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Patent Details for Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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| US 07089744 | Epstein |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Steward Davis International, Inc. (Van Nuys, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley W. Epstein (Van Nuys, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for supplementing a power system to achieve consistent operation at varying altitudes are disclosed herein. A hybrid power system comprising a single power source driving multiple generators may implement a power recovery turbine to drive a supercharger compressor, which may provide compressed air at increased altitudes. The supplemental power system disclosed herein provides necessary shaft horsepower at high altitudes to drive a generator and produce cooling air. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/896145 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/774 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07089863 | Dindl |
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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) | Frank J. Dindl (Newton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-lethal cartridge having sufficient discharge energy for use, without modification, in conventional firearms. When used with a firearm with a rifled barrel, the cartridge comprises a non-lethal projectile having a grooved outer surface and a dense powder ballast. Upon discharge, the dense powder ballast is dispersed. When used with a smooth bore firearm, the cartridge also comprises a cylindrical casing having rifling grooves on the inner surface thereof. These grooves will impose a spin on a projectile fired from the cartridge casing. The dense powder ballast will provide sufficient initial inertial mass to permit proper functioning of the firearm, but disperses and dissipates a portion of the discharge energy, simulating the recoil impulse and permitting the non-lethal projectile to simulate the trajectory of standard ammunition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/250187 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/444 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07089949 | Rogerson 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) | R. Brian Rogerson (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Bobby H. Hux (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for attachment to a commercially available cleaning wand for maneuvering the wand inside a storage tank. Two arms each have an end pivotally connected to a handle and another end pivotally connected to the wand to form a four bar linkage. A gimbal arrangement is supported above a base, which is placed over an opening in the tank, and one of the arms is coupled to the gimbal arrangement to allow movement about three mutually perpendicular axes for directing the wand to various orientations within the tank. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421454 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning and liquid contact with solids 134/167.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090003 | Beebe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Beebe (Madison, Wisconsin); Glennys A. Mensing (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic device is provided for regulating the temperature of a sample fluid flowing therethrough, as well as, a method of regulating the temperature of the sample fluid flowing through the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes a body member defining a fluid channel for allowing the sample fluid to flow therethrough and a first regulating channel. A regulating fluid having a predetermined temperature flows through the regulating channel adjacent the fluid channel so as to effectuate a heat exchange with the sample fluid flowing through the fluid channel to regulate the temperature thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/273309 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090113 | Carrier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles William Carrier (West Chester, Ohio); Gary Mac Holloway (Cincinnatti, Ohio); Charles Robert Wojciechowski (West Chester, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for assembling a shaft having a metal matrix composite mid shaft and monolithic high strength alloy forward and aft shafts. The forward and aft shafts are each inertia friction welded to separate annular transition pieces which include a barrier layer operative to prevent the formation of intermetallic compounds. Special tooling is used to avoid applying shear stresses to the transition piece during welding. The welded forward and aft subassemblies are subsequently heat treated before inertia friction welding them to the mid shaft. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/803394 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090471 | Xie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Xie (Pasadena, California); Jason Shih (Yorba Linda, California); Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrostatic fluid regulating device and methods. The device has a substrate. The device also has a first electrode coupled to the substrate. The device has a polymer based diaphragm. A second electrode is coupled to the diaphragm. A polymer based fluid chamber is coupled to the diaphragm. The device also has an inlet coupled to the polymer based fluid chamber and an outlet coupled to the polymer based fluid chamber. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/757973 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pumps 417/53 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090733 | Munir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zuhair A. Munir (Davis, California); Troy B. Holland (Davis, California); Jörg F. Löffler (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Metallic glasses of superior mechanical and magnetic properties are manufactured by annealing the glasses under the influence of an electric current to convert the glass to a composite that includes crystallites, preferably nanocrystallites, dispersed through an amorphous matrix. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/464060 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal treatment 148/561 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090785 | Chiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts); Sossity A. Sheets (Chandler, Arizona); Gregory W. Farrey (Lansing, Michigan); Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Andrey Soukhojak (Somerville, Massachusetts); Haifeng Wang (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A perovskite compound of the formula, (Na1/2Bi1/2)1-xMx(Ti1-yM′y)O3±z, where M is one or more of Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu; and M′ is one or more of Zr, Hf, Sn, Ge, Mg, Zn, Al, Sc, Ga, Nb, Mo, Sb, Ta, W, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni, and 0.01<x<0.3, and 0.01<y<0.3, and z<0.1 functions as an electromechanically active material. The material may possess electrostrictive or piezoelectric characteristics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/635240 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/62.9R0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090788 | Elliott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Elliott (Superior, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides composite materials that combine the material properties of hydrophobic polymers with internal structure and order provided by polymerization of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs). Composites, particularly nanocomposites, are made by forming a LLC assembly that has hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions, combining hydrophobic polymer in the assembly and polymerizing the polymerizable LLC monomers in the assembly. The hydrophobic polymer, polymerized LLC assembly or both can be crosslinked in the composite. Nanoporous composites, particularly those with uniform-sized pores and/or with uniform pores distribution can be prepared in this way. In addition, complex polymers in which a second polymeric material, which may be organic or inorganic, can be introduced into the pores or other structural features of the composite can be prepared. Adding flexible hydrophobic polymers to the LLC assembly increases the flexibility and toughness of the resultant polymerized composite material to provide improved composite materials for use as membranes and in other applications. Hydrophobic polymer addition can also increase the diffusion resistance in the organic phase of the composite. Of particular interest are composites in which the hydrophobic polymer is butyl rubber or related synthetic rubber. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/422604 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/299.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090848 | Quinnan, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald V. Quinnan, Jr. (Bethesda, Maryland); Peng Fei Zhang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to HIV-1 envelope proteins from a donor with non-progressive HIV-1 infection whose serum contains broadly cross-reactive, primary virus neutralizing antibody. The invention also relates to isolated or purified proteins and protein fragments that share certain amino acids at particular positions with the foregoing HIV-1 proteins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 04, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/762261 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/188.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090852 | Hevey 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) | Michael C. Hevey (Frederick, Maryland); Diane L. Negley (Frederick, Maryland); Peter Pushko (Frederick, Maryland); Jonathan F. Smith (Sabillasville, Maryland); Alan L. Schmaljohn (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Using the MBGV GP, NP, and virion proteins, a method and composition for use in inducing an immune response which is protective against infection with MBGV in nonhuman primates is described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/267322 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/199.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090889 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zi-Kui Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Zhi-Jie Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Xiaoxing Xi (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Boride thin films of conducting and superconducting materials are formed on silicon by a process which combines physical vapor deposition with chemical vapor deposition. Embodiments include forming boride films, such as magnesium diboride, on silicon substrates by physically generating magnesium vapor in a deposition chamber and introducing a boron containing precursor into the chamber which combines with the magnesium vapor to form a thin boride film on the silicon substrates. