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20100307350 | SPACE-SAVING IN-FLIGHT TRASH COMPACTOR - A space-saving in-flight trash compactor, comprising a trash chute, a compactor mechanism, and a storage chamber that includes an interface for the trash chute. Trash deposited in the trash chute is channeled into the storage chamber. Either or both of the compactor mechanism and the storage chamber are rotatably attached to one or two axles. During maintenance or trash removal, the compactor mechanism or storage chamber may swivel around an axle to permit ease of access. | 12-09-2010 |
20120137902 | SPACE-SAVING IN-FLIGHT TRASH COMPACTOR - A space-saving in-flight trash compactor, comprising a trash chute, a compactor mechanism, and a storage chamber that includes an interface for the trash chute. Trash deposited in the trash chute is channeled into the storage chamber. Either or both of the compactor mechanism and the storage chamber are rotatably attached to one or two axles. During maintenance or trash removal, the compactor mechanism or storage chamber may swivel around an axle to permit ease of access. | 06-07-2012 |
20130269545 | Space-Saving In-Flight Trash Compactor - A space-saving in-flight trash compactor, comprising a trash chute, a compactor mechanism, and a storage chamber that includes an interface for the trash chute. Trash deposited in the trash chute is channeled into the storage chamber. Either or both of the compactor mechanism and the storage chamber are rotatably attached to one or two axles. During maintenance or trash removal, the compactor mechanism or storage chamber may swivel around an axle to permit ease of access. | 10-17-2013 |
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20090107846 | Method and apparatus to prewet wafer surface for metallization from electrolyte solutions - The present invention improves the wetting between electrolyte and the wafer surface when they are put into contact by pre-implementing an adsorbed liquid layer on the entire front surface of the wafer just prior to the plating process. The pre-implementing adsorbed liquid layer is realized by transporting vaporized liquid molecules from vapor phase at elevated temperature (relative to wafer) and condensing them onto wafer surface. | 04-30-2009 |
20100307913 | PLATING APPARATUS FOR METALLIZATION ON SEMICONDUCTOR WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a plating apparatus with multiple anode zones and cathode zones. The electrolyte flow field within each zone is controlled individually with independent flow control devices. A gas bubble collector whose surface is made into pleated channels is implemented for gas removal by collecting small bubbles, coalescing them, and releasing the residual gas. A buffer zone built within the gas bubble collector further allows unstable microscopic bubbles to dissolve. | 12-09-2010 |
20110114120 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - An apparatus for cleaning and conditioning the surface of a semiconductor substrate such as wafer includes a rotatable chuck, a chamber, a rotatable tray for collecting cleaning solution with one or more drain outlets, multiple receptors for collecting multiple cleaning solutions, a first motor to drive chuck, and a second motor to drive the tray. The drain outlet in the tray can be positioned directly above its designated receptor located under the drain outlet. The cleaning solution collected by the tray can be guided into designated receptor. One characteristic of the apparatus is having a robust and precisely controlled cleaning solution recycle with minimum cross contamination. | 05-19-2011 |
20140034094 | Methods and Apparatus for Cleaning Semiconductor Wafers - An apparatus for cleaning and conditioning the surface of a semiconductor substrate such as wafer includes a rotatable chuck, a chamber, a rotatable tray for collecting cleaning solution with one or more drain outlets, multiple receptors for collecting multiple cleaning solutions, a first motor to drive chuck, and a second motor to drive the tray. The drain outlet in the tray can be positioned directly above its designated receptor located under the drain outlet. The cleaning solution collected by the tray can be guided into designated receptor. One characteristic of the apparatus is having a robust and precisely controlled cleaning solution recycle with minimum cross contamination. | 02-06-2014 |
20140154405 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PREWET WAFER SURFACE - The present invention improves the wetting between process solution and the wafer surface when they are put into contact by pre-implementing an adsorbed liquid layer on the entire front surface of the wafer just prior to the process. The pre-implementing adsorbed liquid layer is realized by transporting vaporized liquid molecules from vapor phase at elevated temperature (relative to wafer) and condensing them onto wafer surface. The pre-implementing adsorbed liquid is fully filled in the patterned structures formed on the wafer by multilayer absorption of the vaporized liquid molecules and the temperature of the wafer surface is above dew point of the vaporized liquid while condensing, which avoids generating bubbles inside the patterned structures. | 06-05-2014 |
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20090298331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-DENSITY POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH INTEGRATED CABLE MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a cable management unit having a base section for supporting a plurality of distribution walls. The distribution walls support several ports and can form a contiguous section or several discontinuous segments. A first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket are integrated with the base section for securing the base to a receiving structure. Some of the distribution walls can be arranged at an angle with relation to each other in order to expand the number of ports that are formed on the base. | 12-03-2009 |
20100248534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-DENSITY POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH INTEGRATED CABLE MANAGEMENT - A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space and a back surface facing away from the space, an electronic device disposed within the space, and a plurality of ports disposed on the back surface of the contiguous section of the plurality of distribution walls and each having a port surface extending beyond the back surface of the contiguous section. | 09-30-2010 |
20110120765 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-DENSITY POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT WITH INTEGRATED CABLE MANAGEMENT - A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space and a back surface facing away from the space, an electronic device disposed within the space, and a plurality of ports disposed on the back surface of the contiguous section of the plurality of distribution walls and each having a port surface extending beyond the back surface of the contiguous section. | 05-26-2011 |
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20100241260 | INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed here is a method for controlling at least one industrial device using a remote infrastructure environment having at least one computing resource and a cloud communication network. The method includes establishing communication between the at least one industrial device and the remote infrastructure environment, transmitting data from the at least one computing resource using the cloud communication network to a plant communication network, the at least one industrial device configured to perform at least one predetermined function in response to at least a portion of the transmitted data and receiving data from the at least one industrial device by the at least one computing resource using the cloud communication network, the received data generated in response to performance of the at least one predetermined function. | 09-23-2010 |
