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20120205752 | Strengthened Micro-Electromechanical System Devices and Methods of Making Thereof - In an embodiment, a micro-electromechanical device can include a substrate, a beam, and an isolation joint. The beam can be suspended relative to a surface of the substrate. The isolation joint can be between a first portion and a second portion of the beam, and can have a non-linear shape. In another embodiment, a micro-electromechanical device can include a substrate, a beam, and an isolation joint. The beam can be suspended relative to a surface of the substrate. The isolation joint can be between a first portion and a second portion of the beam. The isolation joint can have a first portion, a second portion, and a bridge portion between the first portion and the second portion. The first and second portions of the isolation joint can each have a seam and a void, while the bridge portion can be solid. | 08-16-2012 |
20120205753 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICES - A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a substrate, a first beam, a second beam, and a third beam. The first beam includes first and second portions separated by an isolation joint. The first and second portions each comprise a semiconductor and a first dielectric layer. An electrically conductive trace is mechanically coupled to the first beam and electrically coupled to the second portion's semiconductor but not the first portion's semiconductor. The second beam includes a second dielectric layer. The profile of each of the first, second, and third beams has been formed by a dry etch. A cavity separates a surface of the substrate from the first, second, and third beams. The cavity has been formed by a dry etch. A side wall of each of the first, second, and third beams has substantially no dielectric layer disposed thereon, and the dielectric layer has been removed by a vapor-phase etch. | 08-16-2012 |
20130026584 | Micro-Electromechanical System Devices - A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device can include a substrate and a first beam suspended relative to a substrate surface. The first beam can include a first portion and a second portion that are separated by an isolation joint made of an insulative material. The first and second portions can each include a first semiconductor and a first dielectric layer. The MEMS device can also include a second beam suspended relative to the substrate surface. The second beam can include a second semiconductor and a second dielectric layer to promote curvature of the second beam. The MEMS device can also include a third beam suspended relative to the substrate surface. The third beam consists essentially of a first material. The second beam is configured to move relative to the third beam in response to an acceleration along an axis perpendicular to the surface of the substrate. | 01-31-2013 |
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20090051143 | Mission adaptable portable cart/utility table arrangement - A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use. | 02-26-2009 |
20090212535 | Cart transportable mobile medical critical care point of need field installation units - A cart transportable mobile medical emergency response facility includes a plurality of hand carried carts with cargo canisters with interchangeable components for establishing a decentralized mobile medical treatment facility at a disaster or other emergency area with a lack of usable hospital facilities. The rapidly deployable and accessible collection of carts and medical equipment delivers point-of-need critical care in the absence of conventional time consuming and complex assembly of medical response facilities | 08-27-2009 |
20110309601 | Mission adaptable portable cart/utility table arrangement - A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. It transports one or more cargo bins over long, rough terrain and each bin can include one or more cabinet drawers therein, wherein upon tilting of a cargo bin from a horizontal transport position to a substantially vertical position the cargo bin serves as a supply cabinet. Each bin is openable to expose the supply drawers for use. | 12-22-2011 |
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20090175865 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 07-09-2009 |
20100003766 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 01-07-2010 |
20110137017 | CYSTEINE ENGINEERED ANTIBODIES AND CONJUGATES - Antibodies are engineered by replacing one or more amino acids of a parent antibody with non cross-linked, highly reactive cysteine amino acids. Antibody fragments may also be engineered with one or more cysteine amino acids to form cysteine engineered antibody fragments (ThioFab). Methods of design, preparation, screening, and selection of the cysteine engineered antibodies are provided. Cysteine engineered antibodies (Ab), optionally with an albumin-binding peptide (ABP) sequence, are conjugated with one or more drug moieties (D) through a linker (L) to form cysteine engineered antibody-drug conjugates having Formula I: | 06-09-2011 |
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20090162718 | Low Impurity Elastomeric Material - Embodiments of the present invention include cured elastomeric materials of high purity, compositions for making them, and articles comprising the cured elastomeric materials. Embodiments of the invention include cured elastomers that have less than 200 ng/cm2 of calcium. In some embodiments, the cured elastomer is made from cross linked ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers and can be free from cross linked fluorpelastomers or silicone elastomers. The cured elastomers in embodiments of the present invention may be used for seals including o-rings and gaskets. | 06-25-2009 |
