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20120191174 | ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - Embodiments are directed in part to endovascular prostheses and methods of deploying same. Embodiments may be directed more specifically to stent grafts and methods of positioning and deploying such devices within the body of a patient. | 07-26-2012 |
20120262039 | ENHANCED MODULAR DRAWER STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A modular drawer structure comprises a housing having an interior volume defined therein, and a drawer comprising one or more compartments, wherein the drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the housing between a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume, and a second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible. The drawer structure further comprises a mechanism for controllably locking the drawer in the first closed position, an access pad, e.g. such as but not limited to a keypad and/or a card swipe pad, for entry of a passcode, and a processor for unlocking the drawer when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value. Some embodiments of the drawer structure include a stored time threshold, wherein if the drawer is unlocked for a time that meets or exceeds the stored time threshold, the drawer is relocked. | 10-18-2012 |
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20120157613 | BULK POLYMERIZATION OF (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS SOLUBLE UNDER AQUEOUS-ALKALINE CONDITIONS - The invention relates to the synthesis of (meth)acrylate-based mass polymers which are soluble in aqueous alkaline. The invention in particular relates to the synthesis of polymers by means of a mass polymerization. Said mass polymers have a significantly improved solubility in aqueous alkaline media over corresponding polymers produced by means of a heterogeneous aqueous polymerization method, such as emulsion or suspension polymerization. Improved solubility in said context refers to the dissolution rate being faster among particles of equal size, to no significant turbidity remaining after dissolution and to the viscosity of the obtained solutions being lower at the identical ratio of solids content. Furthermore, the compatibility of the compounds according to the invention with water-based varnishes is at least comparable or even improved. | 06-21-2012 |
20130289164 | IMPACT-MODIFIED REACTION RESIN - The present invention comprises a novel formulation for marking trafficways, for example roads, which when compared with the prior art have improved mechanical properties and improved heat resistance during curing. The invention also relates to improved reactive resins for other applications than roadmarkings. The present invention in particular relates to reactive resins which comprise core-shell particles. | 10-31-2013 |
20130317164 | MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMERS AS SOLUBLE SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING (FDM) PRINTER - The invention relates to a novel support material for the fused deposition modelling process for producing three-dimensional objects. The invention relates more particularly to a 3D printing process involving support materials which are easier to remove than in the prior art. The support materials according to the invention are styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers for example. | 11-28-2013 |
20140079841 | MULTICOLOURED FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING PRINT - The invention relates to a modified fused deposition modeling process for production of multicolored three-dimensional objects. More particularly, the invention relates to a 3D printing process with which 3D objects with particularly good color appearance compared to the prior art can be produced. The process according to the invention is based on coloring of the polymer strand used for production of the actual object in the nozzle, and on using a mixing apparatus which comprises a plurality of injection needles, a static mixer or a dynamic mixer. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088751 | MULTICOLOURED FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING PRINT - The invention relates to a modified fused deposition modeling process for production of multicolored three-dimensional objects. More particularly, the invention relates to a 3D printing process with which 3D objects with particularly good color appearance compared to the prior art can be produced. The process according to the invention is based on surface coloring or additive coating of the polymer strand used for production of the actual object or of the melt which results therefrom in the nozzle. | 03-27-2014 |
20140134334 | MULTICOLOUR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D PRINT PROCESS - A 3D extrusion print process for producing multicolored three-dimensional objects is provided. The process produces mechanically stable, multicolored 3D objects with good color definition. The process according to the invention is based on coating, upstream of the printing head, of the polymer strand used for producing the actual object, and on fixing of the coating upstream of entry of the polymer strand into the printing head. Downstream of the extrusion process in the printing head, the coating remains predominantly at the surface of the extruded strand. | 05-15-2014 |
