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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047282 | Methods of sonically activating cement compositions The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for sonically activating cement slurries. In some implementations, a method of treating a subterranean formation includes positioning a settable composition including a capsule in a wellbore. The capsule is u... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7952708 | High throughput measurement system A substrate processing system includes a processing module to process a substrate, a factory interface module configured to accommodate at least one cassette for holding the substrate, a spectrographic monitoring system positioned in or adjoining the factory interfa... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7497767 | Vibration damping during chemical mechanical polishing A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing is described. The carrier head includes a backing assembly, a housing and a damping material. The backing assembly includes a substrate support surface. The housing is connectable to a drive shaft to rotate with the d... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7459057 | Substrate retainer A retainer is used with an apparatus for polishing a substrate. The substrate has upper and lower surfaces and a lateral, substantially circular, perimeter. The apparatus has a polishing pad with an upper polishing surface for contacting and polishing the lower face... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456396 | Isolating ions in quadrupole ion traps for mass spectrometry Ions in a predefined narrow mass to charge ratio range are isolated in an ion trap by adjusting the field and using ejection frequency waveform(s). Thus the mass-to-charge ratio isolation window is controlled and has an improved resolution without increasing the num... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444198 | Determining physical property of substrate A method of determining a physical property of a substrate includes recording a first spectrum obtained from a substrate, the first spectrum being obtained during a polishing process that alters a physical property of the substrate. The method includes identifying, ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432936 | Texture data anti-aliasing method and apparatus Computer-implemented methods of pre-filtering texture data and methods of generating a filter control for pre-filtering texture data for generating a graphics image are disclosed. The disclosed methods include determining encoded pre-filter characteristics represent... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433519 | Bitstream format for compressed image data It is desirable to provide a bitstream format for compressed data that would allow multiple processors to access and decompress different parts of the data in parallel. Compressed images are usually defined in terms of macroblocks that have a width less than the ima... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433759 | Apparatus and methods for positioning wafers A method for calibrating a controller of a robotic arm in a microelectronics manufacturing apparatus that includes storing a default position for an edge detector, moving a blade on the robotic arm based on the default position of the edge detector such that at leas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429207 | System for endpoint detection with polishing pad A method of forming a polishing pad with a polishing layer having a polishing surface and a back surface. A plurality of grooves are formed on the polishing surface, and an indentation is formed in the back surface of the polishing layer. A region on the polishing s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7410948 | Analogs of parathyroid hormone The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of fragment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) or parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), a method of using said analogues alone or in combination with a bisphosphonate or calcitonin to treat osteoporosis and pha... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407433 | Pad characterization tool Tools and methods for in-situ characterizing of a surface of a polishing pad are described. A characterization tool is integrated with polishing tool so that the polishing pad can be monitored in-situ. The characterization tool and the polishing pad can be rotated o... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409260 | Substrate thickness measuring during polishing A method for determining a polishing endpoint includes obtaining spectra from different zones on a substrate during different times in a polishing sequence, matching the spectra with indexes in a library and using the indexes to determining a polishing rate for each... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406394 | Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing Methods and apparatus for spectrum-based endpointing. An endpointing method includes selecting two or more reference spectra. Each reference spectrum is a spectrum of white light reflected from a film of interest on a first substrate and has a thickness greater than... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400934 | Methods and apparatus for polishing control A CMP station can be closed loop controlled by using data obtained by an inline metrology station from a first polished wafer to affect the processing of subsequent polished wafers. The first wafer is polished and measured by the inline metrology station. The metrol... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7378488 | Somatostatin antagonists The present invention is directed to a somatostatin antagonist according to formula (I), wherein A1 is an optionally substituted aromatic ∝-amino acid; A2 is an optionally substituted aromatic ∝-amino acid; A3 is Dab, Dap, Lys or... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374477 | Polishing pads useful for endpoint detection in chemical mechanical polishing A polishing system can have a rotatable platen, a polishing pad secured to the platen, a carrier head to hold a substrate against the polishing pad, and an eddy current monitoring system including a coil or ferromagnetic body that extends at least partially through ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368427 | GLP-1 analogues The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of glucagon-like peptide-1, the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such analogues to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefor comprising said analogues. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361656 | Prenyl transferase inhibitors A family of imidazole compounds useful for inhibiting the activity of prenyl transferases. The compounds are covered by the following formula: wherein X is (CHR11)n3(CH2)n4Z(CH | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354334 | Reducing polishing pad deformation A polishing system can have a polishing pad with a polishing surface and a bottom surface that includes a recess with a thickness less than the thickness of the polishing pad. An in-situ monitoring module can be positioned in a cavity formed in part by the recess. A... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355394 | Apparatus and method of dynamically measuring thickness of a layer of a substrate A method and apparatus are provided for measuring the thickness of a test object. The apparatus includes an eddy current sensor having first and second sensor heads. The sensor heads are positioned to have a predetermined gap therebetween for passage by at least a p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344434 | Retaining ring with shaped surface A retaining ring can be shaped by machining or lapping the bottom surface of the ring to form a shaped profile in the bottom surface. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can include flat, sloped and curved portions. The lapping can be performed using a machine ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342122 | Bisphosphonate complexes Bisphosphonate compounds are disclosed, particularly bisphosonate conjugates useful in the treatment of soft tissues surrounding bone and bone-related diseases, such as bone cancer and osteoporosis. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331847 | Vibration damping in chemical mechanical polishing system A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing, includes a base, a support structure attached to the base having a surface for contacting a substrate, and a retaining structure attached to the base to prevent the substrate from moving along the surface. The retain... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323484 | Farnesyl transferase inhibitors The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula wherein the variables are as defined in the specification. The compounds are useful for inhibiting farnesyl transferase and for the treatment of tumor... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303467 | Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus with rotating belt A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a movable platen, a drive mechanism and a chucking mechanism. The drive mechanism is attached to the platen, is configured to support a generally linear polishing sheet with a portion of the polishing sheet extending ove... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294039 | Polishing system with in-line and in-situ metrology A computer-implemented method for process control in chemical mechanical polishing in which an initial pre-polishing thickness of a substrate is measured at a metrology station, a parameter of an endpoint algorithm is determined from the initial thickness of the sub... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276743 | Retaining ring with conductive portion A retaining ring for use with electrochemical mechanical processing is described. The retaining ring has a generally annular body formed with a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion. The non-conductive portion contacts the substrate during polishing. The c... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268213 | Analogues of GLP-1 The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of glucagon-like peptide-1, the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such analogues to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful therefor comprising said analogues. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264536 | Polishing pad with window A polishing layer of a polishing has a window member with a top surface positioned a predetermined distance below the polishing surface. A transparent layer can be positioned below the polishing layer and supporting the window member. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255629 | Polishing assembly with a window The polishing pad for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus, and a method of making the same. The polishing pad has a covering layer with a polishing surface and a backing layer which is adjacent to the platen. A first opening in the covering layer with a first ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256174 | Somatostatin and somatostatin agonists for treating insulin insensitivity and Syndrome X The present invention relates to a method of treating insulin resistance or Syndrome X by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a somatostatin agonist or a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a somatostatin agonist to a patient suffering from insul... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255771 | Multiple zone carrier head with flexible membrane A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate includes a base and a flexible membrane extending beneath the base. The flexible membrane includes a central portion with an outer surface providing a substrate receiving surface, a perimeter portion co... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255637 | Carrier head vibration damping A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing that has a base having at least a portion formed of a polymer, a mounting assembly connected to the base having a surface for contacting a substrate, a retainer secured to the portion of the base to prevent the substr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255632 | Chemical mechanical polishing system having multiple polishing stations and providing relative linear polishing motion A polishing method usable in an apparatus including a rotatable member rotatable about a first axis, at least one substrate head assembly supported on said rotatable member, and at least two polishing surfaces arranged below said rotatable member at respective angul... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247080 | Feedback controlled polishing processes Methods and apparatus for feedback controlled polishing. A computer program product for generating feedback for chemical mechanical polishing. The product includes instructions operable to cause a processor to receive monitoring information during a current polishin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238666 | Method of inhibiting fibrosis with a somatostatin agonist The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting fibrosis in a patient. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a somatostatin, a somatostatin agonist or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to said patent. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238090 | Polishing apparatus having a trough Methods and apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a table top and a transfer station and multiple polishing stations are mounted on the table top. The apparatus further includes multiple washing stations,... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238695 | Imidazolyl derivatives The present invention is directed to imidazolyl derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are useful as agonists or antagonists of somatostatin receptors, having the following formula (I), wh... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235628 | Analogues of GLP-1 The present invention is directed to peptide analogues of glucagon-like peptide-1, the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using such analogues to treat mammals and to pharmaceutical compositions useful thereof comprising said analogues. ... | 06/26/2007 |
