| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7412719 |
Architecture and design for central authentication and authorization in an on-demand utility env |
August 12, 2008 |
| A Centralized Authentication & Authorization (CAA) system that prevents unauthorized access to client data using a secure global hashtable residing in the application server in a web services environment. CAA comprises a Service Request Filter (SRF) and Security Program (SP). The SRF |
| 7407792 |
Compositions, organisms and methodologies employing a novel human kinase |
August 5, 2008 |
| This invention provides compositions, organisms and methodologies employing a novel human protein kinase, HPK3P23. The novel human kinase has sequence homology to the catalytic domains of several protein kinases. The gene encoding this novel protein kinase is localized in or near the |
| 7399429 |
III-V semiconductor nanocrystal complexes and methods of making same |
July 15, 2008 |
| A semiconductor nanocrystal complex that is stable and has high luminescent quantum yield. The semiconductor nanocrystal complex has a semiconductor nanocrystal core of a III-V semiconductor nanocrystal material. A method of making a semiconductor nanocrystal complex is also provided |
| 7378256 |
Aspergillus niger promoter for expressing genes in host cells |
May 27, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to isolated promoter sequences, particularly a promoter isolated from Aspergillus niger designated herein as A4-L or A4 and DNA constructs and vectors including the same. |
| 7371576 |
CD56 positive human adult pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells |
May 13, 2008 |
| The invention relates to the discovery of a selective cell surface marker that permits the selection of a unique subset of pancreatic stems cells having a high propensity to differentiate into insulin producing cells or into insulin producing cell aggregates. |
| 7368394 |
Etch methods to form anisotropic features for high aspect ratio applications |
May 6, 2008 |
| Methods for forming anisotropic features for high aspect ratio application in etch process are provided in the present invention. The methods described herein advantageously facilitates profile and dimension control of features with high aspect ratios through a sidewall passivation m |
| 7356651 |
Data-aware cache state machine |
April 8, 2008 |
| A method and system directed to improve effectiveness and efficiency of cache and data management by differentiating data based on certain attributes associated with the data and reducing the bottleneck to storage. The data-aware cache differentiates and manages data using a state ma |
| 7332297 |
Enzymatic polymerization |
February 19, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a novel method for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to align along the t |
| 7325149 |
Power-on management for remote power-on signals to high density server module |
January 29, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for managing power in a server system having clustered server modules. A remote power-on signal delivered to a particular server module is routed to a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the server module. The BMC communicates with a central power manageme |
| 7321050 |
Anti-inflammatory and psoriasis treatment and protein kinase inhibition by hydroxy stilbenes and |
January 22, 2008 |
| The present invention provides novel diphenyl ethene compounds and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for making the compounds of the invention as well as methods for the use thereof in the treatment of immune, inflammatory, and auto-immune diseases. |
| 7309582 |
Polymer-template complex produced by enzymatic polymerization |
December 18, 2007 |
| The invention relates to a novel method for enzymatic polymerization which includes (1) obtaining a reaction mixture including a monomer, a template, and an enzyme; and (2) incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the monomer to align along the t |
| 7302367 |
Library accuracy enhancement and evaluation |
November 27, 2007 |
| The accuracy of a library of simulated-diffraction signals for use in optical metrology of a structure formed on a wafer is evaluated by utilizing an identity relationship inherent to simulated diffraction signals. Each simulated diffraction signal contains at least one set of four r |
| 7297525 |
Composition employing a novel human kinase |
November 20, 2007 |
| This invention provides compositions, organisms and methodologies employing a novel human protein kinase, MCRK1. The novel human kinase has sequence homology to rat myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42 binding kinase (MRCK) alpha. The gene encoding the novel kinase is localized in |
| 7279564 |
Expression in filamentous fungi of protease inhibitors and variants thereof |
October 9, 2007 |
| Described herein are protease inhibitors, variants thereof and methods for their production. |
| 7269669 |
Sharing single host controller with multiple functional devices |
September 11, 2007 |
| Multi-media Memory Card (MMC) devices, Secure Digital (SD) devices, and Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) devices connected to a single host controller with signals multiplexed to allow simultaneous activation of more than one device at a time. |
| 7262865 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a calibration cycle or a metrology tool |
August 28, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for controlling when a calibration cycle is started for a metrology tool. The method and apparatus exploits a correlation between a drift of a first parameter (e.g., film thickness measurement drift) and a drift of a second parameter (e.g., CD measurement drift). |
| 7250373 |
Method and apparatus for etching material layers with high uniformity of a lateral etch rate acr |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for etching material layers with high uniformity of a lateral etch rate across a substrate using a gas mixture that includes a passivation gas. The passivation gas is provided to a peripheral region of the substrate to passivate sidewalls of the structures being et |
| 7250319 |
