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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524000 | Brake status indicator control for an electric brake system of a vehicle A system and procedures for controlling a brake status indicator for an aircraft having an electric brake system are disclosed. Electric activation and deactivation of the brake status indicator mimics that of legacy hydraulic brake systems. The control methodology ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520804 | Climate control system having noise reduction door A HVAC system for reducing the level of air rush and blower noise escaping into the interior of the vehicle when the HVAC system is operating in the recirculation mode. The HVAC system includes a recirculation door having an acoustically transparent portion that ena... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518058 | Powerfeeder spacer A powerfeeder spacer includes a spacer hub, a neutral cable opening having an interior cable opening wall extending through the spacer hub, a plurality of spaced-apart spacer fingers extending from the spacer hub and a plurality of spaced-apart power cable notches e... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514184 | Reticle with antistatic coating A static resistant reticle comprises a substrate and a patterning layer and is covered by an antistatic conductive film of quaternary amine (R4N)+Cl−. A pellicle structure comprising an optically transparent membrane tightly stretc... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508174 | Anti-ringing switching regulator and control method therefor The present invention discloses an anti-ringing switching regulator, comprising a variable resistor, a transistor, and an inductor electrically connected to a common node, in which the variable resistor is electrically connected with an input voltage, the transistor... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507180 | Epicyclic gear transmission for rotary wing aircraft An epicyclic gear transmission primarily intended for use in rotary wing aircraft that utilizes a plurality of planet gears axially spaced on a planet gear shaft. The planet gear shaft is tilted or inclined at an axis with respect to the center axis of the input sha... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7496424 | Method of manufacturing a pressure intensifying tool and tool produced thereby A tool used to direct the pressure applied to features of a plastic laminate part layup during co-curing or co-bonding is manufactured using direct digital manufacturing techniques. A CAD drawing representing the tool is generated and converted into digital data fil... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495335 | Method of reducing process steps in metal line protective structure formation A method of forming a protective structure on a top metal line on an interconnect structure is disclosed. The method includes providing a plate opening in the passivation layer on the top metal line and forming a protective plate in the plate opening on the top meta... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494928 | Method for patterning and etching a passivation layer A method for patterning passivation layers including providing a semiconductor wafer comprising metal interconnects; forming a dielectric passivation layer on the metal interconnects; forming a photosensitive polymeric passivation layer on the dielectric passivation... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7485929 | Semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) strained active areas Differentially strained active regions for forming strained channel semiconductor devices and a method of forming the same, the method including providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a lower semiconductor region, an insulator region overlying the lower semi... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7456093 | Method for improving a semiconductor device delamination resistance A semiconductor device with improved resistance to delamination and method for forming the same the method including providing a semiconductor wafer comprising a metallization layer with an uppermost etch stop layer; forming at least one adhesion promoting layer on ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456079 | EPI wafer and method of making the same A method including forming alignment marks in an upper surface of a semiconductor wafer; selectively depositing a mask over the alignment marks leaving portions of the upper surface exposed; depositing an epitaxial layer over the exposed portions of the upper surfac... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452805 | Aluminum based conductor for via fill and interconnect A semiconductor device including a dielectric layer having a opening form therein having a cross-sectional area of less than 1 μm2 and a PVD aluminum base conductor filled in the opening. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452822 | Via plug formation in dual damascene process A method for forming a dual damascene structure in a semiconductor device manufacturing process where via plugs which may include a thickness portion of a plug filling material overlying the process surface is formed by diffusing an acid into a plug filling material... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7446050 | Etching and plasma treatment process to improve a gate profile A method for improving a polysilicon gate electrode profile to avoid preferential RIE etching in a polysilicon gate electrode etching process including carrying out a multi-step etching process wherein at least one of a lower RF source power and RF bias power are re... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445159 | Dual trench alternating phase shift mask fabrication Fabricating a dual-trench alternating phase shift mask (PSM) is disclosed. A chromium layer over a mask layer, which is over a quartz layer, of the PSM is patterned according to a semiconductor design. The mask layer is dry etched according to deep trenches of a PSM... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445705 | Particle filter for fuel cell coolant A particle filter for a fuel cell coolant is disclosed. The particle filter includes a filter housing having an upstream end for receiving the coolant and a downstream end for discharging the coolant. A filter element is provided in the filter housing. A pressure ga... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443383 | Wireless optical pointing device with a common oscillation circuit A wireless optical pointing device. The wireless optical pointing device comprises a photo sensor detecting a series of continuous images on an operating surface, a processing unit coupled with the photo sensor, processing the detected images, and outputting an imag... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444006 | Method of image qualification for optical navigation sensor An image qualification method. A motion detection method. An optical navigation sensor. Image qualification, requiring only a single image frame to determine if an image frame is qualified, proceeds in real time. On the basis of the image qualification method, a mot... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443010 | Matrix form semiconductor package substrate having an electrode of serpentine shape A matrix form semiconductor package substrate that has an electrode situated in-between a plurality of IC package substrates for providing electrical communication to conductive pads on the substrate is provided. The matrix form semiconductor package substrate inclu... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433555 | Optoelectronic device chip having a composite spacer structure and method making same An optoelectronic device chip, and a method for making the chip, are disclosed. The chip comprises a device substrate, an optically transparent upper substrate, and a composite spacer layer which includes an adhesive material and a plurality of particles dispersed i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433801 | Identifying and visualizing faults in PLC-based manufacturing systems Textual fault messages in PLC-based manufacturing systems are supplemented by automatically displayed sets of information that allow an operator to quickly identify, recognize and visualize components responsible for producing faults. Visual display of stored comput... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419771 | Method for forming a finely patterned resist A method for reducing a critical dimension of a photoresist pattern while improving a line spacing between distal end portions of pattern lines wherein the method includes providing a substrate including an overlying resist; exposing the resist to an activating ligh... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421383 | Method for extracting and modeling semiconductor device series resistance and for simulating a semiconductor device with use thereof Semiconductor device junction simulation is carried out utilizing models that are developed with series resistance extractions that improve their fidelity particularly in the high current regions of device operation. The models may also be tailored to account for ge... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417623 | Pointing device and displacement estimation method A method of estimating image displacement by block matching for a pointing device used in a computer system. The method provided in the present invention comprises capturing digital images sequentially using a photo capture device, obtaining a template frame and a c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416607 | Fluid injection apparatus for semiconductor processing A fluid injection apparatus for discharging a fluid against a surface in a controlled manner is disclosed. The fluid injection apparatus includes at least one fluid supply conduit, at least one rotatable and vertically-movable fluid injector provided in fluid commun... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405165 | Dual-tank etch method for oxide thickness control A dual-tank etch method which is suitable for the stripping of a silicon nitride layer from a pad oxide layer provided on a substrate, and etching of the pad oxide layer to a desired target thickness, is disclosed. The method includes providing a first processing ta... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396432 | Composite shadow ring assembled with dowel pins and method of using A composite shadow ring that is constructed of an upper ring and a lower ring assembled together by a plurality of dowel pins and a method for using the ring. The upper ring and the lower ring each has a predetermined outside diameter that is substantially the same,... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390753 | In-situ plasma treatment of advanced resists in fine pattern definition A novel, in-situ plasma treatment method for eliminating or reducing striations caused by standing waves in a photoresist mask, is disclosed. The method includes providing a photoresist mask on a BARC (bottom anti-reflective coating) layer that is deposited on a fea... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389665 | Sheet metal forming process A sheet metal forming process and apparatus using both a mechanical forming step and a superplastic forming step. The mechanical forming step includes using a double-action draw die to create a preform. The preform is then transferred to a superplastic forming tool ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387855 | Anti-ESD photomask blank An anti-electrostatic discharge photomask blank for fabrication of an anti-electrostatic discharge photomask is disclosed. The anti-electrostatic discharge photomask blank includes a mask substrate, a conductive layer provided on the mask substrate and an opaque pat... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388997 | One dimensional feature enhancement A method and device of feature enhancement for digital image processing. A predefined feature in one dimension of the image is searched to obtain several peaks, and each peak is either a local maximum or local minimum. Each peak is enhanced by adding an offset to in... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389249 | Automated supply management method for dynamically fulfilling a customer requested order An automated supply management system for dynamically fulfilling a customer requested order having an order fulfillment system for fulfilling a plurality of customer requests in accordance with a plurality of processing capacity restraints defined for a plurality of... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387973 | Method for improving low-K dielectrics by supercritical fluid treatments A method for treating an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer to improve a mechanical strength and/or repair plasma etching damage including providing a low-K silicon oxide containing dielectric insulating layer; and carrying out a super critical fluid treatment of th... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384726 | Resist collapse prevention using immersed hardening A method, tool, and machine for hardening a photoresist image while the photoresist image is immersed in a liquid. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382172 | Level shift circuit and method for the same The present invention discloses a level shift circuit which comprises: level shift means for receiving an input of a first operational voltage and generating an output of a second operational voltage; and a current path connecting with a source of the second operati... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381293 | Convex insert ring for etch chamber A new and improved insert ring for a wafer support inside a processing chamber for the processing, particularly dry etching, of semiconductor wafer substrates. The insert ring includes a generally convex inner surface which faces the wafer support and defines a gap ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380890 | System for controlling brake pulsing at vehicle natural vibration frequencies A system is provided for controlling automatic brake systems to avoid pulsing vehicle brakes at certain natural vibration frequencies of the vehicle's mechanical systems such as a powertrain and driveline. The natural vibration frequencies of the vehicle's systems a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370403 | Method of fabricating a planar spiral inductor structure having an enhanced Q value Within a method for fabricating an inductor structure there is first provided a substrate. There is then formed over the substrate a planar spiral conductor layer to form a planar spiral inductor, wherein a successive series of spirals within the planar spiral condu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371634 | Amorphous carbon contact film for contact hole etch process A semiconductor device including a contact etch stop layer and contact hole formation method for reduced underlying material loss and improved device performance, the method including providing a semiconductor substrate including an active region including a CMOS de... | 05/13/2008 |
