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Volume 42, Number 2, 1998
Multimedia systems |
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This article: HTML ASCII DOI: 10.1147/rd.422.0305 |
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Vol. 42, No. 2 - MultiMedia Systems - Patents |
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The following patents were recently issued by the countries in
which the inventions were made.
| Germany |
| 565,759 | H. Scherzer |
Method and arrangement for decoding F2F
signals read from a magnetic data carrier |
| 4,438,522.6 | L. Schaefers |
Device for the transmission of data streams in data
communication networks |
| 19,531,004.7 | H. E. Korth |
Method and apparatus for
perception-optimized transmission of video and audio signals |
| 19,533,569.4 |
A. Renner, G. Ruehle, M. Spieth, S. Richter, and W. Recktenwald |
Device for making a connection with a printed circuit board |
| 59,208,900.2 |
G. Mohr, H. Arnold, P. J. Lueck, and T. Zur Nieden |
Printed circuits with local higher wiring density
and method for manufacturing such printed circuits |
| Japan |
| 948,145-1 |
K. Nakada, K. Yamazaki, and T. A. Merino |
Industrial design of SST display |
| 999,471 | K. Nakada and K. Yamazaki |
Industrial design of external I/R unit |
| 2,131,331 |
A. Ikeda, T. Koseki, and T. Ueki |
Liquid crystal displays |
| 2,680,260 | T. E. Semba |
A control method of seek settling for a disk drive |
| 2,683,489 |
K. Takayanagi and S. Watanabe |
Programmable bus protocol |
| 2,683,506 | H. Ueda |
Image data compression |
| 2,683,870 | N. Itoh |
Fast approximate retrieval method for tri-structured
dictionary |
| 2,688,164 |
S. Shimotono and T. Kawamura |
An emulation method of FDD change status |
| 2,691,101 | H. Minakata |
A method of inputting line drawings for a paper-like interface |
| 2,691,138 | S. Ikami and T. Asano |
Pattern randomization circuit for reducing R-EMI form bus-lines |
| 2,691,140 |
H. Sugi, H. Tagai, M. Takahashi, N. Harada, and S. Shimotono |
SCSI ID control |
| 2,694,126 |
M. Nishida, M. Shinohara, and M. U. Uda |
Projection display program |
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Switzerland |
| 492,025 |
A. Engbersen and W. E. Denzel |
High-speed multi-port FIFO buffer circuit |
| 537,408 | R. Oechsle |
Routing in a network of bridge-connected LAN segments |
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United Kingdom |
| 451,384 | J. R. Lewis |
Data processing system |
| 2,064,923 | J. Tierney |
G72 17" monitor |
| 2,289,970 | C. D. McCall |
Interleaved pattern ordering for training of neural networks |
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United States |
| 5,657,425 | W. J. Johnson |
Location dependent verbal command execution in a
computer-based control system |
| 5,657,439 |
J. M. Menon and M. R. Jones |
Distributed subsystem sparing |
| 5,657,440 |
R. W. Shomler and W. F. Micka |
Asynchronous remote data copying using
subsystem-to-subsystem communication |
| 5,657,447 |
D. Y. Chen, F. T. Sharp, J. Ng, J. Sidik,
M. H. Young, and P. C. Leung |
Platform-transparent registration and
build of stored procedures and user-defined functions |
| 5,658,060 | D. B. Dove |
Arrangements for projection displays employing reflective
light valves |
| 5,658,152 | E. J. Selker |
Three-prong swivel plug |
| 5,658,185 |
C. Morgan, D. A. Schmidt, and P. Theodoseau |
Chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus
with slurry removal system and method |
| 5,658,423 |
A. Lee, D. Angell, M. C. Sturzenbecker, and P. B. Chou |
Monitoring and controlling plasma
processes via optical emission |
| 5,658,475 |
A. Tam, B. Karni, H. Seing, M. Barenboim, P. Baumgart,
P. J. Kerstens, P. P. Chrusch, and T. Nguyen |
Apparatus for laser texturing disks |
| 5,658,734 |
G. McGall, G. M. Wallraff, J. Labadie,
P. J. Brock, and W. D. Hinsberg |
Process for synthesizing chemical compounds |
| 5,658,816 | T. V. Rajeevakumar |
Method of making DRAM cell with trench under
device for 256MB DRAM and beyond |
| 5,659,153 |
C. Narayan and J. M. Shaw |
Thermoformed three-dimensional wiring module |
| 5,659,187 |
B. S. Meyerson and F. Le Goues |
Low defect density/arbitrary lattice
constant heteroepitaxial layers |
| 5,659,208 |
