Patents 5017795 - 5018047

 

 

Patent 5017795: Apparatus for inspecting can seams and the like
(RADIANT ENERGY : PHOTOCELLS; CIRCUITS AND APPARATUS : With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet : Measuring dimensions : With discrimination of discrete light diffusing region)

Patent 5017796: Moving blade tip clearance measurement apparatus and method with moveable lens
(RADIANT ENERGY : PHOTOCELLS; CIRCUITS AND APPARATUS : With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet : Measuring position : Determining range from detector : With translucent material)

Patent 5017797: Device for detecting yarn
(RADIANT ENERGY : PHOTOCELLS; CIRCUITS AND APPARATUS : With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet : With indication of presence of material or feature : Break detection : With translucent material)

Patent 5017798: Surface examining apparatus for detecting the presence of foreign particles on two or more surfaces
(RADIANT ENERGY : PHOTOCELLS; CIRCUITS AND APPARATUS : With circuit for evaluating a web, strand, strip, or sheet : Evaluation by regions, zones, or pixels : With scanning : With moving reticle in optical path)

Patent 5017799: Automatic power supply load shedding techniques
(ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS : PLURAL LOAD CIRCUIT SYSTEMS : Control of current or power : Constant magnitude control : By control of one or more load circuits : AC and DC)

Patent 5017800: AC to DC to AC power conversion apparatus with few active switches and input and output control
(ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS : PLURAL SUPPLY CIRCUITS OR SOURCES : Substitute or emergency source : Storage battery or accumulator : Serially connected sources)

Patent 5017801: Method and apparatus for converting a gap-infested read-in clock into a gap-free read-out clock
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SIGNAL CONVERTING, SHAPING, OR GENERATING : Synchronizing : With feedback : Phase lock loop : Phase lock loop)

Patent 5017802: Base current regulation circuit for a switching transistor, in particular a bipolar transistor
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SIGNAL CONVERTING, SHAPING, OR GENERATING : Current driver : Having semiconductive load : Sample and hold)

Patent 5017803: Power supply potential rising detection circuit
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SPECIFIC IDENTIFIABLE DEVICE, CIRCUIT, OR SYSTEM : With specific source of supply or bias voltage : Including signal protection or bias preservation : With field-effect transistor : With field-effect transistor)

Patent 5017804: Hall sensing of bond wire current
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : EXTERNAL EFFECT : Magnetic : Utilizing Hall effect : Inverse parallel connection)

Patent 5017805: Offset cancel latching comparator
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SPECIFIC SIGNAL DISCRIMINATING (E.G., COMPARING, SELECTING, ETC.) WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT CONTROL : By amplitude : Input signal compared to single fixed reference : With source as reference : With transistor)

Patent 5017806: Broadly tunable high repetition rate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERTER : Parametric oscillator : Third harmonic)

Patent 5017807: Output buffer having capacitive drive shunt for reduced noise
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : SIGNAL SENSITIVITY OR TRANSMISSION INTEGRITY : Output switching noise reduction : With field effect-transistor : Depletion or enhancement)

Patent 5017808: BI-MOS logic circuit having a switch circuit for discharging electrical charge accumulated in a parasitic capacitor
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : FUNCTION OF AND, OR, NAND, NOR, OR NOT : Bipolar and FET : Bi-CMOS : CMOS)

Patent 5017809: Method and apparatus for program verification of a field programmable logic device
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : MULTIFUNCTIONAL OR PROGRAMMABLE (E.G., UNIVERSAL, ETC.) : Having details of setting or programming of interconnections or logic functions : With field effect-transistor)

Patent 5017810: Input switching device used in a logic MOS integrated circuit
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : MULTIFUNCTIONAL OR PROGRAMMABLE (E.G., UNIVERSAL, ETC.) : Having details of setting or programming of interconnections or logic functions : With field effect-transistor)

Patent 5017811: CMOS TTL input buffer using a ratioed inverter with a threshold voltage adjusted N channel field effect transistor
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : INTERFACE (E.G., CURRENT DRIVE, LEVEL SHIFT, ETC.) : Logic level shifting (i.e., interface between devices of different logic families) : Field-effect transistor (e.g., JFET, MOSFET, etc.) : TTL to/from MOS : TTL to/from CMOS :)

Patent 5017812: Combined ECL-to-TTL translator and decoder
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : INTERFACE (E.G., CURRENT DRIVE, LEVEL SHIFT, ETC.) : Logic level shifting (i.e., interface between devices of different logic families) : Bi-CMOS : ECL to/from TTL :)

Patent 5017813: Input/output module with latches
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : INTERFACE (E.G., CURRENT DRIVE, LEVEL SHIFT, ETC.) : Logic level shifting (i.e., interface between devices of different logic families) : Complementary FET`s)

Patent 5017814: Metastable sense circuit
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SIGNAL CONVERTING, SHAPING, OR GENERATING : Particular stable state circuit (e.g., tristable, etc.) : Initializing, resetting, or protecting a steady state condition : Four or more layer device, (e.g., trigistor, etc.))

Patent 5017815: Sense amplifier with selective pull up
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SPECIFIC SIGNAL DISCRIMINATING (E.G., COMPARING, SELECTING, ETC.) WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT CONTROL : By amplitude : With sensing amplifier : Differential amplifier : Having feedback : Cross-coupled :)

Patent 5017816: Adaptive gate discharge circuit for power FETS
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : GATING (I.E., SWITCHING INPUT TO OUTPUT) : Utilizing three or more electrode solid-state device : Field-effect transistor : With bipolar transistor : MESFET (i.e., metal semiconductor field-effect transistor))

Patent 5017817: Basic circuitry particularly for construction of multivalued logic systems
(ELECTRONIC DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITRY : THREE OR MORE ACTIVE LEVELS (E.G., TERNARY, QUATENARY, ETC.) : With field effect-transistor)

Patent 5017818: Voltage change and motor rotation reversal device
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : DYNAMOELECTRIC : Rotary : With other elements : Electric circuit elements : Connectors, terminals or lead-ins : Distributor or timer (e.g., ignition magnetos))

Patent 5017819: Linear magnetic spring and spring/motor combination
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : DYNAMOELECTRIC : Rotary : With other elements : Bearing or air-gap adjustment or bearing lubrication : Magnetic bearing : Impulse coupling)

Patent 5017820: Piezoelectric rotary union system
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : NON-DYNAMOELECTRIC : Piezoelectric elements and devices : With mechanical energy coupling means : On back of piezoelectric element)

