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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 07, 2005
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| US 06901608 | Szczesuil 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) | Stephen P. Szczesuil (Framingham, Massachusetts); Matt Correa (Hopedale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for making garments that can cool or heat the wearer of the garment. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a pattern board having a channel configuration formed thereon that defines at least one channel circuit, disposing a first fusible fabric over the channel configuration of the pattern board, disposing a length of tubing over the channel configuration and depressing the tubing into the channels, disposing a second fabric over the tubing and first fusible fabric to form a first laminate assembly, and applying heat and pressure to the laminate assembly to form a laminate garment structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/370298 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparel 02/458 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06901810 | Harrold |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Williams International Co. L.L.C. (Walled Lake, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Harrold (Walled Lake, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A part that is subject to at least a cyclic thermal stimulus is numerically simulated to determine extremum states of stress therein that would be suitable for an associated life cycle test. The assembly of the part in a fixture is then numerically simulated to determine a part holding condition by the fixture, and first and second test rotational speeds of the part and fixture as necessary to create states of stress in the part that are comparable to the extremum states of stress. The part is assembled in the fixture in accordance with the part holding condition, and the fixture and part are rotated in accordance with a control schedule by which the rotational speed thereof is isothermally cycled between the first and second test rotational speeds for a predetermined number of cycles so as to simulate a cyclic stress condition in the part that is representative of a life cycle test. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/215637 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/813 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06901873 | Lang et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Lang (Salona Beach, California); James T. Lang (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the use of gas cavities to reduce frictional drag on underwater surfaces such as hydrofoils, struts, fins, rudders, keels, propeller blades, ship hulls, underwater bodies, and wetted surfaces in general. Each gas-filled cavity is formed behind a discontinuity in the surface that causes the water boundary layer to separate from the surface. Gas is ejected into a region behind the discontinuity to fill the cavity; the gas can be air. If a cavity is open to the atmosphere, then air can typically fill the cavity naturally without air ejection. Cavities can either be closed or open. A low drag hydrofoil may have a closed cavity on one side, and an open cavity on the other side. For closed cavities, the underlying surface can be shaped to minimize cavity closure drag. Various ways to generate cavities, change hydrodynamic forces, and duct gas internally on hydrofoils and struts with cavities are covered. Different designs of hydrofoil boats, hydrofoil ships and ship hulls that are amenable to drag reduction are presented. |
| FILED | Friday, May 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/852616 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/67.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902313 | Ho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chih-Ming Ho (Brentwood, California); Patrick Tabeling (L'Hay los Roses, France); Yi-Kuen Lee (Los Angeles, California); Joanne Helene Deval (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro mixer for use in a microdevice which utilizes time-varying force fields to induce bulk fluid and/or sample component motion leading to homogenization of sample components. Time-varying force fields employed includes at least one of a physical displacement field, electrical field, pressure field or magnetic field to generate transverse forces which induce the mixing of samples within the micro mixer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 07, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/923477 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/108 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902316 | Pierce 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) | Christopher T. Pierce (Bedford, Indiana); Daniel S. Ellison (Bloomington, Indiana); Steve R. Turpen (Shoals, Indiana); Clayton A. Williams (Bedford, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The non-invasive corrosion sensor includes a heat sink, at least two peltiers, a reference standard and a data acquisition device. Each peltier has a negative side and a positive side, and each peltier communicates with the heat sink such that the negative side of each peltier is maintained at a common temperature. The reference standard communicates with the positive side of one of the peltiers while the test piece communicates with the positive side of the other peltier; and the data acquisition devise is able to record and compare the differences in temperatures between the test piece and the reference standard. A higher temperature in the test piece than in the reference standard indicates the presence of corrosion. The differences in temperatures of the test piece and the reference standard are obtained via electrical currents in the peltiers. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/774649 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902661 | Thomas, III 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) | Elvin D. Thomas, III (Ft. Washington, Maryland); Keith E. Lucas (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Paul Slebodnick (Springfield, Virginia); Elizabeth A. Hogan (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system using tank corrosion sensors to provide for an overall assessment and monitoring of the electro-chemical corrosion and coatings condition in ships' tanks, and particularly in ships' seawater or compensated fuel tanks. The system includes reference half-cells mounted along a suspended cable and one instrumented sacrificial anode at the end of the cable to provide optimal sensing capability within a tank structure. The reference half-cells and the sacrificial anode measure a potential and current output, respectively. Together the measurements provide objective information that can be used to predict corrosion damage and coating deterioration occurring throughout the structure of the tank. The system may be used for an overall assessment and monitoring of the electrochemical corrosion and coatings condition. In a preferred embodiment, the measurements are stored in a datalogger that is optimally contained within an associated instrument housing. If used with other systems in other tanks, the system may be used to monitor the relative tank condition, trend tank condition changes over time, range tank behavior into three categories and provide a direct analysis methodology for making tank maintenance decisions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/885527 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/776.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902743 | Setterstrom 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) | Jean A. Setterstrom (Alpharetta, Georgia); Thomas R. Tice (Birmingham, Alabama); Elliot Jacob (Silver Spring, Maryland); Robert H. Reid (Kensington, Maryland); John van Hamont (West Point, New York); Edgar C. Boedecker (Crownsville, Maryland); Ramassubbu Jeyanthi (Columbia, Maryland); Phil Friden (Bedford, Massachusetts); F. Donald Roberts (Dover, Massachusetts); Charles E. McQueen (Olney, Maryland); Apurba Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Alan Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Jerald Sadoff (Washington, District of Columbia); Wendell Zollinger (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel burst-free, sustained release biocompatible and biodegrable microcapsules which can be programmed to release their active core for variable durations ranging from 1-100 days in an aqueous physiological environment. The microcapsules are comprised of a core of polypeptide or other biologically active agent encapsulated in a matrix of poly(lactide/glycolide) copolymer having a molar composition of lactide/glycolide from 90/10 to 40/60, which may contain a pharmaceutically-acceptable adjuvant, as a blend of uncapped free carboxyl end group and end-capped forms ranging to ratios from 100/0 to 1/99. |
| FILED | Monday, April 06, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 09/055505 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902830 | Thompson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark E. Thompson (Anaheim, California); Peter Djurovic (Long Beach, California); Sergey Lamansky (Camarillo, California); Drew Murphy (Lakewood, California); Raymond Kwong (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Feras Abdel-Razzaq (Los Angeles, California); Stephen R. Forrest (Princeton, New Jersey); Marc A. Baldo (Princeton, New Jersey); Paul E. Burrows (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Organic light emitting devices are described wherein the emissive layer comprises a host material containing an emissive molecule, which molecule is adapted to luminesce when a voltage is applied across the heterostructure, and the emissive molecule is selected from the group of phosphorescent organometallic complexes, including cyclometallated platinum, iridium and osmium complexes. The organic light emitting devices optionally contain an exciton blocking layer. Furthermore, improved electroluminescent efficiency in organic light emitting devices is obtained with an emitter layer comprising organometallic complexes of transition metals of formula L2MX, wherein L and X are distinct bidentate ligands. Compounds of this formula can be synthesized more facilely than in previous approaches and synthetic options allow insertion of fluorescent molecules into a phosphorescent complex, ligands to fine tune the color of emission, and ligands to trap carriers. