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Andrew T. Brunner, Durham, NC US
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| 20090055355 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION FOR USER, CONTEXTUAL, AND SOCIAL AWARENESS IN SEARCH RESULTS THROUGH LAYER APPROACH - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing contextual and social awareness in search results through a layer approach are herein disclosed. Awareness in search results is provided through one or more search layers, result operational layer, an interactive result layer, and loopback feedback among embodied layers. Specifically, the system provides collective and contextual intelligence to the presentation of search results. The present invention establishes end-user awareness by way of user layer, contextual awareness by way of session layer, and group awareness by way of group layer. Each layer can work independently of one another or can be integrated for further utility. Further provided are methods of search layer lens, search layer bins, and search layer funneling. The present invention also provides an apparatus providing contextual and/or social awareness for search to be utilized by methods disclosed herein. | 02-26-2009 |
Andrew Thomas Brunner, Durham, NC US
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| 20080243776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME END-USER AWARENESS IN QUERY RESULTS THROUGH LAYER APPROACH UTILIZING END-USER INTERACTION, LOOPBACK FEEDBACK, AND AUTOMATIC RESULT FEEDER - A system and method for facilitating real-time end-user awareness in results to a query to optimize and refine a computerized search utilizing an interactive result layer (IRL) and result operational layer (ROL) are disclosed. The present invention establishes a loopback feedback between encapsulated end-user interactions, which are facilitated through an interactive result layer (IRL), and the results from a query, passed through a result operational layer (ROL). An end-user selects interactions to particular results by way of a prompt within the IRL. The end-user interactions are provided to and processed in the ROL in real-time without the end-user having to re-query the system to reflect said interaction or combination of interactions. A real-time automatic result feeder aides in delivering new results to end-user when results are deleted. Subsequent queries can reflect past end-user interactions. | 10-02-2008 |
Bjeorn Erik Brunner, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20100091303 | FLEXURE MOUNT FOR AN OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT ENCODER - An optical encoder assembly has an encoder sensor, a code strip, and a base having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the encoder sensor is mounted on one of either the first portion or the second portion and the code strip is mounted on the other portion. An optical encoder assembly has a base having an upper base and a lower base, the upper base joined to the lower base with at least one flexible beam, an encoder sensor mounted to one of the upper base or the lower base, and a code strip mounted to the other of the upper base or the lower base. A method includes mounting an encoder sensor to a first mating surface on the first side of a base, mounting a code strip to a second mating surface on the second side of the base with the first and second sides of the base connected by at least one flexible beam, and attaching the base to an object to be measured such that deflections between the first and second mating surfaces can be measured using the encoder sensor. | 04-15-2010 |
Bjoern E. Brunner, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20100067933 | System And Method For Varying Transfer Pressure Applied By A Transfer Roller In A Printer - A printer and method have been developed that vary the force applied by the transfer roller against the imaging member to facilitate the climb of the transfer roller as the media enters the nip and then apply an appropriate force for effective transfer of an image from the imaging member to the media. The printer includes an imaging member, a transfer roller located proximate to the imaging member, a controller being configured to generate signals that control movement of the transfer roller, and a displaceable linkage coupled to the controller to receive signals from the controller that control movement of the transfer roller and coupled to the transfer roller to move the transfer roller into and out of contact with the imaging member, the displaceable linkage applying a first move of the transfer roller into contact with the imaging member to form a transfer nip at a commanded first force, the displaceable linkage applying a second move to the transfer roller at a commanded second force, and the displaceable linkage applying a third move to the transfer roller at a commanded third force. | 03-18-2010 |
Charles S. Brunner, N. Reading, MA US
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| 20100028501 | Systems and Methods for Dispensing Product - The present invention relates to systems and methods for producing and dispensing aerated and/or blended products, such as food products. | 02-04-2010 |
Christopher M. Brunner, Owasso, OK US
