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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6975559 | Device and method for reading non-volatile memories having at least one pseudo-parallel communication interface The invention relates to a method for testing non-volatile memory devices that have at least one parallel communication interface, and a conventional matrix of non-volatile memory cells with respective reading, changing and erasing circuits, wherein during the testi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972615 | Voltage reference generator The described embodiments of the invention relate to a voltage reference generator which can be produced using new process technologies and which is still compatible with older designs/products. This is achieved by the introduction of circuitry to generate an offset... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972240 | Forming of close thin trenches A method for forming narrow trenches in a silicon substrate, comprising the steps of: etching the substrate to form first trenches separated by first silicon ribs; performing a thermal oxidation of the substrate to form a silicon oxide layer around the substrate, to... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968808 | Multi-textured pet washing glove A pet-washing glove including a flexible first side having a first scrubbing texture and a flexible second side having a second scrubbing texture, the sides associated in a manner providing a sheath for a hand and generally defining a first palm portion on the first... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966837 | Linked portable and video game systems A video game system that includes a console and hand-held controllers with LCD screens. Each game operates in a simulated world populated with animated characters and static objects which are displayed on a TV screen, and are also displayed on the LCD screens of the... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967984 | External cavity laser External cavity laser with reflector in optical wave guide, particularly HDBR laser, with an active element comprising a semiconductor optical amplifying cavity having a low-reflectivity facet (3), for example a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) with a fa... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963499 | Static RAM with flash-clear function A memory cell comprises a first and a second inverters connected in a latch configuration. The inverters have respective first and second means for receiving a first and a second voltage supplies, respectively. The cell also comprises means, responsive to a memory c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963512 | Autotesting method of a memory cell matrix, particularly of the non-volatile type An autotesting method of a cells matrix of a memory device includes the steps of reading the values contained in a plurality of the memory cells, comparing the read values with reference values, signaling mismatch of the read values with the reference values as an e... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961461 | Apparatus and method for measurement, encoding and displaying of object color for digital imaging Methods, systems, devices and the like for measuring, encoding and displaying of object color for digital imaging, to control the apparent color of an item under different lighting or display conditions. The present invention helps provide accurate color for such it... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960947 | Phase-error-compensation techniques in a fractional-N PLL frequency synthesizer A fractional-type phase-locked loop circuit, for synthesizing an output signal multiplying a frequency of a reference signal by a selected fractional conversion factor, includes a frequency divider for generating a feedback signal dividing the frequency of the outpu... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954308 | Apparatus and methods for generating multiple exit-pupil images in an expanded exit pupil A diffraction grating generates even-order, odd-order, and 0th-order exit-pupil images. The even-order exit-pupil images have brightness levels within a first range and the odd-order exit-pupil images have brightness levels within a second range that is d... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953609 | High-density plasma process for depositing a layer of silicon nitride A high-density plasma process is proposed for depositing a layer of Silicon Nitride on a substrate in a plasma reactor. The process includes the steps of: providing a gas including precursor components of the Silicon Nitride, generating a plasma applying a radio-fre... | 10/11/2005 |
| D510378 | Goggles | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946819 | Device for the correction of the power factor in power supply units with forced switching operating in transition mode A device for the correction of the power factor in power supply units with forced switching operating in transition mode is described. The device comprises a converter and a control device coupled to said converter so as to obtain from an alternating network input v... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946367 | Methods for forming a semiconductor thin film Methods for forming a single crystal semiconductor thin film layer from a non-single crystal layer includes directing a light source having a homogenized intensity distribution and a modulated amplitude towards the non-single crystal layer, and relatively moving the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944061 | Single cell erasing method for recovering memory cells under programming disturbs in non volatile semiconductor memory devices The present invention relates to a particular single cell erasing method for recovering memory cells under reading or programming disturbs in non volatile semiconductor memory electronic devices comprising cell matrix split in sectors and organized in rows, or word ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943536 | Power supply circuit for charging a bootstrap capacitor A switching power supply circuit is provided for capacitor charging, wherein a power device is coupled to a terminal node of a capacitor to be charged and has a control terminal coupled to the output of an associated drive circuit. This circuit includes a second pow... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941939 | Facing machine for hard-fired ceramic tiles The facing machine for hard-fired ceramic tiles comprises: a structure for supporting, and setting the cutting depth of, at least one pair or rotary rollers at a grooving station, the axis of the rollers lying transverse to the infeed path of the tiles as carried on... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940260 | Microenergy device for producing mechanically modulated microenergy output from digital microenergy input The present invention relates to a microenergy device for generating highly precise microenergy required for future high performance complex information appliances. The microenergy device of the present invention comprises a microenergy generating unit and a microme... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939094 | Autonomous power interface for modifying limited rotation speed of a machine The invention is directed to a secondary power tool system, components thereof and methods for using the same. It is preferably for use with an automatic tool change CNC machine having a rotating tool receiving element. The system includes a power source delivery in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935816 | High stiffness composition tool bar The present invention is to provide a machining tool bar in which mechanical machining properties are improved by using high stiffness composite material. According to the present invention, the tool bar includes an adaptor constructed to be coupled to a driv... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934185 | Programming method for non volatile multilevel memory cells and corresponding programming circuit A method for management of the programming controls in a multilevel device is provided. During the control step cells are not controlled all together but they are conveniently selected in order to reduce the source resistance and consumption effect, but without pena... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932285 | Orifice body with mixing chamber for abrasive water jet cutting An improved orifice assembly for use with an ultra high pressure fluid jet cutting apparatus is disclosed. The improved orifice assembly generally includes an orifice body defining a central bore, a high pressure inlet cavity located at an upstream portion of the bo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930927 | Line selector for a matrix of memory elements A line selector for a matrix of memory elements, for example a word line selector, comprises a plurality of line group selection circuits, each one allowing the selection of a respective group of matrix lines according to an address; each matrix line group includes ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930907 | FeRAM semiconductor memory A ferroelectric semiconductor memory includes an arrangement of memory units comprising at least one row of memory units. The memory units of the at least one row are associated with a respective word line of the arrangement. The arrangement of memory unit includes ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927470 | Micromachined oscillating element, in particular a mirror for optical switches A micromachined device made of semiconductor material is formed by: a semiconductor body; an intermediate layer set on top of the semiconductor body; and a substrate, set on top of the intermediate layer. A cavity extends in the intermediate layer and is delimited l... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923422 | Valve for controlling fluid flow through a tube, and related systems and methods A valve assembly for controlling the flow of fluid through a tube by pinching the tube to prevent fluid flow. The valve assembly includes a valve that receives the tube in a passage between a plunger and a bar. A spring urges the plunger toward the bar to pinch the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921336 | Linked electronic game systems A video game system that includes a console and hand-held controllers with LCD screens. Each game operates in a simulated world populated with animated characters and static objects which are displayed on a TV screen, and are also displayed on the LCD screens of the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922728 | Optimal internet network connecting and roaming system and method adapted for user moving outdoors or indoors The present invention relates to an internet network connecting and roaming system and method providing internet communication service to a data communication carried by a user moving indoors or outdoors. In the present invention, the user is provided with a communi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922605 | Automated fluid-jet tilt compensation for lag and taper A computerized method for determining a tilt parameter of a cutting head of a fluid-jet apparatus. The method includes receiving a target-piece shape, describing an ordered path defining the target-piece shape, and segmenting the path into small straight lines of ap... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911717 | Processing method and apparatus for annealing and doping semiconductor A treatment apparatus for annealing and/or doping of a semiconductor, the apparatus having an air shield chamber in which are disposed a treated plate including a substrate and a semiconductor layer formed directly or indirectly thereon, and a target material having... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909626 | Method and related circuit for accessing locations of a ferroelectric memory A method and circuit for accessing a memory location comprising at least one respective ferroelectric storage unit of a matrix of ferroelectric storage units, the memory location is selected by connecting a first terminal of a ferroelectric storage element of the at... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909752 | Circuit and method for generating filler pixels from the original pixels in a video stream An image processing circuit includes a processor that receives a value of an original pixel of an original first video image and a value of an original pixel of an original second video image. The processor generates a first pixel-value component from the value of t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904877 | Piston motion modifiable internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine (10) including at least two radial cylinders (17) disposed with their axes coplanar and equi-angular located relative to each other. The cylinders (17) meet to form a common combustion chamber (18). A piston ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906957 | Sensing circuitry for reading and verifying the contents of electrically programmable and erasable non-volatile memory cells, useful in low supply-voltage technologies Sensing circuitry for reading and verifying the contents of electrically programmable and erasable non-volatile memory cells, comprises a sense amplifier having a first sensing circuit portion connected to a cell to be read and provided with an output terminal for c... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904847 | Removable or invertable in-situ model railroad wheel cleaner The invention is directed to an apparatus to assist a model railroad hobbyist in cleaning driven or non-driven wheels of a locomotive or car. To achieve this objective, removable and invertable embodiments of the invention are disclosed. The invention provides a con... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6900601 | Control circuit of two current unidirectional switches A circuit for controlling two switches assembled in anti-parallel, comprising in series between two terminals of the anti-parallel assembly, two identical control stages respectively dedicated to each switch and between which is interposed a common impedance setting... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899876 | Compositions and methods relating to reduction of symptoms of autism Methods and compositions that can reduce the symptoms of autism in a human patient comprising administering a physiologically effective amount of one or both of a purified casomorphin inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a casomorphinase and a casomorphin... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900827 | Optical recorder and method thereof An optical recording art is characterized by converting a light from a light source into a modulated light including an amplitude-modulated light and a phase-modulated light and forming an image of the modulated light on a surface of an object. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6898458 | Methods and apparatus for fluorescence and reflectance imaging and spectroscopy and for contemporaneous measurements of electromagnetic radiation with multiple measuring devices Optical systems that provide for simultaneous images and spectra from an object, such as a tissue sample, an industrial object such as a computer chip, or any other object that can be viewed with an optical system such as a microscope, endoscope, telescope or camera... | 05/24/2005 |
