Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158247 | Porous light-emitting compositions Light-emitting devices are prepared by coating a porous substrate using a polymer-assisted deposition process. Solutions of metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for metal precursor were coated onto porous substrates. The coated substrates w... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8097337 | Structure and manufacturing method of the same The present invention may provide a structure capable of obtaining a higher difference in refractive indices between that of a transparent material and that of a cavity, than in the past, and a manufacturing method thereof, and the present invention provides a struc... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8029890 | Structure of thermal resistive layer and the method of forming the same The prevent invention discloses a structure of thermal resistive layer and the method of forming the same. The thermal resistive structures, formed on a plastic substrate, comprises a porous layer, formed on said plastic substrate, including a plurality of oxides of... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7972687 | Porous silicon and method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a porous silicon material comprising one or more pore parts which include a first pore, a second pore, and a third pore. The first pore is formed in an upper side of the silicon. The second pore is formed in a lower side of the first... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7824765 | Porous object based on silicon carbide and process for producing the same A silicon carbide-based porous article comprising silicon carbide particles as an aggregate, metallic silicon and an aggregate derived from siliceous inorganic particles to form pores through volume shrinkage by heat treatment, wherein the porosity is 45 to 70%, and... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7781053 | Porous object based on silicon carbide and process for producing the same Provided are a silicon carbide-based porous article comprising silicon carbide particles as an aggregate, metallic silicon and an aggregate derived from organometallic compound particles to form pores through volume shrinkage due to decomposition/conversion by heat ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7592063 | Quartz glass substrate and process for its production For a substrate having fine convexoconcave patterns on its surface, the dimensions of the convexoconcave patterns in a vertical direction of a quartz glass substrate are controlled to be uniform with extreme accuracy and over the entire substrate surface. The quartz... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7459208 | Foam glass product Improved foam glass products prepared from natural glasses, such as unexpanded fine perlite ore and expanded fine perlite, methods of producing the improved foam glass products, and methods of use thereof are provided. The improved foam glass product made from natur... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452591 | Silicon carbide based porous material and method for production thereof A silicon carbide-based porous material characterized by comprising silicon carbide particles as an aggregate, metallic silicon and an oxide phase containing Si, Al and an alkaline earth metal; it is high in porosity and strength and superior in oxidation resistance... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7399697 | Very low dielectric constant plasma-enhanced CVD films The present invention provides a method for depositing nano-porous low dielectric constant films by reacting a mixture comprising an oxidizable silicon component and an oxidizable component having thermally labile groups with an oxidizing gas in gas-phase plasma-enh... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381461 | Antireflective transparent zeolite hardcoat, method for fabricating the same An antireflective transparent zeolite hardcoat and fabrication method thereof. The transparent zeolite hardcoat comprises a zeolite nanostructure made of zeolite nanocrystals vertically stacked into a porous structure on a substrate, wherein the porosity increases w... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371666 | Process for producing luminescent silicon nanoparticles A process for producing brightly photoluminescent silicon nanoparticles with an emission spanning the visible spectrum is disclosed. In one aspect, the process involves reacting a silicon precursor in the presence of a sheath gas with heat from a radiation beam unde... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357977 | Ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348054 | Substrate coated with a composite film, method for making same and uses thereof This substrate is coated with a composite film based on a mesoporous mineral layer containing nanoparticles formed in situ inside the layer. The composite film has a periodic lattice structure over a major portion of the thickness in which the nanoparticles are pres... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322397 | Continuous casting of reactionary metals using a glass covering A seal for a continuous casting furnace having a melting chamber with a mold therein for producing a metal cast includes a passage between the melting chamber and external atmosphere. As the cast moves through the passage, the cast outer surface and the passage inne... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318903 | Photonic sensor particles and fabrication methods The invention is related to optical particles (10), use of optical particles in sensing applications, and methods of fabricating optical particles that can target a desired analyte. The invention is also related to the self assembly of individual optical part... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314648 | Toughened uni-piece, fibrous, reinforced, oxidization-resistant composite A composite thermal protection structure, for applications such as atmospheric re-entry vehicles, that can withstand temperatures as high as 3600° F. The structure includes an exposed surface cap having a specially formulated coating, an insulator base adjacent to ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309523 | Hybrid material, use of said hybrid material and method for making same The present invention relates to a hybrid material, its use and its production process. The hybrid material comprises a polymer with acid groups. The inorganic part of the said hybrid material is constituted by the combination of at least two metal oxide comp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307343 | Low dielectric materials and methods for making same Low dielectric materials and films comprising same have been identified for improved performance when used as interlevel dielectrics in integrated circuits as well as methods for making same. These materials are characterized as having a dielectric constant (κ) a d... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300487 | Sealing material, method for sealing honeycomb structure and sealed honeycomb structure There is disclosed a sealing material for sealing a ceramic structure, the sealing material containing a ceramic component, an ordinary-temperature liquid component, and a suspending agent. In a method in which opening end portions of a large number of through chann... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300868 | Damascene interconnection having porous low k layer with a hard mask reduced in thickness A method is provided of fabricating a damascene interconnection. The method begins by forming on a substrate a first dielectric layer, a capping layer on the first dielectric sublayer and a resist pattern over the capping layer to define a first interconnect opening... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291383 | Supports for solid phase extraction A support for solid phase extraction is provided for preventing the fracture of the porous body of the support and the space between the porous body and its container, and for processing various amounts of liquids to be processed while maintaining the ease of passag... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288292 | Ultra low k (ULK) SiCOH film and method The present invention provides a multiphase, ultra low k film which exhibits improved elastic modulus and hardness as well as various methods for forming the same. The multiphase, ultra low k dielectric film includes atoms of Si, C, O and H, has a dielectric constan... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285323 | Optical multilayer film, polarizing plate and optical product An optical multilayer film comprising a hard coat layer and a low refractive index layer comprising aerogel, which layers are laminated, in this order, directly or with another intervening layer on one surface of a base film comprising a transparent resin, wherein t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282259 | Ceramic structures and methods of making them A ceramic structure having a scaffold with at least one opening and at least one porous filler material at least partially filling the at least one opening is described. The porous ceramic filler includes a plurality of pores. The pores have an average size in a ran... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280341 | Electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck is provided in which a lower oxide coating, an electrode, and an upper oxide coating are formed on a substrate. The lower oxide coating is formed by spraying an oxide of Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb or Lu and has a dielectric strength of 15-50 k... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262127 | Method for Cu metallization of highly reliable dual damascene structures The present invention provides a method for forming a void-free copper damascene structure comprising a substrate having a conductive structure, a first dielectric layer on the substrate, a diffusion barrier layer on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256146 | Method of forming a ceramic diffusion barrier layer The present invention comprises an interconnect structure including a metal, interlayer dielectric and a ceramic diffusion barrier formed therebetween, where the ceramic diffusion barrier has a composition SivNwCxOyHz... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256139 | Methods and apparatus for e-beam treatment used to fabricate integrated circuit devices One embodiment of the present invention is a method for fabricating a low-k dielectric film that included steps of: (a) chemical vapor depositing a lower-k dielectric film; and (b) e-beam treating the lower-k dielectric film. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252876 | Laminated zeolite composite and method for production thereof A laminated zeolite composite is provided, including a MFI membrane constituted by a MFI type zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 (molar ratio) of 40 to 100, and a porous substrate constituted by a MFI type zeolite having a SiO2/A... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238291 | Method for removing oxides from a Ge semiconductor substrate surface This invention relates to a method for removing oxides from the surface of a Ge semiconductor substrate comprising the step of subjecting the surface to a Ge oxide etching solution characterized in that the Ge oxide etching solution removes Ge oxides and Ge sub-oxid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226243 | Load-bearing, lightweight, and compact super-insulation system A lightweight and compact super-insulation system that is also capable of supporting a high level of compressive load. The system utilizes spacers to provide structural support and utilize controlled buckling of a thin protective outer skin supported by spacers to f... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211896 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which interconnect capacitance is restrained. The semiconductor device 200 comprises a semiconductor substrate; a second interconnect insulating film 216 constituted of a ladder-type... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204738 | Method of forming a metal halide discharge tube and apparatus therefore A method of forming a metal halide discharge tube comprises: arranging a tubular body (110) in an essentially vertical orientation; disposing a loose-fit T-plug (100) having a cylindrical portion (106) and an annular flange (104) in an up... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205224 | Very low dielectric constant plasma-enhanced CVD films The present invention provides a method for depositing nano-porous low dielectric constant films by reacting an oxidizable silicon containing compound or mixture comprising an oxidizable silicon component and an oxidizable non-silicon component having thermally liab... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201954 | Method for forming barrier structures on a substrate and the resulting article A method for chemically etching of a foam glass layer to provide at least one cavity pattern in the foam glass layer. The method utilizes a substrate with at least one major surface suitable for receiving a glass layer. At least one layer of a glass paste compositio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200460 | Method of depositing low dielectric constant silicon carbide layers A method of forming a silicon carbide layer for use in integrated circuits is provided. The silicon carbide layer is formed by reacting a gas mixture comprising a silicon source, a carbon source, and a nitrogen source in the presence of an electric field. The as-dep... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195899 | Cell-based biosensor for harmful airborne agents A method of monitoring an air atmosphere for a harmful biological or chemical agent includes providing a plurality of mammalian respiratory airway epithelial cells borne on a porous support; contacting the porous support with a cell nutrient medium and with air by p... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192450 | Porous membranes for use with implantable devices A membrane for implantation in soft tissue comprising a first domain that supports tissue ingrowth, disrupts contractile forces typically found in a foreign body response, encourages vascularity, and interferes with barrier cell layer formation, and a second domain ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190250 | Encapsulation with oxide bond to borosilicate mixture Environmental sensors and other bodies, together with associated lead wires, are mounted to a oxidizable substrate for high temperature applications by means of a reacted borosilicate mixture (RBM) that secures the body relative to the substrate via of an oxide inte... | 03/13/2007 |
