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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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| US 07122033 | Wood |
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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) | Bradford J. Wood (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and devices for occluding the lumen of a hollow organ by delivering radiofrequency energy to the inner wall of a hollow organ. The disclosure includes radiofrequency electrodes that expand, in a deployed condition, to contact the walls of the organ. In some embodiments, the electrodes substantially conform to the inner wall to enhance therapeutic contact. Methods are also disclosed for using these electrodes to totally or partially occlude a lumen, or remove or reduce a total or partial occlusion of a lumen. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/733225 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/41 |
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| US 07122179 | Kappe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington); Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefan H. I. Kappe (Seattle, Washington); Kai-Uwe C. Matuschewski (Heidelberg, Germany); Ann-Kristin Mueller (Dossenheim, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for inoculating a vertebrate host against malaria, by administering to the host a live Plasmodium organism that is genetically engineered to disrupt a gene whose expression is up-regulated in liver stage parasites and whose function is not required for entry into hose hepatocytes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/078200 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
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| US 07122180 | Aldovini |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna Aldovini (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention pertains to mutated, non-infectious HIV viral particles, vectors for production of such particles and vaccines employing such vectors. The non-infectious particles are obtained by introducing a number of inactivating mutations into a native viral genome. These mutations are designed so as to minimize the probability of genetic reversion to an infectious virus, while retaining the basic protein content and immunogenic properties of a wild-type virion. The altered viral genome expresses proteins that can assemble into non-infectious particles which contain immunogenic components of the virus, but which are unable to infect cells. The preferred mutations are introduced in at least one amino acid position of the nucleocapsid (NC) protein in combination with at least one other mutation in an amino acid position of the reverse transcriptase (RT) protein or the In protein. In one embodiment, the mutations to the native HIV genome may also be made in at least one amino acid position of the NC protein, at least one position in the RT protein, and at least one position in the integrase (In) protein. In another embodiment, the mutations to the native HIV genome may be introduced in clusters, where two or more mutations are made in the NC protein, the RT protein, the In protein, or any combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/000511 |
| 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 |
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| US 07122190 | Bolognesi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dani Paul Bolognesi (Durham, North Carolina); Thomas James Matthews (Durham, North Carolina); Carl T. Wild (Durham, North Carolina); Shawn O'Lin Barney (Cary, North Carolina); Dennis Michael Lambert (Cary, North Carolina); Stephen Robert Petteway (Cary, North Carolina); Alphonse J. Langlois (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to peptides which exhibit potent anti-retroviral activity. The peptides of the invention comprise DP178 (SEQ ID:1) peptide corresponding to amino acids 638 to 673 of the HIV-1LAI gp41 protein, and fragments, analogs and homologs of DP178. The invention further relates to the uses of such peptides as inhibitory of human and non-human retroviral, especially HIV, transmission to uninfected cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/267748 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/188.100 |
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| US 07122200 | Kropp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley P. Kropp (Edmond, Oklahoma); Earl Y. Cheng (Edmond, Oklahoma); Yuan Yuan Zhang (Edmond, Oklahoma); Rick Cowan (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Peter Moore (Perry, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for providing a urinary tract tissue graft composition includes providing a tissue culture frame and a segment of small intestinal submucosa and positioning the segment of small intestinal submucosa in the tissue culture frame such that the segment of small intestinal submucosa is suspended and held in a taut position by the tissue culture frame. Smooth muscle and urothelial cells are isolated from a tissue specimen of a subject and cultured, and then seeded upon the segment of small intestinal submucosa, thereby forming a urinary tract tissue graft. A tissue culture frame in which such a urinary tract tissue graft may be formed is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/013270 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/423 |
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| US 07122307 | Rosen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); Research Foundation of State University of New York (Stony Brook, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Rosen (New York, New York); Richard B. Robinson (Cresskill, New Jersey); Ira S. Cohen (Stony Brook, New York); Han-Gang Yu (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides for a chamber and system designed for use in assaying drug effects on heart rate. The chamber consists of a series of wells. Cardiac myocytes disaggregated from neonatal animals are plated onto the bottom of each well and grown under standard tissue culture conditions. When drugs are to be assayed, the cells in each well are loaded with a calcium sensitive dye and the beating rate in each is monitored with a photodiode. A drug is added in graded concentrations to each well, and equilibrated and effects on rate are observed. This construct permits use of a cell based bioassay for the study of drugs or agents that may alter cardiac rate. This invention can be used in high throughput screening of drugs to evaluate/predict their effects on cardiac rate and rhythm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/898417 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07122322 | Timms |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathy L. Timms (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and kit of diagnosing endometriosis in a female patient suspected of having endometriosis. The method includes obtaining a sample from the patient. The sample is analyzed to detect the presence of a purified and isolated endometriotic haptoglobin designated ENDO-I and functional analogs thereof. A therapeutic for treating endometriosis by modulating the expression of a purified and isolated endometriotic haptoglobin designated ENDO-I and functional analogs thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/306903 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07122324 | Ginsberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark H. Ginsberg (San Diego, California); Andrew L. Frelinger, III (North Reading, Massachusetts); Edward F. Plow (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Diagnostic systems, methods, polypeptides and antibodies for detecting the presence of C-terminal hGPIIb fragment of the platelet receptor GPIIb-IIIa in a body fluid sample are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, September 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/934774 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07122328 | Kingsley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Mark Kingsley (Stanford, California); Michelle Deanetta Johnson (Tubingen, Germany); Andrew Manlap Ho (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a novel human protein (ANK), nucleotide sequences encoding human ANK, and assays for ANK activity, including assays to identify therapeutics and diagnostic assays, e.g., for susceptibility to diseases such as arthritis. In related aspects the invention features expression vectors and host cells comprising polynucleotides that encode a human ANK. The present invention also relates to antibodies that bind specifically to a human ANK, and methods for producing human ANK polypeptides. |
| FILED | Friday, January 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/169596 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
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| US 07122335 | Engelhardt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Engelhardt (Iowa City, Iowa); Dongsheng Duan (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Agents and methods to alter rAAV transduction, including agents and methods to enhance rAAV transduction, are provided. For instance, the invention provides methods to identify agents that enhance AAV transduction after viral binding to the cell membrane and before second strand synthesis. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 12, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/689136 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/29 |
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| US 07122336 | Das |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kiron M. Das (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the field of therapy and diagnostic methods for ulcerative colitis. Specifically, the method comprises administering a compound or recombinant protein that inhibits interaction between CEP and human tropomyosin. Also included in the invention are methods to screen for drugs useful in treating ulcerative colitis and diagnostic methods for detecting diseases associated with an autoantigen response to hTM in affected tissue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/359401 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/29 |
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| US 07122342 | Xu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ZymoGenetics, Inc. (Seattle, Washington); University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen-feng Xu (Mukilteo, Washington); Scott R. Presnell (Seattle, Washington); David P. Yee (Seattle, Washington); Donald C. Foster (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for PAR4, a novel member of the protease-activated receptor family. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, mediate biological responses and/or cellular signaling in response to proteases. Protease cleavage of PAR4 exposes a PAR4 extracellular amino terminal portion that serves as a ligand for the PAR4 receptor. PAR4 may be used as a target in drug screening, and further used to identify proteinaceous or non-proteinaceous PAR4 agonists and antagonists. The present invention also includes antibodies to the PAR4 polypeptides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 10, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/371333 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 07122343 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | 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 | 09/837138 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 07122348 | Wong, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kamehameha Kay-Min Wong, Jr. (Sierra Madre, California); Saswati Chatterjee (Sierra Madre, California); Joel Conrad (Claremont, California); Stella Kim (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to methods for promoting stable and site-specific integration of rep deleted recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors which result in less variable transgene expression and increased safety. These vectors are useful for delivery of a functional gene product to the desired intracellular location. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732813 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 07122353 | Shen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ben Shen (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for fusion proteins that act as targeted drug carries. The proteins are derived from molecules that possess natural drug-binding capabilities that are further engineered to target specific cell types, and optionally to have altered/improved drug binding characteristics. These fusion proteins are useful in, for example, delivery of chemotherapeutic compounds to cancer cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/912764 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.700 |