C. J. Kimble and P. K. Egan |
Power supply with multiple isolated regulators and isolation mode |
| 5,659,256 |
A. P. Ingraham, G. Hill, G. Osborne, G. C. Correia,
K. B. Horsford, M. A. Couture, M. D. Lowell, M. V.
Pierson, R. G. Charlton, and V. Markovich |
Method and apparatus for testing integrated circuit chips |
| 5,659,307 |
G. Mc Vicker, H. Agata, J. P. Karidis,
K. Nakada, and M. Goldowsky |
Keyboard with biased movable keyboard sections |
| 5,659,436 |
B. C. Webb, E. J. Yarmchuk, M. Schultz,
and T. J. Chainer |
Radial self-propagational pattern generation for disk
file servowriting |
| 5,659,440 |
D. C. Acosta, D. C. Graves,
J. A. Jackmond, L. K. Whitted, and P. Y. Hu |
Data cartridge magazine with interface to automatic
cartridge accessing devices |
| 5,659,441 |
B. L. Rappel, E. A. Eckberg,
G. D. Malagrino, Jr., and T. D. Weller |
Mechanical device enclosure for high-performance tape drive |
| 5,659,447 |
C. G. Keller and T. A. Gregory |
Magnetic slider design for precision wear-in |
| 5,659,449 |
D. J. Wanek, J. T. Coffey, and W. W. Brooks, Jr. |
Direct access storage device with a molded actuator
motor coil support |
| 5,659,508 |
H. Pilo, K. Petrunich, P. Zerr, R.
Verhelst, R. D. Rossi, and S. Lamphier |
Special mode enable transparent to normal mode operation |
| 5,659,551 |
P. Patel, T. Lo, T. J. Slegel, and W. V. Huott |
Programmable computer system element with built-in
self-test method and apparatus for repair during power-on |
| 5,659,596 | J. M. Dunn |
System for location of communication end users |
| 5,659,630 | D. C. Forslund |
Advanced manufacturing inspection system |
| 5,659,671 |
A. D. Bowen, D. Tannenbaum, and R. S. Horton |
Method and apparatus for shading graphical images in a
data processing system |
| 5,659,676 | R. J. Redpath |
Method and apparatus for automatically generating database
definitions of indirect facts from entity-relationship diagrams |
| 5,659,678 |
C. A. Branson and F. J. Aichelmann, Jr. |
Fault-tolerant memory |
| 5,659,682 |
M. Devarakonda and W. Kish |
Scheme to determine completion of directory operations
for server recovery |
| 5,659,696 | N. Amini and R. Horne |
Method and apparatus for determining address location and taking one
of two actions depending on the type of read/write data transfer required |
| 5,659,697 | C. D. Dietz |
Translation lookaside buffer for
faster processing in response to availability of a virtual address
portion before a second virtual address portion |
| 5,659,699 | M. Breternitz, Jr. |
Method and system for managing cache memory utilizing multiple
hash functions |
| 5,659,708 | Unknown, J. M.
Kaiser, R. K. Arimilli, and W. K. Lewchuk |
System and method for determining source of data in a system with
intervening caches |
| 5,659,710 |
J. E. Derrick and K. L. Sherman |
Cache coherency method and system employing serially encoded
snoop responses |
| 5,659,722 | B. Blaner and
L. D. Larsen | Multiple condition code
branching system in a multi-processor environment |
| 5,659,723 |
A. H. Lindsey, F. S. Haynes, M. E. Lorenz, and
P. P. Dimitrios |
Entity/relationship to object-oriented logical
model conversion method |
| 5,659,728 |
B. Iyer, G. Bhargava, and P. Goel |
System and method for generating uniqueness information for optimizing
and SQL query |
| 5,659,730 |
E. E. Kelley and J. F. Paleveda |
Method of comparing data files |
| 5,659,752 |
R. R. Heisch and S. R. Saiyed |
System and method for improving branch
prediction in compiled program code |
| 5,659,755 | O. Strohacker |
Method and system in a data processing system for
efficiently compressing data using a sorting network |
| 5,659,756 |
E. Hefferon, J. P. Kubala, J. S. Trotter, and
R. A. Paul | Method and system for providing access to logical
partition information on a per resource basis |
| 5,659,757 |
J. S. Peek, J. T. O'Quin II, and L. M. Browning |
Method and system for lock instrumentation in a data processing
system |
| 5,659,773 |
D. H. Huynh, L. T. Tran, P. R. Vadapalli, and
R. R. Trombly |
Personal computer with input/output subsystem |
| 5,659,785 |
G. G. Pechanek, J. Glossner, L. D. Larsen,
and S. Vassiliadis |
Array processor communication architecture with
broadcast processor instructions |
| 5,659,786 | B. Glendening, D. E.
