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Abate R. Adam, Somerville, MA US
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| 20100239824 | Metal Oxide Coating On Surfaces - The present invention provides a method for coating metal oxide on a PDMS surface. The method includes preparing a mixture that contains a sol-gel precursor, reacting the mixture to form a preconverted sol-gel precursor, where the preconverted sol-gel precursor does not diffuse into PDMS and is not in the form of a gel, forming a reactive PDMS surface, applying the preconverted sol-gel precursor onto the reactive PDMS surface, binding the preconverted sol-gel precursor to the re-active PDMS surface, and converting the bound preconverted sol-gel precursor to a metal oxide to form a metal oxide coating on the PDMS surface. The present invention also provides a PDMS microfluidic device where one or more channels of the microfluidic device is provided with a metal oxide coating covalently bound only on the surface of the one or more channels. | 09-23-2010 |
Alan Adam, Hanover, KS US
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| 20100147223 | PORTABLE LIVESTOCK FEEDER WITH BOTTOM DUMPING AND ADJUSTABLE WIDTH TROUGHS - A portable livestock feeder has a frame supported by a plurality of wheels with a trailer hitch at one end. First and second feed troughs are positioned on each side of a longitudinal center of the frame with racks positioned above the troughs. The feed troughs are supported at their front ends by a first pair of pin members and at their rear ends by a second pair of pin members. The feed troughs are pivotable by a hydraulic mechanism about the pin members between a normal feeding position and a bottom dumping position. One of the pin members is movable between first and second stops that limit lateral movement of the feed troughs toward and away from the longitudinal center of the feeder. An adjustable cam member is arranged to engage another one of the pin members for causing the troughs to move between narrow and wide width settings. | 06-17-2010 |
Christopher Adam, Newburyport, MA US
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| 20120085002 | SUSPENSION HEEL - A suspension heel is provided for use with footwear, such as high heeled shoes, to provide cushioning to the wearer. The suspension heel includes a heel shaft connected to the shoe sole and a compliant heel plug attached to the heel shaft. The shaft includes a cavity or other receptacle for receiving the compliant heel plug. The suspension heel provides cushioning as well as stability for the wearer of the footwear, while maintaining aesthetic style. A relief detail formed by the compliant heel plug and the shaft provides compliance by compressing when a force is applied. For instance, as a person walks in the shoe, ground contact applies a force to the suspension heel. The relief detail deforms or compresses in response to the force, attenuating it and providing cushioning to the wearer. | 04-12-2012 |
Constantin M. Adam, New York, NY US
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| 20080282267 | Dynamic Application Instance Placement in Data Center Environments - Techniques are disclosed for determining placements of application instances on computing resources in a computing system such that the application instances can be executed thereon. By way of example, a method for determining an application instance placement in a set of machines under one or more resource constraints includes the following steps. An estimate is computed of a value of the first metric that can be achieved by a current application instance placement and a current application load distribution. A new application instance placement and a new application load distribution are determined, wherein the new application instance placement and the new load distribution optimize the first metric. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090157855 | DECENTRALIZED APPLICATION PLACEMENT FOR WEB APPLICATION MIDDLEWARE - A decentralized process to ensure the dynamic placement of applications on servers under two types of simultaneous resource requirements, those that are dependent on the loads placed on the applications and those that are independent. The demand (load) for applications changes over time and the goal is to satisfy all the demand while changing the solution (assignment of applications to servers) as little as possible. | 06-18-2009 |
Daniel J. Adam, East Canaan, CT US
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| 20100154688 | COAL ROPE DISTRIBUTOR WITH REPLACEABLE WEAR COMPONENTS - A head assembly | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154689 | COAL ROPE DISTRIBUTOR WITH REPLACEABLE WEAR COMPONENTS - A head assembly | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110210191 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A STATIONARY COAL NOZZLE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method of constructing a stationary wear-resistant stationary nozzle | 09-01-2011 |
Gabriel Hammam Adam, Alpharetta, GA US