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/784899 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090893 | Divecha 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) | Amarnath P. Divecha (Falls Church, Virginia); Appajosula Srinivasa Rao (Bethesda, Maryland); William A. Ferrando (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a rhenium layer on a substrate, comprising: applying a solid rhenium-containing compound to a substrate; reducing at a temperature above ambient temperature the rhenium-containing compound so that a rhenium layer is formed on the substrate; and optionally, repeating applying additional rhenium-containing compound on at least a section of the rhenium layer, and reducing at a temperature above ambient temperature the additional rhenium-containing compound so that a thicker layer of rhenium is formed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/394233 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/376.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090963 | Medeiros et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Medeiros (Dobbs Ferry, New York); Wu-Song Huang (Dobbs Ferry, New York); Gregory M. Wallraff (Morgan Hill, California); Bill Hinsberg (Fremont, California); Frances Houle (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Lithographic imaging of 50 nm (or less) half-pitch features in chemically amplified resists (commonly used in the manufacture of integrated circuits) is enabled by the use of reduced temperature post-exposure processing and low activation energy chemically amplified resists. The post-exposure processing preferably involves ambient to moderately elevated temperature and the presence of a deprotection reaction-dependent co-reactant (e.g., water). |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/604082 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090988 | Rider et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd H. Rider (Littleton, Massachusetts); Laura Bortolin (Devens, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for detecting the presence of an antigen including (1) a cell having antibodies which are expressed on the surface of the cell and are specific for the antigen to be detected, where binding of the antigen to the antibodies results in an increase in calcium concentration in the cytosol of the cell, the cell further having a emitter molecule which, in response to the increased calcium concentration in the cytosol, emits a photon; (2) a liquid medium for receiving the antigen and in which the cell is immersed; and (3) an optical detector arranged for receiving the photon emitted from the cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910554 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090992 | Simpson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael L. Simpson (Knoxville, Tennessee); Michael J. Paulus (Knoxville, Tennessee); Gary S. Sayler (Blaine, Tennessee); Bruce M. Applegate (West Lafayette, Indiana); Steven A. Ripp (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Bioelectronic devices for the detection of estrogen include a collection of eukaryotic cells which harbor a recombinant lux gene from a high temperature microorganism wherein the gene is operably linked with a heterologous promoter gene. A detectable light-emitting lux gene product is expressed in the presence of the estrogen and detected by the device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152138 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091441 | Kuo |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Spencer P. Kuo (River Edge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Arc plasma torch generated by a torch module installed on the bottom wall in the narrow section of a tapered S-band rectangular cavity, is used to seed microwave discharge where the microwave electric field is maximum. This tapered cavity is designed to support TE103 mode. With seeding, only low Q cavity and moderate microwave power (time average power of 700 W) are needed. The microwave-enhanced discharge increases the size, cycle energy, and duty cycle of the seeding arc-torch plasma considerably. This torch can be run stably without introducing gas flow or run just using airflow. Adding airflow can increase not only the size of the torch plasma but also its cycle energy, which may reach a plateau of about 12 J/per cycle for the airflow rate exceeding 0.393 l/s. This microwave plasma torch may have a radius of about 1.25 cm or more, a height of about 5 cm, and a peak electron density exceeding 5×1013 cm−3. This torch may produce an abundance of reactive atomic oxygen, and therefore may be used in applications for rapidly destroying a broad spectrum of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents. |
| FILED | Friday, March 19, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/804601 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.360 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091472 | Millar |
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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) | Richard C. Millar (Lexington Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The sensor interface includes a sensor, an optical fiber, a Bragg grating disposed on the optical fiber, and an optoelectronic circuit. The sensor communicates with the Bragg grating such that the sensor imposes a strain on the Bragg grating that is a function of the parameter sensed. The optoelectronic circuit reads the sensor by interrogating the Bragg grating with a light pulse carried by the optical fiber and detecting the timing and/or frequency of the light reflected by the Bragg grating. The timing and/or frequency of the light reflected is a function of the strain imposed on the Bragg grating. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/956594 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/227.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091479 | Hayek |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carleton S. Hayek (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining a threat substance encountered by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) using a pre-computed threat library is described. The method comprising the steps of acquiring a spectrum of a test substance, wherein the acquired spectrum is an average of individual spectra acquired from a plurality of laser shots on the analyte; identifying mass/charge (m/z) values corresponding to each of a plurality of spectral peaks of the acquired spectrum; assigning a corresponding ranking code to the acquired spectrum based on the plurality of its spectral peaks and troughs, wherein a peak presence is indicated by a numeral 1, while peak absence is indicated by a numeral 0, relative to each of a set of substances in a threat library; comparing the assigned rankings of the acquired spectrum over all threat substances stored in the threat library; and identifying the threat substance as that which produced the highest ranking. |
| FILED | Friday, May 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/846819 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/287 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091513 | Derraa |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ammar Derraa (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of treating the end portions of an array of substantially upright silicon-comprising structures. A substrate having a plurality of substantially upright silicon-comprising structures extending thereover is provided. The substantially upright silicon-comprising structures have base portions, and have end portions above the base portions. A masking layer is formed over the substrate to cover the base portions of the substantially upright silicon-comprising structures while leaving the end portions exposed. The end portions are then exposed to conditions which alter the end portions relative to the base portions. In another aspect, the invention encompasses a method of treating the ends of an array of silicon-comprising emitter structures. A substrate having a plurality of silicon-comprising emitter structures thereover is provided. The emitter structures have base portions and ends above the base portions. A layer of spin-on-glass is formed over the substrate. The layer of spin-on-glass covers the base portions of the emitter structures and leaves the ends exposed. The ends are then exposed to conditions which alter the ends relative to the base portions. In yet another aspect, the invention encompasses a cathode assembly which includes a plurality of silicon-comprising emitter structures projecting over a substrate. The emitter structures have base portions and ends above the base portions, and the ends comprise a different material than the base portions. |
| FILED | Monday, November 13, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/711587 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091514 | Craven et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Craven (Goleta, California); Stacia Keller (Goleta, California); Steven P. Denbaars (Goleta, California); Tal Margalith (Santa Barbara, California); James Stephen Speck (Goleta, California); Shuji Nakamura (Santa Barbara, California); Umesh K. Mishra (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming non-polar (Al,B,In,Ga)N quantum well and heterostructure materials and devices. Non-polar (11{overscore (2)}0) a-plane GaN layers are grown on an r-plane (1{overscore (1)}02) sapphire substrate using MOCVD. These non-polar (11{overscore (2)}0) a-plane GaN layers comprise templates for producing non-polar (Al,B,In,Ga)N quantum well and heterostructure materials and devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/413690 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091530 | Reich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Reich (Tyngsborough, Massachusetts); Bernard B. Kosicki (Acton, Massachusetts); Jonathan C. Twichell (Acton, Massachusetts); Barry E. Burke (Lexington, Massachusetts); Dennis D. Rathman (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A charge-coupled device imager including an array of super pixels disposed in a semiconductor substrate having a surface that is accessible to incident illumination. For each super pixel there is provided a plurality of subpixels which each correspond to one in the sequence of image frames. Each subpixel includes a doped photogenerated charge collection channel region opposite the illumination-accessible substrate surface, a charge collection channel region control electrode, doped charge drain regions adjacent to the channel region, a charge drain region control electrode, and a doped charge collection control region. To each subpixel are provided channel region and drain region control voltage connections, for independent collection and storage of photogenerated charge from the substrate at the charge collection channel region of a selected subpixel during one in the sequence of image frames and for drainage of photogenerated charge from the substrate to a drain region. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/612174 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/222 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091902 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juan Liu (Milpitas, California); Xenofon Koutsoukos (Franklin, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The systems and methods according to this invention disclose that coverage for an ad hoc sensor network is fundamental to the deployment and utilization of such networks. The invention provides a method which characterizes the coverage of an ad hoc sensor network by defining a sensing field over the space within which the physical phenomenon of interest occurs. Its value at any given point reflects the ability of the sensor network to estimate the phenomenon and/or event, of interest at this point. A statistical method is presented to determine such a field based on sensor layouts and sensor models. The system and methods of the invention define well monitored regions and sensor holes, information that can be used to characterize the quality of service that the network provides for different applications. A graphical user interface may be provided to display this information to the user for monitoring in health management of the network. The systems and methods of the invention apply to fixed as well as mobile sensors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/736601 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/174 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092106 | Cox 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) | Cary B. Cox (Clinton, Mississippi); James A. Evans (Tallulah, Louisiana); Charles R. Welch (Vicksburg, Mississippi); Barry W. McCleave (Vicksburg, Mississippi); Lewis B. Smithhart (Utica, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | An application of phase profilometry to determine the 3-D configuration of normally obscured structure. In one application, the undercarriage of a vehicle is captured in a 3-D profile while the vehicle is operating normally. The system may use a digital camera; a computer for control, communications, processing, comparing configurations and database storage; a broadband light source; and a device positioned between the light and structure that enables an alternating strip or strips of light and shadows to impinge the obscured surface. A preferred embodiment uses a single straight edge as the device. In addition to profiling the undercarriage of a vehicle and comparing it to an expected configuration of a like vehicle, the system may be used for such diverse applications as determination of correct toll at toll booths, quality inspection in an assembly line, safety and security inspections, and access control. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/713793 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/602 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092138 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jen-Shiang Wang (Stanford, California); Il Woong Jung (Stanford, California); Olav Solgaard (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new design and fabrication process of an elastomer spatial light modulator (eSLM). The present invention resolves many known challenges and enables the eSLM to operate as programmable masks for the EUV lithography systems. Bottom electrodes are deposited and patterned on an insulation layer. A sacrificial layer is then deposited, patterned and polished on top of the bottom electrodes. A nitride shell forms a protection layer that prevents out-gassing and degradations of elastomer during operations. The sacrificial layer is removed, forming a cavity. An elastomer is injected at one end of the cavity and pulled into it by capillary forces. In an embodiment, the eSLM comprises a 2-D array of elastomer pillars, each containing a capacitive actuator with an elastomer as the supporting and dielectric structure. A stack of Mo/Si multilayer mirror is deposited on the surface to achieve a high reflectivity about 70% or more in EUV. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/962055 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/245 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092285 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yong Lu (Rosemount, Minnesota); Romney R. Katti (Maple Grove, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The semiconductor industry seeks to reduce the risk of traditional volatile storage devices with improved non-volatile storage devices. The increased demand for a significantly advanced, efficient, and non-volatile data retention technique has driven the development of integrated giant-magneto-resistive (GMR) structures. The present invention relates to non-volatile logic state retention devices, such as GMR storage elements, and concerns a save-on-power-down circuit that may be integrated with conventional semiconductor-based computing, logic, and memory devices to retain volatile logic states and/or volatile digital information in a non-volatile manner. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/992052 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092421 | Capasso et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Federico Capasso (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Alfred Yi Cho (Summit, New Jersey); Raffaele Colombelli (Paris, France); Claire F. Gmachl (Princeton, New Jersey); Oskar Jon Painter (Sierra Madre, California); Arthur Mike Sergent (New Providence, New Jersey); Deborah Lee Sivco (Warren, New Jersey); Kartik Srinivasan (Pasadena, California); Donald Milan Tennant (Gillette, New Jersey); Mariano Troccoli (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An optoelectronic transducer comprises a unipolar, intraband active region and a micro-cavity resonator. The resonator includes a 2D array of essentially equally spaced regions that exhibits resonant modes. Each of the spaced regions has a depth that extends through the active region and has an average refractive index that is different from that of the active region. The refractive index contrast, the spacing of the spaced regions, and the dimensions of the spaced regions are mutually adapted so that the array acts as a micro-cavity resonator and so that at least one frequency of the resonant modes of the array falls within the spectrum of an optoelectronic parameter of the active region (i.e., the gain spectrum where the transducer is a laser; the absorption spectrum where the transducer is a photodetector). In a first embodiment, the transducer is an ISB laser, whereas in a second embodiment it is a unipolar, intraband photodetector. In other embodiments, the laser is a surface-emitting ISB laser and the photodetector is a vertically-illuminated detector. In another embodiment, a nonlinear optical material is optically coupled to the micro-cavity resonator, which in one case allows an ISB laser to exhibit bistable operation. |
| FILED | Saturday, August 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/651466 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092427 | Tollefson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William G. Tollefson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A pair of radio frequency communication devices and a communication method are provided according to the invention. A transmitter includes a data source providing a data stream and a radio frequency modulation device. The radio frequency modulation device communicates with the data source and performs a modulation of a carrier wave according to the data stream provided by the data source. The data stream controls one or more modulation characteristics of the carrier wave. A corresponding receiver includes a modulation key and a modulation detector. The modulation key includes a plurality of modulation patterns. The modulation detector receives a radio frequency communication signal and communicates with the modulation key. The modulation detector maps portions of the received communication signal to the modulation key in order to detect modulation characteristics in the received communication signal and to generate a data output. |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/862130 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092437 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dongyan Chen (Durham, North Carolina); Yiguang Hong (Durham, North Carolina); Kishor S. Trivedi (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and Systems for Determining an Optimal Training Interval in a Communications System. A method is provided for determining an optimal training interval for a channel of a communications system. The method can include a step for receiving first channel estimations of a signal carried by a channel of a communications system, wherein the first channel estimations are generated by a first channel estimator. The communications system can include a normal mode for utilizing the channel to carry user data, a training mode for training the first channel estimator, and a failure mode for recovering channel communication after channel failure. The method can include a step for determining a time distribution of the channel transition from the normal mode to the failure mode, wherein channel failure occurs when error in the first channel estimations exceeds a first predetermined threshold. Further, the method can include a step for applying Markovian analysis to the time distribution of the channel transition to determine a first training interval such that channel utilization in the normal mode is maximized. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/423994 |
| ART UNIT | 2638 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/231 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
| US 07090837 | Spencer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Spencer (San Diego, California); Robert Marr (San Diego, California); Inder M. Verma (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure provides lentiviral vectors containing an attachment incompetent fusogenic polypeptide and a heterologous targeting polypeptide. Also provided are lentiviral packaging constructs, lentiviral packaging systems, and lentiviral gene delivery systems. Finally, methods of transducing a cell and methods of targeting a gene to a cell or tissue using the disclosed lentiviral vectors and systems are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/760123 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — 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 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090848 | Quinnan, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald V. Quinnan, Jr. (Bethesda, Maryland); Peng Fei Zhang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to HIV-1 envelope proteins from a donor with non-progressive HIV-1 infection whose serum contains broadly cross-reactive, primary virus neutralizing antibody. The invention also relates to isolated or purified proteins and protein fragments that share certain amino acids at particular positions with the foregoing HIV-1 proteins. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 04, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/762261 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/188.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090850 | Nataro |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Nataro (Owings Mills, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel proteins and their corresponding nucleotide sequences in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) are provided. In particular, Aap and the five gene cluster (aat) of the AA probe region of the pAA plasmid of EAEC 042 have been identified, sequenced, and further characterized. The use of these novel proteins and their corresponding nucleotide sequences for diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of EAEC infections is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/847309 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/190.