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20130090531 | SMALL GAUGE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT - A small gauge surgical instrument is shown with advantages such as diminished “play” at the tip. A surgical instrument assembly is also shown with support along a length of the instrument that can be selected by the surgeon. Devices and method described provide adjustability of the instrument without protruding into a gripping surface of the instrument. | 04-11-2013 |
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20090019270 | EMBEDDED DEVICE PROGRAM DEBUG CONTROL - An embedded processor system includes an integrated development environment and an embedded processor system operating system. The operating system is operable to run on the embedded processor system, and a command queue is operable to receive commands from a debugging module external to the embedded processor system. A command queue processing module is operable to change settings in the embedded processor in response to commands in the command queue. | 01-15-2009 |
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20090115789 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR MAXIMUM FRAME SIZE - Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for capturing video frames. The system determines a maximum memory size available for video capture. The system initiates video capture and acquires a frame. The system then analyzes the incoming frame and determines if the frame is larger than the maximum memory size. If the frame is larger than the maximum memory size and if a quality parameter is greater than zero, the quality parameter is lowered. | 05-07-2009 |
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20090316937 | MONOLITHIC MICRO MAGNETIC DEVICE - A micro magnetic device having a body defining at least part of an enclosed chamber, a pole comprising a soft magnetic material within the chamber, and an electrically conductive coil positioned around the pole. A diaphragm integral with the body defines a top of the chamber opposite the pole. The diaphragm supports a permanent magnetic film. Multiple micro magnetic devices can be combined to form an array. The micro magnetic device may be, for example, a speaker or a sensor. The micro magnetic device may be made by MEMS or thin film techniques. | 12-24-2009 |
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20120106239 | Magnetic Memory Element With Multi-Domain Storage Layer - An apparatus and method for enhancing data writing and retention to a magnetic memory element, such as in a non-volatile data storage array. In accordance with various embodiments, a programmable memory element has a reference layer and a storage layer. The reference layer is provided with a fixed magnetic orientation. The storage layer is programmed to have a first region with a magnetic orientation antiparallel to said fixed magnetic orientation, and a second region with a magnetic orientation parallel to said fixed magnetic orientation. A thermal assist layer may be incorporated into the memory element to enhance localized heating of the storage layer to aid in the transition of the first region from parallel to antiparallel magnetic orientation during a write operation. | 05-03-2012 |
20130292784 | Magnetic Memory Element with Multi-Domain Storage Layer - An apparatus and method for enhancing data writing and retention to a magnetic memory element, such as in a non-volatile data storage array. In accordance with various embodiments, a programmable memory element has a reference layer and a storage layer. The reference layer is provided with a fixed magnetic orientation. The storage layer is programmed to have a first region with a magnetic orientation antiparallel to said fixed magnetic orientation, and a second region with a magnetic orientation parallel to said fixed magnetic orientation. A thermal assist layer may be incorporated into the memory element to enhance localized heating of the storage layer to aid in the transition of the first region from parallel to antiparallel magnetic orientation during a write operation. | 11-07-2013 |
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20100078620 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH THERMALLY COUPLED PHASE CHANGE LAYERS - Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an apparatus and method associated with a semiconductor device with thermally coupled phase change layers. The semiconductor device comprises a first phase change layer selectively configurable in a relatively low resistance crystalline phase and a relatively high resistance amorphous phase, and a second phase change layer thermally coupled to the first phase change layer. The second phase change layer is characterized as a metal-insulator transition material. A programming pulse is applied to the semiconductor device from a first electrode layer to a second electrode layer to provide the first phase change layer with a selected resistance. | 04-01-2010 |
20100109153 | HIGH BANDWIDTH PACKAGE - Method and apparatus for constructing and operating a high bandwidth package in an electronic device, such as a data storage device. In some embodiments, a high bandwidth package comprises a first known good die that has channel functions, a second known good die that has a controller function, and a third known good die that has a buffer function. Further in some embodiments, the high bandwidth package has pins that connect to each of the first, second, and third dies. | 05-06-2010 |
20100117170 | MAGNETIC MEMORY WITH POROUS NON-CONDUCTIVE CURRENT CONFINEMENT LAYER - A magnetic element having a ferromagnetic pinned layer, a ferromagnetic free layer, a non-magnetic spacer layer therebetween, and a porous non-electrically conducting current confinement layer between the free layer and the pinned layer. The current confinement layer forms an interface either between the free layer and the non-magnetic spacer layer or the pinned layer and the non-magnetic spacer layer. | 05-13-2010 |
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20080202258 | MEMS SHOCK SENSORS - A shock sensor comprises a substrate and at least one flexure coupled to the substrate and configured to deflect upon an application of force to the shock sensor sufficient to deflect the flexure. Deflection of the at least one flexure produces a detectable change in an electrical property of the shock sensor. Examples of detectable changes in an electrical property of the shock sensor include an open circuit condition, a closed circuit condition, and a variation in voltage of a piezo-electric detector. In some embodiments, the change in the electrical property of the shock sensor may be remotely read by interrogation of a radio frequency identification transponder positioned on the substrate using a remote radio frequency identification transceiver. The disclosure also relates to a shock sensing system and method of shock detection. | 08-28-2008 |
