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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7536156 | Disposable, proximity-based communications systems, devices and methods A disposable electronic device includes a housing, a user interface in the housing and a short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver in the housing. A controller is configured to control the user interface and the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver. A non... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535484 | Communication terminals that vary a video stream based on how it is displayed A communication terminal includes a communication module, a camera device, a display device, and a controller. The communication module receives a display characteristic command and an input video data stream from a remotely located other communication terminal and ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535180 | Semiconductor light emitting circuits including light emitting diodes and four layer semiconductor shunt devices Semiconductor light emitting circuits include semiconductor light emitting diodes that are serially connected between a pair of input terminals. Four layer semiconductor devices, such as Shockley diodes and/or thyristors are also provided, a respective one of which ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535035 | Cross-point nonvolatile memory devices using binary metal oxide layer as data storage material layer and methods of fabricating the same A cross-point nonvolatile memory device using a binary metal oxide layer as a data storage material layer includes spaced apart doped lines disposed in a substrate. Spaced apart upper electrodes cross over the doped lines such that cross points are formed where the ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534807 | De novo synthesis of bacteriochlorins A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic s... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534742 | Isoprenoid biosynthesis The present invention relates to enzymatic activity involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis as well as to inhibitors, notably herbicides, for enzymes in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids. More specifically, the present invention relates to screening methods for detecting ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7498220 | Methods of fabricating semiconductor memory devices including different dielectric layers for the cell transistors and refresh transistors thereof Semiconductor memory devices include memory cell transistors having spaced apart memory cell transistor source and drain regions, and a memory cell transistor insulated gate electrode that includes a memory cell transistor gate dielectric layer. Refresh transistors ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496002 | Water submersible electronics assembly and methods of use A submersible electronics device for use in a body of water and a substratum floor below the body of water includes a submersible housing, an operational electronics system, and a mobility system. The operational electronics system is mounted in and/or on the housin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495999 | Underwater guidance systems, unmanned underwater vehicles and methods An unmanned underwater vehicle for use in water and with at least one acoustic signal source includes a vehicle body, a steering mechanism to direct the vehicle body through the water, a propulsion device to force the vehicle body through the water, and an adaptive ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495984 | Resistive memory devices including selected reference memory cells A Resistance based Random Access Memory (ReRAM) can include a current reference circuit including at least three ReRAM reference cells coupled in parallel with one another and configured to provide a reference current to respective ReRAM sense amplifier circuits. | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495961 | Sense amplifiers including multiple precharge circuits and associated memory devices A sense amplifier of a flash memory device maintains a bit line precharge level before a memory cell is sensed. The sense amplifier maintains the voltage of a bias signal sufficiently high using a second precharging circuit in a precharging operation to stably maint... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495472 | Circuits/methods for electrically isolating fuses in integrated circuits A fuse circuit can include a cut-off unit circuit configured to electrically isolate a fuse from an input to a status information circuit after latching of status information associated with status of the fuse. Other fuse related circuits and methods are disclosed. | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495285 | FinFETs and nonvolatile memory devices including FinFETs A FinFET includes a fin that is on a substrate and extends away from the substrate. A device isolation layer is disposed on the substrate on both sides of the fin. An insulating layer is between the fin and the substrate. The insulating layer is directly connected t... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495026 | Neo-tanshinlactone and analogs as potent and selective anti-breast cancer agents Compounds of Formulas I-II are described, along with methods of using such compounds for the treatment of cancer and pharmeutical formulations thereof. ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494871 | Semiconductor memory devices and methods for forming the same A semiconductor memory device can include select transistors and cell transistors on a semiconductor substrate. An insulation layer covers the select transistors and the cell transistors. The bit lines are in the insulation layer and are electrically connected to re... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494868 | Methods of fabricating flash memory devices having a sloped trench isolation structure A method of fabricating a flash memory device. Parallel mask patterns are formed on a substrate. The substrate is etched using the mask patterns to form trenches. An insulating layer pattern is formed in the trenches and an area between the mask patterns. The mask p... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491414 | Anti-inflammatory substances extracted from An Echinacea composition containing the immunosuppressive components of an Echinacea extract but not the immunostimulatory components is disclosed. A process for isolating Echinacea immunosuppressive components by extraction with lipophilic comp... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7492288 | Transmitting/receiving methods and systems for DC balance encoded data including simultaneous switching noise reducing preambles DC balance encoded data is transmitted by transmitting a preamble of dummy data that is configured to provide an intermediate number of bits of a given logic value that is at least one bit of the given logic value but less than a maximum number of bits of the given ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488721 | Real time methylumbelliferone-based assay A method is provided for determining the activity of an enzyme which releases methylumbelliferone (MU) from an MU-containing substrate wherein the enzyme has a pH optimum below the pKa of MU comprising: contacting a sample suspected of containing the enzyme with the... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7489015 | Magnetic shielding for magnetic random access memory A memory assembly comprises a substrate that incorporates magnetic shielding, a magnetic random access memory die supported by the substrate, and an encapsulation matrix that includes magnetic shielding that is disposed over the magnetic random access memory die. | 02/10/2009 |
