Patents 5696544 - 5696797

 

 

Patent 5696544: Ink jet head substrate and ink jet head using same arranged staggeredly
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Electrical connector means : Nozzles)

Patent 5696545: Ink jet printer head
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Drop-on-demand : With piezoelectric force ejection : Layers, plates : Flow path)

Patent 5696546: Ink supply cartridge with ink jet printhead having improved fluid seal therebetween
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Fluid or fluid source handling means : Fluid supply system : Cartridge : With integral ejector : Drop sensors)

Patent 5696547: Recording apparatus with auxilliary recording and method thereof
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Preheating : Recording means : Having single layer colored transfer material)

Patent 5696548: Multi-color thermal printer having means for efficiently positioning the drum and inked film simultaneously
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Record receiver and transfer medium feeding or driving means : Specific conductor means (e.g., electrode, conducting pattern, etc.))

Patent 5696549: Method of reducing print artifacts
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Scan of light : Plural beam scan : Specific light modulator : Including switching means)

Patent 5696550: Image quality inspection system
(TELEVISION : SPECIAL APPLICATIONS : Flaw detector : Ship)

Patent 5696551: Three-dimension picture coding system
(TELEVISION : STEREOSCOPIC : Signal formatting : Hue expander)

Patent 5696552: Stereoscopic display apparatus
(TELEVISION : STEREOSCOPIC : Stereoscopic display device : Single camera from multiple positions)

Patent 5696553: Remote imager video camera cable compensation circuitry
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Remote control : Camera located remotely from image processor (i.e., camera head) : Video teleconferencing (including access or authorization))

Patent 5696554: CCD-defect compensating method and apparatus for camcorder
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing : Including noise or undesired signal reduction : Defective pixel (e.g., signal replacement) : Using dummy pixels)

Patent 5696555: Image input apparatus having a detachably connected camera body and monitor or control unit
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Solid-state image sensor : Charge-coupled architecture : Charges transferred to opposed registers : With diode in series with photocell)

Patent 5696557: Video signal editing apparatus
(TELEVISION : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION SYSTEM : Data rate reduction : Including one conventional or compatible channel (e.g., two channel NTSC systems))

Patent 5696558: Coding apparatus
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION : Television or motion video signal : Adaptive : Quantization : Having SAW or charge-transfer device)

Patent 5696559: Device for correcting DC of HDTV
(TELEVISION : IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY SPECIFIC TO TELEVISION : DC insertion : With DC clamping)

Patent 5696560: Motion picture distribution system
(TELEVISION : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION SYSTEM : Format type : Added video information in standard channel format : Including use of a subcarrier : During vertical blanking interval)

Patent 5696561: Apparatus for improving picture quality of a box display of teletext character data by lowering a contrast of the whole screen on which the
(TELEVISION : NONPICTORIAL DATA PACKET IN TELEVISION FORMAT : Including teletext decoder or display : Frequency change of subcarrier)

Patent 5696562: On-screen signal generating apparatus for a cable television
(TELEVISION : BASIC RECEIVER WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION : For display of additional information : Simultaneously and on same screen (e.g., multiscreen) : Color processing)

Patent 5696563: Apparatus and methods for performing huffman coding
(TELEVISION : IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY SPECIFIC TO TELEVISION : Motion vector generation : Diode)

Patent 5696564: Video projector
(TELEVISION : VIDEO DISPLAY : Projection device : Plural parallel light modulators : With optical element : Electron beam addressed)

Patent 5696565: Demagnetizing device is automatically energized after counting a set number of power-on operations of a cathode ray tube
(TELEVISION : VIDEO DISPLAY : Cathode-ray tube : Protective device : External electric or magnetic effect : Electrochromic device)

Patent 5696566: Liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method thereof
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR EXCITATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL : Electrical excitation of liquid crystal (i.e., particular voltage pulses, AC vs. DC, threshold voltages, etc.) : With supplemental capacitor : In active matrix with separate dedicated capacitor line : With silicon photodiode, N-I-N photoconductor structure, or P-I-P photoconductor structure)

Patent 5696567: Liquid crystal display device with phase difference plate having particular .DELTA.nxd perpendicular to surface over .DELTA.nxd at
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Compensator or retarder (i.e., not using liquid crystal cell) : Cholesteric reflector)

Patent 5696568: Liquid crystal display device
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Particular nonoptical film or layer (e.g., adhesive layer, barrier layer) : Alignment layer : For parallel alignment : With particular pretilt angle (i.e., with liquid crystal other than chiral smectic) : With particular polymer composition of the alignment layer (e.g., fluorine- containing aliphatic polyamide))

Patent 5696569: Channel configuration for plasma addressed liquid crystal display
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Electrode or bus detail (i.e., excluding supplemental capacitor and transistor electrodes) : Matrix electrodes : For parallel alignment)

Patent 5696570: TN cell having improved display of grey shades
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : WITH SPECIFIED NONCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL : Within nematic phase : Twisted (or chiral) nematic or supertwisted nematic : Having particular birefringence or retardation : With detail of terminals to external circuit)

Patent 5696571: Clip-on type sunglasses with bridge mounting
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : With antiglare or shading : Removable and/or adjustable filters or screens (e.g., clip-on type) : Having support or cabinet)

Patent 5696572: Retainer for nose pads on an eyeglass frame
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : Nose pads or cushions : Adjustable, rockable, or pivotable : With lens clamping straps)

Patent 5696573: Ophthalmic apparatus
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : EYE EXAMINING OR TESTING INSTRUMENT : Objective type : Including eye photography : Having means to detect proper distance or alignment (i.e., eye to instrument) :)

