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Kissing Shield

A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.

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Attorney: Harrity & Snyder, L.L.P.


Number of patents: 22
Last date: July 05, 2005

NumberTitleIssue Date
6914904ATM connection band control method and control system
An asynchronous transfer mode connection band control system in a system for transmitting and receiving an asynchronous transfer mode cell utilizing an asynchronous transfer mode network, has data storage means for storing a connection band of a preferential switche...
07/05/2005
6895006Unicast/multicast system
A unicast/multicast system has an internal cell generating section that generates an internal cell to include its output index information based on user data, and an output port conversion table that stores the relation of output index information and output port nu...
05/17/2005
6882650Dual AAL1 device and synchronization method used therewith
Upon receipt of a synchronization request from the CPU, the AAL1 device of the act system causes its cell forming section to extract the allocation position information for the SAR-PDU payload about a particular time slot in the current frame and, via the synchroniz...
04/19/2005
6682040Heat dissipating laptop computer stand with adjustable tilt
A stand for supporting a laptop computer at different tilt angles may include a top plate with a trapezoidal shape including a number of riser clusters arranged along a narrower parallel side of the top plate. Each one of the riser clusters may be configu...
01/27/2004
6577199Harmonic matching network for a saturated amplifier
Systems and methods for increasing the efficiency of direct current (DC) power to radio frequency (RF) power include a harmonic matching network that inhibits harmonic current flow for a number of harmonic frequencies. The matching network includes a numb...
06/10/2003
6570776Shielded electronics package structure with enhanced mechanical reliability
A circuit shielding structure includes a circuitry package and a layer of conductive polymer material coating at least a portion of the circuitry package. The layer of conductive polymer material may include a metal filled polymer such as a silver particl...
05/27/2003
6567902Systems and methods for packing data into a destination register
A data packing system includes a source memory, a destination memory, and a data packer. The source memory stores data in source storage locations. The data includes valid data and invalid data. The destination memory stores at least some of the data from...
05/20/2003
6552918Space-efficient power supply systems and methods with minimal heat generation
A space-efficient power supply powers a system and is housed in a small area of the system. The components of the power supply are designed to reduce heat generation and be aerodynamically efficient. Reduced heat generation reduces the need for air space ...
04/22/2003
6551107Systems and methods for web-based learning
A system provides medical training over a network. The system receives a medical topic indication, retrieves at least one graphical user interface related to the medical topic, and provides the retrieved graphical user interface over the network to a user...
04/22/2003
6549888Systems and methods for bonding information and services to assure the accuracy of the information and/or performance of services provided by a network server
A system assures the accuracy of information and the performance of services provided by an entity. The system receives a request from the entity to bond the information and services provided by the entity and evaluates the accuracy of the information and...
04/15/2003
6538518Multi-loop phase lock loop for controlling jitter in a high frequency redundant system
A multi-loop phase lock loop (PLL) contains multiple loop filters, each having different bandwidths. The multi-loop PLL receives one of multiple high-frequency clock signals as an input. A phase detector outputs a signal, based on the phase difference bet...
03/25/2003
6538899Traceless midplane
A traceless midplane contains substantially no traces, pins, or active components and includes a front portion and a back portion. The front portion includes first connectors. The back portion includes second connectors arranged in a grid pattern. Each of...
03/25/2003
6534712Pressure vessel joint for repeaters in submarine optical communication systems
A pressure vessel joint for repeaters in submarine optical communication systems is described. The joint employs a breech ring which secures an endcap to the pressure vessel. The breech ring and pressure vessel have corresponding keys. The breech ring sli...
03/18/2003
6526440Ranking search results by reranking the results based on local inter-connectivity
A search engine for searching a corpus improves the relevancy of the results by refining a standard relevancy score based on the interconnectivity of the initially returned set of documents. The search engine obtains an initial set of relevant documents b...
02/25/2003
6525425Copper interconnects with improved electromigration resistance and low resistivity
Copper interconnects are formed by depositing substantially pure copper into the lower portion of an interconnect opening. The upper portion of the interconnect opening is then filled with doped copper followed by a planarization process. The resulting co...
02/25/2003
6474614Heat dissipating laptop computer stand with adjustable tilt
A stand for supporting a laptop computer at different tilt angles may include a top plate with a trapezoidal shape including a number of riser clusters arranged along a narrower parallel side of the top plate. Each one of the riser clusters may be configu...
11/05/2002
6459579Apparatus and method for directing airflow in three dimensions to cool system components
The invention provides forced-air cooling to components mounted on circuit boards oriented in a side-to-side direction in a system. Airflow may enter and exit the system through the front and back (or vice-versa), rather than the sides of the system. In o...
10/01/2002
6429706Voltage sequencing circuit for powering-up sensitive electrical components
A voltage sequencing circuit powers-up electrical systems by sequentially enabling a series of power supply lines to the electrical system. After each power supply line is enabled, the voltage sequencing circuit waits a pre-programmed delay time before en...
08/06/2002
6358760Method for amorphous silicon local interconnect etch
A silicon layer is etched using a plasma etcher equipped with an endpoint control device. CF4 and N2 are provided to the plasma etcher at lower flow rates than those typically used during fixed time etching processes. The endpoint co...
03/19/2002
6350696Spacer etch method for semiconductor device
Spacers are formed on a semiconductor device by depositing a spacer layer on the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is subjected to an anisotropic etching process to leave at least a portion of the spacer layer covering the semiconductor devic...
02/26/2002
6346479Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having copper interconnects
A copper interconnect is formed by creating an opening in a dielectric layer. Copper is then deposited in a non-conformal electroplating process to fill a portion of the opening. A second electroplating process is then performed to conformally deposit cop...
02/12/2002
6333650Voltage sequencing circuit for powering-up sensitive electrical components
A voltage sequencing circuit powers-up electrical systems by sequentially enabling a series of power supply lines to the electrical system. After each power supply line is enabled, the voltage sequencing circuit waits a pre-programmed delay time before en...
12/25/2001
 
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