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/171235 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/690 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902853 | 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 | The present invention includes a method of determining a relative position of a substrate and a template spaced-apart therefrom, the substrate having substrate alignment marks disposed thereon and the template having template alignment marks disposed thereon, the method including, impinging first and second fluxes of light upon the substrate and template alignment marks, with the substrate and template alignment marks being responsive to the first flux of light defining a first response, and being responsive to the second flux of light defining a second response differing from the first response; and processing the first and second responses to form a focused image of the substrate and template alignment marks on a common plane, with the focused image indicating the relative position of the substrate and the template. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/843195 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902895 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosphere, Inc. (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert L. Letsinger (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert C. Mucic (Glendale, California); James J. Storhoff (Evanston, Illinois); Robert Elghanian (Skokie, Illinois); Thomas A. Taton (Little Canada, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparticles and have sequences complementary to portions of the sequence of the nucleic acid. A detectable change (preferably a color change) is brought about as a result of the hybridization of the oligonucleotides on the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid. The invention also provides compositions and kits comprising particles. The invention further provides methods of synthesizing unique nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugates, the conjugates produced by the methods, and methods of using the conjugates. In addition, the invention provides nanomaterials and nanostructures comprising nanoparticles and methods of nanofabrication utilizing nanoparticles. Finally, the invention provides a method of separating a selected nucleic acid from other nucleic acids. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/976900 |
| 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 06902918 | Arnold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frances H. Arnold (Pasadena, California); Hyun Joo (Suwon, South Korea); Zhanglin Lin (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting the presence of an oxygenated compound which is produced when a substrate is reacted with an oxygenase for the substrate. The method involves reacting a coupling enzyme with the oxygenated compound to form a polymeric oxygenated compound which is fluorescent or luminescent. Measurement of the fluorescence or luminescence of the polymeric oxygenated compound provides indirect detection of the oxygenated compound produced by reaction of the oxygenase with the substrate. The method is carried out in a whole cell environment wherein the cell is transformed to express both the oxygen a set being screened and the coupling enzyme. The method can be used to measure the activity of monooxygenases and dioxygenases on aromatic substrates. The method is amenable to large scale screening of enzyme mutants to isolate those with maximum oxygenase activity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/246451 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903014 | Batra et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shubneesh Batra (Boise, Idaho); Gurtej Sandhu (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Impurities are added to a conductor layer in a semiconductor process to prevent formation of void spaces and encourage complete filling of contacts. The impurities reduce the melting point and surface tension of a conductor layer, thereby improving filling characteristics during a reflow step. The impurities may be added at any time during the process, including during conductor deposition and/or reflow. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 10, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/901837 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/687 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903207 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosphere, Inc. (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert L. Letsinger (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert C. Mucic (Glendale, California); James J. Storhoff (Evanston, Illinois); Robert Elghanian (Skokie, Illinois); Thomas A. Taton (Little Canada, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparticles and have sequences complementary to portions of the sequence of the nucleic acid. A detectable change (preferably a color change) is brought about as a result of the hybridization of the oligonucleotides on the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid. The invention also provides compositions and kits comprising particles. The invention further provides methods of synthesizing unique nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugates, the conjugates produced by the methods, and methods of using the conjugates. In addition, the invention provides nanomaterials and nanostructures comprising nanoparticles and methods of nanofabrication utilizing nanoparticles. Finally, the invention provides a method of separating a selected nucleic acid from other nucleic acids. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/976601 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/25.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903399 | Katti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Romney R. Katti (N. Maple Grove, Minnesota); Joel A. Drewes (Boise, Idaho); Timothy J. Vogt (Elk River, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to improving the switching reliability of a magnetic memory cell in a magnetic random access memory (MRAM). Embodiments of the invention add an antiferromagnet to a magnetic memory cell. An antiferromagnetic layer can be formed adjacent to a soft layer in the MRAM on a side of the soft layer that is opposite to a hard layer of the MRAM. One embodiment further includes an additional interlayer of non-antiferromagnetic material between the antiferromagnetic layer and the soft layer. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/760127 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903429 | Berndt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale F. Berndt (Plymouth, Minnesota); Andrzej Peczalski (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Eric E. Vogt (Minneapolis, Minnesota); William F. Witcraft (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic sensor device formed using SOI CMOS techniques includes a substrate, a silicon oxide layer and in some cases a plurality of gated regions. A first terminal is located between two innermost gated regions and supplies a supply voltage. A second and a third terminal, each of which is located between two adjacent gated regions other than the two innermost gated regions, output positive and negative Hall voltages. By appropriately controlling a bias voltage to the gated regions, small changes in a magnetic field induces larger currents in channel regions under the gated regions, which, in turn, results in detectable Hall voltages. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/413377 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903629 | Ballato 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) | Arthur Ballato (Oceanport, New Jersey); John R. Vig (Colts Neck, New Jersey); Yook-Kong Yong (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Double-sided, single-sided and ring electrode mesa resonators are provided that operate in the difficult 3 GHZ frequency with an electrode-free resonator area that serves as an energy-trapping area. The double-sided electrode-free resonator device is a double-sided mesa resonator plate, top and bottom wells, a mesa, and top and bottom electrodes deposited in such a way that the electrodes cover the plate surface and surround the mesa, which allows the mesa to protrude above the electrodes and provide an electrode-free resonator area. The top and bottom electrodes, which are acoustically coupled and controlled by acoustic gaps, create an electro-magnetic field and an excitation voltage within a vibrating area of the resonator plate generates an acoustic energy which is trapped within the resonator area and confined to the resonator area to minimize a leakage of the acoustic energy and provide a high Q factor at 3 GHz. The resonator has a resonator frequency determined by a resonator thickness dimension, t3, influences the resonator area's ability to function as an active element trapping the acoustic energy. The inventors herein have observed a strong relationship between decreased resonator thickness and motional impedance. Double-sided and single-sided filter devices based on the same principles are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/669282 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/187 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903676 | Frady 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) | Trent J. Frady (Bloomfield, Indiana); Dustin L. Wilson (Odon, Indiana); Kyle R. Werner (Jasper, Indiana); Eric S. Moody (Bloomfield, Indiana); Nancy J. Flynn (Bloomington, Indiana); Michael P. Konerman (Bloomington, Indiana); Paul L. Schmidt (Bloomfield, Indiana); Robert E. Mullen (Bedford, Indiana); Mark R. Koi (Bloomington, Indiana); Nigel G. Wasil (Bedford, Indiana); Michael G. Daugherty (Mitchell, Indiana); Bret R. Mehringer (Jasper, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention can be generally described as a protection system. This protection system is formed by the integration of commonly available subsystems, which may be controlled by non-proprietary, open architecture software, which, in turn, may accommodate the commonly known “plug and play” capability. This allows the present invention to easily incorporate a variety of lethal (or less-than-lethal) weapon payloads as well as a variety of sensors and detectors; thereby providing the user with the first real, integrated system (of systems) solution capable of providing an enhanced situation awareness capability. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/943648 |
