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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183615 | Memory cell with a vertically oriented transistor coupled to a digit line and method of forming the same A memory cell, array and device include an active area formed in a substrate with a vertical transistor including a first end disposed over a first portion of the active area. The vertical transistor is formed as an epitaxial post on the substrate surface, extends f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183151 | Methods of forming conductive vias through substrates, and structures and assemblies resulting therefrom Methods of forming conductive elements on and in a substrate include forming a layer of conductive material over a surface of a substrate prior to forming a plurality of vias through the substrate from an opposing surface of the substrate to the layer of conductive ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181722 | Stabilizer assemblies with bearing pad locking structures and tools incorporating same Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stabilizer assembly comprises a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad disposed in the receptacle. The bearing pad includes at least a portion ... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660354 | Filter module for printing machine | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180974 | System, apparatus, and method for modifying the order of memory accesses Systems and methods for controlling memory access operations are disclosed. The system may include one or more requestors performing requests to memory devices. Within a memory controller, a request queue receives requests from a requestor, a bank decoder determines... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178698 | Methods of synthesizing cyclic nitro compounds The present invention provides cyclic nitro compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of cyclic nitro compounds and methods of using cyclic nitro compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions thereof to treat or prevent diseases or disorders characterized by abnormal ce... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178427 | Epitaxial methods for reducing surface dislocation density in semiconductor materials The invention provides methods and structures for reducing surface dislocations of a semiconductor layer, and can be employed during the epitaxial growth of semiconductor structures and layers comprising III-nitride materials. Embodiments involve the formation of a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178396 | Methods for forming three-dimensional memory devices, and related structures Methods of forming semiconductor devices that include one or more arrays of memory devices in a three-dimensional arrangement, such as those that include forming a conductive contact in a dielectric material overlying a memory array, wherein a wafer bonding and clea... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178014 | Methods of forming an elongated ethylenic foam structure An extruded, low-density, ethylenic polymer foam including from about 86% by volume to about 98% by volume open cells and a continuous, impervious surface skin is disclosed. The foam possesses superior compression recovery and lower compression resistance when compa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177001 | Earth-boring tools including abrasive cutting structures and related methods A drill bit includes a bit body having a face on which two different types of cutters are disposed, the first type being cutting elements suitable for drilling at least one subterranean formation and the second type being at least one of an abrasive cutting structur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176812 | Methods of forming bodies of earth-boring tools Methods for forming bodies of earth-boring drill bits and other tools include milling a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of particles comprising a matrix material to form a mill product comprising powder particles, separating the particles into a pluralit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173517 | Method for forming a self-aligned isolation structure utilizing sidewall spacers as an etch mask and remaining as a portion of the isolation structure The present invention relates to methods for forming microelectronic structures in a semiconductor substrate. The method includes selectively removing dielectric material to expose a portion of an oxide overlying a semiconductor substrate. Insulating material may be... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173423 | Diagnosis and treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia The present invention relates to the field of biotechnological means to diagnose or treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. More particularly, the invention relates to methods to diagnose T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia via determining the presence of a dup... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173422 | Method for improving protein production The present invention relates to the production of proteins in a cell or host cell. The invention uses a TRAnscription Pause (TRAP) sequence to enhance a protein expression characteristic of a protein expression unit. The TRAP sequence is thought to prevent, at leas... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172966 | Non-lethal payloads Non-lethal payloads may be customized for particular uses and desired visual and audible incapacitation based upon the selection of igniter/activators and illuminants used with the non-lethal payloads. Non-lethal payloads employing high flame temperature igniter/act... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172914 | Infiltration of hard particles with molten liquid binders including melting point reducing constituents, and methods of casting bodies of earth-boring tools The present invention relates to compositions and methods for forming a bit body for an earth-boring bit. The bit body may comprise hard particles, wherein the hard particles comprise at least one of carbide, nitride, boride, and oxide and solid solutions thereof, a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172012 | Cutting tool insert and drill bit so equipped A polycrystalline diamond abrasive cutting element consists generally of a layer of high grade polycrystalline diamond bonded to a cemented carbide substrate. The polycrystalline diamond layer has a working surface and an outer peripheral surface and is characterize... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172008 | Drilling apparatus with reduced exposure of cutters and methods of drilling A rotary drilling apparatus and method for drilling subterranean formations, including a body being provided with at least one cutter thereon exhibiting reduced, or limited, exposure to the formation, so as to control the depth-of-cut of the at least one cutter, so ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170323 | Card shoe with card block A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced inter... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167059 | Casing and liner drilling shoes having spiral blade configurations, and related methods A casing bit, which may comprise a composite structure, for drilling a casing section into a subterranean formation, and which may include a portion configured to be drilled therethrough, is disclosed. Cutting elements and methods of use are disclosed. Adhesive, sol... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163570 | Method of initiating molecular bonding A method of initiating molecular bonding, comprising bringing one face of a first wafer to face one face of a second wafer and initiating a point of contact between the two facing faces. The point of contact is initiated by application to one of the two wafers, for ... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658239 | Toy animal | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159050 | Single crystal silicon structures A single crystal silicon etching method includes providing a single crystal silicon substrate having at least one trench therein. The single crystal silicon substrate is exposed to an anisotropic etchant that undercuts the single crystal silicon. By controlling the ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158088 | Extractant compositions for co-extracting cesium and strontium, a method of separating cesium and strontium from an aqueous feed, and calixarene compounds A mixed extractant solvent that includes at least one dialkyloxycalix[4]arenebenzocrown-6 compound, 4′,4′,(5′)-di-(t-butyldicyclohexano)-18-crown-6, at least one modifier, and, optionally, a diluent. The dialkyloxycalix[4]arenebenzocrown-6 compound is 1,3-alte... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155348 | Post phase-inverter volume control A post phase-inverter master volume regulator for use in combination with a tube-type musical amplifier having a phase-inverter tube. The signals at both sides of the phase-inverter tube's DC voltage plate are extracted from the amplifier for processing by the maste... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153864 | Method for seed devitalization The invention provides a method for devitalizing plant seed, the method comprising the steps of hydrating a viable whole plant seed and freezing the hydrated whole plant seed. The invention further provides a collection of devitalized whole plant seed wherein the in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153504 | Process for manufacturing a composite substrate The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a composite substrate comprising bonding a first substrate onto a second semiconducting substrate, characterized in that the process includes, before bonding, the formation of a bonding layer between the first and... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153019 | Methods for substantially equalizing rates at which material is removed over an area of a structure or film that includes recesses or crevices Methods for preventing isotropic removal of materials at corners formed by seams, keyholes, and other anomalies in films or other structures include use of etch blockers to cover or coat such corners. This covering or coating prevents exposure of the corners to isot... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150667 | Discrete element modeling of rock destruction under high pressure conditions Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) of rock subject to high confining pressures, such as in a subterranean drilling environment, may be used to predict performance of cutting structures used in drill bits and other drilling tools, as well as of the tools themselves. DEM... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150643 | Method of detecting system function by measuring frequency response Real-time battery impedance spectrum is acquired using a one-time record. Fast Summation Transformation (FST) is a parallel method of acquiring a real-time battery impedance spectrum using a one-time record that enables battery diagnostics. An excitation current to ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150158 | Unique sensing system and apparatus for reading playing cards A sensing apparatus is provided for the determination of at least one of rank or suit of a playing card. The sensing apparatus includes an imaging array capable of sensing at least an area of a playing card that represents rank and or suit. A position sensor is prov... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150157 | Card shuffler with card rank and value reading capability using CMOS sensor A device for forming a random set of playing cards comprises a card in-feed area, a shuffling system, a card removal area, and a card reading system located within the device, the card reading system employing a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148780 | Devices and systems relating to a memory cell having a floating body Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for a memory cell having a floating body. A memory cell may include a transistor over an insulation layer, the transistor including a source, and a drain. The memory cell may also include a floating body including a first ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148775 | Methods of providing electrical isolation and semiconductor structures including same Methods of isolating gates in a semiconductor structure. In one embodiment, isolation is achieved using a spacer material in combination with fins having substantially vertical sidewalls. In another embodiment, etch characteristics of various materials utilized in f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148497 | Binding molecules capable of neutralizing rabies virus and uses thereof The invention provides binding molecules that specifically bind to rabies virus and are capable of neutralizing the virus. The invention further provides nucleic acid molecules encoding the binding molecules, compositions comprising the binding molecules and methods... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148263 | Methods for forming conductive vias in semiconductor device components A method for forming conductive vias in a substrate of a semiconductor device component includes forming one or more holes, or apertures or cavities, in the substrate so as to extend only partially through the substrate. A barrier layer, such as an insulative layer,... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148252 | Methods of forming III/V semiconductor materials, and semiconductor structures formed using such methods Methods of forming ternary III-nitride materials include epitaxially growing ternary III-nitride material on a substrate in a chamber. The epitaxial growth includes providing a precursor gas mixture within the chamber that includes a relatively high ratio of a parti... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148197 | Methods of forming germanium-antimony-tellurium materials and a method of forming a semiconductor device structure including the same A method of forming a material. The method comprises conducting an ALD layer cycle of a first metal, the ALD layer cycle comprising a reactive first metal precursor and a co-reactive first metal precursor. An ALD layer cycle of a second metal is conducted, the ALD l... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147135 | Methods and systems for verifying sensor bond integrity Methods and systems are disclosed for determining an amount of bond between a structure and sensor. A method may include heating a sensor that is operably coupled to a measuring circuit and then measuring an output signal over time. The method may further include de... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146683 | Drilling out casing bits with other casing bits A drilling assembly for drilling two or more casing sections into a subterranean formation includes a first casing bit and a second casing bit, each casing bit of different diameter affixed to a respective casing section of different diameter, at least two casing bi... | 04/03/2012 |