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| US 07122517 | Hudson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kansas University Medical Center (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Billy G. Hudson (Nashville, Tennessee); Munirathinam Sundaramoorthy (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a crystallized NC1 domain hexamer of Type IV collagen, and methods for making the crystal, wherein the NC1 domain hexamer is crystallized such that the three dimensional structure of the crystallized NC1 domain hexamer can be determined to a resolution of at least 3 Å or better. The present invention also provides a method for designing compounds to inhibit angiogenesis, tumor growth, tumor metastasis, endothelial cell adhesion and/or proliferation, and/or basal lamina assembly, comprising analyzing the three dimensional structure of a crystallized Type IV collagen NC1 domain hexamer produced by the methods of the invention, and identifying and synthesizing compounds that target regions of the NC1 domain that have been identified by the analysis as being important for type IV collagen heterotrimer and hexamer assembly. The present invention also provides novel polypeptides designed by the rational drug design methods of the present invention, based on an analysis of the type TV collagen NC1 hexamer structure disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, July 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/206699 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/4 |
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| US 07122519 | Joullié et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Madeleine M. Joullié (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Bo Liang (Glenolden, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to macrocyclic depsipeptides, including didemnin analogs and fragments thereof, which are useful as anti-cancer agents and for other purposes. The invention includes numerous didemnin analogs and fragments and methods of making them. Methods of using these compounds as inhibitors of protein synthesis, cell growth, and tumorigenesis and as enhancers of apoptosis are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/280584 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/10 |
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| US 07122521 | Raines et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald T. Raines (Madison, Wisconsin); Jonathan A. Hodges (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel collagen mimic comprising a tripeptide unit having the formula (flpYaaGly)n, where flp is 4(S)-fluoro-L-proline, is disclosed. The collagen mimic has increased stability relative to the collagen-related triple helices (ProYaaGly)n, (hypYaaGly)n, and (HypYaaGly)n. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/874725 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07122522 | Andersen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | CLF Medical Technology Acceleration Program, Inc. (Clifton Park, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas T. Andersen (Albany, New York); James A. Bennett (Delmar, New York); Herbert I. Jacobson (Albany, New York); Fassil B. Mesfin (Albany, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Therapeutic compounds which are cell proliferation modulators, preferably inhibitors. These modulators contain amino acid structures that are arranged as a hydrophilic analog of an alpha-fetoprotein. The modulator may be a peptide itself, e.g., an octapeptide like that of SEQ ID NO: 5; a peptidomimetic; or may be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable scaffold, such as a polycyclic hydrocarbon to which is attached the necessary amino acid structures for biological and/or chemical activity. The modulators of the invention are distinguished in one aspect over previous compounds in that they are orally active, and therefore do not have to be injected into the patient. The compositions and methods are useful for reducing estrogen-stimulated growth of cells, and treating or preventing cancer, such as breast cancer. The treatment or prevention methods can include the use of tamoxifen therapy in combination with the peptide therapy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/300530 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/15 |
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| US 07122529 | Ruane et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick H. Ruane (Baltimore, Maryland); John P. Toscano (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Chemical compounds which release nitric oxide in a controlled manner upon photolysis with light are provided. These compounds are O2-benzyl, O2-naphthylmethyl and O2-naphthylallyl substituted diazeniumdiolates. Also provided are methods of preparing these novel compounds in high chemical yields as well as methods of using these compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, July 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/483323 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/149 |
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| US 07122533 | Cushman 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); Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Cushman (West Lafayette, Indiana); O. M. Zack Howard (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods, compounds and compositions for inhibiting effective binding of a chemokine to its cellular receptor. In one form of the invention, a method includes contacting a cellular population with an effective amount of cosalane or an analog thereof. The invention further relates to methods, compounds and compositions for treating inflammatory diseases. In one form, a method includes administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of cosalane or an analog thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/436845 |
| 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 514/169 |
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| US 07122541 | Wands et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack R. Wands (Waban, Massachusetts); Rolf I. Carlson (Boston, Massachusetts); Paul Maggio (Cranston, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods for preventing and treating disseminating cancers. Inhibition metastases of a primary tumor to a liver tissue is carried out by directly contacting a liver tissue with Taurolidine. |
| FILED | Monday, June 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/873802 |
| 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 514/222.500 |
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| US 07122549 | Myers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew G. Myers (Boston, Massachusetts); Alleyn T. Plowright (Manchester, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | In recognition of the need to develop novel therapeutic agents and efficient methods for the synthesis thereof, the present invention provides novel compounds of general formula (I), and methods for the synthesis thereof. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods for treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) to a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/826859 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/250 |
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| US 07122563 | Struck |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Research Institute (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert F. Struck (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Thiocarbonate and thiocarbamate derivatives of 4-demethylpenclomedine are provided along with pharmaceutical compositions containing them and use for treating cancer. A method for preparing the derivatives is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/046692 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/348 |
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| US 07122572 | Gale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip A. Gale (Austin, Texas); Jonathan L. Sessler (Austin, Texas); Vladimír A. Král (Praha, Czech Republic); Andrei Andrievsky (Rochester, New York); Vincent Lynch (Austin, Texas); Petra I. Sansom (Edgewater, New Jersey); William E. Allen (Austin, Texas); Christopher T. Brown (Austin, Texas); Andreas Gebauer (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides calixpyrrole, calixpyridinopyrrole, and calixpyridine macrocycles, having 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 heterocyclic rings, as well as syntheses, derivatives, conjugates, multimers, and solid supports thereof. Such macrocycles have proved to be effective and selective ion- and neutral molecule-binding agents forming supramolecular ensembles, and ion- and neutral molecule-separation agents. The macrocycles are fully meso-non-hydrogen-substituted porphyrinogens, a few molecules of which were previously known but not recognized as possessing anion- or molecule-binding properties. The binding mode is noncovalent, primarily that of hydrogen-bonding, thereby providing a new mode for liquid chromatography, that of Hydrogen Bonding Liquid Chromatography. Further useful applications of the macrocycles provided herein include environmental remediation by removal of undesired ions or neutral molecules, and removal of phosphate for kidney dialysis. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/838998 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/427 |
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| US 07122624 | Usdin 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) | Ted B. Usdin (Betheseda, Maryland); Samuel R. J. Hoare (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated or purified PTH2 receptor ligand or PTH1 receptor ligand is disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/014162 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
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| US 07122634 | Lollar |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Lollar (Decatur, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Specific amino acid loci of human factor VIII interact with inhibitory antibodies of hemophilia patients who have developed such antibodies after being treated with factor VIII. Modified factor VIII is disclosed in which the amino acid sequence is changed by a substitution at one or more of the specific loci. The modified factor VIII is not inhibited by inhibitory antibodies against the A2 or C2 domain epitopes. The modified factor VIII is useful for hemophiliacs, either to avoid or prevent the action of inhibitory antibodies. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/938414 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/383 |
