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Patent Details for Tuesday, April 05, 2005
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| US 06874365 | Deveney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Paul Deveney (West Newbury, Massachusetts); William Evan McCormack (West Chester, Ohio); Richard Scott Chennell (Liberty Township, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of ultrasound inspection is provided. The method includes providing a composite first part, introducing ultrasound to the part, receiving reflections of the ultrasound introduced in the first part, and predicting a residual strength of the first part using an amplitude of the received reflections. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 09/683743 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06874676 | Elkouh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Creare Inc. (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nabil A. Elkouh (Meriden, New Hampshire); Michael D. Jaeger (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Stephen Luckowski (Bloomfield, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and structure for welding an air-sensitive metal, such as titanium, in an ambient environment containing air. The method (10) includes forming a weld (12) through a weld-through coating (14) applied to the weld face(s) (28) and heat-affected zone (30) of one or more workpiece(s) (16) to be welded. The weld-through coating may contain a reactive material that comprises one or more halogenides of alkali metal, e.g., fluorides of barium, calcium, and strontium. The weld-through coating may be applied to the workpiece using a thermal-spray process, such as a plasma-spray process (32), prior to forming the weld. The weld-through coating may be applied to the workpiece(s) generally contemporaneously with the formation of the weld just ahead of the weld or may be applied at any time prior to forming the weld. |
| FILED | Monday, May 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/139673 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/208 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06874733 | Wood |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey H. Wood (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A latching system and method for a canopy are provided. Devices are partially embedded in the canopy and latches are slideably received within a canopy rail of the vehicle. The latches are controlled by a latch controller and lock the canopy to the vehicle. A canopy position sensor senses the position of the canopy, and a canopy controller controls the position of the canopy. The latch controllers control the position of the one or more latches based on the sensed position of the canopy or the status of the canopy controller. A latch position sensor senses the position of the latches and a vehicle position sensor senses the position of the vehicle. The canopy controller controls the position of the canopy based on the sensed position of the latches and the sensed position of the vehicle. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/367062 |
| 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 244/129.300 |
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| US 06875176 | Mourad et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aller Physionix Limited (Victoria, Canada); University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pierre D. Mourad (Seattle, Washington); Michel Kliot (Bellevue, Washington); Ali Mesiwala (Seattle, Washington); Rex Patterson (Kirkland, Washington); Jeffrey G. Jarvik (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for assessment of tissue properties, noninvasively, by acquiring data relating to at least one aspect of intrinsic and/or induced tissue displacement, or associated biological responses, are provided. Data relating to tissue displacement and associated biological changes may be acquired by detecting acoustic properties of tissue using ultrasound interrogation pulses, preferably in a scatter or Doppler detection mode. Based on this data, tissue properties are assessed, characterized and monitored. Specific applications for systems and methods of the present invention include non-invasive assessment and monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP), arterial blood pressure (ABP), CNS autoregulation status, vasospasm, stroke, local edema, infection and vasculitus, as well as diagnosis and monitoring of diseases and conditions that are characterized by physical changes in tissue properties. Methods and systems for localizing physiological condition(s) and/or biological response(s), such as pain, by targeting and selectively probing tissues using the application of focused ultrasound are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/995897 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/442 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875369 | Tidrow 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) | Steven C. Tidrow (Silver Spring, Maryland); Daniel M. Potrepka (Silver Spring, Maryland); Arthur Tauber (Elberon, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Single-phase, non-cubic and single-phase, cubic ferroelectric/paraelectric lead-based perovskite-structured materials having reasonably low and fairly temperature insensitive dielectric constants (stable dielectric constants over a wide range of operating temperatures of −80° C. to 100° C.), reasonable loss tangents (<˜10−1), high tunability, and significantly lowered Curie temperature below the temperature range of operation for previous undoped perovskite structures are provided. The FE/PE materials of the present invention have dilute charge-compensated substitutions in the Ti site of the perovskite structure. This single-phase structure or a variant of it with a Ti rich composition, provided herein, allows for pulsed-laser-deposition of a thin film with uniform transfer of the structure of the target into the deposited film, which enables production of very small, lightweight devices that are extremely efficient and consume little power. These ferroelectric/paraelectric materials may be used in phase shifter devices (such as used in cell phones, antennas and the like), variable true time delay devices, steerable beams, tunable filters, impedance transformers, variable control oscillators, antennas, radios, filters, microwave variable capacitors, radar systems, electronic warfare sensors, resonators, microwave transverse-electromagnetic-ferroelectric voltage-controlled oscillators, and other RF, microwave, or millimeter wave tunable devices for synthesizers and systems incorporating all of the above, as well as any application that enhances the performance of various types of electrical and electro-optic devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/307528 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/62.9R0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875374 | Zhan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guodong Zhan (Davis, California); Joshua D. Kuntz (Lafayette, California); Amiya K. Mukherjee (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite materials formed of a matrix of fused ceramic grains with single-wall carbon nanotubes dispersed throughout the matrix and a high relative density, notably that achieved by electric field-assisted sintering, demonstrate unusually high electrical conductivity in combination with high-performance mechanical properties including high fracture toughness. This combination of electrical and mechanical properties makes these composites useful as electrical conductors in applications where high-performance materials are needed due to exposure to extreme conditions such as high temperatures and mechanical stresses. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/377137 |
| ART UNIT | 1751 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875433 | Hart 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) | Mary Kate Hart (Frederick, Maryland); Julie Wilson (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | In this application are described Ebola GP monoclonal antibodies, epitopes recognized by these monoclonal antibodies, and the sequences of the variable regions of some of these antibodies. Also provided are mixtures of antibodies of the present invention, as well as methods of using individual antibodies or mixtures thereof for the detection, prevention, and/or therapeutical treatment of Ebola virus infections in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/226795 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/159.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875462 | Shiffler, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald A. Shiffler, Jr. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a field emission cold cathode for use in vacuum tubes. A carbon velvet material is coated with a low work function cesiated salt and bonded to a cathode surface. Alternatively, the carbon velvet material is bonded to the cathode surface before being coated with the cesiated salt. The coating may be applied by spraying the carbon velvet material with a cesiated salt solution, or by dipping the material into a crucible of molten cesiated salt. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, and is intended to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning the claims. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/764806 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/58 |
