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Patent Details for Tuesday, January 11, 2005
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| US 06839998 | Armstrong |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Armstrong (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a modular, replacement chassis stock system for an existing firearm's operating mechanism possessing a simple design and incorporating durable, commercially available components. The system comprises a chassis assembly with up to three integral mounting rails, a top rail, a replacement operating rod guide, a telescoping buttstock assembly, and a buttstock/grip mount assembly. The present invention may be used to replace the standard stock of an M-14 rifle (or copies thereof, such as the Springfield Armory M1A) such that the barrel is held in perfect alignment with up to five Mil Std 1913 pattern mounting rails. The telescoping buttstock assembly is adjustable in length via the use of a thumb lever release and includes an adjustable cheek-rest, an optionally adjustable buttpad, and a pistol grip. Auxiliary devices may be attached to the chassis stock system via the buttstock/grip mount assembly located above the pistol grip. The chassis stock system is secured at the rear of the barreled action by the installation of the trigger assembly and at the front by attaching it to the replacement operating rod guide. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/631216 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Firearms 042/71.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840150 | Davis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry L. Davis (Yuma, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A stool-like device for safely removing the spindle and the breechblock from the carrier of a howitzer. The device comprises a frame; rollers connected to the frame for sliding the bottom of the frame on the recoil slide rails of a howitzer until the frame is centered under the breechblock of the howitzer; and plates connected to the frame for receiving and holding the breechblock while permitting passage of the spindle through holes in the plates so that the spindle can be safely removed from the carrier of the howitzer without the breechblock dropping out of the carrier and causing bodily harm. After the spindle is removed, the breechblock can also be removed by raising the carrier and sliding the device out from under it. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/690910 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840295 | Ruffa |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony A. Ruffa (Hope Valley, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a high-speed, puncture proof tire including a tire casing having a tread portion and a pair of side wall portions and a plurality of small diameter pressurized tubes disposed within the tire casing. Each pressurized tube has an elongate body fabricated from film material that is sealed crosswise along the length of the body to define at least two compartments that contain gas under pressure. The tubes can be oriented radially or circumferentially within the annular space of the tire casing. In another embodiment of the tire, at least one panel of film material resistant to shear forces is disposed within the annular space of the tire casing. The panel is sealed lengthwise thereof to define a plurality of small diameter pressurized tubes. Each pressurized tube is sealed crosswise along the length of the tube to define at least two compartments that contain gas under pressure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/385448 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Resilient tires and wheels 152/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840456 | Maswadeh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waleed M. Maswadeh (Rosedale, Maryland); A. Peter Snyder (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An injection valve is provided. A first conduit is disposed between first and second chambers of the valve. An entrance to the first conduit is located within the first chamber. A second conduit is concentrically disposed within the first conduit so that there is a first flow passage between the first and second conduits connecting the first and second chambers. The second conduit has an entrance communicating with the first chamber via the entrance of the first conduit and an exit defining a first outlet port of the valve. A cover opens and closes a first inlet port of the first chamber, and a biasing device biases the cover closed. An actuator moves the cover from the closed position to open the first inlet port. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 11, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/241163 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing 239/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840481 | Gurevich |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon Gurevich (Rahnco Palos Verdes, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An adjustable multipoint docking system includes a plurality of adjustable grasping jaws that are aligned on a mounting surface and adapted to grab onto a wide variety of extending rings, such as conventional spacecraft adapter rings, of an on-orbit target spacecraft for various missions including spacecraft rescue, spacecraft transorbiting to a desired orbit, spacecraft transorbiting to a waste orbit, or spacecraft deorbiting. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/675754 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/161 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841015 | Baker |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Baker (Waldorf, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A high temperature combination delay element and ignition composition contains a polymeric silicone component, an oxidizer component and a high temperature metal component. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/681500 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/19.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841080 | Kingon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Angus Kingon (Cary, North Carolina); Gregory J. Dunn (Arlington Heights, Illinois); Stephen Streiffer (Oak Park, Illinois); Kevin Cheek (Raleigh, North Carolina); Min-Xian Zhang (Algonquin, Illinois); Jon-Paul Maria (Raleigh, North Carolina); Jovica Savic (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A dielectric film is formed on a free-standing conductive metal layer to form a multi-layer foil comprising a conductive metal layer, a barrier layer and a dielectric oxide layer. Such multi-layer foils are mechanically flexible, and useful for the manufacture of capacitors. Examples of barrier layers include Ni—P or Ni—Cr alloys. After a second layer of conductive metal is deposited on a dielectric oxide surface opposing the first conductive metal layer, the resulting capacitor foil is processed into a capacitor. The resulting capacitor is a surface mounted capacitor or is formed as a integrated or embedded capacitor within a circuit board. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/352483 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841159 | Simonson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lloyd G. Simonson (Spring Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An assay method and kit is disclosed for detecting the presence of at least one predesignated, target antibody to a mycobacterium in a sample selected from one or more patient bodily fluids. The method comprises the following steps: (a) contacting the sample of one or more patient bodily fluids with at least one mycobacterium antigen on a lateral-flow assay membrane to bind to the target antibody in the sample; (b) previously, simultaneously or subsequently to step (a), binding the at least one mycobacterium antigen with a conjugated label producing a detectable signal; and (c) detecting the signal whereby the presence of the target antibody is determined in the sample by the intensity or presence of the signal. The method can further comprise the step of evaluating immunization status of the patient from whom the sample came by comparing the signal or lack thereof with immunizations previously received by the patient and in comparison to a known standard control. In a preferred embodiment, the mycobacterium antigen specifically binds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antibodies. Preferably, the immunoassay of the present invention comprises a lateral-flow assay comprising a membrane, a conjugated label pad, and at least one mycobacterium antigen bound to the membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one mycobacterium antigen is selected from the group consisting of 38 kDa and 16 kDa antigens. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/061036 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/248.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841346 | O'Connell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin P. O'Connell (Abingdon, Maryland); Akbar S. Khan (Joppa, Maryland); Cheng J. Cao (Glen Army, Maryland); Jennifer R. Bucher (Joppa, Maryland); Mark V. Gostomski (Bel Air, Maryland); James J. Valdes (Churchville, Maryland); Patricia E. Anderson (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and assays for detecting bacteriophage MS2 in a sample. |
| FILED | Monday, December 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/328226 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841376 | Gardner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cellicon Technologies, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Gardner (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); James J. Collins (Newton Center, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods and compositions for regulating gene expression in a cell. The invention provides recombinant genetic toggle switches which contain a first constitutive promoter-regulatory gene operon and a second constitutive promoter-regulatory gene operon. Expression of the regulatory gene from the first operon inhibits expression from the promoter in the second operon, and expression of the regulatory gene from the second operon inhibits expression from the promoter in the first operon. By use of the toggle switch and various switching agents it is possible to reversibly switch the expression of a gene of interest between a stable “on” state and stable “off” state or vice versa via transient exposure to a switching agent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/872868 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841391 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Smiths Detection-Pasadena, Inc. (Pasadena, California); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Erik J. Severin (Hayward, California); Bernard Wong (Los Angeles, California); David M. Kelso (Wilmette, Illinois); Beth C. Munoz (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence of an analyte indicative of various medical conditions, including halitosis, periodontal disease and other diseases are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/855277 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841407 | Coldren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry A. Coldren (Santa Barbara, California); Eric M. Hall (Santa Barbara, California); Shigeru Nakagawa (Goleta, California); Guilhem Almuneau (Aesch Bei Birmensdorf, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for aperturing a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), for increasing the external quantum efficiency and decreasing the threshold current, involves an etching mixture that is applied to the active region of the VCSEL. The etching mixture is designed in a manner to selectively etch the active region of the VCSEL at a rate substantially faster than the etch rate of at least one of the multiple DBRS associated with the VCSEL. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/935352 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841690 | Dave et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paritosh R. Dave (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Raja G. Duddu (Parsipanny, New Jersey); Reddy Damavarapu (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Nathaniel Gelber (Randolph, New Jersey); Kathy Yang (Flanders, New Jersey); C. Rao Surapaneni (Long Valley, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to a series of novel compounds having the general structures A and B: including 2-azido-2-azidomethyl-1,3-diazidopropane (1), 2-azidomethyl-2-hydroxy-1,3-diazidopropane (2), 2-azidomethyl-2-nitrato-1,3-diazidopropane (3), 2-azidomethyl-2-nitro-1,3-diazidopropane (4), 2,2-dinitro-1,3-diazidopropane (5), methallyidiazide (6), a dimer of methallyidiazide (6), comprising 3a,8a-Bis-azidomethyl-3a,4,8a,9-tetrahydro-3H,8H-bis[1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a;1″,5″-d]pyrazine (6-Dimer), 1,3-diazidoacetone (7), and 2-Oximido-1,3-diazidopropane (8). Also shown are reaction intermediates of these compounds, including 2,2-bis(chloromethyl)oxirane (9), and 2,2-bis(azidomethyl)oxirane (10). In addition, a number of potentially useful energetic compounds have been prepared from the low molecular weight polyazido compounds above, including N-2(azido-1-azidomethyl-ethylidene)-N″-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-hydrazine (7-DNPH), 1,3-Bis(4-carboxytriazolyl)2,2-dinitropropane (12), Tris(4-carboxytriazolomethyl)methanol (13), Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid tris(2-azido-1,1-bisazidomethyl-ethyl)ester (14), Adamantane 1,3,5,7-tetracarboxylic acid tetrakis(2-azido-1,1-bisazidomethyl-ethyl)ester (15), Adamantane carboxylic acid 2-azido-1,1-bisazidomethyl-ethyl)ester (16), cubane 1,3,5,7-tetracarboxylic acid tetrakis (2-azido-1,1-bisazidomethyl-ethyl)ester (17), cubane 1,4-dicarboxylic acid bis(2-azido-1,1-bisazidomethyl-ethyl)ester (18). |
| FILED | Friday, August 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/604778 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 552/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841766 | Gauthier, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leo R. Gauthier, Jr. (Timonium, Maryland); John M. Klimek (Catonsville, Maryland); Angela L. Wesner-Barrios (Hanover, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A plurality of energy couplers (12) receives signals from an energy pulse, each of the energy couplers (12) having a defined field of view, the field of views of at least some of the energy couplers being overlapping. A transducer (14) converts the signals received from the energy pulse to voltage or current output signals that are then amplified. A threshold circuit (18) triggers when the amplitude of a signal caused by the energy pulse exceeds a predetermined level, and signal processing instrumentation (24) then calculates the source location and/or the intensity and/or the initiation time of the energy pulse based on the timing of the output signals associated with individual energy couplers (12). |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/110651 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841994 | Wiegert |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy F. Wiegert (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic anomaly sensing system uses triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors arranged in a three-dimensional array. A processor coupled to the TM sensors generates partial gradient contraction data, and complete gradient tensor data and corresponding complete gradient contraction data. The generated data can be used to align the three-dimensional array with a magnetic target. Once the three-dimensional array is aligned with the magnetic target, the generated data can be used to uniquely determine (i) distance to the magnetic target, (ii) position of the magnetic target relative to the three-dimensional array, and (iii) the magnetic dipole moment of the magnetic target. |