Patent 5017821: Brushless dynamo electric machine with access to rectifier assembly
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : DYNAMOELECTRIC : Rotary : With other elements : Electric circuit elements : Conversion elements, (e.g., transformers, rectifiers, etc.) : Distributor or timer (e.g., ignition magnetos))

Patent 5017822: Three-phase magneto armature
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : DYNAMOELECTRIC : Rotary : Windings and core structure : Armature or primary : Closed windings : Wave : Multifrequency)

Patent 5017823: Vibration wave driven actuator
(ELECTRICAL GENERATOR OR MOTOR STRUCTURE : NON-DYNAMOELECTRIC : Piezoelectric elements and devices : Combined with resonant structure : Direct mechanical coupling : Motor producing continual motion : Traveling wave motor : Stator : Support :)

Patent 5017824: TFEL edge emitter module and packaging assembly employing sealed cavity capacity varying mechanism
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : WITH TEMPERATURE MODIFIER : Having control means for the temperature modifier : Plural control electrode units)

Patent 5017825: Filter for colored electric lamp
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : WITH OPTICAL DEVICE OR SPECIAL RAY TRANSMISSIVE ENVELOPE : Polarizer or special ray transmission (e.g., filter) : With integrant display electrode)

Patent 5017826: Rapid heat-dissipating type spark plug for internal combustion engines
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : SPARK PLUGS : Particular electrode structure or spacing : Gap on and along axis : Spark plugs with semiconductive material at the gap)

Patent 5017827: Compactly built electron tube and fabrication method thereof
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : WITH SUPPORT AND/OR SPACING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRODE AND/OR SHIELD : For plural electrodes of discharge device : Insulating spacer between discharge electrodes : Support structure supported by the envelope)

Patent 5017828: Image sensor
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : CATHODE RAY TUBE : Image pickup tube : Semiconductor depletion layer type : Mosaic :)

Patent 5017829: Framing camera
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : CATHODE RAY TUBE : Image pickup tube : With photoemissive cathode : Focusing : Support)

Patent 5017830: Color cathode ray tube having a shadow mask covered with a porous layer
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : CATHODE RAY TUBE : Shadow mask, support or shield : Monoscope)

Patent 5017831: Glow discharge lamp with getter material on anode
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES : WITH GETTER : Electrode includes getter, supports getter, or is connected to getter : Diverse)

Patent 5017832: Magnetic cancelling apparatus for color cathode-ray tube
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : CATHODE RAY TUBE CIRCUITS : Compensating for stray deflecting fields : Inductor or distributed parameter-type inductive structure)

Patent 5017833: Pilot light assembly
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : COMBINED LOAD DEVICE OR LOAD DEVICE TEMPERATURE MODIFYING MEANS AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DEVICE STRUCTURE : Plural circuit elements : Cathode or cathode heater in the shunt circuit)

Patent 5017834: Simplified gaseous discharge device simmering circuit
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : COMBINED LOAD DEVICE OR LOAD DEVICE TEMPERATURE MODIFYING MEANS AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DEVICE STRUCTURE : Discharge device load : Discharge device and circuit impedance : Plural inductive impedances)

Patent 5017835: High-frequency ion source
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : DISCHARGE DEVICE LOAD WITH FLUENT MATERIAL SUPPLY TO THE DISCHARGE SPACE : Electron or ion source : With magnetic field)

Patent 5017836: Electronic feeder for an ion pump
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : DISCHARGE DEVICE LOAD WITH FLUENT MATERIAL SUPPLY TO THE DISCHARGE SPACE : Electron or ion source : Gas ionization type (e.g., ion pump or gauge source) : Plasma containment)

Patent 5017837: Indicator lamp system
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : WITH SIGNAL, INDICATOR, OR ALARM : Electrically operated switch controlling the signal circuit : Selective indication of the load device)

Patent 5017838: Electronic incandescent lighting product
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : DISCHARGE DEVICE AND/OR RECTIFIER IN THE SUPPLY CIRCUIT : Discharge control discharge device in the control circuit)

Patent 5017839: Illumination system having a low-power high-pressure discharge lamp and power supply combination
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : PERIODIC SWITCH IN THE SUPPLY CIRCUIT : Periodic switch in the primary circuit of the supply transformer : Periodic switch selectively connectable to plural load device circuits)

Patent 5017840: Ignitor circuit for discharge lamps with novel ballast
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE REGULATION : Circuit interrupter in the inductance circuit)

Patent 5017841: FM demodulator
(DEMODULATORS : FREQUENCY MODULATION DEMODULATOR : Input signal combined with local oscillator or carrier frequency signal : Including phase or frequency locked loop : With parallel signal combiners (e.g., Costas loop))

Patent 5017842: Image display apparatus
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : CATHODE RAY TUBE CIRCUITS : Cathode-ray deflections circuits : For flat cathode-ray tube : Intermediate stage at lower potential)

Patent 5017843: Color display tube, deflection system and electron gun
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : CATHODE RAY TUBE CIRCUITS : Cathode-ray deflections circuits : Including color convergence control : Intermediate stage at lower potential)

Patent 5017844: Disabling arrangement for a circuit operating at a deflection rate
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : CATHODE RAY TUBE CIRCUITS : Cathode-ray deflections circuits : Deflection coil circuit : Including solid-state switch : Tube-type amplifier)

Patent 5017845: Brushless direct current motor starting and operating apparatus and method
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : SPACE-DISCHARGE-DEVICE COMMUTATED MOTOR : By auxiliary motor)

Patent 5017846: Stall protection circuit for an electronically commutated motor
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : ALTERNATING CURRENT COMMUTATING MOTORS : With relatively movable cooperating motor parts to control energized motor)

Patent 5017847: Method and apparatus for adapting the sensitivity of a sensor system for the detection of precipitations during the control of wiping intervals
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : PERIODIC, REPETITIOUS OR SUCCESSIVE OPERATIONS CONTROL OF MOTOR, INCLUDING "JOG" AND "INCH" CONTROL : Different voltages)

Patent 5017848: Drive control circuit
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : POSITIONAL SERVO SYSTEMS (E.G., SERVOMECHANISMS) : Program- or pattern-controlled systems : With program recording or composing means : Gearing)

Patent 5017849: Driving control circuit for robot
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : POSITIONAL SERVO SYSTEMS (E.G., SERVOMECHANISMS) : Program- or pattern-controlled systems : With program recording or composing means : Gearing)