Patent 5696574: Ophthalmic instrument support and lighting system
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : EYE EXAMINING OR TESTING INSTRUMENT : Support : Including test chart or target)

Patent 5696575: Digital flux gate magnetometer
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MAGNETIC : Magnetometers : Saturable core magnetometers : Second harmonic type : Plural sensors)

Patent 5696576: Method of accepting print order
(PHOTOCOPYING : PROJECTION PRINTING AND COPYING CAMERAS : Identifying, composing, or selecting : Regulating light intensity or exposure time)

Patent 5696577: 3D imaging underwater laser radar
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : RANGE OR REMOTE DISTANCE FINDING : With photodetection : Using at least a pair of viewing axes)

Patent 5696578: Frequency tracking method and apparatus, and Doppler velocity meter using the same
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : VELOCITY OR VELOCITY/HEIGHT MEASURING : With light detector (e.g., photocell) : Of light interference (e.g., interferometer) : With displaced images)

Patent 5696579: Method, apparatus and system for determining the differential rate of change of strain
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : MATERIAL STRAIN ANALYSIS : By light interference detector (e.g., interferometer) : Sheet material)

Patent 5696580: Method of and apparatus for measuring absorbance, component concentration or specific gravity of liquid sample
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : WITH PLURAL DIVERSE TEST OR ART : Lamp attachments)

Patent 5696581: Lens evaluating device
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : LENS OR REFLECTIVE IMAGE FORMER TESTING : For optical transfer function : Including polarimeters)

Patent 5696582: Apparatus for and method of analyzing the optical spectrum of a radiation independent of the phase position
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : Spectroscopy : Using plural photocells)

Patent 5696583: Apparatus for automatically measuring the thickness of a transparent coating material using a white light source
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : For dimensional measurement : Having short coherence length source : Contour or profile)

Patent 5696584: Phase grating having an unprotected relief structure with a grating structure that causes destructive interference of reflections
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : Having wavefront division (by diffraction) : Having Schlieren effect)

Patent 5696585: Apparatus and method for efficient electrostatic discharge on glass disks in flying height testers
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : For dimensional measurement : Gap : Between slider/disc (e.g., flying height) : Having wavefront division (e.g., by diffraction))

Patent 5696586: Optical correlation gas analyzer
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY POLARIZED LIGHT EXAMINATION : Having wavefront division (by diffraction))

Patent 5696587: Metal target for laser repair of dies
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : POSITION OR DISPLACEMENT : Position transverse to viewing axis : Special mark or target on object : Moire)

Patent 5696588: Automatic plate scanner
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : DIMENSION : Area : Light scanning : Moire)

Patent 5696589: Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : DIMENSION : Thickness : Light scanning)

Patent 5696590: Position control method position control apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY ALIGNMENT IN LATERAL DIRECTION : With object being compared and light beam moved relative to each other (e.g., scanning))

Patent 5696591: Apparatus and method for detecting longitudinally oriented flaws in a moving web
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY MONITORING OF WEBS OR THREAD : Of containers)

Patent 5696592: Immersible apparatus for measuring light penetrability of liquids
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : FOR LIGHT TRANSMISSION OR ABSORPTION : Of fluent material : Photoelectric (e.g., sequential viewing))

Patent 5696593: Thermal head of apparatus for controlling color printer
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Recording apparatus : Scanning)

Patent 5696594: Image forming method and apparatus for counterfeit protection controlling image synthesis in response to forming conditions
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Recording apparatus : Scanning)

Patent 5696595: Image forming apparatus with automatic density adjustment
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Multi-level image reproduction (e.g., gray level reproduction) : Look-up table for image processing or print attribute data (e.g., threshold value, print element property) : Variable threshold determined by image or other condition (e.g., adaptive thresholding))

Patent 5696596: Electrostatic stereoscopic image recording method and apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Recording apparatus : Electrostatic or electrolytic : Document feed)

Patent 5696597: Data communication apparatus with display of parallel operation of on-line and off-line modes
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific image-processing circuitry)

Patent 5696598: Color image communication apparatus capable of accommodating monochrome communication partners
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Auxiliary signal : Coding for digital facsimile equipment (e.g., Group 3 or 4))

Patent 5696599: Method and apparatus for modifying handshake data transmissions
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Auxiliary signal : Coding for digital facsimile equipment (e.g., Group 3 or 4))

Patent 5696600: Modem device for use with a facsimile machine combined with a PC
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Facsimile system interface : Facsimile alarm)

Patent 5696601: System and method for redistributing error values from an error diffusion process
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Signal enhancing : Auxiliary signal controls apparatus at both transmitter and receiver)

Patent 5696602: Method for halftoning using stochastic dithering with minimum density variance
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Multi-level image reproduction (e.g., gray level reproduction) : Halftoning (e.g., a pattern of print elements used to represent a gray level) : Dithering (e.g., spatial distribution of print elements by threshold matrix) : Stochastic or random dithering : Dispersed pattern)

Patent 5696603: Image formation apparatus having a gradation control unit
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Multi-level image reproduction (e.g., gray level reproduction) : Print element property varied to represent gray level :)

Patent 5696604: Analytical halftone dot construction for a hyperacuity printer
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Multi-level image reproduction (e.g., gray level reproduction) : Print element property varied to represent gray level :)

Patent 5696605: Method and apparatus for exercising diagnostic functionality in product extensions
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Facsimile control unit : Picture signal thresholding)

