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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D637516 | Slotted vase collar | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937429 | Taylor series-based transmission line equalization scheme An equalization scheme for a transmission line employs a Taylor series expansion which enables the provided equalization to be adjusted based on line length. Multiple circuit blocks compute respective terms of the Taylor series, which are then summed to provide a co... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936528 | Graded order-sorting filter for hyperspectral imagers and methods of making the same A graded order-sorting filter for hyperspectral imagers and methods of making the same are provided. The graded order-sorting filter includes a substrate wafer having a first side and a second side and is formed of a material that is substantially transparent to lig... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936039 | Backside illuminated CMOS image sensor with photo gate pixel A pixel for a CMOS photo sensor with increased full well capacity is disclosed. The pixel having a photosensitive element, a photo gate, potential well and a readout circuit. The photosensitive element having a front side and a back side, for releasing charge when l... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935150 | Marking template for installing a custom replacement device for resurfacing a femur and associated installation method A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the trochlear groove surface, of an individual femur. Thereby creating a ā... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934517 | Water level control system Systems for controlling the level of water with in reservoir, such as in a catch basin for an infinity pool. One embodiment of such a water level control system comprises a system housing having a removable front plate with front plate openings, and a water inlet in... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932111 | Substrate removal process for high light extraction LEDs A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LEDs) comprises providing a plurality of LEDs on a substrate wafer, each of which has an n-type and p-type layer of Group-III nitride material formed on a SiC substrate with the n-type layer sandwiched between the subst... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932106 | Light emitting diode with high aspect ratio submicron roughness for light extraction and methods of forming The surface morphology of an LED light emitting surface is changed by applying a reactive ion etch (RIE) process to the light emitting surface. High aspect ratio, submicron roughness is formed on the light emitting surface by transferring a thin film metal hard-mask... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928475 | Wide bandgap transistor devices with field plates A transistor structure comprising an active semiconductor layer with metal source and drain contacts formed in electrical contact with the active layer. A gate contact is formed between the source and drain contacts for modulating electric fields within the active l... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635889 | Vase collar with ribbon | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920324 | System and method for telescope guiding utilizing an artificial reference star A system and method for telescope guiding requires creating an artificial reference star which is locked to the line of sight of the imaging means of a main telescope in the field-of-view (FOV) of a guide scope. A real guide star is selected using the guide scope, s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916539 | Differential, level-shifted EEPROM structures Memory embodiments are provided to operate in memory systems which are configured to have a system ground and a system substrate that are biased at different voltages. At least one of these embodiments includes a memory cell and write and read circuits in which the ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915644 | Wide bandgap HEMTs with source connected field plates A HEMT comprising an active region comprising a plurality of active semiconductor layers formed on a substrate. Source electrode, drain electrode, and gate are formed in electrical contact with the active region. A spacer layer is formed on at least a portion of a s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915629 | Composite high reflectivity layer A high efficiency light emitting diode with a composite high reflectivity layer integral to said LED to improve emission efficiency. One embodiment of a light emitting diode (LED) chip comprises an LED and a composite high reflectivity layer integral to the LED to r... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915085 | Molded chip fabrication method A method and apparatus for coating a plurality of semiconductor devices that is particularly adapted to coating LEDs with a coating material containing conversion particles. One method according to the invention comprises providing a mold with a formation cavity. A ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910938 | Encapsulant profile for light emitting diodes A light emitting packaged diode ids disclosed that includes a light emitting diode mounted in a reflective package in which the surfaces adjacent the diode are near-Lambertian reflectors. An encapsulant in the package is bordered by the Lambertian reflectors and a p... | 03/22/2011 |
| D634863 | Light source of light emitting diode | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906404 | Power distribution for CMOS circuits using in-substrate decoupling capacitors and back side metal layers A semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one capacitor, an active circuit and a power plane. The substrate has a first cavity formed through a first surface to a first depth and a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905705 | Adaptable flow-driven energy capture system A fluid flow-driven energy conversion system configured to oscillate in the presence of fluid flow. The system comprises an adjustable electromechanically controlled fluidfoil, a balance beam, a compensatory weight and an angle of attack positioner to adjust the ang... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897980 | Expandable LED array interconnect A light emitting device that can function as an array element in an expandable array of such devices. The light emitting device comprises a substrate that has a top surface and a plurality of edges. Input and output terminals are mounted to the top surface of the su... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897419 | Color correction for wafer level white LEDs A method for fabricating a plurality of LED chips comprises providing a plurality of LEDs and forming a plurality of spacers each of which is on at least one of the LEDs. Coating the LEDs with a conversion material, each of the spacers reducing the amount of convers... | 03/01/2011 |