Stucki, J. George, J. T. Rodell, N. E. Shafa, P. G. Greenstein,
R. E. Hough, and R. R. Guyette |
System and method for dynamically performing resource reconfiguration in a
logically partitioned data processing system |
| 5,659,790 |
J. Song and M. Y. Kim |
System and method for globally scheduling multimedia stories |
| 5,659,795 |
A. Bugg, A. F. Stuart, G. Felderman, K. E.
Duvall, R. L. Heiney, and S. Walker |
System and method for controlling computer output devices by utilizing
both their static and dynamic attributes |
| 5,659,951 |
D. B. Stone, J. R. Wilcox, R. T.
White, and T. P. Gall |
Method for making printed circuit board
with flush surface lands |
| 5,660,672 |
A. Halperin, L. Li, S. G. Barbee, and T. F. Heinz |
In-situ monitoring of the change in thickness of films |
| 5,660,921 |
A. Viehbeck, G. F. Walker, J. Labadie, J. L. Hedrick,
K. W. Lee, K. Y. Ahn, and R. Twieg |
Poly(aryl ether benzimidazoles) their use capping layers in
microelectric structures |
| 5,661,089 | J. W. Wilson |
Semiconductor chip package with enhanced thermal conductivity |
| 5,661,330 |
A. C. Forcier, A. M. Palagonia, B. A. Pierson,
B. R. Aimi, D. A. Schmidt, J. E. Cronin, J. M. Leas,
and P. Marmillion |
Fabrication, testing and repair of multichip
semiconductor structures having connect assemblies with fuses |
| 5,661,395 |
D. E. Skooglund, D. K. Johnson, and M. A. Sorna |
Active, low VDS, field effect transistor current source |
| 5,661,524 |
A. Y. Ngai, E. G. Vail III, and J. A. Murdock |
Method and apparatus for motion estimation using trajectory
in a digital video encoder |
| 5,661,614 |
A. J. Wallash, R. Eaton, and R. G. Hirko |
Method and apparatus for error recovery for
unstable magnetorestrictive heads using bias current reversal |
| 5,661,618 |
A. M. Homola, C. A. Brown, D. R. Gillis, G. W.
Tyndall, M. S. Crowder, and V. Raman |
Magnetic recording device having an improved slider |
| 5,661,657 |
B. E. Osborn, C. Y. Wu,
H. H. Nick, and S. Jordan |
System and method for performing
multiple random asynchronous electrostatic discharge |
| 5,661,674 | R. M. Smith |
Divide to integer |
| 5,661,680 |
D. P. Swart and M. A. Bergquist |
An analog output buffer circuit |
| 5,661,684 |
R. C. Wong, S. Ogura, and T. N. Buti |
Differential sense amplifier |
| 5,661,727 |
B. Rezvani, D. McKay, D. N. McKay, F. P. Novak,
M. Naghshineh, and P. Kermani |
Schemes to determine presence of hidden terminals in
wireless networks environment and to switch between them |
| 5,661,732 | T. Lo |
Programmable ABIST microprocessor for testing
arrays with two logical views |
| 5,661,807 |
D. Coppersmith, D. B.
Johnson, R. Guski, R. Larson, and S. M. Matyas |
Authentication system using one-time passwords |
| 5,661,896 | A. D. Erpelding |
Termination pad manipulator for a laminated suspension in
a data storage system |
| 5,663,036 |
J. T. Fahey, K. M. Welsh,
R. Sooriyakumaran, W. E. Conley, and W. M. Moreau |
Composition for controlling chemically amplified deep UV photoresist
structure sidewall profiles |
| 5,663,101 | J. E. Cronin |
Semiconductor structure having multiple levels of self-aligned
interconnection metallization, and methods for its preparation |
| 5,663,517 | D. Oppenheim |
Interactive system for compositional morphing of music in real-time |
| 5,663,526 |
D. F. Card, E. Dittmann, and M. K. Saraiya |
Optical module with tolerant wave soldered joints |
| 5,663,578 |
J. F. Shepard, L. Hsu, and M. J. Saccamango |
Thin-film transistor with self-aligned bottom gate |
| 5,663,637 |
A. Halperin, A. McGuire, F. W. Kazak, G. R.
Doyle, K. L. Holland, L. Li, R. Nadeau, R. G. Lipori, S. G.