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| 20100159774 | NONWOVEN COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A nonwoven composite and a method of making a nonwoven composite including lightly bonding and hydroentangling a continuous filament nonwoven web to improve its integrity for subsequent processing steps, such as adding a first layer to the continuous filament nonwoven web and hydroentangling the first layer and the continuous filament nonwoven web together. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159775 | Nonwoven Composite And Method For Making The Same - A nonwoven composite and a method of making a nonwoven composite including lightly bonding and hydroentangling a continuous filament nonwoven web to improve its integrity and fiber mobility for subsequent processing steps, such as adding a first layer to the continuous filament nonwoven web and hydroentangling the first layer and the continuous filament nonwoven web together. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100279085 | Nonwoven Composite Including Post-Consumer Recycled Material - The present invention provides for a nonwoven web composite which contains at least 40% by weight of post consumer recycled materials. It has been surprisingly discovered that a nonwoven web composite of the present invention, with its fairly high post consumer recycled material content, has physical properties similar to those of a nonwoven web composite prepared from virgin materials. | 11-04-2010 |
Herve Adam, Princeton, NJ US
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| 20090107681 | ADDITION OF NONIONIC SURFACTANTS TO WATER SOLUBLE BLOCK COPOLYMERS TO INCREASE THE STABILITY OF THE COPOLYMER IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS CONTAINING SALT AND/OR SURFACTANTS - An aqueous fluid useful for the recovery of crude oil from a subterranean formation, which includes a composition including a mixture of water, a water soluble block copolymer, an inorganic salt and at least one member of the group of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of less than 12, and methods for using same. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090111716 | ADDITION OF ZWITTERIONIC SURFACTANT TO WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER TO INCREASE THE STABILITY OF THE POLYMERS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS CONTAINING SALT AND/OR SURFACTANTS - An aqueous fluid composition useful for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation, including a mixture of water, a water soluble polymer, an inorganic salt and at least one zwitterionic surfactant and methods of using same. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100273683 | Compositions having hase rheology modifiers - A monomer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C | 10-28-2010 |
Hervé Adam, Clarksburg, NJ US
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| 20100279134 | Process of Making Aqueous Dispersions of Polymers, Emulsions of Polymers, and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a process of making aqueous dispersions of copolymers, for example based on conjugated, aliphatic dienes and vinyl aromatic compounds. It relates also to the emulsions polymers obtained thereby, and to the use thereof as binders for the coating of paper. The invention also related to a coated paper having a coating comprising the emulsion copolymer. The process involves using at least two emulsifiers. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120028856 | COPOLYMER FOR INHIBITING INORGANIC DEPOSITS - The invention relates to a copolymer having: | 02-02-2012 |
Hervé Adam, Clarksburg, NJ US
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| 20090149557 | Demulsifiers in solvent base for separating emulsions and methods of use - Demulsifiers containing an anionic surfactant selected from alkylsulfosuccinates, alkylphosphonic acids, and their salts; a nonionic surfactant selected from ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers, ethoxylated fatty acids of polyethylene glycol, terpene alkoxylates, and modified alkanolamides; and solvent bases comprising blends of dibasic esters. Methods for breaking emulsions using such demulsifiers and solvent bases are also disclosed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090209664 | Demulsifiers and methods for use in pharmaceutical applications - Demulsifiers containing an anionic surfactant selected from alkylsulfosuccinates, alkylsulfonates, alkylphosphonic acids, and their salts; a nonionic surfactant selected from ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers, ethoxylated fatty acids of polyethylene glycol, terpene alkoxylates, and modified alkanolamides; or a combination of an anionic and a nonionic surfactant, and methods of use thereof in breaking emulsions. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100279134 | Process of Making Aqueous Dispersions of Polymers, Emulsions of Polymers, and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a process of making aqueous dispersions of copolymers, for example based on conjugated, aliphatic dienes and vinyl aromatic compounds. It relates also to the emulsions polymers obtained thereby, and to the use thereof as binders for the coating of paper. The invention also related to a coated paper having a coating comprising the emulsion copolymer. The process involves using at least two emulsifiers. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110144248 | Methods and systems for improving open time and drying time of latex binders and aqueous coatings - Disclosed are low Tg latex polymers and low VOC aqueous coating compositions having an improved open time profile, as well as drying time, stain resistance, wet edge time, low temperature film formation, block resistance, adhesion, water sensitivity and low-VOC content. The latex polymers and aqueous coating compositions include at least one latex polymer derived from at least one monomer copolymerized or alkoxylated compounds or blended with an alkoxylated compound, for example an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol or an alkoxylated tributylphenol. Also provided is an aqueous coating or adhesive composition including at least one latex polymer, water and one or a blend of two or more open time additives or drying time additives. The blend can comprise nonionic and anionic open time additives. Typically, the open time and/or drying time additive is present in an amount greater than about 1.3% by weight of the polymer or composition, typically in an amount greater than about 2% by weight of the polymer or composition, in an amount greater than about 4% by weight of the polymer or composition, in an amount greater than about 7.5% by weight of the polymer or composition, in an amount greater than about 10% by weight of the polymer or composition or in an amount greater than about 20% by weight of the polymer or composition. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110257333 | Expandable elastomeric material in the presence of water or oil - A process for the preparation of an elastomer capable of swelling in oil and/or in water and brine comprising the steps of: a) making an aqueous inverse emulsion of particles of a polymer comprising a betaine group prepared by inverse emulsion polymerization of monomers A | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120029138 | Anti-settling composition and methods for use - An anti-settling additive, compositions containing anti-settling additives and methods for use, the additive containing a monomer or polymer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C | 02-02-2012 |
John Adam, Luling, TX US
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| 20110198087 | Blasting Lateral Holes From Existing Well Bores - A system for blasting lateral holes in the formation around a well bore, the well bore containing production casing and production tubing inside the producting casing. The system includes: a coiled tubing system including a first pump for pumping under pressure cutting fluid; coiled tubing for inserting into the production tubing; a flexible hose having a first end attached to the bottom end of the coiled tubing; a jetting nozzle attached to a second end of the flexible hose; and a deflection shoe adapted for attaching to the bottom of the production tubing. The system further comprises a centering system for centering the coiled tubing within the production tubing; a fluid transport system comprising a second pump and tubing adapted for pumping circulating fluid through the production casing; and a flow-back system comprising tubing adapted for receiving spent cutting fluid out of the production casing. | 08-18-2011 |
John D. Adam, Millersville, MD US
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| 20080218940 | High dielectric capacitor materials and method of their production - Methods of producing polycrystalline and single crystal dielectrics are disclosed, including dielectrics comprising CaCu | 09-11-2008 |
| 20120081195 | LATERAL OVER-MODED BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS - A bulk acoustic resonator assembly and methods for fabricated the resonator assembly is provided. The resonator includes a cavity on a first surface of a substrate, with a sheet of low acoustic loss material suspended over the cavity. The sheet of low acoustic loss material is configured such that an associated fundamental frequency of the sheet of low acoustic loss material is a function of a length of the sheet of low acoustic loss material in a direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate. A transducer includes an electromechanical layer on the sheet of low acoustic loss material and a patterned conductive material formed on the electromechanical material. The transducer is configured to induce vibrations in the low acoustic loss material upon application of an electrical signal to the conductive pattern. | 04-05-2012 |
John Douglas Adam, Millersville, MD US
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| 20080296562 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube devices - Methods and apparatus for fabricating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanotube devices. These include a method of fabricating self-aligned CNT field-effect transistors (FET), a method and apparatus of selectively etching metallic CNTs and a method and apparatus of fabricating an oxide in a carbon nanotube (CNT) device. These methods and apparatus overcome many of the disadvantages and limitations of the prior art. | 12-04-2008 |
Kevin Adam, Cary, NC US
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| 20110200571 | Methods for Reducing Nematode Damage to Plants - Methods and compositions for controlling nematode plant damage using seed and/or soil and foliar treatments are disclosed. Seeds, soil, or both are treated with a nematicidal composition followed later by a foliar treatment by a different nematicidal composition. | 08-18-2011 |