Patent 5017850: Mobile member control apparatus
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : POSITIONAL SERVO SYSTEMS (E.G., SERVOMECHANISMS) : Pulse-width modulated power input to motor (e.g., "duty cycle" systems) : Slewing systems)

Patent 5017851: Mechanical rotating combination lock opening device
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : POSITIONAL SERVO SYSTEMS (E.G., SERVOMECHANISMS) : With particular motor control system responsive to the "actuating signal" : "Step-by-step" motors in closed-loop servos : Rotating amplifier (e.g., "Ward Leonard" control))

Patent 5017852: Electric control apparatus for dishwashing machine
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : INDUCTION MOTOR SYSTEMS : With added motor winding or convertible to series motor)

Patent 5017853: Spikeless motor starting circuit
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : INDUCTION MOTOR SYSTEMS : Primary circuit control : Starting control : Operating from a single phase source : Start winding removed during running operation : By electronic switch : Plural switches connected in series)

Patent 5017854: Variable duty cycle pulse width modulated motor control system
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : INDUCTION MOTOR SYSTEMS : Primary circuit control : Frequency control : With voltage pulse time control : Pluse width modulation or chopping : Including inverter)

Patent 5017855: Current controlled inverter
(ELECTRICITY: MOTIVE POWER SYSTEMS : INDUCTION MOTOR SYSTEMS : Primary circuit control : Frequency control : With voltage pulse time control : Pluse width modulation or chopping : Including inverter)

Patent 5017856: Battery charging system
(ELECTRICITY: BATTERY OR CAPACITOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING : MEANS TO IDENTIFY CELL OR BATTERY TYPE : Vehicle battery charging)

Patent 5017857: Circuit and method for voltage regulation of electric power sources
(ELECTRICITY: SINGLE GENERATOR SYSTEMS : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF GENERATOR OR DRIVING MEANS : Plural conditions : Including an electrical condition : Plural electrical conditions : Voltage and current :)

Patent 5017858: Constant-current regulated power circuit
(ELECTRICITY: POWER SUPPLY OR REGULATION SYSTEMS : SELF-REGULATING (E.G., NONRETROACTIVE) : Using a three or more terminal semiconductive device as the final control device : For current stabilization : Including parallel paths (e.g., current mirror) : With amplifier connected to or between current paths : In flyback path)

Patent 5017859: Integral capacitive divider bus bar voltage measuring apparatus and combined current sensor
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MEASURING, TESTING, OR SENSING ELECTRICITY, PER SE : With coupling means (e.g., attenuator, shunt) : Transformer (e.g., split core admits conductor carrying unknown current) : Digital voltmeters)

Patent 5017860: Electronic meter digital phase compensation
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MEASURING, TESTING, OR SENSING ELECTRICITY, PER SE : Plural inputs (e.g., summation, ratio) : Watts : Digital voltmeters)

Patent 5017861: Meter driving apparatus
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MEASURING, TESTING, OR SENSING ELECTRICITY, PER SE : Plural active motor elements (e.g., for two crossed pointers) : Ratio)

Patent 5017862: Air-core meter having improved bobbin design
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MEASURING, TESTING, OR SENSING ELECTRICITY, PER SE : With electromagnetic field (e.g., dynamometer) : Solenoid plunger type : Digital voltmeters)

Patent 5017863: Electro-emissive laser stimulated test
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : FAULT DETECTING IN ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND OF ELECTRIC COMPONENTS : Of individual circuit component or element : System sensing fields adjacent device under test (DUT) : Using electron beam probe : Of reflected test signal)

Patent 5017864: Apparatus for the inspection of printed circuit boards on which components have been mounted
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : FAULT DETECTING IN ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND OF ELECTRIC COMPONENTS : Of individual circuit component or element : With probe elements : Using electro-optic device)

Patent 5017865: Coaxial microwave device test fixture
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : FAULT DETECTING IN ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND OF ELECTRIC COMPONENTS : Of individual circuit component or element : With probe elements : Using electro-optic device)

Patent 5017866: Magnetic field sensor mounting with sensor arm contacting rotating bearing member
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : ELECTRICAL SPEED MEASURING : Including speed-related frequency generator : Including magnetic detector : Permanent magnet type : High voltage speed signal type)

Patent 5017867: Magnetostrictive linear position detector with reflection termination
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MAGNETIC : Displacement : Having particular sensor means : With axially arranged electrodes)

Patent 5017868: Bearing assembly with encoder ring in slidable contact with sensor
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MAGNETIC : Displacement : Having particular sensed object : Magnetoresistive)

Patent 5017869: Swept frequency eddy current system for measuring coating thickness
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : MAGNETIC : With means to create magnetic field to test material : Thickness measuring : Layer or layered material : Electrically energized)

Patent 5017870: Method and system for setting and displaying magnetic resonance image acquisition duration information
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : PARTICLE PRECESSION RESONANCE : Spectrometer components : Including a test sample and control sample)

Patent 5017871: Gradient current speed-up circuit for high-speed NMR imaging system
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : PARTICLE PRECESSION RESONANCE : Spectrometer components : Including a test sample and control sample)

Patent 5017872: NMR radio frequency coil with dielectric loading for improved field homogeneity
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : PARTICLE PRECESSION RESONANCE : Spectrometer components : Electronic circuit elements : With homogeneity control)

Patent 5017873: Methods and apparatus employing permanent magnets for marking, locating, tracing and identifying hidden objects such as buried fiber optic cables
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : OF GEOPHYSICAL SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE IN SITU : For small object detection or location : To determine fluid entry)

Patent 5017874: Method and apparatus for detecting and indicating anomalies in the operation of the ignition systems of internal combustion engines
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM OR DEVICE : For magnetic properties)

Patent 5017875: Disposable sensor
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : ELECTROLYTE PROPERTIES : Using a conductivity determining device : Having conductance probe structure : Including an integrating device)

Patent 5017876: Corona current monitoring apparatus and circuitry for A.C. air ionizers including capacitive current elimination
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : USING IONIZATION EFFECTS : For analysis of gas, vapor, or particles of matter : Using a magnetic field)

Patent 5017877: Watthour meter open potential circuit detecting device
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : FAULT DETECTING IN ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND OF ELECTRIC COMPONENTS : Of individual circuit component or element : Winding or coil : For insulation fault)

Patent 5017878: Measuring and limiting EMI with a differential mode rejection network
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : IMPEDANCE, ADMITTANCE OR OTHER QUANTITIES REPRESENTATIVE OF ELECTRICAL STIMULUS/RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS : Parameter related to the reproduction or fidelity of a signal affected by a circuit under test : Noise : Including a remote type circuit)