| 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 342/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903946 | Wu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keng-Chih Wu (Cranbury, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A power supply for a capacitive-resistive load includes plural paralleled phase correcting modules together with current sharing controllers for tending to equalize their currents. Each module is provided with a diode, poled to prevent forward current from flowing in the return current path, for aiding in equalizing module currents. Surge currents are reduced by a single saturable reactor coupled to the combined outputs of current sharing controllers, thereby avoiding the need for soft-start in each controller. A precharging path extends from a source of pulsating direct voltage to the load, for precharging the load capacitance at turn-on. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/701212 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric power conversion systems 363/65 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904032 | Cain |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Bibb Cain (Indialantic, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless communication network includes a plurality of mobile nodes each including a transceiver, a phased array antenna connected to the transceiver, and a controller connected to the transceiver. The controller schedules a respective semi-permanent time slot for each time frame to establish a communication link with each neighboring mobile node and leaves at least one available time slot in each time frame. Each time frame has up to N semi-permanent time slots and at least 2N−1 available time slots. The controller also schedules the at least one available time slot to also serve the communication link with a neighboring mobile node based upon link communications demand. The phased array antenna is aimed by the controller towards each neighboring mobile node during communication therewith. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/043457 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904074 | Trussell, Jr. 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) | C. Ward Trussell, Jr. (Woodbridge, Virginia); Vernon King (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A diode-pumped microlaser in accordance with the present invention includes a diode pump, a first lens, a second lens and a laser glass. The diode pump generates an input pump beam. The first lens and second lens manipulate the pump beam by collimating the pump beam in focal planes that are perpendicular to each other. The laser glass receives the manipulated pump beam from the second lens and converts the pump beam into a laser beam. The laser glass is further doped with predetermined amounts by weight of Erbium and Ytterbium to ensure that an output laser beam with an eyesafe wavelength is generated. The microlaser further includes a passive Q-switch made of a Cobalt-spinel material, which receives the output laser beam and generates laser pulses using passive switching techniques, independent of any external temperature control. This configuration allows the microlaser to function as a laser rangefinder over extended temperature ranges in a manner that is eyesafe to the user. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/389759 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904124 | Staver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Arthur Staver (Scotia, New York); Nick Andrew Van Stralen (Ballston Lake, New York); Robert Gideon Wodnicki (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A real time imaging system includes a programmable detector framing node controlling generation of radiation and controlling radioscopic image detection. Radioscopic image data is acquired and communicated by the detector framing node independently of a host computer operating system. The detector framing node controls events in real time according to an event instruction sequence and communicates the received radioscopic image data to host memory through a computer communication bus. The image data is received from a selected flat panel detector of a plurality of different flat panel detectors. The detector framing node is programmable by way of a pair of JTAG loops. The JTAG loops receive programming instructions from the host computer and from a pair of JTAG ports. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/774553 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904222 | Cooke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald A. Cooke (Greensboro, North Carolina); Kenneth M. McGovern (Burlington, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical fiber splice protection apparatus that allows optical fiber to be spliced and placed in position on a mandrel in cases of assembling a module or repairing optical fiber that has been broken. The present invention comprises a splice protector affixed to a mandrel and a rotation sleeve for winding excess fiber onto the mandrel. The rotation sleeve is located between the splice protector and an adjacent mandrel. The rotation sleeve facilitates winding excess fiber onto the mandrel, and has a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the hydrophone assembly with a groove to receive the fiber and maintain the fiber's minimum bend radius. The splice protector and the rotation sleeve are substantially semi-circular in cross-section. A method is also provided for protecting spliced optical fibers using a splice protector and rotation sleeve. |
| FILED | Saturday, June 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/604161 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/135 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904344 | LaPlante et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ActiveShock, Inc. (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. LaPlante (Willington, Connecticut); William T. Larkins (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A semi-active control methodology is provided for a spring/mass system, for example a real-time adjustable shock absorber system. The methodology includes defining a plurality of operating zones based on system parameters and user-definable or preset inputs. The methodology also includes processing to account for non-inertial spring/mass system response and multidimensional forces acting on the system, and an acceleration hedge calculation to accurately define system operation at extrema of travel. The methodology is generally directed at producing a plurality of valve control signals, selecting among the valve control signals, and applying the selected control signal to the valve in a closed-loop feedback system to adjust the energy in the spring/mass system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/838680 |
| 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 71/37 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
06904422 — Adaptive control system having direct output feedback and related apparatuses and methods
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony J. Calise (Atlanta, Georgia); Naira Hovakimyan (Smyrna, Georgia); Moshe Idan (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | An adaptive control system (ACS) uses direct output feedback to control a plant. The ACS uses direct adaptive output feedback control developed for highly uncertain nonlinear systems, that does not rely on state estimation. The approach is also applicable to systems of unknown, but bounded dimension, whose output has known, but otherwise arbitrary relative degree. This includes systems with both parameter uncertainty and unmodeled dynamics. The result is achieved by extending the universal function approximation property of linearly parameterized neural networks to model unknown system dynamics from input/output data. The network weight adaptation rule is derived from Lyapunov stability analysis, and guarantees that the adapted weight errors and the tracking error are bounded. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/865659 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904444 | Picciolo 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) | Michael L. Picciolo (Silver Spring, Maryland); Karl Gerlach (Dunkirk, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An adaptive signal processing system utilizes a pseudo-median cascaded canceller to compute a set of complex adaptive weights and generate a filtered output signal. The system includes a plurality of building blocks arranged in a Gram-Schmidt cascaded canceller-type configuration for sequentially decorrelating input signals from each other to thereby yield a single filtered output signal. Each building block includes a local main input channel which receives a local main input signal, a local auxiliary input channel which receives a local auxiliary input signal, and a local output channel which sends a local filtered output signal. Each building block generates a complex adaptive weight which is the sample median value of the real and imaginary parts of the ratio of local main input weight training data to local auxiliary input weight training data, and each building block generates a local output signal utilizing the complex adaptive weight. The effect of non-Gaussian noise contamination on the convergence MOE of the system is negligible. In addition, when desired signal components are included in weight training data they cause little loss of noise cancellation. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/835127 |
| ART UNIT | 2124 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2119 | Clark 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) | Joseph A. Clark (Arlington, Virginia); Jane A. Young (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Biological agents in solution within an underwater treatment zone are transferred by infusion to living cells under an acoustic energy field of limited duration and certain accompanying water flow and temperature conditions to maximize processing efficiency. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/971839 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/173.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | H. Robert Horvitz (Auburndale, Massachusetts); Michael Hengartner (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to genes, referred to herein as cell death-protective genes, which protect cells against programmed cell death by antagonizing the activities of genes which cause cell death. As described herein, a cell death-protective gene from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, called ced-9 has been identified, sequenced, and characterized. In addition, mutations which inactivate the ced-9 gene are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 06, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/993420 |
