Cecil, US
Adam C. Cecil, Columbus, IN US
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20100147272 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER COOLANT PLUMBING CONFIGURATION - A cooling system for an engine is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the cooling system may comprise a heat exchanger, a pump coupled to the heat exchanger, an EGR cooler coupled to the pump, and a first valve coupled to the EGR cooler and the heat exchanger. When the first valve is in a first position, the first valve directs a coolant to the heat exchanger and when the first valve is in a second position, the heat exchanger is bypassed and coolant flows directly to the pump. It is an advantage for a cooling system to utilize a valve to maximize the rate a coolant flows throughout the system when the valve is in an open position and also to warm up an engine when the valve is in a closed position. | 06-17-2010 |
20120279465 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one form a rocker is disclosed coupled with a valve stem at one end and a cam follower at the other end. The rocker is operable to rotate about a fixed axis. In one form the cam follower includes a set of lower rollers operable to follow one cam lobe and an upper roller operable to follow another cam lobe. A leaf spring can be used to couple the cam follower with the rocker. A cam shaft can have a nested configuration including an inner shaft, an intermediate tube, and an outer tube. Cam lobes can be fastened to the cam shaft in one form by fastening through each of the inner shaft, intermediate tube, and outer tube, and in another form by attaching at least two devices inserted from either side of the cam shaft and that are not inserted at least through the inner shaft. | 11-08-2012 |
20120291733 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A variable valve actuation system is disclosed. In one form a rocker is disclosed coupled with a valve stem at one end and a cam follower at the other end. The rocker is operable to pivot about a fixed axis. The cam follower is operable to be pivotally coupled with the rocker at one end of the cam follower. The cam follower includes a lower roller and an upper roller at its other end, each operable to engage cam lobes on separate cam shafts. In one form the cam follower includes a lower roller operable to follow a cam lobe on a lower cam shaft and an upper roller operable to follow a cam lobe on an upper cam shaft. The upper cam shaft and the lower cam shaft can have variable lobes. A spring can be used to bias the cam follower on the rocker. | 11-22-2012 |
20140190433 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A variable valve actuation system in one form includes a rocker coupled with a valve stem at one end and a cam follower at the other end. The rocker is operable to rotate about a fixed axis and the cam follower includes a set of lower rollers operable to follow one cam lobe and an upper roller operable to follow another cam lobe. A leaf spring can be used to couple the cam follower with the rocker. A cam shaft can have a nested configuration that includes an inner shaft, an intermediate tube, and an outer tube. Cam lobes can be fastened to the cam shaft by fastening through each of the inner shaft, intermediate tube, and outer tube. The cam lobes can be attached by at least two devices inserted from either side of the cam shaft and that are not inserted at least through the inner shaft. | 07-10-2014 |
20150369169 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine and related components and methods of manufacturing and implementing an internal combustion engine and related components. The internal combustion engine includes a base, a cylinder block mounted onto the base, a cylinder head mounted onto the block, and a structural overhead member mounted onto the cylinder head, such that the cylinder head is positioned between the cylinder block and the structural overhead member. At least one through-bolt positioned in a through-bolt opening, the through-bolt opening extending from the base to the structural overhead member through the cylinder block and the cylinder head to couple the base, the cylinder block, the cylinder head and the structural overhead member together. | 12-24-2015 |
20160032791 | CONCENTRIC DUAL INDEPENDENT CAMSHAFT PHASER FOR DUAL OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT VALVE TRAIN - A variable valve timing system and methods of operation are provided. A primary valve train driver is configured to rotate about a primary axis. A primary camshaft includes a first plurality of cams positioned on the primary camshaft. The primary camshaft is coaxially coupled to the primary valve train driver. The first plurality of cams is configured to rotate about the primary axis. A primary camshaft phaser is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft. The primary camshaft phaser is rotatably coupled to the primary valve train driver so as to rotate the primary camshaft phaser and the primary camshaft to a first phase angle. A secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft, and a secondary camshaft phaser is coaxially coupled to the primary camshaft and coupled to the secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis. The secondary camshaft phaser is rotatably coupled to the primary valve train driver so as to rotate the secondary camshaft driver on the primary axis to a second phase angle. | 02-04-2016 |
