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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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| US 06952927 | Howell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen John Howell (West Newbury, Massachusetts); John Carl Jacobson (Melrose, Massachusetts); Timothy Patrick McCaffrey (Swampscott, Massachusetts); Barry Francis Barnes (Milford, Connecticut); Thet Don Kwan (Peabody, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A combustor baffle includes an annular splashplate having a center mounting tube therein for receiving a carbureted stream. A semi-ferrule is offset both laterally and transversely from the tube, and is open laterally outwardly therefrom. The semi-ferrule cooperates with an adjoining semi-ferrule for defining a port in which a pilot injector or igniter may be mounted. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/447885 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/798 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06952969 | O'Brien et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael James O'Brien (Los Angeles, California); Benjamin Allen Nelson (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanical test method prescribes compressing brittle balls in spherical conforming opposing platens producing equatorial bulging, tensile stresses, and resulting indentation crack growth that is imaged for providing direct measurement of the fracture toughness of brittle balls, such as, silicon-nitride balls used in hybrid bearings as well as conventional steel ball bearings, with measurement errors being immune to characterizing the dimensions and positioning of the precrack indentations, so that, the test method is accurate, repeatable, and robust. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/675052 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/818 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953001 | Fanucci et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kazak Composites, Incorporated (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome P. Fanucci (Lexington, Massachusetts); James J. Gorman (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Michael McAleenan (Georgetown, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A hatch or door system secures and seals an opening in a surrounding structure, such as a horizontal or vertical surface of a marine vessel. A panel having at least two straight edges is rotatably mountable to the surrounding surface. An operating mechanism is mounted on the surrounding structure, rather than on the panel, to retain the panel in the closed position. The operating mechanism includes dogging members configured to apply a force along at least a portion extending continuously along each of the two straight edges when in a panel-securing position. A gasketing mechanism is included to seal the panel in the closed position. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/357735 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953003 | Mulhern |
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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) | Francis M. Mulhern (Riverton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A parallelgram arrangement of linkages interconnect a stern ramp frame with a plurality of parallel rails vertically adjusted to positions above the ramp frame by actuators for reception and maintenance of a watercraft thereon with minimized vibration, further reduced by shock-absorbing springs positioned in engagement with the rails and the rail actuators. Rail positioning adjustment by the actuators is effected under computer control to match different hull shapes of the watercraft that are curved or v-shaped and therefore non-flat. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/738075 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953108 | Anderfaas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | MillenWorks (Tustin, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric N. Anderfaas (Westminster, California); Dean Banks (Costa Mesa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetorheological damper system comprising a reservoir in communication with a damper. The damper comprises a damper cylinder defining a damper chamber, wherein the damper chamber contains a magnetorheological fluid and a movable damper piston. The damper piston comprises at least two coil windings on the outer surface of the damper piston, wherein the damper piston is capable of generating a magnetic field between the damper piston and a wall of the damper cylinder. The reservoir comprises a reservoir cylinder defining a passageway, wherein the reservoir includes a magnetorheological electromagnet capable of generating a magnetic field between the magnetorheological piston and a wall of the passageway. The combination of the an MR reservoir and MR damper leads to a damping system capable of damping a wide range of extreme forces. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/406922 |
| ART UNIT | 3683 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Brakes 188/267.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953656 | Jacobson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Jacobson (Newton, Massachusetts); John J. Schwartz (Newtonville, Massachusetts); Kimberly Hamad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Shuguang Zhang (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for rendering proteins directly responsive to an external signal utilizing modulators that themselves respond to the external signal and are associated with the proteins. In response to the external signal, the modulator alters physical properties of the specific protein molecule(s) with which it is associated, thereby altering the structural and functional properties thereof. The modulator may, for example, transfer applied energy to a protein, or to a portion of the protein, thereby changing the protein structure and function. |
| FILED | Friday, July 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/905831 |
| 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 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953659 | Jacobson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Jacobson (Newton, Massachusetts); John J. Schwartz (Newtonville, Massachusetts); Kimberly Hamad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Shuguang Zhang (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for rendering nucleic acids directly responsive to an external signal utilizing modulators that themselves respond to the external signal and are associated with the nucleic acid. In response to the external signal, the modulator alters physical properties of the specific nucleic acid molecule(s) with which it is associated, thereby altering the structural and functional properties thereof. The modulator may, for example, transfer applied energy to a nucleic acid, or to a portion of the nucleic acid, thereby changing the nucleic acid structure. |
| FILED | Friday, July 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/905832 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953705 | Prakash |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiva Prakash (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of dry etching a performance sensitive element of an organic electronic device, said method comprising the steps of: (a) having at least one performance sensitive element on the substrate spaced apart from a first conductive member, wherein at least one of the performance sensitive elements is a conductive lead; (b) placing organic material on the performance sensitive element and the first conductive member, (c) forming a patterned conductive layer over the organic material exposing a predetermined portion of the performance sensitive elements; and (d) dry etching the organic material in the exposed areas of the performance sensitive elements using at least one oxygen-containing gas, and organic electronic device created using said process. