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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7184826 | Device and method for enhancing transdermal flux of agents being delivered or sampled A percutaneous agent delivery or sampling device comprising a sheet having a plurality of microblades for piercing and anchoring to the skin for increasing transdermal flux of an agent and for improving the attachment of the device to the skin. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6330118 | Dual focus lens with extended depth of focus A magneto optic or optical disk drive comprises a laser source for providing laser beam, and a lens or compound lens for focussing the laser onto a currently inserted recording disk with specific overcoat thickness. In one embodiment, the lens is a compou... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6230051 | Device for enhancing transdermal agent delivery or sampling A percutaneous agent delivery or sampling device comprising a sheet having a plurality of microblades for piercing the skin for increasing transdermal flux of an agent. The microblades having a relatively sharp angled leading edge which transitions to a r... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6167016 | Optical head with a diffractive lens for focusing a laser beam A head slider for flying above a rotating magneto-optic or optical disk and an optical mechanical assembly with a fixed height above a rotating magneto-optic or optical disk contains magnetic coils and a lens plate with a diffractive optic structure for f... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162590 | Method for making an optical or magneto-optic head and the resulting head A method for forming a novel head used in magneto-optic or optical disks comprises the steps of forming a diffractive lens on one side of a glass substrate and forming air bearing surface rails on a second side of said glass substrate. The glass substrate... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6033766 | Gray scale mask and depth pattern transfer technique using inorganic chalcogenide glass A method of producing a high resolution expanded analog gray scale mask is described. Using an inorganic chalcogenide glass, such as a selenium germanium, coated with a thin layer of silver, a gray scale mask may be produced with accurate control of the s... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5998066 | Gray scale mask and depth pattern transfer technique using inorganic chalcogenide glass A method of producing a high resolution expanded analog gray scale mask is described. Using an inorganic chalcogenide glass, such as a selenium germanium, coated with a thin layer of silver, a gray scale mask may be produced with accurate control of the s... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5619177 | Shape memory alloy microactuator having an electrostatic force and heating means A microactuator and method of operation is disclosed for use in actuating valves, electrical contacts, light beams, sensors and other elements between different actuation modes. An actuator member comprised of a shape memory alloy layer is mounted on an e... | 04/08/1997 |
| 4783237 | Solid state transducer and method of making same Folded cantilever structures and solid state force transducers using same are made by chemical etching of a semiconductive wafer. In the chemical etching process, an etch stop layer is provided on a wafer of semiconductive material. The etch stop layer is... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4733559 | Thermal fluid flow sensing method and apparatus for sensing flow over a wide range of flow rates Miniature thermal fluid flow sensors of the airfoil type are made in batch form by forming the thermal fluid flow sensors on a thin sheet of material and bonding the sheet over an array of duct structures and dicing the individual sensors and duct structu... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4633578 | Miniature thermal fluid flow sensors and batch methods of making same Miniature thermal fluid flow sensors of the airfoil type are made in batch form by forming the thermal fluid flow sensors on a thin sheet of material and bonding the sheet over an array of duct structures and dicing the individual sensors and duct structu... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4600934 | Method of undercut anisotropic etching of semiconductor material An etch stopped layer portion overlying a (100) or (110) major face of a diamond cubic semiconductor material is undercut anisotropically etched by orienting a side edge of the etch stopped layer portion which is to be undercut, at an angle to the most ne... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4585209 | Miniature valve and method of making same In a miniature valve, a valve seat is formed by aperturing a plate. A cantilever leaf spring is disposed overlying the apertured plate for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. An electrostatic potential applied between the cantilever leaf spring an... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4197752 | Thermal gas pressure gauge method and apparatus In the thermal gas pressure gauge, a foil heater has a heater surface disposed in gas communication with the gas to be measured and the heater surface is thermally cycled at first and second reference frequencies to produce cyclical heating of the gaseous... | 04/15/1980 |
