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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7705383 | Integrated circuitry for semiconductor memory Processes are disclosed which facilitate improved high-density memory circuitry, most preferably dynamic random access memory (DRAM) circuitry. A semiconductor memory device includes i) a total of no more than 68,000,000 functional and operably addressable memory ce... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705349 | Test inserts and interconnects with electrostatic discharge structures An apparatus and method for providing external electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to a semiconductor device, which may or may not include its own ESD protection, are provided. An ESD structure may be associated with each interconnect, either individually or sh... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704794 | Method of forming a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is formed of two or more dice of similar dimensions and bond pad arrangement, in which bond pads are located in fields along less than three edges of the active surface of each die. A first die is attached to a substrate and subsequent die or ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704468 | Method for forming an extraction agent for the separation of actinides from lanthanides An extraction agent for the separation of trivalent actinides from lanthanides in an acidic media and a method for forming same are described, and wherein the methodology produces a stable regiospecific and/or stereospecific dithiophosphinic acid that can operate in... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703558 | Drilling tool for reducing cutter damage when drilling through formation changes, and methods of design and operation thereof A drilling tool including at least two cutting elements (e.g., redundant or upon a selected profile region) sized, positioned, and configured thereon so as to contact or encounter a change in at least one drilling characteristic of a subterranean formation along an ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703556 | Methods of attaching a shank to a body of an earth-boring tool including a load-bearing joint and tools formed by such methods Earth-boring rotary drill bits including a bit body attached to a shank assembly at a joint. In some embodiments, the joint may be configured to carry at least a portion of any tensile longitudinal and rotational load applied to the drill bit by mechanical interfere... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703555 | Drilling tools having hardfacing with nickel-based matrix materials and hard particles An abrasive wear-resistant material includes a matrix and sintered and cast tungsten carbide granules. A device for use in drilling subterranean formations includes a first structure secured to a second structure with a bonding material. An abrasive wear-resistant m... | 04/27/2010 |
| D614383 | Portion of a shoe | 04/27/2010 |
| 7701272 | Method and apparatus for output data synchronization with system clock A circuit, delay-locked loop, memory device, system and method of synchronizing a clock are described. A circuit generally includes a delay line configured to delay an external clock signal to produce a substantially in-phase output clock signal, a main loop configu... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701039 | Semiconductor devices and in-process semiconductor devices having conductor filled vias At least one high aspect ratio via is formed in the backside of a semiconductor substrate. The at least one via is closed at one end by a conductive element forming a conductive structure of the semiconductor substrate. The backside of the semiconductor substrate is... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7700497 | Methods for fabricating residue-free contact openings A two-step via cleaning process that removes metal polymer and oxide polymer residues from a via with substantially no damage to the via or underlying structures on a semiconductor substrate. The via is formed through a dielectric layer and a barrier layer that are ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7700202 | Precursor formulation of a silicon carbide material A precursor formulation of a silicon carbide material that includes a ceramic material and a boron-11 compound. The ceramic material may include silicon and carbon and, optionally, oxygen, nitrogen, titanium, zirconium, aluminum, or mixtures thereof. The boron-11 co... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699713 | Scented bowling balls and methods A bowling ball including a rubber material and at least one fragrance. The rubber material may be substantially nonporous and substantially rigid. Polyurethane may be used as the rubber material. The bowling ball may, optionally, include a pigment. A method by which... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699493 | Battery-powered light A personal light including a battery power source connected in series with a light-emitting diode (LED) light source and a switching mechanism configured for non-contact actuation are disposed within an environmentally sealed chamber. A reflector is employed to maxi... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698499 | Method and apparatus for address FIFO for high-bandwidth command/address busses in digital storage system A method of buffering a data stream in an electronic device using a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer system wherein the first read latch signal does not change the pointer location of the read pointer. A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and system are also disclo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696330 | Binding molecules against SARS-coronavirus and uses thereof The present invention provides binding molecules that specifically bind to SARS-CoV, nucleic acid molecules encoding the binding molecules, compositions comprising the binding molecules and methods of identifying or producing the binding molecules. The binding molec... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696157 | Methods and means for producing proteins with predetermined post-translational modifications Described are methods for identifying, selecting, and obtaining mammalian cells capable of producing proteinaceous molecules having predetermined post-translational modifications, wherein the post-translational modifications are brought about by the mammalian cell i... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7696011 | Methods for applying front side and edge protection material to electronic devices at the wafer level, devices made by the methods, and systems including the devices Methods for applying a dielectric protective layer to a wafer in wafer-level chip-scale package manufacture are disclosed. A flowable dielectric protective material with fluxing capability is applied over the active surface of an unbumped semiconductor wafer to cove... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695919 | Antibody profiling sensitivity through increased reporter antibody layering A method for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, Cocaine (crystalline tropane alkaloid), metham... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694486 | Deployable truss having second order augmentation A deployable truss is formed from a plurality of column members connected at their ends where at least some of the column members are formed from column assemblies, each including a plurality of strut members that are at least connected to each other at a first and ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694465 | Deployable structural assemblies, systems for deploying such structural assemblies and related methods A deployable structural assembly is provided along with associated deployment mechanisms and associated methods of forming and deploying the deployable structural assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the deployable structural assembly includes a first structural c... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692996 | Method, system, and apparatus for voltage sensing and reporting A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for sensing and reporting voltage levels in a semiconductor device. One such voltage sensor and reporting device is configured to sense and compare a reference voltage and an operating voltage. In one or more embodiments ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691326 | System for non-invasive extraction, secure handling and storage and facile processing and facile processing of a specimen A novel system, apparatus, composition and method provide facile collection of a physical sample, including in particular noninvasive extraction of buccal cells, specifically directed to capture of PCR-ready DNA from such cheek cells. It is particularly useful in ac... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691270 | Method for removing impurities from an impurity-containing fluid stream A method of removing at least one polar component from a fluid stream. The method comprises providing a fluid stream comprising at least one nonpolar component and at least one polar component. The fluid stream is contacted with a supercritical solvent to remove the... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691173 | Consolidated hard materials, earth-boring rotary drill bits including such hard materials, and methods of forming such hard materials The present invention includes consolidated hard materials, methods for producing them, and industrial drilling and cutting applications for them. A consolidated hard material may be produced using hard particles such as B4C or carbides or borides of W, T... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690400 | Noise reducing fluid passageways for fluid control devices Trim disk assemblies for use in fluid flow control devices include a first disk and a second disk. An elongated void is formed in a surface of each of the first disk and the second disk. The second disk is aligned with the first disk to provide fluid communication b... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690308 | Methods of fabricating and igniting flares including reactive foil and a combustible grain Flares include grain assemblies comprising a combustible grain and a reactive foil positioned at least proximate to the grain and configured to ignite combustion of the grain upon ignition of the reactive foil. The reactive foil may include alternating layers of rea... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687916 | Semiconductor substrates including vias of nonuniform cross-section and associated structures Methods for forming a via and a conductive path are disclosed. The methods include forming a via within a wafer with cyclic etch/polymer phases, followed by an augmented etch phase. The resulting via may include a first portion having a substantially uniform cross-s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687879 | Intermediate semiconductor device structure The present invention relates to a method of forming a metal feature on an intermediate structure of a semiconductor device that comprises a first exposed metal structure and a second exposed metal structure. The metal feature is selectively formed on the first expo... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687611 | Assay for the separation and quantification of hemagglutinin antigens The present invention relates to novel methods for separating hemagglutinin (HA) antigens, comprising the steps of applying a reduced and derivatized antigen preparation comprising solubilized HA antigens and a detergent in a pH controlled solution, on a Reversed-Ph... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687463 | Treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis The present invention relates to the treatment of motoneuron diseases. More particularly the invention relates to the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). It is found that the intracerebroventricular delivery of low amounts of vascular endothelial growt... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684228 | Device and method for using dynamic cell plate sensing in a DRAM memory cell A memory cell, device, system and method for operating a memory cell utilize an isolated dynamic cell plate. The memory cell includes a first and second pass transistor and a first and second capacitor. The first pass transistor and first capacitor and the second pa... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682847 | Method for sorting integrated circuit devices A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, including automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with their auto... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682798 | Rapid classification of biological components A method is disclosed for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, Cocaine (crystalline... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682797 | Rapid classification of biological components A method is disclosed for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, cocaine (crystalline... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681708 | Apparatus for sorting articles A device for sorting disks or disk-like members of different identities (e.g., roulette chips) that ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells, such as multi-chip storage compartments. Ejection of an article from the numerous... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681668 | Shrink-fit sleeve assembly for a drill bit, including nozzle assembly and method therefor A shrink-fit sleeve assembly comprising a bit body includes at least one sleeve port with a substantially tubular sleeve disposed therein and interferingly engaged therewith. The sleeve port includes an internal surface of substantially circular cross-section, and t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681666 | Expandable reamer for subterranean boreholes and methods of use An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole are disclosed, including at least one laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The at least one laterally movable blade,... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679118 | Vertical transistor, memory cell, device, system and method of forming same A memory device, system and fabrication method relating to a vertical memory cell including a semiconducting pillar extending outwardly from an integrally connected semiconductor substrate are disclosed. A first source/drain region is formed in the substrate and a b... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678460 | Intermediate semiconductor device structures using photopatternable, dielectric materials A cap layer that enables a photopatternable, spin-on material to be used in the formation of semiconductor device structures at wavelengths that were previously unusable is disclosed. The photopatternable, spin-on material is applied as a layer to a semiconductor su... | 03/16/2010 |