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/625112 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953749 | Hu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yongjun Hu (Boise, Idaho); Jigish D. Trivedi (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of forming refractory metal suicide components are described. In accordance with one implementation, a refractory metal layer is formed over a substrate. A silicon-containing structure is formed over the refractory metal layer and a silicon diffusion restricting layer is formed over at least some of the silicon-containing structure. The substrate is subsequently annealed at a temperature which is sufficient to cause a reaction between at least some of the refractory metal layer and at least some of the silicon-containing structure to at least partially form a refractory metal silicide component. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a silicon diffusion restricting layer is formed over or within the refractory metal layer in a step which is common with the forming of the silicon diffusion restricting layer over the silicon-containing structure. In a preferred implementation, the silicon diffusion restricting layers are formed by exposing the substrate to nitridizing conditions which are sufficient to form a nitride-containing layer over the silicon-containing structure, and a refractory metal nitride compound within the refractory metal layer. A preferred refractory metal is titanium. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/798404 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/683 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953977 | Mlcak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston MicroSystems, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Mlcak (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dharanipal Doppalapudi (Somerville, Massachusetts); Harry L. Tuller (Wellesley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromechanical device includes a single crystal micromachined micromechanical structure. At least a portion of the micromechanical structure is capable of performing a mechanical motion. A piezoelectric epitaxial layer covers at least a part of said portion of the micromechanical structure that is capable of performing a mechanical motion. The micromechanical structure and piezoelectric epitaxial layer are composed of different materials. At least one electrically conducting layer is formed to cover at least part of the piezoelectric epitaxial layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/284048 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953982 | Tai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Fukang Jiang (Pasadena, California); Chihming Ho (Brentwood, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible skin formed of silicon islands encapsulated in a polyimide film. The silicon islands preferably include a MEMS device and are connected together by a polyimide film (preferably about 1–100 μm thick). To create the silicon islands, silicon wafers are etched to a desirable thickness (preferably about 10–500 μm) by Si wet etching and then patterned from the back side by reactive ion etching (RIE). |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 09, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/567818 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/522 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954025 | Nishida et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Toshikazu Nishida (Gainesville, Florida); Louis N. Cattafesta, III (Gainesville, Florida); Mark Sheplak (Gainesville, Florida); Khai D. T. Ngo (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated MEMS resonant generator system includes a substrate, a plurality of piezoelectric micro generators disposed on the substrate, the micro generators each generating a voltage output in response to vibrational energy received, and at least one power processor disposed on the substrate. The power processor electrically coupled to outputs of the plurality of micro generators. When the input conditions change, the power processor can dynamically adjust its switching functions to optimize the power delivered to a load or energy storage reservoir. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/436534 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954142 | Lieberman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Robert A. Lieberman (Torrance, California); Thomas C. Forrester (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Lieberman (Torrance, California); Thomas C. Forrester (Hacienda Heights, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor system in which a sensor suite has a locally located field sensing unit (FSU) that converts and evaluates sensor information using sensor fusion algorithms and is thereby able to send qualitative low-bandwidth, low power usage signals to a remote command post. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/002759 |
| ART UNIT | 2636 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954235 | Russell 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) | Stephen D. Russell (San Diego, California); Randy L. Shimabukuro (San Diego, California); Bruce W. Offord (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A liquid crystal display includes: a) a sapphire substrate having a first crystal lattice structure; b) a single crystal silicon structure having a thickness no greater than about 100 nanometers affixed to the sapphire substrate to create a silicon-on-sapphire structure, and a second crystal lattice structure oriented by the first crystal lattice structure; c) an array of liquid crystal capacitors formed on the silicon-on-sapphire structure; and d) integrated self-aligned circuitry formed from the silicon layer which is operably coupled to modulate the liquid crystal capacitors. The liquid crystals capacitors may include nematic or ferroelectric liquid crystal material. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/614426 |
| ART UNIT | 2871 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems 349/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
06954236 — Silicon-on-sapphire display with wireless interconnections and method of fabricating same
| US 06954236 | Russell 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) | Stephen D. Russell (San Diego, California); Randy L. Shimabukuro (Kapolei, Hawaii); Bruce W. Offord (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A liquid crystal display includes: a) a sapphire substrate; b) a single crystal silicon structure disposed on the sapphire substrate to create a silicon-on-sapphire structure; c) a plurality of liquid crystal capacitors disposed on the silicon-on-sapphire structure; d) integrated self-aligned circuitry formed from the crystal silicon structure, where the circuitry modulates the liquid crystal capacitors in response to an input control signal; and e) a receiver disposed on the silicon-on-sapphire structure for receiving electromagnetic radiation and generating the input control signal responsive to the received electromagnetic radiation. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/911768 |
| ART UNIT | 2871 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems 349/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954275 | Choi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boards of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Byung J. Choi (Round Rock, Texas); Matthew Colburn (Danbury, Connecticut); S. V. Sreenivasan (Austin, Texas); C. Grant Willson (Austin, Texas); Todd Bailey (Austin, Texas); John Ekerdt (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are high precision gap and orientation measurement methods between a template and a substrate used in imprint lithography processes. Gap and orientation measurement methods presented here include uses of broad-band light based measuring techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/920341 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/614 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954301 | Nguyen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clark T.