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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7112948 | Voltage source circuit with selectable temperature independent and temperature dependent voltage outputs A voltage source includes first and second pn junctions which conduct the outputs of respective current sources to establish respective base-emitter voltages Vbe1 and Vbe2 at respective nodes; Vbe1 and Vbe2 can each be gen... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7068220 | Low loss RF phase shifter with flip-chip mounted MEMS interconnection A hybrid circuit phase shifter assembly of RF MEMS switch modules and passive phase delay shifter circuits uses a low loss, preferably flip-chip, interconnection technology. The hybrid circuit assembly approach separates the fabrication of the MEMS switch modules fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043775 | Double pulsating hydrotherapy jet A pulsating hydrotherapy jet is disclosed which has a jet body with a water inlet to allow water to flow into the body. The jet body discharges the water through a discharge member in more than one concentric pattern. A cap mounted on the body to receive the circula... | 05/16/2006 |
| RE39084 | Adjustable mount for sealed light systems An adjustable mount for use with light fixtures that are sealed to prevent entry of moisture and contaminants. O-ring seals are utilized to connect and seal the components of the adjustable mount so that it is not a source of moisture or loss of vacuum. The adjustab... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030641 | Programmable fuse state determination system and method A programmable fuse state determination system and method provide a fuse current through a programmed fuse which produces a voltage that varies with the fuse's resistance. The voltage is compared with a threshold voltage to indicate whether the fuse is blown or inta... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026846 | Synthesizer structures and methods that reduce spurious signals Synthesizers are provided to generate synthesizer signals in response to primary digital signal representations that are created by a signal generator. In an important feature, the synthesizers further include a signal corrector that inserts correction digital signa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026968 | Analog-to-digital converter and method with switched capacitors for reduced memory effect Methods and structures are provided that reduce conversion errors in pipelined analog-to-digital converters which are induced in one converter cycle by component memory of signals in one or more preceding converter cycles. The methods and structures include the use ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022107 | Infusion pump with pressure regulator An infusion pump for infusing drugs or other fluids into the body. The pump consists of two chambers. The storage chamber holds a large volume of drug at a variable and elevated pressure, which exceeds the preselected outflow pressure. The outflow chamber holds a sm... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023281 | Stably-biased cascode networks Cascode bias structures are provided which enhance control of cascode biases over disturbing effects such as temperature and process variations. Because this enhanced control stabilizes the biases over these disturbing effects, the biases can be reduced to thereby e... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021136 | Mass flow meter with symmetrical sensors A mass flow meter employs discrete chip-type temperature sensors to sense a fluid flow rate. The sensor can be a semiconductor chip such as SiC or silicon, or thin film tungsten on an AlN substrate. The sensors can be distributed symmetrically with respect to the co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012463 | Switched capacitor circuit with reduced common-mode variations A circuit with a common-mode dual output includes a feedback circuit connected to alternate the states of the dual output between an average output level and a desired common-mode level. The difference between the average and desired levels is proportional to a sign... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7013319 | Digital filter methods and structures for increased processing rates Digital filters are provided that include a converter and a data processor. The converter converts successive strings of M successive data elements that occur at a system rate Fs in an input data stream Din to M parallel data elements that resp... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009310 | Autonomous power source An autonomous power source comprises a power harvester mounted on a movable structure. The power harvester includes a coil, a magnet, and a low-friction ferrofluidic bearing in contact with the magnet, arranged such that the magnet and coil move with respect to each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010008 | Fast high-swing modulator driver circuit A fast, high-swing driver circuit for driving an electro-optical modulator includes an output stage comprising first and second transistors arranged as a differential pair. The collector of the first transistor is coupled to ground, and its base provides the stage's... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009573 | Compact bidirectional repeaters for wireless communication systems Compact bidirectional repeaters are provided for wireless communication systems. Their compact size is realized with repeater structures that include different-polarization antennas, back lobe suppressing structures, circuit feedback paths, antenna-feedback detector... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005679 | Multiple component solid state white light A white light emitting lamp is disclosed comprising a solid state ultra violet (UV) emitter that emits light in the UV wavelength spectrum. A conversion material is arranged to absorb at least some of the light emitting from the UV emitter and re-emit light at one o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995691 | Bonded structure using reacted borosilicate mixture Environmental sensors and other bodies, together with associated lead wires, are mounted to a oxidizable substrate for high temperature applications by means of a reacted borosilicate mixture (RBM) that secures the body relative to the substrate via of an oxide inte... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992549 | Shutter switch for millimeter wave beams and method for switching A shutter switch is disclosed and placed in the path of a millimeter beam and is either opaque or transparent to the beam. The shutter switch comprises a number of waveguides placed adjacent to one another to intercept the beam, a portion of the beam passing through... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992611 | DC-coupled wideband signal converters Signal converters are provided that accurately process dc-coupled source signals in the presence of different predetermined voltage and current source requirements. Processing structures are described that satisfy these requirements while providing accurate control ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989574 | High temperature circuit structures with thin film layer A high temperature hybrid-circuit structure includes a temperature sensitive device which comprises SiC, AlN and/or AlxGa1-xN(x>0.69) connected via electrodes to an electrically conductive mounting layer that is physically bonded to an AlN die.... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987471 | Bias controllers and methods for enhanced system efficiency Bias controllers are provided which alter a bias control signal so that a bias signal (e.g., a current signal) of an electronic network rapidly responds to increases in the rate-of-change of the network's analog input signal. This enhances the linearity of a system ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984969 | High efficiency high speed low noise regulator A voltage regulator includes a linear mode regulator having a high pass filter circuit connected between its output and an output node, and a switch mode regulator having an low pass filter circuit connected between its output and the same output node. The high pass... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982664 | Timing enhancement methods and networks for time-interleaved analog-to-digital systems Timing enhancements of embodiments of the invention are realized in time-interleaved converter systems with minimal network additions that facilitate the insertion of a timing signal into the system's input analog signal. The timing signal travels with the input ana... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980021 | Output buffer with time varying source impedance for driving capacitively-terminated transmission lines An output buffer for driving a capacitively-terminated transmission line produces a waveform which comprises a first portion during which the waveform transitions from a voltage V1 to a voltage V2; a second portion during which it remains fixed at V... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6981195 | Cyclic redundancy check with efficient re-computation of error detection code Efficient re-computation of an error detection code is achieved with an original data message that includes a payload and an error detection code. The error detection code comprises a value determined according to an error detection formula using the payload. The pa... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979872 | Modules integrating MEMS devices with pre-processed electronic circuitry, and methods for fabricating such modules A MEMS module is provided comprising at least one MEMS device adhesively bonded to a substrate or wafer, such as a CMOS die, carrying pre-processed electronic circuitry. The at least one MEMS device, which may comprise a sensor or an actuator, may thus be integrated... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972438 | Light emitting diode with porous SiC substrate and method for fabricating A method and apparatus for forming a porous layer on the surface of a semiconductor material wherein an electrolyte is provided and is placed in contact with one or more surfaces of a layer of semiconductor material. The electrolyte is heated and a bias is introduce... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969179 | Perimeter lighting apparatus An elongated perimeter light is disclosed, which comprises a linear array of light sources (LEDs) that are electrically illuminated. The array of light sources is disposed within an elongated transparent tube, with the tube transmitting and dispersing the light from... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970124 | Inherent-offset comparator and converter systems Comparator systems are provided that include first and second differential pairs of transistors with inherent offsets that are a function of their tail currents. Some system embodiments configure the pairs to have substantially-equal, nonzero inherent offset voltage... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969209 | Sound emitting dispenser A dispenser for a solid, gel or paste product includes a sound generating component or transmitter which releases a preset audio message, or which can activate other devices, every time the product is delivered from the dispenser. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966519 | Rotatable retracting apparatus A retracting tether apparatus is disclosed comprising a retractor housing having a locking post on its outside surface. The apparatus also includes an attachment mechanism, such as a belt clip, for attaching to a body and a retaining section, the attachment mechanis... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968083 | Pen-based handwritten character recognition and storage system The present invention is directed to an improved system and method in which a pen-sized and shaped device detects, recognizes and stores handwriting as it is written by the device. The invention employs both an active feedback network and a character recognition met... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965131 | Thyristor switch with turn-off current shunt, and operating method A semiconductor switch includes a thyristor and a current shunt, preferably a transistor in parallel with and controlled by the thyristor, which shunts thyristor current at turn-off. The thyristor includes a portion of a drift layer, with a p-n junction formed below... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965267 | Bipolar differential input stage with input bias current cancellation circuit A bipolar differential input stage with an input bias current cancellation circuit comprises an input pair and a bipolar tracking transistor. The input stage is arranged such that the collector currents in the input pair and tracking transistor, and the collector-em... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963244 | Common mode linearized input stage and amplifier topology A common mode linearized input stage comprises NPN and PNP differential pairs biased with respective tail currents at respective common emitter nodes, with each pair connected to receive a differential input signal. A tail current modulation circuit generates comple... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961746 | Current integration circuit with course quantization and small integration capacitor A current integration circuit includes an operational amplifier having a capacitor connected between its output and inverting input which integrates an input current. To prevent the op amp's output from becoming saturated, a charge dumping circuit dumps a known char... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961396 | Digital banking circuit A digital blanking circuit allows a first digital input signal transition to be passed on to a following stage, but prohibits the passing of subsequent transitions for a predetermined blanking interval. One embodiment of the present invention employs rising edge and... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958491 | Bipolar transistor test structure with lateral test probe pads Test probe pads are located lateral to, and spaced from, the emitter, base or collector region of a bipolar transistor, preferably on separate pedestals, and connected to their respective transistor regions by air bridges. The probe pads, transistor contacts and air... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958594 | Switched noise filter circuit for a DC-DC converter A switched noise filter circuit for DC-DC converters which use the instantaneous output voltage to establish the converter's duty ratio. The converter cycles the switching element on and off for time intervals Ton and Toff, respectively. A swit... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6959094 | Apparatus and methods for synthesis of internal combustion engine vehicle sounds Computer-implemented techniques are provided for synthesizing sounds of an internal combustion engine vehicle using a physical model of the vehicle. In general terms, the method includes independently generating and/or synthesizing separate components of the vehicle... | 10/25/2005 |
