Patents Assigned to IT Corporation
  • Sacrificial inorganic polymer intermetal dielectric damascene wire and via liner
    Patent number: 7169698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a rigid interconnect structure, and the device therefrom, including the steps of providing a lower metal wiring layer having first metal lines positioned within a lower low-k dielectric; depositing an upper low-k dielectric atop the lower metal wiring layer; etching at least one portion of the upper low-k dielectric to provide at least one via to the first metal lines; forming rigid dielectric sidewall spacers in at least one via of the upper low-k dielectric; and forming second metal lines in at least one portion of the upper low-k dielectric. The rigid dielectric sidewall spacers may comprise of SiCH, SiC, SiNH, SiN, or SiO2. Alternatively, the via region of the interconnect structure may be strengthened with a mechanically rigid dielectric comprising SiO2, SiCOH, or doped silicate glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Gambino, Anthony K. Stamper
  • Composite particle for dielectrics, ultramicroparticulate composite resin particle, composition for forming dielectrics and use thereof
    Patent number: 7169327
    Abstract: The dielectric-forming composition according to the invention is characterized by consisting of: composite particles for dielectrics in which part or all of the surfaces of inorganic particles with permittivity of 30 or greater are coated with a conductive metal or a compound thereof, or a conductive organic compound or a conductive inorganic material; and (B) a resin component constituted of at least one of a polymerizable compound and a polymer. In addition, another dielectric-forming composition according to the invention is characterized by containing: ultrafine particle-resin composite particles composed of (J) inorganic ultrafine particles with the average particle size of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ito, Hideaki Masuko, Satomi Hasegawa, Nakaatsu Yoshimura
  • Method of charging dynamic-pressure bearing device with lubricating fluid, and method of inspecting dynamic-pressure bearing device
    Patent number: 7168463
    Abstract: Method of charging dynamic-pressure bearing device with lubricating fluid. Preparatorily, lubricating fluid is put into a vacuum chamber and the chamber is vacuum-evacuated to subject the lubricating fluid to a degassing process. An appropriate quantity of fluid is dispensed in one end of the bearing gap, with the bearing device having been placed in a reduced-pressure ambient. In carrying out the dispensation, the pressure of the ambient is adjusted so as to be higher than the pressure during the degassing process. The method in this way prevents the lubricating fluid from frothing when it is being dispensed, and makes it possible to charge dynamic-pressure bearing devices with lubricating fluid without soiling the bearing-device surfaces with splashes or other contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Misu, Masaaki Uchiyama, Tatsuya Yoshida
  • Printer paper spooler with error condition detector
    Patent number: 7168872
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printer paper spooler with error condition detector including a first slot structure and a second slot structure, a bobbin disposed between the first slot structure and the second slot structure, a light emitting diode, and a phototransistor that receives a detecting light beam emitted by the light emitting diode. Also included is a take-up reel that is powered by a take-up motor, associable with the bobbin via printed receipt paper, and disposed on a take-up tower. Further included is a base structure, on which the first slot structure, the second slot structure, and the take-up tower are disposed, and a spooler control program, associable via a data exchange connection with the phototransistor, the take-up motor, and a printer control program, which is associated with, and controls, a receipt paper printer that is printing the printed receipt paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Capps, Thomas J. Howard, Richard W. Vanderpool, III
  • Universal network interface connection
    Patent number: 7171505
    Abstract: An interface connection is described for joining a host device, such as a Network Processor, to peripherals such as modems, printers, local area networks, Ethernets and Token-Ring interfaces. The connection is particularly useful for joining portable computers, such as laptops, to these peripherals. The connector utilizes a programmable Network Processor (NP) either in the host device or in an external fan-out box. This programmable Network Processor adapts the host device to a variety of peripheral devices utilizing different protocols and I/O speeds. The NP can use a Digital Signal Processor to provide programmable services to the physical layers. The host device may contain a high-speed communication interface with the NP contained in the external connection box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Edward Kuhlmann, Francis Edward Noel, Jr., Ann Marie Rincon, Rosemary Venema Slager, Norman Clark Strole
