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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533270 | Signature schemes using bilinear mappings Methods and systems are provided for generating and verifying signatures of digital messages communicated between signers and verifiers. Using bilinear mappings, such as Weil or Tate pairings, these methods and systems enable generation and verification of efficient... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7519139 | Signal monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide signal monitoring techniques. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an integrated circuit includes a phase detector circuit that receives an input signal and samples the input sign... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512511 | Improvised explosive device countermeasures A method and system for mitigating the effectiveness of IEDs are disclosed. The method can include detecting IEDs by sensing the presence of a non-linear electronic component of an IED. The presence of a non-linear electronic component of the IED can be detected by ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512015 | Negative voltage blocking for embedded memories In one embodiment, a memory is provided that includes: a memory cell array adapted to be programmed with a positive voltage from a positive-negative node and to be erased with a negative voltage from the positive-negative node; a negative voltage blocking circuit; a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511877 | Electrophoretic display device with improved reflective luminance An electrophoretic display device with an improved reflective luminance is presented. The electrophoretic display device includes an electrophoretic display panel including sub-pixels corresponding to four colors (e.g., red, green, blue, and white). A signal convert... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511788 | Array substrate, method of manufacturing the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same An array substrate includes a plate, a switching element, an insulating layer and a pixel electrode. The plate includes a pixel region, and the switching element is disposed on the plate. The insulating layer is disposed on the plate to include an opening for a mult... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511641 | Efficient bitstream compression According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of generating a compressed configuration bitstream for a programmable logic device comprises encoding the most-prevalent data word within the configuration data of the bitstream into a first type of code word; e... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510291 | Direct-lit LCD with reflective plate The invention provides a reflective plate that includes a first reflective part having a predetermined surface roughness and a second reflective part having a surface roughness that is less than the predetermined surface roughness of the first reflective part. The i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509598 | Clock boosting systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide software clock boosting techniques. For example in one embodiment, a method of configuring a programmable logic device includes receiving routed data; performing a software clock boost operation on the routed data ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7509116 | Selective data exchange with a remotely configurable mobile unit A system for remotely tracking a mobile unit is presented. The system includes a computer connected to a data network, mobile units collecting data and transmitting the data to the computer, and a configuration database connected to the data network. The configurati... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508694 | One-time-programmable memory A one-time-programmable memory cell uses two complementary antifuses that are programmed in a complementary fashion such that only one of the two complementary antifuses is stressed by a programming voltage. The programming voltage stress one a particular one of the... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507979 | Composite dipole array systems and methods Methods and systems for generating and imaging THz electromagnetic radiation using a composite dipole array made up of novel structures of non-linear dipole strings with dual frequency resonances for frequency up conversion and frequency down conversion are disclose... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505515 | Accurate timing alignments for decision directed continuous time equalizers A continuous time equalizer for equalizing an input signal using a feedforward equalizer portion and a feedback equalizer portion is provided that includes: a slicer operable to make bit decisions on a combined output from the feedforward and feedback equalizer port... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505152 | Optical metrology system An optical metrology system having an optical metrology sensor assembly and a target is disclosed. The optical metrology sensor assembly transmits a light beam to the target and then uses the reflected beam from the target to determine the position of the target in ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7505053 | Subpixel layouts and arrangements for high brightness displays High brightness displays comprising subpixel repeating groups having at least white with a number of colored subpixels are disclosed. Colored subpixels may comprise: red, blue, green, cyan or magenta in these various embodiments. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504848 | Panel and test method for display device A panel for a display device includes a display area and a peripheral area. The display area comprises a plurality of pixels each comprising a switching element and gate lines and data lines connected to the pixels. The peripheral area comprises a plurality of gate ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503525 | Pivotable pylon for external carriage of aircraft stores A pivotable pylon for carrying stores, such as ordinance, sensors and pods external to an aircraft includes an elongated strongback coupled against an external surface of the aircraft and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof. An elongated pivoting str... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502154 | Spatial light modulator alignment A method and system for aligning a spatial light modulator with respect to an imaging device is disclosed. An image of the spatial light modulator can be formed upon the imaging device and a controller can be used to position optical elements in a manner that effect... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502080 | Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel assembly with a plurality of pixels, a printed circuit board disposed under the liquid crystal panel assembly, and a plurality of laser diodes disposed on the printed circuit board. The laser diodes are dispos... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501655 | Thin film transistor array panel A thin film array panel is provided, which includes: a gate line formed on a substrate; a first insulating layer formed on the gate line; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer; a data line formed on the gate insulating layer and intersecting the ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501297 | Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel is provided, The method includes: forming a gate line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line; forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; forming a data line and a... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7489420 | Color editing (including brightness editing) using color coordinate systems including systems with a coordinate defined by a square root of a quadratic polynomial in tristimulus values and, possibly, by a sign of a function of one or more of tristimulus values Color is edited using a color representation including digital values B (brightness), e and f such that B=√{square root over (D2+E2+F2)}, e=E/B, f=F/B, where DEF is a linear color coordinate system. Alternatively, color is represen... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7489373 | Prism sheet and liquid crystal display having the same A prism sheet that allows light that is incident with an angle below 2.8° with respect to an axis normal to a light incident surface to be refracted and emitted, and a liquid crystal display device including the prism sheet are presented. The prism sheet includes a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7486343 | TFT array panel having a two-portion coupling electrode extending from drain electrode in different directions with first portion extending along a gap between two overlapping subpixel electrodes thereon and second portion extending in same direction as data line A thin film transistor array panel including a substrate; a gate line formed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer; a data line formed on the semiconductor layer; a drain electrod... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486250 | Composite dipole array Methods and systems for generating and imaging THz electromagnetic radiation using a composite dipole array made up of novel structures of non-linear dipole strings with dual frequency resonances for frequency up conversion and frequency down conversion are disclose... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486364 | Liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486418 | Editing (including contrast and sharpness editing) of digital images In a digital image having pixels pi (i=1,2, . . . ) and a brightness B(pi) at each pixel pi, the contrast editing is performed by replacing the brightness B(pi) with B*(pi)=Bavg1−ε(p | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484876 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device using the same A backlight assembly that allows a more efficient light usage and thinner device size is presented. The backlight assembly includes a first light guide and a second light guide that each has a light incident face, a light exiting face, and a light interfacing face. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486194 | Personal alarm system for obtaining assistance from remote recipients The present invention provides a personal alarm system including a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient such as a signal monitoring center or rescue or other emergency authorities. An interface module, including a user-programmable memory an... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486419 | Editing (including saturation editing) of digital color images Color is edited using a color representation including digital values B (brightness), C (chroma) and H (hue) such that B=√{square root over (D2+E2+F2)}, cos C=D/B and tan H=E/F, where DEF is a linear color coordinate system. The sa... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486359 | Color filter panel having microlenses in transmission areas and method of manufacturing the same, and transflective liquid crystal display using such a color filter panel A color filter panel for a transflective type LCD with transmission areas and reflection areas includes a substrate, a plurality of color filters formed on the substrate, an overcoat layer formed on the color filters and including lens parts that are individually pl... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7463041 | High-density electroconductive contact probe with uncompressed springs A holder 1 is formed by laminating support members 3, 4 and 5 and passing holder holes 2 through them. A pair of needle members 9 and 10 are provided on either end of the coil spring 8. Each of the needle members 9... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463314 | Flat panel display device In a flat panel display device, the display device includes a display panel to display an image, a receiving receptacle and a guiding member. The receiving receptacle has a bottom surface and a first sidewall. The guiding member has a first coupling portion that is ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463714 | Foreign object detection A method and system for identifying foreign objection (FOD) in items such as aircraft are disclosed. The item may be imaged using x-ray backscatter before and after work is performed thereon. The image taken before work may be subtracted from the image taken after t... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463323 | Liquid crystal display A gate line is formed on a substrate in a horizontal direction and a data repair line is formed on the same layer as the gate line in a vertical direction. The repair line is divided into two portions with respect to the gate line. A gate insulating film is formed o... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462521 | Dual-gate device and method A dual-gate device is formed over and insulated from a semiconductor substrate which may include additional functional circuits that can be interconnected to the dual-gate device. The dual-gate device includes two semiconductor devices formed on opposite surfaces of... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462895 | Signal line for display device and thin film transistor array panel including the signal line A thin film transistor (TFT) array panel with signal lines that have low resistivity is presented. The TFT array panel includes an insulating substrate, a gate line formed on the insulating substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line, a drain electrod... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459789 | Bonding method of flexible film and display bonded thereby A bonding method of a flexible film is provided, which includes: positioning an anisotropic conductive film on a plurality of first signal lines formed on the flexible film to be bonded to a thin film transistor (TFT) panel; arranging the anisotropic conductive film... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459755 | Dual-gate semiconductor devices with enhanced scalability A scalable semiconductor device is formed using control gates formed on opposite sides of a semiconductor layer. A first control gate is formed electrically isolated from a first surface of the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, such that, when a first... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459931 | Programmable logic devices with transparent field reconfiguration Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide reconfiguration techniques for PLDs. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a programmable logic device includes logic blocks, input/output blocks, a volatile memory block, and conf... | 12/02/2008 |
