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| 8183557 | (Al,In,Ga,B)N device structures on a patterned substrate A nitride light emitting diode, on a patterned substrate, comprising a nitride interlayer having at least two periods of alternating layers of InxGa1−xN and InyGa1−yN where 0 | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180792 | Method of processing song claims involving songs including, but not limited to musical works, compositions, etc In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving a song claim, and comparing the song claim to records of a database of songs. To this end, results of the comparing may be indicated. In various embodiments, such songs may include musical works, compositions, et... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178373 | Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth of high performance non-polar III-nitride optical devices A method of device growth and p-contact processing that produces improved performance for non-polar III-nitride light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Key components using a low defect density substrate or template, thick quantum wells, a low temperature p-type III... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173369 | Peripheral gene expression biomarkers for autism The disclosed invention comprises methods and materials for screening cells for genetic profiles associated with autism spectrum disorders. The methods typically involve isolating a cell from an individual and then observing the expression profile of one or more gen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163203 | Yellow emitting phosphors based on Ce-doped aluminate and via solid solution for solid-state lighting applications A Ce3+ based aluminate phosphor or Ce3+ based phosphor in a solid solution can be used for white light generation when combined with a blue or ultraviolet light emitting diode. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162906 | Medical device for delivery of liquids An apparatus and method for delivering liquid within an orifice of an animal is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hollow syringe defining a vessel having an open end; a plunger, slidingly and sealingly disposed within the vessel; and a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160834 | Methods and systems for observing sensor parameters The invention disclosed herein provides methods and materials for observing the state of a sensor, for example those used by diabetic patients to monitor blood glucose levels. Typically a voltage such as a voltage pulse is applied to the sensor in order to solicit a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158497 | Planar nonpolar m-plane group III nitride films grown on miscut substrates A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151235 | Camouflaging a standard cell based integrated circuit A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic cells. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150728 | Automated promotion response modeling in a customer relationship management system A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system includes a CRM Client, CRM Engine, and Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The CRM Client, CRM Engine, and RDBMS integrate a suite of services that allow users to plan, manage, and execute promotional or mar... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148713 | Method for fabrication of semipolar (Al, In, Ga, B)N based light emitting diodes A yellow Light Emitting Diode (LED) with a peak emission wavelength in the range 560-580 nm is disclosed. The LED is grown on one or more III-nitride-based semipolar planes and an active layer of the LED is composed of indium (In) containing single or multi-quantum ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148244 | Lateral growth method for defect reduction of semipolar nitride films A lateral growth method for defect reduction of semipolar nitride films. The process steps include selecting a semipolar nitride plane and composition, selecting a suitable substrate for growth of the semipolar nitride plane and composition, and applying a selective... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147659 | Gated electrodes for electrolysis and electrosynthesis A gated electrode structure for altering a potential and electric field in an electrolyte near at least one working electrode is disclosed. The gated electrode structure may comprise a gate electrode biased appropriately with respect to a working electrode. Applying... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135702 | Eliminating unnecessary statistics collections for query optimization A method and system for eliminating unnecessary statistics collections for query optimization in a database stored on a computer. Statistics are unnecessary when a re-generated query execution plan that does not use the statistics is equivalent to an original query ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133102 | Method and apparatus for modifying gaming machines to provide supplemental or modified functionality A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for transferring credits from one gaming device to another via the use of coded scrip is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting a cash-out command in the gaming device, scanning a magnetically manifeste... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132115 | Dynamic properties for software objects A method, apparatus and article of manufacture provide for displaying per-instance dynamic properties of an object. A reference to an object instance having a dynamic property that is supplied at runtime for the object instance on a per-instance basis and is not sto... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131757 | Taxonomy based indexing and searching A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to locate and display data in a taxonomy. A canonical taxonomy is defined (that is not exposed to a user that is searching for parts) by defining canonical categories and canonical attributes in a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131517 | Interconnected objects slope modification tool A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to update a slope of a run in a system in a computer drawing application. A system run (i.e., an interconnected series of objects) is selected in a computer drawing application. The objects in the i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131516 | Custom equations for the unfolding of sheet metal A computer implemented method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize custom equations for the unfolding of sheet metal in a solid modeling application. A drawing model is obtained and defines a sheet metal object in the solid modeling ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131250 | Self-synchronized radio frequency interconnect for three-dimensional circuit integration A Self-Synchronized Radio Frequency RF-Interconnect (SSRFI), based on capacitor coupling and peak detection, for vertically interconnecting active device layers in three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (IC), as well as wireless communication and RF signal trans... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129257 | Vertical outgassing channels InP epitaxial material is directly bonded onto a Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) wafer having Vertical Outgassing Channels (VOCs) between the bonding surface and the insulator (buried oxide, or BOX) layer. H2O and other molecules near the bonding surface migra... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128756 | Technique for the growth of planar semi-polar gallium nitride A method for growing planar, semi-polar nitride film on a miscut spinel substrate, in which a large area of the planar, semi-polar nitride film is parallel to the substrate's surface. The planar films and substrates are: (1) {10 11} gallium nitride (GaN) grow... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124991 | Light emitting diodes with a P-type surface bonded to a transparent submount to increase light extraction efficiency An (Al,Ga,In)N-based light emitting diode (LED), comprising a p-type surface of the LED bonded with a transparent submount material to increase light extraction at the p-type surface, wherein the LED is a substrateless membrane. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123613 | Method and apparatus for integrated customer tracking and browsing A system and method for tracking customer activity without need for an extensive interconnecting network. The system includes a plurality of gaming devices that are communicatively isolated from one another. Information, including tracked customer activity, bonus re... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114717 | Methods to shape the electric field in electron devices, passivate dislocations and point defects, and enhance the luminescence efficiency of optical devices A fluorine treatment that can shape the electric field profile in electronic devices in 1, 2, or 3 dimensions is disclosed. A method to increase the breakdown voltage of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors, by the introduction of a controlled amount of disp... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114698 | High light extraction efficiency nitride based light emitting diode by surface roughening A III-nitride light emitting diode (LED) and method of fabricating the same, wherein at least one surface of a semipolar or nonpolar plane of a III-nitride layer of the LED is textured, thereby forming a textured surface in order to increase light extraction. The te... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112540 | Streaming computer system and method with multi-version protocol compatibility A forward and backward compatible streaming protocol requires subsequent versions of the protocol to be purely additive relative to earlier versions. When a data segment is transmitted as a data stream, a first stream of data that is in accordance with a first versi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111089 | Building block for a secure CMOS logic cell library A logical building block and method of using the building block to design a logic cell library for CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon) ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) is disclosed. Different logic gates, built with the same building block as de... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110823 | III-V photonic integration on silicon Photonic integrated circuits on silicon are disclosed. By bonding a wafer of III-V material as an active region to silicon and removing the substrate, the lasers, amplifiers, modulators, and other devices can be processed using standard photolithographic techniques ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110482 | Miscut semipolar optoelectronic device A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108393 | Method and apparatus for searching media program databases A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for providing list of a plurality of media programs responsive to a user search query is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of accepting an general search query from a user computer, identifying a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107093 | Using geometry bounds to enable scale printing of virtual paper onto physical paper when using a printer with a differing printable area A computer-implemented graphics program that correctly adapts images being printed to the physical capabilities of a printer. A published virtual paper is scaled to a physical paper, taking into account the virtual paper's size, geometry bounds for an image from the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106379 | Hybrid silicon evanescent photodetectors Photodetectors and integrated circuits including photodetectors are disclosed. A photodetector in accordance with the present invention comprises a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure resident on a first substrate, the SOI structure comprising a passive waveguide, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105919 | In-situ defect reduction techniques for nonpolar and semipolar (Al, Ga, In)N A method for growing reduced defect density planar gallium nitride (GaN) films is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) growing at least one silicon nitride (SiNx) nanomask layer over a GaN template, and (b) growing a thickness of a GaN film on ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101740 | Positron emission tomography probes for imaging immune activation and selected cancers Compounds for use as PET probes and methods for synthesizing and using these, comprising [18F]D-FAC and other cytosine and adenosine analogs. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097481 | Growth of non-polar M-plane III-nitride film using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) A method of growing non-polar m-plane III-nitride film, such as GaN, AlN, AlGaN or InGaN, wherein the non-polar m-plane III-nitride film is grown on a suitable substrate, such as an m-SiC, m-GaN, LiGaO2 or LiAlO2 substrate, using metalorganic c... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097224 | Apparatuses and media for drug elution and methods for making and using them Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. Such methods and materials can be used for example to assess and control the manufacturing process variability of drug eluting implantab... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084763 | Optoelectronic device based on non-polar and semi-polar aluminum indium nitride and aluminum indium gallium nitride alloys A high-power and high-efficiency light emitting device with emission wavelength (λpeak) ranging from 280 nm to 360 nm is fabricated. The new device structure uses non-polar or semi-polar AlInN and AlInGaN alloys grown on a non-polar or semi-polar bulk Ga... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082273 | Dynamic control and regulation of critical database resources using a virtual memory table interface A computer-implemented apparatus, method, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manage a plurality of database systems. A domain contains the database systems, and a database in one of the systems has segmented global memory partitions. A virtual monitor... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8082234 | Closed-loop system management method and process capable of managing workloads in a multi-system database environment A computer-implemented apparatus, method, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manage a plurality of database systems. A domain contains a plurality of database systems. A system event monitor, on each of the database systems, monitors the database syst... | 12/20/2011 |
