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Patent Details for Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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| US 06929030 | Unger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc A. Unger (South San Francisco, California); Hou-Pu Chou (Foster City, California); Todd A. Thorsen (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California); Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Jian Liu (Pasadena, California); Mark L. Adams (Pasadena, California); Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/997205 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid handling 137/883 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929607 | Lipman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Neuroscience Toolworks, Inc. (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathon J. Lipman (Libertyville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, devices, and methods are provided for simultaneous assessment of a subject's subjective and objective pain states. These include a dolorimeter arrangement for determining a subject's cutaneous pain tolerance level at any site on the body. In certain preferred embodiments, the dolorimeter is hand-held and utilizes a sonar distance-measuring device. In another aspect, the systems, devices, and methods of the current invention include platforms effective for implementing pain monitoring methods that include delivering pain questionnaires to patients over a period of time points. The platforms may harvest analgesic drug data from nurses attending the patients, and may provide simple statistical analysis of collected data useful both at the bedside and at central base-stations. The platforms may provide additional functions based on analysis of patient pain data. Preferred embodiments of the current invention combine the dolorimeter arrangement with the platforms for implementing pain monitoring methods. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/841795 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/300 |
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| US 06929608 | Hutchinson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erin Hutchinson (Boston, Massachusetts); Mark Buchanan (Burlington, Massachusetts); Kullervo Hynynen (Medfield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for providing ultrasonic energy for deposition in body tissue including an array of elements having at least two different sizes and at least one element being aperiodically spaced with the respect to other elements in the array. Excitation of the elements produces a beam of ultrasonic energy having reduced grating lobes. Reduced grating lobe magnitude permits improved ultrasonic beam focusing and/or the use of larger element sizes. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 19, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/692294 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/439 |
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| US 06929730 | Lee et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Cheng Sheng Lee (Ellicott City, Maryland); Donald Lad DeVoe (Bethesday, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the invention relates to a microfluidic apparatus for performing two dimensional biomolecular separations. According to one aspect of the invention, after a first dimension separation in a first microchannel, the sample material is electrokinetically and simultaneously transferred to an array of microchannels in the second dimension (e.g., by changing the electric potentials at the reservoirs connected to the microchannels). Preferably any separation accomplished in the first dimension is completely retained upon transfer to the second dimension. According to another aspect of the invention, the separation in the second dimension is performed using a temperature gradient (e.g., a spatial or temporal temperature gradient). According to one embodiment of the invention, the biomolecular material comprises DNA and the first dimension separation is a sized-based separation and the second dimension separation is a sequence-based separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/135385 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929747 | Cramer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Cramer (Niskayuna, New York); James A. Moore (East Greenbush, New York); Sun Kyu Park (Daejon, South Korea); Nihal Tugcu (Woodbridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for separating one or more components of a biomolecule mixture by means of an ion exchange chromatographic system operated in the displacement mode includes sequentially perfusing the system with a first solution including the biomolecule mixture, and a second solution including a displacer having a structure selected from formula I and formula II: |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/377080 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/635 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929792 | Kupper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas S. Kupper (Weston, Massachusetts); Ulrich Von Andrian (Boston, Massachusetts); Caroline Robert (Sceaux, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated dendritic cells genetically modified to express a selectin polypeptide, optionally treated with activated platelets or membrane microparticles thereof. The invention also provides isolated platelet modified dendritic cells. Methods for delivering the modified dendritic cells to peripheral lymph nodes and methods for using the modified dendritic cells to stimulate immune responses also are provided. Vaccine compositions containing the modified dendritic cells also are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, March 31, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/540963 |
| 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 |
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| US 06929910 | Slamon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis J. Slamon (Woodland Hills, California); Juliana J. Oh (Rowland Heights, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the identification of the H37 tumor suppressor gene and methods of diagnosing and treating a disease or disorder characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation, such as a tumor or cancer. Diagnosis is accomplished examining or monitoring cells for perturbations in H37 expression or function. Treatment is accomplished by inserting a host cell compatible H37 expression vector or an effective amount of H37 protein into a cell or cells in need of treatment. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/957763 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 06929911 | Oefner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter J. Oefner (Redwood City, California); Peter A. Underhill (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel polymorphisms on the Y chromosome and methods of using these polymorphisms as well as known polymorphisms on the Y chromosome as indicators of evolutionary heritage. The polymorphisms of the present invention clustered to specific regions of the Y chromosome, and polymorphisms of particular use to the present methods are found in the non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome (NRY). These polymorphisms, including SNPs, insertions, and deletions, may be useful for numerous applications, including forensics, paternity testing, diagnosis and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/002623 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — 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 |
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| US 06929913 | Cheung |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ambrose Cheung (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A nucleic acid sequence required for regulating the autolytic activity of bacteria is provided. Also provided are polypeptides encoded by the gene or mutant gene as well as vector and host cells for expressing these polypeptides. Methods for identifying and using agents which interact with the gene or mutant gene or polypeptides encoded thereby to inhibit bacterial growth and infectivity are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/092264 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 06929915 | Benkovic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems. |
| FILED | Friday, April 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/125973 |
| 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 |
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| US 06929922 | Connor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Connor (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Stanley W. Hulet (Joppa, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are described for the use of transferrin binding as the basis for a diagnostic assay to identify pathologies consistent with demyelinating diseases including Multiple Sclerosis. In a specific embodiment the evaluation of transferrin binding, in brain tissue, is used in a method for the detection of multiple sclerosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 09, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/500713 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
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| US 06929925 | Zuker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles S. Zuker (San Diego, California); Jon E. Adler (Pacific Beach, California); Juergen Lindemeier (Werl, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention identifies nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sensory specific G-protein beta subunits that are specifically expressed in sensory cells, antibodies to such subunits, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and proteins, and methods of screening for modulators of sensory cell specific beta subunits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/492029 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929940 | Richards et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nigel Gordon John Richards (Gainesville, Florida); Christopher Harry Chang (Gainesville, Florida); Ammon B. Peck (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to polynucleotides encoding the enzyme oxalate decarboxylase from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger and methods of use. The subject invention also pertains to methods of using the enzyme oxalate decarboxylase from Bacillus subtilis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/644123 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/232 |