20140194585 | BULK POLYMERIZATION OF (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS SOLUBLE UNDER AQUEOUS-ALKALINE CONDITIONS - The invention relates to the synthesis of (meth)acrylate-based mass polymers which are soluble in aqueous alkaline. The invention in particular relates to the synthesis of polymers by means of a mass polymerization. Said mass polymers have a significantly improved solubility in aqueous alkaline media over corresponding polymers produced by means of a heterogeneous aqueous polymerization method, such as emulsion or suspension polymerization. Improved solubility in said context refers to the dissolution rate being faster among particles of equal size, to no significant turbidity remaining after dissolution and to the viscosity of the obtained solutions being lower at the identical ratio of solids content. Furthermore, the compatibility of the compounds according to the invention with water-based varnishes is at least comparable or even improved. | 07-10-2014 |
20150361236 | BEAD POLYMER FOR PRODUCING PMI FOAMS - The invention relates to a foamable bead polymer consisting of (meth)acrylonitrile, (meth)acrylic acid, copolymerizable latent blowing agents and optionally (meth)acrylic esters, the preparation thereof by suspension polymerization and the use thereof for producing foams. Such a bead polymer makes it possible, for example, to carry out in-mould foaming in a simple way and thus produce products having the shape of the desired workpiece directly. These workpieces are highly suitable as components in space, air, water and land vehicles and for other construction elements. | 12-17-2015 |
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20090304620 | HAIR TREATMENT PRODUCTS COMPRISING POLYMERS - The invention relates to hair treatment products, comprising at least one copolymer made of 0.1 to 50% (in relation to the total number of monomers in the copolymer) monomers of the formula (I), wherein the unknowns are defined as in claim | 12-10-2009 |
20110274640 | HAIR TREATMENT AGENTS HAVING LOW-DOSE OLIGOPEPTIDES - Hair treatment agent having advantageous properties containing, based on weight of the agent, 0.00001 to ≦0.05% by weight of at least one oligopeptide having at least one amino acid sequence Glu-Glu-Glu (formula (A)), | 11-10-2011 |
20120189570 | HAIR TREATMENT AGENTS COMPRISING SURFACTANT(S) AND PROTEOLIPID(S) - The present invention is a hair treatment agent comprising at least one surfactant and at least one proteolipid of the formula R′—X—R″, wherein R′ is a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 11 to 24 carbon atoms; R″ is a protein, a peptide, or a protein hydrolyzate; X is —C(O)O—, —N | 07-26-2012 |
20130216490 | HAIR TREATMENT AGENTS HAVING LOW-DOSE OLIGOPEPTIDES - A hair treatment agent having advantageous properties is provided. The hair treatment agent contains, based on weight of the agent, 0.00001 to ≦0.05% by weight of at least one oligopeptide having at least one amino acid sequence Glu-Glu-Glu (formula (A)), | 08-22-2013 |
20140290685 | HAIR TREATMENT AGENTS COMPRISING SPECIFIC POLYMERS - Hair treatment agents include at least one propylene glycol diester and specific polymers based on protein hydrolysates. A composition for the treatment of keratin fibers includes, in a cosmetic carrier, a total of 0.01 to 5.0 wt. %, relative to the entire composition, of at least one propylene glycol diester of formula (I), in which R1 and R2 independently represent a group selected from among at least one linear saturated or unsaturated, branched saturated or unsaturated, and cyclic saturated or unsaturated C6 to C 30 hydrocarbon group and/or a phenyl or a benzyl group optionally substituted with C1 to C4 alkyl groups and/or hydroxy groups and mixtures thereof, and a total of 0.001 to 5.0 wt. %, relative to the entire composition, of at least one polymer, said polymer being composed of at least one protein hydrolysate and at least one silane. | 10-02-2014 |
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20140122192 | SELECTING PAYMENT PLATFORMS FOR ONLINE-TO-OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing online offers for rewards that can be tracked to offline transactions for redemption. In order to protect sensitive consumer information, payment processing details such as credit card numbers and other authorizing data are redirected through a secure network to payment processing platforms, and then tokenized for subsequent use in relatively less secure data network communications and transactions. After a secure payment processing platform has authorized a transaction such as a reward for purchases, the payment processing platform can detect qualifying retail activity and generate corresponding rewards, which may be signaled to the customer through any suitable communications medium. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122197 | TRACKING REDEMPTION OF ONLINE-TO-OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing online offers for rewards that can be tracked to offline transactions for redemption. In order to protect sensitive consumer information, payment processing details such as credit card numbers and other authorizing data are redirected through a secure network to payment processing platforms, and then tokenized for subsequent use in relatively less secure data network communications and transactions. After a secure payment processing platform has authorized a transaction such as a reward for purchases, the payment processing platform can detect qualifying retail activity and generate corresponding rewards, which may be signaled to the customer through any suitable communications medium. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122198 | AFFILIATE NETWORK TRACKING FOR ONLINE-TO-OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing online offers for rewards that can be tracked to offline transactions for redemption. In order to protect sensitive consumer information, payment processing details such as credit card numbers and other authorizing data are redirected through a secure network to payment processing platforms, and then tokenized for subsequent use in relatively less secure data network communications and transactions. After a secure payment processing platform has authorized a transaction such as a reward for purchases, the payment processing platform can detect qualifying retail activity and generate corresponding rewards, which may be signaled to the customer through any suitable communications medium. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100107403 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING eFUSES OF ENHANCED PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCY - In sophisticated integrated circuits, an electronic fuse may be formed such that an increased sensitivity to electromigration may be accomplished by including at least one region of increased current density. This may be accomplished by forming a corresponding fuse region as a non-linear configuration, wherein at corresponding connection portions of linear segments, the desired enhanced current crowding may occur during the application of the programming voltage. Hence, increased reliability and more space-efficient layout of the electronic fuses may be accomplished. | 05-06-2010 |
20110156858 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING METAL-BASED eFUSES OF ENHANCED PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCY BY ENHANCING METAL AGGLOMERATION AND/OR VOIDING - Metal fuses in semiconductor devices may be formed on the basis of additional mechanisms for obtaining superior electromigration in the fuse bodies. To this end, the compressive stress caused by the current-induced metal diffusion may be restricted or reduced in the fuse body, for instance, by providing a stress buffer region and/or by providing a dedicated metal agglomeration region. The concept may be applied to the metallization system and may also be used in the device level, when fabricating the metal fuse in combination with high-k metal gate electrode structures. | 06-30-2011 |
20110241162 | Semiconductor Device Comprising Metal-Based eFuses of Enhanced Programming Efficiency by Enhancing Heat Generation - In sophisticated semiconductor devices, electronic fuses may be provided in the metallization system, wherein a superior two-dimensional configuration of the metal line, for instance as a helix-like configuration, may provide superior thermal conditions in a central line portion, which in turn may result in a more pronounced electromigration effect for a given programming current. Consequently, the size of the electronic fuse, at least in one lateral direction, and also the width of corresponding transistors connected to the electronic fuse, may be reduced. | 10-06-2011 |
20130062728 | BEOL ANTI-FUSE STRUCTURES FOR GATE LAST SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - An approach is provided for semiconductor devices including an anti-fuse structure. The semiconductor device includes a first metallization layer including a first portion of a first electrode and a second electrode, the second electrode being formed in a substantially axial plane surrounding the first portion of the first electrode, with a dielectric material in between the two electrodes. An ILD is formed over the first metallization layer, a second metallization layer including a second portion of the first electrode is formed over the ILD, and at least one via is formed through the ILD, electrically connecting the first and second portions of the first electrode. Breakdown of the dielectric material is configured to enable an operating current to flow between the second electrode and the first electrode in a programmed state of the anti-fuse structure. | 03-14-2013 |
20130147008 | Metal E-Fuse With Intermetallic Compound Programming Mechanism and Methods of Making Same - Disclosed herein is a metal e-fuse device that employs an intermetallic compound programing mechanism and various methods of making such an e-fuse device. In one example, a device disclosed herein includes a first metal line, a second metal line and a fuse element that is positioned between and conductively coupled to each of the first and second metal lines, wherein the fuse element is adapted to be blown by passing a programming current therethrough, and wherein the fuse element is comprised of a material that is different from a material of construction of at least one of the first and second metal lines. | 06-13-2013 |
20130299940 | BEOL ANTI-FUSE STRUCTURES FOR GATE LAST SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - An approach is provided for semiconductor devices including an anti-fuse structure. The semiconductor device includes a first metallization layer including a first portion of a first electrode and a second electrode, the second electrode being formed in a substantially axial plane surrounding the first portion of the first electrode, with a dielectric material in between the two electrodes. An ILD is formed over the first metallization layer, a second metallization layer including a second portion of the first electrode is formed over the ILD, and at least one via is formed through the ILD, electrically connecting the first and second portions of the first electrode. Breakdown of the dielectric material is configured to enable an operating current to flow between the second electrode and the first electrode in a programmed state of the anti-fuse structure. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307114 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING METAL-BASED eFUSES OF ENHANCED PROGRAMMING EFFICIENCY BY ENHANCING METAL AGGLOMERATION AND/OR VOIDING - Metal fuses in semiconductor devices may be formed on the basis of additional mechanisms for obtaining superior electromigration in the fuse bodies. To this end, the compressive stress caused by the current-induced metal diffusion may be restricted or reduced in the fuse body, for instance, by providing a stress buffer region and/or by providing a dedicated metal agglomeration region. The concept may be applied to the metallization system and may also be used in the device level, when fabricating the metal fuse in combination with high-k metal gate electrode structures. | 11-21-2013 |