-C. Nguyen (Arlington, Virginia); Yuan Xie (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-voltage electromechanical device including a tiltable microplatform, method of tilting same and array of such devices are provided. The tiltable or steerable microplatform utilizes a bent-beam actuator to achieve large tilting angles with low actuation voltages. Thin beams of the actuator are bent in such a way as to cause the microplatform to pivot around a dimple support that generates a torsional force leading to angular motion in suspension beams attached perpendicular to the thin beams and, in turn, leading to angular or tilting motion in the suspended microplatform. Some of the key features include (1) the low-voltage bent-beam actuator; (2) a dimple-supported microplatform with a hole underneath in the substrate to allow light to pass through and to allow unhindered tilting of the microplatform; and (3) a method for constructing a microprism on the tiltable transparent microplatform for color dispersion purposes in an adaptive vision system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/426372 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954310 | Holloway et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul H. Holloway (Gainesville, Florida); Mark R. Davidson (Florahome, Florida); Olga Alexander Shenderova (Raleigh, North Carolina); Gary E. McGuire (Carrboro, North Carolina); David B. Tanner (Gainesville, Florida); Arthur Hebard (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging device (30) can include a plurality of lenses (51, 52, 53, 54) mounted on a multi-dimensional support structure (32), a plurality of optical detectors (40) corresponding to the plurality of lenses for capturing an optical signal from at least two lenses among the plurality of lenses, and a processor (34) for combining the optical signal from at least two lenses to form an image and electronically controlling the field of view and a resolution of the image. The plurality of lenses each can include an array of sub-wavelength apertures or a plurality of photon sieve lenses (36). |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/670679 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/619 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954449 | Cain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Bibb Cain (Indialantic, Florida); Thomas Jay Billhartz (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless communication network includes a plurality of mobile nodes each including a transceiver, a phased array antenna connected to the transceiver, and a controller connected to the transceiver. The controller schedules time slots for each time frame to establish a communication link with each neighboring mobile node. An initiating mobile node transmits a request for time slots to the receiving mobile node, which transmits a reply to the initiating mobile node. The initiating mobile node transmits a confirmation to the receiving mobile node, and the receiving mobile node transmits the reply again if the confirmation is not received. Alternatively, the receiving mobile node may transmit an acknowledgment to the initiating mobile node, and the initiating mobile node transmits the confirmation again if the acknowledgment is not received. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/280485 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954482 | Mills et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diane G. Mills (Wilmington, Massachusetts); Cory S. Myers (Westford, Massachusetts); Geoffrey S. Edelson (Andover, Massachusetts); David L. Herrick (Mont Vernon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system begin at a random node of a trellis model having a set of at least two axes, wherein one axis corresponds to time and a second axis corresponds to frequency, a set of M states, corresponding to a set of all possible frequencies that may be transmitted by the system, and branches leaving each state, that terminate at allowable transmit frequencies for a next frequency hop. The number of branches leaving each state is dependent on the number of encoded bits per hop. Next, B bits of data are passed to a buffer, where B is the number of bits that will be transmitted per frequency hop. The method and system then combine the B bits of data with information for previously selected frequencies to select a current frequency, transmit the selected frequency, and feedback the currently selected frequency information to be used as previously selected frequency information when selecting a next frequency. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/422340 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954512 | Kronenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley Kronenberg (Skillman, New Jersey); George J. Brucker (West Long Branch, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron spectrometer is provided by a series of substrates covered by a solid-state detector stacked on an absorbing layer. As many as 12 substrates that convert neutrons to protons are covered by a layer of absorbing material, acting as a proton absorber, with the detector placed within the layer to count protons passing through the absorbing layer. By using 12 detectors the range of neutron energies are covered. The flat embodiment of the neutron spectrometer is a chamber, a group of detectors each having an absorber layer, with each detector separated by gaps and arranged in an egg-crate-like structure within the chamber. Each absorber layer is constructed with a different thickness according to the minimum and maximum energies of neutrons in the spectrum. In this arrangement, each of the 12 surface facets provides a polyethylene substrate to convert neutrons to protons, covered by a layer of absorbing material, acting as a proton absorber, with the detector stacked on the absorbing layer to count protons passing through the absorbing layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/198667 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Induced nuclear reactions: Processes, systems, and elements 376/147 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954551 | Weismuller |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas P. Weismuller (Orange, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of comparing a two-dimensional image of an object to library images of that object as seen from a variety of predetermined orientations. The method further includes a rating of the accuracy of fit of the object image to each library image to determining the overall best fit and, thus, the orientation of the object. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 04, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/006010 |
| ART UNIT | 2621 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/209 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954576 | Mule′ et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tony Mule′ (Atlanta, Georgia); Chirag Patel (College Park, Georgia); James D. Meindl (Marietta, Georgia); Thomas K. Gaylord (Atlanta, Georgia); Elias N. Glytsis (Dunwoody, Georgia); Kevin P. Martin (Atlanta, Georgia); Stephen M. Schultz (Tucson, Arizona); Muhannad Bakir (Atlanta, Georgia); Hollie Reed (Smyrna, Georgia); Paul Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Wafer-level electronic packages having waveguides and methods of fabricating chip-level electronic packages having waveguides are disclosed. A representative chip-level electronic package includes at least one waveguide having a waveguide core. In addition, another representative chip-level electronic package includes a waveguide having an air-gap cladding layer around a portion of the waveguide core. A representative method for fabricating a chip-level electronic package includes: providing a substrate having a passivation layer disposed on the substrate; disposing a waveguide core on a portion of the passivation layer; disposing a first sacrificial layer onto at least one portion of the passivation layer and the waveguide core; disposing an overcoat layer onto the passivation layer and the first sacrificial layer; and removing the first sacrificial layer to define an air-gap cladding layer within the overcoat polymer layer and around a portion of the waveguide core. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/895685 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954685 | Altieri et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lord Corporation (Cary, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell E. Altieri (Cary, North Carolina); James F. Kuhn (Erie, Pennsylvania); Mark R. Jolly (Raleigh, North Carolina); Steve C. Southward (Apex, North Carolina); Askari Badre-Alam (Apex, North Carolina); Leslie P. Fowler (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle propulsion system. The measuring system/method provides for a high reliability short take off vertical landing fixed wing aircraft in which the vertical propulsion dynamically rotating drive shaft system and couplings are monitored in real time. The vehicular shaft coupling misalignment measuring system utilizes multiple positional sensors to provide highly reliable and precise determination of the dynamic characteristics of the rotating sensor target components of the propulsion system drive shaft. The relative position of the sensors is rigidly fixed externally from the rotating targets with a structural frame. The collar misalignment measuring system of the invention provide a misalignment measurement of the propulsion system drive shaft flexible coupling which relates to a critical performance of rotating shaft coupling in the operation of an aircraft vehicle. The method/system provides for monitoring a rotating drive shaft system and dynamically measuring a rotating drive shaft coupling in a fixed wing aircraft propulsion system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421325 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 06953568 | Esmon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles T. Esmon (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Jun Xu (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) is found primarily on endothelial cells of large vessels. EPCR translocates from the plasma membrane surface to the nucleus. Molecules which bind to EPCR can be carried from the plasma membrane surface to the nucleus. These molecules include antibodies to EPCR and activated protein C. Protein C, which also binds to EPCR, can be internalized by endothelial cells, but does not enter the nucleus. Thus, EPCR translocation from the plasma membrane to the nucleus provides a means of delivering nucleic acid such as DNA, proteins such as transcription factors, diagnostic agents or other types of drugs to the nucleus of endothelial cells, particularly those on large blood vessels. Conjugates of the materials to be delivered to the nucleus can be formed by ionic or covalent coupling. For example, proteins, including fusion proteins, can be directly conjugated to an anti-EPCR monoclonal antibody. Covalent attachment of positively charged polymers, such as polylysine, to an anti-EPCR antibody allows nucleic acid to bind by ionic charges. Steptavidin and biotin can also be used to conjugate molecules to anti-EPCR antibodies. These conjugated antibodies are transported to the nucleus by EPCR. Eamples demonstrate selective transport to the nucleus which is mediated by EPCR. Molecules transported include activated protein C, antibodies to EPCR, and steptavidin-biotin conjugates. Modification of anti-EPCR monoclonal antibodies by covalently coupling to polylysine allows binding of an expression vector to the modified antibody and translocation to the nucleus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 25, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 09/139425 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953665 | Goronzy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jorg J. Goronzy (Rochester, Minnesota); Cornelia M. Weyand (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods and materials for diagnosing a rheumatoid arthritis condition in a patient. Specifically, the invention provides methods and materials for classifying a rheumatoid arthritis condition as diffuse, follicular, or granulomatous. In addition, the invention provides methods and materials for determining if an individual suffering from a rheumatoid arthritis condition will develop severe disease. |
| FILED | Monday, November 27, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/723000 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953666 | Kinkade, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Kinkade, Jr. (Decatur, Georgia); Raymond Shapira (Atlanta, Georgia); Peter E. Jensen (Atlanta, Georgia); Ngoc-Anh Le (Decatur, Georgia); Jan Pohl (Tucker, Georgia); W. Virgil Brown (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention related generally to methods of detecting and quantifying biomarkers of oxidative stress in proteins. The biomarker may be any amino acid that has undergone oxidation (or other modification, e.g. chloro-tyrosine, dityrosine). Emphasis is given herein on oxidized sulfur- or selenium-containing amino acids (SSAA). The biomarker of oxidative stress in proteins may be detected with an antibody that binds to oxidized amino acids, specifically oxidized sulfur- or selenium-containing amino acids. The antibody may be monoclonal or polyclonal. The presence of biomarker or amount of biomarker present in a sample may be used to aid in assessing the efficacy of environmental, nutritional and therapeutic interventions, among other uses. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/831123 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953668 | Israeli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ron S. Israeli (Staten Island, New York); Warren D. W. Heston (New York, New York); William R. Fair (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides for an isolated mammalian nucleic acid molecule encoding a mammalian prostate-specific membrane antigen. This invention provides for nucleic acid probes which specifically hybridize with the nucleic acid molecule encoding said antigen. This invention provides for a method of detecting hematogenous micrometastic tumor cells of a subject performing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on samples of the subject using primers of said antigen. This invention provides for methods to identify ligands which bind to said antigen. This invention provides for the prevention and/or treatment of prostate tumor growth. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 06, 1995 |
| APPL NO | 08/466381 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953671 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xian-Cheng Jiang (Fort Lee, New Jersey); Alan R. Tall (Cresskill, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides methods of decreasing apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein and of treating atherosclerotic diseases and dyslipidemic diseases by reducing plasma phospholipid transfer protein activity, and methods of identifying chemical compounds for use in such treatments. |
| FILED | Friday, February 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/792448 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953687 | Rybak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susanna Rybak (Fredrick, Maryland); Andrea Cara (Rockville, Maryland); Gabriele Luca Gusella (Rockville, Maryland); Dianne Newton (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell transformation vectors for inhibiting HIV and tumor growth are provided. Optionally, the vectors encode RNAses such as EDN. Cells transduced by the vectors and methods of transforming cells (in vitro and in vivo) using the vectors are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 09/230195 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953691 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Burnham Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C Reed (San Diego, California); Adam Godzik (San Diego, California); Zhi-Liang Chu (San Diego, California); Krzysztof Pawlowski (Malmo, Sweden); Loredana Fiorentino (San Diego, California); Maria Eugenia Ariza (San Diego, California); Christian Stehlik (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC domains and LRR domains, encoded polypeptides, and antibodies. Also provided are methods of identifying polypeptides and agents that associate with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment thereof, or that alter an association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. Further provided are methods of identifying agents that modulate PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity, or modulate an activity of an NB-ARC domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Also provided are methods of modulating