  • Spark plug with multiple ground electrodes
    Patent number: 7170219
    Abstract: A spark plug according to the present invention includes a metal shell, an insulator, a cylindrical center electrode, a first ground electrode, and a second ground electrode. The first ground electrode is aligned with the center electrode in the axial direction of the center electrode to form a first spark gap, across which normal sparks are discharged when the insulator is not fouled with carbon. The second ground electrode is aligned with the center electrode in the radial direction of the center electrode to form a second spark gap, across which side sparks are discharged when the insulator is fouled with carbon. The spark plug has an improved structure where dimensional parameters A, T, B, C, L, D, and E are specified to be in suitable ranges that are determined through experimental investigation. The improved structure ensures a high ignition capability and a long service life of the spark plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsunenobu Hori, Shinichi Okabe
  • Vehicular lamp
    Patent number: 7168834
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp that irradiates amber light includes: a light emitting diode operable to emit blue light; a long-wavelength phosphor operable to emit light of which a peak wavelength is substantially equal to or longer than a wavelength of the umber light based on the blue light emitting from the light emitting diode; and an optical filter operable to block the bulk of light emitting from the light emitting diode and also to transmit the bulk of light, which has a wavelength similar to the peak wavelength, among light emitting from the long-wavelength phosphor to generate the amber light depending to light emitting from the light emitting diode and the long-wavelength phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignees: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takeda, Tsukasa Tokida, Takumi Inoue
  • System and method for tracking and filtering alerts in an enterprise and generating alert indications for analysis
    Patent number: 7171689
    Abstract: A system and method for declaring alert indications that occur in an enterprise comprising translating a number of device outputs into a common format event using a number of translation files, and generating a number of knowledge-containing common format events based on matches between the common format events and knowledge base tables. A set of rules determines whether the knowledge base common format events rise to an alert indication for further automated correlation and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: John B. Beavers
  • Electrochemical detection method of complementarity to nucleic acid bases
    Patent number: 7169614
    Abstract: A convenient and commonly applicable method for the specific detection of a nucleic acid with an arbitrary sequence is provide. This method comprises attaching at least a nucleic acid single strand to an electrode, bringing the thus-obtained modified electrode in contact with a solution containing the analyte single-stranded nucleic acid, and measuring the redox reaction of the redox marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Umezawa, Hiroshi Aoki
  • Image defect reduction in image development apparatus
    Patent number: 7171144
    Abstract: Super wire history image defects in an image development system including one or more electrode wires disposed in a gap between a toner donor roll and an imaging member are reduced by providing an initial toner composition in the image development system, the initial toner composition containing at least 30 number % fine particles having a particle size no greater than 5 ?m; and providing replenisher toner into the development system to replenish the toner used to produce images by the image development system; the replenisher toner containing 20 number % or less fine particles having a particle size no greater than 5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Proper, Joo T. Chung, Juan Morales-Tirado, Scott M. Silence, Zhaoyi Masucci, Kristen L. Ladue, Christine A. Keenan, Kimberly A. Stoll
  • Application program interface for network software platform
    Patent number: 7165239
    Abstract: An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions that make available support for processing XML documents for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Hejlsberg, Daniel Dedu-Constantin, Erik B. Christensen, Keith W. Ballinger, Mark W. Fussell, Neetu Rajpal, Nithyalakshmi Sampathkumar, Omri Gazitt, Stefan H. Pharies, William A. Adams, Yan Leshinsky, Chia-Hsun Chen, Christopher J. Lovett
  • Map display system
    Patent number: 7164988
