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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6380998 | LCD device having a back light A LCD device has a LCD panel and a drive TCP for driving the LCD panel. Back light is guided to the rear surface of the LCD panel by a light-conductive sheet. The leakage back light passed the rear surface of the light-conductive sheet is reflected by a r... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372114 | Method of forming a semiconductor device A method of forming a multi-layer structure over an insulating layer comprises the steps of: selectively depositing a barrier layer on a predetermined region of an insulating layer by use of a first deposition mask; selectively depositing a metal seed lay... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372591 | Fabrication method of semiconductor device using ion implantation A fabrication method of a semiconductor device is provided, which makes it possible to form shallow extensions (e.g., 0.1 μm or less in depth) of source/drain regions of a MOSFET with a double drain structure. In the step (a), a gate electrode is formed ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370486 | System and method for determining combustion temperature using infrared emissions The present invention relates to a combustion temperature sensor, and, more particularly, to a combustion temperature sensor that measures infrared energy emitted at several preselected wavelengths from a flame and/or a flame's hot gas at a turbine inlet ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367214 | Foundation element, methods for the construction of prefabricated structures including these elements, particularly prefabricated tunnels, and prefabricated structures made by these methods A foundation element in the form of a rigid monolithic prefabricated frame which includes at least two opposite containing side walls and cross-members interconnecting the two side walls so as to form a casting through-cavity between these two walls. The ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366063 | Circuit and method for driving capacitive load When a first switch is closed, a power-supply voltage V is applied to a serial resonance circuit that is made up of a coil and a capacitive load. When the voltage Vc of the capacitive load exceeds the power-supply voltage V, a diode conducts a ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366392 | Photonic crystal A photonic crystal comprises a plurality of elongated elements formed of a first dielectric material and arranged in a two-dimensional periodic honeycomb lattice. A second dielectric material surrounds the elongated elements and extending between them. Th... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361854 | Radiation cured island coating system A process for manufacturing a metallized substrate using the island coating method, includes depositing a coating layer containing a radiation curable non-volatile film former. The coated part is then vacuum metallized to form the metal islands of the pre... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358802 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having a gate electrode film containing nitrogen There is disclosed a semiconductor device which includes a semiconductor substrate having an element region and source and drain regions, a gate dielectric film containing nitrogen formed in the element region of said semiconductor substrate, a gate elect... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6360190 | Semiconductor process device simulation method and storage medium storing simulation program In this semiconductor process device simulation method, a coefficient matrix constituted by a principal diagonal submatrix arranged at any one of principal diagonals corresponding to each mesh point and representing a self feedback function at the mesh po... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354733 | System and method for determining combustion temperature using infrared emissions The present invention relates to a combustion temperature sensor, and, more particularly, to a combustion temperature sensor that measures infrared energy emitted at several preselected wavelengths from a flame and/or a flame's hot gas at a turbine inlet ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350387 | Multilayer combined rigid/flex printed circuit board containing flexible soldermask A multilayer rigid flex printed circuit board wherein the board laminate comprises a basestock composite containing a flexible core, formed by laminating a first conductive layer to a flexible insulator layer, a second insulator layer affixed to the bases... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349386 | Launch key, low power CD-ROM player for portable computers A portable computer adapted with an application launch controller to selectively launch a desired application when the portable computer is in an off or suspended state. Programmable function keys are provided to permit users to define associated applicat... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6348064 | Wound site management and wound closure device A staple and stapler and introducer are disclosed for closing a wound and for wound site management. The staple is deformable, and includes a plurality of tissue-piercing prongs which are expanded outwardly, inserted into tissue and collapsed inwardly to ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6335492 | Tape carrier package with improved connecting terminals and a method of electrically interconnecting the tape carrier package to external circuitry A tape carrier package (TCP) with improved connecting terminals is disclosed. The TCP includes a base film of non-conductive material which carries a plurality of conductive leads on one surface thereof. A plurality of connecting terminals are deposited o... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6331489 | Semiconductor device production method An entire surface of a semiconductor substrate is coated with photoresist and baked. A circuit pattern area in the region excluding a peripheral region of the semiconductor substrate is subjected to normal exposure while a non-circuit area (photoresist re... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6331280 | Medical instrument sterilization system A medical instrument sterilization system includes a sterilization tray having a bottom wall and an array of ventilation/mounting holes in the bottom wall. The ventilation/mounting holes are arranged evenly spaced at least in part in the bottom wall. Pref... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6331238 | Method of patterning a substrate with an atomic mask There is provided a method of patterning a substrate with an atomic mask having a mask substrate and first atoms adsorbed on the mask substrate, the first atoms forming a mask pattern having a one-atomic thickness, including the steps, in sequence, of (a)... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6331738 | Semiconductor device having a BGA structure A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor chip and a connection lead connected to a pad of the semiconductor chip. The connection lead has a tip part which is bent up to a surface of the semiconductor chip on the opposite side of the pad. Th... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330198 | Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device can improve probability of relieving of defective cell. The semiconductor storage device includes a redundancy cell for relieving a defective cell when the defective cell is found during fabrication process of a memory cell,... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329651 | Process and device for real time sorting of detection events from a gamma ray detector and correction of the uniformity of detection elements from the detector Process for real time sorting of signals from several semi-conductor detection elements in which: a) during a calibration phase: amplitude data and signal rise time data are established for each event signal, a biparametric detection spectrum with amplitude an... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329796 | Power management circuit for battery systems A power management circuit for battery systems composed of a switch defining a single charge/discharge path. The switch is selectively controlled using analog signals to couple a battery to a power source for charging, or to couple the battery to an activ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6326070 | Absorption means Sawdust particles are freed from their terpene content and thereafter coated with a Teflon wax. The Teflon coated sawdust is hydrophobic and consequently does not absorb water, while the ability to absorb oil is improved. The Teflon coated sawdust is usef... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325852 | Die for shaped crystal growth from a molten bath A die for drawing crystals from a molten bath, has a body bored with at least one longitudinal capillary channel arranged between a lower face of the body. The die is intended to be immersed in the molten bath and an upper face of the body intended to sup... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6326771 | Buffer battery power supply system A buffer battery power supply circuit is provided. In one embodiment, a battery charger circuit supplies a total output current which is delivered to both an active system and a battery. The total output current and the current delivered to a battery are ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324201 | Light emitting semiconductor element capable of suppressing change of driving current A light emitting semiconductor element comprises a first additive layer which is added into a cladding layer or a middle layer. The first additive layer has a lattice constant which is different from a lattice constant of a semiconductor substrate. The li... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323510 | Semiconductor memory device having an array of memory cells including a select transistor and a storage capacitor wiring lines at 45° angles A semiconductor memory device is provided, which prevents the characteristic of storage capacitors from degrading without chip-area increase of memory cells. Each of storage capacitors has a dielectric sandwiched by lower and upper electrodes. The lower e... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323500 | Electron-beam exposure system An electron-beam exposure system is constructed using electromagnetic lenses, apertures and an electron-beam mask, which are arranged and aligned in line between an electron source and a substrate. Within a trajectory of an electron beam that is radiated ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6321290 | Program checking method, program checking apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium for recording target program checking program capable of reducing tracing interrupt time While shortening a trace processing time duration of checking a target program, the target program is simply checked in a high speed. When historical data acquired by executing this target program is supplied, the historical data is converted into trace p... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6320740 | Method for manufacturing a polarized electrode for an electric double-layer capacitor A method for fabricating an electric double-layer capacitor includes the steps of contacting a polarized electrode which includes a polymer having no bridge structure therein and activated carbon and a collector which includes a polymer and conductive add... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6320284 | Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom A motor allowing multiple degrees of output freedom. The motor includes a stator having an interior surface forming at least a portion of a sphere or curved surface and first and second substantially orthogonally positioned stator coils wound on the inter... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319753 | Semiconductor device having lead terminals bent in J-shape A semiconductor device having lead terminals bent in a J-shape is disclosed. A radiating plate having a recess formed on an outer peripheral portion thereof is exposed to a lower face of a resin member and free ends of outer portions of the lead terminals... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319734 | Method for establishing differential injection conditions in mosfet source/drain regions based on determining the permitted amount of energy contamination with respect to desired junction depth A method for establishing conditions of making an index representing characteristics of a MOSFET in a permitted range by means of differentially injecting ions into a wafer. The method includes the steps of: making a curve indicating an amount of energy c... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318748 | Sliding tow bar bumper system A tow bar for connecting a vehicle to an object to be towed which reduces impact related structural damage to the vehicle. The tow bar is positioned within the vehicle bumper wherein the bumper contains a section for concealing the tow bar and wherein the... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318168 | Thermal dispersion probe with microcomputer controller Thermal dispersion probes used as flowrate sensors in process control of a medium heated by a heater. The device includes a reference temperature sensor for producing an electrical signal indicative of the temperature of the medium in which it is immersed... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316833 | Semiconductor device with multilayer interconnection having HSQ film with implanted fluorine and fluorine preventing liner A semiconductor device with a multilevel interconnection has hydrogen silsesquioxane films which are made porous by etching action of hydrogen fluoride or by ion-implantation of impurities containing fluorine, as an interlayer insulating film for filling ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315916 | Chemical imaging of a lithographic printing plate A process for imaging a lithographic printing plate having a coating containing diazo resins. An ink jet printer is used to apply micro drops of a basic chemical solution that insolubilizes the affected areas of the coating to a developing solution. The l... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6316364 | Polishing method and polishing solution Dents are formed on the silicon oxide film 3 formed on a silicon substrate 1; thereon are formed a barrier metal film 4 and a copper plating film 5 in this order. Then, chemical mechanical polishing is conducted for planarization. Polishing is conducted f... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314386 | Site access log analyzing method and method of displaying the same A site access log analyzing method of analyzing and grasping how a site is utilized by users which is provided in a server on a computer network to which a plurality of computers are connected through a communication cable, the method comprising the step ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6303422 | Semiconductor memory and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor memory in which a layout margin at the contact hole between wiring layers of a SRAM does not need and the wiring capacity at bit lines is reduced and the high speed processing is made to be possible is provided. The SRAM is constituted of ... | 10/16/2001 |
