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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6608490 | Packaging with continuous leaktight check The invention is relative to a leaktight chamber (3) in which a liquid having electrical characteristics, preferably a conductive liquid, is introduced into a leaktight volume (33) between the cover (5) and the tank (4), and in that a value of electric qu... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607929 | Device and method for testing sensitive elements on an electronic chip A method and device for testing an electronic chip (10) having on the surface a plurality of addressable electrically conductive sensitive elements (12) in which the sensitive elements on the chip are put in contact with a conductive solution (52), one or... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607168 | Bearing structure with reduced tip vortex The bearing structure such as a wing is fitted with toothed platelets (16) at its free edges to break tip vortex produced at these places by fluid pressure distribution. Vortex dissipation is accelerated, vortex remanence is considerably reduced. In the c... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6594672 | Generating multidimensional output using meta-models and meta-outlines Improved techniques for generating multidimensional output using a relational source database are disclosed. The techniques allow generation of instructions needed to access the source database in order to produce multidimensional output. The instructions... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6594600 | Method for calibrating the initial position and the orientation of one or several mobile cameras A method of calibrating a camera (4, 22) disposed on a mobile support (21). The camera takes an image of a test object formed of at least three marks appearing in the field of the camera, and analysis of the image gives the initial position and orientatio... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6583395 | Focusing microwave applicator The microwave applicator for microwaves outputs from a guide (1) comprises an envelope (3) that forces microwaves to converge towards a focal point (16) by means of a complementary central reflector (4). A fraction of the waves reaches this point after re... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6580329 | PLL bandwidth switching The present invention, generally speaking, provides for bandwidth switching of a PLL in a simple, effective manner. In accordance with one embodiment, a phase lock loop includes a controlled oscillator responsive to a control voltage for producing an outp... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571618 | Support device for a motorized flying instrument in a wind tunnel A device supports a motorized flying instrument in a wind tunnel. To carry out tests in a wind tunnel on a motorized flying instrument (10), with the motor on, under different attitudes hands off, the instrument is connected to the fixed structure (15) of... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568626 | Eyepiece-support arm assembly device on an aircraft such as a rotary aircraft An Eyepiece-support arm assembly device on an aircraft. The device comprises flanges formed on the eyepiece-support arm and on a support attached to the aircraft, along with a retention belt (32) liable to be set to a locking status, wherein the arm is im... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568277 | Method and device for measuring pressure inside a steam generator The method and device are able to overcome possible clogging of measuring devices comprising probes each surrounded by a tranquilliser. It chiefly comprises a tranquilliser (21), preferably spherical in shape, fitted with a separating partition (33) allowing m... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6567512 | Electronic programmer for telephones with auto-dial An electronic programmer for the auto-dial functions of a telephone comprises an apparatus which electrically connects the rows and columns lines on the keyboard of a telephone so as to mimic the pressing the buttons on the telephone keypad.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6566170 | Method for forming a device having a cavity with controlled atmosphere Device comprising a carrier (100) and at least one cover (104) able to be bonded to the carrier to form with the carrier at least one cavity (114) having a controlled atmosphere around at least one component (102). In accordance with the invention, at lea... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562687 | MIS transistor and method for making same on a semiconductor substrate The invention relates to an MIS transistor comprising a channel region (118), source (114) and drain (116) regions arranged on either side of the channel, and a gate (150) set closely above the channel region. According to the invention, the channel has a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558998 | SOI type integrated circuit with a decoupling capacity and process for embodiment of such a circuit Integrated circuit comprising: at least one first and one second power supply terminal (418, 420), at least one active area (302, 304, 306, 308) formed in a thin layer (206) of a substrate and electrically connected to at least one of the power supply terminal... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551698 | Method for treating a silicon substrate, by nitriding, to form a thin insulating layer Method for preparing a silicon substrate to form a thin electric insulating layer (24), characterized in that it comprises: a deoxidation step of at least one part of the silicon substrate (10), then a heat treatment step of the substrate at a temperature of 750° ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544236 | Device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material A device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material, in which the device includes a vent cap body capable of removably engaging a cannula. The vent cap has a passage extending through the vent cap body from the cannula to an exterior... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541839 | Microelectronics structure comprising a low voltage part provided with protection against a high voltage part and method for obtaining said protection A microelectronic structure with a low voltage part and high voltage part, such that the low voltage part is protected against the high voltage part and process of obtaining this protection. The structure includes at least one low-voltage element (2) and at le... