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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159002 | Heterostructure device and associated method A heterostructure device includes a semiconductor multi-layer structure that has a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region is coupled to a source electrode and the second region is coupled to a drain electrode. The third region is disposed... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154151 | Apparatus, method, and system for conveying electrical energy An apparatus, system, and method, the apparatus includes an intelligent energy transfer system including a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to a vehicle. The vehicle includes one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154149 | Method and apparatus for charging a vehicle energy storage system A propulsion system is provided that includes an energy system, wherein the energy system comprises a first energy storage system electrically coupled to a direct current (DC) link, a bi-directional boost converter electrically coupled to the first energy storage sy... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8120908 | Thermal management system for embedded environment and method for making same A thermal management system for an embedded environment is described. The thermal management system includes a pleumo-jet that has at least one wall defining a chamber, at least one piezoelectric device on the at least one wall, and a compliant material within the a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115434 | High-speed self-cascaded electric machine An electric machine is disclosed comprising a first energy source, a second energy source, and a stator which comprises a first set of windings and a second set of windings. The electric machine has a rotor and a controller, the controller configured to control the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115334 | Electrically driven power take-off system and method of manufacturing same A system and method for operating power take-off (PTO) systems aboard hybrid and electric systems and vehicles is disclosed. The PTO system includes an energy storage device configured to supply electrical power and at least one electrical drive system electrically ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115117 | System and method of forming isolated conformal shielding areas A system and method of forming a patterned conformal structure for an electrical system is disclosed. The conformal structure includes a dielectric coating positioned on an electrical system having circuit components mounted thereon, the dielectric coating shaped to... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114708 | System and method for pre-patterned embedded chip build-up A system and method for forming an embedded chip package is disclosed. The embedded chip package includes a first chip portion having a plurality of pre-patterned re-distribution layers joined together to form a pre-patterned lamination stack, with the pre-patterned... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8102148 | Augmented distribution transformer and method of making same A method, system, and apparatus including a distribution transformer having a communication module. The distribution transformer is configured to convert a first high voltage electricity from a high voltage distribution line to a first low voltage electricity and co... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8086364 | System and method for operation of electric and hybrid vehicles A system for operating an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle includes a computer programmed to identify a location of a vehicle, access a map and identify a plurality of links therein, pre-screen the plurality of links to identify if any of the plurality of links i... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083157 | System and method for mounting synthetic jets A system and method for the packaging of a synthetic jet actuator is disclosed. A synthetic jet actuator is provided that includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a housing positioned about the fir... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080973 | Apparatus for energy transfer using converter and method of manufacturing same According to an aspect of the invention, a motor drive circuit includes a first energy storage device configured to supply electrical energy, a bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first energy storage device, a voltage inverter coupled to the bi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8034419 | Method for making a graded barrier coating Disclosed is a method relating to graded-composition barrier coatings comprising first and second materials in first and second zones. The compositions of one or both zones vary substantially continuously across a thickness of the zone in order to achieve improved p... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033885 | System and method for applying a conformal barrier coating with pretreating In a method for depositing a barrier coating, a device is provided comprising a first portion and a second portion where a surface of the second portion is in a shadow zone. The device is pretreated wherein the pretreating alters a deposition rate of the barrier coa... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030884 | Apparatus for transferring energy using onboard power electronics and method of manufacturing same An apparatus comprises a first energy storage device configured to output a DC voltage, a first bi-directional voltage modification assembly coupled to the first energy storage device, and a charge bus coupled to the first energy storage device and to the first bi-d... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026638 | System for multiple energy storage and management and method of making same A propulsion system comprising an electric drive, a DC link electrically coupled to the electric drive, and a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the electric drive, the first energy storage system comprising at least a high specific-power energy sto... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026608 | Stackable electronic package An electronic package includes a first layer having a first surface, the first layer includes a first device having a first electrical node, and a first contact pad in electrical communication with the first electrical node and positioned within the first surface. T... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024082 | System and method for optimizing energy storage component usage A system for optimizing energy storage component usage in a vehicle comprising one of a hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle, the vehicle comprising a computer programmed to identify if a vehicle position is associated with link data in a database of historical po... | 09/20/2011 |
