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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7505531 | Signal communications system and method for noisy links A system and method for communicating signals over a noisy channel is provided wherein an input signal may be sampled and modulated to make the signal more noise insensitive. In accordance with one embodiment, of the invention, an signal code modulation (SCM) scheme... | 03/17/2009 |
| 6951646 | Anti hepatitis C virus antibody and uses thereof Described are novel antibodies specifically recognizing conformation dependent epitopes of HCV glycoprotein E2 and that are capable aof neutralizing the binding of E2 protein onto susceptible cells. Furthermore, antigens and epitopes recognized by the above-describe... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947586 | Multi-neural net imaging apparatus and method A multi-neural net imaging apparatus and method for classification of image elements, such as biological particles. The multi-net structure utilizes subgroups of particle features to partition the decision space by an attribute or physical characteristic of the part... | 09/20/2005 |
| D507436 | Chair base | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919660 | Linear brushless DC motor with ironcore composite armature assembly A stack assembly is disclosed of the type used in linear brushless DC motors, the stack assembly having a base portion, a plurality of teeth extending from the base portion and about which the windings can be positioned, and in which the plurality of teeth are space... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6906379 | Semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells with buried floating gate An array of floating gate memory cells, and a method of making same, where each pair of memory cells includes a pair of trenches formed into a surface of a semiconductor substrate, with a strip of the substrate disposed therebetween, a source region formed in the su... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901255 | Voice-controlled wireless communications system and method A wireless communication system has a central computer, one or more wireless access points and one or more personal badges that communicate wirelessly with the one or more wireless access points. The badges provide the user with a communications device that permits ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892298 | Load/store micropacket handling system Systems and methods are described for a load/store micropacket handling system. A method includes interconnecting a compute node with a shared memory node; translating a processor instruction into an interconnect command; transforming the interconnect command into a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6892083 | Voice-controlled wireless communications system and method A wireless communication system has a central computer, one or more wireless access points and one or more personal badges that communicate wirelessly with the one or more wireless access points. The badges provide the user with a communications device that permits ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6888254 | Semiconductor device First and second IP cores are formed on one chip. Each of the first and second IP cores has metal layers. In the first IP core, an uppermost layer of the metal layers is thick and is a layer on which a core power source line is formed. In the second IP core, a metal... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885901 | LSI manufacturing support server, LSI manufacturing support method, and LSI manufacturing support program A server for supporting LSI manufacturing is used within an LSI manufacturing support system including: a communication line, an LSI manufacturing support server connected to that communication line, IP developer terminals, LSI developer terminals, and an IP managem... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6885600 | Differential sense amplifier for multilevel non-volatile memory A digital multilevel non-volatile memory includes a massive sensing system that includes a plurality of sense amplifiers disposed adjacent subarrays of memory cells. The sense amplifier includes a high speed load, a wide output range intermediate stage and a low imp... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878562 | Method for shifting the bandgap energy of a quantum well layer A process for shifting the bandgap energy of a quantum well layer (e.g., a III-V semiconductor quantum well layer) without inducing complex crystal defects or generating significant free carriers. The process includes introducing ions (e.g., deep-level ion species) ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6870233 | Multi-bit ROM cell with bi-directional read and a method for making thereof A multi-bit Read Only Memory (ROM) cell has a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type with a first concentration. A first and second regions of a second conductivity type spaced apart from one another are in the substrate. A channel is between the first... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868015 | Semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells with control gate spacer portions A self aligned method of forming a semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells in a semiconductor substrate has a plurality of spaced apart isolation regions and active regions on the substrate substantially parallel to one another in the column directi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6868293 | System and method for energy usage curtailment A system and method are disclosed for performing energy usage management within a network. The system may include an energy management system, such as a thermostat device, that may be associated with an energy consuming entity, such as a residence. A server may be r... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6861698 | Array of floating gate memory cells having strap regions and a peripheral logic device region A self aligned method of forming a semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells in a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of spaced apart isolation regions and active regions on the substrate substantially parallel to one another in the column dire... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6855980 | Semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells with low resistance source regions and high source coupling A self aligned method of forming a semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells in a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of spaced apart isolation regions and active regions on the substrate substantially parallel to one another in the column dire... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853584 | Circuit for compensating programming current required, depending upon programming state A non-volatile memory semiconductor device has a circuit to compensate for the variation in the data pattern to be programmed. The variation in the data patter creates a variation in the current requirement. The array receives a plurality of data pattern signals whi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848468 | Drain cover assembly A drain cover assembly includes a closure device operable so as to close and open a drain hole in a cover plate of a drain cover unit. The closure device includes a pivot arm having a mounting portion connected pivotally to the cover plate, a flow control portion ex... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850094 | Semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of threshold voltages A logic circuit section comprises a plurality of first transistors of a first conductivity type and a plurality of second transistors of a second conductivity type, and is controlled according to an input signal. A third transistor of the first conductivity type sup... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850793 | MR imaging using nested pulse sequence involving IR pulse In addition to the known MT (magnetization transfer) effect, an RMT (reverse MT) is newly found, which increases a detected MR signal strength. Both the MT and RMT effects can be explained with mutual interaction, such as phenomena of chemical exchange and/or cross ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850892 | Apparatus and method for allocating resources to improve quality of an organization An apparatus and method for allocating the resources of an organization in order to optimize the effects of that allocation on the quality of the organization, where the quality is viewed from a customer's perspective. The method includes the steps of acquiri... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6847528 | Chassis for front and back inserted modules Methods, systems and devices are described relating to a chassis for front and back inserted modules. An apparatus includes a chassis including a first module bay and a second module bay, the first module bay and the second module bay together composing both a forwa... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6841982 | Curved fractional CMOS bandgap reference A high shunt regulator provides precise voltage over process, temperature, power supply, and foundries. The HV level is settable by a digital control bits such as fuse bits. A filter network filters out the ripple noise and charge transient. A tracking capacitor div... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839859 | Semiconductor integrated circuit having clock synchronous type circuit and clock non-synchronous type circuit A clock non-synchronous type circuit performs data read operation on the basis of a read control signal. After a lapse of a predetermined delay time, read data is read out from the clock non-synchronous type circuit. The read data is latched in selected one of N lat... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839277 | User identification for multi-purpose flash memory A memory system includes manufacturer identifiers, such as serial numbers and part numbers, stored in locations of memory that are unalterable by end users. A customer identification location of the memory allows the user to program its own identifier and includes a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838775 | Semiconductor device comprising ESD protection circuit for protecting circuit from being destructed by electrostatic discharge The semiconductor device includes an input/output circuit, a functional module, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit and bumps. The input/output circuit is formed close to an edge of the semiconductor chip. The functional module is formed on the semiconduct... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836170 | Impedance trimming circuit A common bias section is composed of a first series circuit having an internal resistor and an external resistor connected in series and an operational amplifier having a first input terminal connected to a reference voltage, a second input terminal connected to a V... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6831538 | Linear voice coil actuator as a controllable electromagnetic compression spring Disclosed is a linear actuator, controllable as a spring, having a field assembly and a coil assembly positioned for interaction with and movement relative to the field assembly. The field assembly has a soft magnetic housing having an axis, axially magnetized cylin... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6832248 | System and method for managing usage quotas A system for managing computer resource usage quotas includes a distributed gateway service, a plurality of clients, an internal network, a distributed storage service a system management service, a configuration database, and a distributed metadata service. A metho... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6829286 | Resonant cavity enhanced VCSEL/waveguide grating coupler An optical coupler comprises first and second mirrors. The first mirror is positioned with respect to the second mirror so that a resonant cavity is defined between them. A waveguide structure is positioned in the resonant cavity and includes a surface-normal gratin... | 12/07/2004 |
| D499258 | Chair | 12/07/2004 |
| 6829595 | MicroTrac internet billing solutions A method for authenticating internet billing using a third party account server. Internet users maintain authentication information such as user PIN codes with a third party account server. An internet user seeking to purchase from and an internet vendor is linked t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825926 | Flow cell for urinalysis diagnostic system and method of making same A flow cell for examining specimen fluid flowing within sheath fluid. A housing defines a hollow fluid passage that includes a geometric focusing portion in which the fluid passage narrows in height and an examination area. A cannula injects specimen fluid into the ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6825435 | Power supply and control equipment for a resistance welding machine A power supply and control equipment for a resistance welding machine including a battery, battery charger, transistor or mechanical switches, pulse width modulation controller, a unit for generating either constant or time varying power, voltage, or current referen... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826517 | Method and apparatus for simulating manufacturing, electrical and physical characteristics of a semiconductor device An electronic device simulator includes a three-dimensional lumped device model, a three-dimensional visco-elastic process simulation model and a material design model that are interlinked with each other. The three-dimensional lumped device element model comprises ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820988 | Bulk silicon mirrors with hinges underneath This invention provides method and apparatus for fabricating a MEMS apparatus having a bulk element with hinges underneath. The bulk element may comprise single-crystal silicon, fabricated by way of bulk micromachining techniques. The hinges may be made of thin-film... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822287 | Array of integrated circuit units with strapping lines to prevent punch through An array of non-volatile memory cells is arranged in a plurality of rows and columns where each cell has a first region and a second region spaced apart from one another with a channel region therebetween for the conduction of charges between the first region and th... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817995 | Reinforced catheter connector and system In accordance with the invention, A reinforced catheter is provided comprising an inner layer forming a catheter body, the body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a closed tip end, a middle reinforcing layer extending over the first inner ... | 11/16/2004 |
