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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931661 | Dynamic image provisioning A method of transmitting an image from a remote server to a portable device and dynamically viewing, by a human observer, the transmitted image on a display of the portable device. On a remote server, a master set of data representative of a graphic image (30... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6268077 | Portable fuel cell power supply The invention provides a device for generating energy, utilizing a fuel cell. Air is freely guided to the fuel cell, while a fuel gas is provided to the fuel cell from a pressurized fuel supply via a regulator. The portable power supply is most applicable... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6249262 | Switchable antenna for radio communication devices A switchable antenna (10) with a base antenna assembly (11), a secondary antenna assembly (12) and a switch. Base and secondary antenna assemblies (11,12) have respective housings (21,23) to respectively house helical antennas (31,40). Secondary antenna a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6242802 | Moisture enhanced ball grid array package An integrated circuit package (10) comprises a semiconductor die (14), and a substrate (16) for receiving the semiconductor die. The substrate has an aperture(s) (18) below the semiconductor die for providing moisture relief during temperature excursions.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6229097 | Substrate having trim window in a C5 array A substrate 15 has an electrically adjustable trim pad 50 on the bottom side. A circuit pattern 18 resides on the top side, covered by an RF shield 20. The trim pad is located on the bottom side directly below the RF shield, and is electrically connected ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220637 | Snap fastener and interlocking tab Two parts (120, 160) can be mated and secured from relative movement in three different orthogonal directions or planes by the use of a novel, two piece, plastic fastener structure. The snap fastener has an integral interlocking tab (170) that serves to c... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214487 | Integral sensors for monitoring a fuel cell membrane and methods of monitoring A membrane electrode assembly consists of a polymer electrolyte membrane (100) with an electrode on each side. The polymer electrolyte membrane has an integral sensor (115) disposed on the surface. The sensor monitors the physical, thermal, chemical or el... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210079 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system has a two storage hoppers (2a,2b) respective storage outlets (6a,6b), There is a pick up location (3) and a passage (4) provides communication... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6195052 | Radio communication device A radio communication device (10) has a controller (11), an antenna mount (12), a reference voltage source (13), a voltage bias supply (14), transceiver circuitry (15) and an annunciator (16). Device (10) also has an antenna (17) that is detachably mounte... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179648 | Connector assembly and male connector assembly associated therewith A male connector assembly (1) has a former (2) and a foldable substrate (3) supporting leads (4) that are electrically coupled to respective connector pads (5). The substrate (3) is folded adjacent at one end to provide a connector portion (13), with oppo... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176953 | Ultrasonic welding process An ultrasonically welded joint is made by placing a thermoplastic film (5) between two thermoplastic members (10, 20). The two thermoplastic members each have a mating part of a complex joint. One part of the joint, known as the shear joint (40), serves t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6171114 | Low insertion force array connector for providing a removable high density electrical interconnect to a flexible circuit A high density electrical interconnect is achieved by incorporating a flexible circuit (140) that is removably connected to a low insertion force, ball grid array connector (100). The flexible circuit has a plurality of conductive runners (142), and each ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6164979 | System for providing a removable high density electrical interconnect for flexible circuits A high density electrical interconnect is achieved by incorporating a flexible circuit (140) that is removably connected to a low insertion force, ball grid array connector (100). The flexible circuit has a plurality of conductive runners (142), and each ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6132895 | Fuel cell A very thin fuel cell (500) is formed by stacking a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) (210) and a plurality of double sided distribution plates (220). The distribution plates serve to distribute fuel and oxidant to the MEAs, and they are el... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127058 | Planar fuel cell A planar fuel cell (20) is provided, including a membrane electrode assembly (23) sandwiched between two current collector assemblies (21, 22). The membrane electrode assembly is a single sheet of a polymer electrolyte membrane with an array of anodes (27... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120216 | Modular feeder system and feeder module for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A modular feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system (1) has a two dimensional array of electrical component feeder modules (3), an electrical component storage hopper (4), a pick up location ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116821 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder system (1) for supplying electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system has a two storage hoppers (2a,2b) respective storage outlets (6a,6b), There is a pick up location (3) and a passage (4) provides communication... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116822 | Movable abutment for a component feeder A feeder (1) has a hopper (2) for storing components (20) and a pick up location (3) for supplying the components to a pick-and-place machine (not shown). A channel (4) provides communication between the hopper (2) and pick up location (3). The channel (4... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6104965 | Control of workstations in assembly lines A workstation (1) in an assembly line for placing components onto workpieces is associated with a conveyor (3) for conveying the workpieces into and out of workstation (1). A component placer (6) places components from a component feeder (5) onto the work... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6104119 | Piezoelectric switch A piezoelectric switch (10) is made by laminating one piezoelectric film (16) on the top and a second piezoelectric film (18) on the bottom sides of a stiff central core (14). The central core has one or more actuation areas or poppels (12) formed therein... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6091194 | Active matrix display A flat panel display (10) uses active matrix addressing. Two parallel substrates (20, 30) have an organic electroluminescent medium (40) that emits visible light in response to an electrical signal, sandwiched between them. The top substrate is transparen... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080501 | Fuel cell with integral fuel storage A fuel cell (30) has an internal fuel source (35) that is in a matrix around a membrane electrode assembly (29). The membrane electrode assembly is constructed to be generally formed in the shape of a solid cylinder. The fuel cell has a porous central cor... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6075421 | Voltage controlled oscillator A voltage controlled oscillator (1) comprising a voltage controllable variable resonant circuit (2) having a control input (Vctrl), a positive feedback input (6) and a controllable variable frequency output (7). The voltage controlled oscillator (1) also ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6075713 | Laser trimmable electronic device A laser trimmable electronic device (1) has a housing (2) and a partially enclosed component (3) at least partially enclosed inside the housing (2) and electrically coupled to external connector terminals (4,5). The device (1) has a laser trimmable compon... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6060188 | High pressure coaxial fuel cell A fuel cell (20) can be constructed to be generally formed in the shape of a solid cylinder. The fuel cell has a porous central core (22) of reticulated vitreous aluminum that is formed in the shape of a solid cylinder. The porous central core serves to d... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060817 | Switching method using a frequency domain piezoelectric switch A frequency domain switch (100) utilizes an array of cantilevered beams (108) laminated with a piezoelectric material (126). Each of the beams has a unique geometry, and produces a sinusoidal electrical signal in the piezoelectric film that is assignable ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6043861 | Optical waveguide using cholesteric liquid crystal polymer An optical waveguide (5) for use in the in the visible range, the infrared range or the ultraviolet range. The waveguide has two cholesteric liquid crystal polymer layers (10) positioned parallel to each other, forming a gap between them. When electricall... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039512 | Feeder system and method for supplying electrical components to a pickup location A feeder system (1) and method supplies electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine (14). The feeder system (1) has a hopper (2) coupled by a passage (4) to a pickup location (3). The electrical components (20) are provided by air blasts to a f... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024208 | Feeder for supplying electrical components to a pick up location A feeder (1) for supplying magnetically attractable electrical components (20) to a pick-and-place machine. The feeder (1) comprises a hopper (2) for storing the components (20) and a pick up location (3) for supplying the components to the pick-and-place... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6020261 | Process for forming high aspect ratio circuit features A method of forming high resolution circuit features on a substrate. A `seed` layer of copper (110) is deposited on a dielectric substrate (100). A dielectric layer (120) is then deposited on the copper layer, and an aluminum `mask` layer (130) is deposit... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015970 | Switch assembly incorporating optical control function An optical switch assembly for a two-way radio has electrical and mechanical subassemblies. The electrical portion consists an IR emitter (12) and a pair of IR receivers (14,16) strategically positioned upon a printed circuit board (10). The mechanical po... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6008873 | Isotropic, non-birefringent polynorbornene alignment layer for a liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display device is made with plastic substrates (#1) and has an isotropic, non-birefringent polynorbornene alignment layer (#4) formed over an electrode pattern (#2). This isotropic, non-birefringent polynorbornene alignment layer also fun... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000120 | Method of making coaxial transmission lines on a printed circuit board A method of forming a coaxial transmission line on a high density PCB. A metal strip (102) on the PCB (104) forms the bottom part of the shield, and is covered by a first dielectric (112). Two parallel trenches (122) are formed in the first dielectric to ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996184 | Clip for portable electronic devices A clip (10) for attaching a portable electronic device (50) to an article of clothing. Clip (10) has a latch member (12) and a mount guide (14). Retainers (22,24) of latch member (12) engages an engagement member (62) on a housing (52) for device (50). Co... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992611 | Concurrent component mounter and method of concurrently mounting components A concurrent component mounter (1) having storage hoppers (2) and a template (3) with component dispensing outlets (4). The mounter (1) also has communication passages (5) each providing communication between respective hoppers (2) and one of the dispensi... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986864 | Intercalation-based voltage variable capacitor A voltage variable capacitor (VVC) is made by placing an intercalation compound between two electrodes of a capacitor. The VVC has a reservoir of an intercalant in proximity with the intercalation compound. The two materials are chosen from those known to... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971246 | Oven for reflowing circuit board assemblies and method therefor An oven (100) for reflowing circuit board assemblies (102). Air is pumped into a heating chamber (104) from which the air is then communicated through one or more apertures (112) in a panel (114) to a reflow chamber (106). A conveyor track (108) conveys t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5969700 | Method of improving viewing angle and contrast of liquid crystal displays A novel method of driving an LCD simultaneously provides improved viewing angle and improved contrast. Multiple driving voltages are applied to the LC cell to optimize both the viewing angle and the contrast. A first voltage that is optimized for wide vie... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960360 | Communication method A communication method is provided in which mobiles operating in a trunk mode operation transmit a message on a direct mode operation channel indicating a trunk mode operation connection is present. If a mobile outside the range of coverage of the trunkin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947267 | Adjustable switch assembly A switch assembly which has a mount (12), an elongate member (14), a switch (16) and a fulcrum (18). Pressing on elongate member (14) provides a force to actuate switch (16). Elongate member (14) is resilient or, alternatively, is resiliently biased to re... | 09/07/1999 |