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| US 06875529 | Spitsberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irene Spitsberg (Loveland, Ohio); Brett Allen Boutwell (Liberty Township, Ohio); Robert William Bruce (Loveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A reduced thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating having improved impact and erosion resistance for an underlying metal substrate of articles that operate at, or are exposed to, high temperatures. This coating comprises an inner layer nearest to the underlying metal substrate comprising a ceramic thermal barrier coating material, as well as a protective outer layer adjacent to and overlaying the inner layer and having an exposed surface. The outer layer has a thickness up to about 5 mils (127 microns) sufficient to impart impact and erosion resistance to the thermal barrier coating, and comprises a zirconia-containing ceramic composition having a c/a ratio of the zirconia lattice in the range of from about 1.011 to about 1.016 and stabilized in the tetragonal phase by a stabilizing amount of a stabilizing metal oxide selected from the group consisting of yttria, calcia, ceria, scandia, magnesia, india, ytterbia and mixtures thereof. This coating can be used to provide a thermally protected article having a metal substrate and optionally a bond coated layer adjacent to and overlaying the metal substrate. The thermal barrier coating can be prepared by forming the inner layer comprising the ceramic thermal barrier coating material, followed by forming on the inner layer the protective outer layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/748521 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/701 |
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| US 06875578 | Giuliano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cellomics, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Giuliano (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Ravi Kapur (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems, methods, screens, reagents and kits for optical system analysis of cells to rapidly determine the distribution, environment, or activity of fluorescently labeled reporter molecules in cells for the purpose of screening large numbers of compounds for those that specifically affect particular biological functions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/100957 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875602 | Gutierrez |
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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) | Anthony G. Gutierrez (Stewartstown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to a portable thermocycler having a unique geometric configuration, which allows the device to be made durable, compact and adapted for field-use. In general, the device includes a case, a rotary plate having a plurality of constant temperature heating blocks and a plurality of sample wheels, wherein the wheels are rotatable and pivotable to allow a plurality of reaction vessels, organized in cassettes, to be moved into contact with the heating blocks for heat transfer applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/668365 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/286.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876046 | Prophet |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Superconductor Technologies, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric M. Prophet (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention alleviates stiction between a suspended beam or microstructure and an underlying substrate by providing a patterned passivation layer on the substrate underneath the beam. The passivation layer is patterned to provide a substrate surface that differs substantially from the bottom surface of the beam. The difference between these two surfaces reduces the potential contact area between the beam and the substrate when the beam is pulled down, thereby reducing adhesive forces between the beam and the substrate and reducing the likelihood of stiction. In one embodiment, the passivation layer is patterned to form a substrate surface comprising a plurality of protuberances. In another embodiment, the passivation layer is patterned to form a substrate surface having a mesh pattern. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 07, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/072656 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/415 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876135 | Pelrine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald E. Pelrine (Boulder, Colorado); Roy D. Kornbluh (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to improved devices, systems and methods that convert between electrical and mechanical energy. An electroactive polymer transducer converts between electrical and mechanical energy. An active area is a portion of an electroactive polymer transducer. The active area comprises a portion of an electroactive polymer and at least two electrodes that provide or receive electrical energy to or from the portion. The present invention relates to transducers and devices comprising multiple active areas that are in electrically communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to master/slave arrangements for multiple active areas disposed on one or more electroactive polymers. In a master/slave arrangement, a first active area deflects (a ‘master’), and a second active area reacts (a ‘slave’). Communication electronics in electrical communication with electrodes for the first active area and in electrical communication with electrodes for the second active area transfer electrical energy between the two active areas. |
| FILED | Friday, May 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/161574 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876308 | Ghahramani |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Bahador Ghahramani (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A system of identifying, classifying quantifying, notifying and neutralizing an environmental hazard comprises a field deployable marker and a remote receiving station. The field deployable marker carries a means for identifying, a means for classifying and a means for quantifying any environmental hazard. A means for notifying the remote receiving station and a means for neutralizing the identified environmental hazard are also carried by the field deployable marker wherein the means for notifying transmits data to the remote receiving station. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/674761 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/815.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876321 | Slutzky 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) | Barry P. Slutzky (Williams, Indiana); Andrew W. Kluender (Mitchell, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulse descriptor word (PDW) collector, including an extractor coupled to a computer, for passively collecting radio frequency (RF) data received by an electronic surveillance system (ESS). It is integrated into the ESS after a receiver (which converts RF pulse data to digitized PDWs) and parrallel to a presorter. Using two RAM circuits, the extractor forms a read/write loop to ensure that no PDWs are lost in the collection process. The extractor simultaneously writes onto one RAM while reading from the other RAM to the computer. The read/write functions of the RAMs are switched at predetermined interrupts. Collected data is stored on the computer hard drive. The computer controls the entire collection process by using data management software, graphical user interface software and sequencing software. Stored data is available on demand for analysis and is used to monitor, assess, and update the threat identification capabilities of the particular ES system. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/774643 |