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| US 07122635 | Brooks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter C. Brooks (Hollywood, California); Jingsong Xu (Alhambra, California); Eric Petitclerc (Quebec, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes methods for inhibiting angiogenesis in a tissue by administering an antagonist that specifically binds to a proteolyzed or denatured collagen but not to native triple helical forms of the collagen. Antagonists of the invention can target, for example, denatured collagens type-I, type-II, type-III, type-IV, type-V and combinations thereof. Methods utilizing such antagonists for therapeutic treatment of tumor growth, tumor metastasis or of restenosis also are described, as are methods to use such antagonists as diagnostic markers of angiogenesis in normal or diseased tissues both in vivo and ex vivo. Antagonists include monoclonal antibodies referred to as HUI77, HUIV26, and XL313. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 06, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/478977 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
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| US 07122650 | Roseboom et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick H. Roseboom (Madison, Wisconsin); Ned H. Kalin (Madison, Wisconsin); Steven A. Nanda (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Various human corticotropin-releasing factor binding protein promoter sequences are disclosed. Nucleic acids and host cells that contain the promoter sequences are also disclosed. Further disclosed are various methods involving the use of these sequences. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/676526 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.400 |
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| US 07122686 | Curran et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis P. Curran (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Youseung Shin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Nakyen Choy (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Billy W. Day (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Raghavan Balachandran (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Charitha Madiraju (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Tiffany Turner (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound of the following structure: wherein R1 is H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or a halogen atom; R2 is H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a benzyl group, a trityl group, —SiRaRbRc, CH2ORd, or CORe; Ra, Rb and Rc are independently an alkyl group or an aryl group; Rd is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxylalkyl group, —RiSiRaRbRc or a benzyl group, wherein Ri is an alkylene group; Re is an alkyl group, an allyl group, a benzyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, or —NRgRh, wherein Rg and Rh are independently H, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R3 is (CH2)n where n is and integer in the range of 0 to 5, —CH2CH(CH3)—, —CH═CH—, —CH═C(CH3)—, or —C≡C—; R4 is (CH2)p where p is an integer in the range of 4 to 12, —(CHRk1)y1(CHRk2)y2(CHRk3)y3(CHRk4)y4(CHRk5)y5C(Rs1)═C(Rs2)C(Rs3)═C(Rs4)—, —(CHRk1)y1(CHRk2)y2(CHRk3)y3(CHRk4)y4(CHRk5)y5CH(Rs1) CH(Rs2)C(Rs3)═C(Rs4)—, —(CHRk1)y1(CHRk2)y2(CHRk3)y3(CHRk4)y4(CHRk5)y5C(Rs1)═C(Rs2)CH(Rs3)CH(Rs4)—, —(CHRk1)y1(CHRk2)y2(CHRk3)y3(CHRk4)y4(CHRk5)y5CH(Rs1) CH(Rs2)CH(Rs3)CH(Rs4)—, wherein y1 and y2 are 1 and y3, y4 and y5 are independently 0 or 1, Rk1, Rk2, Rk3, Rk4 and Rk5 are independently H, CH3, or OR2a, and Rs1, Rs2, Rs3, and Rs4 are independently H or CH3, wherein R2a is H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a benzyl group, a trityl group, —SiRaRbRc, CH2ORd, or CORe; and R5 is H or OR2b, wherein R2b is H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aryl group, a benzyl group, a trityl group, —SiRaRbRc, CH2ORd, or CORe; provided that the compound is not dictyostatin 1. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/655916 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/266 |
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| US 07122703 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/384099 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122714 | Sawyers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Sawyers (Los Angeles, California); Karen A. Klein (Los Angeles, California); Owen N. Witte (Sherman Oaks, California); Robert E. Reiter (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an immune deficient mouse having a human prostate xenograft of locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer and uses thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, February 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/067705 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/10 |
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| US 07122823 | Zeman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert D. Zeman (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation imaging apparatus includes a photostimulable phosphor plate, an x-ray source, a red or infrared laser, and an array of photomultiplier tubes. The x-ray source propagates x-rays toward the plate, which is incident on the plate at a first incidence angle. The x-rays interact with the plate to form a latent image therein. The laser propagates laser radiation toward the plate which is incident on the plate at a second incidence angle. According to the invention, the second incidence angle is equivalent to the first incidence angle at substantially all points on the plate. Based on the interaction of the laser radiation with the latent image in the plate, the plate emits visible image radiation. Thus, the x-ray radiation, which forms the image in the plate, follows the same path within the plate as does the laser radiation. By ensuring that the laser radiation follows the same path through the plate as the x-ray radiation, the invention achieves high spatial resolution in the image detected by the laser. The array of photomultiplier tubes receives the image radiation emitted by the plate and generates an electrical image signal based thereon. Based on this electrical image signal, the image formed in the plate may be displayed on a display device or printed on a printer. The device may also include an aspheric lens attached to the plate that refracts the laser radiation so that it enters the plate at the same incidence angle as the x-ray radiation. Using this lens, the x-ray and laser radiation may enter the plate from opposite sides of the plate and still follow the same path through the plate. Preferably, the photostimulable phosphor plate is formed of barium fluoroiodide—BaFI(Eu). |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/053246 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/585 |
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| US 07123351 | Schaefer |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Philip R. Schaefer (Weaverville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and device for measuring a distance to an object with light determines the distance by measuring the relative intensity of light reflected from the object and traveling over two or more paths of differing optical length or reflected from the object and traveling over two or more paths through the use of the offset angle effect. Light is emitted by one or more light sources; reflected from a surface of the object; and the reflected light is detected by one or more light detectors. The light detector(s) generate signals based on the intensity of reflected light detected and the signals are utilized to calculate the distance from the device to the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/267234 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/4.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123762 | Giger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maryellen L. Giger (Elmhurst, Illinois); Zhimin Huo (Chicago, Illinois); Carl J. Vyborny (Riverside, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of calculating a disease assessment by analyzing a medical image, comprising (1) extracting at least one lesion feature value from the medical image; (2) extracting at least one risk feature value from the medical image; and (3) determining the disease assessment based on the at least one lesion feature value and the at least one risk feature value. The method employs lesion characterization for characterizing the lesion, and risk assessment based on the lesion's surroundings, i.e., the environment local and distal to the lesion. Computerized methods both characterize mammographic lesions and assess the breast parenchymal pattern on mammograms, resulting in improved characterization of lesions for specific subpopulations, combining the benefits of both techniques. |
| FILED | Monday, February 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/360814 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/132 |
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| US 07124065 | MacAuslan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Speech Technology and Applied Research Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel M. MacAuslan (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for determining the number of constraints on a set of input data, or equivalently the topological dimension, especially when such data are produced by a nonlinear system, such as a pathological vocal system or econometric data and the like. The technique characterizes the tangent space about a predetermined base point by identifying a maximal set of non-redundant nonlinear fits to the data. It needs only a modest number of data points and does not assume prior knowledge of the functional form of the true constraints, other than smoothness. Each fit is equivalent to a set of contours (including curves, surfaces, and other manifolds), with the data themselves all lying along the zero-value contour of the fit. For each fit, the gradient of the fit at the base point in the uphill direction across the contours identifies the constraint direction. Considering all fits simultaneously, the number of constraint directions that are linearly independent provides the number of constraints in the neighborhood of the base point. The remaining unconstrained directions define the tangent space, and its dimensionality, which is precisely the number of linearly independent unconstrained directions, is precisely the inferred topological dimensionality of the original data. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/662991 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