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| 20090041597 | Combined Seal Head and Pump Intake for Electrical Submersible Pump - An electrical submersible well pump assembly has a motor containing a dielectric lubricant. A seal section is mounted to the motor for reducing pressure differential between the lubricant in the motor and the well bore fluid. The seal section has a head on an end opposite the motor. A pump assembly is mounted to the head of the seal section. An intake is located in the head of the seal section for drawing well bore fluid into the pump assembly. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20110027077 | SHAFTLESS CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A centrifugal pump has impellers that are not connected by a central shaft. More specifically, each of the impellers has a separate hub segment that interlocks with an adjacent hub segment from another impeller. The hub segments are rotated in unison with each other to rotate the impellers. | 02-03-2011 |
Christopher Marvin Brunner, Owasso, OK US
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| 20080292454 | System, method, and apparatus for stackable multi-stage diffuser with anti-rotation lugs - A stackable multi-stage diffuser with anti-rotation lugs utilizes cast lugs and complementary recesses in the diffuser walls. When stacked in a housing, the lugs of lower diffusers nest inside the recesses of upper diffusers. The diffuser sections interlock and are mechanically locked in the housing to prevent rotation of the diffusers. Each diffuser is sealed directly to adjacent diffusers with o-rings, but do not contact or seal to the housing. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090053080 | COLLET ADAPTER FOR A MOTOR SHROUD - An electrical submersible pump assembly (ESP) includes a pump section, a motor section, and a seal section. In one embodiment, an exterior of the pump section defines a gripping indentation above the pump intake. Alternatively, a clamp member may be provided that surrounds the pump, wherein the clamp member defines the gripping indentation. A collet adapter is affixed to an upper end of a shroud. The collet adapter has gripping members that engage the gripping indentation for attaching the shroud to the electrical submersible pump assembly. The collet adapter is provided to ease installation of the motor shroud onto the ESP as well as to ease removal of the motor shroud from the ESP. The collet adapter of the present invention eliminates precise alignment and bolt-on requirements of typical motor shroud mounting techniques. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090285678 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPEN IMPELLER AND DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY FOR MULTI-STAGE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - A multi-stage submersible pump uses impellers having only one shroud to provide stages with shorter stack lengths to allow more stages per housing and more head pressure per housing. The impellers are biased with wave springs to keep the rotating impeller vanes close to the mating diffusers. The entire stack of impellers is assembled in contact with each other using the wave springs and are always under axial load. The wave springs also take up any tolerance variations in the stack to keep the impellers in proper running position. To keep the impellers in their proper locations, thrust washers formed from hard materials are used between adjacent impellers to avoid erosion thereof. | 11-19-2009 |
Daniel Brunner, Sandy, UT US
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| 20100170672 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A method of recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir. The method includes drilling a substantially-vertical primary production well, drilling a plurality of offset production wells generally around the substantially-vertical primary production well in a radial orientation, and drilling a plurality of offset injection wells generally around the substantially-vertical primary production well in a radial orientation. The method further includes injecting, via the plurality of offset injection wells, a liquid to mobilize the hydrocarbons from the subterranean reservoir and inducing the mobilized hydrocarbons to migrate towards the plurality of offset production wells for secondary recovery and injecting, via the plurality of offset injection wells, a gas to mobilize the hydrocarbons from the subterranean reservoir and inducing the mobilized hydrocarbons to migrate towards the plurality of offset production wells for tertiary recovery. | 07-08-2010 |
Daniel M. Brunner, Kewaskum, WI US