| 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 342/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876649 | Beshai |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nortel Networks Limited (, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maged E. Beshai (Stittsville, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-configuring distributed packet switch which operates in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) and time division multiplexed (TDM) modes is described. The switch comprises a distributed channel switching core, the core modules being respectively connected by a plurality of channels to a plurality of high-capacity packet switch edge modules. Each core module operates independently to schedule paths between edge modules, and reconfigures the paths in response to dynamic changes in data traffic loads reported by the edge modules. Reconfiguration timing between the packet switch modules and the channel switch core modules is performed to keep reconfiguration guard time minimized. The advantage is a high-capacity, load-adaptive, self-configuring switch that can be distributed to serve a large geographical area and can be scaled to hundreds of Tera bits per second to support applications that require, very high bandwidth and a guaranteed quality of service. |
| FILED | Monday, April 17, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/550489 |
| ART UNIT | 2663 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/355 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876724 | Zhou et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Otto Z. Zhou (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Jianping Lu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Qi Qiu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure to generate x-rays has a plurality of stationary and individually electrically addressable field emissive electron sources with a substrate composed of a field emissive material, such as carbon nanotubes. Electrically switching the field emissive electron sources at a predetermined frequency field emits electrons in a programmable sequence toward an incidence point on a target. The generated x-rays correspond in frequency and in position to that of the field emissive electron source. The large-area target and array or matrix of emitters can image objects from different positions and/or angles without moving the object or the structure and can produce a three dimensional image. The x-ray system is suitable for a variety of applications including industrial inspection/quality control, analytical instrumentation, security systems such as airport security inspection systems, and medical imaging, such as computed tomography. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/051183 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/122 |
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| US 06876780 | Nielsen 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) | Peter E. Nielsen (Gig Harbor, Washington); Brook A. Thomson (Lakewood, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system which provide for automated note completion. In one embodiment, the method is characterized by sensing a presence of a first provider; detecting at least one incomplete provider note; and presenting the at least one incomplete provider note to the first provider. In another embodiment of the method, the sensing a presence of a first provider is characterized by accepting an identifier associated with the first provider. In another embodiment of the method, the accepting an identifier associated with the first provider is characterized by accepting user input of the identifier via either a keyboard, a touch-screen reader, a graphical user interface, or a biometrics identifier. In another embodiment of the method, the detecting at least one incomplete provider note is characterized by checking at least one database for flagged-incomplete notes associated with the at least one provider. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but are not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-referenced method embodiments; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing-referenced method embodiments depending upon the design choices of the system designer. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/038472 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/312 |
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| US 06876785 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaochun Li (Stanford, California); Friedrich Prinz (Woodside, California); Anastasios Golnas (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for embedding fiber optic sensors in a high melting temperature metal structure produces embedded sensors that are uniformly and closely bonded with the metal and do not slip upon metal expansion and contraction. The structure is built in layers onto the sensor. On top of a first thin sputter-coated metallic layer, approximately 1-3 μm thick, is electroplated a second thin layer, approximately 0.25-2 mm thick. Finally, a metal structure is built around the thin metallic layers by laser cladding, casting, welding, or other method. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 20, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/597966 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
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| US 06876953 | Fisher |
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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) | Scott D. Fisher (Middletown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to process narrowband signals includes dividing the signal into segments of length N, where N optimizes filter bandwidth, FFT size, processing and memory. Each N-length segment is processed sequentially by filtering, a FFT and a peak detector that identifies the N-length segment's K largest spectral components. The frequency, bandwidth and power for the K largest spectral components are stored sequentially as N-processed data. After processing multiple N-length segments, reconstructing individual frequency spectrums for J continuous segments of the N-processed data, mapping the J reconstructed spectrums to a single spectrum, and applying the peak detector to the composite spectrum to separately store the single spectrum's K largest frequencies, with powers and bandwidths, as (N×J)-processed data. The N-length data is processed in groups of J until all N-length data is reprocessed. J may have multiple values, generating multiple processed data sets. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 20, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/553510 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/189 |
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| US 06876956 | Cirak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fehmi Cirak (Pasadena, California); Michael Ortiz (La Canada, California); Peter Schroeder (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin-shell finite-element analysis based on the use of subdivision surfaces: (1) describing the geometry of a shell in its undeformed configuration, and (2) generating smooth interpolated displacement fields possessing bounded energy. No nodal rotations are used in the interpolation. The interpolation scheme induced by subdivision is nonlocal, i.e., the displacement field over one element depends on the nodal displacements of the element nodes and all nodes of immediately neighboring elements. However, the use of subdivision surfaces ensures that all local displacement fields thus constructed combine conformingly to define one single limit surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/491353 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
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| US 06877134 | Fuller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virage, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Fuller (Foster City, California); Mojgan Monika Gorkani (San Francisco, California); Richard D. Humphrey (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the invention is directed to a system and method for a digital capture system, such as a digital encoder, having an embedded real-time content-based analysis function in the capture device to extract metadata from the digital signals. In one embodiment, metadata (descriptive information about the digital content) is formatted and stored separately from the content. In another embodiment, the metadata may be formatted and combined with the digital content in a container format such as MPEG-7, QuickTime, or FlashPix. Digital encoding mechanisms, both pure hardware and hardware/software combinations, convert an analog video signal into a digitally encoded video bitstream. The system extracts metadata in real-time during the encoding process. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 29, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/363974 |