Method of fabricating quantum features |
July 31, 2007 |
| A method of fabricating quantum features on a substrate from a layer of material selected from materials identified in the III-V periodic groups (e.g., silicon (Si), I.sub.nP, Si--Ge, and the like) uses sequentially two patterned masks, each mask includes an elongated mask pattern di |
| 7246612 |
Oil separator |
July 24, 2007 |
| An oil separator is provided for removing oil from crankcase ventilation gases of an internal combustion engine. The oil separator includes a housing and a spiral shaped wall. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The spiral wall defines a spiral path for guiding the ventilation |
| 7234232 |
Methods for designing and tuning one or more packaged integrated circuits |
June 26, 2007 |
| A method for producing and tuning a packaged integrated circuit a) incorporates into a packaged integrated circuit design, at least one tunable circuit feature; b) fabricates a packaged integrated circuit in accordance with said packaged integrated circuit design; c) identifies a tri |
| 7214606 |
Method of fabricating a wire bond with multiple stitch bonds |
May 8, 2007 |
| The invention provides a wire bond bonding a wire to a connection pad of an electronic device, and a method of forming the wire bond. A first stitch bond is formed on the connection pad, and a second stitch bond is next formed on the connection pad that is contiguous with the first s |
| 7208306 |
Compositions employing a novel human protein phosphatase |
April 24, 2007 |
| This invention provides compositions, organisms and methodologies employing a novel human gene encoding a protein that has sequence homology to a consensus sequence of calcineurin-like phosphoesterase family are disclosed. The novel protein is encoded by a human gene comprising 4 exo |
| 7192780 |
Fluorescent lifetime biological detection and imaging using water-stable semiconductor nanocryst |
March 20, 2007 |
| A method of detecting target biological molecules in a target sample is provided. The method includes using spectral, temporal, and polarization characteristics of emitted light from water-stable semiconductor nanocrystal complexes to detect the presence of target biological molecule |
| 7176180 |
Type 2 cytokine receptor and nucleic acids encoding same |
February 13, 2007 |
| The present invention provides novel isolated CRF2-12 polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by the CRF2-12 polynucleotides. Also provided are the antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a CRF2-12 polypeptide or any derivative (including fusion derivative), variant, mutant or fragme |
| 7169213 |
Multi-channel cross-flow porous device |
January 30, 2007 |
| A multi-channel modular device (10) processes between two fluid streams of different compositions. The device (10) includes a porous body (150) having a first plurality of feed-flow pathways (110) disposed in the body (150) for transporting a first stream (180). A pathway wall (114) |
| 7132108 |
Biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric microspheres encapsulating Salmonella enteritidis bact |
November 7, 2006 |
| Biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric microspheres encapsulating Salmonella enteritidis are administered to chickens to provide the chickens with sustained protection against S. enteritidis infections. |
| 7122361 |
Compositions employing a novel human kinase |
October 17, 2006 |
| This invention provides compositions, organisms and methodologies employing a novel human protein kinase, HPK3P23. The novel human kinase has sequence homology to the catalytic domains of several protein kinases. The gene encoding this novel protein kinase is localized in or near the |
| 7094613 |
Method for controlling accuracy and repeatability of an etch process |
August 22, 2006 |
| Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a method for etching in a processing platform (e.g. a cluster tool) wherein robust pre-etch and post-etch data may be obtained in-situ. The method includes the steps of obtaining pre-etched critical dimension (CD) measurements of a feature |
| 7064078 |
Techniques for the use of amorphous carbon (APF) for various etch and litho integration scheme |
June 20, 2006 |
| A method of etching a substrate is provided. The method of etching a substrate includes transferring a pattern into the substrate using a double patterned amorphous carbon layer on the substrate as a hardmask. Optionally, a non-carbon based layer is deposited on the amorphous carbon |
| 7056675 |
Method of forming an electrically conductive connection utilizing a polynucleotide/conductive po |
June 6, 2006 |
| A conductive polymer is formed enzymatically in the presence of a polynucleotide template. The method includes combining at least one redox monomer with a polynucleotide template and a redox enzyme, such as horseradish peroxidase, to form a reaction mixture. The monomer aligns along |
| 7032894 |
Flow distributor for monolith reactors |
April 25, 2006 |
| A device for distributing fluid into a monolith bed includes a plurality of flow channels stacked in order of decreasing diameter. The flow channels successively split a flow stream into a multiple flow streams prior to the flow stream entering the monolith bed. |
| 7010766 |
Parallel design processes for integrated circuits |
March 7, 2006 |
| In a parallel design process for ICs, plural circuit features to be evaluated are laid out while designing an IC. Plural ICs are then fabricated and packaged. For a first packaged IC, an interior circuit feature coupled to at least one of the plural circuit features to be evaluated i |
| 7001996 |
Enzymatic template polymerization |
February 21, 2006 |
| A conductive polymer is formed enzymatically in the presence of a polynucleotide template. The method includes combining at least one redox monomer with a polynucleotide template and a redox enzyme, such as horseradish peroxidase, to form a reaction mixture. The monomer aligns along |
| 6960416 |
Method and apparatus for controlling etch processes during fabrication of semiconductor devices |
November 1, 2005 |