20090217981 | FLUID HANDLING DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONALLY-BIASED WETTING SURFACE - A fluid handling device with an anisotropic wetting surface including a substrate with a multiplicity of asymmetric substantially uniformly shaped asperities thereon. Each asperity has a first asperity rise angle and a second asperity rise angle relative to the substrate. The asperities are structured to present a desired retentive force ratio (f | 09-03-2009 |
20100017346 | DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATING OF SUBSTRATE HOUSINGS - Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation of the coated plastic or thermoplastic to hydrogen or helium compared to the permeability of the plastic alone. The DLC or doped DLC coatings coating provides a surface resistivity of from about 10 | 01-21-2010 |
20100136289 | ARTICLES COMPRISING WETTABLE STRUCTURED SURFACES - Embodiments of the invention include or comprise super wetting structured surfaces having one or more asperities, sometimes referred to as hemi-wicking. Structured substrates with regular arrays of asperities such as square pillars or frustra were machined from graphite blocks and then treated to render them lyophilic. Liquids spread over these surfaces to produce non-circular wetting areas. As the channels formed between the asperities were made shallower or narrower, liquids wicked more and spread over a larger area. The inherent wettability of the substrate was independent or nearly independent of the substrate. A combination of the appropriate surface structure and moderate inherent wettability can effectively flatten liquids, spreading them over very large areas. | 06-03-2010 |
20110281116 | DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATING OF SUBSTRATE HOUSINGS - Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation of the coated plastic or thermoplastic to hydrogen or helium compared to the permeability of the plastic alone. The DLC or doped DLC coatings coating provides a surface resistivity of from about 10 | 11-17-2011 |
20130280457 | DIAMOND LIKE CARBON COATING OF SUBSTRATE HOUSINGS - Embodiments of the invention include articles comprising a diamond like carbon coating or doped diamond like carbon coating on one or more surfaces of a plastic substrate or a plastic enclosure. Embodiments of the DLC or doped DLC coatings reduce the gas permeation of the coated plastic or thermoplastic to hydrogen or helium compared to the permeability of the plastic alone. The DLC or doped DLC coatings coating provides a surface resistivity of from about 10 | 10-24-2013 |
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20100038566 | VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES - The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions. | 02-18-2010 |
20110266485 | VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES - The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions. | 11-03-2011 |
20130214185 | VALVE ACTUATOR WITH VENT - The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions. | 08-22-2013 |
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20090207697 | Water Inflatable Volumetric Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurality of hydrophones attached to the compliant material at respective positions, wherein said hydrophones are arranged in a predetermined geometric array when the shaped housing is in the expanded configuration. Also provided herein is a system and method for deploying the hydrophone array. | 08-20-2009 |
20090207698 | Vertical Line Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone assembly includes at least four hydrophone units for converting an acoustic signal to an electrical signal, the hydrophone units being in a parallel, cylindrically symmetric spaced spatial relationship with each other, and at least one spacer element to maintain the hydrophone units fixed in the spatial relationship to each other, wherein the hydrophone units and spacer element are embedded in an encapsulant to form an elongated, flexible body. | 08-20-2009 |
20100246330 | Vertical Line Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone assembly includes at least four hydrophone units for converting an acoustic signal to an electrical signal, the hydrophone units being in a parallel, cylindrically symmetric spaced spatial relationship with each other, and at least one spacer element to maintain the hydrophone units fixed in the spatial relationship to each other, wherein the hydrophone units and spacer element are embedded in an encapsulant to form an elongated, flexible body. | 09-30-2010 |
20110026366 | Water Inflatable Volumetric Hydrophone Array - A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurality of hydrophones attached to the compliant material at respective positions, wherein said hydrophones are arranged in a predetermined geometric array when the shaped housing is in the expanded configuration. Also provided herein is a system and method for deploying the hydrophone array. | 02-03-2011 |
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20080217730 | METHODS OF FORMING GAS DIELECTRIC AND RELATED STRUCTURE - Methods of forming a gas dielectric and a related structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a wiring level including at least one conductive portion within a sacrificial dielectric; forming a nanofiber layer over the wiring level; vaporizing the sacrificial dielectric by heating; evacuating the vaporized sacrificial layer; and sealing pores in the nanofiber layer. | 09-11-2008 |