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090853 | Kapp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judith Kapp (Atlanta, Georgia); Yong Ke (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An adjuvant composition comprising noscapine and its derivatives, for use in the treatment of tumors, cancer, as an adjuvant for vaccines. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/288442 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/204.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090865 | Jordan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Jordan (Denver, Colorado); Philippa Marrack (Denver, Colorado); John Kappler (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are a composition and method to treat or prevent antibody-induced anemia and particularly, autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The composition comprises a bisphosphonate and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises clodronate and a liposome carrier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/307203 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090987 | Nixon et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph A. Nixon (Tarrytown, New York); Anne M. Cataldo (Nanuet, New York); Paul M. Mathews (Irvington, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features methods of diagnosing and treating a patient having Alzheimer's disease or other neuronal atrophy-associated dementia by determining or altering, respectively, the level of activity of pathways from the endoplasmic reticulum to lysosomes in the patient. |
| FILED | Friday, April 28, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/561582 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091006 | Spiegelman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce M. Spiegelman (Waban, Massachusetts); Jiandie Lin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated PGC-1β nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel PGC-1 related coactivator molecules. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing PGC-1β nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a PGC-1β gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated PGC-1β proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-PGC-1β antibodies. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/290544 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091008 | DeAngelis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma); Paul H. Weigel (Edmond, Oklahoma); Kshama Kumari (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a recombinant Bacillus host cell containing a recombinant vector including a nucleic acid segment having a coding region segment encoding enzymatically active hyaluronan synthase (HAS). The recombinant Bacillus host cell is utilized in a method for producing hyaluronic acid (HA). |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/981632 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/84 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091035 | Ravin 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) | Rea Ravin (Rockville, Maryland); James V. Sullivan (Bowie, Maryland); Ronald D. McKay (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Featured is a long-term cell culture system being configured and arranged so as to be capable of monitoring the dynamic processes that occur during proliferation and differentiation of stem cells such as central nervous system (CNS) stem cells/embryonic stem cells. In particular aspects, the system allows monitoring of such dynamic processes continually and to focally manipulate the cells by focal application of growth factors such as BMP, CNTF and other growth factors. Preferred systems are capable of electrical recording from the cells. |
| FILED | Monday, December 30, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/334565 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/288.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091037 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | WARF Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. J. Petrini (Madison, Wisconsin); William Francis Morgan (Mill Valley, California); Richard Scott Maser (Madison, Wisconsin); James Patrick Carney (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated and purified DNA molecule encoding a DNA repair protein, p95, is provided, as is isolated and purified p95. Also provided are methods of detecting p95 and DNA encoding p95. The invention further provides p95 knock-out mice. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/837602 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091178 | Pennica |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genentech, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diane Pennica (Burlingame, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A member of the guanylate-binding protein family, designated GBP-4, is provided. Also provided are isolated nucleic acid encoding GBP-4, vectors and host cells containing such nucleic acid molecule, and a method for producing the GBP-4 recombinantly. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/659549 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091195 | Pezzuto et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Pezzuto (West Lafayette, Indiana); Jerome W. Kosmeder, II (Tucson, Arizona); Ze-Qi Xu (Woodridge, Illinois); Nian E. Zhou (Naperville, Illinois); Miriam Elaine Goldsmith (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition and method of preventing or inhibiting tumor growth and, more particularly, of treating a malignant tumor, using prodrugs of plant-derived compounds and derivatives is disclosed. In the method, a composition containing betulinic acid or a betulinic acid derivative is administered in a prodrug form to release betulinic acid or a betulinic acid derivative in vivo at the tumor site. |
| FILED | Monday, January 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/340934 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/182 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091207 | Kukreja |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rakesh Kukreja (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for the prevention of ischemia/reperfusion injury, for example, in patients undergoing heart surgery, and involves the administration of a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor such as sildenafil. The method may also be used during or after a heart attack to prevent or lessen ischemic heart damage. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/443148 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/258.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091249 | Brennan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Brennan (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Spinal anesthetics for intrathecal administration to produce spinal anesthesia are provided with use of 6-[2-(1(2)H-tetrazole-5-yl)ethyl]decahydroisoquinolone-3-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically active analogue or its pharmaceutically active analogs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 26, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/033632 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/816 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091324 | Foung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven K. H. Foung (Stanford, California); Kenneth G. Hadlock (San Francisco, California); Zhen-yong Keck (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Conformational epitopes of the envelope protein E2 of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been identified and characterized using a panel of monoclonal antibodies derived from patients infected with HCV. These conformational epitopes have been determined to be important in the immune response of humans to HCV and may be particularly important in neutralizing the virus. Based on the identification of these conformational epitopes, vaccines containing peptides and mimotopes with these conformational epitopes intact may be prepared and administered to patients to prevent and/or treat HCV infection. The identification of four distinct groups of monoclonal antibodies with each directed to a particular epitope of E2 may be used to stratify patients based on their response to HCV and may be used to determine a proper treatment regimen. |
| FILED | Friday, December 01, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/728720 |
| 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 530/388.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091369 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Smith (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dmitry V. Kuklev (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides polyconjugated fatty acids, and methods of their synthesis and their use. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/819651 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 554/224 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091409 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Li (Rochester, New York); Qi Li (Newark, Delaware); Mitsunori Ogihara (Pittsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A music classification technique computes histograms of Daubechies wavelet coefficients at various frequency subbands with various resolutions. The coefficients are then used as an input to a machine learning technique to identify the genre and emotional content of music. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/777222 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Music 084/634 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092101 | Brady et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Brady (Durham, North Carolina); Michael E. Sullivar (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for static multimode multiplex spectroscopy are disclosed. According to a method for static multimode multiplex spectroscopy, spectral energy emanating from different points of a diffuse source is simultaneously received. Different multi-peak filter functions are applied to the spectral energy emanating from the different points to produce a multi-channel spectral measurement for each point. The multi-channel spectral measurements are combined to estimate a property of the diffuse source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/417066 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/456 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE39240 | Olivera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah); The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (LaJolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah); Jean E. F. Rivier (La Jolla, California); Lourdes J. Cruz (Salt Lake City, Utah); Fe Abogadie (Evanston, Illinois); Chris E. Hopkins (Salt Lake City, Utah); John Dykert (Vista, California); Josep L. Torres (Barcelona, Spain) |