Patent 5696606: Facsimile apparatus including provisions for determining file transfer capability
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Facsimile control unit : Picture signal thresholding)

Patent 5696607: Image reader having a light-guiding transparent board
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Scanning : Picture signal thresholding)

Patent 5696608: Image reading apparatus capable of controlling light emission amount
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Scanning : Facsimile illumination control : Variable thresholding technique)

Patent 5696609: Illumination system for a flat-bed scanning system
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Scanning : Facsimile illumination control : Variable thresholding technique)

Patent 5696610: Color image reader with two-step color dispersion
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : NATURAL COLOR FACSIMILE : Scanning : Illumination : Mechanical arrangement for forming a printing surface)

Patent 5696611: Color picture processing apparatus for reproducing a color picture having a smoothly changed gradation
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : NATURAL COLOR FACSIMILE : Color correction : Color masking)

Patent 5696612: Multiple density level stochastic screening system and method
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : NATURAL COLOR FACSIMILE : Specific image-processing circuitry : Halftone processing : With plural sensors)

Patent 5696613: Method and apparatus for multiplexing data in different planes of incidence of a thin holographic storage media
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEM OR ELEMENT : For reconstructing image : Focused image holography)

Patent 5696614: Optical wavelength multiplex transmission method and optical dispersion compensation method
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Wavelength division or frequency division (e.g., Raman, Brillouin, etc.) : Dispersion compensation : Bus)

Patent 5696615: Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication systems employing uniform gain optical amplifiers
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Wavelength division or frequency division (e.g., Raman, Brillouin, etc.) : Different sources : Including pumping : Filter)

Patent 5696616: Scanning method and apparatus
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) : Using a periodically moving element (periodic change of optically reflecting, refracting or diffracting element) : Plural moving scanning elements : Bearing or shaft for rotary driver)

Patent 5696617: Optical reading apparatus having optical scanner for scanning information on objects
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) : Using a periodically moving element (periodic change of optically reflecting, refracting or diffracting element) : Including reflective type moving element : Having multifaceted rotating element : Single plane mirror element)

Patent 5696618: Electrodisplacive actuated mirror array and method for the manufacture thereof
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) : By moving a reflective element : Reflective element moved by deformable support : Having planar rotating reflector with rotation axis in its plane)

Patent 5696619: Micromechanical device having an improved beam
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) : By moving a reflective element : Reflective element moved by deformable support : Having planar rotating reflector with rotation axis in its plane)

Patent 5696620: Thin film actuated mirror array incorporating therein temperature compensating layers
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Light wave temporal modulation (e.g., frequency, amplitude, etc.) : By changing physical characteristics (e.g., shape, size or contours) of an optical element : Shape or contour of light control surface altered : Amplitude modulation)

Patent 5696621: Scanning lens system and optical scanning apparatus using the same
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Light wave directional modulation (e.g., deflection or scanning is representative of the modulating signal) : By changing physical characteristics (e.g., shape, size or contours) of an optical element)

Patent 5696622: Variable focal position optical system and light beam scanning apparatus
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Light wave directional modulation (e.g., deflection or scanning is representative of the modulating signal) : Electro-optic : Focusing : Having multiple electrodes)

Patent 5696623: UV exposure with elongated service lifetime
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : HAVING SIGNIFICANT INFRARED OR ULTRAVIOLET PROPERTY : Beam combination or separation)

Patent 5696624: Silica glass member for UV-lithography, method for silica glass production, and method for silica glass member production
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : HAVING SIGNIFICANT INFRARED OR ULTRAVIOLET PROPERTY : Beam combination or separation)

Patent 5696625: Distributor for electromagnetic radiation, particularly a projection screen
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : PROJECTION SCREEN : Unitary sheet comprising plural reflecting areas : Lenticular)

Patent 5696626: Photosensitive silicon chip having a ridge near an end photosite
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Scanning : Solid state : Including a polygon reflector)

Patent 5696627: Directly machined raised structure retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : SIGNAL REFLECTOR : 3-Corner retroreflective (i.e., cube corner, trihedral, or triple reflector type) : Vibration)

Patent 5696628: Method for manufacturing optical components with periodic or quasi-periodic optical properties
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DIFFRACTION : From grating : With photographic media)

Patent 5696629: Optical component comprising layers of porous silicon
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LIGHT INTERFERENCE : Produced by coating or lamina : Layer having specified nonoptical property : Laminated or layered)

Patent 5696630: Focal plates and method of manufacturing the same
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DIFFUSING OF INCIDENT LIGHT : With reflection)

Patent 5696631: Unit magnification projection lens system
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With field curvature shaping : Projection type : With additional reflector (e.g., serial reflections, etc.))

Patent 5696632: Zoom lens capable of focusing at close range
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : With mechanical compensation : Other than first group moves for focusing (internal focus type) : Cylindrical lenslets)

Patent 5696633: Varifocal lens
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : With mechanical compensation : Two groups : + - + Arrangement)

Patent 5696634: Objective lens for image pickup apparatus with size of image pickup surface changeable between aspect ratios
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : Adjusting mechanism : With macro-type focusing)

Patent 5696635: Eyepiece modification for astronomical telescopes
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With support : Lens mounts : Adjustable : With third component biconvex)

Patent 5696636: Prism to provide visibility of a signal light in two directions
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : PRISM (INCLUDING MOUNT) : With refracting surface : Plural reflecting surfaces)

Patent 5696637: Apparatus for positioning an optical line of sight within a hemispheric region
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : Plural mirrors or reflecting surfaces : With successive reflections : With successive reflections)