| 7490193 | Flash memory devices with MMC interfaces and methods of operating the same An MMC form-factor flash memory device can include a non-volatile memory cell array and a multimedia card interface circuit that is configured to interface with an external host system using a multimedia card communication protocol. A peripheral circuit is configure... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488981 | Memory devices having sharp-tipped phase change layer patterns Phase change Random Access Memory (PRAM) devices include a substrate and a phase change layer pattern on the substrate. The phase change layer pattern includes a sharp tip and at least one wall that extends from the sharp tip in a direction away from the substrate. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7486554 | NAND flash memory devices having shielding lines between wordlines and selection lines A NAND flash memory having a cell string structure includes a wordline configured to transfer a wordline voltage to a memory cell. A selection line is configured to transfer a selection voltage to a selection transistor connected to the memory cell and at least one ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486557 | Methods/circuits for programming flash memory devices using overlapping bit line setup and word line enable intervals A method of programming a flash memory device includes charging selection lines with a first voltage while applying program data to bit lines to during a bit line setup interval, then activating a block word line to electrically connect the selection lines to corres... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484775 | Pipe joint restraint A pipe joint restraint (16) includes a pocket (74) having a fulcrum (92) a fixed distance from the centerline (26) of an annular retaining gland (22) and about which a gripping element (76) pivots to move a gripping edge ( | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486471 | Methods and apparatus for constraining transducer velocity based on disk rotational latency while seeking in a disk drive Methods of controlling seeking of a transducer that is adjacent to a rotatable disk in a disk drive include determining an expected seek time associated with moving the transducer from an initial track to a target track on the disk. An expected rotational latency ti... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485248 | Decorative articles with portions in relief and methods of making same A decorative article of manufacture includes a substrate having a surface of thermoplastic material and one or more relief portions extending from the substrate surface. The one or more relief portions are formed from a blend of powdered thermoplastic material and p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485321 | Peyer's patch and/or M-cell targeting ligands Purified synthetic polypeptide ligands for targeting pharmaceutical agents and carriers comprising such agents to intestinal epithelial tissue, especially Peyer's patch and/or M-Cell tissue. Also methods of using the ligands. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| PP19561 | Abies fraseri plant named ‘Frosty’ Abies fraseri ‘Frosty’ is distinguishable from other varieties of Abies fraseri primarily by its distinctive blue white needle color. ‘Frosty’ also exhibits a slightly shorter needle length and the needles are more crowded on the branch giving ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463543 | Lock-out device and semiconductor integrated circuit device including the same A lock-out device is provided that determines whether to lock out a chip or not according to the result of operation voltage drop detected at a plurality of positions in a semiconductor integrated circuit device. As a result, unnecessary lock-out operations can be p... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462900 | Phase changeable memory devices including nitrogen and/or silicon Phase-changeable memory devices and method of fabricating phase-changeable memory devices are provided that include a phase-changeable material pattern of a phase-changeable material that may include nitrogen atoms and/or silicon atoms. First and second electrodes a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463743 | Electronic driving circuit for directing an audio signal selectively to one of two speakers A driving circuit selectively operates a hands-free loudspeaker and an earpiece speaker of a mobile terminal. The driving circuit includes a voiceband electronic circuit with a balanced output adapted for being switched between an in-phase and an opposite-phase mode... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464036 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting a job post site to which a job opening description may be posted by ranking job post sites based on one or more selection criterion Embodiments of methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that may facilitate selection of a job post site to which a job opening description may be posted. For example, a job post site may be selected by obtaining one or more job post site selecti... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460904 | Wireless systems and methods for the detection of neural events using onboard processing A neural event electrode interface is configured to communicate with electrodes that capture electrical signals that are associated with at least one neuron. A neural event waveform processor is configured to extract neural events from the electrical signals. A wire... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459353 | Methods of laterally forming single crystalline thin film regions from seed layers A method of forming an integrated circuit can be provided by successively laterally forming single crystalline thin film regions from an amorphous thin film using a lower single crystalline seed layer. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459364 | Methods of forming self-aligned floating gates using multi-etching A method of forming a floating gate of a non-volatile memory device can include etching a mask pattern formed between field isolation regions in a field isolation pattern on a substrate to recess a surface of the mask pattern below an upper surface of adjacent field... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460076 | Mobile wireless communications terminals and wireless communications cards for use with an electronic device A wireless communications card for use with an electronic device includes a frame and an antenna system. The frame is configured for removable installation in the electronic device. The antenna system includes first and second antennas each integral with the frame. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460517 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing traffic between nodes in a network that are connected by redundant links A communications network is operated by providing a plurality of redundant links between a first network node and a second network node. A first identifier is associated with a first one of the plurality of redundant links and a second identifier is associated with ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459359 | Methods of fabricating vertical channel field effect transistors having insulating layers thereon A method of forming a field effect transistor includes forming a vertical channel protruding from a substrate including a source/drain region junction between the vertical channel and the substrate, and forming an insulating layer extending on a side wall of the ver... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457036 | Front projection screens including reflective layer and an array of anamorphic microlenses Projection screens include a substrate, a reflective layer on the substrate and a refractive layer on the substrate. The refractive layer includes an array of anamorphic microlenses. ... | 11/25/2008 |
