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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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| US 07128013 | Plunkett et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J. Plunkett (Middletown, Rhode Island); Richard E. Dooley (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A launch tube system has two concentric sleeves. An inner sleeve having holes formed therethrough defines a launch tube, and an outer sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve and is spaced apart therefrom. One or more flexible bladders are disposed between the inner outer sleeves. When filled with fluid, the flexible bladder(s) expands and extends into and through the holes and into confines of the inner sleeve to thereby form shock isolation for a projectile housed in the inner sleeve. |
| FILED | Monday, September 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/240783 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128308 | Marsh 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) | Charles P. Marsh (Urbana, Illinois); Charles C. Lozar (Champaign, Illinois); Brian Temple (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Components and a system for limiting access and egress. A properly scaled barrier of the present invention meets varied requirements for applications that include: security, safety, order, privacy, and discipline. In one embodiment, pre-manufactured panels and connectors are delivered to a site that has been prepared for installation of the system. Local materials may be used for the panels in some cases. The panels and connectors can be assembled quickly by unskilled labor and, in some embodiments, the barrier just as quickly dismantled or repaired as necessary. One embodiment may be used as a temporary or emergency solution to access control while another may employ in-fill material to provide a permanent barrier. Another embodiment may be used in a residential setting, providing storage in some installations. In all embodiments, accessories for enhancing effectiveness may be installed on or within the barrier. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/795364 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Fences 256/13.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128498 | Sheahan 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) | Thomas Clair Sheahan (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Akram N. Alshawabkeh (Franklin, Massachusetts); Karen Sue Henry (Lyme, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | In one application for containing and remediating contaminants in sediments, employing a geocomposite eliminates the need for a thick cap or removal and subsequent ex situ treatment of the sediment. A geocomposite with at least one layer of reactive material is placed over the area to be remediated. A layer of available surcharge materials such as sand, gravel, or riprap covers the geocomposite. The weight of the surcharge materials causes pore water to flow from the sediment through the reactive layer or layers. Contaminants may be trapped in this reactive layer or layers. A top or bottom layer, or both a top and bottom layer, may be provided to inhibit incursion from outside the sediment layer, while permitting appropriate flow direction of pore water into the reactive layer or layers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/194641 |
| ART UNIT | 3673 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Hydraulic and earth engineering 45/128.750 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128714 | Antonelli 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) | Lynn T. Antonelli (Cranston, Rhode Island); John F. Lomba (Pawtucket, Rhode Island); William J. Ohley (Wakefield, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-contact method and apparatus for continuously monitoring a physiological event in a human or animal, such as blood pressure, which involves utilizing a laser-based interferometer system to produce a waveform that is representative of continuous blood pressure in a subject. The invention may preferably utilize a laser Doppler vibrometer which is oriented to produce a laser beam directed toward the subject substantially perpendicular to a skin surface of the subject wherein the skin surface is moveable in response to blood pressure. The vibrometer is sensitive to motion of the skin surface in a direction parallel to the laser beam and produces a signal representative of this motion. By plotting the velocity of the skin surface movement in the direction parallel to the laser beam with respect to time, a waveform is produced that has been found to be representative of the blood pressure waveform and highly defined to thereby permit accurate timing analysis thereof relating to cardiac cycles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/748923 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/485 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128842 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tianhong Zhang (Boise, Idaho); John K. Lee (Meridian, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A layer of polyimide or polysilicon is used as a mask in vapor hydrogen fluoride etching. Both non-photosensitive and photosensitive type polyimide may be used. A non-photosensitive polyimide mask requires the use of photoresist for patterning with a lithographic mask. Alternatively, photosensitive type polyimide may be patterned directly with the use of a lithographic mask. The resulting polyimide mask enables the etching of very small features with great uniformity. Such etching may be used to expose micropoint emitters of field emission devices. |
| FILED | Monday, November 27, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/722400 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128850 | Duan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ren-Guan Duan (Davis, California); Joshua D. Kuntz (Lafayette, California); Amiya K. Mukherjee (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite materials containing silicon, titanium, carbon, and nitrogen, formed by spark plasma sintering of ceramic starting materials to a high relative density, demonstrate unusually high electrical conductivity as well as high-performance mechanical and chemical properties including hardness, fracture toughness, and corrosion resistance. This combination of electrical, mechanical, and chemical properties makes these composites useful as electrical conductors in applications where high-performance materials are needed due to exposure to extreme conditions such as high temperatures, mechanical stresses, and corrosive environments. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/453879 |
| ART UNIT | 1751 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/518.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07128852 — Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom
| US 07128852 | Hampden-Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cabot Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Hampden-Smith (Albuquer, New Mexico); Toivo T. Kodas (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Quint H. Powell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel J. Skamser (Albuquerque, New Mexico); James Caruso (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Clive D. Chandler (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed (102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/653722 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129094 | Seitzinger 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) | Alan T. Seitzinger (Abingdon, Maryland); James A. Genovese (Street, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for simulating and evaluating chemical agent contamination which can be used to safely train military personnel in handling chemical agent contamination. It has a vapor generating component having a vapor pressure of from about 0.1 to about 30 mm Hg at 25° C.; a fluorescent dye; and a solvent which uniformly disperses the vapor generating component and fluorescent dye. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/457697 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129364 | Passaro 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) | Linda C. Passaro (Alexandria, Virginia); Steven K. Pollack (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of making furfural-derived ketones is disclosed. These compounds may be useful as marine antifouling agents. The process uses the steps of: reacting a furfural with 1,3-dithiopropane to form a 1,3-dithiane derivative; metalizing the 1,3-dithiane derivative to form a metalodithiane derivative; reacting the metalodithiane derivative with a halide or pseudohalide to form a ketone precursor; and hydrolyzing the ketone precursor to form a furyl ketone. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/979842 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/483 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129465 | Garcia 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) | Jorge Andres Garcia (Newark, Delaware); Fouad Eskender Kiamilev (Hockessin, Delaware); William Beynon Lawler (Edgewater, Maryland); William Charles Ruff (Catonsville, Maryland); Barry Lee Stann (Edgewater, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for generating a code-multiplexed readout value of photocurrents for a photo-detector array of cells are disclosed. Readout values are determined using a multiplexer and current amplifier for each cell and a current-to-voltage converter for each row of cells. The multiplexer multiplexes a photocurrent in an electrical domain for a respective cell using a code and generates electric currents responsive to the photocurrent. The current amplifier amplifies the electric currents. The current-to-voltage converter for each row generates the readout value for that row of the array responsive to the amplified electric currents. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/104918 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/214.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129554 | Lieber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongkun Park (Lexington, Massachusetts); Qingqiao Wei (Corvallis, Oregon); Yi Cui (Allston, Massachusetts); Wenjie Liang (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical devices comprised of nanoscopic wires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoscopic wires can be nanotubes, preferably single-walled carbon nanotubes. They can be arranged in crossbar arrays using chemically patterned surfaces for direction, via chemical vapor deposition. Chemical vapor deposition also can be used to form nanotubes in arrays in the presence of directing electric fields, optionally in combination with self-assembled monolayer patterns. Bistable devices are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/020004 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129580 | Londergan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genus, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana R. Londergan (Campbell, California); Thomas E. Seidel (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite film comprised of three layers is formed by ALD on a substrate with a substrate interface surface. A first layer is coupled to the substrate interface surface. The first layer provides adhesion to the substrate interface surface and initiation of layer by layer ALD growth. A second layer is positioned between the first and third layers and provides a conducting diffusion barrier between the substrate and subsequent overlaying film. A third layer has a surface that is configured to provide adhesion and a texture template in preparation for a subsequent overlaying film. The composite engineered barrier structures are applied to interconnect, capacitor and transistor applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/216751 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/751 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129631 | Rasmussen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert T. Rasmussen (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A flat panel field emission device includes a black matrix formed from an electrically insulative material such as praseodymium-manganese oxide. The insulative black matrix increases image contrast and reduces power consumption. For field emission devices which utilize a switched anode for selectively activating pixels, the insulative material reduces or eliminates problems associated with short circuiting of the pixels. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/934357 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/496 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129656 | Rostoker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norman Rostoker (Irvine, California); Michl Binderbauer (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/173204 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/507 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129693 | Yakymyshyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FieldMetrics, Inc. (Seminole, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Paul Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida); Michael Allen Brubaker (Loveland, Colorado); Pamela Jane Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A voltage sensor is described that consists of a plurality of identical series-connected sections, where each section is comprised 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. The voltage sensor can be scaled to various voltage levels by varying the number of series-connected sections. |