Patent 5696638: Device for displaying data above an automobile dashboard
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : Plural mirrors or reflecting surfaces : With successive reflections : With successive reflections)

Patent 5696639: Sampled amplitude read channel employing interpolated timing recovery
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL PROCESSING OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL : Data clocking : Intra-cell transition)

Patent 5696640: Disk drive using virtual hands for continuous access and execution
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Signal switching : With incremental movement between record and head)

Patent 5696641: Method using a biasing pattern on a magnetic storage media to reduce MR head noise
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Specifics of biasing or erasing : Between heads in alternate engagement with medium)

Patent 5696642: Circuit for controlling the rotation of a rotating member
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Synchronizing moving-head moving-record recorders : Recording amplifier)

Patent 5696643: Disk drive apparatus and read error recovery method in a disk drive apparatus
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the record : Speed : Rotary carrier :)

Patent 5696644: Recording and/reproducing apparatus having no capstan and no pinch roller and method of controlling the same
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the record : Speed : Linear carrier : Constant speed : By signal derived from transport : From separate track)

Patent 5696645: Apparatus for protecting memory devices from external shock forces by using an integrating band pass filter
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Stopping or reversing)

Patent 5696646: Disk apparatus for monitoring error by setting timeout time upon seek
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Track changing : For rotary carrier (e.g., disc) : Plural tapes)

Patent 5696647: Method for carrying out seeks in a hard disc drive to limit the generation of acoustic noise including using a slew rate limit
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Track changing : For rotary carrier (e.g., disc) : Specified velocity pattern during access : Controlled by memory device : Dithering)

Patent 5696648: Sealing device for a hard disk drive
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Disk record : Environmental control (e.g., air filter, temperature control) : Plural reels)

Patent 5696649: Elastic insert shroud to provide maximum effective shrouding shock mitigation and filtering in high speed disk drives
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Disk record : Environmental control (e.g., air filter, temperature control) : Plural disks : Container mounting details)

Patent 5696650: Disk apparatus for applying a controllable force to a slicing member
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Disk record : Loading or ejecting mechanism : Disk seating)

Patent 5696651: Head assembly for recording and reproducing including a head supporting part having an adhesive adjusting pattern
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD MOUNTING : Disk record : Electrical connection detail : Motion limiter detail)

Patent 5696652: Magnetic head device using an adhesive having both photosetting and thermosetting properties, and method for producing same
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : FLUID BEARING HEAD SUPPORT : Disk record : Air bearing slider detail : Mechanical attachment of slider to its support : Motorized)

Patent 5696653: Tooling for holding a head gimbal assembly
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : STANDARD : Flying height testers : On patterned or topographical surface (e.g., wafer, mask, circuit board))

Patent 5696654: Dual element magnetoresistive sensor with antiparallel magnetization directions for magnetic state stability
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Having multiple interconnected single film MR sensors (e.g., dual magnetoresistive sensor) : Plural actuators)

Patent 5696655: Self-biasing non-magnetic giant magnetoresistance
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Having Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) or Colossal Magnetoresistive (CMR) sensor formed of a single thin film : Having tunnel junction effect)

Patent 5696656: Highly sensitive orthogonal spin valve read head
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Detail of magnetic shielding : In horizontal head configuration)

Patent 5696657: Temperature compensated APD detector bias and transimpedance amplifier circuitry for laser range finders
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : With specific current responsive fault sensor : Thermal sensing : Protection for thyristor)

Patent 5696658: Short circuit protection circuit for a low-side driver circuit
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : Motor protective condition responsive circuits : Current : During energization of motor)

Patent 5696659: Overcurrent protective circuit and semiconductor device
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : With specific current responsive fault sensor : Undervoltage)

Patent 5696660: Line current protection circuit for use with a PCMCIA-architecture modem card
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : High voltage dissipation (e.g., lightning arrester) : Surge prevention (e.g., choke coil) : In communication systems : With multiple timing characteristics (e.g., short, long))

Patent 5696661: Remanence switching device
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : CONTROL CIRCUITS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES : For relays or solenoids : Time delay : Including electric discharge device : Threshold device (neon tube) : Including three or more electrodes (e.g., unijunction))

Patent 5696662: Electrostatically operated micromechanical capacitor
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Variable : Mechanically variable : By varying effective area of electrode : Rotary plates : Including thyratron)

Patent 5696663: Capacitor having a band of zinc and an aluminum film formed on a plastic film
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Fixed capacitor : Significant electrode feature : Material : Rotary plates)

Patent 5696664: Basepan with integrally formed posts for mounting components by heat staking
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electrical power distribution systems and devices : Distribution or control panel board : Busbar or conductor arrangements : With horizontal busbar : Composition)

Patent 5696665: Integrated circuit package with diamond heat sink
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : With cooling means : Thermal conduction : For lead frame : Plural)

Patent 5696666: Low profile exposed die chip carrier package
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Connection of components to board : Component within printed circuit board : Integrated circuit : Circuit board mounted)

Patent 5696667: Backplane for high speed data processing system
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Plural : With separable connector or socket means : Having backplane connection : Circuit board mounted)

Patent 5696668: Case unit for housing printed-circuit assemblies
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Plural : With housing or chassis : Specific alignment or guide means : Circuit board mounted)

Patent 5696669: Shielding system for PC cards
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Shielding : Tube mounting)

Patent 5696670: Power supply for arc-discharge load
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Including D.C.-A.C.-D.C. converter : Having transistorized inverter : Single-ended, separately-driven type : With automatic control of the magnitude of output voltage or current : For flyback-type converter : Utilizing pulse-width modulation : Having particular pulse-width modulation circuit)

