Abstract: A method is described that provides a notification to the sender or mailer of a mailpiece when the addressee of the mailpiece has changed address. One step in the method includes creation of an updated delivery code that may comprise both the forwarding address of the addressee, the sender's address information, and corresponding barcodes. The postal delivery system sends the mailed item to the forwarding address and provides the sender with the updated information for the addressee. The notification can occur by electronic message systems or delivery of a physical notification.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to catheters and related systems and methods. In some embodiments, a catheter defines a lumen and an aperture extending from an outer surface of the catheter to the lumen, and a waveguide is disposed within the lumen of the catheter.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate layer having a first dopant density, an epitaxial layer comprising a second dopant density formed on the substrate layer and a semiconductor switch formed on the epitaxial layer, wherein the semiconductor switch comprises an active region of the semiconductor device. A first thickness of the epitaxial layer in the active region is less than a second thickness of the epitaxial layer in a termination region formed peripherally to the active region. The increased thickness of the epitaxial layer in the termination region enables the semiconductor device to have a relatively higher breakdown voltage without increasing the on-resistance of the semiconductor switch.

Abstract: A photovoltaic (PV) device comprising a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate including a first substrate, a second substrate, and an insulating layer provided between the first and second substrates; a plurality of tubs defined using the first substrate, each tub being isolated from an adjacent tub using the insulation layer and an isolation structure; a first PV array including a plurality of PV cells to generate a first voltage when light is shined on the first PV array; a second PV array including a plurality of PV cells to generate a second voltage when the light is shined on the second PV array; a transistor defined on one of the tubs and coupled to the first and second PV arrays, wherein the first PV array is configured to provide a given voltage to the transistor when the second PV array is generating the second voltage.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate layer having a first dopant density, an epitaxial layer comprising a second dopant density formed on the substrate layer and a semiconductor switch formed on the epitaxial layer, wherein the semiconductor switch comprises an active region of the semiconductor device. A first thickness of the epitaxial layer in the active region is less than a second thickness of the epitaxial layer in a termination region formed peripherally to the active region. The increased thickness of the epitaxial layer in the termination region enables the semiconductor device to have a relatively higher breakdown voltage without increasing the on-resistance of the semiconductor switch.

Abstract: A method is described that provides a notification to the sender or mailer of a mailpiece when the addressee of the mailpiece has changed address. One step in the method includes creation of an updated delivery code that may comprise both the forwarding address of the addressee, the sender's address information, and corresponding barcodes. The postal delivery system sends the mailed item to the forwarding address and provides the sender with the updated information for the addressee. The notification can occur by electronic message systems or delivery of a physical notification.

Abstract: An animal umbrella that is adaptable to a conventional animal harness and collar. The animal umbrella includes a saddle, saddle attaching apparatus, a vertical shank, vertical shank attaching apparatus, and a foldable canopy. The saddle is detachably mounted to the conventional animal harness and is pivotally mounted to the conventional animal collar. The saddle has a lower surface. The saddle attaching apparatus detachably mounts the saddle to the conventional animal harness. The vertical shank has a proximal end with a cross section and a distal end with a cross section. The vertical shank is detachably mounted to the saddle at the proximal end of the vertical shank. The vertical shank attaching apparatus detachably mounts the vertical shank to the saddle. And, the foldable canopy is mounted to the distal end of the vertical shank.

Abstract: A half-bridge driver circuit including a lower drive module and a floating upper drive module for driving respective external upper and lower power transistors of a high voltage half bridge is contained in an integrated circuit chip which includes an on-chip bootstrap diode emulator which is turned on in response to a control signal applied to its gate in order to pass current from a power supply to charge an external bootstrap capacitor that powers the upper drive module. The upper drive module is accommodated in an insulated well and the diode emulator includes as its main current carrying element, a JFET transistor formed along the periphery of the well. The JFET transistor is driven into a conducting state at the same time the lower power transistor is driven into a conducting state.

Abstract: An animal umbrella that is adaptable to a conventional animal harness and collar. The animal umbrella includes a saddle, saddle attaching apparatus, a vertical shank, vertical shank attaching apparatus, and a rigid canopy. The saddle is detachably mounted to the conventional animal harness and is pivotally mounted to the conventional animal collar. The saddle has a lower surface. The saddle attaching apparatus detachably mounts the saddle to the conventional animal harness. The vertical shank has a proximal end with a cross section and a distal end with a cross section. The vertical shank is detachably mounted to the saddle at the proximal end of the vertical shank. The vertical shank attaching apparatus detachably mounts the vertical shank to the saddle. And, the rigid canopy is detachably mounted to the distal end of the vertical shank.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided having a substrate which includes a floating circuit well with turn on/turn off signals generated by a voltage drop proximate to at least one resistor contained therein, and having high-voltage interconnects to connect the drain terminals of a plurality of LDMOS transistors to the resistor in the floating well and wherein the transistors, resistor and floating well are combined into an integrated structure which eliminates the high voltage interconnect crossovers.

Abstract: A fuser temperature control in a machine having a first temperature sensor contacting a fuser roll surface, a prefuser transport for conveying copy sheets to the fuser, a controller and a second sensor electrically connected to the first sensor and positioned adjacent the path of said copy sheets to sense the temperature of the copy sheets and the ambient temperature of the machine at the entry to the fuser, wherein the fuser roll temperature is controlled in response to variations in the ambient temperature at the pre-fuser transport and the temperature of the copy sheets.