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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7949694 | Management of contract data A method and system for contract processing. Sent by a procurement contract management system (PCMS) to decentralized execution systems is a list of I identifiers identifying a contract dataset in the PCMS earmarked for archiving. The PCMS receives from each DES a r... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949610 | Method and system for discovering dependencies in project plans of distributed system A method and system for discovering dependencies in project plans of a distributed system. Project plans are located by a project plan path. A project plan contains dependency information of a task to be performed, a resource necessary to perform the task, and a pre... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943453 | CMOS devices with different metals in gate electrodes using spin on low-k material as hard mask A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectric layer on top of the semiconductor substrate. The structure also includes a first metal containing region on top of the gate ... | 05/17/2011 |
| D592646 | Remote controller | 05/19/2009 |
| 7487436 | System and method in a data table managing deletion operations in recursive scalable template instances A method and system for managing deletion operations in a recursive scalable template instance (RSTI) of an electronic data table having dimensions D1 and D2. The RSTI includes contiguous recursive element instances (REIs) ordered and aligned along D | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485830 | Automatic cooking device An automatic cooking device of the present invention comprises a rotating body and a cooking vessel that can regulate and control cooking processes. The rotating body is connected to a fixed structure, and the cooking vessel is attached on top of the rotating body. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486525 | Temporary chip attach carrier A temporary chip attach carrier for and a method of testing an integrated circuit chip. The carrier includes: a substrate, a first array of interconnects disposed on a bottom surface and a second array of interconnects disposed on a top surface of the substrate, cor... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487215 | Method and system for distributing a nested electronic communication to a plurality of recipients A computer system and associated method to distribute an electronic communication object. The electronic communication object comprises a main communication and a first sub-communication object. The first sub-communication object is embedded within a main communicat... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485210 | Sputtering target fixture A method and apparatus for sputter deposition. The method including: providing a sputter target having a back surface and an exposed front surface; providing a source of magnetic field lines, the magnetic field lines extending through the sputter target from the bac... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487437 | System and method in a data table for managing insertion operations in recursive scalable template instances A method and system for managing insertion operations in a recursive scalable template instance (RSTI) of an electronic data table having dimensions D1 and D2. The RSTI includes contiguous recursive element instances (REIs) ordered and aligned along D | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484993 | Ethernet cable connector and methods of use thereof An ethernet cable connector for coupling an ethernet cable and providing contact between insulated wires of the ethernet cable and insulation displacement contacts within the connector. The connector includes an inner body having a clamp, a plurality of holes and a ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7462528 | CMOS (Complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology with leakage current mitigation A method for forming semiconductor transistor. The method comprises providing a structure including (a) a semiconductor region, and (b) first and second dopant source regions on and in direct physical contact with the semiconductor region, wherein each region of the... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463548 | Method for performing a burn-in test A DDR DRAM having a test mode and an operational mode and a method for testing the DDR DRAM. The method includes in the order recited: (a) placing the DDR DRAM in test mode; (b) issuing a bank activate command to select and bring up a wordline selected for write of ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463083 | Noise reduction in digital systems when the noise is caused by simultaneously clocking data registers A digital system. The digital system includes (a) a first logic circuit and a second logic circuit, (b) a first register, (c) a second register, (d) a third register, (e) a clock generator circuit, and (f) a controller circuit. The first logic circuit is capable of ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462845 | Removable liners for charged particle beam systems A method of improving the performance of a charged beam apparatus. The method including: providing a chamber having an interior surface; providing a pump port for evacuating the chamber; providing a substrate holder within the chamber; forming a charged particle bea... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462068 | Sure-grip RCA-type connector and method of use thereof A sure-grip RCA-type coaxial cable connector is provided, wherein the connector comprises a connector body having an external surface upon which at least two gripping rings are securely located. Friction-enhancing surface features are positioned upon at least a port... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462509 | Dual-sided chip attached modules An method of packaging an electronic device. The method for packaging the device including: providing a first substrate, a second substrate and an integrated circuit chip having a first side and an opposite second side, a first set of chip pads on the first side and... | 12/09/2008 |
| D582396 | Remote controller | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459785 | Electrical interconnection structure formation An electrical interconnection structure. The electrical structure comprises a substrate comprising electrically conductive pads and a first dielectric layer over the substrate and the electrically conductive pads. The first dielectric layer comprises vias. A metalli... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459013 | Chemical and particulate filters containing chemically modified carbon nanotube structures A carbon nanotube filter, a use for a carbon nanotube filter and a method of forming a carbon nanotube filter. The method including (a) providing a carbon source and a carbon nanotube catalyst; (b) growing carbon nanotubes by reacting the carbon source with the nano... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459389 | Method of forming a semiconductor device having air gaps and the structure so formed A method of forming a semiconductor device. Depositing alternating layers of a first and a second dielectric material, wherein the first and second dielectric materials are selectively etchable at different rates. Forming a first feature within the alternating layer... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459183 | Method of forming low-K interlevel dielectric layers and structures A method of forming a structure. The method including: forming a precursor layer on a substarte, the precursor layer including a resin and, polymeric nano-particles dispersed in the resin, and a solvent, each the polymeric nano-particle comprising a multi-arm core p... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459958 | Circuits to reduce threshold voltage tolerance and skew in multi-threshold voltage applications A circuit and a method for adjusting the performance of an integrated circuit, the circuit includes: first and second sets of FETs having respective first and second threshold voltages, the first threshold voltage different from the second threshold voltage; a first... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455545 | Locking high definition multimedia interface plug A locking plug comprises a plug body having an opening and an actuator that moves between a first position where a locking tab is biased to protrude from the opening and a second position where the locking tab is positioned within the opening. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456074 | Increasing an electrical resistance of a resistor by nitridization A method for increasing an electrical resistance of a resistor, by nitridizing a fraction of a surface layer of the resistor with nitrogen particles. An embodiment comprises heating the fraction of the surface layer by a beam of radiation or particles, such that the... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455269 | Suction device A suction device includes a sucker holder being provided at an upper side with a fitting zone; a control lever including a sleeve portion movably fitted in the fitting zone, and a lever portion extended from one side of the sleeve portion to locate in a gap at the f... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454302 | Method of inspecting integrated circuits during fabrication A method, system and a computer program product for inspecting integrated circuit chips during fabrication. The method including: selecting an integrated circuit chip at a selected level of fabrication; determining coordinates of potential failures of the integrated... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453151 | Methods for lateral current carrying capability improvement in semiconductor devices A semiconductor structure and methods for forming the same. The semiconductor structure includes (a) a substrate; (b) a first semiconductor device on the substrate; (c) N ILD (Inter-Level Dielectric) layers on the first semiconductor device, wherein N is an integer ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454723 | Validation of electrical performance of an electronic package prior to fabrication An electrical resistance determination method. Input to the method includes a description of at least one electrical network within a substrate. The description includes specification of a plurality of first ports on a first side of the substrate, and a plurality of... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454642 | Method and architecture for power management of an electronic device A method of reducing static power consumption in a low power electronic device. The electronic device including one or more power islands, each power island including: a local storage capacitor coupling a local power grid to a local ground grid; and a functional cir... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454419 | List update employing neutral sort keys A method for updating a list. A first list associated with a first platform includes a first plurality and a second plurality of keys. A second list associated with a second platform includes a third plurality of keys. The first and second platforms sort a first sub... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454392 | Method for obtaining a value via a rule engine implemented by a collection object A method for obtaining a value via a rule engine implemented by a collection object associated with an object-oriented application. A request for the value includes a key, is received from the application, and is directed to a method of the collection object. The co... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450748 | Mask inspection process accounting for mask writer proximity correction A mask inspection method and system. Provided is a mask fabrication database describing geometrical shapes S to be printed as part of a mask pattern on a reticle to fabricate a mask through use of a mask fabrication tooling. The shapes S appear on the mask as shapes... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448896 | Connector release tab A connector having an improved means of providing contact or locking with the connector comprising a connector body having an input section and an output section, wherein said output section is dimensioned for insertion into a corresponding socket. A connector tab h... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445966 | Method and structure for charge dissipation during fabrication of integrated circuits and isolation thereof A method, structure and design method for dissipating charge during fabrication of an integrated circuit. The structure includes: a substrate contact in a substrate; one or more wiring levels over the substrate; one or more electrically conductive charge dissipation... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447796 | System, method and program product to route message packets A system, method and computer program for routing a response packet along a path similar to a request packet's outbound path that includes a firewall, a first router, a first device and a second device. The firewall receives the request packet and forwards the reque... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442552 | Pressurized oxygen for evaluation of molding compound stability in semiconductor packaging A test environment and an associated method of testing and analyzing a semiconductor package material containing a molding compound, for stability in a sustained oxygen environment. Test samples are exposed to a pressurized gas containing oxygen, under elevated temp... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442120 | Connection adapter for conduits and ventilation units The present invention provides a connection adapter for use with a flexible or rigid conduit that fluidingly interconnects an intake or exhaust port of a ventilation unit and a conduit. The adapter comprises a unit coupler (10) having a central portion (60... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441892 | Contact lenses An improved contact lens of the present invention, which keeps the eyes moist, avoids irritating the eyes, improves the comfort of fitting, and provides stabilization, comprises: a body with a circumference; at least one pattern located near the circumference, and a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444345 | Hierarchical inherited XML DOM A method for providing processed data definition documents (DDDs) or processed document object models (DOMs) for object oriented programming. The use of these processed data definitions simplifies the data structures and streamlines programming to access the data. A... | 10/28/2008 |