Patent 5696671: Evapotranspiration forecasting irrigation control system
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Mechanical control system : Flow control (e.g., valve or pump control) : Dispensing management (e.g., spraying) : Irrigation : Monitoring or inspection (e.g., incomplete assembly))

Patent 5696672: Preview control apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Optimization or adaptive control : Sequence program response)

Patent 5696673: Vision assisted fixture construction
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Digital positioning (other than machine tool) : Having particular position determining apparatue (e.g., portable or handheld) : Position recording)

Patent 5696674: Computer animation of planned path in changing space
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Animation : Calligraphic)

Patent 5696675: Route making system for a mobile robot
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Construction or agricultural-type vehicle (e.g., crane, forklift) : Vehicle equipment position control (e.g., seat, mirror, door, window, headrest, or headlamp))

Patent 5696676: Self-diagnosis apparatus for vehicles
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication : Self-test : Modification or correction of route information)

Patent 5696677: Vehicle chassis control
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Suspension control : Modification or correction of route information)

Patent 5696678: Method for preventing undesirable lowering of an air suspension system
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Suspension control : Modification or correction of route information)

Patent 5696679: Integrated electronic control of pawl-gear park function of an automatic transmission
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Transmission control : And other vehicle control : By frequency or waveform analysis)

Patent 5696680: Electric motorcar drive system having shift-lever operated clutch means between electric motor and speed reduction gear
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Clutch control : Time regulated operations)

Patent 5696681: Brake steer vehicle dynamics control intervention
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Adaptive control)

Patent 5696682: Automatic driver system and a method of generating an acceleration reference
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Adaptive control)

Patent 5696683: Method for reducing drive slip of a vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Antispin, traction control, or drive slip control : Control of brake pressure)

Patent 5696684: Electronic guide device
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Determining balance or center of gravity (e.g., load distribution of vehicle))

Patent 5696685: Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable print head controller
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : FOR COST/PRICE : Postage meter system : Specific printing : With paper check handling)

Patent 5696686: Computer system for quality control correlations
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Performance monitoring : Quality control : Defect analysis or recognition : Job release determination)

Patent 5696687: Apparatus and method for graphically interfacing operator with programmable fixture devices
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Work positioning : Mobile transport)

Patent 5696688: Method and apparatus for welding handle studs to cooking vessels
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Having identification controlled manufacturing operation)

Patent 5696689: Dispatch and conveyer control system for a production control system of a semiconductor substrate
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication : Rapid prototyping (e.g., layer-by-layer, material deposition))

Patent 5696690: Sheet stacking apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Article handling : Associating or disassociating plural articles : Particular charging or discharging apparatus)

Patent 5696691: Self-adjusting statistical noise analyzer with interference suppression
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Electrical signal parameter measurement system : Waveform analysis : Frequency : Frequency spectrum : Using Fourier method :)

Patent 5696692: Conditional selection method for reducing power consumption in a circuit
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN :)

Patent 5696693: Method for placing logic functions and cells in a logic design using floor planning by analogy
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Floorplanning : Design verification (e.g., wiring line capacitance, fan-out checking, minimum path width))

Patent 5696694: Method and apparatus for estimating internal power consumption of an electronic circuit represented as netlist
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : CIRCUIT DESIGN : Testing or evaluating : Design verification (e.g., wiring line capacitance, fan-out checking, minimum path width) :)

Patent 5696695: System for rate-related control of electrical loads
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Electrical power generation or distribution system : Flow control (e.g., valve or pump control))

Patent 5696696: Apparatus and method for automatically achieving and maintaining congruent control in an industrial boiler
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Chemical process control or monitoring system : Having particular operator interface (e.g., teaching box, digitizer, tablet, pendant, dummy arm))

Patent 5696697: Network element in a telecommunication network
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE : Object-oriented database structure : Pattern matching access)

Patent 5696698: Device for addressing a cache memory of a compressing motion picture circuit
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY MEMORY SYSTEM : Cache : Character memory)

Patent 5696699: Integrated cellular data/voice communication system working under one operating system
(TELECOMMUNICATIONS : RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM : Zoned or cellular telephone system : Remote programming control)

Patent 5696700: System and computer-implemented method for fractal-dimension measurement for target-motion analysis noise discrimination
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Statistical measurement : Timekeeping (e.g., clock, calendar, stopwatch))

Patent 5696701: Method and system for monitoring the performance of computers in computer networks using modular extensions
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Safe shutdown)

Patent 5696702: Time and work tracker
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Performance or efficiency evaluation : Computer and peripheral benchmarking : Cause or fault identification)

Patent 5696703: Method and apparatus for non-contact temperature measurement
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Temperature measuring system : Quantitative determination by weight)

Patent 5696704: Non-linear scale instrument
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Speed : Within an enclosure)

Patent 5696705: System and method for reconstruction of the position of objects utilizing a signal transmitting and receiving distance determining
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Dimensional determination : Linear distance or length : By reflected signal (e.g., ultrasonic, light, laser) : For wheel speed)

Patent 5696706: Hand-held manually operable instruments determining and displaying lap speeds about a track and comparing different laps and racers
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Speed : Within an enclosure)

Patent 5696707: Method of measuring the noise level in the presence of a signal
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Electrical signal parameter measurement system : Waveform analysis : Signal quality (e.g., timing jitter, distortion, signal-to-noise ratio) : Having specified user interface (e.g., marker, menu))

Patent 5696708: Digital filter with decimated frequency response
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Filtering : Decimation/interpolation : Tone detection)