| ABSTRACT | Substantially pure conotoxins are provided which inhibit synaptic transmissions at the neuromuscular junctions and which are useful both in vivo and in assays because they specifically target particular receptors, such as the acetyl-choline receptor, and ion channels. The peptides are of such length that they can be made by chemical synthesis. They also may be made using recombinant DNA techniques, and the DNA encoding such conotoxins having pesticidal properties can be incorporated as plant defense genes into plant species of interest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/469496 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07089746 | Lieuwen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Reasearch Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tim C. Lieuwen (Atlanta, Georgia); Suraj Nair (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises systems and methods for detecting flame blowout precursors in combustors. The blowout precursor detection system comprises a combustor, a pressure measuring device, and blowout precursor detection unit. A combustion controller may also be used to control combustor parameters. The methods of the present invention comprise receiving pressure data measured by an acoustic pressure measuring device, performing one or a combination of spectral analysis, statistical analysis, and wavelet analysis on received pressure data, and determining the existence of a blowout precursor based on such analyses. The spectral analysis, statistical analysis, and wavelet analysis further comprise their respective sub-methods to determine the existence of blowout precursors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/603039 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/779 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090016 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brady D. Lee (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kirk J. Dooley (Shelley, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes methods of inhibiting microbial growth in a well. A packing material containing a mixture of a first material and an antimicrobial agent is provided to at least partially fill a well bore. One or more access tubes are provided in an annular space around a casing within the well bore. The access tubes have a first terminal opening located at or above a ground surface and have a length that extends from the first terminal opening at least part of the depth of the well bore. The access tubes have a second terminal opening located within the well bore. An antimicrobial material is supplied into the well bore through the first terminal opening of the access tubes. The invention also includes well constructs. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/949109 |
| ART UNIT | 3673 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Wells 166/279 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090189 | Morales et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfredo Martin Morales (Pleasanton, California); Linda A. Domeier (Danville, California); Marcela G. Gonzales (Seattle, Washington); Patrick N. Keifer (Livermore, California); Terry Joseph Garino (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A compliant cantilevered three-dimensional micromold is provided. The compliant cantilevered micromold is suitable for use in the replication of cantilevered microparts and greatly simplifies the replication of such cantilevered parts. The compliant cantilevered micromold may be used to fabricate microparts using casting or electroforming techniques. When the compliant micromold is used to fabricate electroformed cantilevered parts, the micromold will also comprise an electrically conducting base formed by a porous metal substrate that is embedded within the compliant cantilevered micromold. Methods for fabricating the compliant cantilevered micromold as well as methods of replicating cantilevered microparts using the compliant cantilevered micromold are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/222763 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Static molds 249/127 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090752 | Jacobson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig P. Jacobson (Moraga, California); Steven J. Visco (Berkeley, California); Lutgard C. De Jonghe (Lafayette, California); Constantin I. Stefan (Hayward, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process and apparatus for the electrolytic separation of fluorine from a mixture of gases is disclosed. Also described is the process and apparatus for the generation of fluorine from fluorine/fluoride containing solids, liquids or gases. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/678428 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090757 | Thundat et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Thundat (Knoxville, Tennessee); Thomas L. Ferrell (Knoxville, Tennessee); Gilbert M. Brown (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for separating molecules. The apparatus includes a substrate having a surface. A film in contact with the surface defines a substrate/film interface. An electrode electrically connected to the film applies a voltage potential between the electrode and the substrate to form a depletion region in the substrate at the substrate/film interface. A photon energy source having an energy level greater than the potential is directed at the depletion region to form electron-hole pairs in the depletion region. At least one of the electron-hole pairs is separated by the potential into an independent electron and an independent hole having opposite charges and move in opposing directions. One of the electron and hole reach the substrate/film interface to create a photopotential in the film causing charged molecules in the film to move in response to the localized photovoltage. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/077633 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090774 | Holman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Holman (Richland, Washington); Cynthia J. Bruckner-Lea (Richland, Washington); Fred J. Brockman (Kennewick, Washington); Darrell P. Chandler (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention encompasses a method of packing and unpacking a column chamber. A mixture of a fluid and a matrix material are introduced through a column chamber inlet so that the matrix material is packed within a column chamber to form a packed column. The column chamber having the column chamber inlet or first port for receiving the mixture further has an outlet port and an actuator port. The outlet port is partially closed for capturing the matrix material and permitting the fluid to flow therepast by rotating relative one to the other of a rod placed in the actuator port. Further rotation relative one to the other of the rod and the column chamber opens the outlet and permits the matrix material and the fluid to flow therethrough thereby unpacking the matrix material from the column chamber. |
| FILED | Friday, October 23, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 09/177902 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/656 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090979 | Mariella, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond P. Mariella, Jr. (Danville, California); Allen T. Christian (Tracy, California); James D. Tucker (Novi, Minnesota); John M. Dzenitis (Livermore, California); Alexandros P. Papavasiliou (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making very long, double-stranded synthetic poly-nucleotides. A multiplicity of short oligonucleotides is provided. The short oligonucleotides are sequentially hybridized to each other. Enzymatic ligation of the oligonucleotides provides a contiguous piece of PCR-ready DNA of predetermined sequence. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/718856 |
| 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 07090992 | Simpson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael L. Simpson (Knoxville, Tennessee); Michael J. Paulus (Knoxville, Tennessee); Gary S. Sayler (Blaine, Tennessee); Bruce M. Applegate (West Lafayette, Indiana); Steven A. Ripp (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Bioelectronic devices for the detection of estrogen include a collection of eukaryotic cells which harbor a recombinant lux gene from a high temperature microorganism wherein the gene is operably linked with a heterologous promoter gene. A detectable light-emitting lux gene product is expressed in the presence of the estrogen and detected by the device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152138 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091037 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | WARF Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. J. Petrini (Madison, Wisconsin); William Francis Morgan (Mill Valley, California); Richard Scott Maser (Madison, Wisconsin); James Patrick Carney (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated and purified DNA molecule encoding a DNA repair protein, p95, is provided, as is isolated and purified p95. Also provided are methods of detecting p95 and DNA encoding p95. The invention further provides p95 knock-out mice. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/837602 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091386 | Beuhler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Beuhler (East Moriches, New York); Michael G. White (Blue Point, New York); Jan Hrbek (Rocky Point, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A catalytic process for the oxidation of organic. Oxygen is loaded into a metal foil by heating the foil while in contact with an oxygen-containing fluid. After cooling the oxygen-activated foil to room temperature, oxygen diffuses through the foil and oxidizes reactants exposed to the other side of the foil. |