| FILED | Monday, March 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/789481 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/244 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842013 | Meloling et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Harold Meloling (San Diego, California); David Earl Hurdsman (La Mesa, California); Wendy Marie Massey (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making transmission measurements in a dual-chambered anechoic chamber used in conjunction with spatial averaging. At selected transmitter antenna positions, measurement are taken at different frequencies. For each transmitter position, a measurement is made with the test device positioned between the apertures, and another without the test device. When all desired measurements have been made, the measurement data are spatially averaged; i.e., the measurements are scaled, summed, and averaged, providing more accurate transmission measurements. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/868455 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/637 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842138 | Wilkinson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Wilkinson (Ventura, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A target designation system for indicating a target to be destroyed by remotely guided ordnance comprising a receiver arranged to produce a receiver output signal in response to an incident electromagnetic signal from an attack aircraft. An auto-switch is connected to the receiver and arranged to produce a power signal in response to the receiver output signal. A transmitter is connected to the auto-switch to be activated by the power signal. When activated, the transmitter transmits a homing signal that indicates its location or the location of the target. |
| FILED | Monday, September 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/666127 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842145 | Ryken, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marvin L. Ryken, Jr. (Oxnard, California); Albert F. Davis (Ventura, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A reduced size microstrip antenna which receives GPS data and which is adapted for use on small diameter weapons systems such as a missile or smart bomb. The microstrip antenna has a center frequency of 1.575 GHz, a frequency bandwidth of twenty megahertz and provides for right hand circular polarization. The microstrip antenna includes a pair of quarter-wavelength antennas which have a rectangular shape and are rotated ninety degrees from one another, and a copper etched feed network which provides for a signal phase shift of ninety degrees. |
| FILED | Monday, July 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/627045 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/700.MS0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842229 | Sreenivasan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan (Austin, Texas); Byung J. Choi (Round Rock, Texas); Matthew Colburn (Hopewell Junction, New York); Todd Bailey (Fishkill, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system of determining and correcting alignment during imprint lithography process is described. During an imprint lithographic process the template may be aligned with the substrate by the use of alignment marks disposed on both the template and substrate. The alignment may be determined and corrected for before the layer is processed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/747795 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Photocopying 355/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842242 | Swanson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy L. Swanson (Newburg, Maryland); Barton D. Billard (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for controlling both the scattering and absorption of electromagnetic waves. The method is based on prescribing the sizes of the particles that are suspended in a specified medium and a ratio of the refractive indices of the particles and the medium. This method can be used in applications that require maximizing or minimizing scattering of electromagnetic waves. The present method can also be used in applications that require maximizing or minimizing absorption of electromagnetic waves. Further, the invention provides control of backscattering (radar cross section) and, controlling any combination of scattering, absorption and backscattering of electromagnetic waves. Applications for the present method include stealth technology, friend or foe identification, and defensive screening. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/712387 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/336 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842246 | Roufas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kimon D. Roufas (Mountain View, California); Ying Zhang (Cupertino, California); David G. Duff (Woodside, California); Mark H. Yim (Palo Alto, California); Craig Eldershaw (Tarragindi, Australia) |
| ABSTRACT | An alignment system includes a first module having a plurality of emitters and a first receiver configuration located on the face of the first module. A second module has a second plurality of emitters and a second receiver configuration located on the face of the second module. First and second trigger signal generators fire the first and second plurality of the emitters. The generated signals are sensed by at least some of the receivers. A converter arrangement obtain and convert the received signals into digital data representative of the readings received by selected receivers. A processing system computes at least one of an absolute six degree offset or a relative six degree offset between the faces. The offset information is then used to achieve a desired alignment between the face of the first module and the face of the second module. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/016427 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/399 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842545 | Lackritz et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Hilary Sue Lackritz (Cupertino, California); Tony C. Kowalczyk (Palo Alto, California); Yeong-Cheng Lee (Santa Clara, California); David A. G. Deacon (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Optoelectronic and photonic devices are formed by employing polymer materials that have a lower glass transition temperature (Tg) than the nominal operating temperature. By using such materials, the local or segmental mobility is increased so that local stress is eliminated or minimized on the polymer material, making performance more robust. The current invention involves use of a polymer in an optical device in an operating temperature range in the region above Tg, where the polymer segments between crosslinks are allowed local freedom of movement; however, large-scale movement of the material may be restricted by the crosslinked structure of the polymer material. The temperature operation point of a device constructed according to the invention is thus preferably distanced from both the viscoelastic region near Tg and from the glassy region below Tg; such that the device is operated in a region where viscoelastic effects do not significantly affect the materials system, and time-dependent responses of the polymer are minimized or eliminated. Device operation can thus achieve minimum degradation and show improved performance attributes. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/828278 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842713 | Hutmacher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey P. Hutmacher (Ridgecrest, California); Bruce Thompson (Ridgecrest, California); Falu Shah-Patel (Ridgecrest, California); Tim Smith (Ridgecrest, California); Tom Dunn (Ridgecrest, California); Anthony Kalomas (Ridgecrest, California); Michael Harker (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel diagnostic radar data retrieval apparatus and method of using the same. One aspect of the present invention includes a portable unit that extracts and stores radar calibration data from radar specific hardware (via a 1553 communications bus) to a personal computer (PC) for diagnostic purposes. Another aspect of the present invention is a method wherein the calibration data stored in the RCCM device is downloaded to a computer, preferably a PC, with input and display software that receives the data from the RCCM device and processes the radar calibration data into tables for various types of analysis such as, but not limited to, troubleshooting purposes. |
