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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183826 | Battery charging control methods, electric vehicle charging methods, battery charging apparatuses and rechargeable battery systems Battery charging control methods, electric vehicle charging methods, battery charging apparatuses and rechargeable battery systems. According to one aspect, a battery charging control method includes accessing information regarding a presence of at least one of a su... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183157 | Method of forming capacitors, and methods of utilizing silicon dioxide-containing masking structures Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the sidewalls. The exposed portions of the sidewalls are co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173507 | Methods of forming integrated circuitry comprising charge storage transistors Methods include forming a charge storage transistor gate stack over semiconductive material. One such stack includes a tunnel dielectric, charge storage material over the tunnel dielectric, a high-k dielectric over the charge storage material, and conductive control... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164081 | Memory devices and formation methods A method includes forming an electrical insulator material over an integrated circuit having a metal-containing conductive interconnect and activating a dopant in a semiconductor material of a substrate to provide a doped region. The doped region provides a junction... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163648 | Atomic layer deposition methods An atomic layer deposition method includes providing a semiconductor substrate within a deposition chamber. A first metal halide-comprising precursor gas is flowed to the substrate within the chamber effective to form a first monolayer on the substrate. The first mo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163613 | Methods of forming a plurality of capacitors A method of forming a plurality of capacitors includes forming a plurality of individual capacitor electrodes using two masking steps. An earlier of the two masking steps is used to form an array of first openings over a plurality of storage node contacts. A later o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163355 | Formation of carbon-containing material A method includes forming ionic clusters of carbon-containing molecules, which molecules have carbon-carbon sp2 bonds, and accelerating the clusters. A surface of a substrate is irradiated with the clusters. A material is formed on the surface using the c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156392 | Apparatus, system, and method for bad block remapping An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for bad block remapping. A bad block identifier module identifies one or more data blocks on a solid-state storage element as bad blocks. A log update module writes at least a location of each bad block identified by th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154906 | Memory cells, memory cell programming methods, memory cell reading methods, memory cell operating methods, and memory devices Embodiments disclosed include memory cell operating methods, memory cell programming methods, memory cell reading methods, memory cells, and memory devices. In one embodiment, a memory cell includes a wordline, a first bitline, a second bitline, and a memory element... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148580 | Methods of forming a tellurium alkoxide and methods of forming a mixed halide-alkoxide of tellurium A method of forming a tellurium alkoxide includes providing a tellurium halide and a non-tellurium alkoxide in a liquid organic solvent. The liquid organic solvent has less moles of alcohol, if any, than moles of tellurium halide in the liquid organic solvent. The t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142255 | Bra pad and method of relieving breast engorgement A pad for relieving breast engorgement includes a material comprising absorbent fibers and an acidic agent. The pad is configured to insert within the cup of a bra. A bra pad has a layer of absorbent fiber material with a front surface and a back surface. A liquid b... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140464 | Hypothesis analysis methods, hypothesis analysis devices, and articles of manufacture Hypothesis analysis methods, hypothesis analysis devices, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a hypothesis analysis method includes providing a hypothesis, providing an indicator which at least one of supports and refu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138577 | Pulse-laser bonding method for through-silicon-via based stacking of electronic components There is described a method of forming a through-silicon-via to form an interconnect between two stacked semiconductor components using pulsed laser energy. A hole is formed in each component, and each hole is filled with a plug formed of a first metal. One componen... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8120951 | Memory devices, memory device constructions, constructions, memory device forming methods, current conducting devices, and memory cell programming methods Some embodiments include memory devices having a wordline, a bitline, a memory element selectively configurable in one of three or more different resistive states, and a diode configured to allow a current to flow from the wordline through the memory element to the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120184 | Semiconductor constructions and methods of forming layers The invention includes methods of forming layers conformally over undulating surface topographies associated with semiconductor substrates. The undulating surface topographies can first be exposed to one or more of titanium oxide, neodymium oxide, yttrium oxide, zir... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120109 | Low dose super deep source/drain implant A semiconductor device for reducing junction capacitance by an additional low dose super deep source/drain implant and a method for its fabrication are disclosed. In particular, the super deep implant is performed after spacer formation to significantly reduce junct... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8097967 | Energy systems, energy devices, energy utilization methods, and energy transfer methods Energy systems, energy devices, energy utilization methods, and energy transfer methods are described. In one arrangement, energy utilization methods include providing first energy from a power grid to an induction generator at a first moment in time; using the indu... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084345 | Methods of forming dispersions of nanoparticles, and methods of forming flash memory cells Some embodiments include methods of forming dispersions of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are incorporated into first coordination complexes in which the nanoparticles are coordinated to hydrophobic ligands, and the first coordination complexes are dispersed withi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078018 | Communication methods, methods of forming an interconnect, signal interconnects, integrated circuit structures, circuits, and data apparatuses Some embodiments include communication methods, methods of forming an interconnect, signal interconnects, integrated circuit structures, circuits, and data apparatuses. In one embodiment, a communication method includes accessing an optical signal comprising photons... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076760 | Semiconductor fuse arrangements The invention includes semiconductor fuse arrangements containing an electrically conductive plate over and in electrical contact with a plurality of electrically conductive links. Each of the links contacts the electrically conductive plate as a separate region rel... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073573 | Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices are described. In one aspect, an electrical power distribution control method includes providing electrical energy from an electrical power distr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069383 | Apparatus, system, and method for bad block remapping An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for bad block remapping. A bad block identifier module identifies one or more data blocks on a solid-state storage element as bad blocks. A log update module writes at least a location of each bad block identified by th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8060452 | Sales methods, delivery methods, code verification methods, repudiation resolution methods, and articles of manufacture A sales method includes accepting an order for goods from a customer, providing a code associated with the goods to the customer, and receiving the code from the customer prior to delivering the goods. A code verification method includes providing a code associated ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049762 | Architectural structure design methods, architectural structure design apparatuses, and articles of manufacture Architectural structure design methods, architectural structure design apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an architectural structure design method includes responsive to user input, modi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047443 | Data storage devices Data storage devices include storage circuitry configured to store data; a first substantially planar card portion comprising the storage circuitry; an electrical interface electrically connected to the storage circuitry and located on one side of the first card por... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036876 | Methods of defining ontologies, word disambiguation methods, computer systems, and articles of manufacture Methods of defining ontologies, word disambiguation methods, computer systems, and articles of manufacture are described according to some aspects. In one aspect, a word disambiguation method includes accessing textual content to be disambiguated, wherein the textua... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036106 | Distributed control packet transmission Packet switch operating methods and packet switches, using first processing circuitry of the packet switch, configure different second processing circuitry of the packet switch to periodically transmit control packets to a destination device via a port of the packet... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033857 | Base tile A base tile 100 comprises a substrate 102 having a first surface 104 and an electrical connection system 200 supported by the substrate 102. The electrical connection system comprises a plurality of conducting posts 204. Eac... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030208 | Bonding method for through-silicon-via based 3D wafer stacking There is described a bonding method for through-silicon-via bonding of a wafer stack in which the wafers are formed with through-silicon-vias and lateral microchannels that are filled with solder. To fill the vias and channels the wafer stack is placed in a solderin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8018938 | Translating between a switching format and a transport format This invention includes methods and packet switches that translate a packet between a switching format and a transport format. One packet switch receives a packet intended for a destination port of a packet switch from a switching fabric of the packet switch and det... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012532 | Methods of making crystalline tantalum pentoxide There is disclosed a method of forming crystalline tantalum pentoxide on a ruthenium-containing material having an oxygen-containing surface wherein the oxygen-containing surface is contacted with a treating composition, such as water, to remove at least some oxygen... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8003541 | Methods of forming variable resistance memory cells, and methods of etching germanium, antimony, and tellurium-comprising materials A method of etching a material that includes comprising germanium, antimony, and tellurium encompasses exposing said material to a plasma-enhanced etching chemistry comprising Cl2 and CH2F2. A method of forming a variable resistance ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997629 | Knot tying apparatus A knot tying apparatus for tying a pair of fishing lines to one another is provided. The apparatus includes a tubular body having a through passage extending between opposite first and second ends with a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. Furth... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986124 | Electrical systems, battery assemblies, and battery assembly operational methods Electrical systems, power supply apparatuses, and power supply operational methods are described. According to one aspect, an electrical system includes an electrical entity configured to utilize electrical energy, and wherein the electrical entity comprises a commu... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976897 | Thermal chemical vapor deposition methods, and thermal chemical vapor deposition systems One embodiment thermal chemical vapor deposition method includes exposing a substrate within a chamber to first and second deposition precursors effective to thermally chemical vapor deposit a material on the substrate, and exhausting unreacted first and second depo... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7961065 | Noise filter The invention can provide a miniaturized noise filter. The noise filter for reducing noise comprises a coil with a conductive wire (2) wound around a core (1); a case (6) formed of an insulating material receiving the coil; a bracket (8) ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955946 | Methods of determining x-y spatial orientation of a semiconductor substrate comprising an integrated circuit, methods of positioning a semiconductor substrate comprising an integrated circuit, methods of processing a semiconductor substrate, and semiconductor devices The invention includes methods of determining x-y spatial orientation of a semiconductor substrate comprising an integrated circuit, methods of positioning a semiconductor substrate comprising an integrated circuit, methods of processing a semiconductor substrate, a... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948874 | Transitioning a virtual interface from one tunnel to another tunnel Packet switch operating methods and packet switches provision a plurality of tunnels on a packet switch by associating each of the plurality of tunnels with a packet switch port and by configuring the packet switch to modify packets relayed by the tunnel to include ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935997 | Low resistance peripheral contacts while maintaining DRAM array integrity An apparatus having low resistance contacts in both the memory cell array and peripheral logic circuitry areas of a semiconductor device, for example, a DRAM memory device, is disclosed. In a buried bit line connection process flow, the present invention utilizes ch... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935602 | Semiconductor processing methods The invention includes methods of forming isolation regions. An opening can be formed to extend into a semiconductor material, and an upper periphery of the opening can be protected with a liner while a lower periphery is unlined. The unlined portion can then be etc... | 05/03/2011 |
