selecting a three level hierarchy of solders by the temperature required to melt. By this method, a module can be soldered to and de-... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5719598 | Graphics processor for parallel processing a plurality of fields of view for multiple video displays An image generator system for producing real time imagery from a digital database includes processors performing in sequence: scene data management, geometry processing, and video processing. The scene data management processor selects and organizes the d... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5670750 | Electric circuit card having a donut shaped land A metal carrier has a dielectric material with a thickness of less than 0.004 inch and electrical voltage insulation characteristics of at least 2500 volts formed on a surface. A donut configured land defines at least one via or opening for removing diele... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665903 | Technique for testing pipe couplings for defects A method and apparatus for testing a new pipe coupling for a leak that could be too small to be detected visually involves a section of pipe, a hole through the pipe, a 90 degree ell affixed to the hole from inside the section of pipe, a length of tubing ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5655703 | Solder hierarchy for chip attachment to substrates The method for soldering a chip to a substrate to form a module and then soldering the module to a circuit board includes selecting a three level hierarchy of solders by the temperature required to melt. By this method, a module can be soldered to and de-... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5603683 | Paper stacker device for receiving fanfold paper without assistance A paper stacker includes adjustable sides to receive paper passively of different widths. The uppermost ends of the sides are flared to avoid paper encountering these ends, permitting the received paper to slide down between the sides to settle on a botto... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5517385 | Decoupling capacitor structure A capacitor structure is described as having a plurality of dielectric materials located so that each dielectric material is in parallel between capacitor plates. The capacitor value of this structure is preset, therefore, for operation electrically at di... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5488687 | Dual resolution output system for image generators An image generator with a system to affix a flag for identifying high resolution pixel data in a signal of both high and low resolution pixel data, so that high resolution pixel data is divided readily for separate treatment in a high resolution frame buf... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5450648 | Masons hand trowel The mason's hand trowel has a blade member with a handle supported from the back surface of the blade by attachment members so that the handle is spaced a desired distance from the back of the blade. At least one, but preferably two surfaces are supported... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5418690 | Multiple wiring and X section printed circuit board technique Multiple circuit functions embodied in electrical circuit lines and areas are supported by a multilayered printed circuit board of various lengths and widths (defining "x" and "y" directions) and of various thicknesses (defining a "z" direction) all on a ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5405069 | Paper motion detection system A motion detection system detects both a soft, or near, jam and a complete, or hard, jam in movement of a paper web. A first sensor generates signals in response to the web driver, and a second sensor generates signals that are responsive to actual web mo... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5315227 | Solar recharge station for electric vehicles A solar recharge station is described having a contact area, a battery bank charge area and a solar panel array for maintaining the battery bank charged. The contact area includes electric contacts formed for engagement automatically by contacts on an ele... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5275495 | Ribbon re-inking mechanism A re-inker mechanism is described for replenishing ink in a ribbon by increasing the contact force between an ink supply roller and a transfer roller as the weight of the ink supply roller decreases. This is accomplished by locating the transfer roller ro... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5232329 | Cargo handling apparatus A cargo handling apparatus is described for lifting, transporting and unloading cargo in connection with a vehicle, such as a pickup truck. The apparatus is fastened to the vehicle and has a separate platform upon which cargo is placed and attached while ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5137154 | Food bag structure having pressurized compartments A structure for a food bag that is suitable for a larger than usual sized bag is described as being formed of two sections of a flexible material. The two sections of flexible material are arranged one over the other and sealed around their periphery. Ano... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5121958 | Cargo freight partition A cargo net for a passenger vehicle is described as being formed of a substantially rectangular netting fabric to fit the rear compartment opening of a van, mini-van or the like passenger vehicle with a length of nylon webbing material affixed to its peri... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5113489 | Online performance monitoring and fault diagnosis technique for direct current motors as used in printer mechanisms A technique that performs both real time and online monitoring and fault diagnosis during the operation of mechanical equipment with at least one direct current motor. The method described includes the steps of selecting conditions of operation that corre... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5109601 | Method of marking a thin film package The disclosure describes a method of manufacturing a structure of a thin, flexible package assembly that permits electrical devices to be bonded to an electrical circuit utilizing mixed bonding techniques. A sacrificial metal carrier material is used to suppor... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5102028 | Localized soldering station using state changing medium A localized soldering station is described that uses the vapor phase reflow principle. A container has of a medium selected because of the temperature at which it changes to a vapor. A heated conduit maintains the vapor state while conveying the vapor to ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5092276 | Hobble An improved hobble includes two or more non-abrasive leg cuffs, each of which is wrapped about the leg of an animal and connected to a center connection. Each leg cuff has a fleece or other relatively soft material covering over a length of surgical tubin... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5086673 | Ratchet wrench with positive locking capability The disclosure describes a ratchet type of tool drive that has three partitions extending from the walls of a cavity to define channels with a spindle. The walls are thinner at a midpoint of each channel and are thicker adjacent each partition by a limite... | 02/11/1992 |