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540735 | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge A system for facilitating hemostasis of a puncture site in a blood vessel delivers an absorbable sponge pledget in a hydrated state to a position at an exterior of the blood vessel puncture to facilitate hemostasis. The system includes a staging chamber, ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6539477 | System and method for control synthesis using a reachable states look-up table A system and method of implementing thereof that maps and condenses system control using reachable state control words is described. The system includes a control logic block, a look-up table which stores N-bit reachable state control words derived from a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6536556 | Noise reduction sandwich panel, notably for aircraft turbojet engine Noise reduction sandwich panel, notably for an aircraft turbojet engine. In order to produce a noise reduction sandwich panel having a structure with two degrees of freedom, inserted separative components (20) are placed into the hexagonal cells (16) of the un... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533521 | Integrated substrate handler having pre-aligner and storage pod access mechanism Access to the interior of a substrate storage pod in which substrates such as semiconductor wafers are stored is gained using an access device provided within a micro environment enclosure. The access device has a telescoping enclosure door which serves t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531935 | Vector modulator An analogue phase shifter with vector modulator is envisioned. The analogue phase shifter has an input stage that provides the generation of a pseudo-basis of four vectors. The analogue phase shifter has a multiphase filter. The analogue phase shifter has... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527734 | System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge A system for facilitating hemostasis of a puncture site in a blood vessel injects an absorbable sponge pledget in a hydrated state to a position at an exterior of the blood vessel puncture to facilitate hemostasis. The system includes a tract dilator for ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6525292 | Cartridge for a plasma torch and plasma torch fitted therewith A plasma torch includes an interchangeable cartridge (100) consisting of just six parts: an anode nozzle made of electrolytic copper 1 a cathode support made of el S32-0684-AMctrolytic copper 2 a doped tungsten cathode 3 a cathode centring diffuser device made of p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6519674 | Configuration bits layout A configuration bit layout for a reconfigurable chip includes address bits stored along with configuration bits. The blocks of data are loaded onto the reconfigurable chip from an external memory and the address information is decoded to load the configur... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516204 | Combination internal modem and PC card radio operable in multiple modes An inexpensive, PCMCIA-based radio transceiver is provided that interfaces to a separate baseband modem, which may itself be PCMCIA-based or may be an internal modem of a notebook computer. Together, the PCMCIA-based radio transceiver and the baseband mod... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6515252 | Plasma torch cartridge and plasma torch equipped therewith The invention concerns a plasma torch comprising an interchangeable cartridge (100) consisting of six components only: an electroplating copper anode nozzle (1); an electroplating cathode support (2); a doped tungsten cathode (3); a plastic cathode diffus... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6507149 | Plasma cell The invention relates to a plasma cell able to be fixed in a vacuum chamber by means of a first flange, having an outer envelope in which a gas under pressure (P') is added and provided in its upper part with a discharge opening, and electrodes, at least ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6494403 | Device for aircraft thrust recovery capable of linking a turboshaft engine and an engine strut Device for aircraft thrust reovery capable of linking a turboshaft engine and an engine strut. A device for thrust recovery (16) linking a turboshaft engine to an aircraft engine strut comprising an attachment fitting (22) fixed to an engine strut, a cont... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6489741 | Robot motion compensation system Motion of a substrate-transporting robot arm is controlled in order to compensate for inaccuracies and deflections encountered during operation. The compensation is effected by synchronizing elevational and planar motions of the robot arm such that the tr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6476350 | Device and method for extended distance cutting by laser, in pulse mode The invention relates to a device for laser cutting, having: means (2) for emitting a pulsed laser beam, with energy pulses Eࣙ10 joules, at least one optical fiber (4) for transmitting the laser pulses, from the means of emitting the laser beam in the direct... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6473444 | Assembly device for a laser head A laser bar assembly module having a metal base plate (20) to support a diode or a laser diodes strip (22), this base plate being provided with a groove or area (21) holding the diode or diodes strip in position, a support (24) on which the metal base pla... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468372 | On-site tooling and method for repairing a damaged zone in a composite structure The present invention relates to on-site repairs of a composite structure (10) such as an aircraft structure in which a concave recess (14) is machined in the damaged zone, a non-polymerized composite part (16) is set into said recess and part (16) is pol... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6456713 | Method and apparatus for detecting data port usage A circuit for notifying a PBX that a data port in a telephone connected to the PBX is about to be used. The circuit comprises a current sensor for generating a signal that indicates a modem is drawing current through the data port. A large resistor limits... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447534 | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract A system including an adaptor and a syringe is used for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract or other puncture wound by delivery of an absorbable sponge in a hydrated state into the wound. The adaptor includes a tapered lumen for hydrating and compre... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440153 | Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract A system including an adaptor and a syringe is used for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract or other puncture wound by delivery of an absorbable sponge in a hydrated state into the wound. The adaptor includes a tapered lumen for hydrating and compre... | 08/27/2002 |