NFκB transcriptional activity in a cell, and methods of altering expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/781294 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953839 | Höök et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Magnus Höök (Houston, Texas); Slawomir Lukomski (Morgantown, West Virginia); Yi Xu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of repeated Gly-Xaa-Yaa triplets and, optionally, one or more domains from a mammalian collagen. Also provided are expression vectors and host cells containing the expression vectors to produce these recombinant proteins and methods of production for the same. Additionally, antibodies are provided that are directed against a recombinant collagen-like protein that, preferably, binds an integrin. Furthermore, a method of screening for potential therapeutic compounds that inhibit the integrin-binding or -interacting activities of recombinant collagen-like proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/830792 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/356 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953861 | Chiosis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriela Chiosis (New York, New York); Ivo G. Boneca (Vitry sur Seine, France); W. Clark Still (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to pyrrolidine compounds of the general structure: where n is an integer 1-6 and R is hydrogen or a C1 to C6 straight chain or branched alkyl group, and wherein when n=1, R=CH3 or H, useful for re-sensitizing vancomycin resistant Gram-positive bacteria in which resistance results from the conversion of an amide bond to an ester bond on the cell wall peptide precursors of the bacteria. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/805624 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/530 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954067 | Mistretta |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A. Mistretta (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A three dimensional projection reconstruction pulse sequence is employed to acquire velocity encoded NMR data from which an image indicative of spin motion is reconstructed. The velocity encoding is along all three axes and it may include acquisitions at more than one velocity encoding first moment M1. When more than one first moment M1 is acquired, a 1DFT along the velocity encoding axis is performed prior to reconstructing images from the acquired NMR data. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/290735 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954722 | Parks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Parks (San Francisco, California); Wayne A. Moore (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of analyzing and/or displaying data. In one aspect, the invention provides methods for visualizing or displaying high dynamic range data obtained from flow cytometry analyses. Related systems and computer programs products are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/688868 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/194 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE38824 | Salahuddin 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) | Syed Z. Salahuddin (Ventura, California); Dharam V. Ablashi (Lewes, Delaware); Steven F. Josephs (San Diego, California); Carl W. Saxinger (Bethesda, Maryland); Flossie Wong-Staal (San Diego, California); Robert C. Gallo (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A new human B lymphotropic virus, also designated human herpesvirus-6, has been isolated. DNA, molecular clones, antigenic viral proteins and antibodies having specificity to the new virus have been prepared. Various utilities of the new virus and products derived therefrom have been described. |
| FILED | Friday, March 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/087882 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE38828 | Lehrer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert I. Lehrer (Santa Monica, California); Sylvia S. L. Harwig (Woodland Hills, California); Conway C. Chang (San Francisco, California); Chee L. Gu (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a new class of broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides effective against a wide variety of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, retroviruses, fungi, yeast and protozoa. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/255011 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 06952962 | Hasselbrink, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ernest F. Hasselbrink, Jr. (Saline, Michigan); Jason E. Rehm (Alameda, California); Timothy J. Shepodd (Livermore, California); Brian J. Kirby (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A cast-in-place and lithographically shaped mobile, monolithic polymer element for fluid flow control in microfluidic devices and method of manufacture. Microfluid flow control devices, or microvalves that provide for control of fluid or ionic current flow can be made incorporating a cast-in-place, mobile monolithic polymer element, disposed within a microchannel, and driven by fluid pressure (either liquid or gas) against a retaining or sealing surface. The polymer elements are made by the application of lithographic methods to monomer mixtures formulated in such a way that the polymer will not bond to microchannel walls. The polymer elements can seal against pressures greater than 5000 psi, and have a response time on the order of milliseconds. By the use of energetic radiation it is possible to depolymerize selected regions of the polymer element to form shapes that cannot be produced by conventional lithographic patterning and would be impossible to machine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/141906 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/253 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953028 | Bingham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battele Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis N. Bingham (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bruce M. Wilding (Idaho Falls, Idaho); James E. O'Brien (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Ali S. Siahpush (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kevin B. Brown (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A liquified gas delivery system for a motorized platform includes a holding tank configured to receive liquified gas. A first conduit extends from a vapor holding portion of the tank to a valve device. A second conduit extends from a liquid holding portion of the tank to the valve device. Fluid coupled to the valve device is a vaporizer which is in communication with an engine. The valve device selectively withdraws either liquified gas or liquified gas vapor from the tank depending on the pressure within the vapor holding portion of the tank. Various configurations of the delivery system can be utilized for pressurizing the tank during operation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/621888 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/527 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953694 | Salafsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua S. Salafsky (New York, New York); Kenneth B. Eisenthal (Ridgewood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides methods of detecting molecules at an interface, which comprise labeling the molecules with a second harmonic-active moiety and detecting the labeled molecules at the interface using a surface selective technique. The invention also provides methods for detecting a molecule in a medium and for determining the orientation of a molecular species within a planar surface using a second harmonic-active moiety and a surface selective technique. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 06, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/731366 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/164 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953873 | Cortright et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy D. Cortright (Madison, Wisconsin); James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method of producing hydrocarbons from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as glycerol, glucose, or sorbitol. The method can take place in the vapor phase or in the condensed liquid phase (preferably in the condensed liquid phase). The method includes the steps of reacting water and a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst. The catalyst contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIIIB transitional metals, alloys thereof, and mixtures thereof. These metals are supported on supports that exhibit acidity or the reaction is conducted under liquid-phase conditions at acidic pHs. The disclosed method allows the production of hydrocarbon by the liquid-phase reaction of water with biomass-derived oxygenated compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/435208 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/733 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953937 | Reber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward L. Reber (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Rahmat Aryaeinejad (Idaho Falls, Idaho); David F. Spencer (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulse discrimination method for discriminating between pulses having a short decay period and a long decay period, may comprise: Detecting the pulse; integrating a rise portion of the pulse; integrating a decay portion of the pulse; and comparing the integrated rise portion of the pulse with the integrated decay portion of the pulse to distinguish between a pulse having a long decay period and a pulse having a short decay period. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/607735 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954004 | Skeist et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation (Hauppauge, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Merrill Skeist (Plainview, New York); Richard H. Baker (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An electro-mechanical energy conversion system coupled between an energy source and an energy load including an energy converter device having a doubly fed induction machine coupled between the energy source and the energy load to convert the energy from the energy source and to transfer the converted energy to the energy load and an energy transfer multiplexer coupled to the energy converter device to control the flow of power or energy through the doubly fed induction machine. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/704949 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954010 | Rippel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wally E. Rippel (Altadena, California); Daryl M. Kobayashi (Monrovia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electric motor, transformer or inductor having a lamination cooling system including a stack of laminations, each defining a plurality of apertures at least partially coincident with apertures of adjacent laminations. The apertures define a plurality of cooling-fluid passageways through the lamination stack, and gaps between the adjacent laminations are sealed to prevent a liquid cooling fluid in the passageways from escaping between the laminations. The gaps are sealed by injecting a heat-cured sealant into the passageways, expelling excess sealant, and heat-curing the lamination stack. The apertures of each lamination can be coincident with the same-sized apertures of adjacent laminations to form straight passageways, or they can vary in size, shape and/or position to form non-axial passageways, angled passageways, bidirectional passageways, and manifold sections of passageways that connect a plurality of different passageway sections. Manifold members adjoin opposite ends of the lamination stack, and each is configured with one or more cavities to act as a manifold to adjacent passageway ends. Complex manifold arrangements can create bidirectional flow in a variety of patterns. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/431324 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/60.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954128 | Humphries et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E Humphries (El Cerrito, California); Martin J Pollard (El Cerrito, California); Christopher J Elkin (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a high performance hybrid magnetic structure made from a combination of permanent magnets and ferromagnetic pole materials which are assembled in a predetermined array. The hybrid magnetic structure provides means for separation and other biotechnology applications involving holding, manipulation, or separation of magnetizable molecular structures and targets. Also disclosed are: a method of assembling the hybrid magnetic plates, a high throughput protocol featuring the hybrid magnetic structure, and other embodiments of the ferromagnetic pole shape, attachment and adapter interfaces for adapting the use of the hybrid magnetic structure for use with liquid handling and other robots for use in high throughput processes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/305658 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets 335/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06954899 | Anderson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novint Technologies, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Anderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides haptic feedback to control interface interactions such as scrolling or zooming within an application. Haptic feedback in the present method allows the user more intuitive control of the interface interactions, and allows the user's visual focus to remain on the application. The method comprises providing a control domain within which the user can control interactions. For example, a haptic boundary can be provided corresponding to scrollable or scalable portions of the application domain. The user can position a cursor near such a boundary, feeling its presence haptically (reducing the requirement for visual attention for control of scrolling of the display). The user can then apply force relative to the boundary, causing the interface to scroll the domain. The rate of scrolling can be related to the magnitude of applied force, providing the user with additional intuitive, non-visual control of scrolling. |
| FILED | Friday, February 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/785696 |
| ART UNIT | 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/701 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 06953536 | Yen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William M. Yen (Athens, Georgia); Dongdong Jia (Troy, New York); Weiyi Jia (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico); Xiao-jun Wang (Statesboro, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides long-persistent phosphors, methods for their manufacture and phosphorescent articles. The invention also provides a method for generating a long-persistent phosphorescence at a selected color. The phosphors of the invention may be alkaline earth aluminates, alkaline earth silicates, and alkaline earth aluminosilicates. The phosphors include those activated by cerium. The phosphors also include those in which persistent energy transfer occurs from a donor ion to an acceptor ion, producing persistent emission largely characteristic of the acceptor ion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/374696 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.4F0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953607 | Cott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Van Cott (Shawsville, Virginia); James R. Heflin, Jr. (Blacksburg, Virginia); Harry Gibson (Blacksburg, Virginia); Richey M. Davis (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin films exhibiting second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, as well as materials and methods for producing such films, are provided. The films are formed by depositing, on a substrate, alternate layers of a polyelectrolyte and a low molecular weight chromophore. The chromophore contains an electrophilic group that reacts with a previously deposited polyelectrolyte, and ionizable groups which present absorption sites for the next polyelectrolyte layer. The films find application in, for example, electro-optic modulators and frequency doubling devices. |