| FILED | Monday, February 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/371582 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/122 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842860 | Branstad et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Networks Associates Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis K. Branstad (Austin, Texas); David W. Carman (Glenwood, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A high-speed, low-strength authentication mechanism is disclosed. This mechanism is based on a partial message authentication code, wherein a message authentication code is applied only to some portion of the message. By applying an authentication algorithm only to selected parts of the message, significant time can be saved while maintaining acceptable security. |
| FILED | Friday, July 21, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/621059 |
| ART UNIT | 2134 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/170 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 06840912 | Kloepfer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micronix, Inc (Carmel, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans G. Kloepfer (Noblesville, Indiana); Reinhard Hafellner (St. Margarethen, Austria); Charles W. Roach (Richmond Heights, Missouri); Charles Thomeczek (Fishers, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A body fluid testing device includes a body member and a tissue penetrator carried by the body member. A test strip holder is carried by the body member, and a test strip is carried by the test strip holder. The test strip is capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid. |
| FILED | Friday, December 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/313331 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/583 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841145 | Horvitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | H. Robert Horvitz (Auburndale, Massachusetts); Rajesh Ranganathan (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features substantially pure nucleic acid sequences encoding wild-type or mutant serotonin retake transporter (SERT) polypeptides, as well as the polypeptides themselves. The invention also features methods for identifying modulators of the biological activity of a SERT and for identifying if such a modulator has a secondary target. In addition, the invention features methods for treating a condition in a subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/843598 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841166 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Huiping Zhang (Mount Vernon, Indiana); Mark E. Meyerhoff (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Biocompatible polymeric materials capable of providing in situ release of nitric oxide (NO) included diazeniumdiolated fumed silica as a filler in a multilayer polymer structure to release NO upon contact with water (blood). The blood-contacting polymer surface is preferably multi-layered so that the NO-releasing layer, containing the diazeniumdiolated fumed silica, is shielded from blood contact by one or more top (or base) coats. When in contact with blood, the NO released at the surface of the polymer prevents platelet activation and adhesion to the surface, thereby reducing platelet consumption, risk of thrombus formation and other clinical complications associated with interactions between blood and foreign materials. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 21, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/226094 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/443 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841359 | Szostak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack W. Szostak (Boston, Massachusetts); David S. Wilson (Hayward, California); Anthony D. Keefe (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides peptides with high affinity for streptavidin. These peptides may be expressed as part of fusion proteins to facilitate the detection, quantitation, and purification of proteins of interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/004381 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841362 | Fisher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul B. Fisher (Scardale, New York); Malavi T. Madireddi (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for an isolated Mda-7 promoter capable of directing transcription of a heterologous coding sequence positioned downstream therefrom, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a promoter comprising the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; (b) a promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence functionally equivalent to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; and (c) a promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes to a sequence complementary to the promoter of (a) or (b) in a Southern hybridization reaction performed under stringent conditions. The invention provides for a host cell comprising the recombinant expression construct as described herein. The invention provides for a method for expressing foreign DNA in a host cell comprising: introducing into the host cell a gene transfer vector comprising an Mda-7 promoter nucleotide sequence operably linked to a foreign DNA encoding a desired polypeptide or RNA, wherein said foreign DNA is expressed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 29, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/515369 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/70.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841363 | Hagedorn |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curt H. Hagedorn (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a process for preparing capped mRNAs from an RNA mixture, e.g. whole RNA isolated from a cell or tissue extract, that includes combining in a reaction mixture RNA comprising capped mRNA with a separable affinity matrix having high-affinity eIF4E bound thereto, under conditions sufficient for binding to occur between the high-affinity eIF4E and the capped mRNA, whereby capped mRNA is bound to the affinity matrix, separating the affinity matrix from the reaction mixture, then separating the capped mRNA from the affinity matrix. High affinity eIF4E mutants previously described are employed in the process as well as a novel mutant disclosed and claimed herein. The mRNA preparation process is based on isolation of 5′-capped mRNA. The mRNA molecules thus isolated have intact sequences encoding the NH2-terminal ends of the proteins they encode, unlike those isolated by prior methods. In addition, use of the method isolates mRNA sequences not isolatable by prior methods that relied on binding to polyadenylated 3′-end sequences. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/957689 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/91.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841381 | Robinson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts Medical Center (Worcester, Massachusetts); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harriet L. Robinson (Southboro, Massachusetts); Ellen F. Fynan (Sterling, Massachusetts); Robert G. Webster (Memphis, Tennessee); Shan Lu (Northboro, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to a method of immunizing a vertebrate, comprising introducing into the vertebrate a DNA transcription unit which comprises DNA encoding a desired antigen or antigens. The uptake of the DNA transcription unit by a host vertebrate results in the expression of the desired antigen or antigens, thereby eliciting humoral or cell-mediated immune responses or both humoral and cell-mediated responses. The elicited humoral and cell-mediated immune response can provide protection against infection by pathogenic agents, provide an anti-tumor response, or provide contraception. The host can be any vertebrate, avian or mammal, including humans. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 27, 1994 |