| D633631 | Light source of light emitting diode | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893669 | Efficient voltage converter methods and structures Voltage converter are provided for efficient generation of voltage signals in a load. The converters are formed with a group of inductors and at least two sets of buck and sync transistors that are arranged with the group so that conducted currents through each of t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893500 | High voltage GaN transistors A multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, a drain, and a gate. A first spacer layer is over the active region between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer over the active region between the drain and the gate. A first f... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890563 | Multi-channel sample rate conversion method A sampling-rate conversion method receives N input channels which have been digitized at an input sampling rate, and converts the sampling rate of each input channel to produce N output channels at an output sampling rate. The method comprises computing a common FIR... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889004 | Operational amplifiers with enhanced parameters Operational amplifier embodiments are provided to enhance amplifier parameters such as bandwidth, stability, and headroom. In an amplifier embodiment, transistor followers are arranged with first and second differential pairs to facilitate selective positioning of f... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886945 | Garment hanger A garment hanger comprises a header card and a clamp, the header card being preferably āfree-floatingā relative to the clamp to give a prospective purchaser a sense that the clamp is attached more to the garment than to the header card and that the card is thus ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882140 | System and method for inserting secondary content into programmed primary content A system for inserting secondary content into programmed primary content includes a first database storing a number of primary content, a second database storing a number of secondary content and a server in communication with the first and second databases. The ser... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880337 | High power wireless resonant energy transfer system A high power wireless resonant energy transfer system transfers energy across an airgap. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848266 | Frequency synthesizers for wireless communication systems Synthesizers are configured with first and second phase-locked loops (PLL's). The first PLL is arranged to include a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) and to respond to an input signal to provide a reference signal with a plurality of selectable reference freque... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847634 | Error amplifier structures Error amplifier structures are provided to generate an error signal in response to the difference between an input signal (e.g., a feedback current) and a reference signal (e.g., a bias current). Amplifier embodiments generally include a reference generator and a di... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7870415 | Clock processors in high-speed signal converter systems with data clock aligner sharing error signal produced in duty cycle stabilizer Clock processors are provided to economically control system and data clocks in high-speed signal converters. The processors generally include at least one of a delay-locked loop, phase-locked loop or a duty cycle stabilizer which generates an error signal in its op... | 01/11/2011 |
| D630571 | Hood hold-down | 01/11/2011 |
| 7859000 | LEDs using single crystalline phosphor and methods of fabricating same Methods for fabricating LED chips from a wafer and devices fabricated using the methods with one method comprising depositing LED epitaxial layers on an LED growth wafer to form a plurality of LEDs on the growth wafer. A single crystalline phosphor is bonded over at... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852227 | Synthetic smoke generator and smoke detector tester using such a generator The present invention relates to an electrically operated device for generating synthetic smoke and also to a hazard detector tester utilizing such a device. The device comprises a collapsible container provided with vaporisable liquid and a tube, one end of which i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852124 | Low noise correlated double sampling amplifier for 4T technology A correlated double sampling circuit and method for providing the same are disclosed. The circuit may include an amplifier, a plurality of capacitors, and a switch matrix. The amplifier provides a reset voltage replica and a signal voltage replica. The switch matrix... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851909 | Group III nitride based flip-chip integrated circuit and method for fabricating A circuit substrate has one or more active components and a plurality of passive circuit elements on a first surface. An active semiconductor device has a substrate with layers of material and a plurality of terminals. The active semiconductor device is flip-chip mo... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850798 | Flash welding of conducting polymer nanofibers The welding of certain polymeric nanofibers can be accomplished by exposure to an intense short burst of light, such as is provided by a camera flash, resulting in an instantaneous melting of the exposed fibers and a welding of the fibers where they are in contact. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7834367 | Low voltage diode with reduced parasitic resistance and method for fabricating A method of making a diode begins by depositing an AlxGa1āxN nucleation layer on a SiC substrate, then depositing an n+ GaN buffer layer, an nā GaN layer, an AlxGa1āxN barrier layer, and an SiO2 dielectric... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832029 | Ball pulsating hydrotherapy jet A hydrotherapy jet for providing a pulsating water stream comprises a jet body, and a water inlet to allow a stream of water into the body. A water outlet allows the stream to exit the body and a movable ball within the body causes said stream of water to pulsate as... | 11/16/2010 |
