Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137169 | Arrangement and method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft The present application describes an arrangement and a method for utilizing the heat of waste air for heating the bilge area of aircraft, wherein the bilge area is connected to a heat transfer unit via a first air supply pipe, through which a bilge air flow drawn in... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124246 | Coated components and methods of fabricating coated components and coated turbine disks Coated components and methods of fabricating coated components and coated turbine disks are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a coated component includes a substrate comprising a superalloy in an unmodified form and a coating disposed over the subs... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8009079 | Methods for two-dimensional autofocus in high resolution radar systems Provided are two-dimensional autofocus methods in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system which include: (1) two-dimensional pulse pair product algorithm including shear PGA, eigenvector phase history (“EPH”), shear PGA/EPH); (2) two-dimensional optimization alg... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7532533 | Antifuse circuit and method for selectively programming thereof An antifuse circuit provides on a per bit basis a signal that indicates whether an MTJ (magnetic tunnel junction) antifuse has been previously programmed to a low resistance state in response to a program voltage. A sense amplifier provides the resistance state sign... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532205 | Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition A method of generating cursor motion signals for improved usability is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises detecting object motion in a sensing region and providing cursor motion signals in accordance with cursor motion values generated responsive to c... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531403 | SOI semiconductor components and methods for their fabrication SOI semiconductor components and methods for their fabrication are provided wherein the SOI semiconductor components include an MOS transistor in the supporting semiconductor substrate. In accordance with one embodiment the component comprises a semiconductor on ins... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531220 | Method for forming thick quasi-single phase and single phase platinum nickel aluminide coatings A quasi-single phase or single phase thick platinum nickel aluminide coating and methods for forming the coating over a nickel-based superalloy substrate are provided. The method includes the steps of forming a metal layer over a surface of the nickel-based superall... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530039 | Methods and apparatus for simulating distributed effects In general, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for simulating distributed effects by providing a meshing pattern (200) (e.g., a two-dimensional meshing pattern that is part of a recognition layer), applying that meshing... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528653 | Class-D amplifier with noise-immunity feedback A class-D amplifier includes a switching transistor section, a filter, an analog to digital converter, and a feedback module. The switching transistor section is operably coupled to convert a serial input into a switched output signal. The filter is operably coupled... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528468 | Capacitor assembly with shielded connections and method for forming the same A capacitor assembly (82) is formed on a substrate (20). The capacitor assembly a first conductive plate (38) and a second conductive plate (60) formed over the substrate such that the second conductive plate is separated from the first c... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528062 | Integrated matching network and method for manufacturing integrated matching networks An integrated matching network and method for manufacturing an integrated matching network are provided. The method includes forming (405) a first die on a substrate, forming (410) a second die on the substrate, and forming (415) a metallization... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528015 | Tunable antifuse element and method of manufacture A tunable antifuse element (102, 202, 204, 504, 952) and method of fabricating the tunable antifuse element, including a substrate material (101) having an active area (106) formed in a surface, a gate electrode (104) having at least a po... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526662 | Method and apparatus for secure module restoration A method and apparatus is provided for power conservation of a hardware module (142) which is coupleable to a portable electronic device (100). The hardware module (142) has unique identification information associated therewith and stored there... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7521942 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521941 | Methods and systems for detecting a capacitance using switched charge transfer techniques Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a measurable capacitance using charge transfer techniques. According to various embodiments, a charge transfer process is performed for two or more times. During the charge transfer process, a pre-determined v... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7514340 | Composite integrated device and methods for forming thereof A method for making a composite integrated device includes providing a first integrated device having a substrate, an overlying interconnect region, and a contact, wherein the contact electrically contacts the interconnect region and is at a surface of the first int... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513101 | Synchronized motor thrust reverser actuation system A thrust reverser actuation system is provided that includes a synchronization system that synchronizes the actuation of at least two actuators coupled to at least two power drive units. The synchronization system includes a first synchronization shaft coupling the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512795 | Method and apparatus for authenticating components A method and apparatus authenticates a component (450) for use in a device (100). The device memory (122) stores a predetermined challenge and a predetermined response (212) associated with the predetermined challenge. The method detects ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512723 | Queued interface devices, multi-core peripheral systems, and methods for sharing a peripheral in a multi-core system A queued interface device configured to communicate with a peripheral includes a first interface configured to receive and store a first set of peripheral requests from a first core, a second interface configured to receive and store a second set of peripheral reque... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512391 | Self-aligning resonator filter circuit and wideband tuner circuit incorporating same A self-aligning resonator filter, a self-aligning coupled resonator filter circuit, and a television tuner circuit incorporating the filter and the circuit are disclosed herein. The self-aligning resonator filter leverages the local oscillator of the tuner circuit a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511990 | Magnetic tunnel junction temperature sensors An integrated circuit device is provided which includes a heat source disposed in a substrate, and a Magnetic Tunnel Junction (“MTJ”) temperature sensor disposed over the heat source. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511319 | Methods and apparatus for a stepped-drift MOSFET A power metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET)(100) incorporates a stepped drift region including a shallow trench insulator (STI)(112) partially overlapped by the gate (114) and which extends a portion of the distance to a d... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510956 | MOS device with multi-layer gate stack Methods and apparatus are provided for semiconductor devices. The apparatus comprises a substrate having therein a source region and a drain region separated by a channel region extending to a first surface of the substrate, and a multilayered gate structure located... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510938 | Semiconductor superjunction structure Semiconductor structures and methods are provided for a semiconductor device (54-11, 54-12) employing a superjunction structure (81). The method comprises, forming (52-6) first spaced-apart regions (70-1, 70- | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510370 | Turbine blade tip and shroud clearance control coating system A turbine blade tip and shroud clearance control coating system comprising an abrasive blade tip coating and an abradable shroud coating are provided. The abrasive layer may comprise abrasive particles of cubic zirconia, cubic hafnia or mixtures thereof, and the abr... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7504677 | Multi-gate enhancement mode RF switch and bias arrangement Methods and apparatus are provided for RF switches (100, 200). In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises one or more multi-gate n-channel enhancement mode FET transistors (50, 112, 114). When used in pairs (112, 114) each has its source... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504287 | Methods for fabricating an integrated circuit A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor device which includes a first contact point and a second contact point located above the first contact point. A first material layer is conformally deposited over the contact points, and a second material layer is... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502016 | Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detector The present disclosure discloses an object position detector. The object position detector comprises a touch sensor formed as a closed loop and having a physical constraint formed on an upper surface of the touch sensor and coextensive with the closed loop. The touc... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499719 | Method and apparatus for mixed mode multimedia conferencing A method and apparatus is provided for mixed mode conference call setup. The method includes the steps of inviting users to a mixed mode conference call by providing invitation information from an inviting user to a server and thereby providing invitations from the ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7499411 | System and method for providing automatic load balancing and redundancy in access port adoption A computer network as described herein includes multiple wireless switches cooperating with wireless access devices. The wireless access devices include intelligent processing that enables them to select a desired wireless switch for adoption. When in need of adopti... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496070 | Reconfigureable arrays of wireless access points A wireless communications network includes a reconfigurable array of access points for linking wireless devices in an infrastructure mode. One or more of the access points are mobile. The mobile access points in the network can be repositioned to change the geograph... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494825 | Top contact alignment in semiconductor devices According to an example embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a lower electrode (316) disposed on an oxide layer (302), an upper electrode (320) disposed on the lower electrode, a dielectric pattern (322) disposed on the oxide layer... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492248 | Multi-tier wireless communications architecture, applications and methods Multi-tier system for digital radio communication. The multi-tier system has a first-tier base station with relatively long-range radio and has a second-tier base station with relatively short-range, low power and cheaper radios. The system can be more versatilely c... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7489026 | Methods and apparatus for a Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) package Methods and apparatus are provided for decreasing the size of Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) packages (300, 400) down to chip-scale packages. Such QFN packages include a first semiconductor chip (310, 410), a plurality of recessed leads (306, 406, 408, 411... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7478578 | Commercial airliner missile protection using formation drone aircraft A commercial airliner (100) controls and is flown in formation with a drone aircraft (200) that includes missile detection and diversion equipment (215) capable of protecting the airliner from a man portable missile (130). ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7477985 | Method and apparatus for displaying TCAS information with enhanced vertical situational awareness Systems and methods are provided for using a display system for a first vehicle. The system includes a processor adapted to receive data representative of a position of the first vehicle and operable, in response thereto, to supply one or more image rendering displa... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7470115 | Outer diameter nut piloting for improved rotor balance The present invention provides for outer diameter piloting of a nut that secures stacked components to a tie-shaft or other threaded components used to axially secure one or more rotating components. Unlike conventional inner diameter piloting methods, machining a p... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7468646 | Bi-stable magnetic latch assembly A bi-stable magnetic switch assembly is provided that comprises a stator and a rotor, which is configured for rotation with respect to the stator between a first latched position and a second latched position. The stator and the rotor cooperate to form a first magne... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7464535 | Rocket motor nozzle throat area control system and method A solid rocket motor including a combustion chamber, in which propellant is ignited to produce combustion gas, and a nozzle having a throat with an effective flow area, implements a system and method to inject gas into the nozzle throat to control its effective cros... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464899 | Method and system for determining a singularity free momentum path A method for avoiding singularities in the movement of CMGs in an array of CMGs in a spacecraft includes a first step where a maneuver command to rotate a spacecraft orientation is received. Then, the torque needed to rotate the spacecraft's orientation is determine... | 12/16/2008 |
