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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909907 | Methods for high volume production of nanostructured materials A system and method for high volume production of nanoparticles, nanotubes, and items incorporating nanoparticles and nanotubes. Microwave, radio frequency, or infrared energy vaporizes a metal catalyst which, as it condenses, is contacted by carbon or other element... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902507 | Methods for infrared inspection using programmed logic A system and method for enhancing inspections using infrared cameras through in-field displays and operator-assisted performance calculations. A handheld infrared imaging system typically includes an infrared camera having a programmed computer and an interactive us... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633782 | Socket | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896053 | Non-destructive component separation using infrared radiant energy A method for separating a first component and a second component from one another at an adhesive bond interface between the first component and second component. Typically the method involves irradiating the first component with infrared radiation from a source that... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7877828 | Portable, space-saving medical patient support system A support platform having a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration on a floor. The support platform is related to stretcher devices that are used for transporting, confining, or conducting medical procedures on medical patients in medical emergencies. The... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876213 | Personal annunciation device A personal annunciation device (PAD) providing, in an area of interest, compensatory annunciation of the presence of an abnormal condition in a hazardous area and accountability of the user of the PAD. Compensatory annunciation supplements primary annunciation provi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874124 | Method for securing a building structure Certain embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for securing a wall system together in a vertical direction. More specifically, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a first floor lower linkage beam attached to a foundation of... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857193 | Method of forming and assembly of parts A method of assembling two or more parts together that may be metal, ceramic, metal and ceramic parts, or parts that have different CTE. Individual parts are formed and sintered from particles that leave a network of interconnecting porosity in each sintered part. T... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7675423 | Mass occupant emergency notification system using satellite radio downlink A mass occupant notification (MON) system includes an alert source, a first communication network, a MON supervisory system, a second communication network, a satellite radio broadcast network (SRBN) system and a plurality of MON communication units. The alert sourc... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7665257 | Wind resistant structure for buildings Certain embodiments of the invention disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for securing a wall system together in a vertical direction. More specifically, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a first floor lower linkage beam attached to a foundation of... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7591549 | Bubble purging system and method A method and system for purging bubbles from a fluid chamber of a micro-fluid ejection head containing a plurality of fluid chambers, an ejection actuator respectively associated with each of the fluid chambers, and a common fluid supply area for the fluid chambers.... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7585254 | Resistance band exercise machine An exercise machine, including an elastic band and a tension fulcrum positioned so that the band extends around the tension fulcrum to provide resistance exercise to the user. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7560039 | Methods of deep reactive ion etching A method of substantially simultaneously forming at least two fluid supply slots through a thickness of semiconductor substrate from a first surface to a second surface thereof. The method includes the steps of applying a photoresist layer to the first surface of th... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559630 | Substantially planar fluid ejection actuators and methods related thereto Fluid ejection actuators, micro-fluid ejection heads, and methods relating thereto. One such fluid ejection actuator is provided by a conductive layer adjacent a substrate. The conductive layer has a substantially non-conductive portion. The substantially non-conduc... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7540584 | Orifice plate protection device An orifice plate sealing tape for an orifice plate of a micro-fluid ejection device and methods for sealing an orifice plate with the sealing tape. The sealing tape includes a flexible polymeric backing film and a radiation cured adhesive applied to a surface of the... | 06/02/2009 |
| 6957645 | Play enhancement system for a pneumatic projectile launcher and method for enhancing play A play enhancement system for a pneumatic projectile launcher. The play enhancement system includes a first power source and second power source for selective connection to a circuit board in a projectile hopper for the projectile launcher. At least one of the first... | 10/25/2005 |
