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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941428 | Method for enhancing search results Disclosed in this specification is a software and browser application for monitoring submissions to a third-party search engine. When the third-party search engine returns a list of results, the list may be compared to a list of rated websites located in a rating da... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939501 | Ophthalmic and contact lens solutions containing peptides as preservative A contact lens solution comprising 0.001 to 10 weight percent or a preservative enhancer chosen from the group consisting of: D4E1, D2A21, and P-113; and at least 0.0001 weight percent of a preservative, and where the concentration of chloride in said solution is le... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938646 | Three-dimensional periodic table The invention includes a three dimensional periodic table of the chemical elements and a method of learning about the periodic nature of the elements. Included are several cardboard or paper sheets, each having a plurality of blocks that display information about pa... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938281 | Leakproof bottle for infant food A leakproof bottle for feeding a child includes a first external thread around a bottle opening, and a lower closure ring having a first internal thread, which is screwed onto the first external thread and has at least one first throughflow hole. An upper closure ri... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926721 | Processing scheme for an indicia reader An apparatus for collecting and processing information bearing indicia (IBI) comprising: a converter for converting light reflected off an IBI into IBI signals representative of the converted light; and, at least one processor adapted for: running at least one appli... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635865 | Bag | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920831 | PTT/PTS signaling in an internet protocol network Conveying Push-To-Talk and Push-To-Signal (PTT/PTS) information over an IP network through signaling bits defined in and propagated with the Real-Time Protocol (RTP) stream allows the PTT/PTS information to remain synchronized with the voice packets of the stream. T... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918397 | Indicia reading system A method of reading indicia comprising the steps of: displaying a plurality of information data bearing indicia seriatim on a display; reading and decoding the displayed plurality of information data bearing indicia utilizing an indicia reader; and establishing a re... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913911 | Method for updating indicia readers An indicia reader system includes an indicia reader for reading symbol indicia and producing a symbol signal representative of the symbol indicia, the indicia reader capable of transferring and receiving data formatted in a plurality of protocols; a controller capab... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912717 | Method for uncovering hidden Markov models The invention uses the ModelGrower program to generate possible candidates from an original or aggregated model. An isomorphic reduction program operates on the candidates to identify and exclude isomorphic models. A Markov model evaluation and optimization program ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910410 | Integrated low leakage Schottky diode An integrated low leakage Schottky diode has a Schottky barrier junction proximate one side of an MOS gate with one end of a drift region on an opposite side of the gate. Below the Schottky metal and the gate oxide is a RESURF structure of an N− layer over a P− ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906828 | High-voltage integrated circuit device including high-voltage resistant diode A high-voltage integrated circuit includes a low-voltage circuit region having a plurality of semiconductor devices, which operate with respect to a ground voltage, a high-voltage circuit region having a plurality of semiconductor devices, which operate with respect... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902646 | Multiphase synchronous buck converter Disclosed in this specification is a multiphase buck converter package and process for forming such package. The package includes at least four dies and at least nine parallel leads. The dies are electrically connected through a plurality of die attach pads, thus el... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897471 | Method and apparatus to improve the reliability of the breakdown voltage in high voltage devices A structure to diminish high voltage instability in a high voltage device when under stress includes an amorphous silicon layer over a field oxide on the high voltage device. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896268 | Apparatus for producing small size wood chips A disc type wood chipper that utilizes a high percentage of the energy required for chipping but not substantially utilized in the material size reduction within the machine to produce chips of a small enough size such that the chips produced can be turned into wood... | 03/01/2011 |
| RE42181 | Metal halide lamp for curing adhesives An arc lamp assembly which includes in combination a reflector and a light source which is surrounded by said reflector. A dichroic coating on the reflector functions to reflect radiation in the range of about 300 to 600 nm. The light source is an arc lamp which con... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893548 | SiP substrate Disclosed in this specification is a system-in-a-package substrate that includes an interconnect substrate for permitting finely pitched connections to be made to an integrated circuit. The interconnect substrate includes a central region on its upper surface for re... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888735 | Integrated complementary low voltage RF-LDMOS Complementary RF LDMOS transistors have gate electrodes over split gate oxides. A source spacer of a second conductivity type extends laterally from the source tap of a first conductivity type to approximately the edge of the gate electrode above the thinnest gate o... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885763 | Apparatus and methods for tracking movement of persons A system and method for tracking movements of an object of interest using an contact or contactless tag, having a writable memory. A plurality of scanners are dispersed throughout an environment in which movement of the object is to be tracked, wherein when a scanne... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847395 | Package and package assembly of power device A package and a package assembly for a power device having a high operation voltage and impulse voltage are provided. The package assembly for a power device comprises an assembly wherein the power device is encapsulated and electrically connected to a lead protrudi... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879534 | Fabrication of a high resolution biological molecule detection device The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a detection device which involves providing a substrate having a layer of electrically conductive material and a first layer of photosensitive material. Next, the substrate is subjected to a first level phot... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878879 | Game call assembly A game call assembly for attracting wild game comprises a game call configured for emitting a call when rotated to an inverted position. A motor when energized rotates a shaft. The game call is coupled to the shaft. A switch selectively electrically connects a power... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878406 | Optical reader An optical reader comprises: a first illumination source for projecting a first illumination field on a target; a second illumination source for projecting a second illumination field on a target; an image sensor array for converting light from a target into output ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875517 | Self-aligned complementary LDMOS The invention includes a laterally double-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) having a reduced size, a high breakdown voltage, and a low on-state resistance. This is achieved by providing a thick gate oxide on the drain side of the device, which reduces elect... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871563 | Process for the refurbishing of a sputtering target Disclosed in this specification is a process for refurbishing a spent sputtering target. The process includes the step of applying sufficient heat and axial force to the filled sputtering target to hot press the filled sputtering target such that the powdered metal ... | 01/18/2011 |
| D630521 | Flask | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863096 | Embedded die package and process flow using a pre-molded carrier An embedded die package includes a carrier with an electrical device in the cavity of the carrier, a first dielectric layer covering the sides and top of the electrical device except for vias over selected bonding pads of the electrical device, a plurality of metal ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859057 | Wide bandgap device in parallel with a device that has a lower avalanche breakdown voltage and a higher forward voltage drop than the wide bandgap device A method and device for protecting wide bandgap devices from failing during suppression of voltage transients. An improvement in avalanche capability is achieved by placing one or more diodes, or a PNP transistor, across the blocking junction of the wide bandgap dev... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855084 | Chemistry system for clinical analyzer A clinical analyzer for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a sample includes at least one reagent supply and at least one reaction containment device for containing a volume of sample and a volume of said at least one reagent from said at least one ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851957 | Magnetic bearing assembly for rotatable support apparatus A magnetic bearing assembly for a rotatable support apparatus includes a first stationary section, a second section disposed on the first section and a shaft member secured to the base section and passing through the first section. The shaft member defines an axle f... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850917 | Particle agglutination in a tip An apparatus and a related method for performing particle agglutination reactions in a single, disposable probe tip are disclosed. The probe tip includes a sample cavity for sample acquisition, at least one flanking cavity for the capture of particles by centrifugat... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842968 | Integrated low leakage diode An integrated low leakage diode suitable for operation in a power integrated circuit has a structure similar to a lateral power MOSFET, but with the current flowing through the diode in the opposite direction to a conventional power MOSFET. The anode is connected to... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842555 | Integrated transistor module and method of fabricating same An integrated transistor module includes a lead frame that defines at least one low-side land and at least one high-side land. A stepped portion of the lead frame mechanically and electrically interconnects the low-side and high-side lands. A low-side transistor is ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842545 | Semiconductor package having insulated metal substrate and method of fabricating the same Provided is a semiconductor package in which an adhesion force between an insulation metal substrate and a molding member is increased by removing a solder mask layer from the insulation metal substrate and a method of fabricating the semiconductor package. The semi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841309 | Gas exchange valve actuator for a valve-controlled internal combustion engine A gas exchange valve actuator for a valve-controlled internal combustion engine is equipped with a rotor, which is to be coupled to a valve member, and a stator, wherein the rotor has at least two stacks, which are arranged at a predetermined distance from one anoth... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837113 | Method for updating indicia readers A data reader system includes a plurality of indicia readers for reading symbol indicia and producing a symbol signal representative of the symbol indicia. At least two of the indicia readers includes a processor for controlling the indicia reader, the processor hav... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828025 | Apparatus for cleaning a wood chipper Apparatus for limiting the amount of debris that is disbursed in and around a disc type wood chipper when the disc is being treated with high pressure air. The apparatus includes a casing that surrounds the chipper disc having a stationary section and a removable se... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824999 | Method for enhancing field oxide A CMOS device with polysilicon protection tiles is shown in FIG. 2. LOCOS regions 12.1 and 12.2 separate adjacent active regions 16.1 from 16 and 18.1 from 18, respectively. On the upper surface of the LOCOS regions | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823381 | Power plant with heat transformation A power plant with heat transfer, in which power is generated by an arbitrary number of heat engines, described above and illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 18. is disclosed. The heat engines (A) are arranged in series with a cooling medium (22) and a he... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821114 | Multiphase synchronous buck converter Disclosed in this specification is a multiphase buck converter package and process for forming such package. The package includes at least four dice and several parallel leads. The dice are electrically connected through a plurality of die attach pads, thus eliminat... | 10/26/2010 |