| FILED | Monday, November 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/286954 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/430.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953691 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Burnham Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C Reed (San Diego, California); Adam Godzik (San Diego, California); Zhi-Liang Chu (San Diego, California); Krzysztof Pawlowski (Malmo, Sweden); Loredana Fiorentino (San Diego, California); Maria Eugenia Ariza (San Diego, California); Christian Stehlik (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding PAAD-domain containing polypeptides and functional fragments thereof, including fragments containing PAAD domains, NB-ARC domains and LRR domains, encoded polypeptides, and antibodies. Also provided are methods of identifying polypeptides and agents that associate with a PAAD-domain containing polypeptide or fragment thereof, or that alter an association of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptides. Further provided are methods of identifying agents that modulate PAAD domain-mediated inhibition of NFκB activity, or modulate an activity of an NB-ARC domain of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide. Also provided are methods of modulating NFκB transcriptional activity in a cell, and methods of altering expression of a PAAD domain-containing polypeptide in a cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/781294 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953694 | Salafsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua S. Salafsky (New York, New York); Kenneth B. Eisenthal (Ridgewood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides methods of detecting molecules at an interface, which comprise labeling the molecules with a second harmonic-active moiety and detecting the labeled molecules at the interface using a surface selective technique. The invention also provides methods for detecting a molecule in a medium and for determining the orientation of a molecular species within a planar surface using a second harmonic-active moiety and a surface selective technique. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 06, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/731366 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/164 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953740 | Schaff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Schaff (Ithaca, New York); Jeonghyun Hwang (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A wide bandgap semiconductor material is heavily doped to a degenerate level. Impurity densities approaching 1% of the volume of the semiconductor crystal are obtained to greatly increase conductivity. In one embodiment, a layer of AlGaN is formed on a wafer by first removing contaminants from a MBE machine. Wafers are then outgassed in the machine at very low pressures. A nitride is then formed on the wafer and an AlN layer is grown. The highly doped GaAlN layer is then formed having electron densities beyond 1×1020 cm−3 at Al mole fractions up to 65% are obtained. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/146466 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/508 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953873 | Cortright et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy D. Cortright (Madison, Wisconsin); James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method of producing hydrocarbons from oxygenated hydrocarbon reactants, such as glycerol, glucose, or sorbitol. The method can take place in the vapor phase or in the condensed liquid phase (preferably in the condensed liquid phase). The method includes the steps of reacting water and a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst. The catalyst contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIIIB transitional metals, alloys thereof, and mixtures thereof. These metals are supported on supports that exhibit acidity or the reaction is conducted under liquid-phase conditions at acidic pHs. The disclosed method allows the production of hydrocarbon by the liquid-phase reaction of water with biomass-derived oxygenated compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/435208 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/733 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953927 | Quake et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Guillaume Lessard (Pasadena, California); Lawrence A. Wade (La Canada, California); Jordan M. Gerton (Upland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for operating an apertureless microscope for observing one or more features to a molecular sensitivity on objects are described. More particularly, the method includes moving a tip of a probe coupled to a cantilever in a vicinity of a feature of a sample, which emits one or more photons at a detected rate relative to a background rate of the sample based upon the presence of the tip of the probe in the vicinity of the feature. The method modifies the detected rate of the feature of the sample, whereupon the modifying of the detected rate causes the feature of the sample to enhance relative to background rate of the feature. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/616896 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/234 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953958 | Baxter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory T. Baxter (Salinas, California); Sandip Tiwari (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A gated metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) gain cell is formed with a flow channel for molecule flow. The flow channel is formed under the gate, and between a source and drain of the transistor. The molecule flow modulates a gain of the transistor. Current flowing between the source and drain is representative of charges on the molecules flowing through the flow channel. A plurality of individually addressable gain cells are coupled between chambers containing samples to measure charges on molecules in the samples passing through the gain cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/393515 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/253 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 06953655 | Hassanein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waleed H. Hassanein (Malden, Massachusetts); Shukri F. Khuri (Westwood, Massachusetts); Michael D. Crittenden (Hyde Park, Massachusetts); Vladimir Birjiniuk (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods, systems/devices and media are provided for maintaining a harvested organ in a functioning and viable state prior to implantation. The organ perfusion apparatus includes a preservation chamber for storing the organ during the preservation period. A perfusion circuit is provided having a first line for providing an oxygenated fluid to the organ, and a second line for carrying depleted fluid away from the organ. The perfusion apparatus also includes a device operably associated with the perfusion circuit for maintaining the organ at a substantially normothermic temperature. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 23, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/534092 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953786 | Pandol et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Pandol (Los Angeles, California); Anna Gukovskaya (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for treating, preventing, or inhibiting cancer in a subject comprising administering at least one polyphenolic compound and at least one inhibitor of reactive oxygen species to the subject. The polyphenolic compound may be derived or isolated from plants. In some embodiments, the polyphenolic compound is a flavonoid. In other embodiments, the polyphenolic compound is a non-flavonoid. Other methods and kits are also disclosed as well as pharmaceutical compositions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/260609 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 06953639 | Kainthla et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rechargeable Battery Corporation (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramesh C. Kainthla (College Station, Texas); David J. Manko (Bryan, Texas); Charles Sesock (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A heavy metal-free rechargeable Zinc electrode for use in storage cells having alkaline electrolyte has been developed. The electrode includes a current collector and an active mass based on metallic zinc and zinc oxide powders, calcium hydroxide, indium hydroxide, indium sulfate, bismuth-oxide and a binder. The electrodes have been successfully used in Ni—Zn and Ag—Zn cells. The electrodes lead to environmentally benign alkaline cells. The electrodes have additional advantages over the prior art electrodes in terms of initial capacity and cyclability. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/390560 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/231 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 06953129 | DeLay |
