Quotables
"There is practically no chance communications space satellites will be used to provide better telephone, telegraph, television, or radio service inside the United States."
T. Craven, FCC Commissioner ; 1961
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5069002 | Apparatus for endpoint detection during mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers An apparatus for detecting a planar endpoint on a semiconductor wafer during mechanical planarization of the wafer. The planar endpoint is detected by sensing a change in friction between the wafer and a polishing surface. This change of friction may be p... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4696017 | Quadrature signal generator having digitally-controlled phase and amplitude correction A digitally-controlled quadrature signal generator is provided having a frequency synthesizer for receiving a digital input signal and in response thereto generating an output signal having a predetermined frequency. The output signal is split to produce ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4232059 | Process of defining film patterns on microelectronic substrates by air abrading A process is disclosed for delineating a patterned electroconductive coating on a substantially nonconductive substrate. The process can be used on substrates having a thickness in excess of 50 microinches. The process involves forming a substantially con... | 11/04/1980 |