| APPL NO | 08/187879 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841534 | Broze, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George J. Broze, Jr. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure describes the purification and isolation of a novel human protein Z-dependent protease inhibitor (ZPI) from plasma characterized as having a molecular weight of about 72 kDa, being a single chain protein with an N-terminal amino acid sequence of LAPSPQSPETPA, and which produces a rapid inhibition of factor Xa in the presence of human protein Z (PZ), calcium ions and cephalin. The disclosure further describes the isolation and cloning of the ZPI cDNA from a human cDNA library. The ZPI cDNA is 2.44 kb in length and has an open reading frame that encodes the 423 residue mature ZPI protein and a 21 residue signal peptide. PZ, ZPI and the combination of PZ and ZPI are used to inhibit blood coagulation. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/043452 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841540 | Curiel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David T. Curiel (Birmingham, Alabama); Bryan Walter Tillman (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a CD40-targeted gene delivery system and a CD40-targeted recombinant adenoviral vector for genetic manipulation of dendritic cells and B cells. Also provided are methods of using this enhanced gene delivery to immune system cells and therefore, enhancing dendritic cell-based immunotherapy. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/591737 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Reed (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel anticode oligomers and methods of using them for controlling growth of cancer cells expressing the bcl-2 gene. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 28, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/724425 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841543 | Harn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald A. Harn (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Palanivel Velupillai (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for modulating immune responses are provided. The methods involve contacting an immune cell with an agent that modulates interaction of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen with the immune cell such that production by the immune cell of at least one cytokine that regulates development of a T helper type 1 or T helper type 2 response is modulated. In one embodiment, the agent is a stimulatory form of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen, such as a Lewisy, Lewisx or Lewisa oligosaccharide, or a derivative thereof. In another embodiment, the agent is an inhibitory form of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen, such as a Lewisy, Lewisx or Lewisa oligosaccharide, or a derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the immune cell is a human immune cell, a macrophage or a T cell. Pharmaceutical compositions for modulating immune responses are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 31, 1996 |
| APPL NO | 08/597518 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841555 | Behforouz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Behforouz (Muncie, Indiana); Nancy C. Behforouz (Muncie, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel lavendamycin analogs having the following general formula: and quinoline-5,8-diones having the following formula: Methods of making and using and compositions containing these compounds are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 29, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/233050 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/292 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841559 | Almqvist et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University of St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederic Almqvist (Umea, Sweden); Hans Emtenas (Umea, Sweden); Scott J. Hultgren (St. Louis, Missouri); Jerome S. Pinkner (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel pyridinones and their derivatives which are effective in treating or preventing Gram-negative bacterial infections are provided. The pyridinones are stable and easily derivatized; the methods by which these derivatizations occur is described. Two regioselective and functional group tolerant methods for the synthesis of the novel pyridinones are also provided. One such synthetic method involves reacting an imine and a Meldrum's acid derivative in solution. The other synthetic method is a solid phase synthesis of the pyridinones in which an imine is prepared bound to a solid support and a Meldrum's acid derivative is reacted with the imine. Novel imine intermediates useful in the solid phase and solution methods of synthesizing the pyridionones are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, November 20, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/130453 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841565 | Lucas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Lucas (Hilliard, Ohio); Mark R. Parthun (Hilliard, Ohio); John C. Byrd (Columbus, Ohio); Michael R. Grever (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for treating a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B cells (B-CLL). One method comprises administering to a patient with B-CLL, one or more benzamide derivatives, the benzamide derivatives including MS-275 and related compounds. Another method comprises administering to a patient with B-CLL, one or more of the benzamide derivatives, and additionally administering to the patient one or more antibodies immunospecific for 1D10 antigen. Additional methods for inducing apoptosis of B-CLL cells and for increasing expression of 1D10 antigen in B-CLL cells using the benzamide derivatives are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/403667 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/346 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841657 | Eckert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Debra M. Eckert (Cambridge, Massachusetts); David C. Chan (Arcadia, California); Vladimir Malashkevich (Belmont, Massachusetts); Peter A. Carr (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Peter S. Kim (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibitors of HIV membrane fusion and a method of identifying drugs or agents which inhibit binding of the N-helix coiled-coil and the C helix of HIV gp41 envelope protein. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 21, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/746742 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841667 | Jacobsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric N. Jacobsen (Boston, Massachusetts); Makoto Tokunaga (Saitama, Japan); Jay F. Larrow (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a process for stereoselective or regioselective chemical synthesis which generally comprises reacting a nucleophile and a chiral or prochiral cyclic substrate in the presence of a non-racemic, chiral catalyst to produce a stereoisomerically- and/or regioisomerically-enriched product. The present invention also relates to hydrolytic kinetic resolutions of racemic and diastereomeric mixtures of epoxides. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/615501 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 540/604 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841685 | Horne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Horne (Corvallis, Oregon); Kenichi Yakushijin (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making bis-heterocyclic compounds, especially bis-heterocyclic compounds having five and six-membered heterocyclic linkers are described. Also described are methods for making an alpha amino ketone synthon that enables facile syntheses of bisindole compounds, including topsentins and dragmacidins |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/297688 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/493 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Montesanti (San Francisco, California); Stanley F. Locke (Livermore, California); Samuel L. Thompson (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method is disclosed for ultra-precision positioning. A slide base provides a foundational support. A slide plate moves with respect to the slide base along a first geometric axis. Either a ball-screw or a piezoelectric actuator working separate or in conjunction displaces the slide plate with respect to the slide base along the first geometric axis. A linking device directs a primary force vector into a center-line of the ball-screw. The linking device consists of a first link which directs a first portion of the primary force vector to an apex point, located along the center-line of the ball-screw, and a second link for directing a second portion of the primary force vector to the apex point. A set of rails, oriented substantially parallel to the center-line of the ball-screw, direct movement of the slide plate with respect to the slide base along the first geometric axis and are positioned such that the apex point falls within a geometric plane formed by the rails. The slide base, the slide plate, the ball-screw, and the linking device together form a slide assembly. Multiple slide assemblies can be distributed about a platform. In such a configuration, the platform may be raised and lowered, or tipped and tilted by jointly or independently displacing the slide plates. |
| FILED | Friday, May 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/150560 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Geometrical instruments 033/1.M00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841085 | Werpy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd A. Werpy (West Richland, Washington); John G. Frye, Jr. (Richland, Washington); Alan H. Zacher (Kennewick, Washington); Dennis J. Miller (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for hydrogenolysis are described which use a Re-containing multimetallic catalyst for hydrogenolysis of both C—O and C—C bonds. Methods and compositions for reactions of hydrogen over a Re-containing catalyst with compositions containing a 6-carbon sugar, sugar alcohol, or glycerol are described. It has been surprisingly discovered that reaction with hydrogen over a Re-containing multimetallic catalyst resulted in superior conversion and selectivity to desired products such as propylene glycol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/000836 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841290 | Klitsner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tom Klitsner (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Alan P. Sylwester (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Gail N. Ryba (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Thomas E. Zipperian (Edgewood, New Mexico); Stanley H. Kravitz (Placitas, New Mexico); Andrew Hecht (Sandia Park, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Fuel cells and a novel membrane for use in fuel cells and manufacturing processes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/017140 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841306 | Boehme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale R. Boehme (Pleasanton, California); Michelle A. Bankert (San Francisco, California); Todd R. Christenson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a developer system for developing a PMMA photoresist having exposed patterns comprising features having both very small sizes, and very high aspect ratios. The developer system of the present invention comprises a developer tank, an intermediate rinse tank and a final rinse tank, each tank having a source of high frequency sonic agitation, temperature control, and continuous filtration. It has been found that by moving a patterned wafer, through a specific sequence of developer/rinse solutions, where an intermediate rinse solution completes development of those portions of the exposed resist left undeveloped after the development solution, by agitating the solutions with a source of high frequency sonic vibration, and by adjusting and closely controlling the temperatures and continuously filtering and recirculating these solutions, it is possible to maintain the kinetic dissolution of the exposed PMMA polymer as the rate limiting step. |
| FILED | Monday, August 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/217690 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841339 | Morales |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfredo M. Morales (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes a method for rapidly fabricating a robust 3-dimensional silicon micro-mold for use in preparing complex metal micro-components. The process begins by depositing a conductive metal layer onto one surface of a silicon wafer. A thin photoresist and a standard lithographic mask are then used to transfer a trace image pattern onto the opposite surface of the wafer by exposing and developing the resist. The exposed portion of the silicon substrate is anisotropically etched through the wafer thickness down to conductive metal layer to provide an etched pattern consisting of a series of rectilinear channels and recesses in the silicon which serve as the silicon micro-mold. Microcomponents are prepared with this mold by first filling the mold channels and recesses with a metal deposit, typically by electroplating, and then removing the silicon micro-mold by chemical etching. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/072394 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841456 | Hersee et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen D. Hersee (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronghua Wang (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David Zubia (El Paso, Texas); Terrance L. Aselage (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); David Emin (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating thin films of an icosahedral boride on a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate is provided. Preferably the icosahedral boride layer is comprised of either boron phosphide (B12P2) or boron arsenide (B12As2). The provided method achieves improved film crystallinity and lowered impurity concentrations. In one aspect, an epitaxially grown layer of B12P2 with a base layer or substrate of SiC is provided. In another aspect, an epitaxially grown layer of B12As2 with a base layer or substrate of SiC is provided. In yet another aspect, thin films of B12P2 or B12As2 are formed on SiC using CVD or other vapor deposition means. If CVD techniques are employed, preferably the deposition temperature is above 1050° C., more preferably in the range of 1100° C. to 1400° C., and still more preferably approximately 1150° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/418018 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/478 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841675 | Schmidt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jurgen Schmidt (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Louis A. Silks (White Rock, New Mexico); Ryszard Michalczyk (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel nucleoside analog is disclosed which comprises a piperazine ring in the place of the ring ribose or deoxyribose sugar. Monomers utilizing a broad variety of nucleobases are disclosed, as well as oligomers comprising the monomers disclosed herein linked by a variety of linkages, including amide, phosphonamide, and sulfonamide linkages. A method of synthesizing the nucleoside analogs is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/171073 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 544/336 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842702 | Haaland et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Haaland (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David K. Melgaard (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of multivariate spectral analysis, termed augmented classical least squares (ACLS), provides an improved CLS calibration model when unmodeled sources of spectral variation are contained in a calibration sample set. The ACLS methods use information derived from component or spectral residuals during the CLS calibration to provide an improved calibration-augmented CLS model. The ACLS methods are based on CLS so that they retain the qualitative benefits of CLS, yet they have the flexibility of PLS and other hybrid techniques in that they can define a prediction model even with unmodeled sources of spectral variation that are not explicitly included in the calibration model. The unmodeled sources of spectral variation may be unknown constituents, constituents with unknown concentrations, nonlinear responses, non-uniform and correlated errors, or other sources of spectral variation that are present in the calibration sample spectra. Also, since the various ACLS methods are based on CLS, they can incorporate the new prediction-augmented CLS (PACLS) method of updating the prediction model for new sources of spectral variation contained in the prediction sample set without having to return to the calibration process. The ACLS methods can also be applied to alternating least squares models. The ACLS methods can be applied to all types of multivariate data. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/661968 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 06840476 | Raney |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Raney (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A resonant wingbeat tuning circuit automatically tunes the frequency of an actuating input to the resonant frequency of a flexible wing structure. Through the use of feedback control, the circuit produces the maximum flapping amplitude of a mechanical ornithoptic system, tracking the resonant frequency of the vibratory flapping apparatus as it varies in response to change in flight condition, ambient pressure, or incurred wing damage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/693848 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840750 | Thrash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Thrash (Huntington Beach, California); Roger Alan Burgess (Long Beach, California); Alan M. Markus (Lake Forest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to the preform. A plurality of inner mold line tools form a hard interface with the inner mold line of the fiber preform and are held to within tight tolerances by an external locating fixture. Excess resin is drawn out of the fiber preform using a vacuum bag connected to vacuum lines and disposed over the inner mold line tools but not between the tools and the fiber preform. The mold assembly is placed in an autoclave, the resin supply lines are detached and the autoclave pressurized to bleed additional resin out of the preform to raise the fiber volume of the composite structure. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/878825 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: Apparatus 425/129.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841359 | Szostak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack W. Szostak (Boston, Massachusetts); David S. Wilson (Hayward, California); Anthony D. Keefe (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides peptides with high affinity for streptavidin. These peptides may be expressed as part of fusion proteins to facilitate the detection, quantitation, and purification of proteins of interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/004381 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841391 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Smiths Detection-Pasadena, Inc. (Pasadena, California); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Erik J. Severin (Hayward, California); Bernard Wong (Los Angeles, California); David M. Kelso (Wilmette, Illinois); Beth C. Munoz (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for detecting the presence of an analyte indicative of various medical conditions, including halitosis, periodontal disease and other diseases are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/855277 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841652 | Connell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Connell (Yorktown, Virginia); Joseph G. Smith, Jr. (Smithfield, Virginia); Paul M. Hergenrother (Yorktown, Virginia); Kent A. Watson (New Kent, Virginia); Craig M. Thompson (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Polyimides displaying low color in thin films, atomic oxygen resistance, vacuum ultraviolet radiation resistance, solubility in organic solvents in the imide form, high glass transition (Tg) temperatures, and high thermal stability are provided. The poly(amide acid)s, copoly(amide acid)s, polyimides and copolyimides are prepared by the reaction of stoichiometric ratios of an aromatic dianhydride with diamines which contain phenylphosphine oxide groups in polar aprotic solvents. Controlled molecular weight oligomeric (amide acid)s and imides can be prepared by offsetting the stoichiometry according to the Carothers equation using excess diamine and endcapping with aromatic anhydrides The polyimide materials can be processed into various material forms such as thin films, fibers, foams, threads, adhesive film, coatings, dry powders, and fiber coated prepreg, and uses include thin film membranes on antennas, second-surface mirrors, thermal optical coatings, and multi-layer thermal insulation (MLI) blanket materials. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/095340 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842543 | Woodell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Science and Technology Corporation (Hampton, Virginia); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn A. Woodell (Newport News, Virginia); Daniel J. Jobson (Newport News, Virginia); Zia-ur Rahman (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method of processing a digital image that is initially represented by digital data indexed to represent positions on a display. The digital data is indicative of an intensity value Ii(x,y) for each position (x,y) in each i-th spectral band. The intensity value for each position in each i-th spectral band is adjusted to generate an adjusted intensity value for each position in each i-th spectral band in accordance with where Wn is a weighting factor, “*” is the convolution operator and S is the total number of unique spectral bands. For each n, the function Fn(x,y) is a unique surround function applied to each position (x,y) and N is the total number of unique surround functions. Each unique surround function is scaled to improve some aspect of the digital image, e.g., dynamic range compression, color constancy, and lightness rendition. The adjusted intensity value for each position in each i-th spectral band of the image is then filtered with a filter function to generate a filtered intensity value Ri(x,y). To prevent graying of white zones in the image, the maximum of the original intensity value Ii(x,y) and filtered intensity value Ri(x,y) is selected for display. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/888816 |
| ART UNIT | 2621 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/274 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 06840121 | Thomas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Reasearch Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ray Gerald Thomas (Gainesville, Florida); Jonathan Bowman Martin (Gainesville, Florida); Kevin Martin Hartl (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatic fluid sampler includes a substantially watertight housing and a structure for drawing fluid from outside the housing, wherein the fluid drawing structure is powered by stored potential energy within the housing. A method of automatic fluid sampling employs such samplers, and a fluid sampling system includes a plurality of interconnected samplers. |