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| US 07124068 | Pavletich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikola Pavletich (New York, New York); Michael Finnin (Alexandria, Virginia); Jill Donigian (North Arlington, New Jersey); Victoria M. Richon (Rye, New York); Richard A. Rifkind (New York, New York); Paul A. Marks (Washington, Connecticut); Ronald Breslow (Englewood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides three-dimensional structural information from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus which is a histone deacetylase-like protein (HDLP). HDLP shares 35.2% amino acid sequence identity with human histone deacetylase (HDAC1). The present invention further provides three-dimensional structural information of HDLP bound by inhibitor molecules. The three-dimensional structural information of the present invention is useful to design, isolate and screen deacetylase inhibitor compounds capable of inhibiting HDLP, HDAC family members and HDLP-related molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding a mutant HDLP which facilitates the determination of the three-dimensional structure of HDLP in the presence of a zinc atom. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/095109 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE39350 | Mayfield |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen P. Mayfield (Cardiff, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a gene expression system in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, preferably plant cells and intact plants. In particular, the invention relates to an expression system having a RB47 binding site upstream of a translation initiation site for regulation of translation mediated by binding of RB47 protein, a member of the poly(A) binding protein family. Regulation is further effected by RB60, a protein disulfide isomerase. The expression system is capable of functioning in the nuclear/cytoplasm of cells and in the chloroplast of plants. Translation regulation of a desired molecule is enhanced approximately 100 fold over that obtained without RB47 binding site activation. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 10/310587 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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) | Yash Sinha (Trenton, New Jersey); Mark Benko (Greeneville, Tennessee); Ronald Dale Turner (Chuckey, Tennessee); Philip Kadlecek (Wilmington, Delaware); Yuen H. Lam (Morris Plains, New Jersey); William C. Paulo (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A packaging system for a single ammunition includes a cylindrical metal container and a cap therefore. A locking mechanism locks the cap to the top end of the container and a guiding mechanism guides the cap onto the top end of the container before the locking mechanism is locked to assure proper alignment. A plurality of impact rings are located laterally about the container and the cap to provide impact protection therefore. A stacking mechanism for each container allows a plurality of the containers to be securely stacked adjacent one another. The stacking mechanism includes a first top member and a second top member located adjacent the top ring and located 180° from one another about the cap such that the first top member of one cap interlocks with the second top member of an adjacent cap, and a similar arrangement on the bottom ring of the container. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/707168 |
| ART UNIT | 3728 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/3 |
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| US 07121448 | Subramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian (Niskayuna, New York); Earl Claude Helder (Cincinnati, Ohio); Timothy Joseph Trapp (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Mark Lawrence Hunt (Greenville, South Carolina); Timothy V Stotler (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a friction stir welding apparatus and associated thermal management systems and methods for joining one or more similar or dissimilar materials forming a workpiece along a joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus includes a pin tool apparatus selectively disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a first surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded and a heating member disposed adjacent to a second surface of the workpiece along the joint to be welded, the heating member operable for controllably heating at least a portion of the workpiece adjacent to the joint to be welded. The friction stir welding apparatus also includes an annular spindle having an interior portion and an axis, the interior portion of the annular spindle at least partially defining one or more cooling channels, the one or more cooling channels operable for containing a cooling fluid. The friction stir welding apparatus further includes a shoulder disposed adjacent to the annular spindle and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle and a pin tool disposed adjacent to the shoulder and substantially aligned with the axis of the annular spindle. The cooling fluid is operable for cooling at least one of the shoulder and the pin tool. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/651397 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/2.100 |
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| US 07121800 | Beattie |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Beattie (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine blade damper seal assembly includes a seal and a damper that both abut a radially outermost non-gas path surface. The seal is fabricated from a plastically deformable material and nests within a recess of the damper. The damper is fabricated from a rigid material that absorbs vibrational energy generated during operation. The recess within the damper provides for both the damper and the seal to be positioned at the radially outermost non-gas path surface. |
| FILED | Monday, September 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/939766 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/190 |
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| US 07122117 | Goldring 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) | Jeffrey S. Goldring (Annapolis, Maryland); Daniel M. Bergen, Jr. (Linthicum, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-cleaning composite deck drain apparatus which includes a removable top part having a top grating surface for receiving waste liquid and a trap for catching particulate matter from the liquid at a lower end. The drain apparatus further includes a bottom part having a drainpipe within an annular chamber formed thereabout for receiving and holding the top part. Circumferentially spaced locking tabs are affixed to the edge of the top part below the grating surface thereof for reception within tab receivers in the bottom part when the top part is inserted into the chamber of the bottom part and turned for locking of the tabs within the tab receivers. The top part includes a threaded bore within which a valve is manually operable to open and close the drainpipe. The deck drain apparatus is made of composite plastic materials to resist corrosion. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/975125 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/163 |
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| US 07122149 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Research Associates, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lixiong Li (Panama City, Florida); Timothy J. Campbell (Panama City, Florida); Robert K. Nichols, Jr. (Panama City, Florida); Kristopher S. Cozart (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid processor, suitable for the production of sterile water for injection, having a processor assembly and a process control system comprising a pump, a flow splitter, flow restrictors and a pressure relief valve. In a preferred embodiment, the processor assembly comprises a heat exchanger, a reactor and a heater arranged in a nested configuration. The preferred embodiment of the present invention also include a treatment assembly having a combination of filter, reverse osmosis and ion exchange devices and further incorporates an assembly and method allowing for the in situ sanitization of the fluid processor during cold start and shutdown to prevent bacteria growth during storage of the fluid processor. The fluid processor may include an electronic control system comprising a touch screen operator interface, a programmable logic controller and sensors for measuring temperature, pressure, flow rate, conductivity and endotoxin level. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/618133 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/26 |
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| US 07122152 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Michael S. Freund (Altadena, California); Shawn M. Briglin (Pasadena, California); Phil Tokumaru (Moorpark, California); Charles R. Martin (Gainesville, Florida); David T. Mitchell (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/842204 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/50 |
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| US 07122522 | Andersen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | CLF Medical Technology Acceleration Program, Inc. (Clifton Park, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas T. Andersen (Albany, New York); James A. Bennett (Delmar, New York); Herbert I. Jacobson (Albany, New York); Fassil B. Mesfin (Albany, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Therapeutic compounds which are cell proliferation modulators, preferably inhibitors. These modulators contain amino acid structures that are arranged as a hydrophilic analog of an alpha-fetoprotein. The modulator may be a peptide itself, e.g., an octapeptide like that of SEQ ID NO: 5; a peptidomimetic; or may be in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable scaffold, such as a polycyclic hydrocarbon to which is attached the necessary amino acid structures for biological and/or chemical activity. The modulators of the invention are distinguished in one aspect over previous compounds in that they are orally active, and therefore do not have to be injected into the patient. The compositions and methods are useful for reducing estrogen-stimulated growth of cells, and treating or preventing cancer, such as breast cancer. The treatment or prevention methods can include the use of tamoxifen therapy in combination with the peptide therapy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/300530 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122598 | Naciri 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) | Jawad Naciri (Herndon, Virginia); Hong Jeon (Carlsbad, California); Patrick Keller (Bures sur Yvette, France); Banahalli R. Ratna (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a liquid crystalline fiber is disclosed. A copolymer having a liquid crystalline side group and a crosslinking side group is crosslinked. A fiber of the crosslinking copolymer is drawn before the crosslinking reaction is complete. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/923154 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/63 |
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| US 07122626 | Ge et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GeneSoft Pharmceuticals, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yigong Ge (So. San Francisco, California); Matthew J. Taylor (San Francisco, California); Eldon E. Baird (Half Moon Bay, California); Roland W. Bürli (San Francisco, California); Jacob A. Kaizerman (Redwood City, California); Amanda E. Martin (San Francisco, California); Brie Cadman (Napa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Halogen substituted thienyl compounds exhibit potential as nucleic acid (especially double stranded DNA) binders and as antibiotic compounds. A representative thienyl compound has the structure |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/132887 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122703 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/384099 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122734 | Fetzer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher M. Fetzer (Saugus, California); James H. Ermer (Burbank, California); Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, California); Peter C. Cotler (Canyon Country, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of reducing propagation of threading dislocations into active areas of an optoelectronic device having a III–V material system includes growing a metamorphic buffer region in the presence of an isoelectronic surfactant. A first buffer layer may be lattice matched to an adjacent substrate and a second buffer layer may be lattice matched to device layers disposed upon the second buffer layer. Moreover, multiple metamorphic buffer layers fabricated in this manner may be used in a single given device allowing multiple layers to have their band gaps and lattice constants independently selected from those of the rest of the device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/281302 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122783 | Pastore, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Pastore, Jr. (Freehold, New Jersey); John A. Kosinski (Neptune, New Jersey); Hong-Liang Cui (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Yan Zhang (Newark, New Jersey); Zhifan Yin (North Arlington, New Jersey); Bingquan Chen (Hoboken, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) seismic activity sensors coupled in sensor arrays provide increased sensitivity to seismic activities, lower strain values and an absence of EMI allowing detection of troop and vehicle movements based on ground vibrations generating seismic signals. The FBG sensor head features a spring-mass configuration with a head surface, fiber optic cable and the FBG sensor attached to a spring that stretches during the acceleration of the mass. Waves propagating inside the earth and along the ground arriving at the sensor locations cause movement of the seismic activity sensors embedded in the ground and this movement induces an acceleration-dependent change in the FBG gratings placed on the sensors. In multiple sensor configurations, the cable will be connected to the other sensors in the network. FBG sensors, sensor arrays and sensor methods are provided in several embodiments. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/985077 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/227.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122926 | Tesar |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Delbert Tesar (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A fault-tolerant actuator module, in a single containment shell, containing two actuator subsystems that are either asymmetrically or symmetrically laid out is provided. Fault tolerance in the actuators of the present invention is achieved by the employment of dual sets of equal resources. Dual resources are integrated into single modules, with each having the external appearance and functionality of a single set of resources. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/665729 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/75.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123038 | Ho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California); Robert J. Drost (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs voltage sampling over an extended voltage range on a semiconductor chip. During operation, the system receives an input voltage at a node within the semiconductor chip. The system samples the input voltage through a first sampling pathway using NMOS pass gates, which latch the input voltage to produce a first output signal. This first output signal tracks the input voltage from ground up to a cut-off voltage for the nMOS pass gates. The system also samples the input voltage through a second sampling pathway using nMOS pass gates, which latch the input voltage to produce a second output signal. Prior to the NMOS pass gates along the second sampling pathway, the input voltage passes through a source-follower gate, which translates the input voltage down, so that the second output signal tracks the input voltage from a turn-on voltage of the source-follower gate up to Vdd. Next, the system combines the first and second output signals to produce a combined output signal, which tracks the input voltage over the extended voltage range from ground to Vdd. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/739473 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/763 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123359 | Armstrong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Armstrong (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Vladimir M. Shalaev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Harold V. Smith (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Andrey K. Sarychev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Z. Charles Ying (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical sensing enhancing material (and corresponding method of making) comprising: a medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals; and a microcavity, wherein the medium is located in a vicinity of the microcavity. Also an optical sensor and sensing method comprising: providing a doped medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals, with the material; locating the doped medium in the vicinity of a microcavity; exciting the doped medium with a light source; and detecting light reflected from the doped medium. Also an optical sensing enhancing material comprising a medium, the medium comprising a semicontinuous metal film of randomly distributed metal particles and their clusters at approximately their percolation threshold. The medium preferably additionally comprises a microcavity/microresonator. Also devices and methods employing such material. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/661319 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123544 | Kuklinski |
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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) | Robert Kuklinski (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An assembly for determining speed of a supercavitating underwater vehicle during underwater travel includes a fin mounted on the vehicle aft of a cavitator portion of the vehicle and adapted to be extended outwardly beyond a hull of the vehicle and through a boundary of a gas-filled cavity around the vehicle to form a disturbance in the cavity boundary, which disturbance propagates along the boundary. An acoustic transmitter is mounted on the vehicle and directs acoustic energy toward the boundary and the disturbance. An acoustic receiver is mounted on the vehicle and receives acoustic energy reflected off the disturbance. An autopilot is mounted on the vehicle and clocks times of projection of the fin and acoustic transmission receptions of reflected acoustic energy to determine the speed of the vehicle through the water. |
| FILED | Monday, May 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/857374 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123725 | Boesch, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold E. Boesch, Jr. (Beltsville, Maryland); Bruce T. Benwell (Sumerduck, Virginia); Christian G. Reiff (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method are provided for high intensity acoustic test cells that employ the Helmholtz resonator principle, incorporating at least one moderately-sized volume or test cell that is tunable to a given infrasonic to low-sonic frequency and generates sound of high intensity with very pure sinusoidal waveforms in this test cell or volume, by varying the geometry of a port which is connected to the test volume and open to either atmosphere or a second or input volume and by introducing to the test volume or the input volume a driving acoustic signal at the given tuned frequency. The apparatus and method are used for testing or performing experiments on materials, structures, devices, products, biological entities or humans at high acoustic intensities and frequencies in the low-sonic to infrasonic ranges. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/749861 |
| 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 381/58 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reva A. Nickelson (Shelley, Idaho); John G. Richardson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kevin M. Kostelnik (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Paul A. Sloan (Rigby, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, components, and methods relating to subterranean containment barriers. Laterally adjacent tubular casings having male interlock structures and multiple female interlock structures defining recesses for receiving a male interlock structure are used to create subterranean barriers for containing and treating buried waste and its effluents. The multiple female interlock structures enable the barriers to be varied around subsurface objects and to form barrier sidewalls. The barrier may be used for treating and monitoring a zone of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/273732 |
| ART UNIT | 3673 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Hydraulic and earth engineering 45/129.650 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07121795 | Moroz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emilian Mieczyslaw Moroz (San Diego, California); Kirk Gee Pierce (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for reducing at least one of loads, deflections of rotor blades, or peak rotational speed of a wind turbine includes storing recent historical pitch related data, wind related data, or both. The stored recent historical data is analyzed to determine at least one of whether rapid pitching is occurring or whether wind speed decreases are occurring. A minimum pitch, a pitch rate limit, or both are imposed on pitch angle controls of the rotor blades conditioned upon results of the analysis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/880714 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122106 | Lin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuehe Lin (Richland, Washington); Liang Liang (Fontana, California); Jun Liu (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing an array of oriented nanofibers that involves forming a solution that includes at least one electroactive species. An electrode substrate is brought into contact with the solution. A current density is applied to the electrode substrate that includes at least a first step of applying a first substantially constant current density for a first time period and a second step of applying a second substantially constant current density for a second time period. The first and second time periods are of sufficient duration to electrically deposit on the electrode substrate an array of oriented nanofibers produced from the electroactive species. Also disclosed are films that include arrays or networks of oriented nanofibers and a method for amperometrically detecting or measuring at least one analyte in a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/154935 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/109 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122128 | Comanzo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Holly Ann Comanzo (Niskayuna, New York); Venkatesan Manivannan (Rexford, New York); Alok Mani Srivastava (Niskayuna, New York); William Winder Beers (Chesterland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A phosphor comprises a borate of terbium, at least an alkaline-earth metal, and at least a Group-3 metal. In one embodiment, the phosphor has a formula of A3(D1-xTbx)3(BO3)5; wherein A is at least an alkaline-earth metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, barium, strontium, and magnesium; D is at least a Group-3 metal selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, scandium, and yttrium; and 0<x<0.5. The phosphor can be used in light sources such as those based on mercury discharge or light-emitting diodes and in displays. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/834142 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.4R0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122152 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Michael S. Freund (Altadena, California); Shawn M. Briglin (Pasadena, California); Phil Tokumaru (Moorpark, California); Charles R. Martin (Gainesville, Florida); David T. Mitchell (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/842204 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122164 | Nenoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tina M. Nenoff (Albuquerque, New Mexico); May D. Nyman (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Niobate-based octahedral molecular sieves having significant activity for multivalent cations and a method for synthesizing such sieves are disclosed. The sieves have a net negatively charged octahedral framework, comprising niobium, oxygen, and octahedrally coordinated lower valence transition metals. The framework can be charge balanced by the occluded alkali cation from the synthesis method. The alkali cation can be exchanged for other contaminant metal ions. The ion-exchanged niobate-based octahedral molecular sieve can be backexchanged in acidic solutions to yield a solution concentrated in the contaminant metal. Alternatively, the ion-exchanged niobate-based octahedral molecular sieve can be thermally converted to a durable perovskite phase waste form. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427249 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/21.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122261 | Morse et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey D. Morse (Martinez, California); Alan F. Jankowski (Livermore, California); Conrad Yu (Antioch, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a metal hydride fuel storage cartridge having integrated resistive heaters that can be used in conjunction with fuel cells such as MEMS-based fuel cells. The cartridge is fabricated using micromachining methods and thin/thick film materials synthesis techniques. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/371876 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122341 | Liao |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Food Industry Research and Development Institute (Hsinchu, Taiwan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James C. Liao (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features a method of producing heterologous molecules in cells under the regulatory control of a metabolite and metabolic flux. The method can enhance the synthesis of heterologous polypeptides and metabolites. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 27, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/048186 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/67 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122343 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | 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 | 09/837138 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122502 | Teter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Teter (Edgewood, New Mexico); Patrick V. Brady (Albuquerque, New Mexico); James L. Krumhansl (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A process and medium for decontamination of water containing anionic species including arsenic and chromium, wherein compounds comprising divalent and trivalent metal oxides and sulfides are used to form surface complexes with contaminants under pH conditions within the range of potable water. In one embodiment natural and synthetic spinels and spinel-like materials are used as the sorbent substance. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/955291 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122703 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/384099 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122736 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qi Wang (Littleton, Colorado); Eugene Iwaniczko (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A thin-film solar cell is provided. The thin-film solar cell comprises an a-SiGe:H (1.6 eV) n-i-p solar cell having a deposition rate of at least ten (10) Å/second for the a-SiGe:H intrinsic layer by hot wire chemical vapor deposition. A method for fabricating a thin film solar cell is also provided. The method comprises depositing a n-i-p layer at a deposition rate of at least ten (10) Å/second for the a-SiGe:H intrinsic layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 16, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/485715 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/258 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122926 | Tesar |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Delbert Tesar (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A fault-tolerant actuator module, in a single containment shell, containing two actuator subsystems that are either asymmetrically or symmetrically laid out is provided. Fault tolerance in the actuators of the present invention is achieved by the employment of dual sets of equal resources. Dual resources are integrated into single modules, with each having the external appearance and functionality of a single set of resources. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/665729 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/75.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123032 | Yakymyshyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FieldMetrics, Inc. (Seminole, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Paul Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida); Pamela Jane Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida); Michael Allen Brubaker (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A voltage sensor is described that consists of an arrangement of impedance elements. The sensor is optimized to provide an output ratio that is substantially immune to changes in voltage, temperature variations or aging. Also disclosed is a material with a large and stable dielectric constant. The dielectric constant can be tailored to vary with position or direction in the material. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/904899 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123160 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntelliServ, Inc. (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Hall (Provo, Utah); David B. Bartholomew (Springville, Utah); Monte L. Johnson (Orem, Utah); Justin Moon (Bountiful, Utah); Roger O. Koehler (Provo, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for triggering an action of at least one downhole device on a downhole network integrated into a downhole tool string synchronized to an event comprises determining latency, sending a latency adjusted signal, and performing the action. The latency is determined between a control device and the at least one downhole device. The latency adjusted signal for triggering an action is sent to the downhole device. The action is performed downhole synchronized to the event. A preferred method for determining latency comprises the steps: a control device sends a first signal to the downhole device; after receiving the signal, the downhole device sends a response signal to the control device; and the control device analyzes the time from sending the signal to receiving the response signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/710878 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/853.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123364 | Deason et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vance A. Deason (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kenneth L. Telschow (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging system includes: an object wavefront source and an optical microscope objective all positioned to direct an object wavefront onto an area of a vibrating subject surface encompassed by a field of view of the microscope objective, and to direct a modulated object wavefront reflected from the encompassed surface area through a photorefractive material; and a reference wavefront source and at least one phase modulator all positioned to direct a reference wavefront through the phase modulator and to direct a modulated reference wavefront from the phase modulator through the photorefractive material to interfere with the modulated object wavefront. The photorefractive material has a composition and a position such that interference of the modulated object wavefront and modulated reference wavefront occurs within the photorefractive material, providing a full-field, real-time image signal of the encompassed surface area. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/267237 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE39350 | Mayfield |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen P. Mayfield (Cardiff, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a gene expression system in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, preferably plant cells and intact plants. In particular, the invention relates to an expression system having a RB47 binding site upstream of a translation initiation site for regulation of translation mediated by binding of RB47 protein, a member of the poly(A) binding protein family. Regulation is further effected by RB60, a protein disulfide isomerase. The expression system is capable of functioning in the nuclear/cytoplasm of cells and in the chloroplast of plants. Translation regulation of a desired molecule is enhanced approximately 100 fold over that obtained without RB47 binding site activation. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 10/310587 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07122229 | Camacho-Lopez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Miguel Angel Camacho-Lopez (Tenancingo Edo., Mexico); Peter Palffy-Muhoray (Kent, Ohio); Michael J. Shelley (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for inducing movement of an object in contact with a fluid, includes providing a flexible object, and exposing the object to an energy source. The energy source induces a change in the shape of the object, and movement occurs as a result of the change in shape of the object. The flexible object may be a liquid crystal elastomer object. An apparatus for producing work, including a liquid crystalline elastomer capable of changing shape upon exposure to an energy source is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732880 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122341 | Liao |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Food Industry Research and Development Institute (Hsinchu, Taiwan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James C. Liao (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features a method of producing heterologous molecules in cells under the regulatory control of a metabolite and metabolic flux. The method can enhance the synthesis of heterologous polypeptides and metabolites. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 27, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/048186 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/67 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122343 | Petrini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | 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 | 09/837138 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122572 | Gale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip A. Gale (Austin, Texas); Jonathan L. Sessler (Austin, Texas); Vladimír A. Král (Praha, Czech Republic); Andrei Andrievsky (Rochester, New York); Vincent Lynch (Austin, Texas); Petra I. Sansom (Edgewater, New Jersey); William E. Allen (Austin, Texas); Christopher T. Brown (Austin, Texas); Andreas Gebauer (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides calixpyrrole, calixpyridinopyrrole, and calixpyridine macrocycles, having 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 heterocyclic rings, as well as syntheses, derivatives, conjugates, multimers, and solid supports thereof. Such macrocycles have proved to be effective and selective ion- and neutral molecule-binding agents forming supramolecular ensembles, and ion- and neutral molecule-separation agents. The macrocycles are fully meso-non-hydrogen-substituted porphyrinogens, a few molecules of which were previously known but not recognized as possessing anion- or molecule-binding properties. The binding mode is noncovalent, primarily that of hydrogen-bonding, thereby providing a new mode for liquid chromatography, that of Hydrogen Bonding Liquid Chromatography. Further useful applications of the macrocycles provided herein include environmental remediation by removal of undesired ions or neutral molecules, and removal of phosphate for kidney dialysis. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/838998 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122716 | Gelvin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanton B. Gelvin (West Lafayette, Indiana); Kirankumar S. Mysore (Ardmore, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Adding at least one gene involved in plant host cell T-DNA integration enhances transformation by Agrobacterium. The histone H2A gene encoded by the Arabidopsis RAT5 gene increases transformation frequencies of plants, most likely by causing overexpression of a product needed for T-DNA integration. Agrobacterium tumefaciens genetically transforms plant cells by transferring a portion of the bacterial Ti-plasmid, designated the T-DNA, to the plant, and integrating the T-DNA into the plant genome. However, not all plants are transformable by Agrobacterium and transformation frequencies may be too low to be useful. Little is known about the T-DNA integration process, and no plant genes involved in integration have been identified prior to the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/098161 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122823 | Zeman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert D. Zeman (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation imaging apparatus includes a photostimulable phosphor plate, an x-ray source, a red or infrared laser, and an array of photomultiplier tubes. The x-ray source propagates x-rays toward the plate, which is incident on the plate at a first incidence angle. The x-rays interact with the plate to form a latent image therein. The laser propagates laser radiation toward the plate which is incident on the plate at a second incidence angle. According to the invention, the second incidence angle is equivalent to the first incidence angle at substantially all points on the plate. Based on the interaction of the laser radiation with the latent image in the plate, the plate emits visible image radiation. Thus, the x-ray radiation, which forms the image in the plate, follows the same path within the plate as does the laser radiation. By ensuring that the laser radiation follows the same path through the plate as the x-ray radiation, the invention achieves high spatial resolution in the image detected by the laser. The array of photomultiplier tubes receives the image radiation emitted by the plate and generates an electrical image signal based thereon. Based on this electrical image signal, the image formed in the plate may be displayed on a display device or printed on a printer. The device may also include an aspheric lens attached to the plate that refracts the laser radiation so that it enters the plate at the same incidence angle as the x-ray radiation. Using this lens, the x-ray and laser radiation may enter the plate from opposite sides of the plate and still follow the same path through the plate. Preferably, the photostimulable phosphor plate is formed of barium fluoroiodide—BaFI(Eu). |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/053246 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/585 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123359 | Armstrong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Armstrong (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Vladimir M. Shalaev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Harold V. Smith (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Andrey K. Sarychev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Z. Charles Ying (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical sensing enhancing material (and corresponding method of making) comprising: a medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals; and a microcavity, wherein the medium is located in a vicinity of the microcavity. Also an optical sensor and sensing method comprising: providing a doped medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals, with the material; locating the doped medium in the vicinity of a microcavity; exciting the doped medium with a light source; and detecting light reflected from the doped medium. Also an optical sensing enhancing material comprising a medium, the medium comprising a semicontinuous metal film of randomly distributed metal particles and their clusters at approximately their percolation threshold. The medium preferably additionally comprises a microcavity/microresonator. Also devices and methods employing such material. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/661319 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123805 | Sparacin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel K. Sparacin (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kazumi Wada (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Lionel C. Kimerling (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The light-guiding structure includes a waveguide structure that comprises a substrate and a low refractive index underclad material. The waveguide structure is oxidized to form an oxidized layer on a surface of the waveguide structure. The oxidized layer is isotropically etched after the reaction-limited oxidation regime is approaching the diffusion-limited regime and repeatedly oxidized and etched so that the waveguide structure is continuously oxidized in the reaction-limited regime, reducing the overall time of oxidation and volume of oxidized material so that the waveguide structure has its sidewall roughness reduced efficiently enabling high transmission rates of guided light. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/869636 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07124388 | Wang |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sheng-Guo Wang (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | There is provided a set of methods with the exact accuracy to effectively calculate the n-th order state space models of RC distributed interconnect and transmission line in closed forms in time domain and transfer functions by recursive algorithms in frequency domain, where their RC components can be evenly distributed or variously valued. The main features include simplicity and accuracy of the said closed forms of the state space models {A,B,C,D} without involving matrix inverse and matrix multiplication operations, effectiveness and accuracy of the said recursive algorithms of the transfer functions, dramatic reduction of the calculation complexity to O(n) for the state space models, simulation methodology, and practice of various model reductions and their optimization. For evenly distributed RC interconnect and transmission line, the said closed form of state space model has its computation complexity of only a fixed constant, i.e., O(1). |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/037701 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07122071 | Gonda et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve R. Gonda (Houston, Texas); Yow-Min D. Tsao (Friendswood, Texas); Wenshan Lee (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas-liquid separator uses a helical passageway to impart a spiral motion to a fluid passing therethrough. The centrifugal force generated by the spiraling motion urges the liquid component of the fluid radially outward which forces the gas component radially inward. The gas component is then separated through a gas-permeable, liquid-impervious membrane and discharged through a central passageway. A filter material captures target substances contained in the fluid. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/263280 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122152 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Michael S. Freund (Altadena, California); Shawn M. Briglin (Pasadena, California); Phil Tokumaru (Moorpark, California); Charles R. Martin (Gainesville, Florida); David T. Mitchell (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/842204 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122166 | Parrish |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clyde F. Parrish (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for concentrating hydrogen peroxide solutions have been described. The methods utilize a polymeric membrane separating a hydrogen peroxide solution from a sweep gas or permeate. The membrane is selective to the permeability of water over the permeability of hydrogen peroxide, thereby facilitating the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide solution through the transport of water through the membrane to the permeate. By utilizing methods in accordance with the invention, hydrogen peroxide solutions of up to 85% by volume or higher may be generated at a point of use without storing substantial quantities of the highly-concentrated solutions and without requiring temperatures that would produce explosive mixtures of hydrogen peroxide vapors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/845607 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/584 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123359 | Armstrong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Armstrong (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Vladimir M. Shalaev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Harold V. Smith (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Andrey K. Sarychev (West Lafayette, Indiana); Z. Charles Ying (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical sensing enhancing material (and corresponding method of making) comprising: a medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals; and a microcavity, wherein the medium is located in a vicinity of the microcavity. Also an optical sensor and sensing method comprising: providing a doped medium, the medium comprising a plurality of aggregated nanoparticles comprising fractals, with the material; locating the doped medium in the vicinity of a microcavity; exciting the doped medium with a light source; and detecting light reflected from the doped medium. Also an optical sensing enhancing material comprising a medium, the medium comprising a semicontinuous metal film of randomly distributed metal particles and their clusters at approximately their percolation threshold. The medium preferably additionally comprises a microcavity/microresonator. Also devices and methods employing such material. |
| FILED | Friday, September 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/661319 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07124038 | van Dam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cornelis P. van Dam (Davis, California); Edward A. Mayda (Davis, California); Roger Clayton Strawn (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates automatically generating a performance table for an object, wherein the object is subject to fluid flow. The system operates by first receiving a description of the object and testing parameters for the object. The system executes a flow solver using the testing parameters and the description of the object to produce an output. Next, the system determines if the output of the flow solver indicates negative density or pressure. If not, the system analyzes the output to determine if the output is converging. If converging, the system writes the output to the performance table for the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/004716 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07121040 | Wiese 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) | Adam H. Wiese (Harshaw, Wisconsin); Daniel A. Netzer (Rhinelander, Wisconsin); Don Riemenschneider (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for applying liquids to foliage with a roller and adjustable spray nozzle apparatus. A large heavy roller is pulled or pushed across a field of plants, thereby forcing the plants very close to the ground. A height adjustable applicator nozzle directly following the roller can be adjusted very close to the compacted plants. The combination of an adjustable roller and adjustable applicator nozzles allows the fluid to be released very near the plants, thereby increasing the amount of fluid transferred to the plants' surface and lowering the amount of fluid sprayed into the atmosphere. This reduces the amount of fluid required to treat a given area. The result of the invention is a savings in the cost of fluids, improved effectiveness of the treatment and an improved environmental impact where the selected fluid has a negative environmental impact. |
