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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144480 | Multi-layer embedded capacitance and resistance substrate core A multi-layer imbedded capacitance and resistance substrate core. At least one layer of resistance material is provided. The layer of resistance material has a layer of electrically conductive material embedded therein. At least one layer of capacitance material of ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143530 | Liquid crystal polymer layer for encapsulation and improved hermiticity of circuitized substrates A substrate and method for making same for use in electronic packages having a core layer of copper-invar-copper (CIC) with a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) placed upon both sides of the CIC. A layer of etched copper foil is placed on the outer surface of e... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139863 | System for capturing, characterizing and visualizing lidar and generic image data A system that offers a method of capturing, analyzing, and visualizing a matrix of data for object and feature extraction. This is accomplished by reading a matrix of data represented by a plurality of data types into a processor via a data capture system. The matri... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119288 | Hybrid anode compositions for lithium ion batteries The present invention provides an exfoliated graphite-based hybrid material composition for use as an electrode, particularly as an anode of a lithium ion battery. The composition comprises: (a) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles or coating which are capable of a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114373 | Method of producing nano-scaled graphene and inorganic platelets and their nanocomposites Disclosed is a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm, and often between 0.34 nm and 1.02 nm. The method comprises: (a) subjec... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112936 | Container-based plant husbandry apparatus and controlled horticultural environment for using same A container-based plant husbandry apparatus and a horticultural environment designed to optimize growth of plants therein. A liquid-tight container is filled to a first, predetermined height with a first media that, while providing support to an upper layer, is subs... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8084863 | Circuitized substrate with continuous thermoplastic support film dielectric layers A circuitized substrate including a dielectric layer having a p-aramid paper impregnated with a halogen-free, low moisture absorptivity resin and not including continuous or semi-continuous fiberglass fibers as part thereof, and a first circuitized layer positioned ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8063315 | Circuitized substrate with conductive paste, electrical assembly including said circuitized substrate and method of making said substrate A circuitized substrate which includes a conductive paste for providing electrical connections. The paste, in one embodiment, includes a metallic component including nano-particles and may include additional elements such as solder or other metal micro-particles, as... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060248 | Robotic arm and method for using with an automatic pharmaceutical dispenser There is provided an automated prescription filling system using a robotic arm in combination with an automatic pharmaceutical dispenser having a plurality of individual pill-counting units, each under the control of its own microprocessor. The automatic pharmaceuti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8039812 | Test equipment for verification of crystal linearity at high-flux levels A method and device that provides independent temperature control of x-ray detector crystals, either singly or in small groups. In addition to a thermal control network for the crystals, electronic devices are associated with each detector crystal and are independen... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028390 | Spring actuated clamping mechanism A spring actuated clamping mechanism has a backer plate with an upper surface and a lower surface. A set of apertures is formed along the periphery of the backer plate. The upper surface of the backer plate has at least one backer plate recess, and preferably four r... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018348 | Apparatus for identifying a circuit breaker feeding a remotely disposed electrical outlet and method of using the apparatus An electrical circuit tracing apparatus wherein uniquely identifiable electrical signals are injected into deenergized electrical circuits at a circuit breaker panel. Once the apparatus is electrically connected to multiple deenergized branch circuits, a user may co... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7977034 | Method for making circuitized substrates having photo-imageable dielectric layers in a continuous manner Apparatus and method for making circuitized substrates using a continuous roll format in which a layer of conductor is fed into the apparatus, layers of photo-imageable dielectric are applied to opposite sides of the conductor layer, thru-holes are formed through th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974432 | Cap for retaining an audio system A baseball styled cap that retains an elasticized sleeve on the inside, front wall of the cap. A portable audio player or radio can be inserted into the sleeve and connected to a pre-installed wiring and speaker system that is integrated into the fabric seams of the... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972178 | High density connector for interconnecting fine pitch circuit packaging structures A pinned interposer and mating sockets to facilitate removable mounting of high connection density micro devices between a pair of substrates in compact electronic circuit packages. The pinned interposer has an inner set of contacts, typically in a rectangular array... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967985 | Grease trap waste treatment and fat, oil, and grease (FOG) recovery system A method to process grease trap waste or refuse and remove organic matter, and reclaim fats, oils, and grease (FOG) found in it. The process is initiated after dewatering the grease trap material to increase its concentration; the resulting sludge is then mixed with... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7942799 | Knee joint flexure progression meter A knee joint flexure progression meter and system. The knee joint flexure meter has an elongated progression meter bar with a major axis, an upper surface, a lower surface having a longitudinal recess therein, and a plurality of spaced apart indicia disposed on the ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931830 | Dielectric composition for use in circuitized substrates and circuitized substrate including same A dielectric composition which is adapted for combining with a supporting material ( e.g., fiber-glass cloth) to form a dielectric layer usable in circuitized such as PCBs, chip carriers and the like. As such a layer, it includes a resin, a predetermined percentage ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7912582 | Robotic prescription filling system A self-contained, fully automated system for dispensing medicants into vials. Prescriptions are entered using a built-in workstation. Vials of several sizes are each contained in preloaded cassettes. Upon command from a computer, a vial is released and labeled with ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910156 | Method of making circuitized substrate with selected conductors having solder thereon A method of making a circuitized substrate in which conductors are formed in such a manner that selected ones of the conductors include solder while others do not and are thus adapted for receiving a different form of connection (e.g., wire-bond) than the solder cov... