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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4328611 | Method for manufacture of an interdigitated collector structure utilizing etch and refill techniques A bipolar semiconductor is manufactured by forming a plurality of grooves along the vertical (111) planes in a high resistivity epitaxial silicon layer which is disposed on an N+ (110) oriented substrate. Low resistivity epitaxial silicon of the same cond... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4310569 | Method of adhesion of passivation layer to gold metalization regions in a semiconductor device A method for adhering a passivation layer to gold regions in a semiconductor device. The method comprises the steps of providing a semiconductor device having at least one gold region formed thereon. A layer of a metal reactive with the gold is then depos... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4303245 | Golf swing teaching aid A golf swing teaching aid device comprising a vertical free standing screen with an open space in its lower, middle area is disclosed. The device is tall enough and wide enough to block the golfer's view of the flight of the golf ball, yet the open, cente... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4295267 | Two-mask VJ-FET transistor structure A simplified method of fabricating V-groove junction field effect transistors using only two masking steps. The first masking step opens regions in an ohmic refractory metal layer deposited on a doped semiconductor wafer. V-grooves are anisotropically etc... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4280090 | Temperature compensated bipolar reference voltage circuit A circuit design suitable for use with monolithic semiconductor fabrication techniques which provides two accurate reference voltages, one of which is a certain calculatable percentage greater than, the other of which is the same percentage less than, a f... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4268045 | Seal assembly A sealing assembly, designed primarily for both very low and high prssure sealing of a rod while either stationary or reciprocating, comprising a first sealing ring having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration and including a diagonally de... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4267799 | Animal training and amusement device An animal training and amusement device including a ball-throwing means and a food dispensing means. Both means can be activated by the animal alone without human intervention. The device also includes a food release means which is activated by the animal... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4243427 | High concentration phosphoro-silica spin-on dopant A coating composition useful for forming a high concentration phosphoro-silica spin-on dopant is disclosed. The coating composition is formed by the steps of heating a solution of mono-aluminum phosphate, adding a methyl alcohol to the hot solution so as ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4243203 | Butterfly valve A butterfly valve disk plate having a plurality of fluid directing ribs extending from the disc perpendicular to the plane of the disk, the ribs on one side of the disk being located opposite the spaces between the ribs on the other side of the disk and t... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4239332 | Self-aligning fiber optic relay This invention provides for a relay apparatus for use with optical fibers. A first set of optical fiber ends is mechanically secured in a suitably shaped retainer. A second set of optical fiber ends is secured in a second retainer appropriately shaped to ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4237343 | Digital delay/ambience processor A processor for audio program material which synthesizes simulated reflection and reverberation signals for use in creating the illusion of a specific modeled listening environment. A preferred embodiment of the processor accepts stereophonic audio signal... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4234357 | Process for manufacturing emitters by diffusion from polysilicon A process for forming a semiconductive device in which after a base region has been formed, a layer of polysilicon is deposited over the region. A protective covering, such as silicon nitride, is formed over areas of the polysilicon which overlay selected... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4231578 | Seal assembly A sealing assembly, designed primarily for both very low and high pressure sealing of a rod while either stationary or reciprocating, comprising a first sealing ring having a generally Y-shaped cross-sectional configuration and a second sealing ring havin... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229474 | Breakage resistant V-grooved <100> silicon substrates Flat and parallel depositions of low pressure chemical vapor deposited (LPCVD) polycrystalline intrinsic silicon are formed on both sides of a wafer of P-I-N substrate of silicon to support the wafer during subsequent polish removal from the top sur... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4227768 | Module for mounting electrical contacts A module for mounting electrical contacts comprises a base formed of resilient synthetic plastics material having means for mounting an electrical contact and a male and female coupling element disposed so that two modules can be connected to one another ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4226011 | Manufacturing method for metalized plastic dielectric capacitors for improved current capabilities An improved method for the attachment of lead electrodes to metallized film capacitors is disclosed herein. Capacitors of this type are formed by winding thermoplastic dielectric films, each having a conductive coating, into a coil and applying conductive... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4221450 | Battery hold down-terminal connector An apparatus for creating an electrical connection to a battery having protruding terminals from one side of it. A surface is provided against which the side of the battery containing its terminals is biased via an appropriate hook shaped retainer. The pr... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4215309 | High efficiency switching circuit A circuit for testing semiconductor devices, such as diodes, which alternately applies a forward current and a reverse bias voltage. The devices are series connected during the forward current portion of the cycle by means of silicon controlled rectifiers... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4211456 | Magnetic electrical connectors A male and female electrical connector are held together via a permanent magnet inside the female connector. The male connector is generally spherical and of ferrometallic construction so as to be attracted by the permanent magnet. A number of male connec... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4202005 | Distributed collector ballast resistor structure A distributed collector ballast resistor structure for use in a distributed collector contacted transistor comprises a diffusion geometry which is designed to employ a number of distributed collector ballast resistors in parallel as opposed to a single bu... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4191788 | Method to reduce breakage of V-grooved <100> silicon substrate Flat and parallel depositions of low pressure chemical vapor deposited (LPCVD) polycrystalline intrinsic silicon are formed on both sides of a wafer of P-I-N V-grooved substrate of silicon to support the wafer during subsequent polish removal from t... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4190458 | Metal-silica solution for forming films on semiconductor surfaces An improved method for forming a metal-silica coating solution having particular utility in the formation of metal-organo-silicate films on semiconductor surfaces is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming a mixture of a first solution having... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4189727 | Display advance system for a word processor In a word processor having a video screen capable of displaying only a portion, typically one-third, of a full page of text stored in a memory, a display advance system causes the screen to display the next one-third text section upon actuation of a contr... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4168489 | Full page mode system for certain word processing devices An electronic system for reducing a full page of text to fit onto the visual display screen of a partial page display word processing device for purposes of reviewing the format and page layout of the text. The text is not always legible in this condensed... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4143407 | Magnetic data storage and retrieval system A system for recording and retrieval of data consisting of a data storage means having a pre-recorded signal imposed thereon, data recording and playback means, and a control means. The control means is coupled to the recording and playback means so that ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4107457 | Transfer terminal with library phrase memory A data transfer terminal of the type including a keyboard means, a display means and a printer for use in a data center controlled data transfer system. The printer of the data transfer terminal is provided with a library phrase memory. The library phrase... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4105341 | Print element having flexible characters A print element for use in high speed printing machines, having a plurality of metallic print characters which are substantially flat and are flexible. The characters are struck by a hammer surface which is curved so as to conform to the curvature of the ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4104034 | Easy lighting fireplace log An artificial fireplace log is formed with a groove in its surface extending axially along the length of the log. The log is provided with a paper wrapper having a flap, located near the upper limit of the groove, which flap extends outwardly from the log... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4038777 | Airborne, hovering, decorative object, toy or the like A gas filled, balloon-like object capable of defining a non-spherical shape, such as a lenticular shape, suitable as a decorative object for home use or the like. A high modulus graphite-impregnated epoxy material is used to prevent distortion of the infl... | 08/02/1977 |