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20100043005 | SYSTEM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MODERATOR PROTOCOL - A method, system, and computer program product for managing system resources within a data processing system. A resource management moderator (RMM) utility assigns a priority to each application within a group of management applications, facilitated by a RMM protocol. When a request for control of a particular resource is received, the RMM utility compares the priority of the requesting application with the priority of the controlling application. Control of the resource is ultimately given to the management application with the greater priority. If the resource is not under control of an application, control of the resource may be automatically granted to the requester. Additionally, the RMM utility provides support for legacy applications via a “manager of managers” application. The RMM utility registers the “manager of managers” application with the protocol and enables interactions (to reconfigure and enable legacy applications) between the “manager of managers” application and legacy applications. | 02-18-2010 |
20100293161 | AUTOMATICALLY AVOIDING UNCONSTRAINED CARTESIAN PRODUCT JOINS - Database queries for retrieving data from database tables, that do not impose any constraints on the data to be retrieved, result in Cartesian product joins. Such unconstrained database queries when executed impose a significant load on resources, take a long time to execute, and may produce inaccurate and misleading results. Functionality can be implemented to reduce the amount of data retrieved by constraining database queries resulting in Cartesian product joins before they are executed. This can be done by leveraging referential constraints that depict relationships between the tables to be joined to limit the results produced by executing the Cartesian product join. Automatically detecting and preventing execution of Cartesian product joins by leveraging the referential constraints can reduce the processing load on the machine, reduce the time spent in executing the database query, minimize the number of query results, and prevent inaccurate results from being displayed. | 11-18-2010 |
20110302372 | SMT/ECO MODE BASED ON CACHE MISS RATE - A computer implemented method for managing an execution mode for a parallel processor is provided. A monitor identifies a first efficiency rate for a first contested resource of the parallel processor operating in a first operating mode. Responsive to identifying the first efficiency rate for the first contested resource, the monitor identifies whether the first efficiency rate for the contested resource of the parallel processor operating in the first operating mode exceeds a threshold. Responsive to identifying that the efficiency rate for the contested resource exceeds the threshold, an operation of the parallel processor is changed to a second operating mode. | 12-08-2011 |
20120216030 | SMT/ECO MODE BASED ON CACHE MISS RATE - A computer implemented method for managing an execution mode for a parallel processor is provided. A monitor identifies a first efficiency rate for a first contested resource of the parallel processor operating in a first operating mode. Responsive to identifying the first efficiency rate for the first contested resource, the monitor identifies whether the first efficiency rate for the contested resource of the parallel processor operating in the first operating mode exceeds a threshold. Responsive to identifying that the efficiency rate for the contested resource exceeds the threshold, an operation of the parallel processor is changed to a second operating mode. | 08-23-2012 |
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20130241895 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a sensor surface that is sensitive to a touch by a foreign body and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a first sensitive region of the sensor surface and, when the first sensitive region is touched by the foreign body, to supply a predetermined first detection signal. The control unit comprises means for estimating a direction of an acceleration change acting parallel to the sensor surface and is configured, under an effect of the acceleration change, to shift the first sensitive region at times in an active direction of the acceleration change. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249869 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device for controlling a device is provided. The input device comprises a sensor surface sensitive to being touched by a foreign body, and an evaluation unit, which is equipped to sense the positions of successively touched points of the sensor surface, and convert them into a control command for the device. The evaluation unit is connected to means for estimating an acceleration acting on the sensor surface and equipped, when converting into the control command, to weight a point touched at a time of intense acceleration change lower than a point touched at a time of slight acceleration change. | 09-26-2013 |
20140136051 | INPUT DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An input device is provided for a motor vehicle, which comprises a touch-sensitive surface designed to detect the touch of a finger in order to selectively provide one or more instruction types for a connected device, and a finger type recognition unit for recognizing a finger type of the finger detected by the touch-sensitive surface, as well as an instruction output unit for outputting at least one instruction type as a function of the detected finger type. | 05-15-2014 |