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| US 06930085 | Fogelman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Fogelman (Beverly Hills, California); Mohamad Navab (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides novel peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis and/or other pathologies characterized by an inflammatory response. In certain embodiment, the peptides resemble a G* amphipathic helix of apolipoprotein J. The peptides are highly stable and readily administered via an oral route. |
| FILED | Friday, April 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/120508 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 06930101 | Carson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis A. Carson (Del Mar, California); Howard B. Cottam (Escondido, California); Lynn Deng (Grenanda Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides derivatives of thiazolo[4,5-dl]pyrimidine and their use as inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines. |
| FILED | Monday, May 17, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/313048 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/81 |
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| US 06930125 | Hunt et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Hunt (Charlottesville, Virginia); Benjamin M. Gaston (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of treating asthma by raising the pH of the airways of an individual. The effect can be mediated directly by administering a pharmaceutically acceptable basic solution or alternatively, the effect can be mediated by enhancing the activity of glutaminase. |
| FILED | Friday, January 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/181840 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/423 |
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| US 06930168 | Strominger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Strominger (Lexington, Massachusetts); Masha Fridkis-Hareli (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides peptide compositions and methods of making and using therapeutic compositions comprising peptides for the treatment of a subject having a demyelinating condition. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/056583 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/326 |
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| US 06930169 | Monteiro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Baltimore Biotechnology Institute (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mervyn J. Monteiro (Baltimore, Maryland); Stacy Stabler (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes a calcium-binding myristoylated protein with homology to calcineurin B which interacts preferentially with presenilin 2 protein. Also, the present invention relates to methods that alter protein-protein interaction of the calcium-binding myristoylated protein with presenilin 2 thereby reducing deleterious effects of the protein-protein interaction, such as apoptosis. The present invention further relates to introducing and expressing a mutant presenilin 2 protein or mutant calcium-binding myristoylated protein to modulate cell functions relating to calcium signaling and apoptosis. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/878454 |
| 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 06930175 | Pasternack et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary R. Pasternack (Baltimore, Maryland); Gerald J. Kocheavar (College Station, Texas); Jonathan R. Brody (Potomac, Maryland); Shrihari S. Kadkol (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | pp32 is a member of a highly conserved family of differentiation-regulated nuclear proteins that is highly expressed in nearly all human prostatic adenocarcinomas of Gleason Grade≧5. This contrasts with the low percentage of prostate tumors that express molecular alterations in proto-oncogens or demonstrate tumor suppressor mutation or loss of heterozygosity. By analysis of specimens of human prostatic adenocarcinoma and paired adjacent normal prostate from three individual patients, the inventors have shown that normal prostate continues to express normal pp32, whereas three of three sets of RT-PCR-amplified transcripts from prostatic adenocarcinomas display multiple cancer-associated coding sequence changes. The cancer-associated sequence changes appear to be functionally significant. Normal pp32 exerts antineoplastic effects through suppression of transformation. In contrast, cancer-associated pp32 variants augment, rather than inhibit, transformation. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/591500 |
| 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 530/388.100 |
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| US 06930176 | Schofield 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) | Darren Schofield (Wantage, United Kingdom); Suzanne U. Emerson (Kensington, Maryland); Robert H. Purcell (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes the identification of major neutralization site of hepatitis E virus (HEV) and the use of this neutralization site in methods of vaccination and in methods of screening for neutralizing antibodies to HEV. The invention also describes the isolation and characterization of neutralizing chimpanzee monoclonal antibodies reactive to the neutralization site and the use of these antibodies in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HEV. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 30, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/148737 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.100 |
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| US 06930222 | Yu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Yu (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a process for making an in vivo model of human leukemia. The process includes the steps of: pre-conditioning an immunodeficient rodent by administering to the rodent a sub-lethal dose of irradiation and injecting the rodent with an effective pre-conditioning amount of human fetal cord blood mononuclear cells; maintaining the rodent for from about 5 to 10 days; and injecting the rodent with an effective engrafting amount of primary human leukemia cells. An in vivo and in vitro model of human leukemia are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 22, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/935386 |
| 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 8/10 |
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| US 06931273 | Groenewegen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of California San Francisco (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arne Sippens Groenewegen (Burlingame, California); Michael D. Mlynash (Moutain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for developing a database of body surface ECG P-wave maps for classification and localization of left-sided atrial arrhythmias. The system and method include generating and receiving P-wave data in a subject by left atrial pacing or receiving P-wave data in a subject during spontaneously occurring or induced left atrial arrhythmias; computing (e.g. potential or integral) maps of the P-wave data; classifying the maps specific to a left atrial ectopic origin; verifying the classification procedure; averaging the classified maps into mean maps; and storing and accessing the mean maps in the database. The mean maps of the P-wave data in the database can be used to automatically classify and localize P-wave data from a patient obtained during a left atrial arrhythmia such as atrial tachycardia, focal atrial fibrillation, or orthodromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/835125 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/515 |
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| US 06931325 | Wall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel B. Wall (Ann Arbor, Michigan); David M. Lubman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Timothy Barder (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to multi-phase protein separation methods capable of resolving and characterizing large numbers of cellular proteins, including methods for efficiently facilitating the transfer of protein samples between separation phases. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for the generation of multi-dimensional protein maps. The present invention thus provides improved methods for the analysis of samples containing large numbers of proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, April 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/133711 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
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| US 06928875 | Bickford et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Bickford (Winchester, Massachusetts); Marc S. Weinberg (Needham, Massachusetts); Anthony Petrovich (Tewksbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for compensating for gradients in a dual cavity device such as but not limited to an accelerometer. A first source drives a first cavity at least two different modes, at least one mode varying with changes in cavity length. A second source drives a second cavity at least two different modes, at least one mode varying with changes in cavity length. A processor determines changes in cavity length as a function of both modes in both cavities to compensate for non-uniform behavior between the cavities. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/341666 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/514.310 |