20160032878 | MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP DEACTIVATION - A mechanical fuel pump is disclosed for delivering fuel to an engine of a vehicle, the mechanical fuel pump having an activated configuration and a deactivated configuration. A dual fuel system and method are also disclosed for use with the mechanical fuel pump. | 02-04-2016 |
Alexander Cecil, Redwood City, CA US
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20160088286 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATIC SENSING, ANALYSIS, COMPOSITION AND DIRECTION OF A 3D SPACE, SCENE, OBJECT, AND EQUIPMENT - Method and system for automatic composition and orchestration of a 3D space or scene using networked devices and computer vision to bring ease of use and autonomy to a range of compositions. A scene, its objects, subjects and background are identified and classified, and relationships and behaviors are deduced through analysis. Compositional theories are applied, and context attributes (for example location, external data, camera metadata, and the relative positions of subjects and objects in the scene) are considered automatically to produce optimal composition and allow for direction of networked equipment and devices. Events inform the capture process, for example, a video recording initiated when a rock climber waves her hand, an autonomous camera automatically adjusting to keep her body in frame throughout the sequence of moves. Model analysis allows for direction, including audio tones to indicate proper form for the subject and instructions sent to equipment ensure optimal scene orchestration. | 03-24-2016 |
Allan Lee Cecil, Petaluma, CA US
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20150085641 | NETWORK STATUS VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed for visualizing a point to multi-point network, such as a network including Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) using a visualization techniques used for point-to-point networks. For example, for a selected start and end node, intervening nodes may be identified and any protection rings also identified. A blocking port for each ring is identified and based thereon a path through the ring is identified. A trail between the start and end node is then generated using the current path through the protection rings. The trail may then be represented graphically. Unblocking of a blocked port of a ring may be detected and a new path through the ring may be determined and represented graphically. Status indicators may be included in the updated representation of the ring to indicate the presence of a failure condition. | 03-26-2015 |
Amy E. Cecil, Olathe, KS US
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20150100319 | SYSTEM FOR RECORDING, SHARING, AND STORING AUDIO - Systems, methods, and devices for recording, sharing, and storing an audio segment are provided. A user's audio segment is recorded by a recording device, in response to an audible prompt generated by the recording device. In some embodiments, the recording device provides a signal to the user that a recording session is in progress. Having recorded the audio segment, the recording device provides a reply to the user's recording, simulating a conversation between the recording device and the user. In embodiments, the recording device transfers the recorded audio to a sharing device for playback of the recorded audio segment. Further, the recorded audio segment may be transferred to a storage device, for storage and retrieval of the audio segment at a later date. The components of the recording device may be housed inside a commercial embodiment, such as a stuffed toy, for concealed recording of the user's audio segment. | 04-09-2015 |
Arlie J. Cecil, Hazel Green, AL US
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20130248643 | OPEN GAP FILM ROLL CORE - The disclosure generally relates to a film roll core used for winding a polymeric film around, an apparatus for winding the polymeric film on the film roll core, a process of winding the polymeric film on the film roll core, and a rolled film on the film roll core. The disclosure more particularly relates to an open gap film roll core that is capable of reducing defects in wound films. | 09-26-2013 |
Cole Joseph Cecil, Coralville, IA US
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20150187223 | DEIDENTIFIED ACCESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT - Generally, embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for deidentified access of instructional content. The deidentified access is permitted with the use of an identifier that uniquely indicates an outcome of a diagnostic test, the coding of the identifier obscures unaided human interpretation of the outcome, and the identifier uniquely identifies instructional content for remediating performance on the diagnostic test. | 07-02-2015 |
20150269852 | SOUND ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION - Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for providing sound assessment and remediation between a computing device and a user instrument. The sound assessment may be based on algorithmic composition or a threshold to remediate performance of providing a plurality of sounds. | 09-24-2015 |
20160042198 | DEIDENTIFIED ACCESS OF CONTENT - Generally, embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, computer readable medium, servers, and systems for deidentified access of data. The deidentified access is permitted with the use of an identifier that uniquely indicates an outcome, the coding of the identifier obscures unaided human interpretation of the outcome, and the identifier uniquely identifies data for remediating performance associated with future outcomes. | 02-11-2016 |
