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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8154210 | Ion implantation ion source, system and method An ion source is disclosed incorporating various aspects of the invention including i) a vaporizer, ii) a vaporizer valve, iii) a gas feed, iv) an ionization chamber, v) an electron gun, vi) a cooled mounting frame, and vii) an ion exit aperture. The ion source incl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142135 | Semi trailer dolly A dolly is disclosed for a semi-trailer that has a compromised structure due to a load shift or an accident. The semi-trailer dolly can also be used to extricate a semi-trailer stuck under a bridge without damaging the wheels or tires of the semi-trailer. In accorda... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136632 | Collapsible platform assembly for a ladder A collapsible platform assembly for an extension ladder is disclosed that can be used to support the top of an extension ladder with respect to a roof. The collapsible platform assembly includes a platform that is rotatably connected to a rung of an extension ladder... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132999 | Semi trailer dolly A dolly is disclosed for a semi-trailer that has a compromised structure due to a load shift or an accident. The dolly provides transverse support between the axles. The dolly includes a lift mechanism that provides a uniform lifting force, transversely to a trailer... | 03/13/2012 |
| D654865 | Jump starter | 02/28/2012 |
| D654864 | Battery booster pack | 02/28/2012 |
| D654863 | Battery booster pack | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110820 | Ion beam apparatus and method for ion implantation A multipurpose ion implanter beam line configuration constructed for enabling implantation of common monatomic dopant ion species and cluster ions, the beam line configuration having a mass analyzer magnet defining a pole gap of substantial width between ferromagnet... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110815 | Vapor delivery to devices under vacuum Providing vapor to a vapor-receiving device housed in a high vacuum chamber. An ion beam implanter, as an example, has a removable high voltage ion source within a high vacuum chamber and a vapor delivery system that delivers vapor to the ion source and does not int... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653612 | Jump starter | 02/07/2012 |
| D653204 | Battery booster pack | 01/31/2012 |
| D653203 | Battery charger | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097529 | System and method for the manufacture of semiconductor devices by the implantation of carbon clusters A process is disclosed which incorporates implantation of a carbon cluster into a substrate to improve the characteristics of transistor junctions when the substrates are doped with Boron and Phosphorous in the manufacturing of PMOS transistor structures in integrat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087926 | Oxy-fuel combustion with integrated pollution control An oxygen fueled integrated pollutant removal and combustion system includes a combustion system and an integrated pollutant removal system. The combustion system includes a furnace having at least one burner that is configured to substantially prevent the introduct... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082737 | Module-based oxy-fuel boiler A boiler system for producing steam from water includes a plurality of serially arranged oxy fuel boilers. Each boiler has an inlet in flow communication with a plurality of tubes. The tubes of each boiler form at least one water wall. Each of the boilers is configu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071958 | Ion implantation device and a method of semiconductor manufacturing by the implantation of boron hydride cluster ions A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a supply of molecules containing a plurality of dopant atoms into an ionization chamber, ionizing said molecules into dopant cluster ions, extracting and accelerating the dopant cluste... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8038773 | Integrated capture of fossil fuel gas pollutants including COwith energy recovery A method of reducing pollutants exhausted into the atmosphere from the combustion of fossil fuels. The disclosed process removes nitrogen from air for combustion, separates the solid combustion products from the gases and vapors and can capture the entire vapor/gas ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026132 | Leakage barrier for GaN based HEMT active device An improved HEMT formed from a GaN material system is disclosed which has reduced gate leakage current relative to known GaN based HEMTs and eliminates the problem of current constrictions resulting from deposition of the gate metal over the step discontinuities for... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013312 | Vapor delivery system useful with ion sources and vaporizer for use in such system Vapor delivery systems and methods that control the heating and flow of vapors from solid feed material, especially material that comprises cluster molecules for semiconductor manufacture. The systems and methods safely and effectively conduct the vapor to a point o... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006331 | Active mattress spinner A device is disclosed for facilitating rotation of a mattress in a horizontal plane carried by a box spring or a platform. In order to facilitate rotation, slick surfaces between the mattress and the box spring or platform are selectively placed in contact in order ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002303 | Semi tractor dolly assembly A tractor dolly assembly is disclosed for use with a semi tractor or other vehicle to be towed in either a forward or reverse direction. The tractor dolly assembly is configured to be coupled to the rear frame of a semi tractor or other vehicle and lift the rear whe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000074 | Electrical power distribution system An electrical power distribution system for connecting an electrical device to a source of electrical power and disconnecting the electrical device therefrom. The system includes a PCD tag associated with the electrical device, and a PCD reader associated with a rec... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994031 | Method of manufacturing CMOS devices by the implantation of N- and P-type cluster ions A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is further described, comprising the steps of providing a supply of dopant atoms or molecules into an ionization chamber, combining the dopant atoms or molecules into clusters containing a plurality of dopant atoms, i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7960709 | Ion implantation device and a method of semiconductor manufacturing by the implantation of boron hydride cluster ions An ion implantation device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is described, wherein ionized boron hydride molecular clusters are implanted to form P-type transistor structures. For example, in the fabrication of Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconduc... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7928406 | Method and system for extracting ion beams composed of molecular ions (cluster ion beam extraction system) A new type of triode extraction system, a Cluster Ion Beam Extraction System, is disclosed for broad energy range cluster ion beam extraction applications while still being applicable to atomic and molecular ion species as well. The extraction aperture plate contour... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636236 | Leaf tamper tool | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919402 | Cluster ion implantation for defect engineering A method of semiconductor manufacturing is disclosed in which doping is accomplished by the implantation of ion beams formed from ionized molecules, and more particularly to a method in which molecular and cluster dopant ions are implanted into a substrate with and ... | 04/05/2011 |
| D635090 | Battery charger | 03/29/2011 |
| D635089 | Battery charger | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898832 | RV converter with current mode and voltage mode switching A switched mode converter is disclosed that includes mode logic for switching between voltage mode and current mode. The converter includes sensing circuitry for sensing current on the primary side, load current on the secondary side, and converter output voltage. W... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898220 | Rapid charge lithium ion battery charger A rapid charging circuit for a lithium ion battery. The battery charger in accordance with the present invention compensates for the voltage drops across the various resistance elements in the battery circuit by setting the charging voltage to a level to compensate ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889181 | Wireless File Transmission A computer system which includes one or more wireless interface devices that are adapted to communicate with a remote host over a radio link. Each of the wireless interface devices is a pen-based device which includes an ink field in which pen events are translated ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876855 | Phase modulation power spreading used to reduce RF or microwave transmitter output power spur levels A two stage mixer is configured to reduce the power levels of out of band spurious output signals or spurs, such as the leakage from the second stage mixer by way of phase modulation power spreading. The local oscillator signal applied to first mixer stage is phase ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876086 | Current measuring device for measuring the electrical current flowing in an electrical conductor electrically isolated from the current measuring device A current measurement device is configured to measure electrical current in a primary conductor that is electrically insulated from the current measuring device. The current measuring device includes a transformer with a saturable magnetic core formed with a central... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876068 | Battery charge indicator The resistors R1 and R2 are applied to terminals 1 and 8, respectively, of the switched-mode power supply 26. These resistors R1 and R2 are current-limiting resistors and function to control the output power and curre... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7875125 | Method for extending equipment uptime in ion implantation The invention features in-situ cleaning process for an ion source and associated extraction electrodes and similar components of the ion-beam producing system, which chemically removes carbon deposits, increasing service lifetime and performance, without the need to... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873547 | Enhanced shopping and merchandising methodology An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7851773 | Ion beam apparatus and method employing magnetic scanning A multipurpose ion implanter beam line configuration comprising a mass analyzer magnet followed by a magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator combination that introduce bends to the beam path, the beam line constructed for enabling implantation of common monatomic d... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840467 | Covariance of retail loan product performances The present invention relates to a method that allows managers of retail portfolios to compute performance time series that have been cleaned of marketing impacts, lifecycles, management actions, and seasonality, leaving only the performance changes due to the envir... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840371 | Non-contact scanning system A non-contact scanning system for three dimensional non-contact scanning of a work piece is disclosed for use in various applications including reverse engineering, metrology, dimensional verification and inspection The scanning system includes a scanner carried by ... | 11/23/2010 |