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| US 06929226 | Philistine |
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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) | John J. Philistine (Rising Sun, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A twist lock mount for quick mounting and positioning a device to a support includes a mount receiving member attachable to or integral with the support and a mounting member attachable to or integral with a device to be mounted. The receiving member provides a channel covered by flanges that further define a narrower channel or slot. The mounting member is configured to slide into the channel when it is in one rotational orientation and to lock securely into place when it is in another. A rotation in the opposite direction will unlock the device so that the mount can be slid out of the channel quickly and easily. The twist lock mount simply and effectively prevents movement in the longitudinal, transverse and axial directions and is well suited for use in harsh, high vibration environments. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/638736 |
| ART UNIT | 3632 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Supports 248/222.520 |
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| US 06929721 | Bifano |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Bifano (Mansfield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for reducing the curvature of a micromachined structure having lamella (12). Surface treatment by an ion beam (30) of the lamella (12) such as by sputtering removes regions of stress allowing the lamella (12) to return to a planar condition. The resulting outer surface is made suitable for use as a reflector and other purposes needing a substantially planar surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/175977 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/192.340 |
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| US 06929730 | Lee et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Cheng Sheng Lee (Ellicott City, Maryland); Donald Lad DeVoe (Bethesday, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the invention relates to a microfluidic apparatus for performing two dimensional biomolecular separations. According to one aspect of the invention, after a first dimension separation in a first microchannel, the sample material is electrokinetically and simultaneously transferred to an array of microchannels in the second dimension (e.g., by changing the electric potentials at the reservoirs connected to the microchannels). Preferably any separation accomplished in the first dimension is completely retained upon transfer to the second dimension. According to another aspect of the invention, the separation in the second dimension is performed using a temperature gradient (e.g., a spatial or temporal temperature gradient). According to one embodiment of the invention, the biomolecular material comprises DNA and the first dimension separation is a sized-based separation and the second dimension separation is a sequence-based separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/135385 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929826 | Parkhill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Parkhill (Stillwater, Oklahoma); Andrew J. Vreugdenhil (Peterborough, Canada); Vsevolod N. Balbyshev (Dayton, Ohio); Michael S. Donley (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An aqueous composition for applying to and treating metallic substrates that does not include chrome or chromium-containing compounds, does not include an organic solvent, and promotes adhesion of overcoat layers that are applied to the metallic substrate. The composition is an aqueous solution that includes of two hydrolyzed silanes, and water, wherein the composition has a pH of less than or equal to 5 and is substantially free of organic solvent and any chromium-containing compound. Also provided is a method for applying a chromium-free treatment on a metallic substrate comprising mixing a cross-liking agent with the above-described composition and applying the resulting mixture to the metallic substrate, and drying the metallic substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, February 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/367496 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/387 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929866 | Williams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ultramet (Pacoima, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian E. Williams (Simi Valley, California); Jerry Brockmeyer (Valencia, California); Robert H. Tuffias (Pacoima, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite rigid foam structure that has a skin or coating on at least one of its surfaces. The skin is formed in situ by thermal spray techniques. The skin is bonded substantially throughout the surface of the porous substrate to the peripheries of the pores. The skin on the average does not penetrate the surface of the substrate by more than the depth of about 2 to 5 pores. Thus, thermal spraying the skin onto the rigid foam produces a composite that is tightly and uniformly bonded together without unduly increasing the weight of the composite structure. Both thermal conductivity and bonding are excellent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/441627 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929868 | Kelly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Joseph Kelly (Cincinnati, Ohio); Philemon Kennard Wright, III (Wyoming, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A protected article includes a substrate having a substrate surface and made of a substrate nickel-base superalloy that is susceptible to the formation of a secondary reaction zone, as when contacted by an aluminum-containing layer having more than about 20 percent by weight aluminum. A protective layer contacts the substrate surface. The protective layer is of a different composition than the substrate and is made of a protective-layer nickel-base superalloy having from about 7 to about 12 percent by weight aluminum. Preferably, a thermal barrier coating system including a ceramic layer overlies and contacts the protective layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/301766 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/680 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929910 | Slamon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis J. Slamon (Woodland Hills, California); Juliana J. Oh (Rowland Heights, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the identification of the H37 tumor suppressor gene and methods of diagnosing and treating a disease or disorder characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation, such as a tumor or cancer. Diagnosis is accomplished examining or monitoring cells for perturbations in H37 expression or function. Treatment is accomplished by inserting a host cell compatible H37 expression vector or an effective amount of H37 protein into a cell or cells in need of treatment. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/957763 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930039 | Schuele et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Schuele (Boise, Idaho); Pierre C. Fazan (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is a process for forming an effective titanium nitride barrier layer between the upper surface of a polysilicon plug formed in a thick dielectric layer and a platinum lower capacitor plate in a dynamic random access memory which is being fabricated on a silicon wafer. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/614916 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/643 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930311 | Riel |
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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) | Gordon K. Riel (Edgewater, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A lightweight neutron remmeter for measuring neutron equivalent dose with a response range from the thermal energy levels to around 14 MeV is achieved using a center BF3 proportional neutron detector moderated by enclosure within a cylindrical center tube and two adjacent BF3 proportional neutron detectors. A cylindrical hydrogenous material covered by a boron loaded rubber wrap moderates the center detector within the center tube. The adjacent neutron detectors are uncovered. In this manner the center detector responds to fast neutrons and the over response to thermal and intermediate energy neutrons is corrected by the adjacent neutron detectors readings and an algorithm implemented by a RADIAC. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/442075 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930386 | Cesulka |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Cesulka (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor mounting arrangement inclusive of a heat sink member enabling desirable resistance to physical impact damage to the semiconductor device, the heat sink and the printed circuit board supporting the semiconductor device and the heat sink. The heat sink is fabricated of thermally and electrically conductive metal such as copper and captured by metallic interconnection such as soldering to conductors of the printed circuit board. Efficient thermal and electrical conductivity between semiconductor device and heat sink are achieved also by metallic interconnection such as soldering intermediate the semiconductor device and the heat sink. Desirable semiconductor device performance under extreme electrical and physical force transient loading conditions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/825796 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/719 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930416 | Remington et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BBNT Solutions LLC (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Remington (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Ronald Coleman (Arlington, Massachusetts); Bruce Stuart Murray (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A compliant stator motor is disclosed. In one implementation, the motor (200) includes a rotor (210), a stator (220) having main and auxiliary windings, an outer motor case (230), and a group of isolators (240) positioned between the stator (220) and outer motor case (230) to enhance forces applied to the foundation (260) due to excitation of the auxiliary windings. In another implementation, the motor (300) includes a rotor (310), a stator (320) including main and auxiliary windings, linear bearings (320) configured to constrain a motion of the stator (320) to an axial direction, and isolators (330) connected to the stator (320) and configured to enhance axial forces applied to the foundation due to excitation of the auxiliary windings. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/060698 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/51 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930681 | Raskar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramesh Raskar (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gregory F. Welch (Carrboro, North Carolina); Kok-Lim Low (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer implemented method registers an image with a 3D physical object by first acquiring a 3D graphics model of an object. Multiple 3D calibration points a surface of the object and corresponding 3D model calibration points in the 3D graphics model are identified. The object is illuminated with a calibration image using a projector at a fixed location. The calibration image is aligned with each of the 3D calibration points on the surface of the 3D physical object to identify corresponding 2D pixels in the calibration image, and then a transformation between the 2D calibration pixels and the corresponding 3D model calibration points is determined to register the projector with the 3D physical object. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 14, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/930430 |
| ART UNIT | 2671 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930821 | Kurz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan R. Kurz (Brooklyn, New York); Martin M. Fejer (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a nonlinear frequency mixer employing the method to generate at least one output light from at least one input light with the aid of a quasi-phase-matching (QPM) grating for quasi-phase-matching the input and output light involved in a nonlinear frequency mixing operation such as three-wave mixing, four-wave mixing or other nonlinear operation mediated by a susceptibility of the nonlinear optical material. The QPM grating has a beam-modifying pattern with features for wave front shaping. More specifically, the features shape the wave fronts of the output light by diffraction or phase front shaping to thereby modify its propagation. This modification of propagation can be used to steer, focus, defocusing, split and/or collimate the output light. The features themselves can have various geometric shapes and sizes, even on the order of the wavelength of the output light, and they can include domains exhibiting a nonlinear optical susceptibility χ, such as the second-order susceptibility χ(2), domain edges, and/or spacings between such domains. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/440490 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931078 | McCorkle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. McCorkle (Vienna, Virginia); Martin Rofheart (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultra wide bandwidth, high speed, spread spectrum communications system uses short wavelets of electromagnetic energy to transmit information through objects such as walls or earth. The communication system uses baseband codes formed from time shifted and inverted wavelets to encode data on a RF signal. Typical wavelet pulse durations are on the order of 100 to 1000 picoseconds with a bandwidth of approximately 8 GHz to 1 GHz, respectively. The combination of short duration wavelets and encoding techniques are used to spread the signal energy over an ultra wide frequency band such that the energy is not concentrated in any particular narrow band (e.g. VHF: 30-300 MHz or UHF: 300-1000 MHz) and is not detected by conventional narrow band receivers so it does not interfere with those communication systems. The use of pulse codes composed of time shifted and inverted wavelets gives the system according to the present invention has a spatial resolution on the order of 1 foot which is sufficient to minimize the negative effects of multipath interference and permit time domain rake processing. |
| FILED | Monday, September 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/259888 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931083 | Linder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TelASIC Communications, Inc. (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lloyd F. Linder (Agoura Hills, California); Clifford N. Duong (Fountain Valley, California); Don C. Devendorf (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A signal processing system and method. The inventive system includes a first circuit for distributing an input signal between two or more channels in a current mode of operation. A second circuit is disposed in each of the channels for processing the input signal and providing an output signal in response thereto. A third circuit is provided to combine the signals output by the processing circuit. A fourth circuit is included for controlling the first and the third circuits. In a specific illustrative embodiment, the system further includes a radio frequency stage for downconverting a received signal and providing the input signal in response thereto. In the specific embodiment, the first circuit includes a mixing circuit. The mixing circuit includes Gilbert cells and circuitry for providing automatic gain control for each of the channels individually. The Gilbert cells and the automatic gain control circuitry are driven by a transconductance amplifier and therefore operate in a current mode. Differential digital automatic gain control signals are provided in response to a channel select signal from a digital control circuit. The inventive circuit provides multiple IF channels which may be filtered individually. The invention thereby provides wide band operation in a simple, single stage implementation that consumes little power. Further, the current mode thereof is effective in the reduction of insertion loss. |
| FILED | Friday, May 26, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/579596 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/345 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931166 | Gauthier, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leo R. Gauthier, Jr. (Ellicott City, Maryland); David G. Drewry, Jr. (Middletown, Maryland); Leroy Brunner (Savage, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical sensor and method for detecting a projectile velocity vector includes optically detecting the arrival of a projectile. The sensor includes a sandwich of a transparent layer within two reflective layers, which in turn are within two opaque layers. An optical sensor structure includes a set of sensors positioned in respective planes, wherein at least two non-parallel optical sensors are used for each trajectory dimension of interest that differs from the primary direction of motion of the projectile and one additional optical sensor may be used for independent measurement of velocity attenuation. An optical sensor structure includes a set of sensors positioned in respective planes, wherein at least two of the optical sensors are oriented in respective planes that are parallel and potentially offset from each other. A tiling of the optical sensors or optical structures is also possible. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/485079 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931181 | Jewell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Picolight Incorporated (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Jewell (Boulder, Colorado); Stanley Swirhun (Boulder, Colorado); Mikhail Kaluzhny (Boulder, Colorado); Andrew Moore (Riverton, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel electro-opto-mechanical assembly is provided. The electro-opto-mechanical assembly comprising: a first wafer, the wafer having a top and bottom surface; at least one optical element disposed on one surface of the first wafer; at least one discrete opto-electronic transducer element disposed on the bottom surface of the first wafer and in optical communication with the optical element; and an optical waveguide; wherein the first wafer and the optical element form an optical relay which relays light between the discrete opto-electronic transducer and the optical waveguide and thereby forms an efficient optical coupling between the discrete opto-electronic transducer and the optical waveguide. |
