Lippincott
Geogre P. Lippincott, Lake Oswego, OR US
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20100223590 | Mask Decomposition for Double Dipole Lithography - Method and apparatus for generating a pair of layouts suitable for forming exposure mask to use in a double dipole lithographic process are disclosed. With some implementations, a y-dipole layout and an x-dipole layout are generated by decomposing a target layout. Subsequently, an optical proximity correction process is implemented on the y-dipole layout and the x-dipole layout. The decomposition may designate ones of the edge segments in the target layout at major edge segments and other ones of the edge segments as minor edge segments. A higher feedback value may then be assigned to the minor edges than the major edges. Subsequently, a few iterations of an optical proximity correction process that utilizes a smaller than intended mask rule constraint value and the assigned feedback values is implemented on the target layout. The minor edges separated by a distance of less than the intended mask rule constraint distance are then collapsed. After which, a few iterations of the optical proximity correction process are allowed to iterate. In further implementations, once the y-dipole and x-dipole layouts have been generated. An additional optical proximity correction process is implemented on the layouts. During this optical proximity correction process, a higher feedback values is again assigned to the minor edge segments. At a point during the optical proximity correction process, minor edges within portions of the layouts that have a bias value larger than a predetermined value are expanded back from their collapsed position. | 09-02-2010 |
George Lippincott, Lake Oswego, OR US
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20130191795 | Layout Design Defect Repair Using Inverse Lithography - Aspects of the invention relate to techniques for repairing layout design defects after layout data have been processed by resolution enhancement techniques. The repair process first determines a re-correction region that includes three portions: core, transition and visible portions. An inverse lithography process is then performed on the core and transition portions of the re-correction region while taking into account effects from the visible portion to generate a modified re-correction region. The transition portion is processed based on distance from boundary between the transition portion and the core portion such that layout features near the boundary between the transition portion and the core portion are adjusted more than layout features farther away from the boundary. | 07-25-2013 |
George P. Lippincott, Lake Oswego, OR US
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20090178018 | PRE-BIAS OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION - A pre-bias optical proximity correction (OPC) method allows faster convergence during OPC iterations, providing an initial set of conditions to edge fragments of a layout based on density conditions near the edge fragments. | 07-09-2009 |
20090241077 | Site Selective Optical Proximity Correction - Techniques for performing optical proximity correction on a layout design or portion thereof are provided with various implementations of the invention. With various implementations of the invention, movement and simulation of selected edge fragments is disabled during the optical proximity correction process. The operations of the optical proximity correction process, such as for example simulation and displacement of edge segments, is then performed for the edge fragments that remain enabled. With further implementations of the invention, a simulation site is defined for ones of the edge fragments. The operations of the optical proximity correction process, such as for example simulation and displacement of edge segments, is performed for each simulation site. Additionally, during the optical proximity correction process, the simulations sites may be moved and or removed individually based on various conditions. | 09-24-2009 |
20100325591 | Generation and Placement Of Sub-Resolution Assist Features - Sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) are placed in a template form and in series adjacent to main features in a layout design. After each SRAF template is placed, a clean-up process is conducted according to clean-up rules if necessary. Both SRAF templates and clean-up rules may be derived by using a model-based method or an optimization approach. Methods according to various embodiments of the invention may be used to place SRAFs near some two-dimensional main features such as contact features. | 12-23-2010 |
20110167394 | OPC CONFLICT IDENTIFICATION AND EDGE PRIORITY SYSTEM - An integrated circuit verification system provides an indication of conflicts between an OPC suggested correction and a manufacturing rule. The indication specifies which edge segments are in conflict so that a user may remove the conflict to achieve a better OPC result. In another embodiment of the invention, edge segments are assigned a priority such that the correction of a lower priority edge does not hinder a desired OPC correction of a higher priority edge. | 07-07-2011 |