Barbee, and W. Surovic | Rotary signal coupling for chemical
mechanical polishing endpoint detection with a Westech tool |
| 5,663,652 | M. R. Freeman |
Method for measuring current
distribution in an integrated circuit by detecting magneto-optic
polarization rotation in an adjacent magneto-optic film |
| 5,663,663 |
L. A. Walls, S. Dutta, T. A. Cao, T. D. Trinh,
and T. Q. Nguyen | Mixed voltage interface converter |
| 5,663,669 | N. R. Vanderschaaf |
Circuitry and method for latching information |
| 5,663,670 |
J. A. Iadanza and M. Ueda |
Controllable variable delay inverter for a process tolerant
delay circuit |
| 5,663,689 |
D. W. Siljenberg, R. A. Philpott, and
S. J. Baumgartner |
Method and apparatus for providing a high-speed
charge pump with low static error |
| 5,663,785 |
J. P. Kirk and R. M. Martino |
Diffraction pupil filler modified illuminator for
annular pupil fills |
| 5,663,806 |
G. D. Grise and J. Zalesinski |
Non-destructive target marking for image stitching |
| 5,663,854 |
A. Grill, C. D. Snyder, C. E. Yeack-Scranton,
M. A. Moser, and V. V. Patel |
Prebent ceramic suspension |
| 5,663,924 |
H. L. Kalter and J. E. Barth |
Boundary independent bit decode for a SDRAM |
| 5,663,938 |
C. H. Dang and C. T. Dang |
Checkerboard data storage library |
| 5,663,950 |
J. L. Smith and N. P. Lee |
Methods and systems for fault isolation and bypass in
a dual ring communication system |
| 5,663,965 | E. M. Seymour |
Central test controller of embedded arrays in large-scale
processors |
| 5,663,966 |
L. L. Day, P. A. Ganfield, and S. M. Douskey |
System and method for minimizing simultaneous switching
during scan-based testing |
| 5,663,969 | H. H. Tsou |
Parity-based error detection in a memory controller |
| 5,663,991 |
I. I. Novof, R. Kelkar, and S. Wyatt |
Integrated circuit chip having built-in
self-measurement for PLL jitter and phase error |
| 5,664,044 | M. S. Ware |
Synchronized variable-speed playback of digitally recorded
audio and video |
| 5,664,061 |
G. H. Daggett, J. Karat, J. C.
Andreshak, J. M. Lucassen, R. L. Mack, and S. Levy |
Interactive computer system recognizing spoken commands |
| 5,664,063 |
O. Weber and W. J. Johnson |
Method and system for user-defined response to
the posting of a calendar event |
| 5,664,080 |
A. A. Rodriguez,
A. J. Saenz, B. D. Lucas, and M. Pietras |
System and method for generating a universal palette and mapping an
original color space to the universal palette |
| 5,664,097 |
M. D. Smith, M. L. Williams, and W. J. Johnson |
System for delaying the activation of inactivity security mechanisms by
allowing an alternate input of a multimedia data processing system |
| 5,664,120 | Unknown and S. Mallick |
Method for executing instructions and execution unit instruction
reservation table within an in-order completion processor |
| 5,664,124 |
A. Kulik, D. Cronin, S. Katz, and W. A. Wall |
A bridge between two buses of a computer system that latches signals from the
bus for use on the bridge and responds according to the bus protocols |
| 5,664,142 |
G. D. Boldt, R. E. Vogelsberg, and S. D. Hanna |
Chained DMA devices for crossing common buses |
| 5,664,143 | A. K. Olbrich |
Rotational position queue sorting without rotational position
sense |
| 5,664,146 |
J. A. Fisher, M. R. Bolin, and R. S. Goncharsky |
Operator-communications interface for a manual data storage
library |
| 5,664,147 | M. J. Mayfield |
Progressive data cache |
| 5,664,150 |
C. M. Herring, E. Yee, G. G. Isaac, J. J.
Szarek, J. K. Langgood, K. Sendlein, and W. L. Leung |
Computer system with a device for selectively blocking writebacks of data from
a writeback cache to memory |
| 5,664,155 |
D. A. Elko, J. A. Frey, J. M. Nick,
K. G. Rothwell, and M. D. Swanson |
A dumping service facility for multisystem environments |
| 5,664,165 |
B. J.Wolford and S. E. Curry |
Generation of a synthetic clock signal in
synchronism with a high-frequency clock signal and corresponding to a
low-frequency clock signal |
| 5,664,171 |
A. N. Swami and R. Agrawal |
System and method for query optimization using quantile
values of a large unordered data set |
| 5,664,174 |
H. Sawhney, K. Shim, K. I. Lin, and R. Agrawal |
System and method for discovering similar time sequences in
databases |
| 5,664,175 |
B. K. Jackson, M. L. Williams, P. L. Miller,
and W. E. Warren |
Method and system for reprioritizing calendar items on a data
processing system |
| 5,664,176 | H. H. Madduri |
Moving write lock for replicated objects |
| 5,664,183 | B. James, D. M. Telfer,
P. D. Heinlein, and P. J. Cirulli |
Application of groupware to ISO 9000
registration via facilitated work sessions |
| 5,664,186 |
J. M. Showalter, R. B. Bennett, and R. M. Nugent |
Computer file management and backup system |
| 5,664,190 |
C. A. Jones, D. D.
King, M. L. Cohen, and S. M. Consolatti |
System and method for
enabling an event-driven interface to a procedural program |
| 5,664,210 |
R. J. Torres and S. S. Fleming |
Method and system of providing multiple selections in text on a
computer display |
| 5,664,215 |
Unknown, D. Burgess, L. R. Kling, and S. P. Song |
Data processor with an execution unit for performing load
instructions and method of operation |
| 5,664,219 |
J. S. Trotter, M. Halma, and S. G. Glassen |
Method and system for controlling serviceability of adapters connected by
an I/O channel interface to a computer system |
| 5,664,223 |
B. J. Nathanson, C. Bender, G. M.
Salem, R. A. Swetz, and S. Zee |
Flexible bridge between processor
micro channel and switching mechanism |
| 5,664,226 |
B. M. Czako,
B. W. Lawton, S. A. O'Loughlin, and W. L. Sharp |
System for merging plurality of atomic data elements into single
synchronized file by assigning output rate to each channel in response to
presentation time duration |
| 5,664,316 |
C. H. Tsang, J. H. Lee, J. J. Lo, K. Kung,
M. M. Chen, M. T. Krounbi, P. K. Wang, and R. E. Fontana |
Magnetoresistive read transducer having a contiguous
longitudinal bias layer |
| 5,665,195 |
G. Natarajan, J. U.
Knickerbocker, and R. J. Bezama |
Apparatus and method for forming
cavities without using an insert |
| 5,665,203 |
J. Stiebritz, K. R.
Milkove, and Y. H. Lee |
Silicon etching method |
| 5,665,251 |
C. D. Snyder, H. Santini, and N. Robertson |
RIE image transfer process plating |
| 5,665,493 | R. M. Macfarlane |
Gated recording of holograms using rare-earth doped
ferroelectric materials |
| 5,665,527 |
G. M. Wallraff and R. D. Allen |
Process for generating negative tone resist images |
| 5,665,608 |
D. L. Wilson, J. Wong, J. A. O'Neill, J. D.
Chapple-Sokol, N. Sarma, and R. Conti | Aluminum oxide low pressure
chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) system-Fourier transform infrared