Patent 5017879: Capacitive void fraction measurement apparatus
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : IMPEDANCE, ADMITTANCE OR OTHER QUANTITIES REPRESENTATIVE OF ELECTRICAL STIMULUS/RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS : Lumped type parameters : Using capacitive type measurement : Where a material or object forms part of the dielectric being measured : To determine dimension (e.g., thickness or distance))

Patent 5017880: Varying operational frequency control circuit apparatus with noise minimizing feature
(MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS : SIGNAL CONVERTING, SHAPING, OR GENERATING : Amplitude control : By limiting, clipping, or clamping : Transient or signal noise reduction : By filtering : Resistor in cross-coupling path)

Patent 5017881: Radio frequency accelerating cavity having slotted irises for damping certain electromagnetic modes
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE ACCELERATOR TUBE : Power supply from deflection circuit source)

Patent 5017882: Proton source
(ELECTRIC LAMP AND DISCHARGE DEVICES: SYSTEMS : HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE ACCELERATOR TUBE : Magnetic field acceleration means : Cyclotron : With device discharging a condenser)

Patent 5017883: Multiple symbol differential detection
(DEMODULATORS : PHASE SHIFT KEYING OR QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE DEMODULATOR : Including logic element (e.g., logic gate or flip-flop)

Patent 5017884: Vacuum tube and MOSFET transimpedance amplifier
(AMPLIFIERS : WITH PLURAL DIVERSE-TYPE AMPLIFYING DEVICES : With process control system)

Patent 5017885: Optical amplifier with reduced nonlinearity
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL AMPLIFIER : Correction of deleterious effects : Third harmonic)

Patent 5017886: RF power combiner using baluns
(AMPLIFIERS : WITH SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFYING DEVICE (E.G., TRANSISTOR) : Including field effect transistor : Having transformer)

Patent 5017887: High frequency IC power amplifier
(AMPLIFIERS : WITH SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFYING DEVICE (E.G., TRANSISTOR) : Including field effect transistor : Having transformer)

Patent 5017888: Broadband nonlinear drive control network for linear amplifiers arranged in several amplifier channels
(AMPLIFIERS : WITH SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFYING DEVICE (E.G., TRANSISTOR) : Including plural amplifier channels : Having frequency-responsive means or phase-shift means in feedback path)

Patent 5017889: Digital phase-locked loop using a tapped delay line in a phase meter
(OSCILLATORS : AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY STABILIZATION USING A PHASE OR FREQUENCY SENSING MEANS : AFC with logic elements : Reactance device (e.g., variable capacitors, saturable inductors, reactance tubes, etc.))

Patent 5017890: Phase-controllable oscillator
(OSCILLATORS : POLYPHASE OUTPUT : With particular signal combining means (e.g., cavity mixer))

Patent 5017891: Magnetrons with resonator element for stabilizing output radiation frequency
(OSCILLATORS : WITH MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED SPACE DISCHARGE DEVICE (E.G., MAGNETRON) : With frequency stabilization : Reflex type (i.e., with repeller electrode))

Patent 5017892: Waveguide adaptors and Gunn oscillators using the same
(OSCILLATORS : WITH DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER RESONATOR : With distributed parameter resonator)

Patent 5017893: Microwave modulator
(MODULATORS : PHASE SHIFT KEYING MODULATOR OR QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATOR : Including discrete semiconductor device)

Patent 5017894: Lumped constant non-reciprocal circuit element
(WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS : PLURAL CHANNEL SYSTEMS : Nonreciprocal gyromagnetic type (e.g., circulators) :)

Patent 5017895: Magnetostatic wave (MSW) filter with sharp upper cut-off frequency and channelizer formed therefrom
(WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS : PLURAL CHANNEL SYSTEMS : Having branched circuits : For providing frequency separation : Utilizing long line element : Using TEM lines)

Patent 5017896: Mode trapped magnetostatic wave (MSW) filters and channelizer formed therefrom
(WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS : PLURAL CHANNEL SYSTEMS : Having branched circuits : For providing frequency separation : Utilizing long line element : Using TEM lines)

Patent 5017897: Split ring resonator bandpass filter with differential output
(WAVE TRANSMISSION LINES AND NETWORKS : COUPLING NETWORKS : Wave filters including long line elements : Stripline or microstrip : Plural mechanically coupled disk resonators)

Patent 5017898: Electromagnetic relay
(ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND ELECTROMAGNETS : ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED SWITCHES : Multiple contact type : Simultaneously actuated : By pivotal or rockable armature : Reciprocating or linearly sliding)

Patent 5017899: Circuit breaker
(ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND ELECTROMAGNETS : ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED SWITCHES : Tripping means : Including spring-biasing or energy-storage means)

Patent 5017900: Deflection yoke
(ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND ELECTROMAGNETS : MAGNETS AND ELECTROMAGNETS : Electron or ion beam deflecting type : Pivoted or relatively movable independently of the armature)

Patent 5017901: Controller for a movable member
(ELECTRICITY: MAGNETICALLY OPERATED SWITCHES, MAGNETS, AND ELECTROMAGNETS : MAGNETS AND ELECTROMAGNETS : With magneto-mechanical motive device (e.g., electromagnet with armature) : Plural armatures actuated by single electromagnetic coil : Armature structure or material)

Patent 5017902: Conductive film magnetic components
(INDUCTOR DEVICES : CORE FORMS CASING : Movable with respect to another coil)

Patent 5017903: Emergency light
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : LAND VEHICLE ALARMS OR INDICATORS : External signal light system : Hazard warning or distress signalling : Auxiliary signal permanently attached to vehicle : Digital)

Patent 5017904: Braking indicator system
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : LAND VEHICLE ALARMS OR INDICATORS : External signal light system : Brake light : With plural bulbs sequentially flashed)

Patent 5017905: Fire alarm system
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : With particular system function (e.g., temperature compensation, calibration) : Alarm system supervision : With ringback)

Patent 5017906: Apparatus and method for combining analog detection signals to provide enhanced alarm integrity
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : With particular system function (e.g., temperature compensation, calibration) : Selection from a plurality of sensed conditions : Automatic (e.g., periodic, start-up))

Patent 5017907: Double pulse magnetic markers
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Intrusion detection : Disturbance of magnetic field : Plural doors or windows)

Patent 5017908: Solvent responsive signal-carrying device
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Fluent material : Leakage : Bridge circuit)

Patent 5017909: Capacitive liquid level sensor
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Fluent material : Material level : Liquid : Electrode probe : Laser)