Craig R. Cecil, Westminster, MD US
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20140342888 | PORTABLE CHEST EXERCISE PAD - A portable chest exercise pad for exercise has a convex pad having upper and lower tapered ends, a flat bottom surface extending between the upper and lower tapered ends, a convex top surface separated from the bottom surface, the convex top surface having an apex between opposing upper and lower inclined surfaces that rise respectively from the upper and lower tapered ends toward the apex, and left and right sides extending between the upper and lower tapered ends and separated from each, the left and right sides having opposing cutout regions positioned so that a width of the convex pad increases moving in the length direction from the apex toward the upper tapered end. | 11-20-2014 |
Curtis Paul Cecil, Chandler, AZ US
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20130062494 | Stemware Coaster - One embodiment of a stemware coaster having an arched syncline slot ( | 03-14-2013 |
David A. Cecil, Millers, MD US
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20110020775 | Sentence wheel - A sentence wheel comprising four circular disks, each having a different diameter. The disks are ordered sequentially, by diameter, superimposed concentrically, with an outermost portion of each disk in view. The disks are joined, by a rivet, in independently rotatable relation, about a common axis. The disk of smallest and largest diameter being a first and last disk, respectively, and the two disks of intermediate diameter being medial disks. A plurality of word sets are imprinted outwardly along a radius, in circumferentially spaced relation on the outermost portion, of each of the disks. The disks may be rotated to position one of the word sets on each disk along a common radius of the sentence wheel for forming a sentence. Pronouns or proper nouns are imprinted on the first disk, nouns are imprinted on the last disk, and auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries, and verbs are imprinted on the medial disks. | 01-27-2011 |
David Charles Cecil, Saint Augustine, FL US
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20100130072 | INTEGRAL BONDING ATTACHMENT - An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure. | 05-27-2010 |
20110186352 | INTEGRAL BONDING ATTACHMENT - An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure. | 08-04-2011 |
David Scott Cecil, Efland, NC US
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20080295252 | Mattress Construction with Filamentary Fasteners - At least one major surface of the core is covered with an inner layer of insulation, and at least one outer layer of material. The outer layer is secured to the inner layer by inserting flexible filament type fasteners through the hollow needle of an installation tool. If the core is made of foam, filamentary fasteners may also be used to secure the inner layer. The insulation layers are ultimately covered and secured in place by a fabric panel which conceals and secures the other components. Filamentary fasteners may also be used to secure a pillow top edge or a top panel to the mattress. | 12-04-2008 |
Dimitrios G. Cecil, Birmingham, MI US
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20080289242 | COMPUTERIZED FISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A fishing rod and lure system for collecting and analyzing fishing data to provide for manual or automatically controlled fishing experience comprising a fishing rod having a handle portion and a shaft portion, a fishing line reel encasing fishing line, a plurality of guides located along the fishing rod for guiding the fishing line, a lure attached to the fishing line, a central control device electrically coupled with the fishing rod for receiving, manipulating and outputting data and configured to control the lure, a display device electrically coupled with the central data device and capable of receiving and displaying data, and a sensor electrically coupled with the central control device for sensing and sending data to the central control device, wherein the central control device uses the data received from the sensor to display data to the user via the display and control the fishing rod and lure system. | 11-27-2008 |
Douglas R. Cecil, Westland, MI US
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20080254941 | Controlling the operating states of a torque converter clutch in an automatic transmission - A method for controlling a torque converter clutch in an automatic transmission of a vehicle that includes an engine, an accelerator pedal and wheels, the converter clutch alternately connecting and disconnecting the engine and transmission when the clutch is engaged and disengaged. The method includes determining that the vehicle is either ascending a grade or operating in a loaded condition, determining that the clutch is engaged, determining whether the vehicle is operating in a curve, preventing disengagement of the clutch if the vehicle is either ascending a grade or operating in a loaded condition and the vehicle is operating in a curve, and allowing disengagement of the clutch if the vehicle is neither ascending a grade nor operating in a loaded condition. | 10-16-2008 |
