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| 6012640 | Rule based and fuzzy logic method and apparatus for processing reflectance signals from machine-readable symbols or images A method and apparatus employs a production system-like rule based routine to process signals, such as reflectance signals produced from machine-readable symbols (e.g., bar code symbols). Relevant features data is extracted from each peak or valley in the... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6014304 | Method of and apparatus for controlling a plurality of mutually communicating actuators The invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for controlling a plurality of mutually communicating actuators, each of the actuators having at least one signal sensor for determining the state of the actuator, with at least one control apparatus g... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6011951 | Technique for sharing radio frequency spectrum in multiple satellite communication systems A technique for sharing radio frequency spectrum between multiple satellite communication systems. A first and a second satellite communication system each contain a plurality of satellites in a plurality of non-geostationary (non-GSO) Earth orbits. Each ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011742 | Shared pull-up and selection circuitry for programmable cells such as antifuse cells A single pull-up circuit is shared between a redundant row antifuse cell, and a redundant column antifuse cell. Additionally, a single selection circuit is shared between the two antifuse cells. A row selection signal supplied thereto selects the antifuse... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011732 | Synchronous clock generator including a compound delay-locked loop A synchronous clock generator is comprised of a delay-locked loop for producing a plurality of signals in response to an external clock signal. Each of the plurality of signals is delayed a predetermined period of time with respect to the external clock s... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6011715 | Method for multilevel programming of a nonvolatile memory, and a multilevel nonvolatile memory A programming method for a nonvolatile memory includes the steps of: a) determining a current value of the threshold voltage; b) acquiring a target value of the threshold voltage; c) calculating a first number of gate voltage pulses necessary to take the ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010630 | Method for recovering at least one metal from an acidified waste water sludge A method for recovering at least one metal from an acidified waste water sludge by liquid-liquid extraction by providing an acidified waste water sludge containing ions of at least one metal and organic material, treating the waste water with an oxidizer ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010414 | Random bounce reaction training device The device is a one piece molded unity of resilient material consisting of a base (10) having upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface is generally flat. The upper surface is made non-planer by the presence of numerous irregularities, such as projectio... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010338 | Magnetic frame kit A coloring kit project for children producing magnetic frames for photographs and art work. The frame is composed of a flexible magnetic material suitable having designs for coloring or decoration which will adhere to a ferrous surface such as the door of... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010051 | Apparatus for releasably carrying recreational equipment An apparatus for releasably retaining a recreational board, such as a skateboard, snowboard or skis, is shown and described. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a main body with a front portion to which one or more straps is attached, and a rear portion ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6012073 | Method and system for displaying original documents and translations thereof An improved method and system for displaying original documents and translations and transcriptions thereof is provided. In a preferred embodiment, separate spatially aligned bitmaps are created and displayed in a main display and translation window. Imag... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009188 | Method and system for digital plenoptic imaging A computer-based method and system for digital 3-dimensional imaging of an object which allows for viewing images of the object from arbitrary vantage points. The system, referred to as the Lumigraph system, collects a complete appearance of either a synt... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008893 | Reversible-flow conduit system Systems and methods for reversibly and controllably flowing a first and second fluid adjacent to one or more discrete sensing surfaces of a biosensor are disclosed herein. The systems utilize a flow-cell conduit adapted to flow the first and second fluids... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008669 | Monolithic integrated multiple mode circuit A monolithic integrated multiple mode circuit having an output stage, a transfer gate, a control circuit arrangement, and a well contacting region where a well potential may be applied, the multiple mode circuit adapted to be controlled into an output sta... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008449 | Reflective concentrating solar cell assembly A solar cell assembly for focusing incident radiation on a solar cell. The assembly comprises a reflective member having first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface is transparent to allow incident radiation to pass into the reflective member. T... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008203 | Methods for treatment of EGF receptor associated cancers The present invention discloses carbohydrates and carbohydrate analogs that bind to epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors. Methods of using such carbohydrates or analogs for a variety of uses related to the EGF receptor are also provided. In preferred a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007425 | Simulation system for place of amusement The present invention provides a simulation system for an amusement arcade, which generates a dynamic model relating to the amusement arcade and can inspect an operating condition of play machines, a flow of players and the like. This system comprises a p... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007368 | Telecommunications connector with improved crosstalk reduction A telecommunications connector includes a body having a first end to mate with a mating connector and a second end having an aperture. A plurality of connector elements have a connection portion to make electrical contact with individual wires from wire c... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6009501 | Method and apparatus for local control signal generation in a memory device A computer system with a memory device having plural memory banks and a method of accessing a selected one of the memory banks, the memory device including local control signal generators that control timing of operations in each respective block of a mem... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004208 | Slot machine that can superimpose on a display screen images from different storage locations A slot machine comprising display means (110) having a display screen provided on a plane opposed to a player, display control means (401) for controlling the display means (110) so as to display a still condition and a game play condition for each displa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005083 | Bridged aromatic substituted amine ligands with donor atoms The present invention provides for substituted metal chelating compounds in which at least two of the chelating atoms are nitrogen which are directly attached to aromatic rings and one or more of those nitrogen atoms has attached thereto a substituent oth... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005317 | Adjustable magnetic coupler An adjustable coupler has a group of magnet rotors with permanent magnets separated by air gaps from non-ferrous conductor elements presented by a group of conductor rotors. The air gaps are adjusted by axial movement of one of the groups relative to the ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005816 | Sense amplifier for complementary or non-complementary data signals A sense amplifier that amplifies data signals in either a normal mode or an altered mode. In the normal mode, the data signals must be complementary of each other while in the altered mode, the data signals may, but need not be, complementary of each othe... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6004196 | Polishing pad refurbisher for in situ, real-time conditioning and cleaning of a polishing pad used in chemical-mechanical polishing of microelectronic substrates A pad refurbisher that provides in situ, real-time conditioning and/or cleaning of a polishing surface on a polishing pad used in chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor wafer and other microelectronic substrates. The pad refurbisher has a body a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005823 | Memory device with pipelined column address path In a packetized memory device, pipelined row and column address paths receive row and column addresses from an address capture circuit. Each of the row and column address paths includes a respective address latch that latches the row or column address fro... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001705 | Process for realizing trench structures A process for forming, on a semiconductor substrate, an isolation structure between two zones of an integrated circuit wherein active regions of electronic components integrated thereto have already been defined, comprises the steps of: defining an isolat... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002852 | Method and system for confirming receipt of data opportunistically broadcast to client computer systems A method and system for opportunistically downloading data from a server computer system to client computer systems. The server computer system has a point-to-point transmission mechanism for receiving data from each client computer system and has a broad... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6003061 | Method and system for scheduling the use of a computer system resource using a resource planner and a resource provider A method and system for scheduling the use of a computer system resource using a resource planner and a resource provider is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a resource is scheduled for use by a plurality of consumer entities. Each consumer entity may... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6003130 | Apparatus for selecting, detecting and/or reprogramming system bios in a computer system A computer system having a motherboard that is adapted to receive a daughterboard containing a CPU coupled to a PCI bus and a memory device through a system controller. The PCI bus is, in turn, coupled to a storage device, such as a programmable array log... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000200 | Bagging apparatus An apparatus and method for accumulating specified weights of objects, such as apples, and delivering them to a plurality of off-load conveyors, the off-load conveyors delivering the apples to chutes which can then guide the apples into a single bagging a... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000308 | Screw drive method and apparatus A method and apparatus for operating a screw drive apparatus. The apparatus may include a threaded rod having a helical thread, a nut disposed about the threaded rod and having a load-bearing channel aligned with and radially outward from the helical thre... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000505 | Multiple level building with an elevator system operable as a means of emergency egress and evacuation during a fire incident A building having a plurality of floors, a plurality of detectors, such as smoke detectors, located on the floors, and an elevator system usable for moving building occupants between floors during an emergency condition, such as a building fire. The eleva... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5999481 | Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an integrated circuit responsive to out-of-synchronism control signals A self refresh decoder generates a self refresh command as long as the clock enable signal transitions low within a predetermined latency period after an auto refresh command is generated. As a result, an SDRAM is able to enter the self refresh mode even ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999456 | Flash EEPROM with controlled discharge time of the word lines and source potentials after erase A Flash EEPROM having at least one memory sector. The memory sector includes a plurality of rows and columns of memory cells; at least one negative voltage generator for generating a negative voltage commonly charging the plurality of rows to a negative p... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999450 | Electrically erasable and programmable non-volatile memory device with testable redundancy circuits An electrically erasable and programmable non-volatile memory device comprises at least one memory sector comprising an array of memory cells arranged in rows and first-level columns, the first-level columns being grouped together in groups of first-level... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5998942 | Device for starting and supplying a fluorescent tube The present invention relates to a device for starting and supplying a fluorescent tube, including a resonant system connected to the tube and to a rectified supply circuit with a switch in series. A first detector controls the switch to turn off when the... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5998931 | Method and apparatus for controlling electrostatic coupling to plasmas A plasma etching device is described which includes a planar coil electrode positioned adjacent to a dielectric structure physically separating the electrode from a reaction chamber in which a plasma is formed. The electrode presents a variable width adja... | 12/07/1999 |
| 6000022 | Method and apparatus for coupling signals between two circuits operating in different clock domains A coupling circuit for coupling a first signal generated in a first circuit operating in a first clock domain to a second circuit operating in a second clock domain. The coupling circuit includes a first gate for coupling the first signal to a first logic... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999711 | Method and system for providing certificates holding authentication and authorization information for users/machines Logon certificates are provided to support disconnected operation within the distributed system. Each logon certificate is a secure package holding credentials information sufficient to establish the identity and rights and privileges for a user/machine i... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999806 | Waveform collection for use in wireless telephone identification A system and method for collecting reference waveforms from authorized wireless telephones in a wireless telephone network. The collected reference waveforms are used by a fingerprint analyzer to distinguish telephone calls made by the authorized wireless... | 12/07/1999 |