Patent 5017910: Intermittent fault detection system
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Condition of electrical apparatus : Gas)

Patent 5017911: Method and apparatus for measuring the tension of an advancing yarn
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Article transport : Strand : Conveyor belt)

Patent 5017912: Electrical detection of shear pin operation
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONDITION RESPONSIVE INDICATING SYSTEM : Specific condition : Machine condition : Strand)

Patent 5017913: Coordinates input apparatus
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Touch panel : Including surface acoustic detection : Optical detector)

Patent 5017914: Circuit for driving a liquid crystal display panel
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Light-controlling display elements : Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) : Gray scale capability (e.g., halftone) : Including transformer)

Patent 5017915: Method of enhancing communication setup between a communication station and a telecommunications network
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : EQUALIZERS : Automatic : Training period or initial set up : Matched-filter-type receiver)

Patent 5017916: Shift prompter/driver information display
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE INDICATING (E.G., TELEMETERING) : Plural transmitters : Time division multiplex : Having acoustic sensor)

Patent 5017917: Restriction of communication service accessibility among subscriber communities
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : SELECTIVE : Decoder matrix : Divided resistor)

Patent 5017918: Method and circuit for eliminating major bit transition error at the bipolar zero point in a digital-to-analog converter
(CODED DATA GENERATION OR CONVERSION : CONVERTER COMPENSATION : Synchro or resolver signal)

Patent 5017919: Digital-to-analog converter with bit weight segmented arrays
(CODED DATA GENERATION OR CONVERSION : ANALOG TO OR FROM DIGITAL CONVERSION : With particular solid state devices (e.g., Gunn effect device, Josephson device, drift transistor, using solid state active devices as impedances) with other at longer intervals) : Field effect transistor : With rollover feature (i.e., antidoublestrike))

Patent 5017920: High-speed modified successive approximation analog to digital converter
(CODED DATA GENERATION OR CONVERSION : ANALOG TO OR FROM DIGITAL CONVERSION : Analog to digital conversion : Analog input compared with static reference : Recirculating : Including priority encoder)

Patent 5017921: Radar system and a method for operating a radar system
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : RADAR EW (ELECTRONIC WARFARE) : ECCM (Electronic counter-countermeasures, i.e., antijamming) : Radar reacts to jamming : By changing frequency :)

Patent 5017922: Radar system having a synthetic aperture on the basis of rotating antennae
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR : Mapping or imaging using synthetic aperture radar (EPO) : Particular SAR processing techniques (e.g., squint mode, doppler beam-sharpening mode, spotlight mode, bistatic SAR, inverse SAR) (EPO) : By varying gain or blocking receiver)

Patent 5017923: Over the horizon communication system
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : COMBINED WITH DIVERSE TYPE RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM : Radar transponder only)

Patent 5017924: Sample-and-hold unit with high sampling frequency
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : WITH PARTICULAR CIRCUIT : Digital processing : Harmonic)

Patent 5017925: Multiple beam deployable space antenna system
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Including a satellite : With pulse shaping)

Patent 5017926: Dual satellite navigation system
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Including a satellite : Having a signal repeater : Cursor)

Patent 5017927: Monopulse phased array antenna with plural transmit-receive module phase shifters
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Including a steerable array : With electronic scanning : Eliptical)

Patent 5017928: Low sidelobe array by amplitude edge tapering the edge elements
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Utilizing correlation techniques : Side lobe elimination : Controlled)

Patent 5017929: Angle of arrival measuring technique
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Beacon or receiver : Direction-finding receiver only : With self-orienting antenna pattern : Monopulse or pseuodo monopulse tracking antenna type : Tracking interferometer)

Patent 5017930: Precision landing system
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Position indicating (e.g., triangulation) : Having plural transmitters or receivers : Plural receivers only : Unequal distance between at least three antennas)

Patent 5017931: Interleaved center and edge-fed comb arrays
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Microstrip : Reflector or director)

Patent 5017932: Miniature antenna
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : With radio cabinet :)

Patent 5017933: Vehicle window antenna with antenna elements on two surfaces
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : With ice clearer or preventer :)

Patent 5017934: Portable antenna
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : With vehicle : Supported by vehicle body :)

Patent 5017935: Multiband antenna system for use in motor vehicles
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : With vehicle : Supported by vehicle body : Rod type :)

Patent 5017936: Microwave antenna
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Wave guide type (e.g., horn) : Biconical horn type : With wave guide coupling)

Patent 5017937: Wideband horn antenna
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Wave guide type (e.g., horn) : Dielectric type (e.g., polystyrene rod) : With main and subreflector (Casse-grain type))

Patent 5017938: UHF-TV broadcast system having circular, non-coaxial waveguide transmission line for operation in the TE.sub.11 mode
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Mast or tower type : Antenna embedded, potted, or coated)

Patent 5017939: Two layer matching dielectrics for radomes and lenses for wide angles of incidence
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Antenna components : Refracting means and radio wave energy filters (e.g., lenses and polarizers) : Dielectric type : Quarter-wave transformer)

Patent 5017940: Electromagnetic wave reflector for an antenna and its production method
(COMMUNICATIONS: RADIO WAVE ANTENNAS : ANTENNAS : Antenna components : Reflector or director : Dielectric type)

Patent 5017941: Thermal ink jet printhead with recirculating cooling system
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Drop-on-demand : With thermal force ejection : With additional feature : Flow path)

Patent 5017942: Ink ribbon cassette and recording apparatus which can be loaded with the ink ribbon cassette
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Ink cassette or cartridge : Specific conductor means (e.g., electrode, conducting pattern, etc.))