Patent 5696709: Program controlled rounding modes
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Compensation for finite word length : Round off or truncation : Sticky bit)

Patent 5696710: Apparatus for symmetrically reducing N least significant bits of an M-bit digital signal
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Compensation for finite word length : Round off or truncation : Sticky bit)

Patent 5696711: Apparatus and method for performing variable precision floating point rounding operations
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Floating point : Compensation for finite word length : Round off or truncation :)

Patent 5696712: Three overlapped stages of radix-2 square root/division with speculative execution
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Division : Binary)

Patent 5696713: Method for faster division by known divisor while maintaining desired accuracy
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Arithmetical operation : Division : Binary : Repeated addition)

Patent 5696714: Optical random access memory
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : RADIANT ENERGY : Semiconductive)

Patent 5696715: Semiconductor memory device having bipolar and field effect transistors and an improved coupling arrangement for logic units or logic blocks
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : SYSTEMS USING PARTICULAR ELEMENT : Semiconductive : Bioplar and FET : Biax)

Patent 5696716: Programmable memory element
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : FLOATING GATE : Particular biasing : Reference signal (e.g., dummy cell) : Sensing circuitry (e.g., current mirror) :)

Patent 5696717: Nonvolatile integrated circuit memory devices having adjustable erase/program threshold voltage verification capability
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : FLOATING GATE : Particular biasing : Reference signal (e.g., dummy cell) : Verify signal :)

Patent 5696718: Device having an electrically erasable non-volatile memory and process for producing such a device
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : FLOATING GATE : Particular biasing : Substrate bias : Verify signal)

Patent 5696719: Sense amplified output control circuit
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Having particular data buffer or latch : Four or more devices per bit)

Patent 5696720: Semiconductor memory device
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Having particular data buffer or latch : Four or more devices per bit)

Patent 5696721: Dynamic random access memory having row decoder with level translator for driving a word line voltage above and below an operating supply
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Including level shift or pull-up circuit : Four or more devices per bit)

Patent 5696722: Level-shifter, semiconductor integrated circuit, and control methods thereof
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Including level shift or pull-up circuit : Four or more devices per bit)

Patent 5696723: Defect relief decision circuit with dual-fused clocked inverter
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Bad bit : Coincident A.C. signal with pulse)

Patent 5696724: Sense amplifier
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Flip-flop used for sensing : Coincident A.C. signal with pulse)

Patent 5696725: High-speed sense amplifier for semiconductor memory device
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Flip-flop used for sensing : Coincident A.C. signal with pulse)

Patent 5696726: Complementary differential amplifier in which direct current amplification gain can be set arbitrarily and semiconductor memory
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Flip-flop used for sensing : Coincident A.C. signal with pulse)

Patent 5696727: Semiconductor memory device provided with sense amplifier capable of high speed operation with low power consumption
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Noise suppression : Differential sensing : Semiconductors : Radiation erasure)

Patent 5696728: Negative voltage level shift circuit
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : READ/WRITE CIRCUIT : Erase : Holographic)

Patent 5696729: Power reducing circuit for synchronous semiconductor device
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : POWERING : Conservation of power : Holographic)

Patent 5696730: First read cycle circuit for semiconductor memory
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : POWERING : Conservation of power : Holographic)

Patent 5696731: Semiconductor memory device using internal voltage obtained by boosting supply voltage
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : ADDRESSING : Sync/clocking : Transition detection : Magnetic)

Patent 5696732: Burst EDO memory device
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : ADDRESSING : Sync/clocking : Transition detection : Magnetic)

Patent 5696733: Method for verifying the location of an array of sensors
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SEISMIC PROSPECTING : Offshore prospecting : Transducer cable location determination : Fluid variation)

Patent 5696734: Method and system for eliminating ghost reflections from ocean bottom cable seismic survey signals
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SEISMIC PROSPECTING : Offshore prospecting : Signal processing : Reverberation removal :)

Patent 5696735: Seismic migration using offset checkshot data
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SEISMIC PROSPECTING : Land-reflection type : Signal analysis and/or correction : Timing correction : Inverse filters)

Patent 5696736: Hydrophone for determining direction of underwater sound
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : DISTANCE OR DIRECTION FINDING : By combining or comparing signals : By electrical means)

Patent 5696737: Transmit beamformer with frequency dependent focus
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS : With beam forming, shaping, steering, or scanning : Addition or subtraction)

Patent 5696738: Underwater sensing device for ocean floor contact
(COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL: ACOUSTIC WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS : Receivers : Casing or housing : Spider spring)

Patent 5696739: Alcohol and tobacco age identification electronic perpetual calendar
(HOROLOGY: TIME MEASURING SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : WITH CALENDAR INDICATOR : Electro-optical : Including illumination means)

Patent 5696740: Timepiece for converting between military and civilian time
(HOROLOGY: TIME MEASURING SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : CHRONOLOGICAL : With mechanical or electromechanical driven display : Hand and dial : With significant winding or setting)

Patent 5696741: Timepiece including a fluid resistant container assembled in a metallic case
(HOROLOGY: TIME MEASURING SYSTEMS OR DEVICES : CASES : Wrist worn : Ring)

Patent 5696742: Optical disk device for reproducing address information from wobbled groove
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : CONTROL OF STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL OPERATION BY A CONTROL SIGNAL TO BE RECORDED OR REPRODUCED : Control of information signal processing channel : For multiplexing or demultiplexing : Of sub-code information : Having location identification information : Having particular mechanism or slot for transferring disc into changer from outside)