20120047473 | Layout Decomposition Based on Partial Intensity Distribution - Layout design data are decomposed for double dipole lithography based on partial intensity distribution information. The partial intensity distribution information is generated by performing optical simulations on the layout design data. The layout decomposition may further be adjusted during an optical proximity correction process. The adjustment may utilize the partial intensity distribution information. | 02-23-2012 |
George P. Lippincott, Oswego, OR US
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20110161895 | Retargeting Based On Process Window Simulation - Aspects of the invention relate to retargeting based on process window simulation to fix hotspots. The process window simulation is performed to generate process window information. Edge fragments are selected for retargeting. Based on the process window information, the selected edge fragments are retargeted in a balanced way. | 06-30-2011 |
Gerry Lippincott, Milton, WI US
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20140373455 | DOOR FOR AN APPLIANCE - A door includes a first door assembly, a second door assembly mounted to the first door assembly, a left hinge, and a right hinge. The first door assembly includes a first panel, a first brace, and a plurality of tabs that extend from the first brace. The second door assembly includes a second panel, a second brace, and a plurality of slots formed in the second brace. The first brace is mounted between a left side flange of the first panel assembly and a right side flange of the first panel assembly. The second brace is mounted between a left side flange of the second panel assembly and a right side flange of the second panel assembly. The plurality of tabs are configured to align with and to slide down into respective ones of the plurality of slots to mount the first door assembly to the second door assembly. | 12-25-2014 |
20140373883 | CONNECTOR FOR A DISHWASHER MIDDLE SPRAY ARM - A docking system includes basket and wall conduit systems. The basket conduit system includes a conduit and first and second nozzles mounted to opposite ends of the conduit. The second nozzle has a first funnel shape with a first circumference that decreases from an open end of the second nozzle towards the conduit. The wall conduit system includes front and back housings, a sliding plate, and a third nozzle. A sliding aperture is formed through a front plate of the front housing. A nozzle aperture is formed through a back plate of the back housing. The sliding plate slides within a space formed by the front housing and the back housing. The third nozzle is sized and shaped to slide within the sliding aperture and includes a generally cylindrical shape and a second funnel shape with a second circumference that decreases from the sliding plate towards the generally cylindrical shape. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375192 | DOOR BALANCING SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE - A door balancing system includes an adjustment block, a single adjustment screw, a first pulley system, and a second pulley system. The adjustment block includes a threaded orifice and mounts within a bearing housing that includes a bearing surface. The single adjustment screw threads into the threaded orifice and abuts the bearing surface. The first pulley system includes a first pulley, a first cable, and a first spring. The second pulley system includes a second pulley, a second cable, and a second spring. The first cable mounts between a first hinge and the adjustment block using the first pulley and the first spring. The second cable mounts between a second hinge and the adjustment block using the second pulley and the second spring. The first spring and the second spring exert a force on the door to control a rate of movement of the door relative to the body. | 12-25-2014 |
20150352472 | DISHWASHER FILTRATION SYSTEM - A liquid filtration system includes a sump screen, a filter, and a cap. The sump screen mounts to a tub bottom wall and includes a plate and a filter aperture edge mounted through the plate. The plate includes a sump mesh having a sump mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. The filter mounts to the filter aperture edge and includes a sidewall and a plurality of posts mounted to extend up from the sidewall. The sidewall includes a filter mesh having a filter mesh size of less than approximately 0.1 inches. At least a portion of each post extends above the filter aperture edge when the filter is mounted to the filter aperture edge. The cap mounts above the plurality of posts. The plurality of posts and the cap form a conduit sized to allow material that cannot pass through the sump mesh to flow through the conduit. | 12-10-2015 |
Kevin Lippincott, Dallas, TX US
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20120197815 | System for allocating fundraising - A fundraising system ( | 08-02-2012 |
20140300261 | Locker Assembly with Interlocking Panels - A method of using uniform interlocking shelves and supports to install a customizable storage system inside the confines of a standard locker. | 10-09-2014 |
Louis A. Lippincott, Chandler, AZ US