20090143196 | Avoiding Coasting Downshift Torque Reversal in an Automatic Transmission - A method for controlling a coast down downshift that is produced in an automatic transmission by disengaging an off-going control element and engaging an oncoming control element, including the steps of determining a first desired pressure magnitude of the off-going control element and a first desired pressure magnitude of the oncoming control element, executing the current downshift using said first desired pressure magnitudes, determining during execution of the current downshift corrections of said first desired pressure magnitudes that occur during the current downshift, determining a second desired pressure magnitude of the off-going control element and a second desired pressure magnitude of the oncoming control element, using said corrections and the second desired pressure magnitude to determine a subsequent desired pressure magnitude of the off-going control element and a subsequent desired pressure magnitude of the oncoming control element, and executing a downshift using said subsequent desired pressure magnitudes. | 06-04-2009 |
Joanna Lynn Cecil, Palm Coast, FL US
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20100210973 | Medical pressure measuring device - A medical pressure measuring device placed upon a patient's foot for accurately measuring pounds pressure as the patient stands and ambulates includes a flexible wrap having hook and loop fastening connections, a flat load cell sensor on the wrap bottom interconnected to a readily and easily viewable digital display for showing a digital readout of pounds pressure and power for the digital display being provided by a flat lithium nickel size battery and the wrap adaptable for fitting onto adult-size or child-size feet. | 08-19-2010 |
Kenneth B. Cecil, Escondido, CA US
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20090309724 | Intrusion detection system for underground/above ground applications using radio frequency identification transponders - The present invention is directed to an underground as well as above ground system and method of determining the intrusion into a security zone. One or more transceivers would transmit a unique electromagnetic signal which would power a response from one or more RFID transponders. Each of the transponders would transmit a unique code to the transceiver indicating that there has been no intrusion in the vicinity of that transponder. Failure of a transponder to receive a signal produced by a transponder, would indicate the existence of an intrusion. The transponders as well as the transceivers can be provided in a PVC pipe buried in the ground, or provided in or on a structure located on or above the ground. | 12-17-2009 |
Larry D. Cecil, Shelby Twp., MI US
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20140150612 | TAMPER RESISTANT SECURITY FASTENER SYSTEM - A tamper resistant fastener system includes a threaded fastener having a head provided with uniquely formed and arranged engagement teeth for engaging with complimentarily formed teeth on a socket style torque transmitting drive tool. Engagement of the respective sets of teeth on application of torque from the drive tool in one direction advances the fastener, but application of torque from the drive tool is not effective in an opposed direction to remove the fastener. | 06-05-2014 |
Lon Cecil, High Point, NC US
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20150279268 | MOBILE MEDIA DISPLAY CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a display panel includes a cellular modem configured to receive an image, a control circuit in communication with the cellular modem, an LED display in communication with the control circuit and configured to display the image through a rear window of a vehicle, a first voltage regulator; and a second voltage regulator. The LED display comprises a first set of LED modules and a second set of LED modules. The first voltage regulator is coupled to the first set of LED modules, and the second voltage regulator is coupled to the second set of LED modules. | 10-01-2015 |
20150282346 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE MOUNTED DISPLAY - A display panel assembly includes a display panel including an array of LED (Light Emitting Diode) pixels, and includes a support assembly configured to hold the display panel near the rear window of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the support assembly for holding the display panel in the vehicle includes a first strap and a first hinge. The first hinge includes: a first flap having a first hole; a pivot; and a second flap having a second hole and a third hole. The first strap includes a fourth hole and a fifth hole located at a hinge end of the strap, and a sixth hole located at a cross beam end of the strap. | 10-01-2015 |
Matthew Cecil, Tolland, CT US
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20100036655 | PROBABILITY-BASED APPROACH TO RECOGNITION OF USER-ENTERED DATA - A method for entering keys in a small key pad is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing at least a part of keyboard having a plurality of keys; and predetermining a first probability of a user striking a key among the plurality of keys. The method further uses a dictionary of selected words associated with the key pad and/or a user. | 02-11-2010 |
Matthew Cecil, Burlington, MA US