| 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 424/93.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902886 | Citovsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vitaly H. Citovsky (Commack, New York); Yoon Rhee (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of determining the presence of a nuclear localization signal and/or the presence of a nuclear export signal in a protein of interest. The invention further provides chimeric nucleic acids and recombinant host cells for use in such methods. Additionally provided is a nucleic acid molecule encoding a modified LexA protein, wherein the modified LexA protein has no nuclear localization signal, as well as the modified LexA protein itself. In the nuclear import assay, if a protein of interest fused to a mLexA-Gal4AD hybrid contains a functional NLS, the fusion product will enter the yeast cell nucleus and activate the expression of reporter genes. In the nuclear export assay, if a protein of interest fused to a mLexA-SV40 NLS-Gal4AD hybrid contains a functional NES, the fusion product localized to the cell nucleus will exit into the cytoplasm, decreasing the reporter gene expression levels. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/435274 |
| 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902895 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosphere, Inc. (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert L. Letsinger (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert C. Mucic (Glendale, California); James J. Storhoff (Evanston, Illinois); Robert Elghanian (Skokie, Illinois); Thomas A. Taton (Little Canada, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparticles and have sequences complementary to portions of the sequence of the nucleic acid. A detectable change (preferably a color change) is brought about as a result of the hybridization of the oligonucleotides on the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid. The invention also provides compositions and kits comprising particles. The invention further provides methods of synthesizing unique nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugates, the conjugates produced by the methods, and methods of using the conjugates. In addition, the invention provides nanomaterials and nanostructures comprising nanoparticles and methods of nanofabrication utilizing nanoparticles. Finally, the invention provides a method of separating a selected nucleic acid from other nucleic acids. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/976900 |
| 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 06902896 | Ranum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura P. W. Ranum (St. Paul, Minnesota); John W. Day (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Christina Liquori (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for identifying individuals not at risk for developing myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2), and individuals that have or are at risk for developing DM2. The present invention also provides isolated polynucleotides that include a repeat tract within intron 1 of the zinc finger protein 9. |
| FILED | Friday, May 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/143266 |
| 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 06902907 | Tsui et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HSC Research Development Corporation (Toronto, Canada); The Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lap-Chee Tsui (Toronto, Canada); John R. Riordan (Toronto, Canada); Francis S. Collins (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Johanna M. Rommens (Willowdale, Canada); Michael C. Iannuzzi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Bat-Sheva Kerem (Toronto, Canada); Mitchell L. Drumm (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Manuel Buchwald (Toronto, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The cystic fibrosis gene and its gene product are described for both the normal and mutant forms. The genetic and protein information is used in developing DNA diagnosis, protein diagnosis, carrier and patient screening, drug and gene therapy, cloning of the gene and manufacture of the protein, and development of cystic fibrosis affected animals. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 1994 |
| APPL NO | 08/252778 |
| 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 06902926 | Ward et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont); McGill University (Quebec, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary E. Ward (Essex Junction, Vermont); Carolyn G. Conant (San Francisco, California); Brian Ward (Montreal, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides polypeptide fragments derived from TgAMA-1, nucleic acids that encode the polypeptide fragments, and TgAMA-binding polypeptides such as antibodies. Methods for using the polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules to produce vaccines are also provided. In addition the invention provides methods involving use of the polypeptides, nucleic acids, and binding polypeptides, such as antibodies, for the prevention and treatment of Toxoplasmosis. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/039770 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/258.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902930 | Liang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Liang (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides the receptors for Mob-5 (IL-24). One of the Mob-5 receptors comprises IL-22R1 and IL-20R2. Another Mob-5 receptor comprises IL-20R1 and IL-22R2. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting the Mob-5 receptor as well as methods of detecting cancer by detecting the presence of the Mob-5 receptor. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 29, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/233873 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902931 | Toner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Coporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehmet Toner (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Michael Russo (Wakefield, Massachusetts); Robert Bieganski (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A preservation method for biological material having cell membranes includes reversibly porating the cell membranes; loading a bio-protective agent having bio-preservation properties to a predetermined intracellular concentration; preparing the bio-protective agent loaded biological material for storage; storing the biological material; recovering the stored biological material from storage; and reversing the cell membrane poration. H5 α-toxin, a genetically engineered mutant of Staphylococcus aureus α-hemolysin, may be used as a porating agent. Non-permeating sugars such as trehalose and sucrose may be used as the bio-protective agent. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/443842 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/374 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902932 | Altman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tissue Regeneration, Inc. (Medford, Massachusetts); Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory H. Altman (Dedham, Massachusetts); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Rebecca L. Horan (Westfield, Massachusetts); David J. Horan (Westfield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel silk-fiber-based matrix having a wire-rope geometry for use in producing a ligament or tendon, particularly an anterior cruciate ligament, ex vivo for implantation into a recipient in need thereof. The invention further provides the novel silk-fiber-based matrix which is seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form a ligament or tendon ex vivo. Also disclosed is a bioengineered ligament comprising the silk-fiber-based matrix seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form the ligament or tendon. A method for producing a ligament or tendon ex vivo comprising the novel silk-fiber-based matrix is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/008924 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903079 | Jagtap et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Beverly, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prakash Jagtap (Beverly, Massachusetts); Garry Southan (Salem, Massachusetts); Andrew Salzman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Csaba Szabo (Gloucester, Massachusetts); Siya Ram (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a novel class of substituted nucleoside derivatives having the formula: A-Z1-L-Z2-G wherein: A and G are connected via Z1 and Z2 respectively, to a linker, L; and A is: wherein: X1 and X2 are N; X3 is —N═CH; R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl, NH2, OH, SH, Cl, NHR9, or N═NR9, where R9 is alkyl, aryl, or arylalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently alkyl, or R5 and R6 taken together form a —C(CH3)2— group; Z1 is —CH2O—, —CH2NR10—, —CH2NR10C(O)—, —CONR10—, —CO2—, —CH2NHCONH—, —CH2—, —CH2NHCSNH—, —CO—, —CH2CO2—, —NHCO2—, —S—, —SO2—, —CH2S—, or —SO—; Z2 is —NR10CO—, —C(O)NR10—, —NHCONH—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)O—, NHCS, —CSNH—, —NHCSNH—, —O—, —CO—, —OCO—, —OCONH—, —NH—, —CH2—, —CH—alkyl—, —NHCO2—, —S—, —SO2—, CS—, or —SO—; L is H, O, S, C1-15 alkylene chain optionally substituted in one or more positions, a 5, 6 or 7 membered carbocycle, piperidine, piperazine, pyrole, imidazole, benzimidazole, tetrazoles, indole, isoquinoline, quinoline, or pyrrolidine, any of the 5, 6 or 7 membered carbocycle, piperidine, piperazine, pyrole, imidazole, benzimidazole, tetrazoles, indole, isoquinoline, quinoline, or pyrrolidine groups being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more lower alkyl, hydroxyl, keto, amino, aminoalkyl, halo, or alkoxy groups, provided that L is not H when Z1 is O, and when L=H, Z2 and G are absent; and G is H, OH, SH, NH2, CO2H, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, carbocyclic, biphenyl, piperidine, piperazine, pyrole, imidazole, benzimidazole, tetrazole, indole, isoquinoline, quinoline, isoindolinyl, tetrahydroindolinonyl, phthalimidyl, or pyrrolidine. Pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and using the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or mixtures thereof are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/320780 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903081 | Borch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard F. Borch (Lafayette, Indiana); Hugo Garrido-Hernandez (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sandra C. Tobias (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel phosphoramidate derivatives of hydroxy functional or amino functional compounds, including amino acids, peptides, peptidomimetics and nucleotide analogs, are described. The compounds enable enhanced intracellular delivery of drugs as their corresponding phosphate esters or amides. Described phosphoramidate compounds exhibit antiproliferative activity. Pharmaceutical formulations are provided for treatment of cancers. |