(FTIR) source chemical control |
| 5,665,622 |
K. P. Muller and W. Natzle |
Folded trench and RIE/deposition processes for high value
capacitors |
| 5,665,626 | J. E. Cronin |
Method of making a chimney capacitor |
| 5,665,629 |
B. Chen and G. S. Starkey |
Four transistor SRAM process |
| 5,665,650 |
D. H. Glatzel, D. J.
Russell, and J. M. Lauffer |
Method for manufacturing a high-density
electronic circuit assembly |
| 5,665,655 | E. J. White |
Process for producing crackstops on semiconductor devices and devices
containing the crackstops |
| 5,666,000 |
E. J. White and M. Dusablon |
Microcavity capacitive device |
| 5,666,078 |
F. J. Towler, H. Pilo, H. Sclneiderwind, and S. Lamphier |
Programmable impedance output driver |
| 5,666,114 |
C. Y. Ng, J. Cheng, J. M.
Menon, L. J. Garibay, R. B. Brodie, and T. T. Nguyen |
Method and means for managing linear mapped address spaces storing
compressed data at the storage subsystem control unit or device level |
| 5,666,118 | J. E. Gersbach |
Self-calibrating segmented
digital-to-analog converter |
| 5,666,246 |
D. E. Heim and H. S. Gill |
Magnetic storage system with canted hard bias magnetoresistive head |
| 5,666,248 | H. S. Gill |
Magnetizations of pinned and free
layers of a spin valve sensor set by sense current fields |
| 5,666,320 |
R. C. Wong, S. Ogura, and T. N. Buti |
Storage system |
| 5,666,337 |
C. H. Dang and C. T. Dang |
Data storage apparatus having a columnar array of storage receptacles with
physical interlock means |
| 5,666,344 |
H. J. Rosen, K. A. Rubin, T. C.
Strand, W. I. Imaino, and W. W. Tang |
Multiple data surface optical data storage system |
| 5,666,354 |
C. W. Preuss, D. Schulte, and D. R. Cecchi |
CMOS bi-directional differential link |
| 5,666,383 |
A. Ruiz, K. S. Huang, and S. Monti |
Variable rate discrete multiple tone bidirectional transmission |
| 5,666,469 | H. S. Lee |
Method for generating solutions for sequencing problems |
| 5,666,498 | H. Y. Amro |
Method, memory and apparatus for automatically resizing a window |
| 5,666,500 | K. W. Roberson |
Workstation user interface for use in conjunction with a
host data processing system |
| 5,666,501 | Unknown and P. Moreland |
Method and apparatus for installing software |
| 5,666,506 |
J. H. Hesson, S. J. Ciavaglia, and T. J. LeBlanc |
Apparatus to dynamically control the out-of-order execution
of load/store instructions in a processor capable of dispatching,
issuing and executing multiple instructions in a single processor cycle |
| >5,666,533 |
A. W. Shannon, S. S. Miller, T. Horiguchi,
and W. D. Wallace |
Method and system for program execution management
using process, enclave and thread units |
| 5,666,550 | T. Sulzbach |
Bus operation circuit using CMOS ratio logic circuits |
| 5,666,557 | B. Cassidy and R. Islam |
Method and apparatus for
automatically assigning device identifiers on a parallel data bus |
| 5,666,560 |
B. M. Walk, D. F. Moertl, G. S. Van Grinsven,
and J. D. Stevens |
Storage method and hierarchical padding structure
for direct access storage device (DASD) data compression |
| 5,666,985 |
D. A. Lord and W. Smith |
Programmable method and
apparatus for cleaning semiconductor elements |
| 5,667,586 |
A. Powell, B. A. Ek, F. Guarin, S. M. Gates,
and S. S. Iyer |
A method for forming a single crystal semiconductor on a
substrate |
| 5,667,934 |
A. A. Mehta, D. W. Wang, E. R. Skarvinko, and
V. R. Markovich |
Thermally stable photoimaging composition |
| 5,667,938 |
A. Katnani, D. Yang, G. J. Hefferon, M. Khojasteh,
N. R. Bantu, R. Sooriyakumaran, W. R. Brunsvold, and W. S. Huang |
Acid scavengers for use in chemically amplified photoresists |
| 5,668,018 |
J. E. Cronin and J. E. Gortych |
Method for
defining a region on a wall of a semiconductor structure |
| 5,668,059 |
F. R. Christie, K. I. Papathomas, and D. W. Wang |
Solder interconnection structure and process for making |
| 5,668,399 |
J. A. Hiltebeitel and J. E. Cronin |
Semiconductor
device with increased on chip decoupling capacitance |
| 5,668,492 | M. Pedersen and P. Wohl |
Integrated circuit clocking
