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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309616 | Laser annealing of complex metal oxides (CMO) memory materials for non-volatile memory integrated circuits A method is disclosed to effectively achieve a low deposition temperature of CMO memory materials by depositing the CMO memory material at relatively low temperatures that give an amorphous film, then to later melt and re-crystallize the CMO memory material with a l... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310036 | Heat sink for integrated circuit devices A resistor with heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a conductive path having metal or other thermal conductor having a high thermal conductivity. To avoid shorting the electrical resistor to ground with the thermal conductor, a thin layer of high thermal c... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303982 | Plasma immersion ion implantation process using an inductively coupled plasma source having low dissociation and low minimum plasma voltage A method for implanting ions in a surface layer of a workpiece includes placing the workpiece on a workpiece support in a chamber with the surface layer being in facing relationship with a ceiling of the chamber, thereby defining a processing zone between the workpi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304265 | Method and system for machining fragile material In a method for processing brittle material, a laser light from a laser light source irradiates the brittle material and transports an irradiating position of the laser light along a predetermined line, wherein the laser light L from a plurality of laser light sourc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304303 | Searching for lost item An item that might be lost is provided with a badge featuring an array of glass beads. In seeking to retrieve such a lost item, an atmospheric-penetrating beam of laser is directed into the search area, and the signals from a reflectometer are monitored. The item ha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301981 | Methods for synchronized pulse shape tailoring A plurality of subresonators (12, 14), having different design configurations, share a common resonator section (18) such that the lasing action can be substantially synchronized to provide coherent laser pulses that merge the different respective puls... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300807 | Structure and method for providing precision passive elements A circuit having a precision passive circuit element, such as a resistor or a capacitor, with a target value of an electrical parameter is fabricated on a substrate with a plurality of independent parallel-connected passive circuit elements. The plurality of passive... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301647 | Method for regulating shape of floatation surface of slider floating above record carrier A method for manufacturing a slider including a head for recording data into and reproducing data from a record carrier, and a floatation surface that floats above the record carrier includes the steps of setting an orthogonal coordinate system having an origin as a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297896 | Laser trimming of resistors Improved systems and methods for laser trimming resistors are provided. An exemplary embodiment measures a resistance value for each resistor and sorts the resistors into one or more bins based on the measured resistance values and target resistance values associate... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297972 | Methods and systems for positioning a laser beam spot relative to a semiconductor integrated circuit using a processing target as a metrology target Various methods and systems measure, determine, or align a position of a laser beam spot relative to a semiconductor substrate having structures on or within the semiconductor substrate to be selectively processed by delivering a processing laser beam to a processin... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294563 | Semiconductor on insulator vertical transistor fabrication and doping process A process for conformally doping through the vertical and horizontal surfaces of a 3-dimensional vertical transistor in a semiconductor-on-insulator structure employs an RF oscillating torroidal plasma current to perform either conformal ion implantation, or conform... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294589 | Laser irradiation apparatus An object is to obtain an even energy distribution of a laser beam in one direction, thereby conducting a uniform laser annealing on a film. A laser irradiation apparatus comprising: a lens for dividing a laser beam in one direction; and an optical system for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292318 | System and method for generating thrust at remote objects A system and method for detecting thrust in a remote object is disclosed herein. The system is suitable for use in connection with midcourse discrimination systems that distinguish actual targets of interest, such as warheads, from decoys. The system directs laser p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288739 | Method of forming an opening or cavity in a substrate for receiving an electronic component A method of forming an opening or cavity in a substrate, for receiving an electronic component, consists of or includes providing a patterned opaque masking layer on or adjacent a first major surface of the substrate, the masking layer having an opening overlying th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287318 | Biosensor A biosensor is provided that comprises a plate element with a pre-determined reaction zone and a recess positioned adjacent to the reaction zone. The biosensor also comprises a reagent that is positioned on the reaction zone. In preferred embodiments, the recess cir... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289549 | Lasers for synchronized pulse shape tailoring A plurality of subresonators (12, 14), having different design configurations, share a common resonator section (18) such that the lasing action can be substantially synchronized to provide coherent laser pulses that merge the different respective puls... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284396 | Method and system for laser marking in the volume of gemstones such as diamonds A method and an apparatus for laser marking indicia in the volume of gemstones such as diamonds, the indicia being made up of a plurality of microscopic dot-shaped marks whose build-up can be initiated by exposing naturally-occurring internal defects or impurities i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283330 | Method of manufacturing a suspension using coining A method of manufacturing a suspension member designed to carry a slider and read/write head elements in a magnetic data storage device. The method includes forming the suspension member into a desired length and width configuration with a nominal thickness dimensio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282665 | Method and apparatus for processing articles with a laser beam A method for joining workpieces by welding with laser light, in which a plurality of workpieces are arranged between a lower pressure plate and a translucent upper pressure plate on a multiplicity of supporting segments movable in a vertical direction, whereby the w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282666 | Method and apparatus to increase throughput of processing using pulsed radiation sources A material processing system and method is disclosed for processing materials such as amorphous silicon in an annealing processes and lithography processes on a silicon wafer, as well as ablation processes. A first laser generates periodic pulses of radiation along ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279529 | Non-ionomeric silane crosslinked polyolefin golf ball layers The present invention relates to golf balls, and in particular, to golf balls having at least one portion formed from at least one non-ionomeric, silane-crosslinked polyolefin materials that are formed in the presence of moisture or water during golf ball constructi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278195 | Method for producing a coated medical support device Method for producing a coated medical support device capable of insertion into the body, the method including the procedures of applying a coating to a section of a work-piece, positioning the work-piece in the vicinity of an electromagnetic field generator, and sub... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278201 | Method of manufacturing a resistor A high precision power resistor having the improved property of reduced resistance change due to power is disclosed. The resistor includes a substrate having first and second flat surfaces and having a shape and a composition; a resistive foil having a low TCR of ab... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277005 | Printed circuit board including embedded resistor and method of fabricating the same Disclosed is a PCB including an embedded resistor and a method of fabricating the same. The PCB includes a plurality of circuit layers in which circuit patterns are formed. A plurality of insulating layers is each interposed between the circuit layers. The embedded ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274867 | System and method for determining the temperature of a semiconductor wafer A system and method for determining the temperature of a semiconductor wafer at the time of thermal contact of the semiconductor wafer with a temperature sensing element. According to the invention, a temperature profile of the temperature sensing element is recorde... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273998 | System and method for monitoring laser shock processing A method and system for monitoring laser shock peening of a work piece. A line spectrum is obtained from radiation emitted by a plasma produced by a laser shock peening process. The shape of the line spectrum about its emission peak is compared to a defined line sha... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273999 | Dustproof device of light path system in laser beam machine The invention provides a laser beam machine having a light path duct with improved dust proof property. A light path system 1 of a laser beam machine comprises a light path duct 10 having a U-shaped cross-section with the upper end opened, wherein the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271012 | Failure analysis methods and systems A method and system for exposing the delicate structures of a device encapsulated in a mold compound such as an integrated circuit (IC). A laser is used to ablate the mold compound and thus remove it, exposing the underlying structure. The laser beam can be steered ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271699 | Changing an electrical resistance of a resistor A resistor and a structure for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor. Initially, the resistor is provided, wherein the resistor has a length L and an electrical resistance R1. A portion of the resistor is exposed to a laser radiation, wherein th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268316 | Method for cleaning a resonator A method for cleaning a resonator in an oscillator, a laser being first used for the adjustment of the resonator, in that, using the laser, a dielectric material of the resonator is removed until a specified frequency is attained; the resonator being cleaned using t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267436 | Manufacturing method of spectacle lens, marking apparatus, marking system and spectacle lens A mark (10A) is formed by focused laser beam inside a spectacle lens (L1). The mark is formed approximately parallel to an optical axis of the spectacle lens (L1). An optical reference position (L0) of a spectacle lens (L2) ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267045 | Internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, having a piston bearing surface divided into regions of different loading and having recesses for retaining lubricant arranged at distances which are shorter in regions of high loading than in regions of lower lo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265033 | Laser beam processing method for a semiconductor wafer A laser beam processing method for a semiconductor wafer having a low-dielectric insulating film formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate thereof, a plurality of circuits sectioned by streets into a lattice pattern, and metal patterns for testing for... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264619 | Catheter with flexible cooled electrode A catheter for the treatment of tumors and other affections using hyperthermia induced by radio frequency includes a tubular body with or without an anchoring balloon at its distal end. An active electrode is positioned around the body and connected to a radio frequ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265316 | Laser marking system A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy so... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264403 | Optical ferrule having a covering and associated method of ablating an optical fiber An optical ferrule is provided with a ferrule body having a front face and at least one covering applied to the front face to protect the front face of the ferrule from a laser beam used during a trimming process. The optical ferrule may also have a second covering ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266251 | Method and apparatus for generating models of individuals A communications system is described in which a plurality of mobile phones are provided, each including means for generating a user interface for enabling users to identify points in images as feature points. All of the phones are then operable to utilise points ide... | 09/04/2007 |