20110137432 | AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for monitoring performance of at least one task in controlled equipment is disclosed herein. The method includes collecting a series of signals associated with the at least one task, at least some of the signals in the series define timing values for the at least one task. comparing each of at least some of the timing values to a reference value, generating an accumulated variance value based on the comparisons and selectively generating a predictive failure indication based on the generated accumulated variance value. | 06-09-2011 |
20110153034 | UNIVERSAL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - Disclosed herein is a method for operating a user interface in an automation installation. The method includes identifying at least one control device, establishing a connection between the user interface and the at least one control device, obtaining at least one user interface parameter from the at least one control device and generating at least one display screen on the user interface using the at least one user interface parameter. | 06-23-2011 |
20110172788 | DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of machines. The method includes identifying a first prerequisite operating condition for a first machine in the plurality of machines, the first machine having at least one control unit and configured to perform at least a first operation, obtaining at least one current operating condition corresponding to a second machine in the plurality of machines and if the at least one current operating condition meets the first prerequisite operating condition, performing the first operation. | 07-14-2011 |
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20120266041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN A MEMORY MODULE WHICH INCLUDES A MEMORY BUFFER - The present systems include a memory module containing a plurality of RAM chips, typically DRAM, and a memory buffer arranged to buffer data between the DRAM and a host controller. The memory buffer includes an error detection and correction circuit arranged to ensure the integrity of the stored data words. One way in which this may be accomplished is by computing parity bits for each data word and storing them in parallel with each data word. The error detection and correction circuit can be arranged to detect and correct single errors, or multi-errors if the host controller includes its own error detection and correction circuit. Alternatively, the locations of faulty storage cells can be determined and stored in an address match table, which is then used to control multiplexers that direct data around the faulty cells, to redundant DRAM chips in one embodiment or to embedded SRAM in another. | 10-18-2012 |
20120287727 | DRAM REFRESH METHOD AND SYSTEM - A DRAM refresh method used with a memory system organized into rows of memory cells, each of which has an associated data retention time, with the system arranged to refresh predefined blocks of memory cells simultaneously. For each block of memory cells that are to be refreshed simultaneously, the minimum data retention time for the memory cells in the block is determined. Then, an asymmetric refresh sequence is created which specifies the order in which the blocks of memory cells are refreshed, such that the blocks having the shortest minimum data retention times are refreshed more often than the blocks having longer minimum data retention times. | 11-15-2012 |
20140215142 | DRAM REFRESH METHOD AND SYSTEM - A DRAM refresh method used with a memory system organized into rows of memory cells, each of which has an associated data retention time, with the system arranged to refresh predefined blocks of memory cells simultaneously. For each block of memory cells that are to be refreshed simultaneously, the minimum data retention time for the memory cells in the block is determined. Then, an asymmetric refresh sequence is created which specifies the order in which the blocks of memory cells are refreshed, such that the blocks having the shortest minimum data retention times are refreshed more often than the blocks having longer minimum data retention times. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215291 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN A MEMORY MODULE WHICH INCLUDES A MEMORY BUFFER - The present systems include a memory module containing a plurality of RAM chips, typically DRAM, and a memory buffer arranged to buffer data between the DRAM and a host controller. The memory buffer includes an error detection and correction circuit arranged to ensure the integrity of the stored data words. One way in which this may be accomplished is by computing parity bits for each data word and storing them in parallel with each data word. The error detection and correction circuit can be arranged to detect and correct single errors, or multi-errors if the host controller includes its own error detection and correction circuit. Alternatively, the locations of faulty storage cells can be determined and stored in an address match table, which is then used to control multiplexers that direct data around the faulty cells, to redundant DRAM chips in one embodiment or to embedded SRAM in another. | 07-31-2014 |
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20120279840 | Touch Type Lamp Switch - A touch type lamp switch, which comprising: an upper and lower casing matched to each other; a keying zone is protruded integrally on the upper casing, and several touch switches are divided; multiple punch holes are arranged on the periphery of the keying zone, and the lower casing is provided with a depressed space, with its opening interlocked with the upper casing; a faceplate, attached firmly onto the upper casing; a transparent light panel, attached firmly with the surface of the faceplate; a rectangular hollow frame, embedded onto the center of the transparent light panel and faceplate for locking the transparent light panel; and a circuit structure, embedded into the space formed by the upper and lower casings, comprising of touch switch circuit, several LED indicators and colorful LED backlight. | 11-08-2012 |
20120279844 | Multifunctional Touch Switch Apparatus for Bathroom - A multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom, comprising of: mutually fitted upper and lower shells, on the upper shell is a protruding button area with several touch switches and a display screen, the protruding button area locked with the a concave space in the lower shell; a panel closely attached to the upper shell and fastened; a transparent light guide plate closely attached to the panel surface and fastened; a rectangular hollow framework embedded in the center of transparent light guide plate and panel, for fastening the light guide plate; a circuit embedded in the space between upper shell and lower shell, composed of touch-control switch circuit and colorful LED backlight lamp for touch control and colorful backlight changes. Therefore, an innovative multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom is designed for controlling on/off of functions in the bathroom, with LED indicator and colorful backlight color control. | 11-08-2012 |