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| 20090307938 | Plow Quick Connect/Disconnect Hitch Mechanism - A snow plow including a quick connect/disconnect hitch. The snow plow includes a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle. The hitch frame nose assembly includes a chassis coupler secured at each end of a hitch frame tube with each chassis coupler including a traverse pin. A plow frame is included with the plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A plow blade is coupled to the front portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly is coupled to the rear portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly includes a pair of notched members with each notch member aligned with a corresponding chassis coupler of the hitch frame nose assembly. Each of the notched members is configured to engage the traverse pin in each of the chassis couplers, wherein the snow plow is pivotally coupled to the vehicle. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110067273 | Plow Quick Connect / Disconnect Hitch Mechanism - A snow plow including a quick connect/disconnect hitch. The snow plow includes a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle. The hitch frame nose assembly includes a chassis coupler secured at each end of a hitch frame tube with each chassis coupler including a traverse pin. A plow frame is included with the plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion. A plow blade is coupled to the front portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly is coupled to the rear portion of the plow frame. A lift bar assembly includes a pair of notched members with each notch member aligned with a corresponding chassis coupler of the hitch frame nose assembly. Each of the notched members is configured to engage the traverse pin in each of the chassis couplers, wherein the snow plow is pivotally coupled to the vehicle. | 03-24-2011 |
Daniel T. Brunner, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20090185884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FULFILLING REQUESTS IN AN INVENTORY SYSTEM - A method for fulfilling requests in an inventory system includes receiving a request indicating an activity to be completed. The method also includes selecting a holder to fulfill the request and an inventory station at which to fulfill the request. The inventory station is associated with a queue that includes a plurality of queue spaces. The method further includes moving the selected holder from a first location to a second location remote from the selected inventory station. Additionally, the method also includes determining that a trigger event has occurred and, in response to determining that the trigger event has occurred, moving the selected holder from the second location to a queue space of a queue associated with the selected inventory station. | 07-23-2009 |
Dennis M. Brunner, Centralia, MO US
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| 20110292323 | MULTILAYER DISPLAY CONNECTION - The present disclosure generally relates to multilayer display connections, display devices using the display connections, and tiled displays, in particular tiled reflective cholesteric liquid crystal displays. The displays include substrates that have integral tabs for bringing the electrical connections from one major surface of the display to the opposite major surface of the display. The inactive region of a tiled display is thereby minimized by making the electrical connections to display drivers on the major surface opposite the viewing area. | 12-01-2011 |
Dennis M. Brunner, Columbia, MO US
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| 20090008133 | Patterned Circuits and Method for Making Same - Provided are patterned circuits with accurately aligned raised features. Also provided are methods for making the circuits using photoresist-on-photoresist patterning. | 01-08-2009 |
Douglas A. Brunner, Bear, DE US
Hermine I. Brunner, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20100323911 | DETECTION OF WORSENING RENAL DISEASE IN SUBJECTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS - Methods for the detection of active lupus nephritis (LN) and worsening renal disease activity and/or active LN in patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, using a panel of biomarkers including transferrin (Tf), ceruloplasmin (Cp), alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP1), lipocalin-like prostaglandin D synthetase (L-PGDS), and urinary neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (UNGAL). | 12-23-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Brunner, Greenfield, WI US
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| 20090167229 | AC Motor Bypass With Fault Annunication, Serial Communication And Fault Tolerant Coil Control - A motor bypass is controlled by a digital signal processor (DSP) with embedded control software that allows fault detection and annunciation, serial communications between both a variable frequency drive (VFD) and a bypass controller and the bypass controller and a host computer. The use of the DSP and embedded control software further allows for contactor coil control to provide fault tolerant operation as well as fault condition detection and annunciation to the user. | 07-02-2009 |
Jon Brunner, Sellersville, PA US
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| 20080210740 | LOW-PROFILE CAPILLARY FOR WIRE BONDING - A wire bonding tool includes a first cylindrical portion having a first outside diameter and a second cylindrical portion adjacent the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion has a second outside diameter, the second outside diameter being less than the first outside diameter. The wire bonding tool also includes a tapered portion adjacent the second cylindrical portion. The tapered portion has a third outside diameter at an end adjacent the second cylindrical portion, the third outside diameter being less than the first outside diameter. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080264907 | ELECTRONIC FLAME-OFF ELECTRODE WITH BALL-SHAPED TIP - An electrode for a wire bonding apparatus is provided. The electrode includes a body portion and a tip portion adjacent the body portion. The tip portion has a substantially spherical configuration. | 10-30-2008 |