| FILED | Sunday, July 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/160953 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/126 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129712 | Drost et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Drost (Mountain View, California); R. David Hopkins (Hayward, California); Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrical circuit for determining a capacitance is described. The electrical circuit includes a first device, a rectifying circuit and a feedback circuit. The first device has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first device has a first unknown capacitance and the first terminal may be configured to receive a time-varying voltage signal. The rectifying circuit has an input terminal, an output terminal and a feedback terminal. The input terminal may be coupled to the second terminal and the output terminal may be configured for coupling to an output electrical circuit. The feedback circuit may selectively couple the output terminal to the input terminal using the feedback terminal such that the output terminal and the input terminal are substantially at a common voltage. |
| FILED | Monday, October 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/256733 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/658 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129754 | Ngo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hung C. Ngo (Austin, Texas); Jayakumaran Sivagnaname (Austin, Texas); Kevin J. Nowka (Georgetown, Texas); Robert K. Montoye (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An LSDL circuit replaces the normal clock control of the pre-charge device for the dynamic node with a control signal that is logic zero whenever the circuit is in an active mode and is a logic one when the circuit is in standby mode. The pre-charge device holds the dynamic node at a pre-charged logic one state independent of the clock. During the logic one evaluate time of the clock, the logic tree determines the asserted state of the dynamic node. During the evaluate time, the asserted state is latched by the static LSDL section. The dynamic node then re-charges to the pre-charge state. Since the pre-charge device is not de-gated during the evaluate time, the dynamic node cannot be inadvertently discharged by noise causing an error. Likewise, since the clock does not couple to the pre-charge device a load is removed from the clock tree lowering clock power. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/082805 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/97 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129774 | Bosnyak |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Bosnyak (Tacoma, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for generating a reference signal involves (i) generating a CTAT voltage and a PTAT voltage, (ii) generating a first digital signal and a second digital signal having an amplified difference dependent on a difference between the CTAT voltage and the PTAT voltage, and (iii) dependent on the first digital signal and the second digital signal, adding or subtracting charge from the reference signal, where the reference signals controls the conductivity of devices that drive current through the devices that are used to generate the CTAT and PTAT voltages. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/126585 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/539 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129783 | Young et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert M. Young (Whittier, California); Samuel S. Osofsky (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Keven S. MacGowan (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); David A. Ksienski (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The hybrid active combiner and circulators serves as a coupler and is a three port network that integrates a directional coupler topology with active devices placed in the coupling paths in order to synthesize a low-loss active combiner circuit or a circulator device with minimal insertion losses. The coupler can have multiple stage amplifiers with transconductance values set according the Pascal's triangle for improved performance, and can function as a low cost and low weight transceiver well suited for various communications systems. |
| FILED | Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/973361 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/286 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130242 | Keith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Keith (Ashaway, Rhode Island); Kimberly M. Cipolla (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Michael R. Williams (Richmond, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for detecting an acoustic signal in the presence of flow noise produced by the turbulent flow field that develops about a hosewall of a towed array. Pressure is sensed with pressure sensors at two diametrically-opposed locations at the surface of the hosewall over a period of time. The sensed pressure signals are used to generate an ensemble-averaged cross-spectra which effectively cancels out the flow noise while retaining the acoustic signal associated with a possible target of interest. |
| FILED | Friday, July 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/185087 |
| 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 367/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130326 | Bow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rouh T. Bow (Rolling Hills Estates, California); Philip A. Dafesh (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A civil moderate (CM) code and a civil long (CL) code are time division multiplex (TDM) as a combined code having alternating code chips that spectrum spread a transmitted signal received by a receiver tracking the spectrum spreading code using a two-level correlator operating with +1 and −1 values to alternately correlate the received CM and CL code chips using a gating signal to gate by time the correlation of the two codes. The time gated two-level TDM correlation can be used in communication receivers, such as GPS receivers, receiving the TDM spectrum spreading codes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/098792 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130374 | Jacobs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Jacobs (Gainesville, Florida); Edward T. Dugan (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A snapshot backscatter radiography (SBR) system and related method includes at least one penetrating radiation source, and at least one substantially transmissive radiation detector. The substantially transmissive radiation detector is interposed between an object region to be interrogated and the radiation source. The substantially transmissive radiation detector receives and detects forward radiation from the radiation source before transmitting a portion thereof to interrogate the object region, wherein a portion of backscattered radiation provided by the object region is detected by the detector. A changeable collimating grid having a plurality of spaced apart radiation absorbing features is coupled to structure changing a position of the plurality of features and is disposed in at least one of the path of the forward radiation and the path of the backscattered radiation. An image of the object can be obtained by subtracting the forward radiation detected at the detector, or an estimate thereof, from a total of all radiation detected by the detector. Integrated circuit inspection, land mine detection, and luggage or cargo screening systems can all be SBR based. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/431217 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/76 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130509 | Painter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xponent Photonics Inc (Monrovia, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oskar J. Painter (Pasadena, California); David W. Vernooy (Sierra Madre, California); Kerry J. Vahala (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-layer laterally-confined dispersion-engineered optical waveguide may include one multi-layer reflector stack for guiding an optical mode along a surface thereof, or may include two multi-layer reflector stacks with a core therebetween for guiding an optical mode along the core. Dispersive properties of such multi-layer waveguides enable modal-index-matching between low-index optical fibers and/or waveguides and high-index integrated optical components and efficient transfer of optical signal power therebetween. Integrated optical devices incorporating such multi-layer waveguides may therefore exhibit low (<3 dB) insertion losses. Incorporation of an active layer (electro-optic, electro-absorptive, non-linear-optical) into such waveguides enables active control of optical loss and/or modal index with relatively low-voltage/low-intensity control signals. Integrated optical devices incorporating such waveguides may therefore exhibit relatively low drive signal requirements. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/991138 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130514 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corning Incorporated (Corning, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xin Chen (Corning, New York); Ming-Jun Li (Horseheads, New York); Donnell Thaddeus Walton (Painted Post, New York); Luis Alberto Zenteno (Painted Post, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering. According to some embodiments of the invention, the optical fiber comprises: (a) a rare earth doped core having a refractive index profile and a centerline, the core including at least two adjacent core regions including different amounts of updopants, such that the longitudinal acoustic field velocities within the two core regions differ by at least 0.2%; and (b) a cladding layer surrounding and directly adjacent the core. The said fiber has MFD of greater than 12 μm and delta % difference between the peak core delta and the cladding of less than 0.3%. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/154855 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/123 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130545 | Lou 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) | Janet W. Lou (Alexandria, Virginia); Thomas F. Carruthers (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An electro-optic clock recovery circuit comprising an electro-optic modulator circuit operatively coupled to; a photodetector circuit; a buffer circuit operatively coupled to said photodetector circuit; a voltage controlled oscillator operatively coupled to said buffer circuit and to said electro-optic modulator circuit; wherein the electro-optic modulator circuit receives and modulates a multi-channel input data stream, the photodetector circuit responsive to the modulated input data stream drives the voltage controlled oscillator in a phase locked loop through the buffer circuit, and the modulator circuit is responsive to the voltage controlled oscillator and is driven at a harmonic of the voltage controlled oscillator. A method for the recovery of a single channel clock rate from a optical time division multiplexed data stream whose data rate is a multiple of the base rate comprising the steps of: modulating a multi-channel data stream with an electro-optic modulator circuit, detecting the modulated data steam with a photodetector circuit, controlling the frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator with the voltage associated with the photodetector circuit; driving the electro-optic modulator circuit with the output of the voltage controlled oscillator wherein the transmission window of the electro-optic modulator is toggled at a harmonic of the frequency of said voltage controlled oscillator. |