| FILED | Monday, May 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/839452 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091489 | Schlyer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Schlyer (Bellport, New York); Paul O'Connor (Bellport, New York); Craig Woody (Setauket, New York); Sachin Shrirang Junnarkar (Sound Beach, New York); Veljko Radeka (Bellport, New York); Paul Vaska (Sound Beach, New York); Jean-Francois Pratte (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of serially transferring annihilation information in a compact positron emission tomography (PET) scanner includes generating a time signal representing a time-of-occurrence of an annihilation event, generating an address signal representing a channel detecting the annihilation event, and generating a channel signal including the time and address signals. The method also includes generating a composite signal including the channel signal and another similarly generated channel signal concerning another annihilation event. An apparatus that serially transfers annihilation information includes a time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator. The time signal is asynchronous and the address signal is synchronous to a clock signal. A PET scanner includes a scintillation array, detection array, front-end array, and a serial encoder. The serial encoders include the time signal generator, address signal generator, channel signal generator, and composite signal generator. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/688577 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091718 | Ganther, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth R. Ganther, Jr. (Olathe, Kansas); Lowell D. Snapp (Blue Springs, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A system (10) for measuring magnetic fields, wherein the system (10) comprises an unmodulated or direct-feedback flux locked loop (12) connected by first and second unbalanced RF coaxial transmission lines (16a, 16b) to a superconducting quantum interference device (14). The FLL (12) operates for the most part in a room-temperature or non-cryogenic environment, while the SQUID (14) operates in a cryogenic environment, with the first and second lines (16a, 16b) extending between these two operating environments. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/789787 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/248 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091810 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntelliServ, Inc. (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Hall (Provo, Utah); Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | An element for an inductive coupler in a downhole component comprises magnetically conductive material, which is disposed in a recess in annular housing. The magnetically conductive material forms a generally circular trough. The circular trough comprises an outer generally U-shaped surface, an inner generally U-shaped surface, and two generally planar surfaces joining the inner and outer surfaces. The element further comprises pressure relief grooves in at least one of the surfaces of the circular trough. The pressure relief grooves may be scored lines. Preferably the pressure relief grooves are parallel to the magnetic field generated by the magnetically conductive material. The magnetically conductive material is selected from the group consisting of soft iron, ferrite, a nickel iron alloy, a silicon iron alloy, a cobalt iron alloy, and a mu-metal. Preferably, the annular housing is a metal ring. |
| FILED | Monday, June 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/878191 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Inductor devices 336/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092087 | Kumar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akshaya Kumar (Starkville, Mississippi); Fang Yu-Yueh (Starkville, Mississippi); Shane C. Burgess (Starkville, Mississippi); Jagdish P. Singh (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to an apparatus, a system and a method for detecting the presence or absence of trace elements in a biological sample using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. The trace elements are used to develop a signature profile which is analyzed directly or compared with the known profile of a standard. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus, system and method are used to detect malignant cancer cells in vivo. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/662347 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092272 | Gilkey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey C. Gilkey (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michelle A. Duesterhaus (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Frank J. Peter (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Rosemarie A. Renn (Alburquerque, New Mexico); Michael S. Baker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A first-in-first-out (FIFO) microelectromechanical memory apparatus (also termed a mechanical memory) is disclosed. The mechanical memory utilizes a plurality of memory cells, with each memory cell having a beam which can be bowed in either of two directions of curvature to indicate two different logic states for that memory cell. The memory cells can be arranged around a wheel which operates as a clocking actuator to serially shift data from one memory cell to the next. The mechanical memory can be formed using conventional surface micromachining, and can be formed as either a nonvolatile memory or as a volatile memory. |
| FILED | Monday, March 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/389738 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/78 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092848 | Hoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian D. Hoff (East Peoria, Illinois); Kris W. Johnson (Washington, Illinois); Sivaprasad Akasam (Peoria, Illinois); Thomas M. Baker (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for testing multiple elements of a work machine, including a control system, a component, a sub-component that is influenced by operations of the component, and a sensor that monitors a characteristic of the sub-component. In one embodiment, the method is performed by the control system and includes sending a command to the component to adjust a first parameter associated with an operation of the component. Also, the method includes detecting a sensor signal from the sensor reflecting a second parameter associated with a characteristic of the sub-component and determining whether the second parameter is acceptable based on the command. The control system may diagnose at least one of the elements of the work machine when the second parameter of the sub-component is not acceptable. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/740455 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092948 | Alford et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francine A. Alford (Livermore, California); David L. Brinkerhoff (Antioch, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of integrating information from multiple sources in a document centric application system. A plurality of application systems are connected through an object request broker to a central repository. The information may then be posted on a webpage. An example of an implementation of the method and system is an online procurement system. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 07, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/656484 |
| ART UNIT | 2167 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092958 | Hempstead et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antoinette R. Hempstead (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kenneth L. Brown (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is provided for managing user entry and/or modification of knowledge information into a knowledge base file having an integrator support component and a data source access support component. The system includes processing circuitry, memory, a user interface, and a knowledge base toolkit. The memory communicates with the processing circuitry and is configured to store at least one knowledge base. The user interface communicates with the processing circuitry and is configured for user entry and/or modification of knowledge pieces within a knowledge base. The knowledge base toolkit is configured for converting knowledge in at least one knowledge base from a first knowledge base form into a second knowledge base form. A method is also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/354328 |
| ART UNIT | 2162 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07089666 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jongbaeg Kim (Richmond, California); Liwei Lin (Castro Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfabricated actuator of the vertical comb-drive (AVC) type or staggered vertical comb-drive type for torsional or linear applications includes torsion springs which permit self-aligned deformation of the device (micromirror) structure of the actuator through the heating of the torsional springs to plasticity. The torsional springs can include perpendicular-beam springs or double folded beams which allow axial movement of the spring when heated. Heating of the springs can be by bulk heating of the actuator structure or by Joule heating to the torsional springs by passing an electrical current therethrough. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/851543 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/896.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090471 | Xie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Xie (Pasadena, California); Jason Shih (Yorba Linda, California); Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrostatic fluid regulating device and methods. The device has a substrate. The device also has a first electrode coupled to the substrate. The device has a polymer based diaphragm. A second electrode is coupled to the diaphragm. A polymer based fluid chamber is coupled to the diaphragm. The device also has an inlet coupled to the polymer based fluid chamber and an outlet coupled to the polymer based fluid chamber. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/757973 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pumps 417/53 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090819 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Robert H. Hauge (Houston, Texas); Wan-Ting Chiang (Ponca City, Oklahoma); Yuemei Yang (Houston, Texas); Kenneth A. Smith (Houston, Texas); Wilber Carter Kittrell (Houston, Texas); Zhenning Gu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an all gas-phase process for the purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes and the purified single-wall carbon nanotube material. Known methods of single-wall carbon nanotube production result in a single-wall carbon nanotube product that contains single-wall carbon nanotubes in addition to impurities including residual metal catalyst particles and amounts of small amorphous carbon sheets that surround the catalyst particles and appear on the sides of the single-wall carbon nanotubes and “ropes” of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The purification process removes the extraneous carbon as well as metal-containing residual catalyst particles. The process comprises oxidation of the single-wall carbon nanotube material, reduction and reaction of a halogen-containing gas with the metal-containing species. The oxidation step may be done dry or in the presence of water vapor. The present invention provides a scalable means for producing high-purity single-wall carbon nanotube material. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/071166 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090824 | Pinnavaia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas J. Pinnavaia (East Lansing, Michigan); Zhaorong Zhang (East Lansing, Michigan); Randall Hicks (Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesoporous crystalline alumina compositions and process for the preparation thereof are described. The compositions are useful as catalysts and absorbents. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/917147 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/625 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090868 | Gower et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurie A. Gower (Gainesville, Florida); Vishal M. Patel (Gainesville, Florida); Piyush Sheth (Baltimore, Maryland); Allison Gallup (Jacksonsville, Florida); Michael Ossenbeck (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to novel materials and methods for use in delivering and sequestering substances, such as pharmacological agents, within a patient. One aspect of the invention is directed towards core-shell particles having a core encapsulated within a calcium carbonate shell, with an intermediate layer composed of an amphiphilic compound surrounding the core. When the particles of the subject invention are administered to a patient, they are capable of removing lipophilic drugs by absorption of the drug through their mineral shell and into their core. The particles of the subject invention can also be administered to a patient as controlled release, drug delivery vehicles. Thus, in another aspect, the subject invention concerns a method of delivering pharmacological agents by administering the core-shell particles of the subject invention to a patient in need of such administration. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/243340 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091037 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | WARF Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. J. Petrini (Madison, Wisconsin); William Francis Morgan (Mill Valley, California); Richard Scott Maser (Madison, Wisconsin); James Patrick Carney (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated and purified DNA molecule encoding a DNA repair protein, p95, is provided, as is isolated and purified p95. Also provided are methods of detecting p95 and DNA encoding p95. The invention further provides p95 knock-out mice. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/837602 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091409 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Li (Rochester, New York); Qi Li (Newark, Delaware); Mitsunori Ogihara (Pittsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A music classification technique computes histograms of Daubechies wavelet coefficients at various frequency subbands with various resolutions. The coefficients are then used as an input to a machine learning technique to identify the genre and emotional content of music. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/777222 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Music 084/634 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091506 | Zhang et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingzhou Xu (Troy, New York); Kai Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and a method for the generation of high-energy terahertz radiation. The apparatus and method function by impinging optical radiation on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, creating a photo-generated dipole emitting terahertz radiation. Because it is desirable to orient the dipole perpendicular to the radiation direction to maximize the power of the terahertz radiation, the surface of the semiconductor is modified to achieve this desirable result. More specifically, three embodiments of the surface modification are disclosed: (1) a grating is created in the top surface of a GaAs semiconductor substrate, (2) an InAs film is formed on a Teflon base to create a grating structure on the semiconductor substrate, and (3) a grating is disposed in the surface of the semiconductor substrate such that the optical radiation engages the substrate at Brewster's angle. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/828654 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/504.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091517 | Buriak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jillian M. Buriak (Edmonton, Canada); Patrick T. Hurley (Appleton, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for preparing a silicon substrate and a silicon substrate having a silicon surface comprising a pattern of covalently bound monolayers. Each of the monolayers comprises an alkyne, wherein at least a portion of each monolayer is no more than about 5 molecules of the alkyne wide. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/887792 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07089995 | Koscheyev et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor S. Koscheyev (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Gloria R. Leon (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Michael J. Dancisak (Kenner, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermodynamically efficient garment for cooling and/or heating a human body. The thermodynamic efficiency is provided in part by targeting the heat exchange capabilities of the garment to specific areas and/or structures of the human body. The heat exchange garment includes heat exchange zones and one or more non-heat exchange zones, where the heat exchange zones are configured to correspond to one or more high density tissue areas of the human body when the garment is worn. A system including the garment can be used to exchange heat with the adjacent HD tissue areas under the control of a feedback control system. Sensed physiological parameters received by the feedback control system can be used to adjust the characteristics of heat exchange fluid moving within the heat exchange garment. |
| FILED | Friday, May 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/143483 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090819 | Smalley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Smalley (Houston, Texas); Robert H. Hauge (Houston, Texas); Wan-Ting Chiang (Ponca City, Oklahoma); Yuemei Yang (Houston, Texas); Kenneth A. Smith (Houston, Texas); Wilber Carter Kittrell (Houston, Texas); Zhenning Gu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an all gas-phase process for the purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes and the purified single-wall carbon nanotube material. Known methods of single-wall carbon nanotube production result in a single-wall carbon nanotube product that contains single-wall carbon nanotubes in addition to impurities including residual metal catalyst particles and amounts of small amorphous carbon sheets that surround the catalyst particles and appear on the sides of the single-wall carbon nanotubes and “ropes” of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The purification process removes the extraneous carbon as well as metal-containing residual catalyst particles. The process comprises oxidation of the single-wall carbon nanotube material, reduction and reaction of a halogen-containing gas with the metal-containing species. The oxidation step may be done dry or in the presence of water vapor. The present invention provides a scalable means for producing high-purity single-wall carbon nanotube material. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/071166 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091918 | Bhansali et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shekhar Bhansali (Tampa, Florida); Kenneth Buckle (Tampa, Florida); D. Yogi Goswami (Gainesville, Florida); Elias Stefanakos (Tampa, Florida); Thomas Weller (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, an aperture rectenna is provided where the substrate is transparent and of sufficient mechanical strength to support the fabricated structure above it. An aperture antenna is deposited on the transparent substrate and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode is constructed on top of the aperture antenna. There is an insulating layer between the aperture antenna metal and the metal ground plane optimized to maximize the collection of incident radiation. The top of the structure is capped with a metal ground plane layer, which also serves as the DC connection points for each rectenna element. |
| FILED | Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/904121 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/767 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092539 | Sheplak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Sheplak (Gainesville, Florida); Toshikazu Nishida (Gainesville, Florida); William M. Humphreys (Newport News, Virginia); David P. Arnold (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings include a combination responsive to an acoustic wave that can be utilized as a dynamic pressure sensor. In one embodiment of the present invention, the combination has a substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a microphone positioned on the first surface of the substrate and having an input and a first output and a second output, wherein the input receives a biased voltage, and the microphone generates an output signal responsive to the acoustic wave between the first output and the second output. The combination further has an amplifier positioned on the first surface of the substrate and having a first input and a second input and an output, wherein the first input of the amplifier is electrically coupled to the first output of the microphone and the second input of the amplifier is electrically coupled to the second output of the microphone for receiving the output signal from the microphone. The amplifier is spaced from the microphone with a separation smaller than 0.5 mm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/997113 |
| ART UNIT | 2615 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices 381/114 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092591 | Savchenkov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anatoliy Savchenkov (La Crescenta, California); Vladimir Ilchenko (La Canada, California); Andrey B. Matsko (Pasadena, California); Lutfollah Maleki (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Tunable optical filters using whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) optical resonators-are described. The WGM optical resonator in a filter exhibits an electro-optical effect and hence is tunable by applying a control electrical signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/772218 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07090758 | Mathies et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Affymetrix, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard A. Mathies (Berkeley, California); James R. Scherer (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved rotary confocal fluorescence scanner capable of detecting analytes separated on over a 1,000 capillaries simultaneously. This system uses a confocal microscope objective and mirror assembly that rotates inside a vertical ring of capillaries to provide rapid and efficient excitation and detection of fluorescently labeled fragments separated within a cylindrical capillary array. Use of automated procedures to load and run all capillaries permits one to read more than 350,000 base pairs of raw sequence data per hour. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/285290 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/452 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092726 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qicai Shi (Coral Springs, Florida); Neiyer S. Correal (Cooper City, Florida); Paul E. Gorday (West Palm Beach, Florida); Spyros Kyperountas (Coral Springs, Florida); Feng Niu (Weston, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system is provided for determining a location for each of a plurality of units, which is selected from one of multiple sets of locations, which are each estimated based upon different initial location estimates. The selected set of locations includes the set which has the minimum error value, where the error value is based on the aggregate of the differences between the range determined from the estimated locations and the measured range. By using different sets of initial location estimates, there is a greater chance that at least one of the sets of initial location estimates will avoid any local minimums and produce a more accurate estimate of unit locations. |