Jon W. Brunner, Sellersville, PA US
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| 20120074206 | METHODS OF FORMING WIRE BONDS FOR WIRE LOOPS AND CONDUCTIVE BUMPS - A method of forming a wire bond using a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) selecting at least one target bonding control value; (2) generating bonding parameters for forming a wire bond using an algorithm and the at least one selected target bonding control value; (3) forming a wire bond using the generated bonding parameters; (4) determining if the at least one selected target bonding control value of the formed wire bond is within a predetermined tolerance of the at least one selected target bonding control value; (5) adjusting at least one bonding adjustment value if the at least one selected target bonding control value of the formed wire bond is not within the predetermined tolerance; and (6) generating revised bonding parameters for forming a subsequent wire bond using an algorithm and the at least one adjusted bonding adjustment value | 03-29-2012 |
Josie C. Brunner, Durham, NC US
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| 20090055355 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION FOR USER, CONTEXTUAL, AND SOCIAL AWARENESS IN SEARCH RESULTS THROUGH LAYER APPROACH - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing contextual and social awareness in search results through a layer approach are herein disclosed. Awareness in search results is provided through one or more search layers, result operational layer, an interactive result layer, and loopback feedback among embodied layers. Specifically, the system provides collective and contextual intelligence to the presentation of search results. The present invention establishes end-user awareness by way of user layer, contextual awareness by way of session layer, and group awareness by way of group layer. Each layer can work independently of one another or can be integrated for further utility. Further provided are methods of search layer lens, search layer bins, and search layer funneling. The present invention also provides an apparatus providing contextual and/or social awareness for search to be utilized by methods disclosed herein. | 02-26-2009 |
Josie Charleen Brunner, Durham, NC US
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| 20080243776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME END-USER AWARENESS IN QUERY RESULTS THROUGH LAYER APPROACH UTILIZING END-USER INTERACTION, LOOPBACK FEEDBACK, AND AUTOMATIC RESULT FEEDER - A system and method for facilitating real-time end-user awareness in results to a query to optimize and refine a computerized search utilizing an interactive result layer (IRL) and result operational layer (ROL) are disclosed. The present invention establishes a loopback feedback between encapsulated end-user interactions, which are facilitated through an interactive result layer (IRL), and the results from a query, passed through a result operational layer (ROL). An end-user selects interactions to particular results by way of a prompt within the IRL. The end-user interactions are provided to and processed in the ROL in real-time without the end-user having to re-query the system to reflect said interaction or combination of interactions. A real-time automatic result feeder aides in delivering new results to end-user when results are deleted. Subsequent queries can reflect past end-user interactions. | 10-02-2008 |
Michael S. Brunner, Roswell, GA US
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| 20090101163 | Substrates and devices for applying a lip care formulation - A disposable device that includes a fabric substrate on which a lip care formulation is included is provided. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090321431 | Anti-splatter cover for microwave cooking - A disposable cover for use in a microwave for covering food with or without food vessels. The cover is flexible and may be folded flat for storage. When unfolded, the cover forms a three-dimensional structure that is self-supporting. The cover may include an optional window. | 12-31-2009 |
Paul Edward Brunner, Lakewood, CO US
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| 20090167063 | Chair Apparatus - A portable chair includes a structure with a plurality of beam extensions that each have a first end, a second end, and a mid portion. The beam extensions form a paired “X” type crossing, wherein the beams are pivotally connected. Also included is a flexible panel having a periphery attached therebetween a pair of first ends, wherein the pair of first ends and panel are both adjacent to a surface. Further included is a flexible seat compartment having an outer margin attached therebetween a pair of the second ends. The chair has an open state with the panel drawn substantially taut setting a distance between the first ends, with the panel forming an increased area of contact with the surface, while the seat compartment has slack between the second ends. The chair also having a stowed state by beam extensions brought together from the panel and seat compartment collapsing. | 07-02-2009 |