| FILED | Friday, March 30, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/822376 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/137 |
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| US 06903183 | Stocco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Tech University Health Services Center (Lubbock, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas M. Stocco (Lubbock, Texas); Barbara J. Clark (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods relating to the regulation of transport of cholesterol into the mitochondria of a cell and, therefore, for the regulation of steroidogenesis are provided. Compositions include nucleic acid molecules encoding a steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), StAR protein molecules and peptides having amino acid sequences as disclosed herein, and anti-StAR antibodies. Methods include immunoassays using anti-StAR antibodies and nucleic acid based screening methods for pathologies correlated with defects in StAR, such as lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia and dose sensitive sex reversal. In addition, these compositions and methods may be useful for treatment of steroid hormone-dependent disorders, in particular, for lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia. |
| FILED | Monday, July 10, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/612894 |
| 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: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
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| US 06903184 | Ades 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) | Edwin W. Ades (Atlanta, Georgia); Scott E. Johnson (Lilburn, Georgia); Danny L. Jue (Tucker, Georgia); Jacquelyn S. Sampson (College Park, Georgia); George M. Carlone (Stone Mountain, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a nucleic acid encoding the 37-kDa pneumococcal surface adhesion A protein (PsaA) from Streptococcus pneumoniae. The invention also provides purified polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid encoding the 37-kDa protein from and the nucleic acids comprising unique fragment of at least 10 nucleotides of the 37-kDa protein. Additionally, multiple antigenic peptides that provide protection against S. pneumoniae challenge are provided. These multiple antigen peptides comprise the peptides that immunospecifically bind to the monoclonal antibodies. Also provided are vaccines comprising such immunogenic peptides, and methods of conferring protective immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by administering therapeutic composition comprising the immunogenic peptides of the invention. Also provided are methods of detecting the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a sample using antibodies or antigens and methods of preventing and treating Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in a subject. |
| FILED | Monday, July 10, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/613092 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
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| US 06903185 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin-Soo Kim (Inchon, South Korea); Carl O. Pabo (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Chimeric proteins, and methods for their production and use are disclosed. The chimeric proteins comprise a flexible linker between two zinc finger DNA-binding domains, wherein the linker comprises eight or more amino acids between the second conserved histidine residue of the carboxy-terminal zinc finger of the first domain and the first conserved cysteine residue of the amino-terminal zinc finger of the second domain. |
| FILED | Monday, May 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/146221 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
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| US 06903189 | Schimmel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Schimmel (La Jolla, California); Keisuke Wakasugi (Shizuoka, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions comprising truncated tryptophanyl tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for regulating angiogenesis, as well as nucleic acids encoding such truncated tRNA synthetase polypeptides. Methods of making and using such compositions are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/813718 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 06903207 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosphere, Inc. (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert L. Letsinger (Wilmette, Illinois); Robert C. Mucic (Glendale, California); James J. Storhoff (Evanston, Illinois); Robert Elghanian (Skokie, Illinois); Thomas A. Taton (Little Canada, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of detecting a nucleic acid. The methods comprise contacting the nucleic acid with one or more types of particles having oligonucleotides attached thereto. In one embodiment of the method, the oligonucleotides are attached to nanoparticles and have sequences complementary to portions of the sequence of the nucleic acid. A detectable change (preferably a color change) is brought about as a result of the hybridization of the oligonucleotides on the nanoparticles to the nucleic acid. The invention also provides compositions and kits comprising particles. The invention further provides methods of synthesizing unique nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugates, the conjugates produced by the methods, and methods of using the conjugates. In addition, the invention provides nanomaterials and nanostructures comprising nanoparticles and methods of nanofabrication utilizing nanoparticles. Finally, the invention provides a method of separating a selected nucleic acid from other nucleic acids. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/976601 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/25.300 |
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| US 06903244 | Keating et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark T. Keating (Salt Lake City, Utah); Dean Y. Li (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Elastin, the main component of arterial extracellular matrix, was thought to have a purely structural role. Consistent with this view, elastin hemizygous mice maintain arterial extensibility by increasing the number of elastic lamellae during development. However, mice lacking elastin die of obstructive arterial pathology. This pathology results from subendothelial proliferation and reorganization of smooth muscle, cellular changes similar to those observed in atherosclerosis. Thus, elastin is a molecular determinant of arterial morphogenesis and likely plays a central role in vascular disease. Mice which are heterozygous and null for the elastin gene have been developed. These mice are extremely useful for screening for drugs useful for treating persons with atherosclerosis, hypertension, SVAS or other vascular diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, February 26, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/258217 |
| 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 |
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| US 06904305 | Tsekos |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaos V. Tsekos (Creve Coeur, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The combination of contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR-guided subcutaneous core biopsy can be used as a robust approach for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. MRI provides the means to accurately position and monitor interventional procedures such as biopsy, removal of tissue or other transcanular procedures. MRI may also be used in this invention to position and monitor the progress of breast conserving therapies (BCT), such as laser photo-ablation, cryoablation and localized hyperthermia. The general practice of this invention is to provide a remotely controlled apparatus for MR-guided interventional procedures in the breast. The apparatus allows the practice of a method that provides flexibility in conditioning the breast, i.e. orientation and degree of compression, and in setting the trajectory of the intervention. To that end, a robust conditioning/positioning device, fitted with the appropriate degrees of freedom, enhances the efficacy and efficiency of breast interventions by providing the flexibility in planning and executing an appropriate procedure strategy that better suits interventional procedures, either those in current use or yet to be developed. The novelty and potential commercial success of the device originates from its high maneuverability to set and perform the procedure strategy and its adaptability to accommodate an array of interventional probes. Remote control of this device can allow planning the operation and performing the relevant tasks in a short period, for example, within the contrast window provided by a single injection of a contrast agent, and this feature can be operator-independent. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/028050 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/417 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904323 | Samulski |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thaddeus V. Samulski (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for providing hyperthermia treatment for enhancing cancer therapy includes an applicator body and a plurality of antennas operatively associated with the applicator body. The applicator body has a concave profile extending from an aperture and defines an open cavity for receiving RF standing waves. The antennas are arrayed for transmitting RF standing waves at respective selected amplitudes and relative phases into the cavity and generally toward a tumor-containing tissue disposed in operative alignment with the antennas. In use, the tissue such as a breast or chest wall is immersed in the cavity or supported on a pillow mounted to the cavity. The cavity contains a fluid such as deionized water through which the RF energy is transmitted to heat the tissue. The hyperthermia treatment can be used to enhance the effects of a cancer-related therapy such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/437838 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/101 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904390 | Nikitin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C. (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexei V. Nikitin (Lawrence, Kansas); Mark G. Frei (Lawrence, Kansas); Naresh C. Bhavaraju (Lawrence, Kansas); Ivan Osorio (Leawood, Kansas); Ruslan Davidchack (Wigston, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, computer program, and system for real-time signal analysis providing characterization of temporally-evolving densities and distributions of signal features of arbitrary-type signals in a moving time window by tracking output of order statistic filters (also known as percentile, quantile, or rank-order filters). Given a raw input signal of arbitrary type, origin, or scale, the present invention enables automated quantification and detection of changes in the distribution of any set of quantifiable features of that signal as they occur in time. Furthermore, the present invention's ability to rapidly and accurately detect changes in certain features of an input signal can also enable prediction in cases where the detected changes associated with an increased likelihood of future signal changes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/404850 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/188 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 06901802 | Datskos |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Panagiotis G. Datskos (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor for detecting acoustic energy includes a microstructure tuned to a predetermined acoustic frequency and a device for detecting movement of the microstructure. A display device is operatively linked to the movement detecting device. When acoustic energy strikes the acoustic sensor, acoustic energy having a predetermined frequency moves the microstructure, where the movement is detected by the movement detecting device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/676286 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/651 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06901904 | Martin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mechanology, LLC (Attleboro, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jedd N. Martin (Providence, Rhode Island); Stephen M. Chomyszak (Attleboro, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a toroidal intersecting vane machine incorporating intersecting rotors to form primary and secondary chambers whose porting configurations minimize friction and maximize efficiency. Specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide a toroidal intersecting vane machine that greatly reduces the frictional losses through intersecting surfaces without the need for external gearing by modifying the width of one or both tracks at the point of intermeshing. The inventions described herein relate to these improvements. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/744229 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/221 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902600 | Goval et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Goval (Knoxville, Tennessee); Robert K. Williams (Knoxville, Tennessee); Donald M. Kroeger (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A biaxially textured alloy article having a magnetism less than pure Ni includes a rolled and annealed compacted and sintered powder-metallurgy preform article, the preform article having been formed from a powder mixture selected from the group of mixtures consisting of: at least 60 at % Ni powder and at least one of Cr powder, W powder, V powder, Mo powder, Cu powder, Al powder, Ce powder, YSZ powder, Y powder, Mg powder, and RE powder; the article having a fine and homogeneous grain structure; and having a dominant cube oriented {100}<100> orientation texture; and further having a Curie temperature less than that of pure Ni. |
| FILED | Monday, October 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/281509 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/245 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902701 | Hughes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Hughes (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark W. Jenkins (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Richard Kottenstette (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Sanjay V. Patel (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A chemical-sensing apparatus is formed from the combination of a chemical preconcentrator which sorbs and concentrates particular volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and one or more chemiresistors that sense the VOCs after the preconcentrator has been triggered to release them in concentrated form. Use of the preconcentrator and chemiresistor(s) in combination allows the VOCs to be detected at lower concentration than would be possible using the chemiresistor(s) alone and further allows measurements to be made in a variety of fluids, including liquids (e.g. groundwater). Additionally, the apparatus provides a new mode of operation for sensing VOCs based on the measurement of decay time constants, and a method for background correction to improve measurement precision. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/974327 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902827 | Kelly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James John Kelly (Oakland, California); Steven Howard Goods (Livermore, California); Nancy Yuan-Chi Yang (Lafayette, California); Charles Henry Cadden (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for electrodepositing a low stress nickel-manganese multilayer alloy on an electrically conductive substrate is provided. The process includes the steps of immersing the substrate in an electrodeposition solution containing a nickel salt and a manganese salt and repeatedly passing an electric current through an immersed surface of the substrate. The electric current is alternately pulsed for predetermined durations between a first electrical current that is effective to electrodeposit nickel and a second electrical current that is effective to electrodeposit nickel and manganese. A multilayered alloy having adjacent layers of nickel and a nickel-manganese alloy on the immersed surface of the substrate is thereby produced. The resulting multilayered alloy exhibits low internal stress, high strength and ductility, and high strength retention upon exposure to heat. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/222534 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/635 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903505 | McNulty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Francis McNulty (Ballston Lake, New York); Anil Raj Duggal (Niskayuna, New York); Larry Gene Turner (Schenectady, New York); Joseph John Shiang (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting member, which comprises two electrodes and an organic electroluminescent material disposed between the electrodes, and at least one organic photoluminescent (“PL”) material. The light-emitting member emits light having a first spectrum in response to a voltage applied across the two electrodes. The organic PL material absorbs a portion of the light emitted by the light-emitting member and emits light having second spectrum different than the first spectrum. The light-emitting device can include an inorganic PL material that absorbs another portion of the light emitted from the light-emitting member and emits light having a third spectrum different than both the first and the second spectra. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/683345 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/504 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903861 | Allen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Allen (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A microelectromechanical (MEM) optical switching apparatus is disclosed that is based on an erectable mirror which is formed on a rotatable stage using surface micromachining. An electrostatic actuator is also formed on the substrate to rotate the stage and mirror with a high angular precision. The mirror can be erected manually after fabrication of the device and used to redirect an incident light beam at an arbitrary angel and to maintain this state in the absence of any applied electrical power. A 1×N optical switch can be formed using a single rotatable mirror. In some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of rotatable mirrors can be configured so that the stages and mirrors rotate in unison when driven by a single micromotor thereby forming a 2×2 optical switch which can be used to switch a pair of incident light beams, or as a building block to form a higher-order optical switch. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/763913 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/291 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904069 | Honea et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Honea (Sunol, California); Raymond J. Beach (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser gain medium having a layered coating on at least certain surfaces of the laser gain medium. The layered coating having a reflective inner material and an absorptive scattering outside material. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/752848 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904366 | Patzek et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tadeusz Wiktor Patzek (Oakland, California); Dimitriy Borisovich Silin (Pleasant Hill, California); Asoke Kumar De (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A control system and method for determining optimal fluid injection pressure is based upon a model of a growing hydrofracture due to waterflood injection pressure. This model is used to develop a control system optimizing the injection pressure by using a prescribed injection goal coupled with the historical times, pressures, and volume of injected fluid at a single well. In this control method, the historical data is used to derive two major flow components: the transitional component, where cumulative injection volume is scaled as the square root of time, and a steady-state breakthrough component, which scales linearly with respect to time. These components provide diagnostic information and allow for the prevention of rapid fracture growth and associated massive water break through that is an important part of a successful waterflood, thereby extending the life of both injection and associated production wells in waterflood secondary oil recovery operations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 02, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/115766 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 06902326 | Ames et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence L. Ames (San Jose, California); David F. Leary (Palo Alto, California); Paul V. Mammini (Rocklin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a simple apparatus and a convenient and accurate method of mounting the components to form an off-axis reflective optical apparatus such as a collimator. In one embodiment, an off-axis reflective optical apparatus comprises a mounting block having a ferrule holder support surface and an off-axis reflector support surface which is generally perpendicular to the ferrule holder support surface. An optical reflector is mounted on the off-axis reflector support surface and has a reflected beam centerline. The optical reflector has a conic reflective surface and a conic center. A ferrule holder is mounted on the ferrule holder support surface. The ferrule holder provides a ferrule for coupling to an optical fiber and orienting a fiber tip of the optical fiber along a fiber axis toward the optical reflector. The fiber axis is nonparallel to the reflected beam centerline. Prior to mounting the optical reflector to the off-axis reflector support surface and prior to mounting the ferrule holder to the ferrule holder support surface, the optical reflector is movable on the off-axis reflector surface and the ferrule holder is movable on the ferrule holder support surface to align the conic center of the optical reflector with respect to the fiber tip of the optical fiber, and the apparatus has at least one of the following features: (1) the optical reflector is movable on the off-axis reflector support surface to adjust a focus of the fiber tip with respect to the optical reflector, and (2) the ferrule holder is movable on the ferrule holder support surface to adjust the focus of the fiber tip with respect to the optical reflector. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/349758 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/60 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902909 | Navran, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Synthecon, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen S. Navran, Jr. (Houston, Texas); Roger Akers (Houston, Texas); William J. Anderson (Richmond, Texas); Adrian F. Dinges, Jr. (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process has been developed for the production of human recombinant polypeptides using transformed mammalian cells cultured in a horizontally rotating culture vessel modulated to create low shear, high mass transfer conditions. The resulting recombinant polypeptide has bioactivity and is produced in increase amounts. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/614428 |
| 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 06903685 | Arndt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Dickey Arndt (Friendswood, Texas); Phong H. Ngo (Friendswood, Texas); Henry A. Chen (Houston, Texas); Chau T. Phan (Houston, Texas); Brian A. Bourgeois (Houston, Texas); John Dusl (Houston, Texas); Brent W. Hill (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | System and methods are disclosed for passively determining the location of a moveable transmitter utilizing a pair of phase shifts at a receiver for extracting a direction vector from a receiver to the transmitter. In a preferred embodiment, a phase difference between the transmitter and receiver is extracted utilizing a noncoherent demodulator in the receiver. The receiver includes antenna array with three antenna elements, which preferably are patch antenna elements aced apart by one-half wavelength. Three receiver channels are preferably utilized for simultaneously processing the received signal from each of the three antenna elements. Multipath transmission paths for each of the three receiver channels are indexed so that comparisons of the same multipath component are made for each of the three receiver channels. The phase difference for each received signal is determined by comparing only the magnitudes of received and stored modulation signals to determine a winning modulation symbol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/612562 |
| 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 342/465 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903687 | Fink et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick W. Fink (Fresno, Texas); Andrew W. Chu (Friendswood, Texas); Justin A. Dobbins (Houston, Texas); Greg Y. Lin (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel feed structure, for an antenna having a resonant electric field structure, comprising a patch element, an integrated circuit attached to the patch element, at least one inner conductor electrically connected to and terminating at the integrated circuit on a first end of the at least one inner conductor, wherein the at least one inner conductor extends through and is not electrically connected to the patch element, and wherein the at least one inner conductor is available for electrical connectivity on a second end of the at least one inner conductor, and an outer conductor electrically connected to and terminating at the patch element on a first end of the outer conductor, wherein the outer conductor is available for electrical connectivity on a second end of the outer conductor, and wherein the outer conductor concentrically surrounds the at least one inner conductor from the second end of the at least one inner conductor available for electrical connectivity to the first end of the outer conductor terminating at the patch element. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/449905 |
| 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 |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent H. Varel (Hastings, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Plant-derived oils, carvacrol and thymol, when added to human or animal waste reduce the production of gas and short-chain volatile fatty acids, and the viability of total anaerobic bacteria and fecal coliforms. In an embodiment, carvacrol or thymol are combined with eugenol. |
| FILED | Monday, August 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/227727 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/76.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902886 | Citovsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vitaly H. Citovsky (Commack, New York); Yoon Rhee (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of determining the presence of a nuclear localization signal and/or the presence of a nuclear export signal in a protein of interest. The invention further provides chimeric nucleic acids and recombinant host cells for use in such methods. Additionally provided is a nucleic acid molecule encoding a modified LexA protein, wherein the modified LexA protein has no nuclear localization signal, as well as the modified LexA protein itself. In the nuclear import assay, if a protein of interest fused to a mLexA-Gal4AD hybrid contains a functional NLS, the fusion product will enter the yeast cell nucleus and activate the expression of reporter genes. In the nuclear export assay, if a protein of interest fused to a mLexA-SV40 NLS-Gal4AD hybrid contains a functional NES, the fusion product localized to the cell nucleus will exit into the cytoplasm, decreasing the reporter gene expression levels. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/435274 |
| 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903246 | Gallie |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel R. Gallie (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a new dehydroascorbate reductase (“DHAR”) genes from Triticum aestivum, which is useful in modulating ascorbic acid levels in plants. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/161195 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — 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 8/298 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin-Soo Kim (Inchon, South Korea); Carl O. Pabo (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Chimeric proteins, and methods for their production and use are disclosed. The chimeric proteins comprise a flexible linker between two zinc finger DNA-binding domains, wherein the linker comprises eight or more amino acids between the second conserved histidine residue of the carboxy-terminal zinc finger of the first domain and the first conserved cysteine residue of the amino-terminal zinc finger of the second domain. |
| FILED | Monday, May 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/146221 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903366 | Heath et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Heath (Santa Monica, California); R. Stanley Williams (Mountain View, California); Philip J. Kuekes (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A route to the fabrication of electronic devices is provided, in which the devices consist of two crossed wires sandwiching an electrically addressable molecular species. The approach is extremely simple and inexpensive to implement, and scales from wire dimensions of several micrometers down to nanometer-scale dimensions. The device of the present invention can be used to produce crossbar switch arrays, logic devices, memory devices, and communication and signal routing devices. The present invention enables construction of molecular electronic devices on a length scale than can range from micrometers to nanometers via a straightforward and inexpensive chemical assembly procedure. The device is either partially or completely chemically assembled, and the key to the scaling is that the location of the devices on the substrate are defined once the devices have been assembled, not prior to assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/699172 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06903873 | Joannopoulos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | OmniGuide Communications (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Shanhui Fan (Somerville, Massachusetts); Joshua N. Winn (Somerville, Massachusetts); Yoel Fink (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A reflector, a method of producing same and a method of creating high omnidirectional reflection for a predetermined range of frequencies of incident electromagnetic energy for any angle of incidence and any polarization. The reflector includes a structure with a surface and a refractive index variation along the direction perpendicular to the surface while remaining nearly uniform along the surface. The structure is configured such that i) a range of frequencies exists defining a photonic band gap for electromagnetic energy incident along the perpendicular direction of said surface, ii) a range of frequencies exists defining a photonic band gap for electromagnetic energy incident along a direction approximately 90° from the perpendicular direction of said surface, and iii) a range of frequencies exists which is common to both of said photonic band gaps. In an exemplary embodiment, the reflector is configured as a photonic crystal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/634099 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/584 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 06902909 | Navran, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Synthecon, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen S. Navran, Jr. (Houston, Texas); Roger Akers (Houston, Texas); William J. Anderson (Richmond, Texas); Adrian F. Dinges, Jr. (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process has been developed for the production of human recombinant polypeptides using transformed mammalian cells cultured in a horizontally rotating culture vessel modulated to create low shear, high mass transfer conditions. The resulting recombinant polypeptide has bioactivity and is produced in increase amounts. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/614428 |