technique and circuit therefor |
| 5,668,503 |
J. E. Gersbach and M. Hayashi |
System and method for calibrating damping factor of
analog PLL |
| 5,668,507 |
D. M. Dreps and D. W. Boerstler |
Noise generator for evaluating mixed signal integrated circuits |
| 5,668,525 |
D. G. Mikan, J. S. Muhich, and T. Chiu |
Comparator circuit using two-bit to four-bit encoder |
| 5,668,598 |
E. Linzer, E. E. Viscito, and H. Peterson |
Motion video compression system
with guaranteed bit production limits |
| 5,668,599 |
C. H. Ngai, D. P. Cheney,
J. D. Myers, M. L. Ciacelli, and S. B. Herndon |
Memory management for an MPEG2 compliant decoder |
| 5,668,684 |
A. D. Erpelding, D. D. Palmer, and S. Pattanaik |
Electrical interconnect for a head/arm assembly of
computer disk drives |
| 5,668,687 |
C. H. Tsang, K. Kung, and M. M. Chen |
Magnetoresistive sensor employing an exchange-bias enhancing
layer with a variable-composition transition region |
| 5,668,709 |
J. E. Gersbach and M. Hayashi |
Switched capacitor current source |
| 5,668,761 |
J. S. Muhich, L. B. Phillips, and R. P. Masleid |
Fast read Domino SRAM |
| 5,668,800 | J. G. Stevenson |
Path testing in communications networks |
| 5,668,816 |
P. W. Wong and S. M. Douskey |
Method and apparatus
for injecting errors into an array built-inself-test |
| 5,668,830 |
C. J. Georgiou, K. W. Lee, and T. A. Larsen |
Digital phase alignment and integrated multichannel
transceiver employing same |
| 5,668,943 |
C. A. Polyzois, C. R. Attanasio,
J. L. Peterson, M. A. Butrico, and S. E. Smith |
Virtual shared disks with application transparent recovery |
| 5,668,944 | R. F. Berry |
Method and system for providing
performance diagnosis of a computer system |
| 5,668,952 | A. A. Slane |
Method for resolving network address by sending reresolve
request to nodes at selected time period after establishing address
table, and updating the table with received reply thereto |
| 5,668,957 |
G. T. Davis, M. Krause, P. Kam, P. Patrick,
and R. R. Devins |
Method and apparatus for providing virtual DMA capability man
adapter connected to a computer system bus with no DMA support |
| 5,668,958 |
E. Johnson, E. J. Bendert, E. S. Berman, M. E. Vendryes,
R. B. Bennett, R. M. Nugent, and S. M. Farrell |
Heterogeneous filing system with common API and reconciled
file management rules |
| 5,668,959 | J. W. Malcolm |
Creating multiple versions of panels from a single panel
definition file |
| 5,668,961 |
H. Huang, T. Nguyen, and V. Healy |
System and method for fast display of data objects in a table |
| 5,668,968 | C. F. Wu |
Two-level virtual/real set-associate cache system and method with
improved synonym detection |
| 5,668,972 | Unknown and P. P. Liu |
Method and system for miss sequence cache line allocation |
| 5,668,979 |
R. J. Mitchell and W. Lawless |
Storage of clipping plane data in successive bit planes of residual
frame buffer memory |
| 5,668,984 |
M. P. Taborn, N. Bailey, and S. Burchfiel |
Processing system and method of operation |
| 5,668,986 | D. Garcia and K. Nilsen |
Method and apparatus for handling data storage requests in a distributed
database environment |
| 5,668,988 |
M. S. Chen and P. S. Yu |
Method for mining path traversal patterns in a web environment by converting
an original log sequence into a set of traversal sub-sequences |
| 5,669,001 | J. H. Moreno |
Object code compatible representation of very long
instruction word programs |
| 5,669,006 |
J. Song, L. J. Joskowicz, and M. Y. Kim |
Method for automatically obtaining spatial layout for
multimedia presentations |
| 5,669,136 | R. A. Magee |
IGH input/output density MLC flat pack |
| 5,669,137 |
J. A. Varcoe, J. V. Ellerson, and R. J. Noreika |
Method of making electronic package assembly with protective
encapsulant material |
| 5,669,437 |
B. Hernandez, I. C. Noyan, M. J. Palmer, and R. Horton |
High-efficiency thermal interposer |
| 5,669,749 |
C. T. Danielson, G. C. Stern, J. Overacker,
and M. D. Williams |
Movable flexible ribbon cable and support band assembly |
| 5,669,775 |