Patent 5696743: Information access apparatus for optical disc having a plurality of recoding layers
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : INFORMATION LOCATION OR REMOTE OPERATOR ACTUATED CONTROL : Selective addressing of storage medium (e.g., programmed access) : Of optical storage medium : Transducer movement control using recorded information indicative of location of information (e.g., track address) : Counting tracks traversed by transducer : Specified order of contents information modification processing)

Patent 5696744: Disk reproducing apparatus having a disk diameter determining function
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : CONDITION INDICATING, MONITORING, OR TESTING : Including radiation storage or retrieval : Of record carrier : By detection of storage medium incident radiation : Defect)

Patent 5696745: Apparatus and method for detective a sync pattern and an address mark within data provided from a recording medium
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : BINARY PULSE TRAIN INFORMATION SIGNAL : Binary signal detecting using a clock signal : Plural reference signals)

Patent 5696746: Disk apparatus
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : PARTICULAR CABINET STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL MEDIA : Capable of only accepting protected insertable single optical medium : Ejection mechanism : Having locking mechanism : Having cam)

Patent 5696747: System and method for high resolution optical recording using dual optical sources and an induced shift in media absorption
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : Tracks transverse to a motion component)

Patent 5696748: Hologram optical system for optical pickup for optical disk drive
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : WITH SERVO POSITIONING OF TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY OVER TRACK COMBINED WITH INFORMATION SIGNAL PROCESSING : Optical servo system : Optical head servo system structure : Structure for shaping beam or causing astigmatic condition : Lens or mirror pivots off center (e.g., on a shaft, etc.))

Patent 5696749: Dual-wavelength optical recording head utilizing grating beam splitter and integrated laser and detectors
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : Having particular optical element or particular placement thereof in radiation beam path to or from storage medium : Diffractive : In radiation beam path to storage medium : Sectioned optical element : Prism, mirror, or waveguide section : Having single motor that drives multiple mechanisms)

Patent 5696750: Optical head apparatus for different types of disks
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : Having particular optical element or particular placement thereof in radiation beam path to or from storage medium : Diffractive : In radiation beam path to storage medium : Sectioned optical element : Defect location indicating)

Patent 5696751: Optical reading head having a displaceable light source for scanning a target having surface structure
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : With detail, configuration, or adjunct of element having slit or aperture in radiation path : With movement of optical beam (e.g., galvanometer) : Sectioned element)

Patent 5696752: Low noise atip detection from an optical recording medium with wobbled grooves
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : SPECIFIC DETAIL OF INFORMATION HANDLING PORTION OF SYSTEM : Radiation beam modification of or by storage medium : With details of electrical signal processing : Gain processing : Of retrieved signal : Plural lens sections)

Patent 5696753: Optical pickup feeding apparatus
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : DYNAMIC MECHANISM OPTICAL SUBSYSTEM : Having power driven optical transducer assembly : Linear transducer assembly movement : Rack gear : Backlash prevention : Movable guide)

Patent 5696754: Optical disk having a high-density recording layer and a low density recording layer
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Optical track structure (e.g., phase or diffracting structure, etc.) : Turntable)

Patent 5696755: System for minimizing the effects of scratches on recording media
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Optical track structure (e.g., phase or diffracting structure, etc.) : Protection (e.g., preventing damage to medium, etc.) : Disc holding or locating (e.g., spindle structure))

Patent 5696756: Optical disk having an evaluation pattern for evaluating the optical disk
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Optical track structure (e.g., phase or diffracting structure, etc.) : Pit/bubble/groove structure specifies : Disc holding or locating (e.g., spindle structure))

Patent 5696757: Optical disc, device for checking optical disc and device for recording information on optical disc
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : CONTROL OF STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL OPERATION BY A CONTROL SIGNAL TO BE RECORDED OR REPRODUCED : Control of information signal processing channel : For sampling, digital to analog or analog to digital converting : Including static memory accessing)

Patent 5696758: Optical recording media
(DYNAMIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : STORAGE MEDIUM STRUCTURE : Optical track structure (e.g., phase or diffracting structure, etc.) : Pit/bubble/groove structure specifies : Disc holding or locating (e.g., spindle structure))

Patent 5696759: Apparatus for high-speed packet switching in a broadband ISDN
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (OTHER THAN SYNCHRONIZATION) : Fault detection : Of a switching system : ATM least cost routing)

Patent 5696760: Temporary equipment indentifier message response control method
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (OTHER THAN SYNCHRONIZATION) : Determination of communication parameters : Having dedicated test line or channel)

Patent 5696761: Method and apparatus for interfacing low speed access links to a high speed time multiplexed switch fabric
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Through a circuit switch : Particular switching network arrangement : Having a supervisory signaling feature)

Patent 5696762: Rapid-acquisition access channel scheme for CDMA systems
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION OVER FREE SPACE : Repeater : Airborne or space satellite repeater : Multiple access (e.g., FDMA) : Code division (CDMA) : Including cancellation of certain signals)

Patent 5696763: Multicast routing technique
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Replicate messages for multiple destination distribution : Multistage switch)

Patent 5696764: ATM exchange for monitoring congestion and allocating and transmitting bandwidth-guaranteed and non-bandwidth-guaranteed connection calls
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : PATHFINDING OR ROUTING : Switching a message which includes an address header : Message transmitted using fixed length packets (e.g., ATM cells) : Assigning period of time for information to be transmitted (e.g., scheduling) : Based on bandwidth allocation (e.g., Weighted Round Robin) : Employing particular searching function (e.g., hashing, alternate, re-routing))