Patent 5017943: Thermal transfer type color printer
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Multicolor : Single-head type (e.g., multipass) : Having single layer colored transfer material : Fixing or fusing)

Patent 5017944: Control system for information recording laser beam
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Scan of light : Tone marking : By adjusting pulse width of light beam : Specific lens)

Patent 5017945: Method of an apparatus for recording images, while avoiding damage due to prolonged contact between platen and recording device
(RECORDERS : RECORD RECEIVERS AND/OR DRIVING MEANS THEREFOR : Web : Card receiver)

Patent 5017946: Ink jet recording head having surface treatment layer and recording equipment having the head
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Discharge means : Surface treated : Movement)

Patent 5017947: Liquid ejection recording head having a substrate supporting a wall portion which includes support walls to form open channels that
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Drop-on-demand : With thermal force ejection : Composite ejector : Flow path : Integrated)

Patent 5017948: Ink jet recording device with thermal energy adjustment
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Controller : Of ejector : Responsive to condition : Full-line array)

Patent 5017949: Table assembly for pattern drawing apparatus
(PHOTOGRAPHY : LINE GENERATION : Having light source or optical element which moves during exposure)

Patent 5017950: Variable-capacitance diode element having wide capacitance variation range
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : VOLTAGE VARIABLE CAPACITANCE DEVICE : With specified dopant profile : Including polycrystalline semiconductor as connection)

Patent 5017951: Photographic processing application with replaceable cassette
(PHOTOCOPYING : PROJECTION PRINTING AND COPYING CAMERAS : With developing : Book page copying)

Patent 5017952: Combination camera to produce multiple prints, and print viewing device
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA COMBINED WITH OR CONVERTIBLE TO DIVERSE ART DEVICE : Convertible to developed image projector or viewer : Having release actuator on support)

Patent 5017953: Automatic photographic apparatus and automatic frame dispensing machine
(PHOTOGRAPHY : STUDIO STRUCTURE : Photo booth :)

Patent 5017954: Camera shutter with thermal actuator
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA DETAIL : Shutter : Pivoting or rotating blade type : Rectilinear reciprocation)

Patent 5017955: Autofocus camera with flash unit
(PHOTOGRAPHY : FLASH SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO FOCAL LENGTH OR DISTANCE : Camera release)

Patent 5017956: Flash photography system
(PHOTOGRAPHY : FLASH SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO FOCAL LENGTH OR DISTANCE : Camera release)

Patent 5017957: Exposure control device for a camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : EXPOSURE CONTROL CIRCUIT : Having plural photocells : More than two photometering areas : Indicating power source status)

Patent 5017958: Image forming apparatus having control unit for rewinding operation of photosensitive recording medium
(PHOTOCOPYING : USING MICROCAPSULES : Sheet feeding : Having document handling detection :)

Patent 5017959: Image forming apparatus and media cartridge for use in the same
(PHOTOCOPYING : USING MICROCAPSULES : Sheet feeding : Of selected area or border)

Patent 5017960: Exposure of radiation sensitive materials
(PHOTOCOPYING : CONTACT PRINTING : Fluid pressure retention of carrier and receiver in exposure position : With plural webs of indeterminate length (e.g., motion picture film))

Patent 5017961: Image forming apparatus with use of a laser beam
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : COMBINED WITH DIVERSE SUBJECT MATTER : With diverse image formation : Electrostatic : Light (e.g., laser, LED, LCD) : Shared optics :)

Patent 5017962: Image forming apparatus with process-cartridges
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Developing unit : New and waste toner container : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5017963: Image input device providing background detection arrangement
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Exposure : Having image editing : Edge or interframe erase : Variable size : Optical detector)

Patent 5017964: Corona charge system and apparatus for electrophotographic printing press
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CONTROL OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS : Control of charging : Having detection of toner (e.g., patch))

Patent 5017965: Charging member and electrophotographic apparatus using the same
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Contact : Roller : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5017966: Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus having the toner cartridge
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Supplying new toner : Vibration : Optical detector)

Patent 5017967: Method and apparatus for forming images including a toner transporting member having an insulating layer
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Application member : Cartridge)

Patent 5017968: Liquid development apparatus having comb-like electrode
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Liquid development : Having electrode : Having applied bias)

Patent 5017969: Device having movable belt
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Transfer : Color : From plural photoconductive members (e.g., drums) : Having electrode)

Patent 5017970: Fixing device with movable nip region for use in copiers
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CONTROL OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS : Control of fixing : Concentration control)

Patent 5017971: Exposure device for copying apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Exposure : Selective or convertible : Having scanning modification)

Patent 5017972: Elevator tray position control apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DOCUMENT HANDLING : Copy : Delivering from transfer position : Discharge of copy (e.g., exit tray) : Having intermediate storage)

Patent 5017973: Resonant tunneling device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : THIN ACTIVE PHYSICAL LAYER WHICH IS (1) AN ACTIVE POTENTIAL WELL LAYER THIN ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH DISCRETE QUANTUM ENERGY LEVELS OR (2) AN ACTIVE BARRIER LAYER THIN ENOUGH TO PERMIT QUANTUM MECHANICAL TUNNELING OR (3) AN ACTIVE LAYER THIN ENOUGH TO PERMIT CARRIER TRANSMISSION WITH SUBSTANTIALLY NO SCATTERING (E.G., SUPERLATTICE QUANTUM WELL, OR BALLISTIC TRANSPORT DEVICE) : Heterojunction : Quantum well : Superlattice :)

Patent 5017974: Optical modulator with superlattice having asymmetric barriers
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Having particular chemical composition or structure : Electro-optic)

Patent 5017975: Organic electronic device with a monomolecular layer or multi-monomolecular layer having electroconductive conjugated bonds
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL : Tunneling through region of reduced conductivity)

Patent 5017976: Semiconductor device having intermediate layer for pinching off conductive path during reverse bias application
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : WITH MEANS TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE THRESHOLD : Reverse-biased pn junction guard region : With electric field controlling semiconductor layer having a low enough doping level in relationship to its thickness to be fully depleted prior to avalanche breakdown (e.g., RESURF devices))

Patent 5017977: Dual EPROM cells on trench walls with virtual ground buried bit lines
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Variable threshold (e.g., floating gate memory device) : With floating gate electrode : With additional contacted control electrode : With capacitor electrodes connection portion located centrally thereof (e.g., fin electrodes with central post))

Patent 5017978: EPROM having a reduced number of contacts
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : FLOATING GATE : Particular connection : Virtual ground : Weak inversion injection)

Patent 5017979: EEPROM semiconductor memory device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Variable threshold (e.g., floating gate memory device) : With floating gate electrode : With additional contacted control electrode : Plural additional contacted control electrodes :)

Patent 5017980: Electrically-erasable, electrically-programmable read-only memory cell
(STATIC INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL : FLOATING GATE : Particular connection : Segregated columns : Rectangular bars)

Patent 5017981: Semiconductor memory and method for fabricating the same
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate capacitor or insulated gate transistor combined with capacitor (e.g., dynamic memory cell) : Capacitor in trench : With shield, filter, or lens)

Patent 5017982: Capacitor in semiconductor device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate capacitor or insulated gate transistor combined with capacitor (e.g., dynamic memory cell) : Stacked capacitor : With means to insulate adjacent storage nodes (e.g., channel stops or field oxide))