| 7531047 | Method of removing residue from a substrate after a DRIE process The present disclosure provides a method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate after a DRIE etch process, wherein residue from the DRIE process is removed without damaging the substrate. The process may include contacting the micro-fluid ejection head with an aqueou... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7469914 | Control system for motorcycle fork A ride control system for a motorcycle having an oil-containing fork having an air space. The control system includes a control unit having a reservoir and a valve in flow communication with the air space of the fork and the reservoir. The valve is configured to ena... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7390078 | Reduction of heat loss in micro-fluid ejection devices The present disclosure is directed to a micro-fluid ejection head for a micro-fluid ejection device. The head includes a semiconductor substrate, a fluid ejection actuator supported by the semiconductor substrate, a nozzle member containing nozzle holes attached to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344227 | Power and ground buss layout for reduced substrate size A semiconductor substrate for a micro-fluid ejection device. The substrate includes plurality of micro-fluid ejection actuators disposed adjacent a fluid supply slot in the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of power transistors, occupying a power transistor activ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344994 | Multiple layer etch stop and etching method A process for etching semiconductor substrates using a deep reactive ion etching process to produce through holes or slots (hereinafter “slots”) in the substrates. The process includes applying a first layer to a back side of a substrate as a first etch stop mat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7290860 | Methods of fabricating nozzle plates A method of making flow feature structures for a micro-fluid ejection head. The method includes the steps of laser ablating a nozzle plate material to provide an elongate fluid chamber and fluid supply channel therein for connecting the fluid chamber with a fluid su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267124 | Emergency tracheostomy kit A kit that facilitates performance of a tracheostomy in emergency situations remote from an operating room. The kit includes a template guide for placement on a person on which the tracheostomy is to be performed to indicate the desired incision location, a cutting ... | 09/11/2007 |
| D544943 | Livewell containment system | 06/19/2007 |
| D539631 | Pocket knife handle | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198208 | Fuel injection assembly A fuel injection assembly comprising a main structure (101) for mounting on an internal combustion engine, the main structure having one or more orifices (115) for injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195343 | Low ejection energy micro-fluid ejection heads A micro-fluid ejection device structure and method therefor having improved low energy design. The devices includes a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer deposited on the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of heater resistors are formed on the insulati... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188516 | Friction testing apparatus A testing apparatus for measuring the friction characteristics between two components in rolling or sliding contact with one another is disclosed herein. The testing apparatus includes a traction surface, a first support structure adapted to support the traction sur... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182587 | Anglehead An improved drywall finishing tool and method for using the tool. The drywall finishing tool includes a rigid body portion having a first section, a second section, and a smoothly curved center section. An inlet port is provided on one side thereof adjacent the cent... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169096 | Abdominal exercise machine An abdominal exercise machine includes a bench assembly having a frame and a user support supported by the frame and configured for having a user lie thereupon, a weight assembly adjacent the bench assembly and having a weight carriage movably positionable thereon, ... | 01/30/2007 |
| D531812 | Dental device | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114650 | Retail products storage and dispensing apparatus and method To improve space utilization at checkout counters, some preferred embodiments of the present invention employ a retail product storage and dispensing device located beneath the check-out counter. In this manner, areas beneath check-out counters that were previously ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7081379 | Local interconnect for integrated circuit An integrated circuit having a gate region, a source drain region, and an electrically nonconductive spacer separating the gate region and the source drain region. A local interconnect electrically connects the gate region to the source drain region across the elect... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081406 | Interconnect dielectric tuning An improvement to a method of forming an integrated circuit. An etch stop layer is formed to overlie the front end processing layers of the integrated circuit. Support structures are formed that are disposed so as to support electrically conductive interconnects on ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081841 | Analog to digital converter built in self test A built in self test circuit for testing an analog to digital converter. An up counter receives a test input and a first clock signal and provides and upper limit. A down counter receives the test input and the first clock signal, and provides a lower limit. A digit... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073107 | Adaptive defect based testing A method of testing integrated circuits. Each of the integrated circuits is tested with a first test at a first level of testing at a preceding testing step in a fabrication cycle of the integrated circuits to produce first test results associated with a first chara... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069679 | Banner display system A display system, including a banner made of a flexible, non-rigid sheet material, and including a plurality of elongate sleeve; a frame system to support the banner, the frame system including a pair of horizontal frame members and a pair of vertical frame members,... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067223 | Adjustable transmission phase shift mask A phase shift mask having transmission properties that are dependent at least in part on an intensity of an incident light beam. The phase shift mask has a mask substrate that is substantially transparent to the incident light beam. A first phase shift layer is disp... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048317 | Bellows scoop with handle A scoop expandable into a configuration including a handle section attached to a bellows section. The bellows section includes a plurality of slant wall sections and thin wall sections attached between adjacent slant wall sections defining peaks and valleys between ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039556 | Substrate profile analysis A system for analyzing fabrication processes, such as analyzing device yield on a substrate. An input accesses fabrication information, where the fabrication information includes at least one of an dependent variable that is associated with substrate location inform... | 05/02/2006 |