20080225251 | Immersion optical lithography system having protective optical coating - An immersion lithography system is provided which includes an optical source operable to produce light having a nominal wavelength and an optical imaging system. The optical imaging system has an optical element in an optical path from the optical source to an article to be patterned thereby. The optical element has a face which is adapted to contact a liquid occupying a space between the face and the article. The optical element includes a material which is degradable by the liquid and a protective coating which covers the degradable material at the face for protecting the face from the liquid, the protective coating being transparent to the light, stable when exposed to the light and stable when exposed to the liquid. | 09-18-2008 |
20130168749 | BORDERLESS CONTACT STRUCTURE EMPLOYING DUAL ETCH STOP LAYERS - Each gate structure formed on the substrate includes a gate dielectric, a gate conductor, a first etch stop layer, and a gate cap dielectric. A second etch stop layer is formed over the gate structures, gate spacers, and source and drain regions. A first contact-level dielectric layer and a second contact-level dielectric layer are formed over the second etch stop layer. Gate contact via holes extending at least to the top surface of the gate cap dielectrics are formed. Source/drain contact via holes extending to the interface between the first and second contact-level dielectric layers are subsequently formed. The various contact via holes are vertically extended by simultaneously etching exposed gate cap dielectrics and exposed portions of the first contact-level dielectric layer, then by simultaneously etching the first and second etch stop layers. Source/drain contact vias self-aligned to the outer surfaces gate spacers are thereby formed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130252419 | Metal Alloy Cap Integration - A metal interconnect structure, which includes metal alloy capping layers, and a method of manufacturing the same. The originally deposited alloy capping layer element within the interconnect features will diffuse into and segregate onto top surface of the metal interconnect. The metal alloy capping material is deposited on a reflowed copper surface and is not physically in contact with sidewalls of the interconnect features. The metal alloy capping layer is also reflowed on the copper. Thus, there is a reduction in electrical resistivity impact from residual alloy elements in the interconnect structure. That is, there is a reduction, of alloy elements inside the features of the metal interconnect structure. The metal interconnect structure includes a dielectric layer with a recessed line, a liner material on sidewalls, a copper material, an alloy capping layer, and a dielectric cap. | 09-26-2013 |
20140061799 | SILICON-ON-INSULATOR TRANSISTOR WITH SELF-ALIGNED BORDERLESS SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS - A method is provided for fabricating an integrated circuit that includes multiple transistors. A replacement gate stack is formed on a semiconductor layer, a gate spacer is formed, and a dielectric layer is formed. The dummy gate stack is removed to form a cavity. A gate dielectric and a work function metal layer are formed in the cavity. The cavity is filled with a gate conductor. One and only one of the gate conductor and the work function metal layer are selectively recessed. An oxide film is formed in the recess such that its upper surface is co-planar with the upper surface of the dielectric layer. The oxide film is used to selectively grow an oxide cap. An interlayer dielectric is formed and etched to form a cavity for a source/drain contact. A source/drain contact is formed in the contact cavity, with a portion of the source/drain contact being located directly on the oxide cap. | 03-06-2014 |
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20110175190 | DEEP WELL STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE DEPTH SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REGIONS - A semiconductor device structure includes a first type region and a second type region defined in a substrate, the first type region and second type region separated by one or more inter-well shallow trench isolation (STI) structures. At least one of the first type region and the second type region has one or more intra-well STI structures formed therein for isolating semiconductor devices formed within a same polarity well. The inter-well STI structures are formed at a substantially same depth with respect to the intra-well STI structures. A main well region is formed such that a bottom of the main well region is disposed above a bottom of the inter-well and intra-well STI features. One or more deep well regions couple the main well regions otherwise isolated by the intra-well STI structures, wherein the deep well regions are spaced away from the inter-well STI structures. | 07-21-2011 |