Patent 5696765: Configurable hybrid medium access control for cable metropolitan area networks
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TECHNIQUES : Combined time and frequency assignment : Concentrator)

Patent 5696766: Apparatus and method of synchronizing a transmitter in a subscriber terminal of a wireless telecommunications system
(MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS : COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION CARRIED IN PLURAL CHANNELS : Combining or distributing information via time channels : Synchronizing : Using synchronization information contained in a frame : Unique synchronization word or unique bit sequence : Pseudo-random : Ring or loop forms backbone for interconnecting other networks)

Patent 5696767: Bit error measuring apparatus
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error count or rate : Memory access (e.g., address permutation))

Patent 5696768: Method and apparatus for data storage array tracking
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Memory testing : Loop or ring configuration)

Patent 5696769: Decision error correcting method of a digital communication system and the digital communication system for the same
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital data error correction : Determination of marginal operation limits)

Patent 5696770: Method and apparatus for testing circuitry with memory and with forcing circuitry
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Memory testing : Loop or ring configuration)

Patent 5696771: Method and apparatus for performing partial unscan and near full scan within design for test applications
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital logic testing : Scan path testing (e.g., level sensitive scan design (LSSD)) : Special test pattern (e.g., checkerboard, walking ones))

Patent 5696772: Test vector compression/decompression system for parallel processing integrated circuit tester
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM ERROR OR FAULT HANDLING : Reliability and availability : Fault locating (i.e., diagnosis or testing) : Particular stimulus creation : Additional processor for in-system fault locating (e.g., distributed diagnosis program))

Patent 5696773: Apparatus for performing logic and leakage current tests on a digital logic circuit
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital logic testing : Determination of marginal operation limits : Clock or synchronization)

Patent 5696774: Digital signal recording device, digital signal playback device, and digital signal decoding device therefor
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital data error correction : Forward correction by block code : Double encoding codes (e.g., product, concatenated) : Bus or I/O channel device fault)

Patent 5696775: Method and apparatus for detecting the transfer of a wrong sector
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error/fault detection technique : Parity bit : Storage accessing (e.g., address parity check) : Syndrome computed)

Patent 5696776: Data transmission method in a real-time data processing system
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error/fault detection technique : Comparison of data : Missing-bit/drop-out detection)

Patent 5696777: Device for the serial transmission of data between at least two terminals
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Error/fault detection technique : Comparison of data : Plural parallel devices of channels : Syndrome computed)

Patent 5696778: Method of and apparatus for generating intracavity double raman shifted laser pulses
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : LONG WAVELENGTH (E.G., FAR INFRARED) :)

Patent 5696779: Wavelength tunable semiconductor laser with mode locked operation
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Mode locking : Plural Q-switches)

Patent 5696780: Frequency conversion system
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Mode discrimination : Plural Q-switches)

Patent 5696781: Wavelength-conversion laser having nonlinear optical crystal which effects type-I phase-matching
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Nonlinear device : Plural Q-switches)

Patent 5696782: High power fiber chirped pulse amplification systems based on cladding pumped rare-earth doped fibers
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR BEAM CONTROL DEVICE : Control of pulse characteristics : Frequency multiplying (e.g., harmonic generator))

Patent 5696783: Laser cooling
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL : Liquid coolant : Frequency)

Patent 5696784: Reduced mode laser and method of fabrication
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR ACTIVE MEDIA : Semiconductor : Injection : Particular current control structure : With saturable absorption layer)

Patent 5696785: Impurity getters in laser enclosures
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR ACTIVE MEDIA : Gas : Gas maintenance (e.g., purification, replenishment, etc.) : Monolithic integrated)

Patent 5696786: Solid-state laser system
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR PUMPING MEANS : Pumping with optical or radiant energy : Semiconductor : Electron beam)

Patent 5696787: Laser oscillation apparatus
(COHERENT LIGHT GENERATORS : PARTICULAR RESONANT CAVITY : Folded cavity : Having particular electrode structure)

Patent 5696788: Circuit for searching fault location in a device having a plurality of application specific integrated circuits
(ERROR DETECTION/CORRECTION AND FAULT DETECTION/RECOVERY : PULSE OR DATA ERROR HANDLING : Digital logic testing : Device response compared to expected fault-free response : Clock or synchronization)

Patent 5696789: Apparatus and method for signal identification
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SPREAD SPECTRUM :)

Patent 5696790: Method and apparatus for time dependent data transmission
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : PULSE WIDTH MODULATION : Automatic)

Patent 5696791: Apparatus and method for decoding a sequence of digitally encoded data
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : PULSE CODE MODULATION : Differential : Associated signal processing)

Patent 5696792: Digital radiocommunication terminal
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : SYSTEMS USING ALTERNATING OR PULSATING CURRENT : Angle modulation : Phase shift keying : Antinoise or distortion)

Patent 5696793: Phase difference detection circuit for extended partial-response class-4 signaling system
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTILEVEL : Synchronized : Phase locked loop : Antinoise or distortion)

Patent 5696794: Method and apparatus for conditioning digitally modulated signals using channel symbol adjustment
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTERS : Antinoise or distortion (includes predistortion) : Phase locked loop)

Patent 5696795: Offset quadrature phase shift keyed modulation circuit
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTERS : Angle modulation : Phase shift keying : Two or more oscillators)

Patent 5696796: Continuously variable if sampling method for digital data transmission
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVERS : Keying circuits)

Patent 5696797: Demodulator with baseband doppler shift compensation and method
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : RECEIVERS : Automatic frequency control : Correlative or matched filter)

 

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