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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167823 | Method and apparatus for aligning and securing an implant relative to a patient A surgical apparatus includes an orientation sensor that detects an actual orientation of a surgical tool. The apparatus also includes an orientation feedback device that selectively provides an orientation feedback signal. Moreover, the apparatus includes a control... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163028 | Knee joint prosthesis system and method for implantation A prosthesis for replacing a knee joint between a femur and a tibia can include a femoral component having a first condylar portion, a second condylar portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall that collectively comprise a first hinge portion. A tibial componen... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8105339 | Image guided spinal surgery guide system and method for use thereof A guide is disclosed for use in performing spinal surgery to prepare across a spinal disc and adjacent vertebrae an implantation space. The guide is associated with a computer controlled surgical navigation system employing an energy-detecting array to track positio... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097103 | Copper complexes with oxalyldihydrazide moieties Methods of making and resultant compositions thereof, which include copper-oxalyldihydrazide-based complexes, such as pyrotechnic compositions, gas generants, and ignition materials, which are useful, for example, in inflatable restraint systems. Synthesis of one or... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094035 | Storage rack safety device A safety device for a storage rack can include a length of webbing configured to span across a rear side of the storage rack. A sensor device can be coupled to one end of the webbing and a signaling device can be configured to communicate with the sensor device. The... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7749250 | Soft tissue repair assembly and associated method A soft tissue repair assembly. The assembly includes a flexible member having first and second ends, and a strand passing through the flexible member. The strand has first and second strand ends extending through the flexible member, such that pulling at least one o... | 07/06/2010 |
| RE40852 | Method and system for navigating a catheter probe A system for navigating a catheter probe through a body cavity includes a sensing coil affixed to a distal end of the probe. Magnetic fields are projected into the body cavity to induce voltage signals in the sensing coil that are sufficient to describe the orientat... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547405 | Solid state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric materials Solid-state deformation processing of crosslinked high molecular weight polymers such as UHMWPE, for example by extrusion below the melt transition, produces materials with a desirable combination of physical and chemical properties. Crosslinked bulk materials are h... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7506908 | Gripping tool A gripping tool includes a pair of handles and a resilient element integrally formed with and connecting the pair of handles. An opening is defined on at least one of the pair of handles or the resilient element. The opening is adapted to receive an article to be gr... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500983 | Apparatus for soft tissue attachment An apparatus and method for fixing a selected graft relative to a selected anatomical portion. An anchor may be provided that may be interconnected with a selected graft portion that is operable to pass through a selected bore and then moved into an operable positio... | 03/10/2009 |
| 6891767 | Semiconductor memory device and method for pre-charging the same A semiconductor memory device and a method for pre-charging the same, the semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of memory cell array blocks, each having a plurality of memory cells connected between respective bit line pairs and respective word line pai... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6875877 | Method of preparing enantiomerically-enriched tetrahydrobenzothiepine oxides A process for preparing enantiomerically enriched tetrahydrobenzothipeine oxides comprises cyclizing an enantiomerically enriched aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide wherein the sulfur atom of the aryl-3-propanalsulfoxide is a chiral center. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6847572 | Refresh control circuit and methods of operation and control of the refresh control circuit A refresh operation in a PSRAM device to hidden-refresh an internal memory cell by using a refresh pulse signal may be controlled by forming a dummy duration for the refresh operation in a read/write cycle, reducing the dummy duration when the refresh pulse signal i... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845137 | System and method for the production of 18F-Fluoride A system and method for producing 18F-Fluoride by using a proton beam to irradiate 18Oxygen in gaseous form. The irradiated 18Oxygen is contained in a chamber that includes at least one component to which the produced 18F-... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6844627 | Metal film semiconductor device and a method for forming the same A method for forming a metal film including forming a metal barrier layer on a surface of a substrate, on a bottom surface of a recess and on sidewalls of the recess, forming a first metal film on the substrate but not in the recess, treating the first metal film wi... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840094 | Intake pressure sensing device for internal combustion engine An intake pressure detecting device for detecting the intake pressure in an intake pipe as information for controlling the operational state of an engine includes an intake pressure detecting sensor for detecting the absolute pressure of the intake air. It further i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6841771 | Optical coupling device and light-receiving circuit of same A light-receiving circuit of an optical coupling device may include a dummy photodiode arranged in a vicinity of a photodiode. The dummy photodiode and photodiode may convert received optical signals to photoelectric current. Amplified photoelectric current outputs ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839295 | Semiconductor memory device and method of reading data from the semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device and method of reading data from the semiconductor memory device is described. The semiconductor memory device may generate a data read clock signal that changes from a first logic state to a second logic state, and may read out bit cell... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6834765 | Series installation device arrangement A device arrangement includes a number of series installation devices which can be snapped onto a mounting rail by way of a snap-action slide interacting with a slide actuator. It further includes the synchronous actuation of a plurality of snap-action slides, a com... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6835509 | Mask for estimating aberration in projection lens system of exposure apparatus A mask for estimating aberration in a projection lens system of an exposure apparatus. The mask includes a mask substrate and mask patterns arranged on the mask substrate such that a critical dimension (CD), represented by the width of each of the mask patterns, and... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6836155 | Current sense amplifier A current sense amplifier includes a pair of cross-coupled transistors, each transistor being connected between a respective input signal line and a respective output signal generating node, for amplifying voltage difference between the output signal generating node... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6828819 | High-speed memory system A memory system includes a chipset mounted on a circuit board, and first and second memory module connectors mounted respectively on the circuit board. The first and second memory modules are inserted into the first and second memory module connectors, respectively.... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818998 | Stacked chip package having upper chip provided with trenches and method of manufacturing the same A stacked chip package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a first semiconductor chip having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface of the first semiconductor chip is attached to the upper surface of the substra... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819205 | Current limiting low-voltage power circuit breaker A low-voltage power circuit breaker includes a current-limiting opening of a mobile switching contact. The force-transmitting connection between the actuating shaft lever and the mobile switching contact or the contact support is provided in the form of a latching d... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819614 | Semiconductor memory device and sensing control method having more stable input/output line sensing control A semiconductor memory device having a more stable input/output (I/O) line sensing control scheme regardless of variation of a threshold voltage and a sensing control method thereof. The semiconductor memory device includes a control circuit that controls a pair of ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816851 | Method for assigning and id to an object in a database The invention relates to a method for assigning an identity to an object (10) in a database, which object has an extension that includes a plurality of coordinate points in a coordinate system representing a multidimensional reality. The method is characteris... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814112 | Method of controlling press power in a limbing knife assembly in a single-grip harvester head In a method, when using a single-grip harvester head for felling and processing trees, of controlling the press power which, by means of a limbing knife assembly (6), is exerted on a stem (3) which is horizontally fed through th head with its butt end ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816999 | Method of extracting interconnection capacitance of semiconductor integrated chip and recording medium for recording the same A method of extracting the interconnection capacitance of a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided. An interconnection structure composed of a plurality of signal lines and dummy conductive patterns disposed between the signal lines is made into data. Data on ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813187 | Bit line setup and discharge circuit for programming non-volatile memory A NAND EEPROM having a shielded bit line architecture reduces supply voltage and ground noise resulting from charging or discharging bit lines. The EEPROM has a PMOS pull-up transistor and an NMOS pull down transistor connected to a virtual power node. A control cir... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6813058 | Method and apparatus for personalization of semiconductor A system for making small modifications to the pattern in standard processed semiconductor devices. The modifications are made to create a small variable part of the pattern against a large constant part of the same pattern. In a preferred embodiment the exposure of... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806517 | Flash memory having local SONOS structure using notched gate and manufacturing method thereof A notched gate SONOS transistor includes: a substrate having source/drain regions; a gate insulator layer on the substrate between the source/drain regions; a notched gate structure, on the gate insulator leyer, having at least one notch; and at least one ONO wedge ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804163 | Semiconductor memory device for reducing chip size A semiconductor memory device that minimizes chip area is provided. The semiconductor memory device includes local input/output (I/O) lines, global I/O lines, and a memory core that is coupled between a bit line and a complementary bit line. The memory core includes... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799141 | Method for determining the channel gain between emitters and receivers A method for determining the channel gain between one or more emitter(s) and one or more receiver(s) by using a linear transform, such as a wavelet transform. Provides a fast and robust method for determining the channel gain, the signal being emitted with a very lo... | 09/28/2004 |
| D496035 | Integrated all-in-one computer | 09/14/2004 |
| 6785919 | Futon sofa bed The futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for fitting the back-deck into position between the arm panels. A futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for attaching the seat-deck to the back-deck that may be convert... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6786225 | Three-stage relay control A three-stage relay control is provided for regulating the flow of gas through, for example, gas valves. The relay control includes a control arm for providing three levels of gas flow and having three adjustment screws, one for controlling the flow at each stage of... | 09/07/2004 |
| D495151 | End frame for a futon | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782569 | Futon sofa bed The futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for fitting the back-deck into position between the arm panels. A futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for attaching the seat-deck to the back-deck that may be convert... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6785173 | Semiconductor memory device capable of performing high-frequency wafer test operation A semiconductor memory device generates a test clock signal (whose periods and cycle number are variable) having a shorter cycle than that of an external clock signal, and internally test data using the test clock signal. The semiconductor memory device may repeated... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780734 | Wafer table and semiconductor package manufacturing apparatus using the same A wafer table for supporting a wafer during the sawing process without the use of wafer backing tape and providing for the support and independent elevation of individual chips separated by the sawing process is disclosed. Also disclosed are a series of semiconducto... | 08/24/2004 |