Patent 5017983: Amorphous silicon thin film transistor with a depletion gate
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : NON-SINGLE CRYSTAL, OR RECRYSTALLIZED, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL FORMS PART OF ACTIVE JUNCTION (INCLUDING FIELD-INDUCED ACTIVE JUNCTION) : Amorphous semiconductor material : Field effect device in amorphous semiconductor material : With heavily doped regions contacting amorphous semiconductor material (e.g., heavily doped source and drain) : High temperature (i.e., >30o Kelvin))

Patent 5017984: Amorphous silicon thin film transistor array
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : NON-SINGLE CRYSTAL, OR RECRYSTALLIZED, SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL FORMS PART OF ACTIVE JUNCTION (INCLUDING FIELD-INDUCED ACTIVE JUNCTION) : Amorphous semiconductor material : Field effect device in amorphous semiconductor material : In array having structure for use as imager or display, or with transparent electrode : High temperature (i.e., >30o Kelvin))

Patent 5017985: Input protection arrangement for VLSI integrated circuit devices
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : With overvoltage protective means : For protecting against gate insulator breakdown : Single crystal islands of semiconductor layer containing only one active device)

Patent 5017986: Optical device mounting apparatus
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : RESPONSIVE TO NON-ELECTRICAL SIGNAL (E.G., CHEMICAL, STRESS, LIGHT, OR MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS) : Electromagnetic or particle radiation : Light : With housing or encapsulation : With thinned central active portion of semiconductor surrounded by thick insensitive portion (e.g. diaphragm type strain gauge))

Patent 5017987: Contact type image sensor
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : RESPONSIVE TO NON-ELECTRICAL SIGNAL (E.G., CHEMICAL, STRESS, LIGHT, OR MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS) : Electromagnetic or particle radiation : Light : With optical element : With thinned central active portion of semiconductor surrounded by thick insensitive portion (e.g. diaphragm type strain gauge))

Patent 5017988: Image reading device with protective layers
(BATTERIES: THERMOELECTRIC AND PHOTOELECTRIC : PHOTOELECTRIC : Panel or array : Group IB metal containing (Cu, Ag, Au))

Patent 5017989: Solid state radiation sensor array panel
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Light responsive or combined with light responsive device : Imaging array : With groove or overhang for alignment)

Patent 5017990: Raised base bipolar transistor structure and its method of fabrication
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE : With non-planar semiconductor surface (e.g., groove, mesa, bevel, etc.) : With housing or contact (i.e., electrode) means)

Patent 5017991: Light quenchable thyristor device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : REGENERATIVE TYPE SWITCHING DEVICE (E.G., SCR, COMFET, THYRISTOR) : With light activation : With separate light detector integrated on chip with regenerative switching device : More than two heterojunctions in same device)

Patent 5017992: High blocking-capacity semiconductor component
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : REGENERATIVE TYPE SWITCHING DEVICE (E.G., SCR, COMFET, THYRISTOR) : With extended latchup current level (e.g., gate turn off "GTO" device) : Having anode shunt means : Low impedance channel contact extends below surface)

Patent 5017993: Semiconductor integrated circuit device with bus lines
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate field effect transistor in integrated circuit : Complementary insulated gate field effect transistors : Combined with bipolar transistor : For operation as bipolar or punchthrough element)

Patent 5017994: Semiconductor circuit
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate field effect transistor in integrated circuit : Complementary insulated gate field effect transistors : Including resistor element)

Patent 5017995: Self-aligned Bi-CMOS device having high operation speed and high integration density
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate field effect transistor in integrated circuit : Complementary insulated gate field effect transistors : Combined with bipolar transistor : For operation as bipolar or punchthrough element)

Patent 5017996: Semiconductor device and production method thereof
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : FIELD EFFECT DEVICE : Having insulated electrode (e.g., MOSFET, MOS diode) : Insulated gate field effect transistor in integrated circuit : Complementary insulated gate field effect transistors : Combined with bipolar transistor : For operation as bipolar or punchthrough element)

Patent 5017997: Integrated circuit with high output current I.sup.2 L transistor
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE : Plural non-isolated transistor structures in same structure : Complementary transistors share common active region (e.g., integrated injection logic, I 2 L) : With housing or contact structure or configuration)

Patent 5017998: Semiconductor device using SOI substrate
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR (E.G., MESA, BEVEL, GROOVE, ETC.) : Groove : Deep level dopant other than gold or platinum)

Patent 5017999: Method for forming variable width isolation structures
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED COMPONENTS : Including dielectric isolation means : High power or high voltage device extends completely through semiconductor substrate (e.g., backside collector contact))

Patent 5018000: Semiconductor device using MIS capacitor
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED COMPONENTS : Passive components in ICs : Including capacitor component : Anti-fuse)

Patent 5018001: Aluminum line with crystal grains
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : COMBINED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACT OR LEAD : Of specified material other than unalloyed aluminum : Alloy containing aluminum : Molybdenum, tungsten, or titanium or their silicides)

Patent 5018002: High current hermetic package including an internal foil and having a lead extending through the package lid and a packaged semiconductor chip
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : HOUSING OR PACKAGE : With contact or lead : With specific electrical feedthrough structure : External connection to housing)

Patent 5018003: Lead frame and semiconductor device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : ENCAPSULATED : With specified encapsulant : Including polysiloxane (e.g., silicone resin) : Molybdenum, tungsten, or titanium or their silicides)

Patent 5018004: Semi-conductor device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : HOUSING OR PACKAGE : With contact or lead : With particular lead geometry : External connection to housing : Pin grid type : With polycrystalline connecting region (e.g., polysilicon base contact))

Patent 5018005: Thin, molded, surface mount electronic device
(ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES) : HOUSING OR PACKAGE : Outside periphery of package having specified shape or configuration : With electrical isolation means)

Patent 5018006: Multi-plate type image pickup apparatus having picture elements for producing color and luminance signals
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : With single image scanning device supplying plural color signals : Solid-state multicolor image sensor : With color filter or operation according to color filter : Staggered or irregular elements : Plural bias illuminators)

Patent 5018007: Thin projection screen having a liquid crystal display screen overlaid a sheet of fiber optic cables
(TELEVISION : VIDEO DISPLAY : Direct viewed light valve : With cabinet or housing structure)

Patent 5018008: Method of and appartus for setting color separation
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : NATURAL COLOR FACSIMILE : Color correction : Color masking)