20120178237 | DEEP WELL STRUCTURES WITH SINGLE DEPTH SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REGIONS - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes defining a first type region and a second type region in a substrate, t separated by one or more inter-well STI structures; etching and filling, in at least one of the first type region and the second type region, one or more intra-well STI structures for isolating semiconductor devices formed within a same polarity well, wherein the one or more inter-well STI structures are formed at a substantially same depth with respect to the one or more intra-well STI structures; implanting, a main well region, wherein a bottom of the main well region is disposed above a bottom of the one or more inter-well and intra-well STI features; and implanting, one or more deep well regions that couple main well regions, wherein the one or more deep well regions are spaced away from the one or more inter-well STI structures. | 07-12-2012 |
20120248508 | FORMING BORDERLESS CONTACT FOR TRANSISTORS IN A REPLACEMENT METAL GATE PROCESS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes creating an opening inside a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer being formed on top of a substrate and the opening exposing a channel region of a transistor in the substrate; depositing a work-function layer lining the opening and covering the channel region; forming a gate conductor covering a first portion of the work-function layer, the first portion of the work-function layer being on top of the channel region; and removing a second portion of the work-function layer, the second portion of the work-function layer surrounding the first portion of the work-function layer, wherein the removal of the second portion of the work-function layer insulates the first portion of the work-function layer from rest of the work-function layer. | 10-04-2012 |
20120326237 | LOW-PROFILE LOCAL INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide a structure. The structure includes a plurality of field-effect-transistors having gate stacks formed on top of a semiconductor substrate, the gate stacks having spacers formed at sidewalls thereof; and one or more conductive contacts formed directly on top of the semiconductor substrate and interconnecting at least one source/drain of one of the plurality of field-effect-transistors to at least one source/drain of another one of the plurality of field-effect-transistors, wherein the one or more conductive contacts is part of a low-profile local interconnect that has a height lower than a height of the gate stacks. | 12-27-2012 |
20130112462 | Metal Alloy Cap Integration - A metal interconnect structure, which includes metal alloy capping layers, and a method of manufacturing the same. The originally deposited alloy capping layer element within the interconnect features will diffuse into and segregate onto top surface of the metal interconnect. The metal alloy capping material is deposited on a reflowed copper surface and is not physically in contact with sidewalls of the interconnect features. Thus, there is a reduction in electrical resistivity impact from residual alloy elements in the interconnect structure. That is, there is a reduction, of alloy elements inside the features of the metal interconnect structure. The metal interconnect structure includes a dielectric layer with a recessed line, a liner material on sidewalls, a copper material, an alloy cap, and a capping layer. | 05-09-2013 |
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20090063724 | System core for transferring data between an external device and memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 03-05-2009 |
20100238999 | Methods and Apparatus for Video Decoding - Techniques for performing the processing of blocks of video in multiple stages. Each stage is executed for blocks of data in the frame that need to go through that stage, based on the coding type, before moving to the next stage. This order of execution allows blocks of data to be processed in a nonsequential order, unless the blocks need to go through the same processing stages. Multiple processing elements (PEs) operating in SIMD mode executing the same task and operating on different blocks of data may be utilized, avoiding idle times for the PEs. In another aspect, inverse scan and dequantization operations for blocks of data are merged in a single procedure operating on multiple PEs operating in SIMD mode. This procedure makes efficient use of the multiple PEs and speeds up processing by combining two operations, inverse scan (reordering) and dequantization, which load the execution units differently. The reordering loads mainly the load and store units of the PEs, while the dequantization loads mainly other units. By combining the inverse scan and dequantization in an efficient VLIW packing performance, processing gain is achieved. | 09-23-2010 |
20110219210 | System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 09-08-2011 |
20120124335 | System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 05-17-2012 |
20130007331 | System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 01-03-2013 |
20130019082 | Manifold Array Processor - An array processor includes processing elements arranged in to form a rectangular array. Inter-cluster communication paths are mutually exclusive. Due to the mutual exclusivity of the data paths, communications between the processing elements of each cluster may be combined in a single inter-cluster path, thus eliminating half the wiring required for the path. The length of the longest communication path is not directly determined by the overall dimension of the array, as in conventional torus arrays. Rather, the longest communications path is limited by the inter-cluster spacing. Transpose elements of an N×N torus may be combined in clusters and communicate with one another through intra-cluster communications paths. Transpose operation latency is eliminated in this approach. Each PE may have a single transmit port and a single receive port. Thus, the individual PEs are decoupled from the array topology. | 01-17-2013 |
