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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7164769 | Multichannel spectral mapping audio apparatus and method with dynamically varying mapping coefficients A method and circuit for deriving a set of multichannel audio signals from a conventional monaural or stereo audio signal uses an auxiliary multichannel spectral mapping data stream. Audio can be played back in stereo and multichannel formats from a conventional ste... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7187226 | Anti-cross conduction drive control circuit and method An anti-cross conduction driver control circuit and method prevent the occurrence of race conditions and avoid cross-conduction between series-connected power devices, typically MOSFETs, controlled in accordance with the present invention. Individual state machines ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182154 | Directional borehole drilling system and method A directional borehole drilling system employs a controllable drill bit, which includes one or more conical drilling surfaces. Instrumentation located near the bit measures present position when the bit is static, and dynamic toolface when the bit is rotating. This ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180339 | Synthesizer and method for generating an output signal that has a desired period A frequency synthesizer includes a circuit which selectively outputs multiple output signals having different respective periods to drive the average period of a combined output signal to substantially equal a desired period. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180384 | Universal signal modulators Universal signal modulators structures are shown which are particularly useful for selectively generating polar-modulated digital sequences from input phase and amplitude symbols and for generating quadrature-modulated digital sequences from input first and second q... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176461 | Acoustic absorption radiation sensing in SiC SiC at least about 400 micrometers thick, and preferably within the range of about 400-2,000 micrometers thick, is employed to detect electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength less than about 10 micrometers via an acoustic absorption mechanism. The SiC body pref... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173290 | 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 bottom drift layer, with a p-n junction forme... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173470 | Clock sources and methods with reduced clock jitter Clock sources are provided which are especially useful for reducing phase noise in signal samplers that typically provide samples of an analog input signal in signal-conditioning systems such as analog-to-digital converters. This phase noise reduction is realized wi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174143 | Receiver circuit with transmission loss compensation Transmission loss compensation is provided for receiver circuits in general, including an ATE receiver circuit having a voltage-to-current converter, such as a transconductance amplifier, that receives a distorted DUT signal and provides an output to a current-to-vo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170334 | Switched current temperature sensing circuit and method to correct errors due to beta and series resistance A switched current temperature sensing circuit comprises a BJT arranged to conduct a forced emitter current IE of the form Ifixed+(Ifixed/β), such that the base current is given by Ifixed/β and the collector current is g... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170332 | Reference signal generators Reference signal generators are provided that automatically adjusts a reference signal's amplitude when that signal is delivered into system loads having unknown capacitances. The amplitude is preferably initiated at a maximum amplitude to insure operation of system... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166092 | Male urinary incontinence sheath system including conformable silicone gel and elastic securement tape A male urinary incontinence device comprises a cylindrical sheath with an open first end to receive the penis and a tubular connector at a second end for discharge of collected urine. A viscous gel strip is applied to the penis of a user and then to the upper inner ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167051 | Current-mode instrumentation amplifier A current-mode instrumentation amplifier (IA) includes first and second buffer amplifiers which receive a differential voltage (VINP−VINN) and provide output voltages at respective output nodes; a resistance R1 is connected between the nodes and conducts a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164535 | Optical coating and configuration for tailored spectral characteristics over viewing angle An optical system employs an optical coating on a substrate positioned relative to an optical collection system. The thickness of the coating is tailored such that light perceived by the collection system over prescribed angles of acceptance has a spectral content t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164793 | 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... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161228 | Three-dimensional integrated capacitance structure A three-dimensional integrated capacitance structure comprises at least two arrays of “unit cells” on respective layers of an IC, with each unit cell comprising a center conductor and a conducting ring which surrounds the center conductor. Each array comprises a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160277 | Male urinary incontinence sheath having gel adhesive and elastic securement tape A male urinary incontinence device comprises a cylindrical sheath with an open first end to receive the penis and a tubular connector at a second end for discharge of collected urine, the sheath having a longitudinal opening along at least one side to allow ready pl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161432 | Current mirror with low headroom requirement A current mirror circuit includes a current input node for receiving an input current, an upper, cascoded current mirror, a lower current mirror, and a biasing means. In a FET implementation, the upper mirror includes first and second cascoded FETs which are connect... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161413 | Precision chopper-stabilized current mirror A chopper-stabilized current mirror includes a pair of FETs connected to mirror an input current Iin. In one embodiment, switching networks S1 and S2 have their respective inputs connected to the FETs' drains, and are operated with clock sig... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157993 | 1:N MEM switch module A 1:N MEM switch module comprises N MEM switches fabricated on a common substrate, each of which has input and output contacts and a movable contact which bridges the input and output contacts when the switch is actuated. The input contacts are connected to a common... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156981 | ITFM extraction of oil seeds A process for the producing edible protein-containing meal for human and animal consumption and high quality food grade oils from oil seed using iodotrifluoromathane as the solvent is shown. The meal has a significantly improved level of dietary available (absorbabl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154495 | Analog interface structures and methods for digital displays Structures and methods are provided for generating a digital display signal from an analog signal that is limited to 2N discrete analog levels and from a synchronization signal that defines spatial order for the digital display signal. These structures an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151870 | Apparatus for optically coupling a light source with an optical waveguide An optical fiber coupling, for example, an optical switch, for coupling a light source with a light-receiving end face of an optical waveguide comprises a lens for focusing a light beam emitted from the light source at a focal point on the light-receiving end face o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140263 | Anemometer circuit An anemometer circuit comprises a sensor having a resistance which varies with temperature, immersed within a moving medium, the mass flow rate of which is to be determined. A control loop causes a current to flow through the sensor resistance, and varies the curren... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137520 | Container having pressure responsive panels A container, suitable as a hot-fill container, includes a controlled deflection flex panel which may invert and flex under pressure, such as hot-fill conditions, to avoid deformation and permanent buckling of the container. The flex panel includes an initiator porti... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138865 | Differential amplifiers with enhanced gain and controlled common-mode output level Differential amplifiers are provided with a common-mode controller that establishes an amplifier common-mode output level while it also enhances amplifier gain and output impedance. The amplifier includes cascode transistors and the controller includes positive-feed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138933 | Time-interleaved signal converter systems with reduced timing skews Time-interleaved signal converter systems are provided that multiplex respective digital sequences of system converters into an interleaved digital sequence before filtering each respective digital sequence with digital filters that apply respective filter coefficie... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135740 | High voltage FET switch with conductivity modulation A high power FET switch comprises an N− drift layer, in which pairs of trenches are recessed to a predetermined depth; oxide side-walls extend to the trench bottoms, and each trench is filled with a conductive material. N+ and metal layers on opposite sides of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129907 | Broadband tunable antenna and transceiver systems The present invention is directed to multi-element antennas that include, for each adjacent pair of antenna elements, at least one switch arranged to selectively connect that pair to thereby selectively alter an antenna dimension. Accordingly, a multi-element antenn... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128438 | Light display structures Light display structures are provided that are simple and comprise few parts so that they can be economically fabricated from various polymers and quickly assembled. They are especially suited for carrying light-emitting elements and lend themselves for realization ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126596 | Rail-to-rail amplifier for use in line-inversion LCD grayscale reference generator A rail-to-rail amplifier suitable for use in a line-inversion LCD grayscale reference generator comprises a p-type differential pair and a first switchable current source which supplies tail current to the p-type pair in response to a first control signal, and an n-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125332 | Ceiling radiation damper and mounting method A ceiling damper system that comprises a damper housing having an input opening to accept air from a heating, ventilation and air conditioning HVAC system, and an output opening to supply the HVAC air to a room. The system further comprises a damper mechanism to sub... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126426 | Cascode amplifier structures including wide bandgap field effect transistor with field plates A multi-stage amplifier circuit arranged to take advantage of the desirable characteristics of non-field-plate and field plate transistors when amplifying a signal. One embodiment of a multi-stage amplifier according to the present invention comprises a non-field-pl... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122844 | Susceptor for MOCVD reactor A susceptor for holding semiconductor wafers in an MOCVD reactor during growth of epitaxial layers on the wafers is disclosed. The susceptor comprises a base structure made of a material having low thermal conductivity at high temperature, and has one or more plate ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119584 | Signal samplers and buffers with enhanced linearity The invention recognizes that sampler linearity is degraded because transfer voltage across a sampler's buffer varies with amplitude of the analog signal being sampled. Because this transfer voltage is in the signal path it modulates the signal and distorts the resu... | 10/10/2006 |
| D529683 | Glove | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109797 | Method and apparatus for measuring the common-mode component of a differential signal A common-mode detector includes a first difference amplifier that is connected to compare a first input voltage with a feedback voltage to provide a first result, a second difference amplifier that is connected to compare a second input voltage with the feedback vol... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104161 | Engine valve adjustment device A combination of tools for use in adjusting the valves in an internal combustion engine, and particularly the movement of the valve contacting end of a rocker arm in a motorcycle engine, comprises a socket, a hollow rod sized to fit in the opening in the top of the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106167 | Stable high temperature sensor system with tungsten on AlN A sensor system has an AlN substrate, a W layer on the substrate, a signal source adapted to apply an electrical actuating signal to the W layer, and a sensor adapted to sense the response of the W layer. The W layer can comprise a thin film, with various types of o... | 09/12/2006 |