| FILED | Monday, April 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/817039 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/49 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931182 | 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 | A bypass cable assembly that protects bypass fibers from one end of a hydrophone assembly to the other, avoiding subjecting the fiber to excessive tow-induced drag loading or the loading incurred during handling of the module. The bypass cable assembly comprises an elastic woven fiber cable with a jacketed optical fiber attached to one side of the cable in a sinusoidal pattern. The cable is attached to a woven fiber protection assembly proximate at each end of the hydrophone assembly. Along a central portion of the cable, the cable transitions to be substantially parallel to the module central axis and is disposed alongside the hydrophone assembly. Elongation of the cable causes the period of the sinusoidal pattern to increase without imparting damaging stress to the optical fiber. The elastic woven fiber cable is periodically attached along the central portion of the cable to positioning tape of an internal strength member. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/605668 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931232 | Wolcott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Wolcott (La Mirada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A bi-static communication relay includes a receiver and transmitter carried by different platforms. In particular, the transmitter may be carried by a geosynchronous satellite forming a broadcast platform. The receiver is hidden on a low observable platform, such as an airborne or even a ground based platform forming a hidden platform. The location of the low observable platform is known only to legitimate users of the system. Communications between the hidden platform and broadcast platform are by way of a secure narrow beam uplink to reduce the risk of jamming. Physical separation of the receiver and transmitter essentially defeats the jammer's high power amplifier advantage since the receiver platform is hidden from the jammer. This forces the jammer to use a low gain antenna in order to cover as much sky as possible. System users, on the other hand, can use the gain advantage of a directional antenna, since they alone have knowledge of the hidden platform's location. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/886329 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/12.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931339 | Olstad 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) | William D. Olstad (Panama City, Florida); Dennis G. Gallagher (Southport, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method indicate azimuth of a diver to a remote console. A compass sensor module on a headgear worn by the diver has a two-axis gimbal mechanism provided with a protective housing around ring and two orthogonal axis structures. A magnetic field sensor unit mounted on one axis structure provides magnetic field data signals representative of the azimuth faced by the diver. A processor section of the compass module connected to the sensor unit provides azimuth data signals from the magnetic field data signals. A data transmission module has a conductor extending from the compass module to an amplifier and cable for amplifying azimuth data signals and remotely transmitting them. An acoustic transducer in the data module can also transmit azimuth data signals as acoustic signals through water. The console connected to the cable and water receives and displays the remotely transmitted azimuth data signals. |
| FILED | Monday, March 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/802081 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary F. Stone (Livermore, California); James E. Trebes (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An optic for the imaging optics on the distal end of a flexible fiberoptic endoscope or rigid borescope inspection tool. The image coverage is over a narrow (<20 degrees) field of view with very low optical distortion (<5% pin cushion or barrel distortion), compared to the typical <20% distortion. The optic will permit non-contact surface roughness measurements using optical techniques. This optic will permit simultaneous collection of selected image plane data, which data can then be subsequently optically processed. The image analysis will yield non-contact surface topology data for inspection where access to the surface does not permit a mechanical styles profilometer verification of surface topology. The optic allows a very broad spectral band or range of optical inspection. It is capable of spectroscopic imaging and fluorescence induced imaging when a scanning illumination source is used. The total viewing angle for this optic is 10 degrees for the full field of view of 10 degrees, compared to 40-70 degrees full angle field of view of the conventional gradient index or GRIN's lens systems. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/236304 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/176 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929675 | Bunge et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott D. Bunge (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Timothy J. Boyle (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing an anhydrous route for the synthesis of amine capped coinage-metal (copper, silver, and gold) nanoparticles (NPs) using the coinage-metal mesityl (mesityl=C6H2(CH3)3-2,4,6) derivatives. In this method, a solution of (Cu(C6H2(CH3)3)5, (Ag(C6H2(CH3)3)4, or (Au(C6H2(CH3)3)5 is dissolved in a coordinating solvent, such as a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine; primary, secondary, or tertiary phosphine, or alkyl thiol, to produce a mesityl precursor solution. This solution is subsequently injected into an organic solvent that is heated to a temperature greater than approximately 100° C. After washing with an organic solvent, such as an alcohol (including methanol, ethanol, propanol, and higher molecular-weight alcohols), oxide free coinage NP are prepared that could be extracted with a solvent, such as an aromatic solvent (including, for example, toluene, benzene, and pyridine) or an alkane (including, for example, pentane, hexane, and heptane). Characterization by UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that the NPs were approximately 9.2±2.3 nm in size for Cu°, (no surface oxide present), approximately 8.5±1.1 nm Ag° spheres, and approximately 8–80 nm for Au°. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/424231 |
| 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 075/362 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929731 | Foret et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frantisek Foret (Malden, Massachusetts); Barry L. Karger (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermostat array including an array of two or more capillary columns (10) or two or more channels in a microfabricated device is disclosed. A heat conductive material (12) surrounded each individual column or channel in array, each individual column or channel being thermally insulated from every other individual column or channel. One or more independently controlled heating or cooling elements (14) is positioned adjacent to individual columns or channels within the heat conductive material, each heating or cooling element being connected to a source of heating or cooling, and one or more independently controlled temperature sensing elements (16) is positioned adjacent to the individual columns or channels within the heat conductive material. Each temperature sensing element is connected to a temperature controller. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 07, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/979622 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/602 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929733 | Domeier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda A. Domeier (Danville, California); Jill M. Hruby (Livermore, California); Alfredo M. Morales (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A sacrificial plastic mold having an electroplatable backing is provided. One embodiment consists of the infusion of a softened or molten thermoplastic through a porous metal substrate (sheet, screen, mesh or foam) and into the features of a micro-scale molding tool contacting the porous metal substrate. Upon demolding, the porous metal substrate will be embedded within the thermoplastic and will project a plastic structure with features determined by the mold tool. This plastic structure, in turn, provides a sacrificial plastic mold mechanically bonded to the porous metal substrate which provides a conducting support suitable for electroplating either contiguous or non-contiguous metal replicates. After electroplating and lapping, the sacrificial plastic can be dissolved to leave the desired metal structure bonded to the porous metal substrate. Optionally, the electroplated structures may be debonded from the porous substrate by selective dissolution of the porous substrate or a coating thereon. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/134060 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/67 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929778 | Nunes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter J. Nunes (Danville, California); Brian D. Andresen (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A field kit for the collection, isolation and concentration of trace amounts of high explosives (HE), biological weapons (BW) and chemical weapons (CW) residues in air, soil, vegetation, swipe, and liquid samples. The field kit includes a number of Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) fiber and syringe assemblies in a hermetically sealed transportation container or tubes which includes a sampling port, a number of extra SPME fiber and syringe assemblies, the fiber and syringe assemblies including a protective cap for the fiber, and an extractor for the protective cap, along with other items including spare parts, protective glove, and an instruction manual, all located in an airtight container. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/834138 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/61 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929867 | Armitage et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert D. Armitage (Kyoto, Japan); Eicke R. Weber (Piedmont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Gallium nitride is grown by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy on (111) and (001) silicon substrates using hafnium nitride buffer layers. Wurtzite GaN epitaxial layers are obtained on both the (111) and (001) HfN/Si surfaces, with crack-free thickness up to 1.2 |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/439952 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/622 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930051 | Manginell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); W. Kent Schubert (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Randy J. Shul (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | New methods for fabrication of silicon microstructures have been developed. In these methods, an etching delay layer is deposited and patterned so as to provide differential control on the depth of features being etched into a substrate material. Structures having features with different depth can be formed thereby in a single etching step. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/165861 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/735 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930066 | Subramanian |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramesh Subramanian (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermal barrier coating material formed of a highly defective cubic matrix structure having a concentration of a stabilizer sufficiently high that the oxygen vacancies created by the stabilizer interact within the matrix to form multi-vacancies, thereby improving the sintering resistance of the material. The concentration of stabilizer within the cubic matrix structure is greater than that concentration of stabilizer necessary to give the matrix a peak ionic conductivity value. The concentration of stabilizer may be at least 30 wt. %. Embodiments include a cubic matrix of zirconia stabilized by at least 30-50 wt. % yttria, and a cubic matrix of hafnia stabilized by at least 30-50 wt. % gadolinia. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 06, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/010676 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Ceramic 51/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930193 | Yaghi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar M. Yaghi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mohamed Eddaoudi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hailian Li (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jaheon Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Nathaniel Rosi (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An isoreticular metal-organic framework (IRMOF) and method for systematically forming the same. The method comprises the steps of dissolving at least one source of metal cations and at least one organic linking compound in a solvent to form a solution; and crystallizing the solution under predetermined conditions to form a predetermined IRMOF. At least one of functionality, dimension, pore size and free volume of the IRMOF is substantially determined by the organic linking compound. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/137043 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930385 | Hsu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Donald J. Adams (Knoxville, Tennessee); Gui-Jia Su (Knoxville, Tennessee); Laura D. Marlino (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Curtis W. Ayers (Kingston, Tennessee); Chester Coomer (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A cascaded die mounting device and method using spring contacts for die attachment, with or without metallic bonds between the contacts and the dies, is disclosed. One embodiment is for the direct refrigerant cooling of an inverter/converter carrying higher power levels than most of the low power circuits previously taught, and does not require using a heat sink. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/738746 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/714 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930596 | Kulesz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Kulesz (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Brian A. Worley (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for detecting the occurrence of anomalies, includes a plurality of spaced apart nodes, with each node having adjacent nodes, each of the nodes having one or more sensors associated with the node and capable of detecting anomalies, and each of the nodes having a controller connected to the sensors associated with the node. The system also includes communication links between adjacent nodes, whereby the nodes form a network. Each controller is programmed to query its adjacent nodes to assess the status of the adjacent nodes and the communication links. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/370913 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/506 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930681 | Raskar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramesh Raskar (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gregory F. Welch (Carrboro, North Carolina); Kok-Lim Low (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer implemented method registers an image with a 3D physical object by first acquiring a 3D graphics model of an object. Multiple 3D calibration points a surface of the object and corresponding 3D model calibration points in the 3D graphics model are identified. The object is illuminated with a calibration image using a projector at a fixed location. The calibration image is aligned with each of the 3D calibration points on the surface of the 3D physical object to identify corresponding 2D pixels in the calibration image, and then a transformation between the 2D calibration pixels and the corresponding 3D model calibration points is determined to register the projector with the 3D physical object. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 14, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/930430 |
| ART UNIT | 2671 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931042 | Choquette et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kent D. Choquette (Urbana, Illinois); John F. Klem (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Selectively oxidized vertical cavity lasers emitting near 1300 nm using InGaAsN quantum wells are reported for the first time which operate continuous wave below, at and above room temperature. The lasers employ two n-type Al0.94Ga0.06As/GaAs distributed Bragg reflectors each with a selectively oxidized current aperture adjacent to the active region, and the top output mirror contains a tunnel junction to inject holes into the active region. Continuous wave single mode lasing is observed up to 55° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/871492 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931045 | Klem |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Klem (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of distributed Bragg reflectors has been developed. These distributed Bragg reflectors comprise interlayers positioned between sets of high-index and low-index quarter-wave plates. The presence of these interlayers is to reduce photon absorption resulting from spatially indirect photon-assisted electronic transitions between the high-index and low-index quarter wave plates. The distributed Bragg reflectors have applications for use in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for use at 1.55 μm and at other wavelengths of interest. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/609294 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931046 | Ault |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Earl R. Ault (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser having a lasing chamber and a semiconductor pumping device with trivalent titanium ions dissolved in a liquid host within the lasing chamber. Since the host is a liquid, it can be removed from the optical cavity when it becomes heated avoiding the inevitable optical distortion and birefringence common to glass and crystal hosts. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 14, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/661653 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/51 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931324 | Taner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | RDSPI, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Turhan Taner (Houston, Texas); Sven Treitel (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for calculating the quality factor Q from a seismic data trace. The method includes calculating a first and a second minimum phase inverse wavelet at a first and a second time interval along the seismic data trace, synthetically dividing the first wavelet by the second wavelet, Fourier transforming the result of the synthetic division, calculating the logarithm of this quotient of Fourier transforms and determining the slope of a best fit line to the logarithm of the quotient. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/687129 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931329 | Terwilliger |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas C. Terwilliger (Sante Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A maximum-likelihood method for improves an electron density map of an experimental crystal structure. A likelihood of a set of structure factors {Fh} is formed for the experimental crystal structure as (1) the likelihood of having obtained an observed set of structure factors {FhOBS} if structure factor set {Fh} was correct, and (2) the likelihood that an electron density map resulting from {Fh} is consistent with selected prior knowledge about the experimental crystal structure. The set of structure factors {Fh} is then adjusted to maximize the likelihood of {Fh} for the experimental crystal structure. An improved electron density map is constructed with the maximized structure factors. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/512962 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/27 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 06929764 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Jiang (Beijing, China PRC); Vicki L. Colvin (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Ordered, monodisperse macroporous polymers, their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids, and methods of preparing them are disclosed. The methods use an ordered, monodisperse colloidal template to define the polymer pore morphology, which in turn acts as a mold for the growth of a new ordered, monodisperse colloid. The macroporous polymer may be prepared with either spherical or ellipsoidal pores from a wide variety of polymeric systems. The new ordered, monodisperse colloid may be grown from a wide variety of materials including ceramics, semiconductors, metals and polymers. These materials are potentially useful in optical, micro-filtering and drug delivery applications. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/992084 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/42 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930151 | Kennedy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph P. Kennedy (Akron, Ohio); Zheng Fang (Somerset, New Jersey); Ahmed F. Moustafa (Dokki, Egypt) |
