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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191018 | Methods and software for printing materials onto a substrate Methods and software for correcting printable circuit layouts. The methods generally including steps of identifying shapes in an input circuit layout, applying a plurality of correction rules to the shapes, and producing an output printed circuit layout in accordanc... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190280 | Hearing aid impression buildability index computation tool A method and appertaining system implement the use of manufacturing protocols for hearing aid design such that the ability to build an instrument can be displayed as a numeric parameter based on the partial numerical and metrological contributions of all the essenti... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8175734 | Methods and system for enabling printing three-dimensional object models The present invention relates to a system and method of transforming an inconsistent 3D (three-dimensional) model of one or more 3D objects into a valid printable 3D model, said method comprising: (a) receiving an input model file and/or receiving modeler data, givi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165703 | Computer assisted method for the advanced design of bent parts of composite material Computer assisted method for the advanced design of bent parts of composite material using a computer assisted CAD system comprising the following stages: a) Supplying the 2D mesh model (11) of the part; b) Generating the 3D outer surface (19) of the p... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140175 | Data processing system and method Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for analysing, designing and manufacturing a body to determine potential discontinuities within the body when subjected to an action. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131393 | System and method for automated construction of orthodontic reference objects System and method for automatic construction of orthodontic reference objects, such as the occlusal plane, arch form, and the local occlusal plane for a patient's teeth are disclosed. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented system and meth... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126580 | Device and method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of mask exposure Device for producing a three-dimensional object by solidification of a material solidifiable under the action of electromagnetic radiation by means of energy input via an imaging unit comprising a predetermined number of discrete imaging elements (pixels), said devi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121717 | Three dimensional processing data setting system, method for setting three-dimensional processing data, computer program for setting three-dimensional processing data, medium with three-dimensional processing data stored therein that is readable by computer and laser processing equipment operated by the three-dimensional data A three-dimensional processing data setting system comprises an information input device for inputting information on a shape of a three-dimensional work surface to be processed and information on a processing pattern to be specified, a display for displaying a work... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121718 | Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several f... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8086336 | Method for design and production of a custom-fit prosthesis Systems and methods are provided for designing and producing a custom-fit prosthesis. According to one embodiment, a mold is produced from which a custom-fit implant may be directly or indirectly manufactured. Medical image data representing surrounding portions of ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082052 | Method and apparatus for ensuring the dimensional constancy of multisegment physical structures during assembly Methods and apparatuses for ensuring the dimensional constancy of multisegment physical structures, in particular aircraft structures, during assembly are disclosed. The method includes setting up a spatially-fixed three-dimensional coordinate system which encloses ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8065028 | Method of constructing a composite structure The invention provides a method for constructing a composite structure by creating a 3-D actual or non-virtual model of the structure or feature, scanning the model into a computer program, importing the model into a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) program, meshing th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060230 | System for synchronizing part design and die design, server, part design terminal apparatus and die design terminal apparatus used therefor Information with regard to each finished part model is transmitted from a part design terminal 1 to an exclusive server 3 at each time of finishing each part model formed in steps for designing a part. Further, the information with regard to the each p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060231 | Producing a locally optimal path through a lattice by overlapping search A system and computer-implemented method for the creation of a structure using Lego building blocks is disclosed. Aspects of the methods are equally appropriate for numerous structures, including but not limited to, studs-up and studs-out configurations or a ‘wall... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050786 | Method for building three-dimensional objects with thin wall regions A method for modifying a computer-aided design model of a three-dimensional object, the method comprising establishing a threshold wall width, providing at least one sliced layer polyline of the computer-aided design model, determining a first distance between first... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041439 | Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical correspondi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8006203 | Bulk image modeling for optical proximity correction A method is described herein for predicting lateral position information about a feature represented in an integrated circuit layout for use with an integrated circuit fabrication process, where the process projects an image onto a resist. The method includes provid... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005558 | Three-dimensional design lasts for footwear Systems and methods for generating three-dimensional design lasts for footwear include: (a) generating a three-dimensional last structure on the computer display (e.g., having the appearance of a conventional footwear last structure); (b) receiving user input indica... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996099 | Method and system for fabricating a dental coping, and a coping fabricated thereby A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is then fabricated from the wax model. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991496 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing objects having optimized response characteristics A method for manufacturing an object having a potential {x} which is generated in response to a field {f} applied thereto is provided. The method includes the step of designing a geometric model of the object. A computerized mathematical model of the object is gener... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983777 | System for biomedical implant creation and procurement Automated systems and methods for creating and obtaining devices, including biomedical implants. Systems can have a surgeon's device, an automated platform, and a server. The surgeon's device can send a request for a template of a biomedical implant, and can access ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979813 | Chip-scale package conversion technique for dies A method is described for converting an existing die, originally designed for a non-chip-scale package, to a chip-scale package die, where the die's bonding pads are located in positions within a defined grid of candidate positions. In the first step, the die's layo... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979150 | Biodegradable/bioresorbable tissue augmentation/reconstruction device A method of manufacturing biodegradable/bioresorbable tissue augmentation/reconstruction devices by defining material density distributions at selected time points during a material degradation lifecycle. These different density distributions are then superposed usi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974721 | Fabrication aiding apparatus A fabrication aiding apparatus capable of easily and properly setting a margin line is provided. The apparatus includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) to store three-dimensional shape data on a model of an abutment tooth to which a dental prosthesis is applied, an acc... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7975246 | MEEF reduction by elongation of square shapes A method that purposely relaxes OPC algorithm constraints to allow post OPC mask shapes to elongate along one direction (particularly lowering the 1-dimensional MEEF in this direction with the result of an effectively overall lowered MEEF) to produce a pattern on wa... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974722 | Methods and systems for processing surface data for the manufacturing of optimum fit mating parts A computer-based method for defining a surface of a part for placement adjacent a mating surface of a base part is described. The method includes receiving raw data which defines the mating surface of the base part, smoothing the raw data, generating a stable refere... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962866 | Method, system, and computer program product for determining three-dimensional feature characteristics in electronic designs Disclosed are an improved method, system, and computer program product for a method or system with concurrent models to more accurately determine and represent the three-dimensional design features of electronic designs. Some embodiments disclose a method or a syste... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953506 | Skin design process A method of designing a virtual model for the manufacture of a blended body structure having two or more constituent elements, the method comprising the step of defining a parameterised, theoretical procedural skin from which two or more datum skins are generated, e... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949981 | Via density change to improve wafer surface planarity Changing a via density for viafill vias to improve wafer surface planarity for later photolithography is provided, in one embodiment, by obtaining a circuit design including a plurality of viafill vias having differing via density across the circuit design, each via... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941237 | Flat panel display substrate testing system A flat panel display substrate (FPDS) testing system configured such that prior to testing, the FPDS is loaded into a pallet to prevent breakage, and to provide electrical connections to test pads on the FPDS. The system achieves high throughput by testing FPDSs usi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913197 | Method for double patterning lithography According to various embodiments of the invention systems and methods for multiple pattern lithography, wherein a target layout pattern that is not capable of being printed in one lithography step is decomposed into multiple patterns that are printable in one lithog... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7913195 | Method for creating mask layout data, apparatus for creating mask layout data, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device According to mask layout data created for a particular factory facility, transistors constituting a semiconductor device are classified into multiple groups depending on the gate length. Thereafter, the concentration of impurity introduced into a channel layer is se... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7885722 | Method planning for manufacturing sheet-metal forming parts A method for computer-aided generation of tool parameters for tools for the manufacture of sheet-metal forming parts by way of forming processes, including the following steps: determining a set of geometry features (11, 12, 13,... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881818 | Flexible packaging incorporating two-dimensional graphics A method to aid designing flexible packaging for wrapping around a solid object and finalizing the packaging. The method includes accepting a description of the surface of a sheet of packaging material after wrapping around the solid object and finalizing, using a m... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865259 | System and method for improved dental geometry representation A digital data set representing a pre-scanned tooth geometry, including generic crown data, is merged with data representing a scanned patient tooth crown image, which lacks sufficient data to completely represent a complete tooth crown. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860594 | Method for making opthalmic devices The present invention provides a method for making an ophthalmic device. In particular, the present invention provides a method for production of a contact lens by means of stereolithography. A preferred stereolithography technique is based on polymerization and sol... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856285 | System and method for generating instructions for customization A method of creating a triangulated surfaces for generating machine readable instructions for customization is provided. The method comprises selecting text or symbols. The text or symbols are spaced. The text or symbols are mapped between first and second curves. T... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7856286 | Processing of shape data of a dental prosthesis The invention relates to the processing of data regarding the three dimensional shape of a dental prosthesis, having two prosthesis sections and a connector section, wherein the connector section is connected to the two prosthesis sections and is less stable than th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7844356 | System and method for automatic construction of orthodontic reference objects System and method for automatic construction of orthodontic reference objects, such as the occlusal plane, arch form, and the local occlusal plane for a patient's teeth are disclosed. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented system and meth... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835810 | Tools and methods for designing a structure using prefabricated panels The disclosed technology enables manufacturers to efficiently design and manufacture structural wall panels, floor panels and roof panels from cold-formed steel for use in residential and commercial construction. The panels are individual components that can be inst... | 11/16/2010 |
