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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533671 | Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Methods and systems for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7486867 | Methods for forming layers within a MEMS device using liftoff processes to achieve a tapered edge Certain MEMS devices include layers patterned to have tapered edges. One method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the use of an etch leading layer. Another method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the deposition of a layer in which the ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7462239 | Low temperature load and bake Methods are provided for low temperature, rapid baking to remove impurities from a semiconductor surface prior to in-situ deposition. Advantageously, a short, low temperature process consumes very little of the thermal budget, such that the process is suitable for a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462123 | Continuously variable planetary gear set A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462127 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission is disclosed for use in rotationally or linearly powered machines and vehicles. The transmission provides a simple manual shifting method for the user. Further, the practical commercialization of traction roller transmissions req... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462436 | Positive photoresist composition and method of forming resist pattern There is provided a positive photoresist composition capable of forming a pattern with excellent resolution, excellent resistance to reflection off the substrate, and excellent perpendicularity. The positive photoresist composition comprises (A) an alkali-soluble no... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462576 | Automobile exhaust gas purifying combustion catalysts The present invention provides combustion catalysts that have high exhaust gas-purifying activity and are less expensive than conventional ones. The catalysts include: (1) A calcium salt, amorphous silica, and a copper compo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463898 | System and method for the distribution of advertising and associated coupons via mobile media platforms A mobile terminal apparatus, systems, and methods for a mobile service provider to deliver advertising content, via a wireless protocol, to a user's mobile terminal are provided. The user's mobile terminal may be both multimedia and Bluetooth enabled, and may be abl... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460653 | Apparatus and methods for telecommunication authentication The present invention is related to telecommunications, and in particular to systems and methods of using telecommunication services for user authentication. Account information is stored for a user, the account information including at least a first phone number as... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459739 | Double density MRAM with planar processing The semiconductor industry seeks to replace traditional volatile memory devices with improved non-volatile memory devices. The increased demand for a significantly advanced, efficient, and non-volatile data retention technique has driven the development of integrate... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459623 | Sound responsive light system In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a sound responsive light system. The system comprises an amplifier configured to receive an input signal from an audio source. The input signal corresponds to an audio signal. The system further comprises a pluralit... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460246 | Method and system for sensing light using interferometric elements Certain embodiments of the invention provide a light sensor comprising at least one interferometric element that absorbs light in at least one wavelength. The interferometric element comprises a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455705 | Method for the purification of gasification gas The invention relates to a method for the purification of gasification gas obtained from a carbonaceous material. The purification is carried out by adding oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas to the gasification gas and by contacting the gas mixture with a solid cata... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455611 | Continuously variable planetary gear set A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455617 | Rolling traction planetary drive A traction-drive system that in one embodiment comprises an idler rotatable about a longitudinal axis, a plurality of rotatable and generally disc-shaped planet rollers each having an inner contact surface, a case contact surface and an idler contact surface, the in... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452857 | Methods of treating irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Disclosed is a method of diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, or Crohn's disease, which in... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452757 | Silicon-on-insulator structures and methods Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures are provided by forming a single-crystal insulator over a substrate, followed by heteroepitaxy of a semiconductor layer thereover. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is preferably used to form an amorphous insulator, followed by soli... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452297 | Continuously variable planetary gear set A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452770 | Reduced cell-to-cell shorting for memory arrays Bottom electrodes of memory cell capacitors are recessed to prevent electrical shorts between neighboring memory cells. A partially fabricated memory cell capacitor has a bottom electrode comprising titanium nitride (TiN) and hemispherical grained (HSG) silicon. The... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7446687 | Method and apparatus to reduce internal circuit errors in a multi-bit delta-sigma modulator An N-bit delta-sigma modulator reduces circuit errors associated with an internal N-bit digital-to-analog converter by replacing the N-bit digital-to-analog converter with a digital feedback circuit comprising a ternary digital-to-analog converter and an (N−1)-bit... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446328 | Patient alignment system with external measurement and object coordination for radiation therapy system A patient alignment system for a radiation therapy system. The alignment system includes multiple external measurement devices which obtain position measurements of components of the radiation therapy system which are movable and/or are subject to flex or other posi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444324 | Search query processing to identify search string corrections that reflect past search query submissions of users A search engine process predicts the correct spellings of search terms within multiple-term search queries. In one embodiment, when a user submits a multiple-term search query that includes a non-matching term and at least one matching term, a table is accessed to l... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442765 | Secreted transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442126 | Constant velocity coupling and control system therefor A constant velocity coupling which rotatably connects an input shaft to an output shaft via a control mechanism which includes a gimbal arrangement with an inner yoke rotatably connected to an outer yoke. The control mechanism includes a control yoke to constrain at... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441341 | Automated robotic measuring system An automated coordinate measuring system comprising a measuring arm used for acquisition of geometry data that incorporates an exoskeletal structure resilient to physical perturbations including thermal changes and vibrations which may affect coordinate data acquisi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442788 | Antisense molecules and method of controlling expression of gene function by using the same An antisense molecule which acts on both directions of the inhibition and expression of a gene function and is capable of on-off switching of a gene function appropriately depending on the external factors (orientation controlling factors); and a method for reversib... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439699 | Animatronics systems and methods An animatronics system and method for incorporation in talking toys, puppets, animated special effects and costumes. The system utilizes a removable storage device such as a flash memory chip to store pre-programmed audio and animation data and a microcontroller con... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438745 | Portable gas fractionalization system A portable gas fractionalization apparatus that provides oxygen rich air to patients is provided. The apparatus is compact, lightweight, and low-noise. The components are assembled in a housing that is divided into two compartments. One compartment is maintained at ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438683 | Application identification sensor An application identification sensor comprises a plurality of emitters configured to transmit light into a tissue site and a detector configured to receive the light after tissue absorption. The detector generates a signal responsive to the intensity of the light an... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438646 | Spiral wrap golf club grip An underlisting sleeve for use with a golf club, the underlisting sleeve having a cap and a nipple. The underside of the cap is formed with a downwardly facing circumferential slot. The nipple is formed with an upwardly facing groove having an outer portion being de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438340 | motorcycle with storage compartment A motorcycle having a storage compartment structure having an improved outward appearance by avoiding exposure of one or more fasteners utilized in connection with the storage compartment structure to a driver's side of the motorcycle. A storage compartment comprise... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440787 | Systems and methods for determining blood oxygen saturation values using complex number encoding The disclosure includes pulse oximetry systems and methods for determining point-by-point saturation values by encoding photoplethysmographs in the complex domain and processing the complex signals. The systems filter motion artifacts and other noise using a variety... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434447 | Oxygen depletion sensor In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) includes a thermocouple, a first nozzle configured to direct heat from combustion of a first gas, liquid, or combination thereof to the thermocouple, a second nozzle configured to direct ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435530 | Positive type resist composition and resist pattern formation method using same A positive type resin composition comprising (A) a resin component comprising within the principal chain a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylate ester and incorporating an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group containing a polycyclic group on an est... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435484 | Ruthenium thin film-formed structure A method of depositing a ruthenium(Ru) thin film on a substrate in a reaction chamber, includes: (i) supplying a gas of a ruthenium precursor into the reaction chamber so that the gas of the ruthenium precursor is adsorbed onto the substrate, wherein the ruthenium p... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434578 | Methods of achieving lung volume reduction with removable anchored devices A method of reducing the size of a lung by collapsing a target section of the lung includes delivering within a lung air passageway leading to the target section an intra-bronchial device. The device is deployed in a desired location and then the device is removed f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433832 | Methods and systems for distributing information within a dynamically defined community One embodiment of the present invention distributes data via a network to remotely located users. Historical purchase information for a first user is stored in a database. Authorization is received over a network from the first user allowing a second user to view at... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431677 | Continuously variable planetary gear set A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430345 | Polarization controller using a hollow-core photonic-bandgap fiber A polarization controller is provided. The polarization controller includes a hollow-core photonic-bandgap fiber, wherein at least a portion of the hollow-core photonic-bandgap fiber has a longitudinal axis and is twisted about the longitudinal axis. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427664 | Antibodies to polypeptides that stimulate TNF-α release The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of ... | 09/23/2008 |
