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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660176 | Flask | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178369 | Nanoscale multi-junction quantum dot device and fabrication method thereof The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a nanoscale multi-junction quantum dot device wherein it can minimize constraints depending on the number or shape of patterns and a line width, and in particular, overcome shortcomings depending on the proxim... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177134 | Multiple range indicia reader with single trigger actuation A method of operating an indicia reader for reading information bearing indicia (IBI) positioned in a field of view of the reader includes: transmitting a first laser light beam adapted for scanning an IBI on a target located a first distance from the indicia reader... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659548 | Flask | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173278 | Coated body A coated body and a process for producing a layer of hard material on a substrate are described. The body comprises a substrate (30) and a layer of hard material (36) which has been applied to the substrate (30) and at least partly covers the bo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168475 | Semiconductor package formed within an encapsulation Provided are a semiconductor package which is small in size but includes a large number of terminals disposed at intervals equal to or greater than a minimum pitch, and a method of fabricating the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semicondu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163097 | Method for controlling the horizontal brush of a vehicle washing system The method for controlling the movement of the horizontal brush of a vehicle washing system, provides for a first and a second vector velocity control mode of the brush and an alternating logic between the first and the second control mode, the first control mode be... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162218 | Using a 2D imager for rastering scanning A method of operating an optical reader having a 2D image sensor array having an array of rows and columns of pixels comprising the steps of: (a) configuring the image sensor array to output a select set of pixels; (b) capturing an image; (c) outputting the pixel da... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161974 | Hearing protection apparatus with incorporated eyewear An apparatus for providing hearing protection to a wearer includes an incorporated set of eyewear having an eyewear frame. In one version, a pair of ear muffler tubes are coupled to the supporting members of the frame or made integral therewith, the muffler tubes ea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157728 | Vaginal speculum A vaginal speculum includes an upper blade member and a lower blade member that is movably connected with respect to the upper blade. The lower blade member includes an integrated handle portion having a receiving cavity configured for interchangeably receiving one ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156823 | 6-axis sensor structure using force sensor and method of measuring force and moment therewith A 6-axis force sensor includes bumper 10 with bumper axis 12 and press member 11 which has four horizontal beams 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d in a cross shape with end, side and bottom faces. Sens... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156578 | Recirculating water bath toy The invention provides a water bath toy having a pump that draws water from a bath tub or pool and discharges the water back into the source. The pump is battery powered or hand powered. The invention includes a plurality of output options and a selector for choosin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155427 | Wafer-scale image archiving and receiving system A system for the long-term storage and high-speed retrieval of images stored on silicon wafers. The images are stored by utilizing semiconductor fabrication techniques. These images are organized and managed using metadata in the form of a barcode. Each barcode is a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147134 | Method and apparatus for isotope identification and radioactivity measurement of alpha-emitting-radionuclides using a low temperature detector Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus to identify alpha-emitting radionuclides and to measure absolute alpha radioactivity using a low temperature detector. A 4π metallic absorber which encloses a radioactive material containing alpha-emitting radionuclide... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138585 | Four mosfet full bridge module A molded, leadless packaged semiconductor multichip module includes 100 has four mosfets 10, 12, 14, 16 for a full bridge circuit. The mosfets may include two N-channel and two P-channel devices or four mosfets of the same type, but four N-channel are ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138081 | Aluminum bump bonding for fine aluminum wire The invention includes a packaged semiconductor device in which the bond wires are bonded to the leads with an aluminum bump bond. The semiconductor device is mounted on a leadframe having leads with a nickel plating. To form the bump bond between a fine aluminum wi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135200 | Imaging auto shutter ROI A method to identify a Region Of Interest (ROI) within an image includes the steps of: reading a digital image; finding predetermined brightness values; analyzing lines near a plurality of outer edges of the digital image; identifying an entire area of the digital i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133690 | Method for inhibiting the formation of SET1 family core complexes Disclosed in this specification is a method for inhibiting the formation of SET1 family core complexes. A guanidinium-containing molecule is used to competitively inhibit the binding of the N-SET region of a SET1 protein to WDR5, thus inhibiting the formation of the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128076 | Noise attenuator for side wall panel A noise attenuator for attaching a side wall panel to a frame that is exposed to vibratory loads and which includes a rigid core having a sleeve with two radially disposed end plates. A bracket encircles a portion of said sleeve between the end plates and is in non-... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127992 | Optical reading device with programmable LED control An apparatus comprising: a sensor array having rows of pixels which are exposed to symbol indicia, wherein the sensor array generates a sync signal; an aiming pattern generator for producing an aiming pattern superimposed on the symbol indicia; a processor which uti... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125983 | VoIP telecommunications switch An exploitation of the proper classification of conventional call processing states into categories, each category corresponding to one of the call states of the SIP finite-state machine (FSM), yields simplified design, implementation, and operation of heterogeneous... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124981 | Rugged semiconductor device architecture A wide bandgap silicon carbide device has an avalanche control structure formed in an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type above a substrate that is connected to a first electrode of the device. A first region of a second conductivity type is in the upper su... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120169 | Thermally enhanced molded leadless package A molded leadless package (MLP) semiconductor device includes a heat spreader with a single connecting projection extending from an edge of a cap of the heat spreader to a leadframe. The heat spreader can include additional projections on its edges that act as heat ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119457 | Flip chip MLP with folded heat sink A semiconductor package assembly including a molded leadless package (MLP) having an exposed top emitter pad and an exposed bottom source pad. A folded heat sink is attached to the exposed top emitter pad of the MLP by a soft solder attach process. The folded heat s... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113076 | Mechanical positioner for reclining seat assembly A mechanical linear actuator having a tubular member that is defined by a housing for rotatably and axially supporting a circular nut, a lead screw is mated to the circular nut so that it can move axially in and out of the tubular member. A torsion spring clutch bra... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110492 | Method for connecting a die attach pad to a lead frame and product thereof Disclosed in this specification is a semiconductor package with a die attach pad and a lead frame which are electrically and mechanically connected to one another through a conductive wire ribbon. Such a configuration reduces the package footprint and also permits d... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653431 | Leaf-shaped sandal | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108317 | System and method for restricting access to a terminal A method for authenticating data comprising the steps of: providing data to a first device having at least two initial cryptographic keys; generating authentication information required to authenticate the data utilizing the at least two initial cryptographic keys; ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107638 | Semi-insert hearing protector having a helmholtz-type resonator A semi-insert hearing protector includes a thin-walled enclosure sized substantially to that of the outer ear of a wearer, the enclosure being made from a rigid or semi-rigid material and secured to the head of said wearer by means of an adjustable headband. A short... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105793 | Process for in vivo treatment of specific biological targets in bodily fluids A process for treating biological targets in a fluid of a biological organism, including introducing a fluid comprising a biological target to an assembly comprising an inlet connected to receive the fluid and an outlet connected to pass the fluid from the assembly,... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102029 | Wafer level buck converter A buck converter module includes a high side (HS) die having source, drain, and gate bonding pads on a front side of the HS die, a low side (LS) die having a first section thereof with a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs) extending from a back side to a front ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098237 | Stylus for data collection devices A data collection device having a touch pad, supported by a housing, for receiving input from a stylus having a first end adapted to interact with the touch pad so as to input data through movement of the first end relative to the touch pad and a second end having a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092361 | Split spin centrifugation of test elements High-throughput centrifugation of batches of samples is achieved by dividing a single centrifugation run of a batch of samples into two or more staggered, discrete spins with fewer samples and in which the availability of centrifuge slots for loading or unloading of... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091017 | Method and apparatus for electronic literary macramé component referencing An expansion of the construction and organization of the electronic literary macramé (ELM), the knowledge transfer tool (KTT), or any document of similar type to enrich the connections and associations for their readers, providing for manual author- or editor-defin... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088645 | 3D smart power module A 3D smart power module for power control, such as a three phase power control module, includes a two sided printed circuit (PC) board with power semiconductor devices attached to one side and control semiconductor devices attached to the other side. The power semic... | 01/03/2012 |
| D651539 | Bicycle | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084870 | Semiconductor devices and electrical parts manufacturing using metal coated wires The device of this invention includes a semiconductor die attached to a bare copper lead frame and electrically coupled to a lead by a metal wire coated with a metallic material. The device would function similarly to devices where the lead frames were coated with o... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083149 | Annotation of optical images on a mobile device A method of operating an image reader comprising the steps of: converting light reflected from a target into image data utilizing an image sensor; storing the image data in a display buffer; displaying the image on a display; annotating the displayed image by the op... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083065 | Nursing tray A tray for organizing various objects, e.g., medications, their receptacles and medical implements, that are needed in a typical nursing task is provided. The tray is advantageously constructed to balance all the objects during transport and during use such that its... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080847 | Low on resistance CMOS “wave” transistor for integrated circuit applications In one embodiment of the present invention an array of power transistors on a semiconductor chip has repeating patterns of two “wave” gates which have alternating longer and shorter horizontal sections which are offset mirror images of each other together with a... | 12/20/2011 |