| A method for controlling etch processes during fabrication of semiconductor devices comprises tests and measurements performed on non-product and product substrates to define an N-parameter CD control graph that is used to calculate a process time for trimming a patterned mask to a p |
| 6948387 |
Clamp calibration apparatus and method |
September 27, 2005 |
| The invention provides an apparatus and method to calibrate a clamp, such as a wire clamp, which is suitable for use with a wire-bonding machine for semiconductor devices. A contact means is arranged to be contacted by an arm of the clamping device and a sensing mechanism is positioned i |
| 6924191 |
Method for fabricating a gate structure of a field effect transistor |
August 2, 2005 |
| A method for fabricating features on a substrate having reduced dimensions. The features are formed by defining a first mask on regions of the substrate. The first mask is defined using lithographic techniques. A second mask is then conformably formed on one or more sidewalls of the |
| 6924088 |
Method and system for realtime CD microloading control |
August 2, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided for reducing CD microloading variation. OCD metrology is used to inspect a wafer to determine pre-etch CD microloading, by measuring the CD of dense and isolated photoresist lines. Other parameters can also be measur |
| 6922754 |
Data-aware data flow manager |
July 26, 2005 |
| A method and system directed to reducing the bottleneck to storage. In one aspect of the invention, a data-aware data flow manager is inserted between storage and a process or device requesting access to the storage. The data-aware data flow manager determines which data to cache and whi |
| 6911399 |
Method of controlling critical dimension microloading of photoresist trimming process by selecti |
June 28, 2005 |
| A method for trimming photoresist features on a semiconductor substrate in a processing system. The method utilizes a process gas mixture comprising a hydrocarbon gas, an oxygen gas and an inert gas. The critical dimension (CD) microloading of the dense and the isolated regions can be el |
| 6872450 |
Water-stable photoluminescent semiconductor nanocrystal complexes and method of making same |
March 29, 2005 |
| A method for preparing water-stable semiconductor nanocrystal complexes that can be stably coupled to tertiary molecules using a self-assembled coating of diblock polymers. The diblock polymers have hydrophilic ends containing hydrophilic functional groups and hydrophobic ends containing |
| 6858361 |
Methodology for repeatable post etch CD in a production tool |
February 22, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided for reducing dimensional variation by feeding forward information relating to photoresist mask CD and profile to adjust the next process the inspected wafer will undergo (e.g., a photoresist trim process). After the |
| 6854179 |
Modification of circuit features that are interior to a packaged integrated circuit |
February 15, 2005 |
| A circuit feature that is interior to a packaged integrated circuit is modified by first identifying a trimming point on the interior circuit feature using an x-ray inspection system. Coordinates of the trimming point are then related to the coordinates of a visible reference marker. |
| 6849151 |
Monitoring substrate processing by detecting reflectively diffracted light |
February 1, 2005 |
| A substrate is placed in a process zone and an energized process gas is maintained in the process zone to process the substrate. A light beam is reflectively diffracted from a pattern of features of the substrate being processed, the reflected beam is monitored, and a signal is generated |
| 6780759 |
Method for multi-frequency bonding |
August 24, 2004 |
| A method and technique for achieving a high strength bond between two substrates includes igniting a plasma using a source RF signal. The substrates are biased with a bias RF signal during surface treatment by the plasma. The treated surfaces are brought into contact. The resulting b |
| 6767824 |
Method of fabricating a gate structure of a field effect transistor using an alpha-carbon mask |
July 27, 2004 |
| A method of fabricating a gate structure of a field effect transistor comprising processes of forming an .alpha.-carbon mask and plasma etching a gate electrode and a gate dielectric using the .alpha.-carbon mask. In one embodiment, the gate dielectric comprises hafnium dioxide. |
| 6716339 |
Hydrotreating process with monolithic catalyst |
April 6, 2004 |
| Liquid hydrocarbons such as gas oil feedstocks are hydrotreated by passing feedstreams comprising a hydrogen-containing gas and the liquid hydrocarbons through a catalyst bed comprising honeycomb or similarly structured monolithic hydrotreating catalysts at controlled superficial liq |
| 6703315 |
Method of providing a shallow trench in a deep-trench device |
March 9, 2004 |
| A method of forming a shallow trench within a trench capacitor structure. This method can be used, for example, in the construction of a DRAM device. The method comprises: (1) providing a trench capacitor structure comprising (a) a silicon substrate having an upper and a lower surface; |
| 6687618 |
Typing picks to horizons in migration velocity analysis |
February 3, 2004 |
| A seismic velocity analysis method includes tying velocity parameter values such as residual velocity values to geological horizons (reflectors) within a seismic exploration volume. Common image gathers (CIGs) such a common reflection point (CRP) gathers or angle-domain common image gath |
| 6677242 |
Integrated shallow trench isolation approach |
January 13, 2004 |
| A method for processing a silicon substrate disposed in a substrate process chamber includes transferring the substrate into the substrate process chamber. The substrate having a hard mask formed thereon and a patterned photoresist overlying the hard mask to expose portions of the hard m |
| 6673237 |
High performance monolith treater for gasoline upgrade |
January 6, 2004 |
| A method of increasing the selective desulfurization of naphtha feed streams that includes: combining a naphtha feed stream with a hydrogen containing gas to form a combined feed stream and reacting the combined feed stream over a monolithic honeycomb catalyst bed containing hydrodes |