Patent 5018009: Arrangement for a remote-controlled track-guided picture transmission
(TELEVISION : SPECIAL APPLICATIONS : Observation of or from a specific location (e.g., surveillance) : Sporting event : Motion detection)

Patent 5018010: Decoder for subsampled video signal
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION : Television or motion video signal : Predictive : Motion vector : Subband coding)

Patent 5018011: Monostable trigger circuit usable with horizontal sync pulses of either polarity
(TELEVISION : SYNCHRONIZATION : Specified color)

Patent 5018012: Video signal stretcher
(TELEVISION : IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY SPECIFIC TO TELEVISION : DC insertion : With DC clamping)

Patent 5018013: Programmable audio/video signal interface
(TELEVISION : IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY SPECIFIC TO TELEVISION : Switching : receiver type : Level derived within feedback path)

Patent 5018014: TV receiver and method for concurrently displaying a reproduced stored program and a received program
(TELEVISION : BASIC RECEIVER WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION : For display of additional information : Simultaneously and on same screen (e.g., multiscreen) : Picture in picture : Locking rates)

Patent 5018015: Adaptive keyed synchronous detector
(TELEVISION : RECEIVER CIRCUITRY : Modulator)

Patent 5018016: Detecting circuit which reduces buzz in a sound signal
(TELEVISION : RECEIVER CIRCUITRY : Sound circuit : Tuning voltage)

Patent 5018017: Electronic still camera and image recording method thereof
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing : With details of static memory for output image (e.g., for a still camera) : Storage of additional data : Monitor (including for controlling camera))

Patent 5018018: Apparatus for detecting distribution of electric surface potential
(ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING : ELECTROSTATIC FIELD : For flaw detection)

Patent 5018019: Method and apparatus for improving signal to noise ratio in a telecine machine
(TELEVISION : SPECIAL APPLICATIONS : Film, disc or card scanning : Motion picture film scanner : Intermittent film movement : With modification of scanner sweep)

Patent 5018020: Record disc for storing separate video and audio information
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Having another signal : Audio signal : Time compressing : Plurality of audio channels)

Patent 5018021: Individualized video center
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : LOCAL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM : Receiver)

Patent 5018022: Facsimile device for transmitting portions of documents and holding the transmission process
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Reduced time or bandwidth for static image communication : Auxiliary information transmitted (e.g., required to perform or identify decoding technique) : Coded image communication rate)

Patent 5018023: Image input method
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Image processing : Plural images combined into a single image : Variable threshold determined by image or other condition (e.g., adaptive thresholding))

Patent 5018024: Image processing apparatus using two-dimensional space frequency to discriminate image type
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Processing based on at least two different image attributes (e.g., character, graphic, photo, line, edge, gray-level, color) :)

Patent 5018025: Input of control information to an electronic image scanner through the imaging apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Carrier wave modulation)

Patent 5018026: Hand-held copying apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Hand-held reader : Picture signal thresholding)

Patent 5018027: Method of and means for providing information to edit a video tape
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Having time code for addressing signal : Having auxiliary dynamic memory means)

Patent 5018028: Audio signal recording apparatus and reproducing apparatus
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORDING OR REPRODUCING AN INFORMATION SIGNAL AND A CONTROL SIGNAL FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONICS OF REPRODUCER : Time division)

Patent 5018029: Shock start for memory disk motor drives
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Specifics of the amplifier)

Patent 5018030: Cassette loading mechanism of a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Tape record : Tape in container : Transport accommodates different types : Drum)

Patent 5018031: Magnetic tape apparatus with loading mechanism
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Tape record : Tape in container : Plural reels : Container mounting details : With common capstan drive)

Patent 5018032: Audio reproduction device with head base moving mechanism
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD MOUNTING : For moving head into/out of transducing position : Tape record having linear head retraction movement : Cam type : Partial contact)

Patent 5018033: Guide mechanism for head transfer apparatus
(DYNAMIC OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : DYNAMIC MECHANISM OPTICAL SUBSYSTEM : Transducer carriage or actuator : Supported by linear guide rail or rod : By guide rail or rod)

Patent 5018034: Bi-directional tape recorder with pivoted magnetic head
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD MOUNTING : For shifting head between tracks : Tape record having linear head movement : Latch)

Patent 5018035: Disc storage apparatus having an arcuate pivot assembly
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD MOUNTING : For shifting head between tracks : Disk record : Arcuate head movement : Driver detail : Voice coil : Dithering)

Patent 5018036: Rotary head type magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus with dedicated recording and reproducing magnetic heads
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD MOUNTING : For moving head during transducing : Tape record having rotary head : Rotating drum : Head mount to drum : Hydrodynamic)

Patent 5018037: Magnetoresistive read transducer having hard magnetic bias
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Having Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor formed of a single thin film : Detail of longitudinal biasing : Using a permanent magnet : Voice coil adjuster)

Patent 5018038: Thin film magnetic head with laminated metal and non magnetic film
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Head core : Laminated : Mounting detail)

Patent 5018039: Disc cartridge with thick portion surrounding head insertion hole
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD MEDIUM : In container : For disk : Disc record)

Patent 5018040: Tape time display device for displaying a tape remainder time
(WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING : UNWINDING AND REWINDING A MACHINE CONVERTIBLE INFORMATION CARRIER (E.G., MAGNETIC TAPE OR PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM) : With detector or indicator (e.g., length scale) : Alternately or differently driven coils)

Patent 5018041: Circuit for internal current limiting in a fast high side power switch
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : Voltage regulator protective circuits : Shunt connected capacitors)

Patent 5018042: Tingle voltage filter
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : Ground fault protection : Transformer with structurally combined protective device)

Patent 5018043: Removable modular control device for a contactor apparatus
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : CONTROL CIRCUITS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES : For relays or solenoids : Condition responsive (e.g., external circuit condition) : Voltage or current level discriminators : Specific frequency responsive relay)

Patent 5018044: Dual conductor wristband
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : DISCHARGING OR PREVENTING ACCUMULATION OF ELECTRIC CHARGE (E.G., STATIC ELECTRICITY) : Specific conduction means or dissipator : With external structure of vehicle)

Patent 5018045: Corona discharger for use in electrophotographic copying machine
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTRIC CHARGING OF OBJECTS OR MATERIALS : By charged gas irradiation : For spray production)

Patent 5018046: Film capacitor capable of undergoing severe electrical treatment and methods for the fabrication of such a capacitor
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : With protection or compensating means : Self-healing : With piezoelectric element)

Patent 5018047: Adjustable multilayer capacitor
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Variable : For electrical irregularities)

 

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