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908587 | IO update time based conditional statement evaluation A method for a system control to automatically provide highly reliable calculations and decisions based on information from sources of input whose timing is less than reliable. With application of the method in a familiar environment, the program optimally and autom... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899272 | Method of recognizing an object in an image using multi-sensor integration through conditionally optimal geoscene generation and registration A method of recognizing an object in an image is provided using multi-sensor integration through conditionally optimal geo-scene generation and registration. At least two images, one of which is a conditionally optimum, ortho-rectified base image, are input and used... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897877 | Capacitive substrate A capacitive substrate and method of making same in which first and second glass layers are used. A first conductor is formed on a first of the glass layers and a capacitive dielectric material is positioned over the conductor. The second conductor is then positione... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892016 | Electrical wire connector An electrical wire connector. In a housing is disposed metal bushings in which wires are inserted. The bushings are embedded in the insulation cap for permanent placement. The bushings are connected via a bridge to carry current from bushing to bushing. The insulati... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890574 | Internet operating system through embeddable applet-style application An Internet-based operating system providing data and application software stored on a server that may be selectively downloaded to a client device upon request, allowing server-based applications to be accessed and executed on the client device. The end user, opera... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875811 | High speed interposer A high speed interposer which includes a substrate having alternatingly oriented dielectric and conductive layers which form a substrate, openings which extend from one opposing surface of the substrate to a second opposing surface, conductive members positioned wit... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870664 | Method of making circuitized substrate with a resistor A method of making a circuitized substrate including a resistor comprised of material which includes a polymer resin and a quantity of nano-powders including a mixture of at least one metal component and at least one ceramic component. The ceramic component may be a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7851906 | Flexible circuit electronic package with standoffs A flexible circuit electronic package including a heat sink, a flexible circuit having a semiconductor chip positioned thereon and electrically coupled thereto, and a quantity of heat shrunk adhesive securing the flexible circuit to the heat sink such that the flexi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841741 | LED lighting assembly and lamp utilizing same An LED lighting assembly including a plurality of individual LEDs mounted on a common, bendable heat sinking member designed to remove heat from the LEDs during operation and also to be formed (bent) to provide the desired light direction and intensity. Several such... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838776 | Circuitized substrates utilizing smooth-sided conductive layers as part thereof A circuitized substrate in which two conductive layers (e.g., electroplated copper foil) are bonded (e.g., laminated) to an interim dielectric layer. Each of the two foil surfaces which physically bond to the dielectric are smooth (e.g., preferably by chemical proce... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833959 | Method to increase flash points of flammable solvents The present invention relates to a method to decrease the flammability of normally flammable alcohols and solvents. The additive is Alpha Terpineol, which will increase the flash point of flammable alcohols or solvents, by blending the Terpineol into the flammable s... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7827682 | Apparatus for making circuitized substrates having photo-imageable dielectric layers in a continuous manner Apparatus and method for making circuitized substrates using a continuous roll format in which a layer of conductor is fed into the apparatus, layers of photo-imageable dielectric are applied to opposite sides of the conductor layer, thru-holes are formed through th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826043 | Optical leak detection instrument An optical leak detection instrument. An electromagnetic source is provided for generating an electromagnetic signal. An interface allows the instrument to communicate with a system under test. A portion of the instrument is provided for receiving the electromagneti... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824651 | Method of producing exfoliated graphite, flexible graphite, and nano-scaled graphene platelets The present invention provides a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm. The method comprises (a) dispersing particles of grap... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823274 | Method of making multilayered circuitized substrate assembly A method of making a multilayered circuitized substrate assembly which includes bonding at least two circuitized substrates each including at least one layer of high temperature dielectric material, one of these layers in turn including at least one thru-hole therei... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814649 | Method of making circuitized substrate with filled isolation border A method of making a circuitized substrate which includes a plurality of contiguous open segments along a side edge portion of the at least one electrically conductive layer thereof, these open segments isolated by a barrier of dielectric material which substantiall... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7803688 | Capacitive substrate and method of making same A capacitive substrate and method of making same in which first and second glass layers are used. A first conductor is formed on a first of the glass layers and a capacitive dielectric material is positioned over the conductor. The second conductor is then positione... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801833 | Item identification control method A system and method for identifying and controlling the movement of various items, e.g., suitcases, associated with respective ones of various individuals, e.g., those desiring to travel on a selected means of transportation such as an airline, railway or the like. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800916 | Circuitized substrate with internal stacked semiconductor chips, method of making same, electrical assembly utilizing same and information handling system utilizing same A circuitized substrate assembly comprised of at least two circuitized substrates each including a thin dielectric layer and a conductive layer with a plurality of conductive members as part thereof, the conductive members of each substrate being electrically couple... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791897 | Multi-layer embedded capacitance and resistance substrate core A multi-layer imbedded capacitance and resistance substrate core. At least one layer of resistance material is provided. The layer of resistance material has a layer of electrically conductive material embedded therein. At least one layer of capacitance material of ... | 09/07/2010 |