20090185315 | MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING A FREE LAYER HAVING PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE ANISOTROPY - A magnetic sensor includes a reference layer having a first magnetization direction and a free layer assembly having an effective magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the first magnetization direction and substantially perpendicular to a plane of each layer of the free layer assembly. A spacer layer is between the reference layer and the free layer, and a signal enhancement layer is exchange coupled to the free layer assembly on a side opposite the spacer layer. | 07-23-2009 |
20100103717 | TUNING A VARIABLE RESISTANCE OF A RESISTIVE SENSE ELEMENT - Method and apparatus for tuning a variable resistance resistive sense element of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a value indicative of a selected number of consecutive pulses is stored in a memory location and a resistive sense element (RSE) is set to a baseline RSE resistance. A tuning operation is performed by applying the selected number of consecutive pulses to the RSE to tune the baseline RSE resistance to a final adjusted resistance. | 04-29-2010 |
20110075472 | MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE HAVING SPECULAR SIDEWALL LAYERS - A multilayered magnetoresistive device includes a specular layer positioned on at least one sidewall and a copper layer positioned between the specular layer and the sidewall. | 03-31-2011 |
20110164335 | MAGNETIC SENSOR INCLUDING A FREE LAYER HAVING PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE ANISOTROPY - A magnetic sensor includes a reference layer having a first magnetization direction and a free layer assembly having an effective magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the first magnetization direction and substantially perpendicular to a plane of each layer of the free layer assembly. A spacer layer is between the reference layer and the free layer, and a signal enhancement layer is exchange coupled to the free layer assembly on a side opposite the spacer layer. | 07-07-2011 |
20120153413 | Non-Volatile Memory Cell with Lateral Pinning - An apparatus and associated method for a non-volatile memory cell, such as an STRAM cell. In accordance with various embodiments, a magnetic free layer is laterally separated from an antiferromagnetic layer (AFM) by a non-magnetic spacer layer and medially separated from a synthetic antiferromagnetic layer (SAF) by a magnetic tunneling junction. The AFM pins the magnetization of the SAF through contact with a pinning region of the SAF that laterally extends beyond the magnetic tunneling junction. | 06-21-2012 |
20120243311 | Non-Sequential Encoding Scheme for Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Memory Cells - Apparatus and method for managing an array of multi-level cell (MLC) memory cells. In accordance with various embodiments, a non-sequential encoding scheme is selected that assigns a different multi-bit logical value to each of a plurality of available physical states of a selected MLC memory cell in relation to write effort associated with each of said plurality of physical states. Data are thereafter written to the selected MLC memory cell in relation to the selected non-sequential encoding scheme. In some embodiments, the MLC memory cell comprises a spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM) memory cell. In other embodiments, the MLC memory cell comprises an MLC flash memory cell. | 09-27-2012 |
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20100252470 | Packaging Systems for Percutaneously Deliverable Bioprosthetic Valves - A packaging system is disclosed for shipping a prosthetic tissue valve in a storage solution and preparing and loading of the bioprosthetic valve onto a catheter-based delivery system. The packaging system includes a fluid tight container filled with the storage solution attached to a delivery catheter, wherein the container surrounds the prosthetic tissue valve that is in a pre-loaded position on the delivery catheter during shipment and storage. The prosthetic tissue valve may include an attachment mechanism that attaches to the delivery catheter to properly position the tissue valve for loading within the delivery catheter. In another embodiment where the prosthetic tissue valve is not attached to the delivery catheter during shipment, the attachment mechanism may interact with the prosthetic tissue valve shipping container to prevent the bioprosthetic valve from moving during shipment. | 10-07-2010 |
20140330368 | Valve Delivery Tool - A system includes a medical device for implanting in a valve of a subject, the implantable medical device having a self-expanding frame; and a holder configured to retain the frame of the implantable medical device in a constricted configuration and to control expansion of the frame. The holder has a controllably constrictable and expandable loop, wherein the loop is disposed about at least a portion of the self-expanding frame such that constriction or expansion of the first loop controls constriction or expansion of the frame. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330371 | PROSTHETIC VALVES AND ASSOCIATED APPARTUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A valve prosthesis includes an expandable frame comprising an outflow portion and an inflow portion connected to the outflow portion. The frame defines a central lumen extending between the outflow portion and the inflow portion. The frame is generally cylindrical in a fully expanded configuration. When the frame is in the fully expanded configuration, an outer surface of the inflow portion is concave. The inflow portion has an upper inflow portion and a lower inflow portion. When the frame is in the fully expanded configuration, the upper inflow portion flares outwardly from the central lumen of the frame to greater extent than the lower inflow portion. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330372 | Medical Devices for Implanting in a Valve and Associated Methods - A device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, for implantation in a patient's valve, having one or more visible markings configured to be aligned with one or more anatomical structures of the patient's valve, such as an annulus or a commissure. The markings facilitating accurate implantation of the device at a proper depth or in a proper orientation. | 11-06-2014 |