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A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7611906 | Functionalized carbon nanotubes Carbon nanotubes are grown on a first substrate. The CNTs grown on the first substrate are immersed in a biological solution at a predetermined depth to functionalize ends of the CNTs with a biological molecule. The functionalized CNTs are harvested from the first s... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600595 | Electric traction A drive train includes an internal combustion engine (“ICE”) coupled to a transmission having a power takeoff port. A transfer device couples an electric motor to the transmission via the port. The electric motor is enabled in a certain configuration to selectiv... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7575720 | Capacitance based biosensor A method for electronically detecting an electrostatic based biological binding event. This same binding event can be detected optically via complicated experimental setups. A balanced coil system is incorporated into a hand held unit with a plug-in chip. The chip m... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7535611 | Electromechanical dynamic force profile articulating mechanism An electromechanical dynamic force profile articulating mechanism for recovering or emulating true parallel plate capacitor actuation behaviors from deformable membranes used in MEMS systems. The curved deformation of flexible membranes causes their MEMS behavior to... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7531155 | Method of producing silicon nanoparticles from stain-etched silicon powder The present invention is for a porous silicon powder comprising silicon particles wherein the outermost layers of said particles are porous. The present invention is also directed to a method of making this porous silicon powder using a stain etch method. The presen... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522354 | Enhancing a field sequential color palette in an optical display A circuit for implementing a registration-free, contiguous conductive plane. A circuit may include a plurality of conductive structures in a first plane. The circuit may further include a contiguous conductive equipotential surface in a second plane parallel to the ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7515326 | Curved screen display mechanism A circuit for implementing a registration-free, contiguous conductive plane. A circuit may include a plurality of conductive structures in a first plane. The circuit may further include a contiguous conductive equipotential surface in a second plane parallel to the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514369 | Method of producing porous silicon particles by stain-etching and silicon nanoparticles from stain-etched silicon powder The present invention is for a porous silicon powder comprising silicon particles wherein the outermost layers of said particles are porous. The present invention is also directed to a method of making this porous silicon powder using a stain etch method. The presen... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7491637 | Formation of conductive templates employing indium tin oxide The present invention is directed to a method forming conductive templates that includes providing a substrate; forming a mesa on the substrate; and forming a plurality of recessions and projections on the mesa with a nadir of the recessions comprising electrically ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7486854 | Optical microstructures for light extraction and control The application of microstructures which improve the quality of light available to the viewer of an optical display system, or any display which works on the concept of moving one surface into direct contact or close proximity of a light guide to extract light throu... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7479624 | Laser light actuation system A laser light actuation system for remotely and selectively actuating a function of a known apparatus. The system includes a laser module adapted to produce a known laser light signal, which is preferably sparsely modulated, the signal being suitable for transmissio... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7462028 | Partial vacuum environment imprinting The present invention is directed towards a method and a system to create and maintain a desired environment in the vicinity of a nano-imprint lithography template by creation of a partial vacuum using channels or holes in the template holding the nano-imprint mold.... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462498 | Activation of carbon nanotubes for field emission applications Substantially enhanced field emission properties are achieved by using a process of covering a non-adhesive material (for example, paper, foam sheet, or roller) over the surface of the CNTs, pressing the material using a certain force, and removing the material.... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452735 | Carbon nanotube deposition with a stencil Composition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are produced into inks that are dispensable via printing or stencil printing processes. The CNT ink is dispensed into wells formed in a cathode structure through a stencil. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449759 | Electromechanical dynamic force profile articulating mechanism An electromechanical dynamic force profile articulating mechanism for recovering or emulating true parallel plate capacitor actuation behaviors from deformable membranes used in MEMS systems. The curved deformation of flexible membranes causes their MEMS behavior to... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450799 | Corner-cube retroreflectors for displays Enhancement of the contrast ratio of optical flat panel displays by integrating an array of corner-cube retroreflectors into the front face of the optical display, said integration involving mutual adaptation of both the display and the corner-cube retroreflector ge... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7421066 | Telephone call/voice processing system A telephone and voice mail (voice processing) system is implemented using only a single processing means for controlling operations of both the telephone system and the voice mail system. The single processing means communicates with a hard disk, which stores progra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399400 | Nanobiosensor and carbon nanotube thin film transistors The present invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting biological and chemical species in liquid and gaseous phase. The systems and methods utilize carbon nanotubes to enhance sensitivity and selectivity towards the reacting species by decreasing int... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392701 | Balancing machine An improved and simplified balancing machine comprising upright supports devices to hold the workpiece to be balanced, a motor and mount to spin the workpiece, and a system to detect and measure imbalance in the workpiece when it is rotated at speed. Said machine co... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7374415 | Apparatus to control displacement of a body spaced-apart from a surface An apparatus to control displacement of a body spaced-apart from a surface includes a flexure system having a first flexure member defining a first axis of rotation and a second flexure member defining a second axis of rotation. A body is coupled to the flexure syst... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367215 | Formation of metal nanowires for use as variable-range hydrogen sensors The present invention provides for variable-range hydrogen sensors and methods for making same. Such variable-range hydrogen sensors comprise a series of fabricated Pd—Ag (palladium-silver) nanowires—each wire of the series having a different Ag to Pd ratio—wi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365103 | Compositions for dark-field polymerization and method of using the same for imprint lithography processes A composition is provided and a method of using the same to form a pattern on a substrate using imprint lithography employing dark-field polymerization is disclosed. The composition includes a polymerizable bisvinylether and an initiator that produces an acid in res... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338275 | Formation of discontinuous films during an imprint lithography process The present invention is directed to a template having a body including a surface with first and second regions. The first region has first wetting characteristics for a given material and the second region has second wetting characteristics for the given material. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323130 | Magnification correction employing out-of-plane distortion of a substrate The present invention is directed to a method of controlling dimensional relations between an original pattern present in a mold and a recorded pattern formed in a layer of a substrate. In this manner, the size of the recorded pattern may appear to be magnified and/... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7307697 | Adaptive shape substrate support system The present method and system features an active compliant pin chuck to hold a substrate, having opposed first and second surfaces, and compensates for non-planarity in one of the surfaces of the substrate. To that end, the support system includes a chuck having a p... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306896 | Electron beam duplication lithography method An electron beam duplication lithography apparatus and method for focusing electrons emitted from a mask plate as a result of an application of an electric field between a mask plate and a duplication plate. Irradiation of electrons from the mask plate is assisted t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303383 | Imprint lithography system to produce light to impinge upon and polymerize a liquid in superimposition with template overlay marks The present invention includes an imprint lithography system for impinging a flux of light upon a liquid to polymerize the liquid, the system including, a source of light producing the flux of light; and a template having overlay marks being disposed between the liq... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281921 | Scatterometry alignment for imprint lithography Described are methods for patterning a substrate by imprint lithography. Imprint lithography is a process in which a liquid is dispensed onto a substrate. A template is brought into contact with the liquid and the liquid is cured. The cured liquid includes an imprin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270533 | System for creating a turbulent flow of fluid between a mold and a substrate The present invention is directed toward a system for introducing a flow of a fluid between a mold, disposed on a template, and a substrate, the system including, a fluid supply system; and a chuck body having a baffle and first and second apertures, the first and s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261830 | Applying imprinting material to substrates employing electromagnetic fields The present invention comprises a method for applying a liquid, such as imprinting material, to a substrate that features use of an electromagnetic field to rapidly spread the liquid over a desired portion of the substrate, while confining the same to the desired re... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259102 | Etching technique to planarize a multi-layer structure The present invention is directed to a method of etching a multi-layer structure formed from a layer of a first material and a layer of a second material differing from the first material to obtain a desired degree of planarization. To that end, the method includes ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259833 | Substrate support method The present invention includes a method for supporting a substrate that features a chuck body having a body surface with a pin extending therefrom having a contact surface lying in a plane, with the pin being movably coupled to the chuck body to move with respect to... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244386 | Method of compensating for a volumetric shrinkage of a material disposed upon a substrate to form a substantially planar structure therefrom The present invention provides a method of planarizing a substrate with a template spaced-apart from the substrate having a liquid disposed therebetween, the method including: contacting the liquid with the template forming a first shape therein; and impinging radia... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245358 | Substrate support system The present invention includes a substrate support system that features a chuck body having a body surface with a pin extending therefrom having a contact surface lying in a plane, with the pin being movably coupled to the chuck body to move with respect to the plan... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221741 | Dialing using caller ID A telephone and voice mail (voice processing) system, which is implemented using only a single processing means for controlling operation of both the telephone system and the voice mail system, permits a user to call back a party using caller ID data stored with a v... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208451 | IMS detection of chemical markers in petroleum products A method and composition for identifying chemically tagged petroleum products can be achieved by adding one or more chemicals to a selected petroleum product wherein the chemical is immune to extraction from the petroleum product by conventional inexpensive absorben... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195938 | Activation effect on carbon nanotubes Particles, which may include nanoparticles, are mixed with carbon nanotubes and deposited on a substrate to form a cold cathode. The particles enhance the field emission characteristics of the carbon nanotubes. An additional activation step may be performed on the d... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7176877 | High voltage pulse driver with capacitive coupling A high voltage driver with capacitive coupling that is useful in the presence of the high power supply ripple common with higher-voltage systems. It permits extreme ranges of duty cycle, but without the limitations of transformer magnetics, or the increased complexi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160025 | Micromixer apparatus and methods of using same Microfluidics mixing apparatus and methods of using same are disclosed for mixing fluids using increasing centrifugal force as the fluids being mixed traverse a mixing channel. One inventive apparatus comprises a generally planar substrate having a top major surface... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125308 | Bead blast activation of carbon nanotube cathode Activation of printed or dispensed carbon nanotube (CNT) film using a particle-blasting technique, also referred to as sandblasting or bead blasting. The process works by sending particles of material at high enough velocity such that when the particles hit the surf... | 10/24/2006 |