    Abstract: As the name of a given road is inputted, intersecting roads that share nodes such as an intersecting, merging, or branching point with the given road are designated. From the given road's nodes shared by the designated intersecting roads, the nearest node to the present position is displayed along with its peripheral map. A portion of the given road that is far from the present position is thereby prevented from being displayed along with its peripheral map. This can eliminate additional manipulation such as changing a reduction scale of the displayed map or repeatedly scrolling the displayed map till an objective point is being displayed. As a result, operationality can be enhanced in designating a point such as an objective point by using a name of a road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Noriko Kato
  • Thermophoretic wand to protect front and back surfaces of an object
    Patent number: 7162881
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enabling a clean, fragile object to be transported while protecting both front and back surfaces of the object are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a thermophoretic wand that is arranged to carry an object having a first temperature includes a first element, a contact surface, and an air supply. The first element has a first opening defined therein, and is maintained at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature such that when the first element is in proximity to the object, a thermophoretic forces may be such that particles present between the object and the first element are driven away from the object. The air supply applies a vacuum of a first level through the first opening to suction the object against the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Sogard
  • Two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors
    Patent number: 7162985
    Abstract: A two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors, which allows space saving in the direction of the width of the engine. A starboard side cylinder bank (RB) has a cylinder (34R) and a port side cylinder bank (LB) has a cylinder (34L). The first cylinder bank (RB) and the second cylinder bank (LB) are arranged to form a V-shape. A crankshaft (35), a single camshaft (44), and an idle gear (44) are disposed such that the crankshaft (35) drives the single camshaft (41) via the idle gear (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Itoh, Shigeo Unno, Hiroyuki Maejima, Yasushi Miyashita
  • Coupled hidden Markov model for audiovisual speech recognition
    Patent number: 7165029
    Abstract: A speech recognition method includes use of synchronous or asynchronous audio and a video data to enhance speech recognition probabilities. A two stream coupled hidden Markov model is trained and used to identify speech. At least one stream is derived from audio data and a second stream is derived from mouth pattern data. Gestural or other suitable data streams can optionally be combined to reduce speech recognition error rates in noisy environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Ara V. Nefian
  • Electronic book display device and its display method
    Patent number: 7165217
    Abstract: An electronic book display device capable of attaching the mark to the optional element by just conducting the simple operation like actual books. Since the display control means 28 is provided for determining the type of mark to emphasize the specifying element according to the position specified in the region on which the specified element is displayed and for attaching the determined mark to the specified element, the user can determine the type of mark easily just by specifying the desired position in the region on which the specified element is displayed. And thus, the user can attach the mark to the optional element just by conducting the simple operation like actual books.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazumoto Kondo
  • Vacuum regulating valve
    Patent number: 7163025
    Abstract: A vacuum regulating valve which is simplified in structure and where the flow rate characteristic in evacuating a vacuum vessel is improved, comprises (i) a main valve 1A of a large size which has: a principal body 4 having two main ports 11, 12 connected to a vacuum vessel 7 and a vacuum pump 8, respectively, a valve seat 14 disposed in a fluid passage connecting the ports 11, 12, a valve element 15 seated on and separated from the valve seat 14, and a shaft 20 extending from the valve element 15; and a valve element operating unit 5 for operating the valve element 15 via the shaft 20, and (ii) a sub valve 2A of a small size similar in structure to the main valve 1A. The sub valve 2A is attached to an outer side surface of a casing 10 of the main valve 1A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventor: Masao Kajitani
  • Pyrazolopyridinyl pyrimidine therapeutic compounds
    Patent number: 7163940
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same and their use as pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: F. Leslie Boyd, Stanley D Chamberlain, Mui Cheung, Kristjan Gudmundsson, Philip Anthony Harris, Brian A Johns, David Kendall Jung, Michael Robert Peel, Jennifer G Badiang, Connie Jo Sexton
  • Cabin of a tractor
    Patent number: D535310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Junta Kuwae, Tomeo Umemoto, Koichi Hasegawa
  • Seating unit
    Patent number: D535838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Ritch, Mark B. Saffell