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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4803464 | Analog display circuit including a wideband amplifier circuit for a high resolution raster display system A high resolution raster display includes a central processor for providing image data, a digital image processing circuit for converting the image data to display signals, and an analog display circuit for converting the display signals to drive signals ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4772085 | Multimode fiber optic coupler and method for making A multimode fiber optic coupler includes a first multimode optical fiber having a core and cladding surrounding the core and having a first longitudinal segment in which the cladding has been substantially removed exposing the core and in which a portion ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4769083 | Method for removing excess solder from printed circuit boards A method for removing excess solder from a printed circuit board is practiced by mixing a quantity of ceramic beads with an oil to form a fluidized bed mixture. The fluidized bed mixture is heated to a temperature above the melting point of a solder on th... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4730238 | Double sided mounting module for surface mount integrated circuits A multiple layer connection system for compactly connecting a plurality of surface mount integrated circuit packages to a printed circuit board is disclosed. A plurality of staggered metal legs is respectively inserted into a plurality of slots formed alo... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4712061 | Small propagation delay measurement for digital logic A circuit for measuring small propagation delays associated with a digital logic circuit has first and second signal paths. The first signal path in the digital logic circuit has at least a first predetermined number of devices and has an input and an out... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4698899 | Field effect transistor This disclosure depicts a novel semiconductor device and the method of making it. A novel field effect transistor (FET) has a channel region which is heavily doped under the gate and between the gate and the source of the FET. The channel region between t... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698662 | Multichip thin film module A package for thermal dissipation of heat from multiple integrated circuit chips is described. The package includes a silicon substrate for electrical connection to silicon integrated-circuit chips. The silicon substrate provides a high degree of thermal ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4680490 | MOSFET AC switch A solid state relay is responsive to a control signal and is used with an impedance load and a source of alternating electrical power. The solid state relay is used to connect and disconnect the load from the source of alternating electrical power. The so... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4636654 | GaAs differential line receiver with positive feedback A gallium arsenide differential line receiver circuit has a first and second receiver means for receiving first and second differential input signal voltages. A pair of depletion transistor means for transforming the signal voltages into corresponding sig... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4605906 | Differential pair amplifier enhancement circuit An enhanced differential pair amplifier circuit 28, 30 is described which provides a linearity correction technique. The linearity correction technique is designed to compensate for nonlinearities in the base-to-emitter output voltage of each transistor i... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4601712 | Drip chamber An improved conduit (50) communicating between a pressurized source (10) of solution and a partially filled reservoir (34) associated with a drip chamber (24) in a continuous-flush system. The conduit comprises a tube (54,56) that is bent at approximately... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4599496 | Variable control device A variable control device comprises a manually operable member (5) arranged to be moved in a first direction (A) by an operator. A substrate (2) is provided with a plurality of contacts (4) spaced apart in a plane transverse to the first direction. A furt... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4592975 | Method for repairing a photomask by laser-induced polymer degradation A method for repairing clear defects on a photomask. The method includes the steps of coating the photomask with a positive photoresist; exposing the photoresist to a laser beam for localized heating thereof to a temperature above 500° C. to darken or ch... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592238 | Laser-recrystallized diaphragm pressure sensor and method of making A pressure sensor includes a diaphragm and an overpressure stop, with a gap inbetween for displacement of the diaphragm in response to an applied pressure, the diaphragm being formed of laser-recrystallized polysilicon. Data extraction is accomplished eit... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4582559 | Method of making thin free standing single crystal films Thin free standing single crystal films can be produced by sputter depositing a layer of stressable metal onto a single crystal substrate, treating the composite so produced to effect stressing of the metal layer which then peels away with a portion of th... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4582240 | Method for low temperature, low pressure metallic diffusion bonding of piezoelectric components A method for intermetallic diffusion bonding of piezoelectric components, wherein ceramic pieces with fired-on silver electrodes are stacked with a thin shim of solid indium alloy therebetween. The indium alloy preferably comprises 25% indium, 37.5% lead ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4575687 | Voltage adjustable capacitance for frequency response shaping This disclosure depicts a substantially constant capacitance circuit for use with an external circuit having a variable voltage signal across first and second terminals. The circuit produces a constant capacitance across the terminals as the voltage signa... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4546960 | Vibration isolation assembly An assembly for adaptively controlling vibration, shock, acceleration and position of an item mounted to the assembly independent of varying operating characteristics of the item or a support base for the assembly is provided. The assembly comprises an it... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4544707 | Manganese-tertiary phosphine-polymer complexes The present invention relates to novel polymer compositions and the novel method of their synthesis. The novel polymer compositions are synthesized by forming a tetrahydrofuran solution of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride,... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4543270 | Method for depositing a micron-size metallic film on a transparent substrate utilizing a visible laser A method for depositing a micron-size metallic film on a transparent substrate by thermal deposition employing a focused visible laser. The method includes the step of positioning the substrate in a gas cell containing a metal bearing gaseous compound. A ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4540607 | Selective LPCVD tungsten deposition by the silicon reduction method A method is described for treating the surface of a field-effect transistor or a Schottky barrier diode. A polysilicon surface of a gate region of an FET or a single crystalline silicon surface of a Schottky barrier diode may be treated with a low-power a... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4536699 | Field effect regulator with stable feedback loop A low voltage series pass regulator configuration has an input terminal for receiving a predetermined input voltage and an output terminal operatively connected to a load. The regulator comprises at least one field effect transistor in a source follower c... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533208 | Evanescent-wave star coupler on a substrate A star coupler is described in which a plurality of optical fibers are embedded in a first rigid substrate. The fibers may be etched or polished to a core area to expose a first evanescent coupling zone. A second substrate has one or more optical fibers e... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4521790 | Electrostatic printer of video pictures with grey tones This disclosure depicts an electrostatic grey tone printing device having a writing head for use with dielectric paper. The printing device comprises recording electrodes on the writing head having a substantially elongated cross-sectional geometry such t... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4514054 | Quadrature fiber-optic interferometer matrix An optical interferometer matrix is described which includes a reference waveguide for optically transmitting a reference signal. The optical interferometer matrix further includes a signal source waveguide for optically transmitting a source signal which... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4508613 | Miniaturized potassium ion sensor A chemically sensitive device for monitoring chemical properties is described. The device includes a depletion-mode field-effect transistor. Two electrical leads are connected between source and drain region of the field-effect transistor to monitor chang... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4499610 | Feedback system with automatic gain control action The invention described herein is a feedback device for canceling noise from a monitoring device having a reference signal and a modulated signal wherein the modulated signal is modulated by a high-frequency modulation signal to be monitored. The inventio... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4495819 | Optical pressure sensor An optical device for monitoring pressure is described. The device is capable of monitoring pressure in relatively hostile high temperature, high pressure environments through the use of a pressure-sensitive means having an all-glass housing. The subject ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4485363 | Signal processor using surface acoustic waves A signal processor for filtering unwanted narrowband noise from received wideband electrical signals also containing desired wideband noise is described. The signal processor includes means for partitioning the wideband received signal into a plurality of... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4465577 | Method and device relating to thin-film cermets The subject invention involves the provision of a cermet for providing relatively high resistivity in a relatively small space. The cermet includes a substrate and multiple, ultra-thin, alternating layers of conductive and nonconductive materials on the s... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4455613 | Technique of reconstructing and displaying an analog waveform from a small number of magnitude samples A technique utilizing either particular software with a microprocessor or computer or a hard wired digital or analog circuit for determining, from a few sample magnitudes acquired from an analog signal at equal time intervals, the shape of the waveform an... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4447119 | Apparatus for maintaining an optical fiber and a focusing means An apparatus for maintaining one end of an optical fiber and a focusing lens is provided including means for adjustably focusing a beam of light onto the end of the fiber. The adjustable focusing means includes a means for pivoting the focusing lens and f... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4436504 | Apparatus for monitoring exhaust gases Exhaust gases produced by combustion of fuel are monitored by a sensing probe. An indicating device responsive to signals from the sensing probe provides a readout of a condition sensed by the probe. At least one signaling device responsive to signals fro... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4410810 | High speed transistor switching circuit A transistor switching circuit for switching a power transistor (28) from an on state to an off state at high speeds with minimal dissipation of power and without encountering secondary breakdown in the power transistor. The transistor switching circuit i... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4389148 | Apparatus for bundling elongated workpieces Apparatus for bundling elongated workpieces includes a generally U-shaped trough having a vertically movable bottom wall for adjusting the depth of the trough. A horizontally and vertically movable pusher feeds the workpieces transversely of their length ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4387954 | Method for fabricating an optical waveguide evanescent wave coupler having an interleaved film A method and an apparatus is disclosed for making an evanescent wave coupler. Two optical waveguides have a portion of the cladding material removed until the core is exposed. The two optical waveguides are placed in juxtaposition with an interleaf film b... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4382217 | Starting control circuit for an A.C. motor A starting control circuit is provided for an alternating current motor having a run winding and a start winding and a mechanical rotational output. The motor is powered by an alternating current source. A reference oscillator produces pulses having a ref... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4374328 | Photoluminescent indicator A photoluminescent indicator apparatus having automatic feedback means to maintain the sensitivity of the indicator apparatus with respect to variations in environmental conditions. The apparatus includes a sample of photoluminescent material having a pho... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4373405 | Molded plastic control lock knob with push and/or pull feature A device is disclosed for use with adjustable rotary controls such as potentiometers that have a push and/or pull feature to provide a means for locking the control knob and to provide varying amounts of drag force to aid in fine adjustments. A locking sh... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372773 | Method for making ink jet writing devices A method is disclosed for making capillary glass liners for use in ink jet writing devices. The capillary glass blanks are suspended within a heating coil which melts the glass locally so that the blank stretches to form two well defined jet liner nozzles... | 02/08/1983 |