| ART UNIT | 2176 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/500.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 06875435 | Huang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qian Huang (Arlington, Massachusetts); Joan F. L. Richmond (Arlington, Massachusetts); Bryan K. Cho (San Leandro, California); Deborah Palliser (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jianzhu Chen (Brookline, Massachusetts); Herman N. Eisen (Waban, Massachusetts); Richard A. Young (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response to a molecule in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating HIV in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of inducing a CD4+ independent CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition characterized by a portion of an ATP biding domain of an hsp joined to a molecule. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/761534 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/190.100 |
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| US 06875439 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kim Lewis (Newton, Massachusetts); Peichun Hsieh (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided relating to the enhanced cytoplasmic accumulation of amphipathic weakly basic or amphipathic cationic molecules in prokaryotes and eukaryotes under conditions of high extracellular pH. Furthermore, the methods relate to the unexpected synergistic effects of high extracellular pH and disrupted cellular efflux mechanisms on the cytoplasmic accumulation of amphipathic weakly basic or amphipathic cationic molecules in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Methods are also provided for increasing the therapeutic potency of amphipathic weakly basic or amphipathic cationic compounds, e.g. antiseptics and disinfectants by using the antiseptic or disinfectant in the presence of a multiple drug resistance inhibitor such as reserpine. Finally, methods also relate to the exploitation of the aforementioned discoveries in the screening of small molecules, and libraries thereof, for biological activity in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Also provided is a formulation comprising an amphipathic weak base, an amphipathic cation, or both, and a multiple drug resistance inhibitor wherein the pH of the formulation is 9.0. Furthermore, the combination of these ingredients have antiseptic and/or disinfectant effects. |
| FILED | Monday, June 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/178908 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/405 |
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| US 06875569 | Gage et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred H. Gage (La Jolla, California); Steven T. Suhr (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that nuclear receptor proteins isolated from the silk moth bombyx mori (bR) are useful for the regulation of transgene expression. bR is generally thought to be a strong transcriptional regulator within cells of the silk moth. In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that bR is also functional in mammalian cells. It has further been discovered that the addition of activation domains to the bR open-reading frame enhances the activity of the ligand modulated regulator to afford high-level transcriptional induction. Further modifications to the bR ligand binding domain result in receptors with unique transactivational characteristics. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/952559 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875574 | Zuker |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles S. Zuker (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention identifies nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of a sensory cell specific G-protein alpha subunit that are specifically expressed in sensory cells, e.g., taste cells, antibodies to such G-protein alpha subunits, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and subunits, and methods of screening for modulators of a sensory cell specific G-protein alpha subunit. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/492028 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875576 | Carreras et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kosan Biosciences, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Carreras (Belmont, California); Susan Dillon (Wayne, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to in vitro methods for evaluating compounds that better correlate with therapeutic efficiency than evaluating compounds based on potency alone. In general, the inventive method comprises: (i) determining a potency value for a compound against its target receptor; (ii) determining a desensitization value for the compound against its target receptor; and (iii) comparing the potency value with the desensitization value. If the desired action of a compound is as a receptor agonist, then the compound's desensitization value should be larger than the compound's potency value. This ensures that the concentration of a compound required for potency will not also cause the receptor to desensitize at the same time, thus in an essence nullifying the desired effect. The inventive methods are used to evaluate novel motilide compounds as well as ABT-229 and EM-574, two motilide compounds for which clinical trials have been initiated. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/077461 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875577 | Prusiner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley B. Prusiner (San Francisco, California); Jiri G. Safar (Walnut Creek, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An assay method is disclosed which isolates and detects the presence of a disease related conformation of a protein (e.g., PrPSc) present in a sample also containing the non-disease related conformation of the protein (e.g., PrPC). The sample is treated (e.g., contacted with protease) in a manner which hydrolyzes the disease related conformation and not the non-disease related conformation. The treated sample is contacted with a binding partner (e.g., a labeled antibody which binds PrPSc) and the occurrence of binding provides and indication that PrPSc is present. Alternatively the PrPSc of the treated sample is denatured (e.g., contacted with guanadine) or unfolded. The unfolded PrPSc is contacted with a binding partner and the occurrence of binding indicates the presence of PrPSc in the sample. In another embodiment, PrPSc and PrPC are reacted with a labeled antibody that binds both conformations and a conformation that binds only the disease related conformation, and the presence of the disease related conformation is determined by comparing the two. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/742241 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875584 | Tarleton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rick L. Tarleton (Watkinsville, Georgia); Nisha Garg (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Polypeptide and polynucleotide vaccines effective to treat or prevent infection of a mammal, such as a dog, a cat, or a human, by a protozoan. Methods of treatment and prevention are also provided, including therapeutic administration of the vaccine to an infected mammal to prevent progression of infection to a chronic debilitating disease state. Preferred embodiments of the polynucleotide vaccine contain nucleotide coding regions that encode polypeptides that are surface-associated or secreted by T. cruzi. Optionally the efficacy of the polynucleotide vaccine is increased by inclusion of a nucleotide coding region encoding a cytokine. Preferred embodiments of the polypeptide vaccine include immunogenic peptides that contain membrane transducing sequences that allow the polypeptides to translocate across a mammalian cell membrane. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 02, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/518156 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875606 | Leonard 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) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherry Leonard (Denver, Colorado); Robert Freedman (Englewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compositions related to α7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptor genes, in particular, the human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene. This α7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptor gene is associated with the pathophysiological aspects of the disease schizophrenia. The present invention further provides methods and compositions to screen populations for abnormal α7, as well as methods and compositions for development of therapeutics. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/956518 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875736 | Rana |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (South Plainfield, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tariq M Rana (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of screening for compounds that bind RNA molecules. In particular, the methods of the invention comprise screening a library of test compounds, each of which is attached to a solid support, with a dye-labeled RNA molecule to form a dye-labeled target RNA:support-attached test compound complex. By virtue of the dye label on the target RNA, the support becomes labeled and can be separated from unlabeled solid supports. The present invention further relates to methods of inhibiting an RNA-protein interaction, to methods of screening for compounds that increase or decrease the production of a protein, and to methods of screening for a compound that is capable of treating or preventing a disease whose progression is associated with an in vivo binding of a test compound to a target RNA. |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/295761 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — 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 514/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875737 | Bachovchin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Bachovchin (Melrose, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Synthetic crosslinking homobivalent and heterobivalent compounds have been designed and developed. These compounds are low in molecular weight, have antagonistic or agonistic activity, and induce the association between two identical or similar natural receptors (homobivalent compounds) or induce the association between two different natural receptors (heterobivalent compounds). |
| FILED | Friday, April 09, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/289321 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875749 | Schwarz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California); National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Margaret A. Schwarz (La Canada-Flintridge, California); Fangrong Zhang (Los Angeles, California); Sarah A. Gebb (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of facilitating vascular growth in a subject in need of such treatment comprises inhibiting EMAP II activity in the subject by an amount effective to stimulate vascular growth in the subject (e.g., in the lungs or heart of the subject). Pharmaceutical formulations useful for carrying out such methods (e.g., an antibody that specifically binds to EMAP II in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier) and screening techniques useful for identifying additional compounds that can be used for carrying out such methods are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, August 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/928796 |
| 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 06875757 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane D. Miller (Germantown, Tennessee); Gabor Tigyi (Memphis, Tennessee); James T. Dalton (Columbus, Ohio); Vineet M. Sardar (Memphis, Tennessee); Don B. Elrod (College Station, Texas); Huiping Xu (Memphis, Tennessee); Daniel L. Baker (Memphis, Tennessee); Dean Wang (Memphis, Tennessee); Karoly Liliom (Budapest, Hungary); David J. Fischer (Cordova, Tennessee); Tamas Virag (Memphis, Tennessee); Nora Nusser (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) as disclosed herein as well as pharmaceutical compositions which include those compounds. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds, which have activity as agonists or as antagonists of LPA receptors; such methods including inhibiting LPA activity on an LPA receptor, modulating LPA receptor activity, treating cancer, enhancing cell proliferation, and treating a wound. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/811838 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875851 | Travis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Travis (Athens, Georgia); Jan Potempa (Athens, Georgia); Agnieszka Banbula (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated polypeptides, prolyl tripeptidyl-peptidases, and active analogs, active fragments or active modifications thereof, having amidolytic activity for cleavage of a peptide bond present in a target peptide having at least 30 amino acids. Isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding isolated prolyl tripeptidyl-peptidases are also provided, as are methods of reducing growth of a bacterium by inhibiting a prolyl tripeptidyl-peptidase. |
| FILED | Friday, March 03, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/518550 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875852 | O'Donnell |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael E. O'Donnell (Hastings on Hudson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed toward the 5 previously unknown genes, for subunits δ, δ′, χ, θ, and ψ, of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, and toward a unique man-made enzyme containing 5, preferably 6, protein subunits which shows the same activity as the naturally occurring 10 protein subunit DNA polymerase III holoenzyme. |
| FILED | Friday, March 28, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/828323 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.200 |
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| US 06875855 | Roberts et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David D. Roberts (Bethesda, Maryland); Sizhuang Steve Yan (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Three hemoglobin-response genes in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans are disclosed. The expression of these genes is specifically induced when the organism is exposed to hemoglobin during disseminated infections. The invention relates to the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of these hemoglobin-response genes. The invention also relates to diagnostic methods, kits and compositions which employ the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the invention. |
| FILED | Friday, February 26, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/258634 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.700 |
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| US 06875904 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yang Liu (Columbus, Ohio); Pan Zheng (Columbus, Ohio); Ping Lu (Columbus, Ohio); Bedrich Mosinger (Columbus, Ohio); Ken May (Kettering, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a non-human transgenic animal, particularly a knock in mouse, whose genome comprises a heterologous, chimeric CTLA4 gene. The chimeric CTLA4 gene comprises exon 2 of the human CTLA4 gene, exon 1 and exon 4 of the non-human animal, and exon 3 of the CTLA4 gene of the non-human animal, or preferably, exon 3 of the human CTLA4 gene. The invention also relates to methods by which the transgenic mice are used to screen for monoclonal antibodies or other molecules that enhance immunity to tumors and infectious agents by interacting with the human CTLA4 receptor. The transgenic mice of the present invention are also useful for screening for monoclonal antibodies or other molecules that inhibit autoimmunity and transplant rejection. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/957688 |
| 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 | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876199 | Hardy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Judson Hardy (Schenectady, New York); Charles Lucian Dumoulin (Ballston Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of and system for parallel imaging using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system is provided. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of magnetic resonance (MR) signals from a receiver coil array placed about a subject in the MRI system, where the receiver coil array has a plurality of receiver elements arranged in rows and, during application of a readout gradient in a frequency encoding direction, shifting receiver frequencies by a selectable amount for each row of the array in order to shift a limited field of view (FOV) in the frequency encoding direction. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/452095 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
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| US 06876751 | Gao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | House Ear Institute (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn X. Gao (Cerritos, California); Sigfrid D. Soli (Sierra Madre, California); Hsiang-Feg Chi (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved method for adaptively cancelling acoustic feedback in hearing aids and other audio amplification devices. Feedback cancellation is limited to a frequency band that encompasses all unstable frequencies. By limiting the bandwidth of the feedback cancellation signal, the distortion due to the adaptive filter is minimized and limited only to the unstable feedback regions. A relatively simple signal processing algorithm is used to produce highly effective results with minimal signal distortion. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/409163 |