Richard A. Brunner, Coatesville, PA US
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| 20090320936 | DUAL ACTION LOW HEAD ISOLATION VALUE - The present invention generally relates to a Dual Action, Low Head Isolation Valve is a plumbing fitting that will isolate the interior pipes of a house from the exterior temperatures of summer and winter while allowing the passage of gasses through the system for venting. This valve would be installed at the top of the household plumbing drainage system, or the top vent, in the attic or above the roof. This valve will allow for the system to draw in air and exhaust the septic gasses, or respirate in both directions with very low head or resistance. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100233938 | DUST REDUCING SANDING SYSTEM - A dust reducing sanding system for collecting dust created during the sanding of gypsum board includes a shroud including a top wall and a peripheral wall coupled to the top wall to define an interior space. A distal edge of the peripheral wall opposite the top wall defines an open end to allow the dust to enter the interior space. A handle is mounted to the shroud and is graspable to facilitate manipulation of the shroud. A collection pipe is coupled to the peripheral wall of the shroud and is in fluid communication with the interior space. The collection pipe is engaged by a vacuum to allow the dust to be vacuumed out of the shroud. A base plate having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough is positioned over the open end of the shroud. An exterior surface of the base plate is abrasive. | 09-16-2010 |
Robi Brunner, Wallingford, CT US
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| 20080243852 | System and Methods for Enabling Collaboration in Online Enterprise Applications - A method for enabling collaboration in online enterprise applications includes, during development of the online enterprise application, selecting at least one webpage to be in wiki format; creating an access control list for the at least one webpage; and selecting at least one control for the at least one webpage. The at least one webpage may be edited directly within the online enterprise application. A system for enabling collaboration in online enterprise applications includes an agent for allowing selection and setup of at least one webpage in wiki format during development of an online enterprise application and a database for storing editable content of the at least one webpage in wiki format. | 10-02-2008 |
Robi Brunner, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20090182804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TAGGING SERVICE - Disclosed is a service for displaying custom information. The service includes establishing a data connection to at least one data source, storing specific information via the data connection in the data source, and providing a data crawler to crawl said at least one data source using the stored information. The results are pushed from the data crawler to an end user for displaying a combination of the stored information and the at least one data source. | 07-16-2009 |
Roger P. Brunner, Wind Gap, PA US
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| 20110041542 | Dispenser Device for Ice and Water, Components Thereof and Process of Cleaning Same - A low profile ice maker/dispenser and water dispenser having a high ice making capacity, for ice nugget manufacture is provided, wherein ice nuggets are metered out of a storage bin via a nugget dispenser outlet, and whereby water is dispensed via a water dispenser outlet. A refrigeration cycle is used, wherein an auger compresses ice on a wall of an evaporator and delivers the ice to the ice bin, breaking it into nuggets along the way. An outer wall of the evaporator is comprised of part of the water reservoir. A baffle in the ice bin facilitates metering of the amount of ice discharged. The system comprises a closed system that enables efficient cleaning of the system. | 02-24-2011 |
Ronald E. Brunner, Sundance, WY US
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| 20090208303 | Spindle housing - A manufacturing method includes shearing or cutting an elongated rod blank from bar stock, forge-forming a through hole in the rod blank that extends longitudinally through opposing ends of the rod blank, forge-forming a radially-extending collar on the rod blank between the opposing ends, forming attachment holes in the radially-extending collar, and extruding bearing bores in each of the recesses to form a main spindle housing. Bearings are supported in forged recesses at each end, and a shaft is rotatably supported on the bearings. The spindle housing includes a rod portion and collar both forged from the rod blank for work-hardened strength of material, and includes attachment holes and the through hole formed by pressing out slugs of material, thus facilitating recycling of scrap. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100270108 | SPINDLE GREASING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An assembly includes a spindle and a middle spacer with a sleeve section surrounding a length portion of the spindle; upper and lower bearings; and a housing including a cavity receiving the spindle with the upper and lower bearings supporting the spindle in the cavity. A grease passageway includes a first portion formed by axial and radial holes in a top end of the spindle, a second portion of longitudinal passages formed between the middle spacer and the spindle, and a third portion formed by radial dispersion channels formed between a collar on the middle spacer and the lower bearing. | 10-28-2010 |