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20090309884 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTABLE HARDWARE ACCELERATORS IN A DATA DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE - A method and apparatus employing selectable hardware accelerators in a data driven architecture are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of processing elements (PEs). A plurality of hardware accelerators are coupled to a selection unit. A register is coupled to the selection unit and the plurality of processing elements. In one embodiment, the register includes a plurality of general purpose registers (GPR), which are accessible by the plurality of processing elements, as well as the plurality of hardware accelerators. In one embodiment, at least one of the GPRs includes a bit to enable a processing element to enable access a selected hardware accelerator via the selection unit. | 12-17-2009 |
20120032964 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTABLE HARDWARE ACCELERATORS - A method and apparatus employing selectable hardware accelerators in a data driven architecture are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of processing elements (PEs). A plurality of hardware accelerators are coupled to a selection unit. A register is coupled to the selection unit and the plurality of processing elements. In one embodiment, the register includes a plurality of general purpose registers (GPR), which are accessible by the plurality of processing elements, as well as the plurality of hardware accelerators. In one embodiment, at least one of the GPRs includes a bit to enable a processing element to enable access a selected hardware accelerator via the selection unit. | 02-09-2012 |
Philip W. Lippincott, Dallas, TX US
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20140300261 | Locker Assembly with Interlocking Panels - A method of using uniform interlocking shelves and supports to install a customizable storage system inside the confines of a standard locker. | 10-09-2014 |
Ryan J. Lippincott, Minerva, OH US
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20120193490 | SHOCK MOUNT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - A shock mount support assembly for a shock absorber of a suspension assembly of an axle/suspension system includes a shock support bracket formed with an opening. A fastener is disposed through the opening in the shock support bracket and an eyelet of the lower end of the shock absorber to loose-fit the shock support bracket to the shock absorber, and to the suspension assembly beam in a transverse direction. The shock support bracket includes at least one transversely elongated or oversized opening that aligns with an opening formed in the beam. A fastener is disposed through the pair of aligned openings in order to loose-fit attach the shock support bracket to the beam. During assembly, the eyelet fastener is tightened first drawing the shock support bracket transversely outboardly. The fastener disposed through the shock support bracket-to-beam attachment is tightened, rigidly attaching the shock support bracket to the suspension assembly. | 08-02-2012 |
20140197612 | MECHANICAL STOP FOR AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS - An axle/suspension system for heavy-duty vehicles having a frame and at least one suspension assembly operatively connected to the frame, the axle/suspension system including a mechanical stop having a plurality of links and a first end and a second end, the second end rigidly attached to the suspension assembly and the first end rigidly attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the first end and the second end control a distance between the first end and the second end, and control the plurality of links to attain a movement tolerance range of said mechanical stop from about 0.0 inches to about 2.0 inches. | 07-17-2014 |
Steven M. Lippincott, Van Dyne, WI US
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20150352004 | Pipeless Water Jet Assembly - A device and method for producing pulsating waves of energy for the massaging effect normally associated with high pressure jet systems in whirlpools, pedicure spas, bathtubs and other medical and non-medical devices. The jet assembly includes no external pipes and unlike “pipeless” jet assembly systems in use today, does not require disassembly or circulation of chemical cleaning agents to maintain a sanitary condition of the jet assembly. | 12-10-2015 |
Wendy Louise Lippincott, Annandale, VA US
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20130069833 | SMALL DEPLOYABLE UHF CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED CROSSED DIPOLE ANTENNA - A small satellite-deployable antenna includes a half-wavelength box-shaped structure having a top conducting surface, a bottom conducting surface, and a non-conducting layer positioned between the top and bottom surfaces, and four tilted crossed quarter-wavelength dipoles positioned on the top surface, each having an antenna element attached thereto and spaced about a quarter wavelength apart with respective phases of about 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°. The antenna when deployed has its small ground plane isolated from the rest of the satellite structure, thereby enabling it to direct the circularly polarized radiation in a pattern ideal for ground coverage. | 03-21-2013 |