| ABSTRACT | Block copolymers and star polymers having copolymer arms of PIB-PAN have been synthesized via living carbocationic polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization in a methylene chloride/cyclohexanone solvent system. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/406372 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930193 | Yaghi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar M. Yaghi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mohamed Eddaoudi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hailian Li (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jaheon Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Nathaniel Rosi (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An isoreticular metal-organic framework (IRMOF) and method for systematically forming the same. The method comprises the steps of dissolving at least one source of metal cations and at least one organic linking compound in a solvent to form a solution; and crystallizing the solution under predetermined conditions to form a predetermined IRMOF. At least one of functionality, dimension, pore size and free volume of the IRMOF is substantially determined by the organic linking compound. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/137043 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930479 | Xiao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University Research Foundation (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Xiao (Barrington, Rhode Island); Benaiah D. Schrag (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A scanning magnetic microscope (SMM) (20) includes a current source (27) for imposing an excitation current to a conductor-under-test (CUT) (70) and, if applicable, a reference current to a proximally located reference conductor (72). During accelerated testing, the SMM (20) corrects thermal drift of the CUT (70) via the reference conductor (72). A sensor (21) may be cooled by a heat sink (31) such as a pump (33) directing an airstream or a coldfinger (80). The sensor may switch from a contact to a non-contact mode of scanning the CUT (70). The SMM (20) and methods are useful for measuring electromigration in a CUT (70) as it occurs, for assembling the images into time lapsed representations such as a shape of the CUT (70), for measuring electromigration as a function of a cross sectional area of a wire under a dielectric material (DM) (78), for determining electrical parameters of the CUT (70), and for optimizing a thickness of a DM (78) over a CUT (70). The SMM (20) and methods are further useful for measuring morphological changes in a CUT (70) due to other stressing conditions, such as temperature, excitation current, physical stress(es), hostile environment, aging, semiconductor “burn-in”, or irradiation. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/493841 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/262 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930681 | Raskar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramesh Raskar (Somerville, Massachusetts); Gregory F. Welch (Carrboro, North Carolina); Kok-Lim Low (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer implemented method registers an image with a 3D physical object by first acquiring a 3D graphics model of an object. Multiple 3D calibration points a surface of the object and corresponding 3D model calibration points in the 3D graphics model are identified. The object is illuminated with a calibration image using a projector at a fixed location. The calibration image is aligned with each of the 3D calibration points on the surface of the 3D physical object to identify corresponding 2D pixels in the calibration image, and then a transformation between the 2D calibration pixels and the corresponding 3D model calibration points is determined to register the projector with the 3D physical object. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 14, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/930430 |
| ART UNIT | 2671 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930715 | Mower |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Mower (Altamont, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A fixed or mobile image capturing device, coupled to a first computer, is remotely controlled over a global computer network by a second computer, and obtains a digital image of a scene. The first computer acquires a digital elevation model of the scene, which is data for creating a three-dimensional perspective model of the scene in two dimensions based on data corresponding, and registers the image with the digital elevation model. The registered digital image is provided to the second computer over the global computer network. When a user at the second computer points to an area of the registered image, the first computer augments the image provided with at least some information corresponding to the area pointed to. |
| FILED | Friday, July 21, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/621513 |
| ART UNIT | 2615 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930777 | Sevick-Muraca et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eva M. Sevick-Muraca (College Station, Texas); Zhigang Sun (Houston, Texas); Yingqing Huang (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for measuring isotropic scattering coefficients of suspensions using multiply scattered radiation that is modulated in amplitude at selected modulation frequencies. The radiation may be light. Quantities describing diffusion of the multiply scattered radiation are preferably measured at a plurality of distances between source and receiver and a plurality of frequencies. Linear regression techniques are provided for maximizing accuracy of the scattering data at a selected wavelength of a radiation. Methods are provided for inversing an integral equation so as to determine a calculated value of scattering coefficient. Parameters are varied to minimize the difference between the calculated and measured scattering coefficients and thereby to determine volume fraction, particle size distribution and interparticle force between the particles in a suspension. By incorporating a first principles model to account for interparticle force, the measurements can be used to determine a parameter governing interparticle forces in a suspension. The suspension may be in a liquid or a gas. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/115271 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/336 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931325 | Wall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel B. Wall (Ann Arbor, Michigan); David M. Lubman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Timothy Barder (Darien, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to multi-phase protein separation methods capable of resolving and characterizing large numbers of cellular proteins, including methods for efficiently facilitating the transfer of protein samples between separation phases. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for the generation of multi-dimensional protein maps. The present invention thus provides improved methods for the analysis of samples containing large numbers of proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, April 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/133711 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 06928941 | Sternitzke |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Sternitzke (Albany, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for planting seeds in a uniform, staggered, diamond-shaped manner promotes thicker faster spreading canopies that help keep the soil bed cool, moist and better protected from erosion, improved weed control, and improved yield. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/366115 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Planting 111/181 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929799 | Barletta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raul G. Barletta (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ofelia Barletta-Chacon (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to D-alanine racemase mutants of mycobacterial species. The D-alanine racemase gene (alrA) is involved in the systhesis of D-alanine, a basic component of peptidoglycan that forms the backbone of the bacterial cell wall. The present invention is also directed to methods of making live-attenuated vaccines against pathogenic mycobacteria using such alrA mutants and to the vaccines made according to such methods. The present invention is further directed to use of alrA mutants in methods for screening antimycobacterial agents that are synergistic with peptidoglycan inhibitors. Finally, the present invention is directed to methods to identify new pathways of D-alanine biosynthesis for use in developing new drugs targeting peptidoglycan biosynthesis in mycobacteria and to identify vaccines useful against pathogenic mycobacteria. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/323351 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/248.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930167 | Estes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Mark Estes (Rocheport, Missouri); Amy Austin (Phoenix, Arizona); Karen Haas (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encoding mammalian immunoglobulin A inducing protein (IGIP), and methods of using the IGIP nucleic acid molecule and IGIP. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/999256 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — 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 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 06929866 | Williams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ultramet (Pacoima, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian E. Williams (Simi Valley, California); Jerry Brockmeyer (Valencia, California); Robert H. Tuffias (Pacoima, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite rigid foam structure that has a skin or coating on at least one of its surfaces. The skin is formed in situ by thermal spray techniques. The skin is bonded substantially throughout the surface of the porous substrate to the peripheries of the pores. The skin on the average does not penetrate the surface of the substrate by more than the depth of about 2 to 5 pores. Thus, thermal spraying the skin onto the rigid foam produces a composite that is tightly and uniformly bonded together without unduly increasing the weight of the composite structure. Both thermal conductivity and bonding are excellent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/441627 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
