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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185934 | Programmable data protection device, secure programming manager system and process for controlling access to an interconnect network for an integrated circuit A data protection device for an interconnect network on chip (NoC) includes a header encoder that receives input requests for generating network packets. The encoder routes the input requests to a destination address. An access control unit controls and allows acces... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185338 | Low pin interface testing module A low pin interface module is provided for testing an integrated circuit. The interface module includes an input-output module, a controlling module, a processing module and a storage module specific to the integrated circuit to be tested. The interface module reduc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184210 | Digital Radio Frequency (RF) Modulator A digital radio frequency (RF) modulator provides modulation for base-band TV signals. The RF modulator provides direct conversion of digital base-band audio and video signals to a desired RF channel frequency, without any analog up conversion. The RF modulator incl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183911 | High voltage tolerance of external pad connected MOS in power-off mode An integrated circuit includes a number of pads. The integrated circuit further includes a cascode transistor having an open drain connection to a first one of the pads. A bias generator circuit is included in the integrated circuit. The bias generator circuit has a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183806 | Back EMF sensing interface circuit A back EMF signal from PWM driven motor is passed through an attenuation circuit. The attenuation circuit has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The first mode of operation, used to sample a higher voltage back EMF signal during PWM on-time, a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171086 | Automated recognition of individual awards via internal e-mail A method, system, and computer program product for automatically recognizing employee achievements via enterprise e-mails is provided. In one embodiment, an enterprise e-mail server receives an e-mail from a sender within the enterprise. The enterprise e-mail server... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168536 | Realization of self-positioned contacts by epitaxy Metal contacts are self-positioned on a wafer of semiconductor product. Respective placement areas for a metal contact are determined by a selective deposition of a growth material over a region of the substrate surface (for example, through epitaxial growth). The g... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165259 | Method and device for processing the frequency shift of the carrier frequency of a signal modulated with a quadrature continuous single-carrier modulation A frequency shift of a carrier frequency of an input signal is estimated with a frequency estimator in order to obtain an estimate value. Then, the estimate of the frequency shift is refined, and the carrier frequency is corrected in consequence, with a phase-locked... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165128 | Method and system for lost packet concealment in high quality audio streaming applications The present invention provides an audio streaming system and method for transmitting audio signals with high quality. The advantages of the present invention include easy implementation, computational efficiency, and provision of better audio quality. More particula... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164179 | Chip scale package structure with can attachment A chip scale package (CSP) device includes a CSP having a semiconductor die electrically coupled to a plurality of solder balls. A can having an inside top surface and one or more side walls defines a chamber. The CSP is housed in the chamber and is attached to the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160967 | Authorization code recovering method A method for recovering an authorization code which is assigned to a licensee by a licensor and is stored in an access-protected data processing device that is connected to a computer of said licensee via an interface. A backup file which is part of the authorizatio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159904 | Force-feedback seismometer A broadband weak-motion seismometer includes: a frame, a mass, a suspension means for movably connecting the mass to the frame, a sensing transducer for measuring displacement of the mass with respect to the frame and for generating a sensing transducer output signa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158495 | Process for forming a silicon-based single-crystal portion Silicon-based single-crystal portions are produced on a surface of a substrate, selectively in zones where a single-crystal material is initially exposed. To do this, a layer is firstly formed over the entire surface of the substrate, using a silicon precursor of th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157426 | High mast lighting system winch assembly A high mast lighting system, comprising a mast, a pole plate disposed within the mast and a winch assembly coupled to the pole plate, wherein at least a portion of the winch assembly extends through an opening in the pole plate. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155095 | Wireless LAN data rate adaptation A WLAN communication system and algorithm that adaptively changes the data transmission rate of a communication channel based on changing channel conditions. The WLAN communication system or algorithm has two modes being a searching mode and a transmission mode. Fur... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154335 | Fail safe adaptive voltage/frequency system A system on chip (SoC) has a digital domain. An adaptive voltage/frequency scaling circuit includes a critical path replica circuit with respect to that digital domain. The critical path replica circuit generates a margin signal, and the adaptive voltage scaling cir... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154307 | Electronic circuit comprising a device to measure phase noise of an oscillating and/or resonant device An electronic circuit includes several (at least two) oscillating and/or resonant devices. The circuit uses a measuring device to measure the phase noise of one of the two oscillating/resonant devices. This measuring device is integrated on a chip on which the oscil... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154091 | Integrated electronic circuit including a thin film portion based on hafnium oxide An integrated electronic circuit has a thin layer portion based on hafnium oxide. This portion additionally contains magnesium atoms, so that the portion is in the form of a hafnium-and-magnesium mixed oxide. Such a portion has a high dielectric constant and a very ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148258 | Method for fabricating electrical bonding pads on a wafer A method for fabricating electrical bonding pads on the electrical contact areas of a wafer includes producing first blocks made of a solder material, producing second blocks made of a solder material on these first blocks, and passing the blocks through an oven so ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140870 | PWM timer for power supply A forward converter circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. A first transistor is coupled in series with the primary winding and a second transistor is coupled in series with the secondary winding. A control circuit generatin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140738 | Flash memory interface device A memory interface module provides interfacing between a host processor with multiple flash memories and parallel interfaces of varying protocols. The interface module includes multiple register files, multiple operation information registers, an internal memory, a ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138082 | Method for forming metal interconnects in a dielectric material A semiconductor device includes an interconnect having electrically conductive portions and a dielectric layer made of a first dielectric material. A trench is formed in the dielectric layer. The exposed portions of the dielectric layer which form the side walls of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134623 | Analog-to-digital conversion in image sensors using a differential comparison An image sensor has a per-column ADC arrangement including first and second capacitors for correlated double sampling, and a comparator circuit. The capacitors are continuously connected to, respectively, the analog pixel signal and a ramp signal without use of a ho... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127488 | No-smear flyswatter A flyswatter (10) having an elastically deformable swatting member (16) with a plurality of protrusions (20) formed thereon. The protrusions (20) are spaced apart on the swatting member (16), and have a height somewhat less than th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118119 | Impregnated rotary bit A drill bit includes a plurality of continuous segments impregnated with diamond that are each mounted to form a corresponding blade. The regions between the blades define a plurality of fluid passages on the bit face. The blades extend radially outwardly to the gag... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117774 | Hanging file folder having fold-up label features A hanging file folder having fold-up label features can be comprised of a sheet of flat, foldable material having two doubled over ends. A first hanger member can be disposed within one of the doubled over ends and configured to couple to a hanging file drawer rail.... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112920 | Rolling information display for roller grill In one aspect, a rolling information display apparatus for use with a roller grill includes an elongated envelope. A cap is removably positioned over at least one opening of the envelope. An information bearing medium is removably positioned inside the envelope. In ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094563 | Method and system for integration of trunking and conventional land mobile radio systems An integrated Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system enables communication between a trunking land mobile radio (trunking LMR) system and a conventional land mobile radio (conventional LMR) system. The trunking LMR system includes a trunking site controller including a firs... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089111 | Switchable two terminal multi-layer perovskite thin film resistive device and methods thereof A switchable resistive device has a multi-layer thin film structure interposed between an upper conductive electrode and a lower conductive electrode. The multi-layer thin film structure comprises a perovskite layer with one buffer layer on one side of the perovskit... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086696 | System and method for promoting intellectual property A method and system for the online promotion of intellectual property includes providing an Internet host station with at least one database that is connectable via the Internet to consumer stations and industry stations. The database includes a plurality of intelle... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086542 | System and method for promoting intellectual property A method and system for the online promotion of intellectual property includes providing an Internet host station with at least one database that is connectable via the Internet to consumer stations and industry stations. The database includes a plurality of intelle... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082702 | Ground anchor and weight distribution plate for decking and other structural installations A ground anchor and weight distribution plate assembly includes a ground anchor member and a weight distribution plate member. The weight distribution plate member includes an opening formed therein which is sized and shaped to allow for only partial passage of the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080452 | Effecting selectivity of silicon or silicon-germanium deposition on a silicon or silicon-germanium substrate by doping The invention relates to a method for selective deposition of Si or SiGe on a Si or SiGe surface. The method exploits differences in physico-chemical surface behavior according to a difference in doping of first and second surface regions. By providing at least one ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066730 | Medical dilator system or dilator device A medical dilating system and method are provided that include a dilator device having an elongated shape with an exterior surface, a first end and a second end. The first end of the dilator device includes a tapered tip configured to penetrate and provide an openin... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061195 | Flow control assembly A flow control device for automatically controlling the flow of a fluid at a predetermined rate that is capable of taking measurements of the pressure of the fluid within the device while the device is functioning and that is capable of real-time adjustment of the f... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059760 | Method and device for the analog processing of a radio signal for a radio frequency receiver A device processes a received radio signal. Circuitry formulates voltage samples of the radio signal. Analog processing of those samples is performed. Then, digital processing is performed on the output of the analog processing. The circuitry for formulating voltage... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059574 | Method and system for peer-to-peer communication among sites A method and system for peer-to-peer communication among a plurality of sites in a land mobile radio (LMR) system. The sites are interconnected by a data network, such as an IP network. Each site transmits a periodic broadcast message, which includes the identity of... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054347 | Image sensor systems having improved noise performance A light-sensitive pixel array has an active area and an additional area of optically shielded pixels. A “noise figure” is derived as a measure of the prevalence of noise in the image signal without being affected by the presence of moving detail in the image. Th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053871 | Implementation of a metal barrier in an integrated electronic circuit A metal barrier is realized on top of a metal portion of a semiconductor product, by forming a metal layer on the surface of the metal portion, with this metal layer comprising a cobalt-based metal material. Then, after an optional deoxidation step, a silicidation s... | 11/08/2011 |
| D648021 | Medical dilator | 11/01/2011 |
