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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7534388 | Method of making ceramic component containing inclusions A ceramic component is disclosed, including a sintered ceramic body from a composition comprising a first ceramic material, and a plurality of inclusions in the ceramic body, each inclusion comprising graphite and a second material. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7452606 | Silicon carbide ceramic components having oxide layer A ceramic component is provided, including a ceramic body containing silicon carbide, and an oxide layer provided on the ceramic body, the oxide layer being formed by oxidizing the ceramic body in the presence of alumina and boron. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7447493 | Tuner suitable for integration and method for tuning a radio frequency signal A tuner (200) includes a direct digital frequency synthesizer (206) and a mixer (220). The direct digital frequency synthesizer (206) has an output terminal for providing a digital local oscillator signal having a frequency chosen to mix ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445808 | Method of forming a superconducting article A superconducting article and a method of making a superconducting article is described. The method of forming a superconducting article includes providing a substrate, forming a buffer layer to overlie the substrate, the buffer layer including a first buffer film d... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7431763 | Magnesium ammonium phosphate cement composition This invention relates to a cement, which comprises in its main phase of microcrystalline magnesium ammonium phosphate and nanoapatite after hardening and thus at the same time has considerable strength. The material is biologically degradable and is suitable for ap... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425995 | Tuner using a direct digital frequency synthesizer, television receiver using such a tuner, and method therefor A television tuner (920) is adapted for use in a television receiver (900) that receives a radio frequency (RF) signal from an input device (910) and outputs audio and video information from a selected channel in response thereto. The television... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417192 | Superconductor components A superconductor component is disclosed, which notably includes a superconducting conductor, the conductor including a core and superconductor layer overlying the core. The core generally has a circular cross-section, and the superconductor layer may cover a substan... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407612 | Method of molding a connector and tubing assembly A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387811 | Method for manufacturing high temperature superconducting conductors using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) A CVD apparatus capable of substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one substrate or substantially simultaneously processing portions of multiple substrates or substantially simultaneously processing multiple portions of at least one sub... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384494 | Method of making seals from polymer laminated metallic constructions The disclosure is directed to a method of forming a seal device. The method includes forming a laminate construction including a flexible material layer and a rigid material layer, patterning the rigid material layer after forming the laminate construction, and shap... | 06/10/2008 |
| RE40301 | Zircon/zirconia mix for refractory coatings and inks Refractory coatings comprising unstabilized zirconia, silica, and, optionally, zircon and/or mullite are disclosed herein. The unstabilized zirconia, silica, and optional zircon and/or mullite are applied as a slurry onto ceramic substrates such as silicon carbide a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369393 | Electrostatic chucks having barrier layer An electrostatic chuck for supporting a semiconductor wafer, including: a chuck body having a dielectric region and an insulating region, the insulating region having a higher electrical resistivity than the dielectric region, an electrode embedded in the chuck body... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7370253 | Apparatus and method for high-speed SAS link protocol testing An apparatus for changing a connection between two serial components on the same circuit board. The apparatus comprises at least one column, and each column includes first, second, third and fourth pads. The first pad communicates with a first breakout connector dis... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365271 | Superconducting articles, and methods for forming and using same A superconducting tape includes a substrate, a buffer layer overlying the substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the buffer layer, and an electroplated stabilizer layer overlying the superconductor layer. The tape provides for low AC losses, and is particularly... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358885 | Mixing DAC architectures for a radio frequency receiver A receiver (300) includes a mixing digital-to-analog converter (DAC) (118A), a direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDFS) (132) and a dynamic element matching (DEM) circuit (304). A DAC of the mixing DAC (118A) is implemented as a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348076 | Single crystals and methods for fabricating same Various single crystals are disclosed including sapphire. The single crystals have desirable geometric properties, including a width not less than about 15 cm and the thickness is not less than about 0.5 cm. The single crystal may also have other features, such as a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338683 | Superconductor fabrication processes A method of forming a superconductive device is provided, including providing a substrate having a dimension ratio of not less than about 102, depositing a buffer film to overlie the substrate by ion beam assisted deposition utilizing and ion beam, monito... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335003 | Precision dispense pump Precision dispense pumps comprise a housing that has an internal chamber disposed therein. A pressurizing assembly disposed within the chamber and includes a cylindrical pressurizing member having a head, a thin-walled skirt extending axially away from the head, and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329467 | Ceramic article having corrosion-resistant layer, semiconductor processing apparatus incorporating same, and method for forming same An article is provided that includes a substrate and a corrosion-resistant coating provided on the substrate. The substrate generally consists essentially of alumina, and the corrosion-resistant coating is provided so as to directly contact the substrate without the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326477 | Spinel boules, wafers, and methods for fabricating same A single crystal spinel wafer is disclosed, including a front face and a back face; and an outer periphery having first and second flats. In certain embodiments, the single crystal wafer has a specific crystallographic orientation, and the flats are provided to exte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323666 | Inductively heatable components Aspects of the invention are found in a heating component having a composite material coated on a support. The composite material includes a fluorinated or silicone polymer and inductively-heatable particles. Additional aspects of the invention are found in a heatin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306748 | Methods for machining ceramics A method for machining a ceramic substrate containing Al, including providing a slurry between a substrate and a machine tool, the slurry containing alumina abrasive and an additive including a phosphorus compound, and moving the substrate relative to the machine to... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301741 | Integrated circuit with multiple independent gate field effect transistor (MIGFET) rail clamp circuit A rail clamp circuit (100) includes first and second power supply voltage rails, a multiple independent gate field effect transistor (MIGFET) (128), and an ESD event detector circuit (138). The MIGFET (128) has a source/drain path coupled... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297391 | Draw resonance resistant multilayer films Aspects of the invention are found in a multilayer film comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer. The first polymer layer comprises a blend of a first fluoropolymer having a first average molecular weight and a second fluoropolymer having a second... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286032 | Rare-earth-Ba-Cu-O superconductors and methods of making same Rare-earth-Ba—Cu—O superconductors having improved critical current density are described, as are methods of making same. These superconductors comprise a drop in Jc of less than a factor of about 7 at a temperature of between about 30K to about 77K, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284283 | Integrated glove and method for manufacturing same The disclosure is directed to an integrated glove including first and second substrate layers. The first substrate layer overlies the second substrate layer to define a volume therebetween configured to receive a wearer's hand. The integrated glove also includes fir... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267865 | Draw resonant resistant multilayer films The disclosure is directed to a multilayer film including a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a fluorinated polymer. The second layer has a melt strain-hardening component and forms no more than about 30% by volume of the multilayer film. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251744 | Memory check architecture and method for a multiprocessor computer system Methods and apparatus are provided for use in testing a memory (220, 230, 240) in a multiprocessor computer system (200). The multiprocessor computer system (200) has a plurality of processing nodes (210-217) coupled in an array wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247588 | Zirconia toughened alumina ESD safe ceramic composition, component, and methods for making same ESD safe ceramic component is provided which includes a sintered composition which is formed of a base material and a resistivity modifier. The base material includes a primary component and a secondary component, the primary component including Al2O... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247340 | Method of making a superconducting conductor A method of forming a superconducting conductor is disclosed. The method provides translating a substrate tape through a deposition chamber and along a helical path, where the helical path has multiple windings of the substrate tape and each winding of the substrate... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246838 | Trailer cover system A wall section is disclosed for a trailer. The wall section comprises a male end and a female end. The male end includes a central recess having at least one protrusion on each side of the central recess, the protrusions defining respective lateral recesses. The fem... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246269 | Efficient memory check architecture and method Methods and apparatus are provided for use in testing a memory (230) coupled to a processing node (214). A background scrubber (316) in the processing node (214) is initialized to perform a test of the memory (230). A status of the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245527 | Nonvolatile memory system using magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) A non-volatile memory system (230) includes a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) (232) including a plurality of magnetoresistive memory cells, a floating-gate nonvolatile memory (234) including a plurality of floating-gate memory cells... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226893 | Superconductive articles having density characteristics A superconductive article is disclosed, having a substrate a buffer layer overlying the substrate, and a superconductive layer overlying the buffer layer. According to embodiments, the article may have low density characteristics, associated with the article as a wh... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189775 | Boehmite particles and polymer materials incorporating same A modified polymer material is discloses, including a polymer base and boehmite particles provided in the polymer base. the boehmite particles are made up of mainly anisotropically shaped particles. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177328 | Cross-connect switch for synchronous network A cross-connect switch (1000) is adapted for a plurality of input channels in a synchronous network. Each input channel has a pointer processor (800) including a pointer interpreter (802), an elastic store buffer (804), and a pointer gene... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171499 | Processor surrogate for use in multiprocessor systems and multiprocessor system using same A processor surrogate (320/520) is adapted for use in a processing node (S1) of a multiprocessor data processing system (300/500) having a plurality of processing nodes (P0, S1) coupled together and to a plurality of input/output d... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169286 | Process control methods of electropolishing for metal substrate preparation in producing YBCO coated conductors Disclosed is a reel-to-reel substrate tape polishing and cleaning system including precleaning, electropolishing section and post cleaning sections and which is suitable for polishing and cleaning long lengths of metal substrate tape used in the manufacture of HTS-c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168098 | Display system for a garment The invention is directed to a garment comprising a first and second sleeves, a flap, and a pocket. The arms of a wearer are fitted through the first and second sleeves. The first and second sleeves have first and second openings, respectively. The flap is provided ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157173 | Fused zirconia-based solid oxide fuel cell The disclosure is directed to a solid oxide fuel cell including an electrolyte. The electrolyte is formed using a fused electrolyte powder. The disclosure is also directed to a solid oxide fuel cell stack including a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells. Each solid o... | 01/02/2007 |