| ART UNIT | 2643 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices 381/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876879 | Dines et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | XDATA Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kris A. Dines (Indianapolis, Indiana); Elizabeth Kelly-Fry (Indianapolis, Indiana); Ada Patricia Romilly (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for generating a three-dimensional image of the compressed breast 40 of a subject includes an x-ray mammography unit 24 for generating x-ray mammography data, a mechanical scanner 20 including an x-ray mammography compression paddle assembly 22, a control and motion system 26, 28 for driving the mechanical scanner 20 and for sensing the control and motion system's position, an ultrasound probe 32 for generating ultrasound image data in spatial registration with the x-ray mammography unit 24, and a computer 38 for generating from the ultrasound image data and the x-ray mammography data the three-dimensional ultrasound image. A method of examining a breast of a subject includes contacting an anterior surface of the breast with a compression paddle, applying pressure to the anterior surface of the breast with the compression paddle to compress it to reduce the thickness of the breast tissue, passing an ultrasound beam having a frequency greater than 3 MHz, preferably about 5 MHZ or more, through the paddle and the compressed breast tissue, receiving echoes from the compressed breast tissue through the compression paddle, and converting the echoes into breast examination data. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/394945 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M. Baker (Peoria, Illinois); Brian D. Hoff (East Peoria, Illinois); Sivaprasad Akasam (Mossville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | There are situations in which an operator remains in an operator station of a work machine when an engine of the work machine is inactive. The present invention includes a control system for, and a method of, heating the operator station when the engine is inactive. A heating system of the work machine includes an electrically-powered coolant pump, a power source, and at least one piece of warmed machinery. An operator heat controller is moveable between a first and a second position, and is operable to connect the electrically-powered coolant pump to the power source when the engine is inactive and the operator heat controller is in the first position. Thus, by deactivating the engine and then moving the operator heat controller to the first position, the operator may supply electrical energy to the electrically-powered coolant pump, which is operably coupled to heat the operator station. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/308901 |
| ART UNIT | 3749 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heating systems 237/12.3C0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875207 | Weber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Weber (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida); Steven R. Visuri (Livermore, California); Matthew J. Everett (Livermore, California); Luiz B. Da Silva (Pleasanton, California); Alwin H. Kolster (Anaheim, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A liposuction apparatus and method optionally having a sonic or ultrasonic source with an axial lumen passage in which the shaft can be made to reciprocate (oscillate) in a non-rectilinear fashion. The apparatus may also contain the concomitant use of rectilinear reciprocation motion in addition to ultrasonic motion or energy along the shaft of the apparatus. The advantages of the liposuction apparatus are as follows: 1) non-rectilinear single shaft reciprocating cannula, 2) sonic or ultrasonic energy delivered to the distal tip, 3) rectilinear reciprocating cannula with ultrasonic energy along the shaft from the handle, and 4) any of the above reciprocating components powered by excess unused vacuum capacity in the liposuction aspirator (suction engine) apparatus. There are three (3) primary sources of energy applied to the cannula shaft: the first is the oscillating surgeon's arm motion (approximately 1-2 hertz); the reciprocating motion (of about 100 Hz); and the optional concomitant motion as delivered by the ultrasonic energy (e.g. 25 KHz). |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427611 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/542 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875247 | TeGrotenhuis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ward E. TeGrotenhuis (Kennewick, Washington); Victoria S. Stenkamp (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of separating fluids using capillary forces and/or improved conditions for are disclosed. The improved methods may include control of the ratio of gas and liquid Reynolds numbers relative to the Suratman number. Also disclosed are wick-containing, laminated devices that are capable of separating fluids. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/011386 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation 055/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875294 | Wood et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lowell L. Wood (Simi Valley, California); Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, California); John H. Nuckolls (Danville, California); Phillip F. Pagoria (Livermore, California); James A. Viecelli (Orinda, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are light metal explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants (LME&Ps) comprising a light metal component such as Li, B, Be or their hydrides or intermetallic compounds and alloys containing them and an oxidizer component containing a classic explosive, such as CL-20, or a non-explosive oxidizer, such as lithium perchlorate, or combinations thereof. LME&P formulations may have light metal particles and oxidizer particles ranging in size from 0.01 μm to 1000 μm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/293659 |
| 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 149/19.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875341 | Bunger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | James W. Bunger and Associates, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Bunger (Salt Lake City, Utah); Donald E. Cogswell (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for upgrading hydrocarbonaceous oil containing heteroatom-containing compounds where the hydrocarbonaceous oil is contacted with a solvent system that is a mixture of a major portion of a polar solvent having a dipole moment greater than about 1 debye and a minor portion of water to selectively separate the constituents of the carbonaceous oil into a heteroatom-depleted raffinate fraction and heteroatom-enriched extract fraction. The polar solvent and the water-in-solvent system are formulated at a ratio where the water is an antisolvent in an amount to inhibit solubility of heteroatom-containing compounds and the polar solvent in the raffinate, and to inhibit solubility of non-heteroatom-containing compounds in the extract. The ratio of the hydrocarbonaceous oil to the solvent system is such that a coefficient of separation is at least 50%. The coefficient of separation is the mole percent of heteroatom-containing compounds from the carbonaceous oil that are recovered in the extract fraction minus the mole percent of non-heteroatom-containing compounds from the carbonaceous oil that are recovered in the extract fraction. The solvent-free extract and the raffinate concentrates may be used directly or processed to make valuable petroleum, chemical or industrial products. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 23, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/979702 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Mineral oils: Processes and products 28/254.