D. B. Stone, J. D. Herard, J. R. Slack, J. S.
Campbell, and R. P. Nowak |
Assembly for mounting components to flexible cables |
| 5,669,972 |
C. F. Littell, H. Cox, J. A.
Trumpetto, M. S. Vanca, and R. M. Schroedl |
Flex tab thick film metal mask |
| 5,670,187 |
B. D. Sewing and L. Scalia |
Apparatus for in-situ green sheet slitting |
| 5,670,388 |
B. Machesney, E. J.Nowak, and J. A. Mandelman |
Method of making contacted body
silicon-on-insulator field effect transistor |
| 5,670,418 | B. Ghosal |
Method of joining an electrical contact element to a substrate |
| 5,670,428 |
C. L. Bertin, K. E. Beilstein, T. H.
Daubenspeck, and W. J. Howell |
Semiconductor chip kerf clear method
for forming semiconductor chips and electronic module therefrom |
| 5,670,750 |
D. J. Russell, J. J. Hansen, and J. M. Lauffer |
Electric circuit card having a donut-shaped land |
| 5,670,803 |
C. L. Bertin, F. R. White, J. E. Cronin, and
K. E. Beilstein |
Three-dimensional SRAM trench structure and
fabrication method therefor |
| 5,670,812 |
E. Adler, L. Ternullo, R. W. Mann, S. Kulkarni, and W. Rausch |
Field effect transistor
having contact layer of transistor gate electrode material |
| 5,670,837 |
K. J. Erickson and Z. E. Boutaghou |
Disk drive spindle motor having split windings for each phase |
| 5,671,152 |
L. W. Liebmann and M. A. Lavin |
Efficient generation of negative fill shapes for chips
and packages |
| 5,671,281 |
J. E. Campbell, M. Chan, P. Wiltgen, and S. F. Hajek |
Self-modifying access code for altering capabilities |
| 5,671,328 |
G. Fitzpatrick, M. L. Williams, and W. J. Johnson |
Method and apparatus for automatic creation of a voice
recognition template entry |
| 5,671,334 | K. J. Lynne |
Neural network model for reaching a goal state |
| 5,671,356 | D. T. Wang |
Method and apparatus for microcode loading in a multi-nodal
network exhibiting distributed control |
| 5,671,360 |
G. M. Hambrick and J. T. Rogers |
Project management tool implementing authority for
a people-oriented work environment tool |
| 5,671,370 |
M. S. Allen, J. M. Kaiser, R. K. Arimilli,
and W. K. Lewchuk |
Alternating data valid control signals for
high-performance data transfer |
| 5,671,372 |
K. A. Uplinger and W. E. Price |
Data processing system with microprocessor/cache chip set directly coupled
to memory bus of narrower data width |
| 5,671,378 |
G. P. Andrews and W. P. Ackerv |
Method and system for sizing of graphical user interface
objects for localization |
| 5,671,390 |
A. B. Johnson, J. Lui, J. M. Menon, J. T. Brady,
and S. Y. Tzou |
Log structured arrays using LSA sub-directory |
| 5,671,403 |
E. J. Shekita and H. C. Young |
Interactive dynamic programming system for query optimization
with bounded complexity |
| 5,671,405 |
K. L. Wu and P. S. Yu |
Apparatus and method for adaptive logical partitioning of
workfile disks for concurrent merge sorts |
| 5,671,417 |
D. Miclette and M. D. Rogalski |
Method and system for inserting floating code
hooks into multiple versions of code |
| 5,671,419 |
M. Hind, M. G. Burke, and P. R. Carini |
Interprocedural data-flow analysis that supports recursion while
only performing one flow-sensitive analysis of each procedure |
| 5,671,432 |
A. R. Bertolet, B. A. Worth, E. E.
Millham, K. Ferguson, R. Palmer, S. W. Gould, and T. Zittritsch |
Programmable array I/O-routing resource |
| 5,671,441 |
E. Hefferon, F. E. Johnson, M. Halma, and S. G. Glassen |
Method and apparatus for automatic generation of I/O
configuration descriptions |
| 5,671,442 |
G. W. Wilhelm, Jr. and J. W. Feeney |
System having device driver operates in first mode for
allowing concurrent access to adapter by applications and second mode
for limiting access to one application |
| 5,671,443 |
D. R. Stauffer and R. C. Stempski |
Microchannel direct memory access (DMA) acceleration circuit |
| 5,672,015 |
C. W. Robinson, F. C. Miller,
and J. B. Lyerly |
Apparatus and method for a printer |
| 5,672,260 |
C. F. Carey, D. O. Powell, G. P. Vlasak, K. M.
Fallon, R. S. Zarr, and V. R. Markovich |
Process for selective application of solder to circuit packages |