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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) | Thomas K. DeLay (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | An impact and fire resistant coating laminate is provided which serves as an outer protective coating for a pressure vessel such as a composite overwrapped vessel with a metal lining. The laminate comprises a plurality of fibers (e.g., jute twine or other, stronger fibers) which are wound around the pressure vessel and an epoxy matrix resin for the fibers. The epoxy matrix resin including a plurality of microspheres containing a temperature responsive phase change material which changes phase in response to exposure thereof to a predetermined temperature increase so as to afford increased insulation and heat absorption. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/231428 |
| ART UNIT | 3727 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Receptacles 220/589 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 06953001 | Fanucci et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kazak Composites, Incorporated (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome P. Fanucci (Lexington, Massachusetts); James J. Gorman (Boxborough, Massachusetts); Michael McAleenan (Georgetown, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A hatch or door system secures and seals an opening in a surrounding structure, such as a horizontal or vertical surface of a marine vessel. A panel having at least two straight edges is rotatably mountable to the surrounding surface. An operating mechanism is mounted on the surrounding structure, rather than on the panel, to retain the panel in the closed position. The operating mechanism includes dogging members configured to apply a force along at least a portion extending continuously along each of the two straight edges when in a panel-securing position. A gasketing mechanism is included to seal the panel in the closed position. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/357735 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 06952945 | O'Brien |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The State of Oregon Acting By and Through The State Board of Higher Education On Behalf of Portland State University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert O'Brien (Clackamas, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for analyzing a gas sample is described. The method comprises providing a gas sample, increasing pressure applied to the gas sample to compress the sample to a smaller volume and provide a pneumatically focused gas sample, and analyzing the pneumatically focused gas sample using any of a variety of analytical techniques. Pneumatic Focusing generally means increasing the pressure of the sample, column or cell to a pressure of from about 100 psi to about 15,000 psi, more typically from about 200 psi to about 2,000 psi. Examples including gas chromatography and absorption spectroscopy are illustrated herein. Numerous other examples could be given. The method is well suited for analyzing gaseous samples, such as ambient air samples, both continuously, and remotely, using computer control. Continuously sampling ambient air provides a method for real-time monitoring of air quality. Continuous monitoring allows for pollutant exposure and allows for the identification of emission sources. The method is also well suited for analysis of breath exhalations from respiring organisms useful in metabolic studies or disease diagnosis. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/770942 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/23.350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 06953078 | Girshov et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Leonidovich Girshov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation); Arcady Munjyvich Podpalkin (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation); Arnold Nikolayevich Treschevskiy (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation); Alexey Alexandrovich Abramov (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | The method relates to metallurgical recycling of waste products, preferably titanium alloys chips scrap. Accordingly after crushing and cleaning, the chip scrap is subjected to vacuum-thermal degassing (VTD); the chip scrap is pressed into briquettes; the briquettes are placed into a mould allowing sufficient remaining space for the addition of molten metal alloy; the mould is pre-heated before filling with the molten metal alloy; the mould remaining space is filled with molten metal alloy. After cooling, the electrode is removed from the mould. The method provides a means for 100% use of chip scrap in producing consumable electrodes having increased mechanical strength and reduced interstitial impurities content leading to improved secondary cast alloys. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/672970 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal founding 164/97 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953701 | Zhang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tianhong Zhang (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of sharpening a tapered or pointed silicon structure, such as a silicon field emitter. The method includes oxidizing the silicon field emitter to form an oxide layer thereon and removing the oxide layer. Oxidizing occurs at a low temperature and forms a relatively thin (e.g., about 20 Å to about 40 Å) oxide layer on the silicon field emitter. The oxide layer may be removed by etching. The method may be employed to sharpen existing silicon structures or in fabricating tapered or pointed silicon structures. A silicon field emitter that has been sharpened or fabricated in accordance with the method is substantially free of crystalline defects and includes an emitter tip having a diameter as small as about 40 Å to about 20 Å or less. |
| FILED | Monday, August 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/213150 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 06953838 | Vale, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wylie W. Vale, Jr. (La Jolla, California); Jean E. Rivier (La Jolla, California); Koichi S. Kunitake (San Diego, California); Kathy A. Lewis (San Diego, California); Marilyn H. Perrin (La Jolla, California); Jozsef Gulyas (Julian, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A search of the public human genome database identified a human EST, GenBank accession number AW293249, which has high homology to known pufferfish urocortin sequences. The full length sequence was amplified from human genomic DNA and sequenced. Sequence homology comparisons of the novel sequence with human urocortin I and urocortin II revealed that the sequence encoded a novel human urocortin, which was designated urocortin III (UcnIII). While urocortin III does not have high affinity for either CRF-R1 or CRF-R2, the affinity for CRF-R2 is greater than the affinity for CRF-R1. Urocortin III is capable stimulating cyclic AMP production in cells expressing CRF-R2α or β. Thus, the affinity is high enough that urocortin III could act as a native agonist of CRF-R2. However, it is also likely that urocortin III is a stronger agonist of a yet to be identified receptor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/771224 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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