| FILED | Friday, July 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/622747 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06840999 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chongyang Liu (Austin, Texas); Allen J. Bard (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Amorphous or polycrystalline films have been recrystallized into single-crystal thin films (of micrometer thickness) by a zone melting technique, in which an electrically heated wire generated a narrow heated or molten zone (0.5-2 mm wide) on the substrate sandwiched between two pieces of glass or indium-tin-oxide-coated glass. The substrate can be either an organic or inorganic compound. When the molten zone was moved slowly (3-120 μm/min) across the layer from one end of the cell to the other, a single-crystal film was produced after a single pass. This technique allows for thin film purification and an improvement in electronic, optical, and optoelectronic properties of the thin film. After this treatment, the steady-state short-circuit photocurrent can be improved by several orders of magnitude. These films are useful in the fields of optics and electronics for improving the performance in devices such as thin-film transistors and organic light-emitting diodes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/907546 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06841805 | McCann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | McCann and Associates, Inc. (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. McCann (Norman, Oklahoma); Xiao-Ming Fang (Macungie, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating mid-infrared light by maintaining multiple quantum well (MQW) structures based on the alloy systems PbSrZ and PbSnZ, where Z is S, Se, or Te, at temperatures in the range of from about 5° C. to about 55° C. and pumping the MQW structures with a shorter wavelength laser pump beam or with an electrical current is provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/192624 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 06841258 | Halverson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt J. Halverson (Lake Elmo, Minnesota); Sanjay L. Patil (Aliso Viejo, California); Jerald K. Rasmussen (Stillwater, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | High-density, miniaturized arrays including high surface areas. Arrays described include substrate with a coating of linking agents, as well as arrays with reactants affixed to the substrates. Methods of manufacturing high-density arrays of reactants. The methods include the use of oriented, heat shrink films and elastomeric materials. Methods of functionalizing a substrate with linking agents for subsequent affixation of reactants are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/060799 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06842873 | McLaughlin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LSI Logic Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven W. McLaughlin (Decatur, Georgia); Andrew Thangaraj (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer program product, apparatus, and method for correcting errors introduced into a set of data bits during transmission of the set of data bits over a channel includes determining a confidence measure for each data bit based only on the values of one or more of the data bits, each confidence measure representing the probability that the value of the corresponding data bit is correct; and changing the value of a given data bit when the confidence measure for the given data bit indicates that the value of the given data bit is not correct, thereby producing a corrected data bit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/057774 |
| ART UNIT | 2133 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/709 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 06840750 | Thrash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Thrash (Huntington Beach, California); Roger Alan Burgess (Long Beach, California); Alan M. Markus (Lake Forest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to the preform. A plurality of inner mold line tools form a hard interface with the inner mold line of the fiber preform and are held to within tight tolerances by an external locating fixture. Excess resin is drawn out of the fiber preform using a vacuum bag connected to vacuum lines and disposed over the inner mold line tools but not between the tools and the fiber preform. The mold assembly is placed in an autoclave, the resin supply lines are detached and the autoclave pressurized to bleed additional resin out of the preform to raise the fiber volume of the composite structure. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/878825 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: Apparatus 425/129.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 06842692 | Fehr et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda Fehr (Berwyn, Illinois); Steven B. Skaar (Granger, Indiana); Guillermo Del Castillo (Mishawaka, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A wheelchair navigation system having motorized wheelchair which is powered by at least one onboard battery, and a battery charger. The navigation system also has a filter-based estimator with interface software running that is operated on an onboard laptop computer. Dual cameras, proximity sensors, microphones, and rotation sensors for the wheels are mounted to the wheelchair. Small markers are placed on the walls of a location or room. The navigation system uses the proximity sensors, rotation sensors and cameras in conjunction with the specialized software to determine where objects or impediments are located in the room and thereby redirect the path of the wheelchair so as to avoid such objects. The wheelchair is walked through the marked location thereby ‘teaching’ various paths which are recorded in the computer and recalled later when the wheelchair is in use. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 02, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/187989 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 06841685 | Horne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Horne (Corvallis, Oregon); Kenichi Yakushijin (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making bis-heterocyclic compounds, especially bis-heterocyclic compounds having five and six-membered heterocyclic linkers are described. Also described are methods for making an alpha amino ketone synthon that enables facile syntheses of bisindole compounds, including topsentins and dragmacidins |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/297688 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/493 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 06841054 | Schlenoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph B. Schlenoff (Tallahassee, Florida); Timothy W. Graul (Groton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for capillary zone electrophoresis includes a polyelectrolyte multilayer positioned in a capillary tube for analytical separations of macromolecules. The capillary comprises a passage defined by passage walls comprising fused silica. The polyelectrolyte multilayer is positioned within the passage adjacent the walls, and comprises an organic polyelectrolyte. The passage may further comprise nonporous silica particles coated with a multilayer including a plurality of polyelectrolyte layers. An apparatus includes a power supply having a positive electrode and a negative electrode for generating an electric field therebetween. The apparatus includes a capillary having a passage formed by passage walls and comprising therein a polyelectrolyte multilayer positioned substantially within the passage. The passage has a first end electrically connected to the positive electrode and a second end electrically connected to the negative electrode to thereby generate an electric field through the passage. The apparatus also includes a sensor positioned adjacent the passage for sensing macromolecules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/145161 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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