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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6240046 | Integrated circuit random access memory capable of reading either one or more than one data word in a single clock cycle A high performance random access memory integrated circuit is disclosed in several embodiments, along with various embodiments of associated supporting circuitry, which offers significant power savings in read operations. The integrated circuit is capable... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6065973 | Memory cell having active regions without N+ implants Lightly doped active regions in a semiconductor structure reduce occurrences of pipeline defects. The light doped active region are typically employed where performance is not adversely affected. For example, in memory cells, pass transistors have lightly... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5982672 | Simultaneous data transfer through read and write buffers of a DMA controller A DMA controller has a first data buffer and a second data buffer. First data from a first bus can be loaded into the first data buffer at the same time that second data from a second bus is loaded into the second data buffer. Once the data is present in ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5758170 | System for preventing corruption during CPU reset The present invention discloses a system and method for preventing a computer from initiating new cycles after a user has requested a reboot of the computer. The invention includes a programmable logic device that monitors the reset request (SRESET) signa... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753073 | High selectivity nitride to oxide etch process The process parameters according to which the AMT 8310 RIE plasma etcher operates are altered so as to increase the nitride to oxide selectivity of the AMT 8310 RIE plasma etcher from approximately 3:1 to approximately 5:1, thereby allowing for the fabric... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745404 | ISRAM layout and structure A triple-poly process forms a static random access memory (SRAM) which has a compact four-transistor SRAM cell layout. The cell layout divides structures among the three layers of polysilicon to reduce the area required for each cell. Additionally, a cont... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5742178 | Programmable voltage stabilizing circuit for a programmable integrated circuit device In a programmable logic device having a plurality of external pins each of which may be driven by an output drive structure controlled by a programmable logic block, a logic device such as an OR gate or a programmable pull-up or pull-down switch is insert... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5694567 | Direct-mapped cache with cache locking allowing expanded contiguous memory storage by swapping one or more tag bits with one or more index bits A direct mapped cache with cache locking according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a physical address latch and a multiplexing means. The multiplexing means receives the physical address from the physical address latch and exchanges a ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5649127 | Method and apparatus for packing digital data A system device of a PC, XT or AT type computer having an ISA bus is provided with a dynamic 32-bit bus by packing circuits or PACs (142, 152) located on user add-on cards. Each PAC includes a state machine (200) which controls four tag registers (210, 21... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5514980 | High resolution circuit and method for sensing antifuses A high resolution sense amplifier and method for sensing the state of antifuses in an integrated circuit is capable of correctly reading even a defectively programmed antifuse having a resistance of up to 20 KΩ as being programmed. The sense amplifier re... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5502604 | Disk drive with rail mounting arrangement A disk drive package including a pair of side rails and a connector is disclosed. The disk drive may advantageously be connected to a personal computer, in a location normally reserved for a memory card. The disk drive may be constructed to conform to spe... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5489161 | Ball joint equipped with a dust cover In a ball joint, a ball seat member is fitted into a housing, a ball stud having a spherical head is rotatably received in a cavity of the ball seat member, and a dust cover extends between a stem portion of the ball stud and a peripheral part of the open... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5482898 | Method for forming a semiconductor device having a thermal dissipator and electromagnetic shielding An inexpensive packaged integrated circuit with improved heat dissipative capacity and electrical performance. In one embodiment, the packaged integrated circuit includes a semiconductor die, a plurality of electrically conductive package leads, a thermal... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482736 | Method for applying flux to ball grid array package A method and apparatus for applying flux to a series of metallization contacts or plated contact pad a substrate exposed by an apertured solder mask, employs a compressible transfer pad. A central flux pick-up area is formed on the transfer pad bottom sur... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5466069 | Linear motion guide unit with end recessed retainer An elongated retainer for use in a linear motion guide unit is provided. The retainer has a generally U-shaped cross sectional shape and formed with a recessed portion at each end thereof. The recessed portion is engageable with a corresponding stopper pr... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5452522 | Calibrated bevel square with integrated electronic level and plumb A framing layout tool includes two squares each with two legs or blades 90° apart. The squares are pivotally attached at their vertices by a pivot pin including a knurled locking nut. One of the squares includes a longitudinally aligned electronic plumb ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5414369 | Coil spring-pressed needle contact probe modules with offset needles In a contact probe having a pair of needle members elastically projecting from two ends thereof for temporarily connecting two points by contacting them with the two needle members, a coil spring interposed between the needle member consists of material h... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410260 | Coil spring-pressed needle contact probe In a contact probe, the conventional tubular holder for receiving the needle member and the compression coil spring is eliminated by receiving them in a through hole provided in an insulator assembly consisting of at least two layers of insulating plate m... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5407574 | Filter media for filter systems A stream of contaminated liquid flows into a vessel, through a filter media comprised of pecan hulls, while clean liquid exits the vessel, leaving the contaminants deposited on the filter media. The deposited contaminants are scrubbed from the media by ci... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5393987 | Dose modulation and pixel deflection for raster scan lithography A raster scan lithography system is modified so that the duration of illumination (dose modulation) for particular pixels is varied to lie between the full on and full off normally used. For instance, three levels of pixel intensity are provided, 100%, 70... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5382128 | Wafer transfer device In a wafer transfer device for transferring wafers from a first basket to a second basket, a carriage carries a lifting member which is vertically slidably supported by a carriage main body, and a plurality of wafer support plates are carried by the lifti... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381838 | Fuel inlet device for a fuel tank In a fuel inlet device for a fuel tank, a flap valve is provided at an end of a fuel filler tube opening into the fuel tank, and a float which rises with a rise in a surface level of the fuel in the tank closes this flap valve when the fuel surface level ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5376763 | Rotary key switch with head dissipating redundant terminal plate Provided is an improved key switch for vehicles which can control the generation of heat from the contacts without increasing the size of the switch structure itself. The key switch may comprise a rotor, which rotates in accordance with the insertion and ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373635 | Method of manufacturing a linear motion guide unit A method of manufacturing a linear motion guide unit having a slider mounted to a rail. The rail includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of side surfaces. A liner overlying the rail is press-formed against a core which is lager than a combinat... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5370484 | Push rivet having unfastening means In a push rivet consisting of a grommet part and a pin part so that two panel members may be joined together first by passing the grommet part through an opening passed through these panel members, and forcing the pin part into a central bore of the gromm... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5355837 | Canine trainer and toilet station A canine trainer and toilet station has an impervious flat one piece housing bounded by an integral peripheral upstanding side wall having a peripheral integral horizontal ridge for supporting a perforated platform on which newspaper or other absorbent sh... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355184 | Frame for eyeglasses having flexible straps lens retainers An eyeglass frame, particularly suitable as a temporary or permanent frame for a broken frame or as a replacement frame, has a central nose-piece; at least one pair of flexible straps extending from the nose-piece or an intermediate fixed top bar; and sep... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353658 | Starter In a starter for internal combustion engines, a tubular pinion gear support shaft 8 is rotatably supported by a casing, and coupled to a drive shaft of a motor so as to be rotatively driven by the motor, and an annular pinion gear 3 is fitted on the pinio... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5344047 | Automatic liquid soap dispenser An automatic liquid soap dispenser includes a liquid soap container which receives liquid soap therein and which has a bottom wall that is formed with an outlet port. A flow control unit includes a plunger and a tubular body secured to a bottom surface of... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5340485 | Apparatus and method for clarifier sludge collection A sludge removal apparatus for a clarifier/thickener tank includes a central rotatable or stationary sealed sludge collection box submerged in the tank and surrounding a vertical, central influent column or support shaft. The collection box is positioned ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5304888 | Mechanically stable field emission gun An improved electron or ion gun support structure includes a hollow cylinder for rigidly connecting the source assembly to the source-motion ring, with the source cathode and associated lens extending into the hollow portion of the cylinder. The gun is th... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5297344 | Wheel examining apparatus A wheel examining system for examining a two-axle or three-axle vehicle is provided. The wheel examining system includes a wheel examining apparatus for examining a wheel in particular as to its alignment. A wheel guide apparatus is provided for guiding a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295453 | Catamaran having a submerged airfoil A catamaran includes a pair of floats, a deck extending in the air between the pair of floats as fixedly attached thereto and a connecting member extending in the water between the pair of floats as fixedly attached thereto. The connecting member has an a... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5293474 | System for raster imaging with automatic centering and image compression The system provides for vertical or horizontal centering, or both, without the use of a memory frame buffer, of raster image data whose start time and duration cannot be controlled. The centering is accomplished by controlling the frame start time and lin... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5267796 | Linear motion guide unit having an anti-vibration mechanism A linear motion guide unit includes a rail having a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of side surfaces, a thin plate member fixedly attached to the top surface of the rail and a slider slidably mounted on the rail with a predetermined gap between t... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5247891 | Transverse adjustable linear motion guide unit A linear motion rolling contact guide unit includes a rail, a slider assembly and a plurality of rolling members interposed between the rail and the slider assembly so that the slider assembly can move along the rail in any direction. The slider assembly ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248203 | Retainer for use in a linear motion rolling contact guide unit A retainer for use in a linear motion rolling contact guide unit including a rail, a slider and a plurality of rolling members interposed between the rail and the slider is provided. The retainer is generally comprised of an elongated rectangular plate ha... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5226017 | Method and apparatus for acquiring borehole seismic data in two opposite directions The invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring borehole seismic data in two opposite directions in a borehole. Acquisition consists in emitting a pressure wave (R, R') at a point (E) in the borehole (PU), and, at a point (R) in the borehole... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5219470 | Apparatus and method for clarifier sludge collection A sludge removal apparatus for a clarifier tank includes a rotatable or stationary sealed sludge collection box submerged in the tank and surrounding a vertical, central influent column. The collection box is positioned at any elevation between the tank b... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5217214 | Positioning table assembly A positioning table assembly includes a table slidably mounted on a pair of guide rails. The table is divided into a central section and a peripheral section which are connected through a connecting section. A traction shaft of a drive motor extends throu... | 06/08/1993 |