Timothy A. Brunner, Ridgefield, CT US
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| 20080220615 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELF-ALIGNED MASK, ARTICLES PRODUCED BY SAME AND COMPOSITION FOR SAME - A method for forming a self-aligned pattern on an existing pattern on a substrate comprising applying a coating of a solution containing a masking material in a carrier, the masking material being either photo or thermally sensitive; performing a blanket exposure of the substrate; and allowing at least a portion of the masking material to preferential develop in a fashion that is replicates the existing pattern of the substrate. The existing pattern may be comprised of a first set of regions of the substrate having a first reflectivity and a second set of regions of the substrate having a second reflectivity different from the first composition. The first set of regions may include one or more metal elements and the second set of regions may include a dielectric. Structures made in accordance with the method. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090011342 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE GRATING TEST PATTERN FOR LITHOGRAPHY MONITORING AND CONTROL - A method of making a process monitor grating pattern for use in a lithographic imaging system comprises determining minimum resolvable pitch of a plurality of spaced, adjacent line elements, and selecting a process monitor grating period that is an integer multiple M, greater than 1, of the minimum resolvable pitch. The method then includes designing a process monitor grating pattern having a plurality of adjacent sets of grouped line elements spaced from each other. Each set of grouped line elements is spaced from and parallel to an adjacent set of grouped line elements by the process monitor grating period, such that when the process monitor grating pattern is projected by the lithographic imaging system the line elements in each set are unresolvable from each other and Fourier coefficients of diffracted orders m created by the line elements in the range of 1<|m|≦M are zero. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090011346 | FOCUS BLUR MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL METHOD - A method for optimizing imaging and process parameter settings in a lithographic pattern imaging and processing system. The method includes correlating the dimensions of a first set of at least one control pattern printed in a lithographic resist layer, measured at three or more locations on or within the pattern which correspond to differing dose, defocus and blur sensitivity. The method then includes measuring the dimensions on subsequent sets of control patterns, printed in a lithographic resist layer, at three or more locations on or within each pattern, of which a minimum of three locations match those measured in the first set, and determining the effective dose, defocus and blur values associated with forming the subsequent sets of control patterns by comparing the dimensions at the matching locations with the correlated dependencies. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090208865 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY FOCUS IMPROVEMENT BY REDUCTION OF AUTOFOCUS RADIATION TRANSMISSION INTO SUBSTRATE - An anti-reflective coating material, a microelectronic structure that includes an anti-reflective coating layer formed from the anti-reflective coating material and a related method for exposing a resist layer located over a substrate while using the anti-reflective coating layer provide for attenuation of secondary reflected vertical alignment beam radiation when aligning the substrate including the resist layer located thereover. Such enhanced vertical alignment provides for improved dimensional integrity of a patterned resist layer formed from the resist layer, as well as additional target layers that may be fabricated while using the resist layer as a mask. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090262317 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING RETICLE TRANSMISSION STABILITY - Methods, systems and apparatus for monitoring the state of a reticle by providing a reticle having a device exposure region in an imaging tool, defining one or more image fields across the device exposure region, and transmitting energy through the device exposure region. A detector detects the energy in the image field(s) at one or more testing intervals and a system control generates a transmission profile of average energy transmissions for each image field. Using this transmission profile, the state of the reticle is then determined at each testing interval followed by taking action based on the reticle state. The state of the reticle identifies whether the device exposure region has been deleteriously degraded, and as such, the reticle is no longer suitable for use. This is accomplished by determining if any average energy transmission of any image field across the reticle exceeds an allowable energy transmission threshold. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090265679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING PROBLEMATIC AREAS FOR LITHOGRAPHY IN A CIRCUIT DESIGN - A system and method is provided which predicts problematic areas for lithography in a circuit design, and more specifically, which uses modeling data from a modeling tool to accurately predict problematic lithographic areas. The method includes identifying surface heights of plurality of tiles of a modeled wafer, and mathematically mimicking a lithographic tool to determine best planes of focus for exposure for the plurality of tiles. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110184715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING PROBLEMATIC AREAS FOR LITHOGRAPHY IN A CIRCUIT DESIGN - A system and method is provided which predicts problematic areas for lithography in a circuit design, and more specifically, which uses modeling data from a modeling tool to accurately predict problematic lithographic areas. The method includes identifying surface heights of plurality of tiles of a modeled wafer, and mathematically mimicking a lithographic tool to determine best planes of focus for exposure for the plurality of tiles. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110205509 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING RETICLE TRANSMISSION STABILITY - Methods, systems and apparatus for monitoring the state of a reticle by providing a reticle having a device exposure region in an imaging tool, defining one or more image fields across the device exposure region, and transmitting energy through the device exposure region. A detector detects the energy in the image field(s) at one or more testing intervals and a system control generates a transmission profile of average energy transmissions for each image field. Using this transmission profile, the state of the reticle is then determined at each testing interval followed by taking action based on the reticle state. The state of the reticle identifies whether the device exposure region has been deleteriously degraded, and as such, the reticle is no longer suitable for use. This is accomplished by determining if any average energy transmission of any image field across the reticle exceeds an allowable energy transmission threshold. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110239169 | EMF CORRECTION MODEL CALIBRATION USING ASYMMETRY FACTOR DATA OBTAINED FROM AERIAL IMAGES OR A PATTERNED LAYER - A computer-implemented method is provided for generating an electromagnetic field (EMF) correction boundary layer (BL) model corresponding to a mask, which can include using a computer to perform a method, in which asymmetry factor data is determined from aerial image measurements of a plurality of different gratings representative of features provided on a mask, wherein the aerial image measurements having been made at a plurality of different focus settings. The method may also include determining boundary layer (BL) model parameters of an EMF correction BL model corresponding to the mask by fitting to the asymmetry factor measurements. Alternatively, the asymmetry factor data can be determined from measurements of line widths of photoresist patterns, wherein the photoresist patterns correspond to images cast by a plurality of gratings at a plurality of different defocus distances, and the gratings can be representative of features of a mask. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110256486 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY FOCUS IMPROVEMENT BY REDUCTION OF AUTOFOCUS RADIATION TRANSMISSION INTO SUBSTRATE - An anti-reflective coating material, a microelectronic structure that includes an anti-reflective coating layer formed from the anti-reflective coating material and a related method for exposing a resist layer located over a substrate while using the anti-reflective coating layer provide for attenuation of secondary reflected vertical alignment beam radiation when aligning the substrate including the resist layer located thereover. Such enhanced vertical alignment provides for improved dimensional integrity of a patterned resist layer formed from the resist layer, as well as additional target layers that may be fabricated while using the resist layer as a mask. | 10-20-2011 |
William H. Brunner, Grand Rapids, MI US
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| 20090272042 | TIERED SEATING SYSTEM - A tiered seating system includes a series of tiers each including a block pair, a riser, brackets securing the riser to the block pair, and concrete. The block pair includes a lower block and an upper block. The riser is spaced from the front surface of the block pair. The system includes two rows of brackets. The first row is secured between the upper block and the lower block, and is secured to the riser between the bottom and the top of the riser. The second row is secured only to the upper block, and is secured to the top of the riser. The concrete fills the gap between the riser and the blocks and form a layer over the upper block. | 11-05-2009 |