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20140074458 | PROBABILITY-BASED APPROACH TO RECOGNITION OF USER-ENTERED DATA - A method for entering keys in a small key pad is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing at least a part of keyboard having a plurality of keys; and predetermining a first probability of a user striking a key among the plurality of keys. The method further uses a dictionary of selected words associated with the key pad and/or a user. | 03-13-2014 |
Michael Calvin Cecil, Mechanicsville, VA US
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20090113852 | Product in seal deflection device - A device for deflecting a loose fill product from the seal zone of a bag and sealing the bag is provided. The device includes a product stopper. The product stopper is adjacent to the sealing element of a bagging machine. The product stopper includes a mount that mounts the product stopper to a bagging machine and a pinching element that pinches a bag proximal to a sealing zone before the bag is sealed by the sealing element at the sealing zone. In one embodiment, the pincher includes a spring loaded mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. In another embodiment, the pincher includes an air assist mechanism for pinching the bag proximal to the sealing zone. | 05-07-2009 |
Mike Cecil, Finly, IN US
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20090045282 | SYSTEM FOR LIFTING, HOLDING, AND DISPENSING SPOOLED CABLE - A method for dispensing cable, using a cable dispensing apparatus including a pair of spaced horizontal support members, wheels connected thereto, a pair of spaced, generally parallel vertical support members, each respective vertical support member connected to and extending upwardly from a respective horizontal support member to define a spool holding space, a slidable support member slidably connected each respective vertical support member, and a lifting actuator operationally connected to at least one horizontal support member and a slidable support member. An axel member is inserted through an axel core of a spool of cable and engaged to the slidable support members. The lifting actuator is energized to raise the axel member to move the spool into the spool holding space and the apparatus is moved to a desired work location where a desired length of cable is unspoiled. | 02-19-2009 |
Neal V. Cecil, Cupertino, CA US
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20140235163 | DATA TRANSPORT IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The described embodiments relate generally to a dielectric wave guide interconnect for an electronic device including a first routing circuit, a second routing circuit, and a dielectric wave guide coupling the first routing circuit to the second routing circuit. The interconnect may also include a first coupling element securing a first end of the dielectric wave guide proximal to the first routing circuit and a conductive element to insulate the dielectric wave guide from radio-frequency (RF) signals. In some embodiments, the first routing circuit is in a bottom portion of the electronic device; and the second routing circuit is in a top portion of the electronic device. An electronic device including a dielectric wave guide interconnect as above is also disclosed. A coupler for an electronic device including a first end adapted to receive an electrical signal and a propagating electromagnetic signal is also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
Thomas Cecil, Darien, IL US
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20150293236 | THERMAL KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTOR - A microcalorimeter for radiation detection that uses superconducting kinetic inductance resonators as the thermometers. The detector is frequency-multiplexed which enables detector systems with a large number of pixels. | 10-15-2015 |
Thomas C. Cecil, Menlo Park, CA US
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20090075183 | Technique for Determining Mask Patterns and Write Patterns - During a method for generating a third mask pattern to be used on a photo-mask in a photolithographic process, first features are added to a first mask pattern to produce a second mask pattern. A majority of the first features may have a size characteristic larger than a pre-determined value, and that the first features are topologically disconnected from second features in the first mask pattern that overlap third features in a target pattern. Moreover, the first features may be added at positions which are determined based on the gradient of a first cost function depending, at least in part, on the first mask pattern and the target pattern. Then, the third mask pattern may be generated based on the second mask pattern, where the photo-mask corresponds to the third mask pattern. | 03-19-2009 |
20110211748 | Full-Field Mask Error Enhancement Function - A technique for determining a full-field Mask Error Enhancement Function (MEEF) associated with a mask pattern for use in a photo-lithographic process is described. In this technique, simulated wafer patterns corresponding to the mask pattern are generated at an image plane in an optical path associated with the photo-lithographic process. Then, the full-field MEEF is determined. This full-field MEEF includes MEEF values in multiple directions at positions along one or more contours that define boundaries of one or more features in the one or more simulated wafer patterns. Moreover, at least one of the MEEF values is at a position on a contour where a critical dimension for a feature associated with the contour is undefined. | 09-01-2011 |