| FILED | Monday, January 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/336900 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Plant husbandry 047/1.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122367 | Milcamps et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anne Milcamps (Gavirate, Italy); David A. Pan (Scotland, United Kingdom); Michael R. Pollard (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes and proteins, and methods of their use. In particular, the invention describes genes and proteins that exhibit both long-chain acyltransferase and acetyltransferase activity. The present invention encompasses both native and recombinant wild-type forms of the transferase, as well as mutants and variant forms, some of which possess altered characteristics relative to the wild-type transferase. The present invention also relates to methods of using diacylglycerol acyltransferase genes and proteins, including in their expression in transgenic organisms and in the production of acetyl-glycerides in plant oils, and in particular seed oils. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/859247 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07122688 — Use of functionalized mesoporous silicates to esterify fatty acids and transesterify oils
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor Shang-Yi Lin (Ames, Iowa); Daniela Rodica Radu (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method to prepare a fatty acid lower alkyl esters from a feedstock, such as a vegetable or an animal oil, comprising one or more fatty acid glycerol esters such as mono-, di- or tri-glycerides, and free fatty acids, comprising combining the feedstock, a lower alcohol and an acidic mesoporous silicate under conditions wherein the mesoporous silicate catalyzes the formation of the corresponding fatty acid lower alkyl ester of the free fatty acids an optionally glycerol. |
| FILED | Monday, September 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/945559 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 554/169 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07122072 | Carolan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Francis Carolan (Allentown, Pennsylvania); Matthew James Watson (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Eric Minford (Laurys Station, Pennsylvania); Stephen Andrew Motika (Kutztown, Pennsylvania); Dale M. Taylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for processing an article comprising a mixed conducting metal oxide material, which method comprises (a) contacting the article with an oxygen-containing gas and reducing or increasing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas; (b) when the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas is reduced, reducing the oxygen activity in the oxygen-containing gas; and (c) when the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas is increased, increasing the oxygen activity in the oxygen-containing gas. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/714996 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122828 | Bao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Murray Hill, New Jersey); E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenan Bao (Millburn, New Jersey); Howard Edan Katz (Summit, New Jersey); Jeffrey Scott Meth (Landenberg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Semiconductor apparatus comprising: a substrate having a substrate surface; a layer of a first material overlying a first region of the substrate surface; a layer of a semiconductor overlying the layer of first material and overlying a second region of the substrate surface; a first region of the layer of semiconductor, overlying the layer of first material and having a first conductivity; a second region of the layer of semiconductor, overlying the second region of the substrate surface and having a second conductivity; and the first conductivity being substantially different from the second conductivity. Such semiconductor apparatus further comprising a layer of a second material overlying the second region of the substrate surface, the second region of the layer of semiconductor overlying the layer of the second material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/671303 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07123360 | Treado et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ChemImage Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Treado (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Matthew Nelson (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Scott Keitzer (Export, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multitude of spatially resolved spectra of transmitted, reflected, emitted or scattered near infrared wavelength radiation light from the illuminated area of the sample is collected and a collimated beam is produced therefrom. A near infrared imaging spectrometer is provided for selecting a near infrared radiation image of the collimated beam. The filtered images are collected by a detector for further processing. The visible wavelength light from the illuminated area of the sample is simultaneously detected providing for the simultaneous visible and near infrared chemical imaging analysis of the sample. Two efficient means for performing three dimensional near infrared chemical imaging microscopy are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, October 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/257219 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07122152 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida); The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Michael S. Freund (Altadena, California); Shawn M. Briglin (Pasadena, California); Phil Tokumaru (Moorpark, California); Charles R. Martin (Gainesville, Florida); David T. Mitchell (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/842204 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07122801 | Favro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence D. Favro (Huntington Woods, Michigan); Robert L. Thomas (Huntington Woods, Michigan); Xioayan Han (Plymouth, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A defect detection system for thermally imaging a structure that has been energized by sound energy. The system includes a transducer that couples a sound signal into the structure, where the sound signal causes defects in the structure to heat up. In one embodiment, a hard metal disk is positioned between the transducer and the structure to help couple the sound energy from the transducer into the structure. A predetermined force is applied to the transducer and a pulse duration and a pulse frequency of the sound signal are selected so that the sound energy induces acoustic chaos in the structure, thus generating increased thermal energy. A thermal imaging camera images the structure when it is heated by the sound signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/940850 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/341.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Education (ED)
| US 07122572 | Gale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip A. Gale (Austin, Texas); Jonathan L. Sessler (Austin, Texas); Vladimír A. Král (Praha, Czech Republic); Andrei Andrievsky (Rochester, New York); Vincent Lynch (Austin, Texas); Petra I. Sansom (Edgewater, New Jersey); William E. Allen (Austin, Texas); Christopher T. Brown (Austin, Texas); Andreas Gebauer (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides calixpyrrole, calixpyridinopyrrole, and calixpyridine macrocycles, having 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 heterocyclic rings, as well as syntheses, derivatives, conjugates, multimers, and solid supports thereof. Such macrocycles have proved to be effective and selective ion- and neutral molecule-binding agents forming supramolecular ensembles, and ion- and neutral molecule-separation agents. The macrocycles are fully meso-non-hydrogen-substituted porphyrinogens, a few molecules of which were previously known but not recognized as possessing anion- or molecule-binding properties. The binding mode is noncovalent, primarily that of hydrogen-bonding, thereby providing a new mode for liquid chromatography, that of Hydrogen Bonding Liquid Chromatography. Further useful applications of the macrocycles provided herein include environmental remediation by removal of undesired ions or neutral molecules, and removal of phosphate for kidney dialysis. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/838998 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07121304 | Gray, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydraulic accumulator includes a rigid tank containing a flexible but non-elastic bladder formed of a metal foil and separating the interior of the tank into a gas space and a liquid space. The gas and liquid spaces respectively communicate with exterior sources of gas and liquid through fixtures provided on the accumulator tank. One of the fixtures is provided with an anti-extrusion valve to prevent the bladder from being forced out through the fixture. In one preferred embodiment the bladder is a bellows. In another preferred embodiment the accumulator tank is provided with a vent in communication with the liquid space within the tank to allow for venting of any gas separating from the liquid and accumulating within the liquid space. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/021443 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes and tubular conduits 138/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07123351 | Schaefer |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Philip R. Schaefer (Weaverville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and device for measuring a distance to an object with light determines the distance by measuring the relative intensity of light reflected from the object and traveling over two or more paths of differing optical length or reflected from the object and traveling over two or more paths through the use of the offset angle effect. Light is emitted by one or more light sources; reflected from a surface of the object; and the reflected light is detected by one or more light detectors. The light detector(s) generate signals based on the intensity of reflected light detected and the signals are utilized to calculate the distance from the device to the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/267234 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/4.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07121455 | Chamberlain |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles R. Chamberlain (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment of the invention provides a method for performing electronic postmarking of data, including ancillary data is provided. The method includes receiving data from a sender. The method further includes selecting ancillary data. The method further includes generating an electronic postmark including the ancillary data. The method further includes forwarding the data with the electronic postmark including the ancillary data to a receiver. |
| FILED | Friday, April 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/474723 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Registers 235/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07121727 | Bruce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert William Bruce (Loveland, Ohio); Timothy David Distler (Batavia, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a bushing for use in a gas turbine engine. The bushing is suitable for use in a gas turbine engine. The thickness of the bushing is increased to about 0.050 inches and the life expectancy of the bushing is at least doubled. |
| FILED | Monday, September 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/939813 |
| ART UNIT | 3682 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Bearings 384/297 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, October 17, 2006.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2006/fedinvent-patents-20061017.html
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