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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924600 | Methods of operating a bistable resistance random access memory with multiple memory layers and multilevel memory states A method is described for operating a bistable resistance random access memory having two memory layer stacks that are aligned in series is disclosed. The bistable resistance random access memory comprises two memory layer stacks per memory cell, the bistable resist... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7774137 | Speed-monitoring radar-activated brake light The operator of a third vehicle trailing a second, host vehicle is alerted of a potentially hazardous deceleration of a first vehicle forward of the host vehicle. The road-speed of the first vehicle is ascertained by the host vehicle. Any significant deceleration of... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7663135 | Memory cell having a side electrode contact Memory cells are described along with methods for manufacturing. A memory cell as described herein includes a bottom electrode, a memory element and a side electrode. The bottom electrode contacts the memory element at a first contact surface on the bottom of the me... | 02/16/2010 |
| D607969 | Sprayer nozzle | 01/12/2010 |
| 7522074 | Enhanced control for compression and decompression of sampled signals Control of signal compression is coordinated by selectively modifying control parameters affecting the bit rate, sample rate, dynamic range and compression operations. Selected control parameters are modified according to a control function. The control function can... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7516083 | Method of comparing prorated inventory budgets and simulated future inventory Disclosed are methods of and apparatus for analyzing projected future inventory against inventory budgets to determine open-to-buy inventory values. Inventory budgets are set, then demand is projected and some or all of notional deliveries, sales and inventory are s... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7490434 | Tidal area insect control method A target insect in a tidal area is controlled by: choosing a treatment area in a tidal area; selecting an appropriate control agent; determining an appropriate depth below the surface of the treatment area for the delivery of the control agent; determining an approp... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7415073 | Communication channel calibration for drift conditions A method and system provides for execution of calibration cycles from time to time during normal operation of the communication channel. A calibration cycle includes de-coupling the normal data source from the transmitter and supplying a calibration pattern in its p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7263247 | Integrated optical isolator array An integrated isolator array is provided having a plurality of waveguides fabricated in a planar optical substrate, each waveguide having input and output sections. An isolator subassembly is received within a transverse trench formed in the substrate between the in... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253511 | Semiconductor multipackage module including die and inverted land grid array package stacked over ball grid array package A multipackage module has multiple die of various types and having various functions and, in some embodiments, the module includes a digital processor, an analog device, and memory. A first die, having a comparatively large footprint, is mounted onto first die attac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249053 | Presentation of messages to end-users in a computer network In one embodiment, a first message and a second message are sequentially displayed in the same presentation vehicle. Initially, the first message may be displayed in the presentation vehicle. The second message may replace the first message in the presentation vehic... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247519 | Method for making a semiconductor multi-package module having inverted bump chip carrier second package A semiconductor multi-package module has stacked lower and upper packages, each of which includes a die attached to a substrate, in which the second package is inverted, in which the upper and lower substrates are interconnected by wire bonding, and in which the inv... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245523 | Bistable magnetic device using soft magnetic intermediary material Roughly described, a magnetic structure includes an electrically conductive path for carrying current flow, a soft magnetic material with high permeability value in magnetic communication with the current flow so that it can be magnetized in either of two directions... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240068 | Service logic execution environment (SLEE) that is running on a device, supporting a plurality of services and that is compliant with a telecommunications computing standard for SLEES The present invention relates to the field of software-based services in communication networks. More particularly, it includes systems and methods for maintaining and utilizing routing data to handle event notifications generated by call handling in a service logic... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237191 | Method and apparatus for generic search interface across document types The present invention includes a method and device for generic searching across document types. A further aspect of the present invention is indexing and searching XML documents using an HTML interface generated by a declarative transformation. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220983 | Self-aligned small contact phase-change memory method and device The invention relates to a novel memory cell structure and process to fabricate chalcogenide phase change memory. More particularly, it produces a small cross-sectional area of a chalcogenide-electrode contact part of the phase change memory, which affects the curre... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219255 | Failsafe switching of intelligent controller method and device The present invention relates to control of and data collection from sensors associated with tools. In particular, it relates to using a controller to mediate communications among a tool, sensors associated with the tool and data users, such as a host system or dist... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218927 | SLEE service convergence and routing The present invention relates to the field of software-based services in communication networks. More particularly, it includes systems and methods for maintaining and utilizing routing data to handle event notifications generated by call handling in a service logic... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217371 | Optical control interface between controller and process chamber The present invention relates to interfacing new sensors to incumbent controls. In particular, it relates to optically interfacing a new sensor, such as a spectrometer with plasma generator, to an incumbent electro-optical sensor. Logic and resources to control acti... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7219139 | System and method for using continuous messaging units in a network architecture The present invention provides techniques for selectively distributing messages to viewers. Specific embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for distributing messages to viewers based upon information about potential viewers. In... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7164603 | Operation scheme with high work function gate and charge balancing for charge trapping non-volatile memory A memory cell with a charge trapping structure has multiple bias arrangements. Multiple cycles of applying the bias arrangements lowering and raising a threshold voltage of the memory cell leave a distribution of charge in the charge trapping layer. The charge inter... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158411 | Integrated code and data flash memory A memory architecture for an integrated circuit comprises a first memory array configured to store data for one pattern of data usage and a second memory array configured to store data for another pattern of data usage. The first and second memory arrays comprise ch... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151694 | Integrated circuit memory with fast page mode verify A method for operating an integrated circuit memory device includes applying a verify procedure in which the page of data and one or more bits from a set of replacement cells are matched with a pattern in parallel to indicate a verify result, where the page of data ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151692 | Operation scheme for programming charge trapping non-volatile memory A circuit and method for self-converging programming of a charge storage memory cell, such as NROM or floating gate flash. The method includes determining a data value from one of more than two data values to be stored in the memory cell, and applying a gate voltage... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7133313 | Operation scheme with charge balancing for charge trapping non-volatile memory A memory cell with a charge trapping structure has multiple bias arrangements. Multiple cycles of applying the bias arrangements lowering and raising a threshold voltage of the memory cell leave a distribution of charge in the charge trapping layer. The charge inter... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112518 | Method and apparatus for cutting devices from substrates A method and system for cutting a wafer comprising a semiconductor substrate attached to an array of integrated devices includes placing the wafer on a stage such as a movable X-Y stage including a vacuum chuck having a porous mounting surface, and securing the wafe... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082061 | Memory array with low power bit line precharge An integrated circuit memory array with an extra column of memory cells and a reference bit line is provided, in which the reference bit line acts as a reference for a shared precharging and clamping control on the bit lines in the array. Clamp transistors are coupl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075828 | Operation scheme with charge balancing erase for charge trapping non-volatile memory A method of operating a memory cell comprises applying a first procedure (typically erase) to establish a low threshold state including a first bias arrangement causing reduction in negative charge in the charge trapping structure, and a second bias arrangement tend... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071992 | Methods and apparatus for bridging different video formats A video format bridge employs a plurality of techniques to insure that the line buffer does not suffer underflow or overflow conditions, and that the output frame rate matches the input frame rate. The bridge handles the problem of residue lines, addresses fluctuati... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072249 | Digital audio signal playback apparatus with scratch effect control device In a scratch effect control device for a digital audio signal playback apparatus, a control unit controls output of digital audio data recorded in a data recording medium and read by a data reading device in accordance with a first control signal representative of a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7073067 | Authentication system and method based upon random partial digitized path recognition An authentication server provides a clue to a client indicating a random partial subset of a full pattern that characterizes a full digitized path on a frame of reference, and the client enters a data to fulfill an authentication factor suggested by the clue. The fu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067374 | Manufacturing methods and structures of memory device Dual spacer structures are fabricated such that sidewall spacers in a cell region are thinner than sidewall spacers in a periphery region. The fabricating method of memory includes forming a stop layer over the first semiconductor feature and the second semiconducto... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060594 | Memory device and method of manufacturing including deuterated oxynitride charge trapping structure A method for manufacturing a charge storage stack including a bottom dielectric layer, a charge trapping structure on the bottom dielectric layer, and a top dielectric layer, each comprising silicon oxynitride, are formed using reactant gases that comprise hydrogen,... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6989962 | Inductive write head having high magnetic moment poles and low magnetic moment thin layer in the back gap, and methods for making The present invention provides a write element for use in magnetic data recording system such as a computer disk drive. The write head utilizes the advantageous properties of high magnetic moments while overcoming the corrosion problems engendered by such materials.... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6873496 | Side rail slider having improved fly height control A slider is disclosed for use with a magnetic data recording system such as that used in computer systems. The slider has an improved air bearing design which allows placement of the read and write elements at an edge of the slider, while maintaining stable fly heig... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6328749 | Remote endarterectomy ring stripper A remote endarterectomy ring stripper (1) includes an elongate shaft (8), having distal (36) and proximal (32) ends, an intima stripping ring (4, 34) mounted to the distal end of the elongate shaft and an intima cutter assembly having an intima cutting el... | 12/11/2001 |