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875417 | Shah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naresh Shah (Lexington, Kentucky); Devadas Panjala (Ponca City, Oklahoma); Gerald P. Huffman (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel catalysts for accomplishing catalytic decomposition of undiluted light hydrocarbons to a hydrogen product, and methods for preparing such catalysts. In one aspect, a method is provided for preparing a catalyst by admixing an aqueous solution of an iron salt, at least one additional catalyst metal salt, and a suitable oxide substrate support, and precipitating metal oxyhydroxides onto the substrate support. An incipient wetness method, comprising addition of aqueous solutions of metal salts to a dry oxide substrate support, extruding the resulting paste to pellet form, and calcining the pellets in air is also discloses. In yet another aspect, a process is provided for producing hydrogen from an undiluted light hydrocarbon reactant, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon reactant with a catalyst as described above in a reactor, and recovering a substantially carbon monoxide-free hydrogen product stream. In still yet another aspect, a process is provided for catalytic decomposition of an undiluted light hydrocarbon reactant to obtain hydrogen and a valuable multi-walled carbon nanotube coproduct. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/279489 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/650 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875543 | Chapman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | EUV Limited Liability Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry N. Chapman (Livermore, California); John S. Taylor (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for the implementation of phase shifting masks for EUV lithography. The method involves directly etching material away from the multilayer coating of the mask, to cause a refractive phase shift in the mask. By etching into the multilayer (for example, by reactive ion etching), rather than depositing extra material on the top of the multilayer, there will be minimal absorption loss associated with the phase shift. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/256377 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
06875544 — Method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithography
| US 06875544 | Sweatt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Sweatt (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Todd R. Christenson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures by deep X-ray lithography (DXRL) comprises a masking process that uses a patterned mask with inclined mask holes and off-normal exposures with a DXRL beam aligned with the inclined mask holes. Microstructural features that are oriented in different directions can be obtained by using multiple off-normal exposures through additional mask holes having different orientations. Various methods can be used to block the non-aligned mask holes from the beam when using multiple exposures. A method for fabricating a precision 3D X-ray mask comprises forming an intermediate mask and a master mask on a common support membrane. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/264536 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875572 | Prudent et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Prudent (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeff G. Hall (Madison, Wisconsin); Victor I. Lyamichev (Madison, Wisconsin); Mary Ann D. Brow (Madison, Wisconsin); James E. Dahlberg (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to means for the detection and characterization of nucleic acid sequences, as well as variations in nucleic acid sequences. The present invention also relates to methods for forming a nucleic acid cleavage structure on a target sequence and cleaving the nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. The structure-specific nuclease activity of a variety of enzymes is used to cleave the target-dependent cleavage structure, thereby indicating the presence of specific nucleic acid sequences or specific variations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/081806 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876288 | Gavrilin et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Andrey V. Gavrilin (Tallahassee, Florida); Mark D. Bird (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new type of coil magnet in which the plane of each turn of the conducting coil is rotated with respect to the central axis. This results in the induced magnetic field being oriented off the central axis. A set of two such disk assemblies are preferably nested, with the current flowing in opposite directions within the two assemblies. This results in the components of the two induced magnetic fields lying along the center axis canceling each other out, leaving only a purely transverse magnetic field. In addition, variations in the angular offset of the nested coils can be used to create a magnetic field having almost any orientation. Three or more such nested disk assemblies can be employed to strengthen and adjust the transverse magnetic field. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/395738 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Inductor devices 336/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876456 | Sommargren |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary E. Sommargren (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention uses the phase shifting diffraction interferometer (PSDI) to provide a true point-by-point measurement of absolute flatness over the surface of optical flats. Beams exiting the fiber optics in a PSDI have perfect spherical wavefronts. The measurement beam is reflected from the optical flat and passed through an auxiliary optic to then be combined with the reference beam on a CCD. The combined beams include phase errors due to both the optic under test and the auxiliary optic. Standard phase extraction algorithms are used to calculate this combined phase error. The optical flat is then removed from the system and the measurement fiber is moved to recombine the two beams. The newly combined beams include only the phase errors due to the auxiliary optic. When the second phase measurement is subtracted from the first phase measurement, the absolute phase error of the optical flat is obtained. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/256322 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876723 | Celliers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter M. Celliers (Berkeley, California); Franz A. Weber (Oakland, California); Stephen J. Moon (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A pump-probe scheme measures the rise time of ultrafast x-ray pulses. Conventional high speed x-ray diagnostics (x-ray streak cameras, PIN diodes, diamond PCD devices) do not provide sufficient time resolution to resolve rise times of x-ray pulses on the order of 50 fs or less as they are being produced by modern fast x-ray sources. Here, we are describing a pump-probe technique that can be employed to measure events where detector resolution is insufficient to resolve the event. The scheme utilizes a diamond plate as an x-ray transducer and a p-polarized probe beam. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/613223 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876956 | Cirak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fehmi Cirak (Pasadena, California); Michael Ortiz (La Canada, California); Peter Schroeder (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin-shell finite-element analysis based on the use of subdivision surfaces: (1) describing the geometry of a shell in its undeformed configuration, and (2) generating smooth interpolated displacement fields possessing bounded energy. No nodal rotations are used in the interpolation. The interpolation scheme induced by subdivision is nonlocal, i.e., the displacement field over one element depends on the nodal displacements of the element nodes and all nodes of immediately neighboring elements. However, the use of subdivision surfaces ensures that all local displacement fields thus constructed combine conformingly to define one single limit surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/491353 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 06874699 | Larson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley James Larson (Madison, Wisconsin); Chung Hoon Lee (Ithaca, New York); Amit Lal (Ithaca, New York); Max G. Lagally (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods for depositing fluids on substrates in patterns of spots, lines, or other features use a nozzle, which is preferably configured similarly to a micropipette, having a piezoelectric crystal or other ultrasonic actuator coupled to one of its sides. The nozzle may be charged via capillary action by dipping it into a well containing the fluid to be deposited, and may then be positioned over a desired area of a substrate, at which point activation of the ultrasonic actuator at ultrasonic frequencies will eject the fluid onto the substrate. The needle may subsequently be dipped into a well of rinsing fluid for cleaning. Spots or lines on the order of 5 micrometers width may be generated, making the invention particularly suitable for use in biological applications such as microarray production and in microelectronics applications such as the printing of organic circuitry. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/271250 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing 239/102.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875757 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane D. Miller (Germantown, Tennessee); Gabor Tigyi (Memphis, Tennessee); James T. Dalton (Columbus, Ohio); Vineet M. Sardar (Memphis, Tennessee); Don B. Elrod (College Station, Texas); Huiping Xu (Memphis, Tennessee); Daniel L. Baker (Memphis, Tennessee); Dean Wang (Memphis, Tennessee); Karoly Liliom (Budapest, Hungary); David J. Fischer (Cordova, Tennessee); Tamas Virag (Memphis, Tennessee); Nora Nusser (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) as disclosed herein as well as pharmaceutical compositions which include those compounds. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds, which have activity as agonists or as antagonists of LPA receptors; such methods including inhibiting LPA activity on an LPA receptor, modulating LPA receptor activity, treating cancer, enhancing cell proliferation, and treating a wound. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/811838 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06876956 | Cirak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fehmi Cirak (Pasadena, California); Michael Ortiz (La Canada, California); Peter Schroeder (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin-shell finite-element analysis based on the use of subdivision surfaces: (1) describing the geometry of a shell in its undeformed configuration, and (2) generating smooth interpolated displacement fields possessing bounded energy. No nodal rotations are used in the interpolation. The interpolation scheme induced by subdivision is nonlocal, i.e., the displacement field over one element depends on the nodal displacements of the element nodes and all nodes of immediately neighboring elements. However, the use of subdivision surfaces ensures that all local displacement fields thus constructed combine conformingly to define one single limit surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/491353 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 06875572 | Prudent et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Prudent (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeff G. Hall (Madison, Wisconsin); Victor I. Lyamichev (Madison, Wisconsin); Mary Ann D. Brow (Madison, Wisconsin); James E. Dahlberg (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to means for the detection and characterization of nucleic acid sequences, as well as variations in nucleic acid sequences. The present invention also relates to methods for forming a nucleic acid cleavage structure on a target sequence and cleaving the nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. The structure-specific nuclease activity of a variety of enzymes is used to cleave the target-dependent cleavage structure, thereby indicating the presence of specific nucleic acid sequences or specific variations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/081806 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06875588 | Harvey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | AviGenics, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex J. Harvey (Athens, Georgia); Youliang Wang (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel isolated nucleic acids comprising an avian nucleic acid sequence encoding an ovomucoid gene expression control region. The ovomucoid promoter region of the present invention allows expression of an operably linked heterologous nucleic acid insert in a transfected cell such as, for example, an avian oviduct cell. The isolated avian ovomucoid promoter of the present invention may be operably linked with a selected nucleic acid insert, wherein the nucleic acid insert encodes a polypeptide desired to be expressed in a transfected cell. The recombinant DNA of the present invention may further comprise a polyadenylation signal sequence. The present invention further includes expression vectors comprising an isolated avian ovomucoid gene expression control region of the present invention, and transfected cells and transgenic avians comprising the expression vectors. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/998716 |
| 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 435/69.510 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 06875606 | Leonard 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) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherry Leonard (Denver, Colorado); Robert Freedman (Englewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compositions related to α7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptor genes, in particular, the human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene. This α7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptor gene is associated with the pathophysiological aspects of the disease schizophrenia. The present invention further provides methods and compositions to screen populations for abnormal α7, as well as methods and compositions for development of therapeutics. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/956518 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 06876098 | Gray, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed toward methods for operating a series hybrid vehicle in a manner that responds to the operator's demand for power output, while maximizing engine efficiency and minimizing disruptions in vehicle drivability. According to principles of the present invention, when the driver of a series hybrid vehicle makes a demand for power output, whether the secondary power source(s) is supplied with secondary energy stored in an energy storage device(s), direct input energy generated by an engine(s), or both, depends on the amount of available secondary energy stored in the vehicle's secondary storage device(s) alone, and in combination with vehicle speed. During the time that the engine is used to generate secondary energy, the power efficiency level at which the engine is operated also depends on the vehicle speed and the amount of available secondary energy stored in the vehicle's secondary storage device alone, and in combination with vehicle speed. Further, in some embodiments, when the engine is not generating secondary energy, the engine is selectively turned off or idled in response to various operating conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/672732 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/40.D00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 06876999 | Hill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew L. Hill (Yonkers, New York); Yuan-Chi Chang (White Plains, New York); Chung-Sheng Li (Ossining, New York); Vittorio Castelli (Croton-on-Hudson, New York); Lawrence David Bergman (Mount Kisco, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An object tracking technique is provided which, given: (i) a potentially large data set; (ii) a set of dimensions along which the data has been ordered; and (iii) a set of functions for measuring the similarity between data elements, a set of objects are produced. Each of these objects is defined by a list of data elements. Each of the data elements on this list contains the probability that the data element is part of the object. The method produces these lists via an adaptive, knowledge-based search function which directs the search for high-probability data elements. This serves to reduce the number of data element combinations evaluated while preserving the most flexibility in defining the associations of data elements which comprise an object. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/841949 |
| ART UNIT | 2165 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ammar Derraa (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a field emission structure is disclosed. A first dielectric layer and a second material layer are disposed over a substrate and at least one emitter tip thereon. Planarization of the second layer exposes regions of the first layer that cover the emitter tip, which regions may then be removed through the second layer. Substantial removal of the second layer reduces any conductive defects that protrude from a surface of the first layer. A third, dielectric layer and fourth, grid layer are then formed. Planarization of the fourth layer forms grid openings and exposes dielectric material of the third layer which overlies the emitter tip. Dielectric material of one or both underlying layers may then be removed to expose the outer surfaces of the emitter tip. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/615548 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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