"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7185247 | Pseudo bus agent to support functional testing Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided to emulate bus transactions for a device under test (DUT). Test data is sent from a testing device to a cache of a DUT. When data needs to be read or written to locations outside of the cache (e.g., bus action is needed... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6667688 | Detection system using personal communication device with response This system provides for apparatus and process in conjunction with long-range wireless communication networks such as paging, cell phone and other networks. The system provides for alarm and other signals received from a security or other type of detectio... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6597951 | Automatic selection from multiple cardiac optimization protocols A method and system for setting the operating parameters of a cardiac rhythm management device in which a plurality of parameter optimization algorithms are available. A measured feature of an electrophysiological signal such as QRS width has been shown t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6379668 | Use of anti-CD45 leukocyte antigen antibodies for immunomodulation A method for the prevention or reversal of transplant rejection, or for therapy for autoimmune diseases, is provided comprising administering compounds such as monoclonal antibodies, that bind specifically to one or more preselected CD45R leukocyte antige... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372519 | In-situ formation of metal oxide and ferroelectic oxide films A method of in-situ formation of ferroelectric films including the steps of: forming a starting layer of metal on top of an oxide layer, wherein the metal for the starting layer is capable of forming a ferroelectric material by reducing the underlying oxi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6362325 | Murine 4-1BB gene The present invention includes the receptor protein 4-1BB and the cDNA gene encoding for receptor protein 4-1BB. The nucleotide sequence of the isolated cDNA is disclosed herein along with the deduced amino acid sequence. The 4-1BB protein and fragments a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6348212 | Treating traumatic burns or blisters of the skin Blisters of the skin are treated by applying to the skin over the blister a flexible moisture-containing hydrophilic hydrogel patch that includes a backing support such as paper, cloth or plastic and a water-based hydrogel layer applied to the backing. Th... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6237236 | Bore sighting apparatus, system, and method An apparatus, system, and method for bore sighting a gun. A hollow shell casing is attached to a single light source and then placed in the breech of a gun. Light is projected from the gun onto a pre-calibrated target. The user is then able to adjust the ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233704 | System and method for fault-tolerant transmission of data within a dual ring network A multiple counter-rotating ring computer network system having a permission control scheme for client isolation. The peripheral channel allows two rings to be folded into one longer ring so that faulty nodes can be effectively removed from the network. O... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6144934 | Binary filter using pattern recognition An electronic message filtering system and method is described. A message is received as input to the filter and decomposed into a set of components. The set of components is then processed through a pattern matching algorithm to determine if the message ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6132383 | Apparatus for holding and positioning an arterial pulse pressure sensor A sensor holding and positioning device. In one embodiment, the device includes a sensor base having two feet, the base forming a raised bridge between the two feet. The bridge has one or more cross members spanning all or part of the space between the tw... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6067471 | Atrial and ventricular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and lead system A cardiac rhythm management system, such as an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), provides atrial anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy, such as a bipolar or unipolar electrical cardioversion countershock, or provides both atrial and ventricular anti-ta... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061999 | Apparatus and method for bagging agricultural feed An improved agricultural feed bagging machine for loading feedstock into expandable storage bags. The bagging machine has a double-tapered tunnel for deploying a folded bag, stretching the bag and then releasing the stretched bag about feed that is simult... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6047217 | Cardiac lead with improved polymer-to-metal joint A cardiac lead joint assembly is provided for connecting a polymeric sleeve to a tubular metallic structure, such as the tubular metallic connector that connects to the header of a cardiac stimulator. The joint assembly includes a tubular metallic member,... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043541 | Bipolar-CMOS (BiCMOS) process for fabricating integrated circuits A BiCMOS integrated circuit is fabricated using a minimum number of wafer processing steps and yet offers the IC circuit designer five (5) different transistor types. These types include P-channel and N-channel MOS transistors and three different bipolar ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6040733 | Two-stage fusible electrostatic discharge protection circuit An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes two stages. A first stage is operatively coupled to a metal bonding pad. This first stage is an npn transistor having a low resistance fusible element which has a fast response time. A second st... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6041003 | Circuit and method for memory device with defect current isolation A memory device. The memory device includes an array of word lines and complementary bit line pairs. A number of memory cells are each addressably coupled to intersections of the word line with a bit line of a complementary bit line pair. The memory devic... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6034915 | Memory with variable write driver operation A memory is described which includes circuitry to modify the operation of a write driver circuit in a memory device in response to a command to close an accessed memory location. The memory includes a write driver circuit for actively driving a data signa... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6034891 | Multi-state flash memory defect management A system is described which stores data intended for defective memory cells in a row of a memory array in an overhead location of the memory row. The data is stored in the overhead packet during a write operation, and is read from the overhead packet duri... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030847 | Method for forming a storage cell capacitor compatible with high dielectric constant materials The invention is a storage cell capacitor having a storage node electrode comprising a barrier layer interposed between a conductive plug and an oxidation resistant layer. A thick insulative layer protects the sidewalls of the barrier layer during the dep... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027984 | Method for growing oxide A method for forming field oxide isolation regions using oxygen implantation is described. An oxidation resistant layer such as silicon nitride is formed on a silicon substrate, and acts as an oxidation mask. An opening is then formed in the nitride layer... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6025261 | Method for making high-Q inductive elements A first insulator is formed on a base layer. A first conductor is formed on the first insulator. The first conductor is patterned. A second insulator is formed over the first insulator. A via hole is formed in the second insulator and is electrically coup... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6025225 | Circuits with a trench capacitor having micro-roughened semiconductor surfaces and methods for forming the same A method for forming a trench capacitor. The method includes forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate. A conformal layer of semiconductor material is deposited in the trench. The surface of the conformal layer of semiconductor material is roughened. ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5991665 | Self-cooling transcutaneous energy transfer system for battery powered implantable device A self-cooling transcutaneous energy transfer system is provided for transmitting power to an implantable medical device, such as a defibrillator. The system includes a housing that is supported above the human body by a base so as to define a space betwe... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5982599 | Input/output electrostatic discharge protection for devices with multiple individual power groups An electrostatic discharge protection system for an integrated circuit device, such as a solid state memory device or any other integrated circuit device having a plurality of individual power groups, includes a loop of an electrically conductive material... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5965447 | Pretreating apparatus for analytic container and automatic filling system A filling process for filling an analytic liquid in a container is optically accurately and automatically carried out using a laser beam. An automatic filling system is capable of automatically and continuously cleaning and drying the container in pretrea... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5818690 | Lap top computer system with front elevating feet A computer system is provided having elevating members which are coupled to a front portion of a lap top computer. The elevating members may be placed and retained in several different positions, creating varying heights of elevation for the computer. The... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5631263 | Use of delta opioid receptor antagonists to treat immunoregulatory disorders A therapeutic method is provided to elevate a depressed mammalian autologous mixed lymphocyte response and to alleviate the diseases associated therewith by the administration of an effective amount of certain selective delta opioid receptor antagonists t... | 05/20/1997 |