Lahir M. Shaik Adam, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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| 20110254015 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING DEVICE PERFORMANCE USING EPITAXIALLY GROWN SILICON CARBON (SiC) OR SILICON-GERMANIUM (SiGe) - A semiconductor substrate including a field effect transistor (FET) and a method of producing the same wherein a stressor is provided in a recess before the source/drain region is formed. The device has an increased carrier mobility in the channel region adjacent to the gate electrode. | 10-20-2011 |
Lahir S. Adam, Wappingers Falls, NY US
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| 20110031503 | DEVICE WITH STRESSED CHANNEL - An FET device is disclosed which contains a source and a drain that are each provided with an extension. The source and the drain, and their extensions, are composed of epitaxial materials containing Ge or C. The epitaxial materials and the Si substrate have differing lattice constants, consequently the source and the drain and their extensions are imparting a state of stress onto the channel. For a PFET device the epitaxial material may be SiGe, or Ge, and the channel may be in a compressive state of stress. For an NFET device the epitaxial material may be SiC and the channel may be in a tensile state of stress. A method for fabricating an FET device is also disclosed. One may form a first recession in the Si substrate to a first depth on opposing sides of the gate. The first recession is filled epitaxially with a first epitaxial material. Then, a second recession may be formed in the Si substrate to a second depth, which is greater than the first depth. Next, one may fill the second recession with a second epitaxial material, which is the same kind of material as the first epitaxial material. The epitaxial materials are selected to have a different lattice constant than the Si substrate, and consequently a state of stress is being imparted onto the channel. | 02-10-2011 |
Lahir Shaik Adam, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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| 20120086071 | STRESS MEMORIZATION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FOR IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE - Semiconductor substrate with a deformed gate region and a method for the fabrication thereof. The semiconductor substrate has improved device performance compared to devices without a deformed gate region and decreased dopant loss compared to devices with deformed source/drain regions. | 04-12-2012 |
Lahir Shaik Adam, Plano, TX US
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| 20100270622 | Semiconductor Device Having a Strain Inducing Sidewall Spacer and a Method of Manufacture Therefor - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as well as a semiconductor device. The method, among other steps, may include forming a gate structure over a substrate, and forming a strain inducing sidewall spacer proximate a sidewall of the gate structure, the strain inducing sidewall configured to introduce strain in a channel region below the gate structure. | 10-28-2010 |
Margaret Adam, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100136552 | Methods and compositions for DMXL-associated mental retardation - The present invention provides a method of identifying a human subject as having an increased likelihood of having DMXL-associated mental retardation, comprising detecting, in a nucleic acid sample from the subject, a mutation in a nucleotide sequence encoding DMXL1 and/or a mutation in a nucleotide sequence encoding DMXL2. The present invention further provides a method of identifying a human subject as having an increased likelihood of having DMXL-associated mental retardation, comprising detecting, in a sample from the subject, a mutation in a DMXL1 protein and/or a mutation in a DMXL2 protein. | 06-03-2010 |
Mark Kendall Adam, Houston, TX US
Nabil Adam, Manhasset, NY US
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| 20090089741 | SERVICE-BASED PROCESSES USING POLICY-BASED MODEL-TO-MODEL CONVERSION AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES - A modeling tool may be configured to generate a diagrammatic representation of a service-based process, expressed using a diagrammatic modeling language. A model converter may be configured to convert the diagrammatic representation into a formal model of the service-based process, and a model verifier configured to apply constraints to the formal model to verify an operation of the service-based process and output a verified formal model. A code generator may be configured to generate executable code therefrom for executing the service-based process therewith. | 04-02-2009 |
Nancy Adam, Rochester, MI US
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| 20110186531 | DOOR AND WALL SUSPENDED CADDY FOR SUPPORTING EMBROIDERY STABILIZER ROLLS - A suspendable caddy for supporting a plurality of individual roll materials. The caddy includes at least one planar sheet exhibiting a rectangular shape, from a top edge of which extends at least one hook. A plurality of widthwise extending sleeves are secured to vertically spaced surface locations of each sheet and within which is inserted the roll material. | 08-04-2011 |
Paul Adam, Clive, IA US