| FILED | Friday, June 22, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/166324 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/198 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07130772 — Method and apparatus for estimating a parameter based on a plurality of redundant signals
| US 07130772 | Burnet et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cheri S. Burnet (Maidens, Virginia); Cary T. Powell (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method for estimating a parameter based on signals received from redundant sensors, at least a first sensed signal and a second sensed signal are received from at least corresponding first and second redundant sensors. The first sensed signal and the second sensed signal are indicative of the parameter, wherein the first sensed signal has associated therewith a first accuracy, wherein the second sensed signal has associated therewith a second accuracy. At least a reference signal indicative of the parameter is received, wherein the reference signal has associated therewith a reference accuracy. A weighting is determined based on at least the first sensed signal, the second sensed signal, and based on at least one of the first accuracy, the second accuracy, and the reference accuracy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/819632 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130780 | Yankielun 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) | Norbert E. Yankielun (Lebanon, New Hampshire); James H. Clark (Lyme, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | An array of electrically isolated electrode pairs in combination with a specially configured processor, e.g., a personal computer, is employed to obtain a continuous real-time acquisition, processing, mapping and visualization of fluid washover. In a specific application, washover data are collected on salient electrical characteristics of seawater accumulating between electrodes of an electrode pair, one of which may be a common ground plane. For example, the resistance of seawater is measured dynamically at each electrode pair. These data are then processed using specialized software to yield representation of the dynamics of selected washover events on a surface of interest. Described systems specifically provide real-time spatial and temporal representations of interaction, including two and three-dimensional visualization of the washover, as well as recording selected data for future use. Methods of employment of the system are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, December 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/318297 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07131015 | Flautner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARM Limited (Cambridge, United Kingdom); University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Krisztian Flautner (Cambridge, United Kingdom); Trevor Nigel Mudge (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Performance level selection is carried out by calculating a plurality of performance requests using a plurality of performance request calculating algorithms, combining those different performance requests to form a global performance request and then selecting a performance level in dependence upon the global performance level request. The performance request calculating algorithms can be arranged in a hierarchy with their performance requests evaluated in a sequence starting from the least dominant position in the hierarchy and moving through to the most dominant position in the hierarchy. Commands may accompany each performance level request to specify how it should be combined with other performance level requests. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/687972 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07131017 | Schmit et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herman Henry Schmit (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Benjamin Levine (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for storing and using “register use” information to determine when a register is being used for the last time so that power savings may be achieved is disclosed. The register use information may take the form of “last read” information for a particular register. The last read information may be used to force the value of the register, after being read, to zero or to clock only that register while masking off the other registers. Several methods and hardware variations are disclosed for using the register use information to achieve power savings. |
| FILED | Friday, August 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/222608 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/323 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07128713 | Moehring et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spentech, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Moehring (Seattle, Washington); Joseph H. Farnsworth (Vassalboro, Maine); Ajay Philip Zachariah (Bellevue, Washington); Henry James Baron, Jr. (Kirkland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulse Doppler ultrasound system and associated methods are described for monitoring blood flow and hemodynamics. The Doppler ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe to emit ultrasound signals and detect reflected signals therefrom and further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and operable to process the detected reflected signals and calculate therefrom blood flow data for a plurality of locations at time intervals, the processor further operable to identify locations at which blood flow having a hemodynamic characteristic is present based on the blood flow data calculated for a plurality of the time intervals. A user interface coupled to the processor provides blood flow information based on the blood flow data, the blood flow information representative of detected blood flow and the presence of the hemodynamic characteristic. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/618090 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/453 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07128904 — Material containing metal ion ligand complex producing nitric oxide in contact with blood
| US 07128904 | Batchelor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melissa M. Batchelor (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Bong Kyun Oh (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mark E. Meyerhoff (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Biocompatible materials that have the ability to release nitric oxide (NO) in situ at the surface-blood interface when in contact with blood. The materials which may be polymers (e.g., polyurethane, poly(vinyl chloride), silicone rubbers), metals, such as stainless steel, carbon, and the like are provided with biocatalysts or biomimetic catalysts on their surface that have nitrite, nitrate, and/or nitrosothiol-reducing capability. Illustratively, the catalysts are adsorbed or immobilized at the surface of the material. The catalysts can act on endogenous nitrite, nitrate, or nitrosothiols within the blood creating a local increase in the NO levels at the surface of the material. An illustrative enzymatic biocatalyst is mammalian xanthine oxidase. In another illustrative embodiment, a biomimetic catalyst is a copper (Cu(II)-ligand complex, e.g. dibenzo[e,k]-2,3,8,9-tetraphenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclododeca-1,3,7,9-tetraene. In some cases, lipophilic salts of nitrite/nitrate (e.g., tridodecylmethylammonium nitrite (TDMA+NO2−/NO3−)) or certain salts of nitrosothiols can be doped within a polymer material, or an underlying polymeric film, to create a reservoir of nitrite or nitrosothiol that continuously leaks into the immobilized catalytic layer. Adequate levels of endogenous reducing equivalents are present within blood to provide catalytically-generated surface levels of NO that are above the threshold reportedly required to prevent platelet adhesion or activation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/052239 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128912 | Höök et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas); University Degli Studi di Pavia (Pavia, Italy); University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Magnus Höök (Houston, Texas); Joseph M. Patti (Cumming, Georgia); Karen L. House-Pompeo (Valdosta, Georgia); Pietro Speziale (Pavia, Italy); Danny Joh (Houston, Texas); Martin J. McGavin (Etobicoke, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin protein to fibronectin. Also disclosed are site specifically-mutated and truncated peptide epitopes derived from the fnbA and fnbB genes of Staphylococcus aureus, the fnbA and fnbB genes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and the sfb gene of Streptococcus pyogenes, and nucleic acid segments encoding these peptides and epitopes. The anti-(fibronectin binding site) antibodies, peptides and epitopes that give rise to antibodies that block the binding of fibronectin binding proteins to fibronectin, and DNA segments encoding these proteins and are of use in various screening, diagnostic and therapeutic applications including active and passive immunization and methods for the prevention of streptococcal and staphylococcal colonization in animals or humans. These DNA segments and the peptides derived therefrom are proposed to be of use directly in the preparation of vaccines and also for use as carrier proteins in vaccine formulations. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/731238 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128915 | Hernandez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Racquel Hernandez (Raleigh, North Carolina); Dennis T. Brown (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to genetically engineered, membrane-enveloped viruses with deletion mutations in the protein transmembrane domains. Also provided are viral vaccines based on the engineered viruses, methods of producing and using such vaccines. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/952782 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/199.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129037 | Albert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew L. Albert (Paris, France); Nina Bhardwaj (West Orange, New Jersey); Ralph M. Steinman (Westport, Connecticut); Kayo Inaba (Kyoto, Japan); Robert Darnell (Pelham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods and compositions useful for delivering antigens to dendritic cells which are then useful for inducing antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and T helper cells. This invention also provides assays for evaluating the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. According to the invention, antigens are targeted to dendritic cells by apoptotic cells which may also be modified to express non-native antigens for presentation to the dendritic cells. The dendritic cells which are primed by the apoptotic cells are capable of processing and presenting the processed antigen and inducing cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity or may also be used in vaccine therapies. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/014877 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129042 | Gillim-Ross et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc. (Athens, Ohio); Health Research Incorporated (Rensselaer, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laura Gillim-Ross (Mechanicville, New York); Jill Taylor (Albany, New York); David R. Scholl (Athens, Ohio); David E. Wentworth (Guilderland, New York); Joseph D. Jollick (Athens, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods for detecting the presence of SARS-coronavirus, for screening anti-SARS coronavirus agents and vaccines, and for reducing infection with plus-strand RNA viruses such as SARS-coronavirus. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/699936 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129043 | Boustany et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rose-Mary N. Boustany (Durham, North Carolina); Wei-Xing Guo (Northridge, California); Andrea Amalfitano (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of screening a subject for a proliferative disease risk factor comprises detecting the presence or absence of upregulation of the CLN3 gene in the subject. The upregulation of the CLN3 gene in the subject indicates the subject is at increased risk of developing a proliferative disease. Methods of screening compounds for the treatment of proliferative diseases based on the CLN3 gene and its product are also disclosed, along with methods of treating such diseases and vectors useful therefore. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 21, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/830045 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129044 | Namsaraev et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugeni Namsaraev (Menlo Park, California); Ronald W. Davis (Palo Alto, California); George Karlin-Neumann (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features methods and compositions for the renaturation, hybridization, association, or reassociation of nucleic acids that combines both acceleration of the reaction rate and improved specificity. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 04, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/972031 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129049 | Valberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephanie J. Valberg (Lino Lakes, Minnesota); James R. Mickelson (Roseville, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to diagnosing glycogen storage diseases in mammals. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/746270 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129052 | Roberts 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) | David D. Roberts (Bethesda, Maryland); Henry C. Krutzsch (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a peptide comprising the sequence R1-X1-X2-X3-X4-R2, wherein X1 is selected from the group consisting of N, Q, D and S; X2 is selected from the group consisting of V, I and L; X3 is selected from the group consisting of R and K; and X4 is selected from the group consisting of V, I, L and F; R1 is a hydrogen or a peptide of 1 to 6 amino acids, and acyl or an aryl group; and R2 is a peptide of 1 to 3 amino acids, a hydroxide or an amide. The invention also relates to partial or full retro-inverso peptides comprising the above sequences. The invention also relates to peptide-substrate combination comprising a substrate suitable for cell growth and the peptide of the invention, and to a vascular graft and an artificial blood vessel comprising the peptide-substrate combination. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a peptide conjugate comprising the peptide of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of inhibiting adhesion of a cell expressing α3β1 integrin to an cellular matrix, inhibiting α3β1-integrin-mediated cell motility, inhibiting α3β1-integrin mediated cell proliferation, promoting α3β1-integrin mediated cell proliferation and inhibiting angiogenesis utilizing the peptides of the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 12, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/030735 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129055 | Littman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan R. Littman (New York, New York); Hongkui Deng (Worcester, Massachusetts); Wilfried Ellmeier (New York, New York); Nathaniel R. Landau (New York, New York); Rong Liu (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Entry of HIV-1 into target cells requires cell surface CD4 as well as additional host cell cofactors. A cofactor required for infection with virus adapted for growth in transformed T cell lines was recently identified and named fusin. Fusin, however, does not promote entry of macrophage-tropic viruses that are believed to be the key pathogenic strains in vivo. It has now been determined that the principal cofactor for entry mediated by the envelope glycoproteins of primary macrophage-tropic strains of HIV-1 is CC-CKR5, a receptor for the β-chemokines RANTES, MIP-1α, and MIP-1β. |
| FILED | Monday, December 11, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/734221 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129057 | Herr et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia); The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Herr (Charlottesville, Virginia); Pablo E. Visconti (Amherst, Massachusetts); Zhonglin Hao (Charlottesville, Virginia); Gregory S. Kopf (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a family of testis specific kinases (the tssk family), nucleic acid sequences encoding those kinases and antibodies against the kinases. The invention is further directed to the use of thise kinases as targets for isolating specific inhibitors or anagonists of tssk kinase activity. Such inhibitors are anticipated to have use as contraceptive agents. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/416477 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/15 |
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| US 07129073 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Feng Liu (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Angus C. Nairn (Guilford, Connecticut); Paul Greengard (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating the activities of metabotropic glutamate receptor intracellular signaling molecules. The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating the activities of casein kinase I and/or cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in cells or tissues. The present invention provides methods of modulating the function of calcium channels in cells or tissues. The present invention provides methods of treating calcium channel dysfunction. The present invention provides methods of identifying agents that modulate the activities of the metabotropic glutamate receptor intracellular signaling molecules casein kinase I and/or cyclin-dependent kinase 5 for use in such treatments. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/175190 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/194 |
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| US 07129078 | French et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank S. French (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Elizabeth M. Wilson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); David R. Joseph (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Dennis Bryant Lubahn (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA sequences encoding human androgen receptor protein and polypeptides and proteins having substantially the same biological activity as human androgen receptor protein and the amino acid sequences of human androgen receptor protein and polypeptides and proteins having substantially the same biological activity as human androgen receptor protein are disclosed. Methods for the production and use of such compositions are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/886384 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/232.300 |
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| US 07129079 | Villa et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manuel J. Villa (Ithaca, New York); Susan A. Henry (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and materials are provided for stably introducing any gene into a specific locus in the genome of a microorganism such as yeast without the addition of any drug resistance genes. Specifically provided herein are new genetically engineered inositol-overproducing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains obtained by using a novel set of yeast integration plasmids that allow the safe, stable, and controlled introduction of homologous as well as heterologous genes into the host genome. In particular, specific loci of the S. cerevisiae yeast genome can be targeted with single or multiple copies of a specific gene that is desired to be expressed or a given set of specific genes that the host can use without the addition of any drug resistance genes. The principles of this new methodology can also be used for the construction of other recombinant yeast and bacterial strains as well as higher eukaryotic cells. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/651207 |
| 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 435/254.210 |
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| US 07129086 | Torok-Storb et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beverly Torok-Storb (Seattle, Washington); Bryan A. Roecklein (Seattle, Washington); Gretchen Johnson (Issaquah, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Immortalized human stromal cell lines sustain and expand human hematopoietic precursor cells. The precursor cells are obtained from a blood product and inoculated into a culture medium conditioned by exposure to a human stromal cell line. Preferred human stromal cell lines secrete SCF, LIF, MIP1α, and IL-6, as exemplified by a human stromal cell line designated HS-1. The conditioned culture medium may be supplemented with additional growth factors, such as interleukin-3. After expansion the human hematopoietic precursor cells are harvested and returned to a patient or frozen and stored. The immortalized human stromal cell lines can also be used as feeder layers in ex vivo bone marrow cultures or in colony forming assays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/162825 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/366 |
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| US 07129087 | Kramer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Public Health Research Institute of the City of New York, Inc. (Newark, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred R. Kramer (Riverdale, New York); Osama A. Alsmadi (Guilford, Connecticut); Sanjay Tyagi (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Coalescence of cells or other membrane-bound entities is facilitated by anchoring an outwardly projecting first oligonucleotide in one member and an outwardly projecting second oligonucleotide, complementary to the first, in a second member and incubating under hybridizing conditions. Liposomes may be coalesced with cells to deliver hydrophilic agents thereto, such as DNA probes or drugs. Kits containing complementary oligonucleotides containing hydrophobic anchoring moieties may be used. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/398833 |