20140059324 | System Core for Transferring Data Between an External Device and Memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 02-27-2014 |
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20120137957 | NOISE-MAKING DEVICE - Noise-making devices are presented including: a compressible noise-making assembly, the compressible noise-making assembly configured for emitting a noise upon compressive deformation; a compression assembly for compressing and retaining the compressible noise-making assembly, the compression assembly including, at least two opposing surfaces defining a cavity for receiving the compressible noise-making assembly, the opposing surfaces each in mechanical communication with the compressible noise-making assembly, and at least two pulls each attached to one of the opposing surfaces such that when the two pulls are divergently pulled a compressive force is exerted upon the compressible noise-making device by the opposing surfaces. | 06-07-2012 |
20130260638 | NOISE-MAKING DEVICE - Noise-making devices are presented including: a compressible noise-making assembly, the compressible noise-making assembly configured for emitting a noise upon compressive deformation; at least two pull channels circumferentially disposed approximately 90° apart with respect to one another along a surface of the compressible noise-making assembly; a number of channel overhangs disposed along an upper edge of the at least two pull channels along the surface of the compressible noise-making assembly; and a compression assembly for compressing and retaining the compressible noise-making assembly, the compression assembly including, at least two opposing surfaces defining a cavity for receiving the compressible noise-making assembly each disposed along the at least two pull channels, where the at least two opposing surfaces are each in mechanical communication with the compressible noise-making assembly. | 10-03-2013 |
20140230751 | NOISE MAKING TOY HAVING SEPARABLE AND SELF-REATTACHING MEMBERS - Noise making toy are presented including: a first graspable body element; a first releasable surface affixed along a first graspable body element surface of the first graspable body element; a second graspable body element; a second releasable surface affixed along a second graspable body element surface of the second graspable body element, where the second releasable surface is configured and positioned for releasably engaging the first releasable surface; an enclosure for enclosing the first graspable body element and the second graspable body element; and a return element affixed to the first graspable body element and the second graspable body element, where the return element is positioned along the first releasable surface and the second releasable surface, and where the return element is further positioned along an axis of pull centered along the first graspable body element and the second graspable body element. | 08-21-2014 |
20150050861 | Noise-Making Assembly - Noise-making assemblies are presented including: a self-recovering stretchable element; and at least one noise-making element mechanically coupled with and along the self-recovering stretchable element at a number of attachment points, where the at least one noise-making element forms slack portions between the number of attachment points when the self-recovering stretchable element is in a relaxed position, where the slack portions are flattened when the self-recovering stretchable element is in an extended position, and where when the self-recovering stretchable element extends from the relaxed position to the extended position, the at least one noise-making elements emits a noise. | 02-19-2015 |
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20110189913 | WOVEN MAT FABRIC WITH FUSED LAYERS - A woven mat fabric with fused layers containing a plurality of woven layers, where each woven layer contains a plurality of warp elements interwoven with a plurality of weft elements. The warp and weft elements contain polymeric strips which have a core layer disposed in layered relation with at least one surface layer. The core layer contains a first strain oriented polymer composition and having a first softening point and the surface layer contains a second polymer composition having a softening point lower than the first softening point. The weft and warp elements within each layer are fused to one another, but the weft and warp elements of one layer are not consolidated to the weft and warp elements of the adjacent layers. | 08-04-2011 |
20130032266 | RUBBER REINFORCED ARTICLE WITH VOIDED FIBERS - A reinforced rubber article comprising a rubber article and a fibrous layer embedded into the rubber article. The fibrous layer comprises monoaxially drawn fibers having at least a first layer, where the first layer contains a polymer and a plurality of voids. The voids are in an amount of between about 3 and 15 percent by volume of the first layer. Methods of forming the reinforced rubber article are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130032267 | RUBBER REINFORCED ARTICLE WITH VOIDED FIBERS HAVING VOID-INITIATING PARTICLES - A reinforced rubber article comprising a rubber article and a fibrous layer embedded into the rubber article. The fibrous layer contains monoaxially drawn fibers having at least a first layer, where the first layer contains a polymer, a plurality of void-initiating particles, and a plurality of voids. Methods of forming the reinforced rubber article are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130034718 | RUBBER REINFORCED ARTICLE WITH HIGH MODULUS, RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION TAPE ELEMENTS - A reinforced rubber article containing a rubber article and a fibrous layer embedded into the rubber article. The fibrous layer contains monoaxially drawn tape elements having a rectangular cross-section and at least a first layer having a draw ratio of at least about 5, a modulus of at least about 2 GPa, a density of at least 0.85 g/cm | 02-07-2013 |