06930298 — Method and structure for minimizing error sources in image and position sensing detectors
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kim Strohbehn (Ellicott City, Maryland); Mark N. Martin (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and structure for minimizing one or more non-uniformities in image and position sensing detectors are provided. The structure is directed to a focal plane processor for removing non-uniformities which distort the computation of a desired property of an object of interest in an image field. The focal plane processor is capable of selectively disconnecting one or more rows and/or columns from further processing in the imaging array for those rows and/or columns which contribute to the presence of at least one non-uniformity in a video image generated by the focal plane processor. In one embodiment, the disconnection means is embodied as pre-processing circuitry which includes row and column shift registers which provide control signals to area-of-interest (AOI) switches. In another embodiment, the pixels which comprise the focal plane array are constructed in a manner which facilitates their individual isolation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/398686 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/208.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06930775 | Spremo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stevan M. Spremo (Campbell, California); Peter L. Fuhr (Santa Cruz, California); John F. Schipper (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and system for wavelength-based processing of a light beam. A light beam, produced at a chemical or physical reaction site and having at least first and second wavelengths, λ1 and λ2, is received and diffracted at a first diffraction grating to provide first and second diffracted beams, which are received and analyzed in terms of wavelength and/or time at two spaced apart light detectors. In a second embodiment, light from first and second sources is diffracted and compared in terms of wavelength and/or time to determine if the two beams arise from the same source. In a third embodiment, a light beam is split and diffracted and passed through first and second environments to study differential effects. In a fourth embodiment, diffracted light beam components, having first and second wavelengths, are received sequentially at a reaction site to determine whether a specified reaction is promoted, based on order of receipt of the beams. In a fifth embodiment, a cylindrically shaped diffraction grating (uniform or chirped) is rotated and translated to provide a sequence of diffracted beams with different wavelengths. In a sixth embodiment, incident light, representing one or more symbols, is successively diffracted from first and second diffraction gratings and is received at different light detectors, depending upon the wavelengths present in the incident light. |
| FILED | Friday, November 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/303172 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
| US 06930568 | Snyder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Robert Snyder (Palm Bay, Florida); Stephen B. Brown (Palm Bay, Florida); Raymond C. Rumpf (Melbourne, Florida); Brett Pigon (Palm Bay, Florida); James J. Rawnick (Palm Bay, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for producing a variable delay for an RF signal. The method can include the step of propagating the RF signal along an RF transmission line, coupling a fluidic dielectric to the RF transmission line, and dynamically changing a composition of the fluidic dielectric to selectively vary its permittivity in response to a time delay control signal. The method can also include the step of dynamically changing a composition of the fluidic dielectric to vary its permeability. The permittivity and the permeability can be varied concurrently in response to the time delay control signal. In a preferred embodiment the method can include selectively varying the permeability concurrently with the permittivity to maintain a characteristic impedance of the transmission line approximately constant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/300456 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/156 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06931362 | Beadle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward Ray Beadle (Melbourne, Florida); Richard Hugh Anderson (Melbourne, Florida); John Fitzgerald Dishman (Palm Bay, Florida); Paul David Anderson (Melbourne, Florida); Gayle Patrick Martin (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for blind source separation (“BSS”) of statistically independent signals with low signal-to-noise plus interference ratios under a narrowband assumption utilizing cumulants in conjunction with spectral estimation of the signal subspace to perform the blind separation is disclosed. The BSS technique utilizes a higher-order statistical method, specifically fourth-order cumulants, with the generalized eigen analysis of a matrix-pencil to blindly separate a linear mixture of unknown, statistically independent, stationary narrowband signals at a low signal-to-noise plus interference ratio having the capability to separate signals in spatially and/or temporally correlated Gaussian noise. The disclosed BSS technique separates low-SNR co-channel sources for observations using an arbitrary un-calibrated sensor array. The disclosed BSS technique forms a separation matrix with hybrid matrix-pencil adaptive array weights that minimize the mean squared errors due to both interference emitters and Gaussian noise. The hybrid weights maximize the signal-to interference-plus noise ratio. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/713107 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 06928715 | Fanucci et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kazak Composites, Incorporated (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome P. Fanucci (Lexington, Massachusetts); Michael J. King (Topsfield, Massachusetts); James J. Gorman (Boxborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for the manufacture of lattice fins for fluid-born bodies is provided. In one embodiment, lattice fins having a metallic cell structure are manufactured from strips or sheets of metal. In another embodiment, composite lattice fins are manufactured from a log assembly of elongated mandrels covered with a fiber reinforced composite material. After curing, individual fins are sliced from the log assembly. Upon removal of the mandrels, a cell structure is obtained. Combinations of the two embodiments are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/662803 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/458 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06929866 | Williams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ultramet (Pacoima, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian E. Williams (Simi Valley, California); Jerry Brockmeyer (Valencia, California); Robert H. Tuffias (Pacoima, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite rigid foam structure that has a skin or coating on at least one of its surfaces. The skin is formed in situ by thermal spray techniques. The skin is bonded substantially throughout the surface of the porous substrate to the peripheries of the pores. The skin on the average does not penetrate the surface of the substrate by more than the depth of about 2 to 5 pores. Thus, thermal spraying the skin onto the rigid foam produces a composite that is tightly and uniformly bonded together without unduly increasing the weight of the composite structure. Both thermal conductivity and bonding are excellent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/441627 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 06929796 | Conti-Fine |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bianca M. Conti-Fine (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated and purified peptides and variants thereof, useful to prevent or treat antibody-mediated diseases, or indications caused by an undesirable antibody response to a given antigen, are provided. Also provided are peptides and methods useful to prevent or treat indications associated with the use of viral vectors in gene replacement therapy. Further, a method to inhibit or prevent aberrant immune responses to exogenous, non-infectious antigen is provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/991143 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, August 16, 2005.
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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)
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- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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