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| 20080267703 | Paver stone system - A paver stone system comprises a first paver stone having a generally trapezoidal configuration, a second paver stone having a generally triangular configuration, and a third paver stone having a generally rhombus configuration. The paver stones are used to construct a path having any desired pattern. | 10-30-2008 |
Susan C. Adam, Portland, OR US
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| 20080310490 | Signal Generator and User Interface for Adding Amplitude Noise to Selected Portions of a Test Signal - A signal generator generates amplitude noise on a selected segment of a test signal. A user interface is used for selecting a segment of the test signal and an associated power level for applying amplitude noise at a selected power level to the test signal segment. A signal processing unit compiles the selected power level of the selected segment with the test signal to generate digital data representative of the test signal with selected segments having amplitude noise. A waveform generator receives the digital data and generating a test signal output having amplitude noise at selected segments of the test signal. The method includes the steps of: selecting a segment of the test signal to add amplitude noise; selecting a power level for the amplitude noise; and applying the amplitude noise at the selected power level to the selected segment of the test signal. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080313516 | Signal Generator and User Interface for Setting Test Sequences and Parameters of a Test Signal - A signal generator generates a WiMedia ultra wideband test signal with a user interface for setting test sequences and parameters of the test signal. Parameters are set for Presentation Protocol Data Units associated with Packet Groups of the test signal. A signal processing unit compiles the Groups containing the Presentation Protocol Data units to generate digital data representative of the test signal. A waveform generator receives the digital data and generating a test signal output having Packet Groups containing Presentation Protocol Data Units. A method is describes for setting test sequences and parameters of an ultra wideband test signal test signal with a user interface of the signal generator. | 12-18-2008 |
Terence M. Adam, Gray, LA US
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| 20110041545 | PORTABLE ICE CHEST - The present invention provides a portable ice chest having an improved foot operated lid or lid arrangement. The foot operated linkages are spaced away from the food holding compartment of the ice chest, being provided at end portions or in side panels of a container body. In one embodiment, a single lid or cover is provided. In another embodiment, a pair of lids or covers are provided. | 02-24-2011 |
Thomas N. Adam, Singerlands, NY US
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| 20120003819 | Methods and apparatus for selective epitaxy of si-containing materials and substitutionally doped crystalline si-containing material - The present invention discloses that under modified chemical vapor deposition (mCVD) conditions an epitaxial silicon film may be formed by exposing a substrate contained within a chamber to a relatively high carrier gas flow rate in combination with a relatively low silicon precursor flow rate at a temperature of less than about 550° C. and a pressure in the range of about 10 mTorr-200 Torr. Furthermore, the crystalline Si may be in situ doped to contain relatively high levels of substitutional carbon by carrying out the deposition at a relatively high flow rate using tetrasilane as a silicon source and a carbon-containing gas such as dodecalmethylcyclohexasilane or tetramethyldisilane under modified CVD conditions. | 01-05-2012 |
Thomas N. Adam, Slingerlands, NY US
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| 20090302348 | STRESS ENHANCED TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Stress enhanced transistor devices and methods of fabricating the same are provided. In one embodiment, a transistor device comprises: a gate conductor disposed above a semiconductor substrate between a pair of dielectric spacers, wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a channel region underneath the gate conductor and recessed regions on opposite sides of the channel region, wherein the recessed regions undercut the dielectric spacers to form undercut areas of the channel region; and epitaxial source and drain regions disposed in the recessed regions of the semiconductor substrate and extending laterally underneath the dielectric spacers into the undercut areas of the channel region. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100200896 | EMBEDDED STRESS ELEMENTS ON SURFACE THIN DIRECT SILICON BOND SUBSTRATES - A method for growing an epitaxial layer on a substrate wherein the substrate includes a surface having a Miller index of (110) for the beneficial properties. The method comprises using a direct silicon bonded wafer with a substrate having a first Miller index and a surface having a second Miller index. An element such as a gate for a PFET may be deposited onto the surface. The area not under the gate may then be etched away to expose the substrate. An epitaxial layer may then be grown on the surface providing optimal growth patterns. The Miller index of the substrate may be (100). In an alternative embodiment the surface may have a Miller index of (100) and the surface is etched where an element such as a gate for a PFET may be placed. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110159655 | STRESS ENHANCED TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Stress enhanced transistor devices and methods of fabricating the same are provided. In one embodiment, a transistor device comprises: a gate conductor disposed above a semiconductor substrate between a pair of dielectric spacers, wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a channel region underneath the gate conductor and recessed regions on opposite sides of the channel region, wherein the recessed regions undercut the dielectric spacers to form undercut areas of the channel region; and epitaxial source and drain regions disposed in the recessed regions of the semiconductor substrate and extending laterally underneath the dielectric spacers into the undercut areas of the channel region. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110263104 | THIN BODY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method for fabricating an FET device is disclosed. The method includes providing a body over an insulator, with the body having at least one surface adapted to host a device channel. Selecting the body to be Si, Ge, or their alloy mixtures. Choosing the body layer to be less than a critical thickness defined as the thickness where agglomeration may set in during a high temperature processing. Such critical thickness may be about 4 nm for a planar devices, and about 8 nm for a non-planar devices. The method further includes clearing surfaces of oxygen at low temperature, and forming a raised source/drain by selective epitaxy while using the cleared surfaces for seeding. After the clearing of the surfaces of oxygen, and before the selective epitaxy, oxygen exposure of the cleared surfaces is being prevented. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120009766 | STRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR BY ADDITION AND REMOVAL OF ATOMS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR - A method of forming a strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrate that does not include wafer bonding is provided. In this disclosure a relaxed and doped silicon layer is formed on an upper surface of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. In one embodiment, the dopant within the relaxed and doped silicon layer has an atomic size that is smaller than the atomic size of silicon and, as such, the in-plane lattice parameter of the relaxed and doped silicon layer is smaller than the in-plane lattice parameter of the underlying SOI layer. In another embodiment, the dopant within the relaxed and doped silicon layer has an atomic size that is larger than the atomic size of silicon and, as such, the in-plane lattice parameter of the relaxed and doped silicon layer is larger than the in-plane lattice parameter of the underlying SOI layer. After forming the relaxed and doped silicon layer on the SOI substrate, the dopant within the relaxed and doped silicon layer is removed from that layer converting the relaxed and doped silicon layer into a strained (compressively or tensilely) silicon layer that is formed on an upper surface of an SOI substrate. | 01-12-2012 |
Thomas N. Adam, Slingerland, NY US
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| 20100208869 | MEASURING STRAIN OF EPITAXIAL FILMS USING MICRO X-RAY DIFFRACTION FOR IN-LINE METROLOGY - In a method for use of x-ray diffraction to measure the strain on the top silicon germanium layer of an SOI substrate, the location of the peak diffraction area of an upper silicon layer of the SOI substrate is determined by first determining the peak diffraction area of the upper silicon layer on a reference pad (where the SOI thickness is about 700-900 Angstroms) within a die formed on a semiconductor wafer. The x-ray beam then moves to that location on the pad of interest to be measured and begins the XRD scan on the pad of interest to ultimately determine the strain of the top silicon germanium layer of the pad of interest | 08-19-2010 |
Tyler L. Adam, Cleveland, WI US
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| 20110163016 | Reverse Osmosis System - Embodiments of the invention provide a reverse osmosis system including a feed water inlet, a reverse osmosis module coupled to the feed water inlet, and at least one blend valve. The blend valve can be coupled to a permeate outlet and the, feed water inlet and can be capable of blending the feed water and the permeate water to produce mixed water. The blend valve can be adjusted to achieve a desired TDS level in the mixed water. | 07-07-2011 |
Tyler L. Adam, Sheboygan, WI US
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| 20090194478 | Reverse Osmosis System - Embodiments of the invention provide a reverse osmosis system including a feed water inlet, a reverse osmosis module coupled to the feed water inlet, and at least one blend valve. The blend valve can be coupled to a permeate outlet and the feed water inlet and can be capable of blending the feed water and the permeate water to produce mixed water. The blend valve can be adjusted to achieve a desired TDS level in the mixed water. | 08-06-2009 |