| 5,672,537 |
D. A. Carl,
D. M. Kenney, S. V. Nguyen, and W. E. Mlynko |
Angle-defined trench |
| 5,672,548 |
H. Shaukatullah, M. A. Gaynes, P. K. Seto, and
T. M. Culnane |
Method for attaching heat sinks directly to chip
carrier modules using flexible-epoxy |
| 5,672,760 |
F. C. Burns,
R. W. Snyder, V. Y. Lee, and W. W. Fleming |
Ablatively photodecomposable compositions |
| 5,672,892 |
N. Rovedo, R. C. Wong, and S. Ogura |
Process for making and programming a flash memory array |
| 5,672,901 |
J. A. Springer, J. R. Abernathey, P. C. Parries,
and R. W. Mann |
Structure for interconnecting different polysilicon
zones on semiconductor substrates for integrated circuits |
| 5,672,980 |
A. P. Ingraham, G. Hill, G. Osborne, G. C.
Correia, K. B. Horsford, M. A. Couture, M. D. Lowell, M. V.
Pierson, R. G. Charlton, and V. Markovich |
Method and apparatus for testing integrated circuit chips |
| 5,672,991 |
N. G. Thoma and T. Nguyen |
Differential delay line circuit for outputting signal with
equal pulse widths |
| 5,672,994 |
E. J. Nowak, M. H. Tong, and W. M. Au |
Antifuse circuit using standard MOSFET devices |
| 5,673,005 | W. D. Pricer |
A time standard circuit with delay line oscillator |
| 5,673,037 |
C. Cesar, H. Heinrich, K. Goldman,
K. P. McAuliffe, S. L. Greene, S. S. Chan, and T. Cofino |
System and method for radio frequency tag group select |
| 5,673,132 |
G. Miracle, P. Potvin, and Q. J. Carbone |
Apparatus for repowering and monitoring serial links |
| 5,673,177 |
G. L. Kehley, S. B. Sathe, and W. L. Brodsky |
Heat sink structure with corrugated wound
wire heat conductive elements |
| 5,673,201 |
C. L. Meiley and R. L. Malm |
Sub-problem extraction method for wiring localized congestion
areas in VLSI wiring design |
| 5,673,206 | R. H. Jones |
Real-time digital audio compression/decompression system |
| 5,673,209 |
A. Bugg, A. F. Stuart, G. Felderman, K. E. Duvall,
R. L. Heiney, and S. M. Scott |
Apparatus and associated method for compressing and
decompressing digital data |
| 5,673,215 | A. S. Tsay |
Non-restoring fixed-point divider apparatus |
| 5,673,216 |
A. M. Ahsan, E. E. Kelley, F. Motika,
and N. J. Dauerer |
Process and system for adding or substracting symbols in any
base without converting to a common base |
| 5,673,244 |
A. E. Rosenbluth, J. C. Chastang, and K. B. Kirtley |
Oblique viewing microscope system |
| 5,673,315 | T. J. Wolf |
Method and system for software asset usage detection
and management |
| 5,673,316 |
C. S. Chow, J. Auerbach, J. C. Crigler,
and M. A. Kaplan |
Creation and distribution of cryptographic envelope |
| 5,673,318 |
M. Bellare, P. W. Rogaway, and R. A. Guerin |
Method and apparatus for data
authentication in a data communication environment |
| 5,673,319 |
M. Bellare and P. W. Rogaway |
Block cipher mode of operation for secure, length-preserving
encryption |
| 5,673,336 | A. Edgar |
Automatic cross color elimination |
| 5,673,369 | M. Y. Kim |
Authoring knowledge-based systems using interactive
directed graphs |
| 5,673,382 |
D. M. Cannon and M. A. Kaczmarski |
Automated management of off-site storage volumes for
disaster recovery |
| 5,673,391 |
C. F. Webb, M. S. Farrell, and S. A. Swaney |
Hardware retry trap for millicoded processor |
| 5,673,399 |
D. Neal, E. Silha, G. L. Guthrie, and S. M. Thurber |
System and method for enhancement of system bus to mezzanine
bus transactions |
| 5,673,403 |
Unknown, C. V. Powell, L. B.
Hickerson, R. L. Tycast, and R. L. Verburg |
Multiple graphical user interfaces on a single display |
| 5,673,413 |
J. M. Kaiser and S. R. Deshpande |
Method and apparatus for coherency reporting in a
multiprocessing system |
| 5,673,414 |
B. F. Boury, N. Amini, R. Horne, and S. Brannon |
Snooping of I/O bus and invalidation of
processor cache for memory data transfers between one I/O device and
cacheable memory in another I/O device |
| 5,675,315 |
J. G. Waclawsky and P. C. Hershey |
System and method for ring latency measurement and correction |
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