| FILED | Monday, December 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/747377 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/456.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07090988 | Rider et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd H. Rider (Littleton, Massachusetts); Laura Bortolin (Devens, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for detecting the presence of an antigen including (1) a cell having antibodies which are expressed on the surface of the cell and are specific for the antigen to be detected, where binding of the antigen to the antibodies results in an increase in calcium concentration in the cytosol of the cell, the cell further having a emitter molecule which, in response to the increased calcium concentration in the cytosol, emits a photon; (2) a liquid medium for receiving the antigen and in which the cell is immersed; and (3) an optical detector arranged for receiving the photon emitted from the cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910554 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091530 | Reich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Reich (Tyngsborough, Massachusetts); Bernard B. Kosicki (Acton, Massachusetts); Jonathan C. Twichell (Acton, Massachusetts); Barry E. Burke (Lexington, Massachusetts); Dennis D. Rathman (Ashland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A charge-coupled device imager including an array of super pixels disposed in a semiconductor substrate having a surface that is accessible to incident illumination. For each super pixel there is provided a plurality of subpixels which each correspond to one in the sequence of image frames. Each subpixel includes a doped photogenerated charge collection channel region opposite the illumination-accessible substrate surface, a charge collection channel region control electrode, doped charge drain regions adjacent to the channel region, a charge drain region control electrode, and a doped charge collection control region. To each subpixel are provided channel region and drain region control voltage connections, for independent collection and storage of photogenerated charge from the substrate at the charge collection channel region of a selected subpixel during one in the sequence of image frames and for drainage of photogenerated charge from the substrate to a drain region. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/612174 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/222 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07090701 | Cardamone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeanette M. Cardamone (Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania); Jiming Yao (Toronto, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of improving shrink-resistance of natural fibers (e.g., wool, wool fibers, animal hair, cotton), synthetic fibers (e.g., acetate, nylon, polyester, viscose rayon), or blends thereof (e.g., wool/cotton blends), or fabrics or yarns composed of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or blends thereof, involving contacting the fibers (or fabric or yarn) with NaOH, H2O2, gluconic acid, dicyandiamide, and non-ionic surfactant (e.g., Triton X surfactant such as Triton X-100 and preferably Triton X-114), and optionally subsequently contacting the fibers (or fabric or yarn) with protease and non-ionic surfactant and optionally sodium sulfite and optionally triethanolamine and optionally polyacrylamide polymer. The methods do not utilize dichloroisocyanuric acid, chloroamines, peroxymonosulfuric acid, monoperoxyphthalic acid, permanganate, chlorine gas, sodium hypochlorite, or aminoplast resins. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/730208 |
| ART UNIT | 1751 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification of textiles and fibers 08/111 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07092524 | Timmel |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Stephen Timmel (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for and method of cryptographically wrapping information by first constructing information to be wrapped into an even multiple of y bits. Information to be wrapped is parsed into equal blocks P1, P2, . . . , Pn. Next, registers Ri are loaded with the blocks Pi. Next, an initialization vector IV is stored into a register A. Set j=0. Set i=1. Set t=(n×j)+i. Concatenate A and Ri. Encrypt the result of the last step to form 2y encrypted bits. Divide the encrypted bits into a first set of y bits and a second set of y bits. Set Ri equal to the first set. Combine the second set with t using a user-definable function. Set A equal to the combination. If i=n then increment j and reset i=1; otherwise, increment i. If j is equal to a user-definable number then return A, R1, R2, . . . , Rn as the cryptographically wrapped information and stop. Otherwise, return to the step where t is set. |
| FILED | Friday, November 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/299094 |
| ART UNIT | 2137 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07090788 | Elliott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TDA Research, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Elliott (Superior, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides composite materials that combine the material properties of hydrophobic polymers with internal structure and order provided by polymerization of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs). Composites, particularly nanocomposites, are made by forming a LLC assembly that has hydrophobic regions and hydrophilic regions, combining hydrophobic polymer in the assembly and polymerizing the polymerizable LLC monomers in the assembly. The hydrophobic polymer, polymerized LLC assembly or both can be crosslinked in the composite. Nanoporous composites, particularly those with uniform-sized pores and/or with uniform pores distribution can be prepared in this way. In addition, complex polymers in which a second polymeric material, which may be organic or inorganic, can be introduced into the pores or other structural features of the composite can be prepared. Adding flexible hydrophobic polymers to the LLC assembly increases the flexibility and toughness of the resultant polymerized composite material to provide improved composite materials for use as membranes and in other applications. Hydrophobic polymer addition can also increase the diffusion resistance in the organic phase of the composite. Of particular interest are composites in which the hydrophobic polymer is butyl rubber or related synthetic rubber. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/422604 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/299.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07090408 | Brief et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Benjamin Brief (Satellite Beach, Florida); Ying-Ming Lee (Melbourne, Florida); Robert Grayson Wells (Melbourne Beach, Florida); James William Carpenter (Indialantic, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A ruggedized, snap-together, module securely retains a pair of mutually abutting fiber optic interconnect MT ferrules, that have been joined together by a ferrule aligning pin clamp structure. The module includes a generally rectangular base member having a ferrule retention cavity that is configured to retain a pair of MT ferrules and an associated pin clamp assembly therefor. A cover is configured to engage the base in such a manner that the two MT ferrules are firmly held in their intended face-to-face abutting condition as captured between the base and the cover. A bias compression spring is captured between the cover and the base in a manner that facilitates removal of the cover when it is desired to open the module and gain access to the two MT ferrules. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/816323 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/71 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07090841 | O'Brien et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William A. O'Brien (Galveston, Texas); Kathie Grovit-Ferbas (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of decreasing human immunodeficiency virus entry into cells, the method comprising decreasing levels of functional CD63 present with the human immunodeficiency virus and the cells. The invention further provides a method of treating or preventing human immunodeficiency virus infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an amount of a compound effective to decrease levels of functional CD63 in the cells of the subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/846506 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07091787 | Willis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott C. Willis (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A transconductance amplifier generally limits its current output, and specifically decreases its current output as a function of temperature. The circuit is made up of an operational amplifier and two drive transistors that are connected to a first part of the amplifier circuit and a second part of the amplifier circuit respectively. The first part of the circuit is driven by positive input voltages, and the second part of the circuit is driven by negative input voltages. A transistor in each part of the circuit clamps a voltage, thereby limiting the current output. The negative temperature coefficient of the transistor also decreases the output current as the temperature of the circuit rises. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/873902 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07092452 | Taylor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration INC (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew A Taylor (Weare, New Hampshire); Robert B MacLeod (Nashua, New Hampshire); Rachel E Learned (Waltham, Massachusetts); Joshua D Niedzwiecki (Manchester, New Hampshire); Karl D Brommer (Hampton Falls, New Hampshire); Thomas P McElwain (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A digital receiver automatically detects and non-coherently demodulates a multiplicity of interfering digitally modulated signals transmitted simultaneously at approximately the same carrier frequency. The receiver includes one or more antenna inputs (e.g., polarization and/or space diverse), a parameter estimator module, and a multiuser detector for estimating the data transmitted by each interfering signals and adapted to operate with at least one of a MUD algorithm with partially quantized prior information and a MUD algorithm based on prewhitened data. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/423740 |
| ART UNIT | 2631 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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