20150085124 | DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE ALERTNESS OF A DRIVER - A system and method for estimating the alertness of the driver in a moving vehicle is disclosed. A display instrument is switched over in order to display a message relating to the movement of the vehicle. An eye movement of the driver in reaction to the switch-over is detected. The driver's alertness is assessed on the basis of the detected eye movement. | 03-26-2015 |
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20100092697 | SCALABLE, HIGH-THROUGHPUT, MULTI-CHAMBER EPITAXIAL REACTOR FOR SILICON DEPOSITION - One embodiment provides an apparatus for material deposition. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber, and a pair of susceptors. Each susceptor has a front side and a back side, and the front side mounts substrates. The susceptors are positioned vertically in such a way that the front sides of the susceptors face each other, and the vertical edges of the susceptors are in contact with each other, thereby forming a substantially enclosed narrow channel between the substrates. The apparatus also includes a number of gas nozzles for injecting reaction gases. The gas nozzles are controlled in such a way that gas flow directions inside the chamber can be alternated, thereby facilitating uniform material deposition. The apparatus includes a number of heating units situated outside the reaction chamber. The heating units are arranged in such a way that they radiate heat energy directly to the back sides of the susceptors. | 04-15-2010 |
20100092698 | SCALABLE, HIGH-THROUGHPUT, MULTI-CHAMBER EPITAXIAL REACTOR FOR SILICON DEPOSITION - One embodiment provides an apparatus for material deposition. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber, and a pair of susceptors. Each susceptor has a front side mounting substrates and a back side. The front sides of the vertically positioned susceptors face each other, and the vertical edges of the susceptors are in contact with each other. The apparatus also includes a number of gas nozzles for injecting reaction gases. The gas flow directions inside the chamber can be alternated by controlling the gas nozzles. The gas nozzles are configured to inject a small amount of purge gas including at least one of: HCl, SiCl | 04-15-2010 |
20110067632 | STACKABLE MULTI-PORT GAS NOZZLES - One embodiment provides a reactor for material deposition. The reactor includes a chamber and at least one gas nozzle. The chamber includes a pair of susceptors, each having a front side and a back side. The front side mounts a number of substrates. The susceptors are positioned vertically so that the front sides of the susceptors face each other, and the vertical edges of the susceptors are in contact with each other, thereby forming a substantially enclosed narrow channel between the substrates mounted on different susceptors. The gas nozzle includes a gas-inlet component situated in the center and a detachable gas-outlet component stacked around the gas-inlet component. The gas-inlet component includes at least one opening coupled to the chamber, and is configured to inject precursor gases into the chamber. The detachable gas-outlet component includes at least one opening coupled to the chamber, and is configured to output exhaust gases from the chamber. | 03-24-2011 |
20150176127 | STACKABLE MULTI-PORT GAS NOZZLES - One embodiment provides a reactor for material deposition. The reactor includes a chamber and at least one gas nozzle. The chamber includes a pair of susceptors, each having a front side and a back side. The front side mounts a number of substrates. The susceptors are positioned vertically so that the front sides of the susceptors face each other, and the vertical edges of the susceptors are in contact with each other, thereby forming a substantially enclosed narrow channel between the substrates mounted on different susceptors. The gas nozzle includes a gas-inlet component situated in the center and a detachable gas-outlet component stacked around the gas-inlet component. The gas-inlet component includes at least one opening coupled to the chamber, and is configured to inject precursor gases into the chamber. The detachable gas-outlet component includes at least one opening coupled to the chamber, and is configured to output exhaust gases from the chamber. | 06-25-2015 |
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20120088674 | MEASURING INSTRUMENT, ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE ELEMENTS AND MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TIME-VARIABLE MAGNETIC FIELDS OR FIELD GRADIENTS - The invention relates to a measuring instrument for time-variable magnetix fluxes, or flux gradients, to electrical resistance elements, and to a measuring system comprising a measuring instrument or electrical resistance element according to the invention. The core component of the measuring instrument is a flux transformer composed of a base material which has a phase transition to the superconducting state. According to the invention, even when the base material is in the superconducting state, this flux transformer comprises at least one load region having electrical resistance that is other than zero for dissipating the electric energy in the conductor loop thereof. For this purpose, according to the invention the conductor loop and the magnetic field source are disposed in one plane and are typically photolithographically structured. The resistance elements according to the invention, having resistance values of ≦10 | 04-12-2012 |