| 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 06902913 | Betlach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kosan Biosciences, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melanie C. Betlach (Burlingame, California); Mary Betlach (San Francisco, California); Robert McDaniel (Palo Alto, California); Li Tang (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Recombinant DNA compounds that encode all or a portion of the narbonolide polyketide synthase are used to express recombinant polyketide synthase genes in host cells for the production of narbonolide, narbonolide derivatives, and polyketides that are useful as antibiotics and as intermediates in the synthesis of compounds with pharmaceutical value. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 22, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/793708 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/72 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06902932 | Altman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tissue Regeneration, Inc. (Medford, Massachusetts); Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory H. Altman (Dedham, Massachusetts); David L. Kaplan (Concord, Massachusetts); Rebecca L. Horan (Westfield, Massachusetts); David J. Horan (Westfield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel silk-fiber-based matrix having a wire-rope geometry for use in producing a ligament or tendon, particularly an anterior cruciate ligament, ex vivo for implantation into a recipient in need thereof. The invention further provides the novel silk-fiber-based matrix which is seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form a ligament or tendon ex vivo. Also disclosed is a bioengineered ligament comprising the silk-fiber-based matrix seeded with pluripotent cells that proliferate and differentiate on the matrix to form the ligament or tendon. A method for producing a ligament or tendon ex vivo comprising the novel silk-fiber-based matrix is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, November 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/008924 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 06904072 | Cox et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Finisar Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Cox (New Brighton, Minnesota); Eva Strzelecka (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A VCSEL with current confinement achieved by an oxide insulating region and by an ion implant region. An annular shaped oxide layer is formed, and a gain guide ion implant is formed. The ion implant gain guide includes a central region having high conductivity. The VCSEL further includes first and second mirrors that are separated by an optical path of at least one wavelength. Furthermore, the oxide insulating region beneficially has a optical path of less than ¼ wavelength. The ion implanted spatial region is beneficially concentrically aligned with the oxide insulating region. |
| FILED | Friday, December 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/028437 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06904329 | Barto et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry D. Barto (Austin, Texas); Yiwei Li (Austin, Texas); Steven C. Nettles (Johnson City, Texas); H. Van Dyke Parunak (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating a cost function for processing a candidate workpiece using a resource includes identifying processing requirements for the candidate workpiece. A first committed capacity of the resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements associated with other workpieces having processing requirements compatible with the processing requirements of the candidate workpiece. A second committed capacity of the resource is determined based on a schedule of engagements associated with other workpieces having processing requirements not compatible with the processing requirements of the candidate workpiece. The cost function is generated based on the first and second committed capacities. A system includes a resource for processing a candidate workpiece and at least one scheduling agent. The scheduling agent is configured to identify processing requirements for the candidate workpiece, determine a first committed capacity of the resource based on a schedule of engagements associated with other workpieces having processing requirements compatible with the processing requirements of the candidate workpiece, determine a second committed capacity of the resource based on a schedule of engagements associated with other workpieces having processing requirements not compatible with the processing requirements of the candidate workpiece, and generate the cost function based on the first and second committed capacities. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/233197 |
| ART UNIT | 2125 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 06903470 | Doherty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kieran Doherty (Oro Valley, Arizona); Shannon Rogers (Alpharetta, Georgia); William Scherzinger (Tucson, Arizona); David Stout (Tucson, Arizona); Simon Waddell (Tucson, Arizona); Ming Xu (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A rectifier hub and associated cooling method provide increased cooling efficiency for rotating rectifier diodes in a dry cavity generator. The rectifier hub has an inner and an outer circumferential surface and includes at least one pair of flow passages, and at least one flow channel. Each pair of flow passages extends between the hub inner and outer circumferential surfaces, and each flow channel is formed in the hub outer circumferential surface and couples the pair of flow passages in fluid communication with one another. This configuration allows a cooling medium to flow directly across the rectifier hub and cool the rectifier diodes mounted within drive cavities formed in the hub. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/225896 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/59 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 06904564 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G Harris (Laurel, Maryland); N. Oksana Lassowsky (Riva, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of summarizing a text by the following steps. Identifying the textual units in the text. Selecting a first set of textual units and identifying its textual units. Selecting a second set of textual units and identifying its textual units. Determining how many textual units are shared between the first and second sets of textual units. Selecting a third set of textual units between the first and second set of textual units and identifying its unique textual units. Determining the frequency of occurrence of the textual unit in the third set of textual units. Determining the frequency of occurrence of the textual unit in the text. Determining the proximity of the results of the last two steps. Calculating a score for the first set of textual units. Assigning the highest score to the first set of textual units. Selecting a numbers of first sets of textual units, according to score, as the summary of the text. |
| FILED | Monday, January 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/047245 |
| ART UNIT | 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/531 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 06903192 | Wagner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ry Wagner (Eugene, Oregon); Karen A. Hicks (Mt. Vernon, Ohio); Michelle T. Z. Spence (Capitola, Washington); Henriette Foss (Eugene, Oregon); Xiang Liang Liu (Eugene, Oregon); Michael F. Covington (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid molecules that encode plant proteins involved in photoperiodism and circadian rhythms are disclosed. These molecules may be introduced into plants in order to alter the photoperiodic and/or circadian clock-based gene expression of the plants. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/719885 |
| 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: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 06901647 | Foster et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ITT Manufacturing Enterprise, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Monty Jake Foster (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Joe Capobianco (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for accurately connecting a connector to a cable includes a securing device that secures the cable in place and a stop attached to the securing device. The stop is positioned so that a ferrule on the cable can rest against the stop. A connector installer is spaced from the securing device so that when the connector installer is engaged, the connector is force fitted onto the cable and ferrule pushing the ferrule against the stop. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/202893 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/505 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, June 07, 2005.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2005/fedinvent-patents-20050607.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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