| D645043 | Display | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008781 | Apparatus and method for reducing pitch in an integrated circuit An apparatus and method, the apparatus includes an electronic chip package including an electronic chip having a first contact pad and a second contact pad thereon and being free of an intervening contact pad therebetween, a first dielectric layer coupled to the ele... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008125 | System and method for stacked die embedded chip build-up An embedded chip package (ECP) includes a plurality of re-distribution layers joined together in a vertical direction to form a lamination stack, each re-distribution layer having vias formed therein. The embedded chip package also includes a first chip embedded in ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006917 | Method and apparatus for reducing acoustic noise in a synthetic jet A synthetic jet includes a first backer structure and a first actuator coupled to the first backer structure to form a first composite unit. The synthetic jet also includes a second backer structure, and a second actuator coupled to the second backer structure to fo... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7973424 | Method and apparatus for producing tractive effort with interface to other apparatus An apparatus and method for determining and providing a controlled power from a first apparatus to another apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an energy source configured to generate a power output, a power converter electrically connected to the energy s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7964974 | Electronic chip package with reduced contact pad pitch An apparatus and method, the apparatus includes an electronic chip package including an electronic chip having a first and a second contact pad formed thereon, a first dielectric layer coupled to the electronic chip, a second dielectric layer coupled to the first di... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960857 | System and method for vehicle based uninterruptable power supply A system and method for controlling a vehicle-based source of uninterruptable power is disclosed. The vehicle-based UPS includes an energy storage system located on-board a vehicle and configured to generate DC power transferable to an external load, and an DC-AC in... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956457 | System and apparatus for venting electronic packages and method of making same An apparatus and method, the apparatus includes a substrate configured to support a plurality of dielectric layers, a device coupling area positioned in the substrate, and a plurality of gas exit apertures formed through the substrate. The plurality of gas exit aper... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952187 | System and method of forming a wafer scale package A system and method for forming a wafer level package (WLP) (i.e., wafer level chip size package) is disclosed. The WLP includes a silicon integrated circuit (IC) substrate having a plurality of die pads formed on a top surface thereof and a plurality of polymer lam... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7928598 | Apparatus, method, and system for conveying electrical energy An apparatus, system, and method, the apparatus includes an intelligent energy transfer system including a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to a vehicle. The vehicle includes one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7752751 | System and method of forming a low profile conformal shield A system and method for providing shielding to an electrical system is disclosed. A conformal shield is formed by applying a conformal insulating coating to an electrical system. A plurality of openings are formed in the insulating coating at desired locations and a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7688583 | Synthetic jet and method of making same A synthetic jet includes an inner wall configured to surround a heat-generating component, a plurality of walls coupled to the inner wall, the inner wall and the plurality of walls configured to enclose a volume surrounding the inner wall, an actuator coupled to one... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7668713 | MELP-to-LPC transcoder A method for transcoding a bit stream encoded according to a mixed-excitation linear prediction (MELP) standard to a bit stream encoded according to a linear predictive coding (LPC) standard, including: decoding a bit stream into a first set of vocoder parameters co... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7337678 | MEMS flow sensor A micro-electro-mechanical, micro-fluidic flow sensor (14) includes a flow separating element (15) for separating a first portion (24) of a fluid flow (25) from a second portion (26) of the fluid flow. The flow sensor also includes... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333648 | Feature quantification from multidimensional image data Techniques, hardware, and software are provided for quantification of extensional features of structures of an imaged subject from image data representing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image. In one embodiment, stenosis in a blood vessel may be quantified f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325293 | Zirconia-stabilized multi-filamentary niobium-tin superconducting wire A multi-filament superconducting wire in which the filaments comprise zirconia-stabilized ultra-fine grain Nb3Sn. The superconducting wire is formed by wire-drawing a preform comprising a metallic matrix and at least one niobium alloy rod having zirconium... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327857 | Non-contact measurement method and apparatus A non-contact imaging apparatus for examining an object having complex surfaces or shape deformations. The imaging apparatus includes at least one imaging device for obtaining a scanned image of the exterior surfaces of the object being examined. A predetermined ref... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327828 | Thermal optimization of ferrofluid seals A hermetic sealing system includes a chamber enclosing a high vacuum and positioned within an ambient environment and a rotatable shaft having a first portion extending into the chamber and a second portion extending out from the chamber. A ferrofluid seal is positi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319327 | Magnetic resonance imaging system with reduced cooling needs A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system having a vacuum vessel positioned about an imaging volume, one or more high temperature superconducting coils positioned within the vacuum vessel, and a cryocooler coupled to the vacuum vessel to operate the superconducting ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319329 | Cold mass with discrete path substantially conductive coupler for superconducting magnet and cryogenic cooling circuit A cold mass for a superconducting magnet system in one example comprises a superconducting magnet, a cryogenic cooling circuit, and a magnet and cooling circuit support. The magnet and cooling circuit support comprises a substantially conductive coupler in a discret... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318763 | Carbide nanostructures and methods for making same A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor i... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315161 | Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current and magnetic field sensor having capacitive sense components A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) based current & magnetic field sensor includes a MEMS-based magnetic field sensing component having a capacitive magneto-MEMS component, a compensator and an output component for sensing magnetic fields and for providing, in r... | 01/01/2008 |