| 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 435/449 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129208 | Gokel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George W. Gokel (Chesterfield, Missouri); Paul H. Schlesinger (University City, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to amphiphiles for the formation of a synthetic ion channel in a phospholipid bilayer or biomembrane. The synthetic channel selectively transports chloride ions across the phospholipid bilayer or the membrane. Said amphiphiles impart ion permeability to the phospholipid bilayers or biomembrane and also modulate cellular volume in mammalian cells in vitro. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/341960 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129225 | Nicotera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Amherst, New York); Health Research Inc. (Roswell Park Division) (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Nicotera (Buffalo, New York); Donald Henderson (Williamsville, New York); David G. Hangauer, Jr. (Amherst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for protecting against or treating hearing loss in a subject. This method involves administering an effective amount of a protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor to the subject to protect against or to treat hearing loss. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/277220 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/64 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129262 | Carson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis A. Carson (La Jolla, California); Howard B. Cottam (Escondido, California); Lorenzo M. Leoni (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel indole derivatives useful to inhibit cancer or sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents, radiation or other anti-cancer treatments. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/013955 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/411 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129271 | Maupin 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) | Gary O. Maupin (Cape Coral, Florida); Joseph Karchesy (Corvallis, Oregon); Nicholas A. Panella (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marc C. Dolan (Wellington, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, compositions, and methods that employ an eremophilane sesguiterpene are presented for controlling an arthropod pest population. The compounds have minimal adverse or toxic effects on humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment. The compounds may be isolated from natural sources, semi-synthesized from naturally occurring compounds, or completely synthesized. The compounds may be applied directly to a pest or the locus of a pest, and function as topical or ingestible toxins. Eremophilane sesguiterpenes 13-hydroxy-valencene, valencene-11,12-epoxide, valencene-13-aldehyde, and nootkatone-1,10-11,12-diepoxide are exemplary compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, December 07, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/450024 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/475 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129328 | Farnham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peggy J. Farnham (Madison, Wisconsin); Carrie R. Graveel (Grand Rapids, Michigan); Sarah R. Harkins-Perry (Monona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Polypeptides whose expression is upregulated in liver tumor cells and cells from liver preneoplastic foci relative to expression in normal liver cells are disclosed as are polynucleotides that encode the polypeptides. In humans, the polynucleotide maps to a region of chromosome 15. The overexpression has also been confirmed in human liver, breast, colon and kidney cancer cell lines. It is believed that the polypeptides are overexpressed in tumor and preneoplastic cells in general. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/620532 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129332 | Pastan 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) | Ira Pastan (Potomac, Maryland); Richard Beers (Washington, District of Columbia); Partha S. Chowdhury (Rockville, Maryland); Darell Bigner (Mebane, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides antibodies to a mutant form of the epidermal growth factor receptor known as EGFRvIII found only or primarily on the surface of glioblastoma cells, and on cells of breast, ovarian and non-small cell lung carcinomas. The antibodies provided by the invention have the complementarity determining regions (“CDRs”) of the scFv designated MR1, but with mutations at positions 98 and 99 in the CDR3 of the heavy chain variable region and, optionally, in other CDRs. In particular, the invention provides an antibody, designated MR1-1, which mutates MR1 in the CDR3 of the VH and VL chains. The invention provides additional antibodies in which MR1 is mutated in the CDR1 and 2 of VH or VL, or both. |
| FILED | Friday, February 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/203675 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129333 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Lei Wang (San Diego, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making glycoproteins, both in vitro and in vivo, are provided. One method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid into a protein and attaching one or more saccharide moieties to the unnatural amino acid. Another method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid that includes a saccharide moiety into a protein. Proteins made by both methods can be further modified with additional sugars. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/094676 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129335 | Pojasek et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Pojasek (Boston, Massachusetts); Rahul Raman (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ram Sasisekharan (Lincoln, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to rationally designed polysaccharide lyases and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to modified chondroitinase B. The modified chondroitinase B enzymes of the invention are useful for a variety of purposes, including cleaving and sequencing polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) as well as removing polysaccharides from a solution. The invention also includes methods of inhibiting anticoagulant activity, inhibiting angiogenesis, treating cancer, and inhibiting maternal malarial infection. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/966671 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/412 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129342 | Bukh 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) | Jens Bukh (Kensington, Maryland); Masayuki Yanagi (Kanazawa, Japan); Suzanne U. Emerson (Kensington, Maryland); Robert H. Purcell (Boyds, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequence which comprises the genome of an infectious GB virus B clone. The invention also relates to the use of the nucleic acid sequence of the infectious GB virus B clone to indirectly study the molecular properties of HCV, and in the production of HCV/GBV-B chimeras. The invention further relates to the use of the infectious nucleic acid sequence of GB virus B clone and the HCV/GBV-B chimeras in the development of vaccines and therapeutics for HCV. |
| FILED | Friday, June 02, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/009002 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129494 | Shah |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kanai S. Shah (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns very fast scintillator materials capable of resolving the position of an annihilation event within a portion of a human body cross-section. In one embodiment, the scintillator material comprises LaBr3 doped with cerium. Particular attention is drawn to LaBr3 doped with a quantity of Ce that is chosen for improving the timing properties, in particular the rise time and resultant timing resolution of the scintillator, and locational capabilities of the scintillator. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/948913 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130047 | Chinnock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Optimum Technologies, Inc. (Southbridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randal B. Chinnock (Southbridge, Massachusetts); Jeffrey S. Melanson (Sturbridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of creating tooling designs for, and the production of, one or more polarizer groups on a workpiece. Each such group includes an optically transmitting substrate with one or more discrete polarizer pixels thereon. The polarizer groups are used with optical instruments having a number of optical channels. In the method, one or more physical characteristics of at least one optical channel of the optical instrument are measured. Based on the determined physical characteristics, one or more discrete polarizer groups to be created on the substrate are defined, by defining for each such group a location on the substrate for the group, the size, shape and location within the group of each polarizer pixel of the group, and the polarization orientation for each such polarizer pixel of the group. The area of each polarizer pixel is then filled with tooling information that will establish its polarization orientation. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/245846 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John E. Dec (Livermore, California); Carl-Magnus G. Sjöberg (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for slowing the heat-release rate in homogeneous charge compression ignition (“HCCI”) engines that allows operation without excessive knock at higher engine loads than are possible with conventional HCCI. This method comprises injecting a fuel charge in a manner that creates a stratified fuel charge in the engine cylinder to provide a range of fuel concentrations in the in-cylinder gases (typically with enough oxygen for complete combustion) using a fuel with two-stage ignition fuel having appropriate cool-flame chemistry so that regions of different fuel concentrations autoignite sequentially. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/095256 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128559 | Cardinale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory F. Cardinale (Oakland, California); Albert A. Talin (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A template for imprint lithography (IL) that reduces significantly template production costs by allowing the same template to be re-used for several technology generations. The template is composed of an array of spaced-apart moveable and individually addressable rods or plungers. Thus, the template can be configured to provide a desired pattern by programming the array of plungers such that certain of the plungers are in an “up” or actuated configuration. This arrangement of “up” and “down” plungers forms a pattern composed of protruding and recessed features which can then be impressed onto a polymer film coated substrate by applying a pressure to the template impressing the programmed configuration into the polymer film. The pattern impressed into the polymer film will be reproduced on the substrate by subsequent processing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/756978 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: Apparatus 425/385 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128816 | Denes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ferencz S. Denes (Madison, Wisconsin); Sorin O. Manolache (Madison, Wisconsin); Noah Hershkowitz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus is utilized for producing colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles of electrically conducting materials. The colloidal dispersions are produced in a dense media plasma reactor comprising at least one static electrode and at least one rotating electrode. The plasma reaction sputters off minute particles of the electrically conducting material from which the electrodes are made. Methods of using the colloidal dispersions thus made are also described. Colloidal dispersions of silver produced in this manner are highly effective for bactericidal purposes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/880737 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/164 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128840 | Wai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Idaho Research Foundation, Inc. (Moscow, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chien M. Wai (Moscow, Idaho); Youichi Enokida (Nagoya, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved methods for the extraction or dissolution of metals, metalloids or their oxides, especially lanthanides, actinides, uranium or their oxides, into supercritical solvents containing an extractant are disclosed. The disclosed embodiments specifically include enhancing the extraction or dissolution efficiency with ultrasound. The present methods allow the direct, efficient dissolution of UO2 or other uranium oxides without generating any waste stream or by-products. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/397862 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/634 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128849 | Setlur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anant Achyut Setlur (Niskayuna, New York); Alok Mani Srivastava (Niskayuna, New York); Holly Ann Comanzo (Niskayuna, New York); Venkatesan Manivannan (Rexford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A phosphor comprises: (a) at least a first metal selected from the group consisting of yttrium and elements of lanthanide series other than europium; (b) at least a second metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, and scandium; (c) boron; and (d) europium. The phosphor is used in light source that comprises a UV radiation source to convert UV radiation to visible light. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/697930 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.4R0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128889 | Carlisle et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Carlisle (Plainfield, Illinois); Orlando Auciello (Bolingbrook, Illinois); James Birrell (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) having an average grain size between 3 and 5 nanometers (nm) with not more than about 8% by volume diamond having an average grain size larger than 10 nm. A method of manufacturing UNCD film is also disclosed in which a vapor of acetylene and hydrogen in an inert gas other than He wherein the volume ratio of acetylene to hydrogen is greater than 0.35 and less than 0.85, with the balance being an inert gas, is subjected to a suitable amount of energy to fragment at least some of the acetylene to form a UNCD film having an average grain size of 3 to 5 nm with not more than about 8% by volume diamond having an average grain size larger than 10 nm. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/845867 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/446 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07128894 | Tannous et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zeina Tannous (Boston, Massachusetts); Abel Torres (Loma Linda, California); Salvador González (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of optically detecting a tumor during surgery. The method includes imaging at least one test point defined on the tumor using a first optical imaging system to provide a first tumor image. The method further includes excising a first predetermined layer of the tumor for forming an in-vivo defect area. A predetermined contrast enhancing solution is disposed on the in-vivo defect area, which is adapted to interact with at least one cell anomaly, such as basal cell carcinoma, located on the in-vivo defect area for optically enhancing the cell anomaly. Thereafter the defect area can be optically imaged to provide a clear and bright representation of the cell anomaly to aid a surgeon while surgically removing the cell anomaly. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/607630 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129093 | McCleskey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | T. Mark McCleskey (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Deborah S. Ehler (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Kevin D. John (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Anthony K. Burrell (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Gavin E. Collis (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Edel M. Minogue (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Benjamin P. Warner (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining beryllium or a beryllium compound thereof in a sample, includes providing a sample suspected of comprising beryllium or a compound thereof, extracting beryllium or a compound thereof from the sample by dissolving in a solution, adding a fluorescent indicator to the solution to thereby bind any beryllium or a compound thereof to the fluorescent indicator, and determining the presence or amount of any beryllium or a compound thereof in the sample by measuring fluorescence. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/812444 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/79 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129196 | Foltyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Foltyn (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Quanxi Jia (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Paul N. Arendt (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Haiyan Wang (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite structure including a base substrate and a layer of a mixture of strontium titanate and strontium ruthenate is provided. A superconducting article can include a composite structure including an outermost layer of magnesium oxide, a buffer layer of strontium titanate or a mixture of strontium titanate and strontium ruthenate and a top-layer of a superconducting material such as YBCO upon the buffer layer. |
| FILED | Monday, July 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/624855 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/237 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129333 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Lei Wang (San Diego, California); Zhiwen Zhang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making glycoproteins, both in vitro and in vivo, are provided. One method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid into a protein and attaching one or more saccharide moieties to the unnatural amino acid. Another method involves incorporating an unnatural amino acid that includes a saccharide moiety into a protein. Proteins made by both methods can be further modified with additional sugars. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/094676 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129387 | Reyneke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BP Corporation North America Inc. (Warrenville, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rian Reyneke (Katy, Texas); Michael J. Foral (Aurora, Illinois); Guang-Chung Lee (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for recovering ethylene from a hydrocarbon feed stream, where the apparatus is a single distillation column pressure shell encasing an upper region and a lower region. The upper region houses an ethylene distributor rectifying section and the lower region houses a C2 distributor section and an ethylene distributor stripping section. Vapor passes from the lower region into the upper region, and liquid passes from the upper region to the lower region. The process for recovering the ethylene is also disclosed. The hydrocarbon feed stream is introduced into the C2 distributor section, and after a series of stripping and refluxing steps, distinct hydrocarbon products are recovered from the C2 distributor section, the ethylene distributor stripping section, and the ethylene distributor rectifying section, respectively. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/393029 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/809 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129396 | Amasino et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M Amasino (Madison, Wisconsin); Edward T Himelblau (Hampton Bays, New York); Scott D Michaels (Bloomington, Indiana); Si-Bum Sung (Madison, Wisconsin); Fritz M Schomburg (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses the function, the cDNA sequences, and the expressed amino acid sequences of two genes the expression of each of which delayed the flower initiation time of a plant. This information enables creation of transgenic plants with altered flower initiation time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/163774 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/298 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129491 | Ferguson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley Ferguson (Northgate, Australia); Shaohong Wang (Budd Lake, New York); Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of obtaining a series of images of a three-dimensional object. The method includes the steps of transmitting pulsed terahertz (THz) radiation through the entire object from a plurality of angles, optically detecting changes in the transmitted THz radiation using pulsed laser radiation, and constructing a plurality of imaged slices of the three-dimensional object using the detected changes in the transmitted THz radiation. The THz radiation is transmitted through the object as a two-dimensional array of parallel rays. The optical detection is an array of detectors such as a CCD sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/843899 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/341.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129494 | Shah |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kanai S. Shah (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns very fast scintillator materials capable of resolving the position of an annihilation event within a portion of a human body cross-section. In one embodiment, the scintillator material comprises LaBr3 doped with cerium. Particular attention is drawn to LaBr3 doped with a quantity of Ce that is chosen for improving the timing properties, in particular the rise time and resultant timing resolution of the scintillator, and locational capabilities of the scintillator. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/948913 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129501 | Iwanczyk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SII Nanotechnology USA, Inc. (Northridge, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan S. Iwanczyk (Los Angeles, California); Valeri D. Saveliev (Rescda, California); Shaul Barkan (Stevenson Ranch, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation detector system having a heat pipe based cooling. The radiation detector system includes a radiation detector thermally coupled to a thermo electric cooler (TEC). The TEC cools down the radiation detector, whereby heat is generated by the TEC. A heat removal device dissipates the heat generated by the TEC to surrounding environment. A heat pipe has a first end thermally coupled to the TEC to receive the heat generated by the TEC, and a second end thermally coupled to the heat removal device. The heat pipe transfers the heat generated by the TEC from the first end to the second end to be removed by the heat removal device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/880262 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129611 | Hsu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A radial gap brushless electric machine (30) having a stator (31) and a rotor (32) and a main air gap (34) also has at least one stationary excitation coil (35a, 36a) separated from the rotor (32) by a secondary air gap (35e, 35f, 36e, 36f) so as to induce a secondary flux in the rotor (32) which controls a resultant flux in the main air gap (34). Permanent magnetic (PM) material (38) is disposed in spaces between the rotor pole portions (39) to inhibit the second flux from leaking from the pole portions (39) prior to reaching the main air gap (34). By selecting the direction of current in the stationary excitation coil (35a, 36a) both flux enhancement and flux weakening are provided for the main air gap (34). A method of non-diffused flux enhancement and flux weakening for a radial gap machine is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/668586 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/156.560 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129656 | Rostoker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norman Rostoker (Irvine, California); Michl Binderbauer (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions they are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/173204 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/507 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130583 | Skorpik |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Skorpik (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Wireless communication devices and movement monitoring methods are described. In one aspect, a wireless communication device includes a housing, wireless communication circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to communicate wireless signals, movement circuitry coupled with the housing and configured to provide movement data regarding movement sensed by the movement circuitry, and event processing circuitry coupled with the housing and the movement circuitry, wherein the event processing circuitry is configured to process the movement data, and wherein at least a portion of the event processing circuitry is configured to operate in a first operational state having a different power consumption rate compared with a second operational state. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/439149 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/41.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130747 | Von Dreele et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Von Dreele (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Kevin D'Amico (Hinsdale, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process is provided for the high throughput screening of binding of ligands to macromolecules using high resolution powder diffraction data including producing a first sample slurry of a selected polycrystalline macromolecule material and a solvent, producing a second sample slurry of a selected polycrystalline macromolecule material, one or more ligands and the solvent, obtaining a high resolution powder diffraction pattern on each of said first sample slurry and the second sample slurry, and, comparing the high resolution powder diffraction pattern of the first sample slurry and the high resolution powder diffraction pattern of the second sample slurry whereby a difference in the high resolution powder diffraction patterns of the first sample slurry and the second sample slurry provides a positive indication for the formation of a complex between the selected polycrystalline macromolecule material and at least one of the one or more ligands. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 31, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/871527 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/27 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07128892 | Pinnavaia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas J. Pinnavaia (East Lansing, Michigan); Wenzhong Zhang (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma); Yu Liu (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesoporous hexagonal, cubic, lamellar, wormhole, or cellular foam aluminosilicates, gallosilicates and titanosilicates derived from protozeolitic seeds using an ionic structure directing agent are described. The silicon and aluminum, gallium or titanium centers in the structures are stable so that the framework of the structure does not collapse when heated in the presence of water or water vapor (steam). The steam stable compositions can be used as catalysts for hydrocarbon conversions, including the fluidized bed catalytic cracking and the hydrocracking of petroleum oils, and other reactions of organic compounds. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/677663 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129044 | Namsaraev et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugeni Namsaraev (Menlo Park, California); Ronald W. Davis (Palo Alto, California); George Karlin-Neumann (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features methods and compositions for the renaturation, hybridization, association, or reassociation of nucleic acids that combines both acceleration of the reaction rate and improved specificity. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 04, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/972031 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129096 | Chilkoti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashutosh Chilkoti (Durham, North Carolina); Nidhi Nath (Durham, North Carolina); Wolfgang Frey (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are sensors for use in testing biological, biochemical, chemical or environmental samples, and methods of making and using the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/315149 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129287 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | L. James Lee (Columbus, Ohio); Changchun Zeng (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing exfoliated clay nanocomposites by in-situ polymerization comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture of at least one type of monomer and at least one type of organophilic clay; and (b) initiating an in-situ polymerization reaction in the mixture so as to cause the at least one type of monomer to polymerize thereby forming the exfoliated clay nanocomposite. The exfoliated clay nanocomposite produces an x-ray diffraction pattern that is substantially devoid of an intercalation peak. The exfoliated clay nanocomposite may then be used as a masterbatch. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/425565 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/445 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129329 | Alam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maqsudul Alam (Honolulu, Hawaii); Randy Larsen (Kaneohe, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an isolated archael and bacterial heme binding protein which reversibly binds oxygen with a low affinity. The heme binding protein may be utilized as a blood substitute. The invention also provides a method for controlled storage of oxygen by contacting a bacterial heme binding protein with oxygen allowing the protein to bind and store oxygen. The also provides methods to sense gaseous ligands using the heme binding protein. In other embodiments, the invention provides chimeric proteins having a heme-binding domain of an isolated heme binding archael bacterial protein and a heterologous signaling domain. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/455978 |
| 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 530/385 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129554 | Lieber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongkun Park (Lexington, Massachusetts); Qingqiao Wei (Corvallis, Oregon); Yi Cui (Allston, Massachusetts); Wenjie Liang (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical devices comprised of nanoscopic wires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoscopic wires can be nanotubes, preferably single-walled carbon nanotubes. They can be arranged in crossbar arrays using chemically patterned surfaces for direction, via chemical vapor deposition. Chemical vapor deposition also can be used to form nanotubes in arrays in the presence of directing electric fields, optionally in combination with self-assembled monolayer patterns. Bistable devices are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 11, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/020004 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129734 | Geiger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa); Texas Instruments, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall Geiger (Boone, Iowa); Kumar Parthasarathy (Dallas, Texas); Degang Chen (Ames, Iowa); Le Jin (Ames, Iowa); Turker Kuyel (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for testing a circuit includes determining at least one performance characteristic of the circuit based on a functional relationship between excitation signals or on a functional relationship between measurement devices. The method is implemented either as a part of a built-in self test circuit of an integrated circuit or for production testing. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/850854 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/765 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129846 | Rasmussen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy Martin Rasmussen (Boulder, Colorado); Frank W. Hage (Boulder, Colorado); Rondal K. Moore (Aurora, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A de-icing information system processes weather data indicating precipitation rate and temperature to determine a check time for a de-icing fluid. The de-icing fluid remains effective if applied after the check time, and the de-icing fluid may not remain effective if applied before the check time. The de-icing information system transfers the de-icing information indicating the check time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/924569 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/580 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07129104 | Gunapala et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarath D. Gunapala (Valencia, California); Sumith V. Bandara (Valencia, California); John K. Liu (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and techniques for coupling radiation to intraband quantum-well semiconductor sensors that are insensitive to the wavelength of the coupled radiation. At least one reflective surface is implemented in the quantum-well region to direct incident radiation towards the quantum-well layers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/409866 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129467 | Wincheski 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) | Russell A. Wincheski (Williamsburg, Virginia); Jan M. Smits (Monument, Colorado); Jeffrey D. Jordan (Williamsburg, Virginia); Anthony Neal Watkins (Hampton, Virginia); JoAnne L. Ingram (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A light sensor substrate comprises a base made from a semi-conductive material and topped with a layer of an electrically non-conductive material. A first electrode and a plurality of carbon nanotube (CNT)-based conductors are positioned on the layer of electrically non-conductive material with the CNT-based conductors being distributed in a spaced apart fashion about a periphery of the first electrode. Each CNT-based conductor is coupled on one end thereof to the first electrode and extends away from the first electrode to terminate at a second free end. A second or gate electrode is positioned on the non-conductive material layer and is spaced apart from the second free end of each CNT-based conductor. Coupled to the first and second electrode is a device for detecting electron transfer along the CNT-based conductors resulting from light impinging on the CNT-based conductors. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/943831 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/214.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129857 | Spirkovska |
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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) | Liljana Spirkovska (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and system for automatically displaying, visually and/or audibly and/or by an audible alarm signal, relevant weather data for an identified aircraft pilot, when each of a selected subset of measured or estimated aviation situation parameters, corresponding to a given aviation situation, has a value lying in a selected range. Each range for a particular pilot may be a default range, may be entered by the pilot and/or may be automatically determined from experience and may be subsequently edited by the pilot to change a range and to add or delete parameters describing a situation for which a display should be provided. The pilot can also verbally activate an audible display or visual display of selected information by verbal entry of a first command or a second command, respectively, that specifies the information required. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/789049 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/971 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07130725 | Burner 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) | Alpheus W. Burner (Hayes, Virginia); Danny A. Barrows (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining a corrected control surface angle for use in single viewpoint photogrammetry to correct control surface angle measurements affected by wing bending. First and second visual targets are spaced apart from one another on a control surface of an aircraft wing. The targets are positioned at a semispan distance along the aircraft wing. A reference target separation distance is determined using single viewpoint photogrammetry for a “wind off” condition. An apparent target separation distance is then computed for “wind on.” The difference between the reference and apparent target separation distances is minimized by re-computing the single viewpoint photogrammetric solution for incrementally changed values of target semispan distances. A final single viewpoint photogrammetric solution is then generated that uses the corrected semispan distance that produced the minimized difference between the reference and apparent target separation distances. The final single viewpoint photogrammetric solution set is used to determine the corrected control surface angle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/239457 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07129071 | Julien et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | KOSAN Biosciences, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan Julien (Oakland, California); Leonard Katz (Hayward, California); Chaitan Khosla (Palo Alto, California); Li Tang (Foster City, California); Rainer Ziermann (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Recombinant nucleic acids that encode all or a portion of the epothilone polyketide synthase (PKS) are used to express recombinant PKS genes in host cells for the production of epothilones, epothilone derivatives, and polyketides that are useful as cancer chemotherapeutics, fungicides, and immunosuppressants. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 28, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/724878 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/193 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129501 | Iwanczyk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SII Nanotechnology USA, Inc. (Northridge, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan S. Iwanczyk (Los Angeles, California); Valeri D. Saveliev (Rescda, California); Shaul Barkan (Stevenson Ranch, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation detector system having a heat pipe based cooling. The radiation detector system includes a radiation detector thermally coupled to a thermo electric cooler (TEC). The TEC cools down the radiation detector, whereby heat is generated by the TEC. A heat removal device dissipates the heat generated by the TEC to surrounding environment. A heat pipe has a first end thermally coupled to the TEC to receive the heat generated by the TEC, and a second end thermally coupled to the heat removal device. The heat pipe transfers the heat generated by the TEC from the first end to the second end to be removed by the heat removal device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/880262 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129580 | Londergan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genus, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana R. Londergan (Campbell, California); Thomas E. Seidel (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite film comprised of three layers is formed by ALD on a substrate with a substrate interface surface. A first layer is coupled to the substrate interface surface. The first layer provides adhesion to the substrate interface surface and initiation of layer by layer ALD growth. A second layer is positioned between the first and third layers and provides a conducting diffusion barrier between the substrate and subsequent overlaying film. A third layer has a surface that is configured to provide adhesion and a texture template in preparation for a subsequent overlaying film. The composite engineered barrier structures are applied to interconnect, capacitor and transistor applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/216751 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/751 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07128207 | Anderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Governors of the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leslie Leah Anderson (Missoula, Montana); Mary Ann Davies (Missoula, Montana); Anthony Clement Petrilli (Florence, Montana); Mark Y. Ackerman (Sherwood Park, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a fire shelter storage system which comprises an emergency fire shelter constructed of a heat and fire resistant material, an outer protective pouch and a handle, whereby the emergency fire shelter is removed from the pouch by applying a force to the handle to release the releasable fastener and extract the fire shelter unit from the pouch. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/741794 |
| ART UNIT | 3728 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/223 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129083 | Handler |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfred M. Handler (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a transformation systems and vectors for making transgenic organisms that includes a vector containing a modified piggyBac transposon into which is inserted at least one fluorescent protein gene linked to a polyubiquitin promoter sequence. A helper transposase vector that includes an hsp70 promoter sequence upstream of the putative piggyBac promoter that increases the transformation frequency of this system can also be included. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/915840 |
| 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 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07128476 | Boudreaux et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul John Boudreaux (Lanham, Maryland); Duane Anthony Satorius (Fulton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A photonic integrated chip having low insertion loss and facilitating alignment of the optical fiber with an optical device, preferably a waveguide or optical detector. The photonic integrated chip includes an optical fiber having a substantially spherical lens attached to one end. The device includes an etched via that receives the spherical lens attached to the optical fiber. An optical device is aligned with the via opposite the spherical lens such that light transmitted through the spherical lens is transmitted to the optical device. An anti-reflection coating is preferably applied on the end of the optical device abutting the via and the surface of the spherical lens to reduce scattering and insertion loss during transmission of data from the spherical lens to the optical device. Index matching fluid is alternatively disposed between the spherical lens and the via for this same purpose. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/923176 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/93 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129742 | Kuehnel |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard John Kuehnel (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel majority logic circuit is disclosed to determine whether the majority of the inputs are a one, within a constant number of clock cycles, regardless of the number of inputs. The majority logic circuit according to the present invention includes a plurality of current mirror stages and an amplifier stage. For each input, one current mirror stage is used, which outputs either a current source if the input is a one, or a current sink if the input is a zero. The current sources of all the input current mirror stages are connected in parallel to the current source input node of the amplifier stage. The current sinks of all the input current mirror stages are connected in parallel to the current sink input node of the amplifier stage. The amplifier is a differential type, which outputs either a positive voltage or a zero voltage depending upon the majority of the inputs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/064130 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/35 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 07129693 | Yakymyshyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FieldMetrics, Inc. (Seminole, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Paul Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida); Michael Allen Brubaker (Loveland, Colorado); Pamela Jane Yakymyshyn (Seminole, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A voltage sensor is described that consists of a plurality of identical series-connected sections, where each section is comprised 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. The voltage sensor can be scaled to various voltage levels by varying the number of series-connected sections. |
| FILED | Sunday, July 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/160953 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/126 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07129846 | Rasmussen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy Martin Rasmussen (Boulder, Colorado); Frank W. Hage (Boulder, Colorado); Rondal K. Moore (Aurora, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A de-icing information system processes weather data indicating precipitation rate and temperature to determine a check time for a de-icing fluid. The de-icing fluid remains effective if applied after the check time, and the de-icing fluid may not remain effective if applied before the check time. The de-icing information system transfers the de-icing information indicating the check time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/924569 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/580 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07128919 | Adderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee); University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elisabeth Adderson (Memphis, Tennessee); John Bohnsack (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides isolated nucleic acids encoding polypeptides comprising amino acid sequences of streptococcal matrix adhesion (Ema) polypeptides. The invention provides nucleic acids encoding Group B streptococcal Ema polypeptides EmaA, EmaB, EmaC, EmaD and EmaE. The present invention provides isolated polypeptides comprising amino acid sequences of Group B streptococcal polypeptides EmaA, EmaB, EmaC, EmaD and EmaE, including analogs, variants, mutants, derivatives and fragments thereof. Ema homologous polypeptides from additional bacterial species, including S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, E. faecalis and C. diptheriae are also provided. Antibodies to the Ema polypeptides and immunogenic fragments thereof are also provided. The present invention relates to the identification and prevention of infections by virulent forms of streptococci. This invention provides pharmaceutical compositions, immunogenic compositions, vaccines, and diagnostic and therapeutic methods of use of the isolated polypeptides, antibodies thereto, and nucleic acids. Assays for compounds which modulate the polypeptides of the present invention for use in therapy are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 08, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/333002 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/244.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129214 | Hu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenhao Hu (North Brunswick, New Jersey); Roland W. Bürli (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of the formula (I) where Ar and R are as defined herein, possess antibacterial properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732900 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07129226 | Nachman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Argriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald J. Nachman (Willis, Texas); Peter E. A. Teal (Gainesville, Florida); Christopher S. Garside (Toronto, Canada); Stephen S. Tobe (Virgil, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel pseudopeptide analogs of the insect allatostatin neuropeptide family which possess biological activity mimicking that of the naturally occurring neuropeptides are disclosed. By addition of a hydrophobic moiety to an active portion of the allatostatin peptides, analogs are produced which exhibit an overall amphiphilic nature and which are capable of penetrating the insect cuticle while still retaining biological activity. Furthermore, by substituting sterically hindered amino acids or aromatic acids for any or all of the first, third or fifth amino acid residues of the allatostatin C-terminal pentapeptide, analogs may be produced which are resistant to degradation by insect peptidases while still retaining biological activity. The analogs may be used for insect control by disrupting critical reproductive and/or developmental processes normally regulated by allatostatins in insects. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/659509 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/64 |
| 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 31, 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
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
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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-20061031.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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