20130139116 | LITHOGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED EDGE DETERMINATION - During a calculation technique, at least a portion of a target pattern associated with an integrated-circuit design is modified so that polygons in the target pattern, which represent features in the design, result in acceptable accuracy during a photolithographic process that fabricates the target pattern on a semiconductor die. In particular, a set of polygon parameters associated with the polygons are modified, as needed, so that a cost function that corresponds to a difference between a modified target pattern and an estimated target pattern produced during the photolithographic process meets a termination criterion. A mask pattern that can fabricate the modified target pattern on the semiconductor die is calculated using an inverse optical calculation in which the modified target pattern is at an image plane of an optical path associated with the photolithographic process and the mask pattern is at an object plane of the optical path. | 05-30-2013 |
Thomas Christopher Cecil, Menlo Park, CA US
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20140282290 | SUB-RESOLUTION ASSIST FEATURE IMPLEMENTATION USING SHOT OPTIMIZATION - A design layout for a semiconductor chip includes information on shapes desired to be fabricated. Clusters of photolithographic exposure “shots” are generated and subject to a measure of shot density to approximate a mask shape that generates the desired fabricated shapes when exposed during wafer fabrication. A simulation is run on the clusters of shots to estimate the resulting fabrication shapes that the clusters of shots create. The clusters of shots are modified to align the estimated fabrication shapes more closely with desired fabrication shapes. The process of simulating and modifying the shots is iterative, repeating until the estimated fabrication shapes are within a desired error difference of the planned fabrication shape. | 09-18-2014 |
20160042118 | SUB-RESOLUTION ASSIST FEATURE IMPLEMENTATION WITH SHOT OPTIMIZATION - A design layout for a semiconductor chip includes information on shapes desired to be fabricated. Clusters of photolithographic exposure “shots” are generated and subject to a measure of shot density to approximate a mask shape that generates the desired fabricated shapes when exposed during wafer fabrication. A simulation is run on the clusters of shots to estimate the resulting fabrication shapes that the clusters of shots create. The clusters of shots are modified to align the estimated fabrication shapes more closely with desired fabrication shapes. The process of simulating and modifying the shots is iterative, repeating until the estimated fabrication shapes are within a desired error difference of the planned fabrication shape. | 02-11-2016 |
20160098511 | MATRIX REDUCTION FOR LITHOGRAPHY SIMULATION - A matrix is produced for a semiconductor design. Interactions between mask edges in forming semiconductor shapes are determined and a graph created that shows those interactions. The graph is then partitioned into groups using a coloring algorithm, with each group representing one or more non-interacting mask edges. A lithography simulation is performed for each group, with the edges of that group perturbed, but the edges of other groups unmoved. The partial derivatives are calculated for the edges of a group based on the simulation with those edges perturbed, and used to populate locations in a Jacobian matrix. The Jacobian matrix is then used to solve an Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) problem by finding a mask edge correction vector for a given wafer targeting error vector. | 04-07-2016 |
Tim Cecil, Fort Worth, TX US
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20160076629 | VARIABLE SPEED AIRCRAFT TRANSMISSION - A variable state planetary shifting transmission can include an input shaft, an output shaft; and a planetary system having a sun gear associated with the input shaft, a planetary carrier, and a ring gear associated with a ring housing. The transmission can include an overrunning clutch operably coupled to the planetary carrier. The transmission can include a clutch assembly coupled to the planetary carrier. The transmission is capable of changing the speed ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft by selective engagement of the clutch assembly against the ring gear which can cause either the freeing or locking of the planetary carrier by the overrunning clutch. | 03-17-2016 |
Vaughn Cecil, Provo, UT US
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20130317867 | Method for Processing Insurance Claim Appeals - A system and method for processing an appeal of an insurance claim is disclosed. The method involves a computer implemented process of receiving information about of a denied insurance claim, preparing the appeal, and generating a webpage that provides status information about the appeal to the parties to the appeal. The generated webpage can also provide an option to submit the appeal to an external appeals body when an internal appeals body has ruled unfavorably. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a single interface where an insured can submit appeals in a standard manner to facilitate the process of preparing and submitting appeals of denied insurance claims. | 11-28-2013 |