20130183483 | Polyester/Nylon 6 Tape Elements for Rubber Reinforcement - A reinforced rubber article containing a rubber article and a fibrous layer embedded into the rubber article. The fibrous layer contains monoaxially drawn tape elements having at least a first layer, an upper surface and a lower surface. The first layer comprises a blend of polyester and nylon 6. Methods of forming the reinforced rubber article are also disclosed. | 07-18-2013 |
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20090020249 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMERS AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 01-22-2009 |
20100147478 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMERS AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 06-17-2010 |
20100316807 | Grease, Oil and Wax Resistant Paper Composition - In order to provide grease, oil and wax resistance to a paper substrate, a coating containing a binder, a filler material and calcium carbonate is used. The coating of the invention is essentially free from fluorocarbons, which are considered harmful to human and animal populations, and surfactants and other chemicals which may alter the color of the coated paper. The coated paper has a GE brightness level between approximately 50 and approximately 90, while providing superior grease, oil and wax resistance. | 12-16-2010 |
20110220306 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMER AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 09-15-2011 |
20120291972 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALKYL KETENE DIMERS AND ALKYL SUCCINIC ANHYDIDES FOR USE IN PAPER MAKING - Additives for paper making are disclosed herein. Specifically, the additives are wax-free alternatives to conventional coatings, including ASA, AKD and optionally an acrylic containing composition. Other additives may be included in the coating, such as cationic particles or compositions. The coatings may be used at a variety of points during the paper making process, including on the calender stack and in the wet end. | 11-22-2012 |
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20090007004 | MULTI-APPLICATION TABBING SYSTEM - A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with at least one second window, the at least one second window being independent of and external to the first window, and combining the first window and the at least one second window into a common window on a display screen, the first window and the at least one second window being configured to share a common window frame. An indicator may appear on the display as a target region when a user desires to associate the first and second windows. Subsequent operations performed on the common window are performed automatically on any underlying window. For example, when a user chooses to save the contents of the common window, the contents of all of the windows of the common window may be saved. | 01-01-2009 |
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20130091451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALLY BROWSING OF OPEN WINDOWS - A method referred to as visual window browsing allows a user to browse through windows on their desktop. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, moving open windows to form a visual stack with the topmost window in the stack being in focus. Responsive to a browse the windows in the visual stack can be browsed, where the topmost window moves to the bottom of the visual stack and the other windows move higher in the stack, with the second highest window becoming the topmost window and being in focus. Successive browse commands causes this behavior to repeat allowing a user to cycle through each of the open windows. | 04-11-2013 |
20140195962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TASKBAR BUTTON INTERFACES - The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar. | 07-10-2014 |
20140236930 | OPERATING SYSTEM PROGRAM LAUNCH MENU SEARCH - An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device. | 08-21-2014 |
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20110213560 | System, method, and computer product for exon array analysis - In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events. | 09-01-2011 |
20120253688 | System, Method, and Computer Product for Exon Array Analysis - In one embodiment, a method for analyzing data generated by probe arrays is described that comprises receiving user selections of two or more data files and an identification of one or more subsets of intensity values acquired from a biological probe array. The method includes iteratively opening each data file, identifying the selected subset of intensity values associated with each open data file, determining parameters for processing, storing the parameters and the identified intensity values, and closing the open data file prior to the subsequent iteration. The method then includes processing the stored intensity values using the parameters to identify one or more biological events. | 10-04-2012 |