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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6689212 | Method for growing an -SiC bulk single crystal An -SiC bulk single crystal is formed from an SiC gas phase by deposition of SiC on an SiC seed crystal. To enable an SiC bulk single crystal of the 15R type to be grown reproducibly and without restricting the seed crystal, the deposition takes pl... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688224 | Rotary-blade folding unit A rotary-blade folding unit includes at least one folding blade, a pair of folding rollers and a drive for producing a hypocycloid movement of the folding blade about a rotational axis of the folding blade and a main rotational axis for folding a signatur... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6687726 | Apparatus for multiplication by constant factors for video compression method (MPEG) Particularly with relatively complex multiplication devices with a downstream shift device, such as those which occur in video compression devices, the apparatus is used to save chip area and to increase the processing speed. The multiplier is split into ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6687514 | Base station for a radio communications system A base station for a radio communications systems contains at least one carrier-related transceiver device and at least one central unit for controlling the base station. The transceiver device and the central unit each contain at least one interface devi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686625 | Field effect-controllable semiconductor component with two-directional blocking, and a method of producing the semiconductor component The semiconductor component can be controlled by the field effect and it blocks in both directions. The component has a semiconductor body with a first connecting zone, a second connecting zone and a channel zone formed between the first and the second co... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686131 | Method of producing biocompatible structures and biocompatible microchip A biocompatible structure is produced by first applying a chemically amplified photoresist to a substrate and structuring the photoresist. The photoresist comprises a polymer with anchor groups for linking a biocompatible compound. After the structuring o... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686098 | Lithography method and lithography mask Layers are patterned with a lithography method during the fabrication of integrated circuits. A mask, which may be reflective or transmissive, for carrying out the method. The photosensitive layers are exposed to radiation that is emitted by a radiation s... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6608878 | Method and device for monitoring the power rise during startup of a nuclear reactor (diversitary excursion monitoring) A method and a device are provided for monitoring a power rise during startup of a nuclear reactor (diversitary excursion monitoring). In order to be able to shut down the reactor during startup in the event of prompt critical states, a power band situate... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6608341 | Trench capacitor with capacitor electrodes A trench capacitor for use in a semiconductor memory cell is formed in a substrate. The trench capacitor includes a trench having an upper region and a lower region, an insulation collar formed in the upper region on a trench wall of the trench, and a bur... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607931 | Method of producing an optically transparent substrate and method of producing a light-emitting semiconductor chip A light-emitting semiconductor chip is produced by applying an epitaxially produced light-emitting semiconductor structure on a transparent substrate. First, a substrate layer is epitaxially grown on a lattice-matched substrate. The substrate layer is bon... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607352 | Turbo machine with an inner housing and an outer housing A turbo machine, especially a steam turbine, has a main axis, an inner housing, an outer housing, a top region, and a bottom region. Between the outer housing and the inner housing a radial gap is formed, which has a narrow part in the bottom region.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6606008 | Oscillator circuit An oscillator circuit is described and has an oscillator core with at least one inductance and, connected thereto, a first and second capacitance. A deattenuator is coupled to the oscillator core and has two transistors, which are cross-coupled to one ano... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6605987 | Circuit for generating a reference voltage based on two partial currents with opposite temperature dependence A circuit for generating a temperature-stabilized reference voltage uses the current-mode technique, in which two partial currents are superimposed on each other and converted into the reference voltage. One partial current is generated by an asymmetric d... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6605837 | Memory cell configuration and production method A memory cell configuration includes a magnetoresistive element with an annular cross-section in a layer plane, a first line and a second line. The first and second lines crossing each other. The magnetoresistive element is disposed in the crossing region... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602046 | Diffusor without any pulsation of the shock boundary layer, and a method for suppressing the shock boundary layer pulsation in diffusors A diffuser for slowing down a fluid and a method for operating a diffuser is described. A channel of the diffusor has an inlet with a smaller flow cross section than a flow cross section of an outlet and at least one opening for receiving an energizing fl... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6600819 | Method for implementing call acceptance groups in a communication network A method is provided for implementing call acceptance groups extending between network nodes in a communications network having a plurality of network nodes. An arrival of a call for a terminal which is coupled to a first network node and has an assigned ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6600152 | Device for treating a substrate having a rotating polygonal mirror with inclined faces and a system of adjacent focusing lenses A device for treating a substrate with laser radiation is described. The device has a rotating polygon mirror with N reflecting surfaces which are used to direct a laser beam via a system of converting focusing lenses, whereby the focal planes of the lens... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598529 | Method and device for detecting faults during transport of a web A method for detecting faults during transport of a web in a web-fed printing machine, wherein web speed is determined by contact-free measurement, in accordance with the Doppler principle, includes the steps of: by applying microwaves, determining a firs... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595544 | Apparatus for occupant protection in a motor vehicle An apparatus for occupant protection in a vehicle, having a sensor for picking up a transverse deflection of structure-borne sound of a body component of the vehicle, and having an evaluator for controlling an occupant protection device of the vehicle dep... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6594940 | Fishing hooking device A fish hooking device includes a fishing rod holder pivotably mounted such that the fishing rod holder is pivotable about a first pivot axis and pivotable about a second pivot axis substantially parallel to the first pivot axis. The fishing rod holder has... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6594360 | Circuit configuration for two-wire/four-wire conversion The invention relates to a circuit configuration for two-wire/four-wire conversion. The circuit configuration has a receiver which is coupled on an input side to a digital two-wire reception path via which its receives a digital signal. A signal-processor... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590457 | Phase detector and clock regeneration device A phase detector device and a clock regeneration device for phase centering when incoming data are sampled at a clock rate, which is in particular substantially half the size of the high clock rate of the incoming data, are provided. The device includes a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590160 | Sealing element for a device for the fireproof lead-through of line devices and the like through openings in walls The device for the fireproof lead-through of wires, cables, pipes and the like through openings in walls has a frame-shaped housing for a number of cuboidal packing pieces. The latter include two sealing elements with cross-sectionally semi-cylindrical in... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589495 | Process for reducing the levels of halogenated hydrocarbons Catalyst body for breaking down halogenated hydrocarbons, in particular dioxins and/or furans, having an active material which comprises titanium dioxide, carbon and at least one active component which is selected from the group consisting of oxides and m... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588336 | Method and system for producing screen data using a separate rip for each color A method of producing screen data for imaging units of a printing machine includes the steps of breaking down raw image data into a plurality of partial images, respectively, corresponding to one printing ink; outputting the partial images to a plurality ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588291 | Method for electrohydraulically controlling a motor vehicle transmission and electrohydraulic controller for a motor vehicle transmission A control current is converted into an activation pressure for a transmission actuator by a pressure regulating valve. Both a control current at a given time and the activation pressure at the given time are fed back to a regulator. A setpoint value for t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587489 | Electronic driver circuit for directly modulated semiconductor lasers An electronic driver circuit for directly modulated semiconductor lasers is described. The drive circuit has a first circuit for generating a constant current and a second circuit for modulating the constant current. The second circuit generates, as a fun... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587361 | Switched-mode power supply with low switching losses A method for driving a switch in a switched-mode power supply, in which the switch is connected in series with a primary coil of a transformer and in which a control signal dependent on an output voltage is available. In this case, reference instants at w... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586978 | Delay locked loop A delay locked loop has a filter in order to set the delay time of a delay path in a manner dependent on the phase difference of input and output clock signals. The phase difference is ascertained by a phase detector. An additional control circuit determi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586795 | DRAM cell configuration whose memory cells can have transistors and capacitors with improved electrical properties Memory cells each include one transistor and one capacitor. A memory node of the capacitor is disposed in a first indentation, while a gate electrode of the transistor is disposed in a second indentation. An upper source/drain region, a channel region, an... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586348 | Method for preventing etching-induced damage to a metal oxide film by patterning the film after a nucleation anneal but while still amorphous and then thermally annealing to crystallize After an SBT layer is precipitated onto a substrate, the SBT layer is structured as a still amorphous layer. Only subsequently is it subjected to a crystallization process. Layers produced in this manner have a relatively high degree of dielectric strengt... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585259 | Delivery of a machine for processing flat printing materials A delivery of a machine for processing flat printing materials, having a sheet guide surface over which the sheets are drawn during operation, with forcible guidance of an edge of the sheets extending in a processing direction, respectively, includes nozz... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584899 | Apparatus for form-processing paper in a printing press Method for form-processing paper in a printing press by at least one processing tool and a computer includes converting digital data representing desired processing geometries into signals in the computer, and controlling the at least one processing tool ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584021 | Semiconductor memory having a delay locked loop A synchronous semiconductor memory containing dynamic memory cells has a delay locked loop in order to synchronize a clock signal which actuates data output drivers with an externally supplied clock signal. An updating of the delay locked loop is suppress... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6583464 | Memory cell using amorphous material to stabilize the boundary face between polycrystalline semiconductor material of a capacitor and monocrystalline semiconductor material of a transistor A memory cell array has memory cells in which there is an electrical connection between a polycrystalline semiconductor material of a capacitor electrode and a monocrystalline semiconductor region. Islands made of an amorphous material are disposed in a v... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581753 | Transport apparatus An apparatus for transporting a bundle of signatures moving continuously on a saddle chain to a working station includes an indexing chain moving with variable speed, and a clamping unit for keeping the bundle of signatures at a predetermined position on ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6580279 | Method and apparatus for checking the capacitance of a storage capacitor provided in an occupant protection system A capacitance of a firing capacitor for the firing of a firing pellet, where the firing capacitor is contained in an occupant protection system of a motor vehicle, is implemented on a rising edge of a capacitor voltage in a charging phase. For this purpos... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6580277 | Device for the ratiometric measurement of sensor signals Device for the ratiometric measurement of sensor signals using an analog/digital converter whose supply voltage is generated by means of a voltage controller, having an operational amplifier which is connected as a voltage follower and whose noninverting ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6580046 | Process and configuration for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items A process is provided for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items in airports having a baggage-conveying facility conveying baggage from a check-in region to a baggage area, from where they are transported for loading into aircraft. ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6579758 | Method and installation for fabricating one-sided buried straps Buried straps are produced on one side in deep trench structures. A PVD process is used to deposit masking material in the recess inclined at an angle. As a result, a masking wedge is produced on the buried strap, on one side in the base region of the rec... | 06/17/2003 |