20130079230 | IONICALLY CONTROLLED THREE-GATE COMPONENT - A three-port component comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel, which is corrected between the source electrode and the drain electrode and which is made of a material haying an electronic conductivity that can be varied by supplying and/or removing ions. The three-port component comprises an ion reservoir, which is in contact with a gate electrode, and which is connected to the channel so that the reservoir is able to exchange ions with the channel when a potential is applied to the gate electrode. Information can be stored on the three-port component by distributing the total number of ions, which are present in the ion reservoir and the channel, between the ion reservoir and the channel. The distribution of ions in the channel and the ion reservoir changes when, and only when, a corresponding driving potential is applied to the gate electrode. Thus, in contrast to RRAMS, there is no time-voltage dilemma. | 03-28-2013 |
20130199924 | SPUTTERING SOURCES FOR HIGH-PRESSURE SPUTTERING WITH LARGE TARGETS AND SPUTTERING METHOD - A sputtering head comprises a receiving area for a sputtering target (target receptacle). The sputtering head comprises one or more magnetic field sources so as to generate a stray magnetic field. The magnetic north and the magnetic south of at least one magnetic field source, between which the stray field forms, are located 10 mm or less, preferably 5 mm or less, and particularly preferably approximately 1 mm apart. It was found that, notably when sputtering at a high sputtering gas pressure of 0.5 mbar or more, the degree of ionization of the sputtering plasma, and consequently also the ablation rate of the sputtering target, can be locally adjusted by such a locally effective magnetic field. This allows the thicknesses of the layers that are obtained to be more homogeneous over the surface of the substrate. Advantageously, the sputtering head additionally comprises a solid state insulator, which surrounds the base body comprising the target receptacle and the sputtering target (all connected to potential) and electrically insulates the same from the shield that spatially limits the material ablation to the sputtering target (connected to ground). | 08-08-2013 |
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20090071302 | Method for Manufacturing a Filling Material - Method for manufacturing a filling material, characterised in that it consists at least in providing cylindrical foam springs ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090079119 | Foam spring for pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like and method for manufacturing such a foam spring - A foam spring for use in pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like, the foam spring having a tubular resilient body made of foam with holes extending inwardly from an outside surface to an inside surface, wherein the tubular body comprises at least one tubular foam layer and at least one reinforcing layer applied to said foam layer over at least a part of the axial length of the spring. | 03-26-2009 |
20090100603 | Foam spring for pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like and method for manufacturing such a foam spring - A foam spring for use in pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like, the foam spring having a tubular resilient body-made of foam with holes extending inwardly from an outside surface to an inside surface, wherein the tubular body-comprises at least one tubular foam layer and at least one reinforcing layer applied to said foam layer over at least a part of the axial length of the spring. | 04-23-2009 |
20100270718 | Foam spring for pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like and a method for manufacturing such a foam spring - A foam spring for use in pillows, cushions, mattresses or the like, the foam spring having a tubular resilient body ( | 10-28-2010 |
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20130021107 | VIA RESISTANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Component characteristics analysis systems and methods are described. In one embodiment, a ring oscillator comprises: at least one inversion stage operable to cause a signal transition; a target component that has an increased comparative impact or influence on a signal transition propagation in the ring oscillator; and an output component for outputting an indication of the impact the target component has on the signal transition. The target component can include a plurality of vias from one metal layer to another metal layer. The plurality of vias from one metal layer to another metal layer can be configured in a cell. The vias can correspond to a via layer. In one exemplary implementation, the output is coupled to an analysis component. The analysis component can include correlation of the via resistance into a wafer variations and generate a wafer map. The analysis component can include correlation of the via resistance into a wafer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027140 | COUPLING RESISTANCE AND CAPACITANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The described systems and methods can facilitate examination of device parameters including analysis of relatively dominant characteristic impacts on delays. In one embodiment, at least some coupling components (e.g., metal layer wires, traces, lines, etc.) have a relatively dominate impact on delays and the delay is in part a function of both capacitance and resistance of the coupling component. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of dominate characteristic oscillating rings, wherein each respective one of the plurality of dominate characteristic oscillating rings includes a respective dominate characteristic. Additional analysis can be performed correlating the dominate characteristic delay impact results with device fabrication and operation. | 01-31-2013 |
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