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Patent Details for Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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| US 07174692 | Vickers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard N. Vickers (Chipley, Florida); Michael A. Rochefort (Panama City, Florida); Mark Anderson (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A blast resistant window structure capable of withstanding typical car bomb blast pressures of 100 psi or more and of resisting leakage of chemical or biological agents is described, the window structure including a frame hermetically enclosing two glass panels in confronting relationship defining an air gap therebetween, each glass panel having a thin layer of polymer film on each surface thereof, and a pressure relief valve in the frame for releasing air pressure from within the gap in response to blast pressure imposed on an outer surface of one of the panels. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/703038 |
| ART UNIT | 3637 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Static structures 052/786.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07174704 | Renggli |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard James Renggli (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A variable geometry convergent-divergent nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a centerbody extending rearward along a longitudinal axis of the engine which has a throat section of increased diameter. An inner shroud surrounds the centerbody and cooperates with the centerbody to define the throat of the nozzle. An outer shroud surrounds the inner shroud and cooperates with the centerbody to define the exit area of the nozzle. Both shrouds are independently translatable to provide independent control of the nozzle throat area and the nozzle expansion ratio. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/898035 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07174997 | Sheridan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William G. Sheridan (Southington, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An auxiliary lubrication system for an aircraft turbine engine includes a reservoir 32 of lubricant 50 and a venturi 42 to suction lubricant out of the reservoir and direct an lubricant mist at a bearing 24 or other component requiring lubrication. The venturi is directly connected to a source of motive fluid, such as pressurized air extracted from an engine flowpath 10, and is continuously driven by the motive fluid. The auxiliary system accommodates a failure or malfunction of the primary, high pressure lubrication system. The auxiliary system operates during normal conditions, when the primary system is fully functional. If the primary system fails, the auxiliary system continues to operate for a limited time, until the lubricant in the reservoir is depleted, to provide an lubricant mist to the component being lubricated. The limited-duration lubricant supply allows the aircraft crew time to carry out actions required to safeguard the aircraft and its occupants. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/613233 |
| ART UNIT | 3682 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Lubrication 184/6.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175403 | Portolese et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Township, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry A. Portolese (Granger, Indiana); Gerry E. Fluga (Bremen, Indiana); William Scott Rowan (South Bend, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotary actuator includes one or more rotor vanes (40); an endplate (60); a corner seal (30) being positioned between the rotor vanes (40) and the endplate (60); a vane seal (20); a high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber; and a single channel (22) extending from a lower portion of a vane seal groove (25) to a common channel (28) beneath the vane seal (20), wherein the high pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the corner seal (30) via the single channel (22) and the common channel (28). The common channel (28) may be formed in the rotor vane (40) or provided separately in a rotor vane flow sleeve (21) positioned along an interior surface of the rotor vane (40). The single channel (22) is machined from the bottom of the vane seal groove (25) to the area behind the corner seal (30). A second set of endplates (60), corner seal (30), single channel (26) and common channel (29) may be provided at an axially opposite end of the rotor vane (40) from the first set channels in each rotor vane (40). |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/920885 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary expansible chamber devices 418/82 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175843 | June et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genetics Institute, LLC (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl H. June (Merion Station, Pennsylvania); Craig B. Thompson (Merion, Pennsylvania); Gary J. Nabel (Washington, District of Columbia); Gary S. Gray (Brookline, Massachusetts); Paul D. Rennert (Holliston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for inducing a population of T cells to proliferate by activating the population of T cells and stimulating an accessory molecule on the surface of the T cells with a ligand which binds the accessory molecule are described. T cell proliferation occurs in the absence of exogenous growth factors or accessory cells. T cell activation is accomplished by stimulating the T cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 complex or the CD2 surface protein. To induce proliferation of an activated population T cells, an accessory molecule on the surface of the T cells, such as CD28, is stimulated with a ligand which binds the accessory molecule. The T cell population expanded by the method of the invention can be genetically transduced and used for immunotherapy or can be used in methods of diagnosis. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/366331 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.710 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175845 | Dertzbaugh |
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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) | Mark T. Dertzbaugh (Fairfield, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) against ricin toxin and its subunits. The Mabs were initially selected based upon their ability to bind to ricin and its individual subunits in a solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). Several candidates were selected for further evaluation, including their ability to inhibit ricin intoxication in vitro and for their utility as immunodiagnostic reagents. As disclosed herein, the Mabs may be used in immunoassays. Also disclosed, are use of the Mabs to inhibit ricin-mediated eukaryotic cell cytotoxicity in vitro, thereby indicating that these Mabs may be used to prevent and treat ricin intoxication in vivo. Kits comprising the Mabs are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/896875 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/141.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175981 | Jett 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) | Marti Jett (Washington, District of Columbia); Rina Das (Rockville, Maryland); Roger Neill (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of diagnosing the stage or aggressiveness of cancer and particularly breast and prostate cancer by measuring the deviation of levels of fatty acid binding proteins in mammalian tissue or body fluids from normal levels of fatty acid binding proteins. The invention relates to a family of key proteins called fatty acid binding proteins which are involved in metabolism of AA and other lipids and how they affect the proliferation of cancer cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/451513 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176018 | Tai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Sang-Wook Lee (Fullerton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromachined cell lysis device with electrodes that are spaced by less than 10 μm from one another. The cells are attracted to the space between the electrodes and then lysed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/391993 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/306.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176036 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Wang (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Ronen Polsky (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Kathryn L. Turner (Fishers, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for electrochemical detection of a specific binding pair member utilizing a microsphere with an incorporated electroactive marker, wherein a member of the specific binding pair to be detected is bound, directly or through one or more intermediates, to the microsphere. Multiple specific binding pair members may be detected by use of electrochemically distinguishable electroactive markers. Microspheres with incorporated electroactive markers may include one or more functional groups for binding members of specific binding pairs, and are preferably insoluble in aqueous solvents but soluble in selected organic solvents. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/666412 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/524 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176054 | Nause et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cermet, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey E. Nause (Mableton, Georgia); Joseph Owen Maciejewski (Mableton, Georgia); Vincente Munne (Norcross, Georgia); Shanthi Ganesan (Smyrna, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of depositing a p-type magnesium-, cadmium- and/or zinc-oxide-based II-VI Group compound semiconductor crystal layer over a substrate by a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition technique. A reaction gas is supplied to a surface of a heated substrate in a direction parallel or oblique to the substrate. The p-type magnesium-, cadmium- and/or zinc-oxide-based II-VI Group compound semiconductor crystal layer is grown on the heated substrate, while introducing a pressing gas substantially in a vertical direction toward the substrate to press the reaction gas against the entire surface of the substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/896826 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176063 | Sullivan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerard J. Sullivan (Newbury Park, California); James R. Rau, Deceased (Anaheim, California); Larry R. Adkins (Tustin, California); A. James Hughes (Tustin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A slotted file is created by connecting two side walls and a back wall. The side walls have etched grooves facing directly across from each other. The platelet has flanges that fit into the grooves. In one embodiment, a completed cube is formed when the platelets fill the slotted file. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/179377 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/125 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176146 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Michael P. Stewart (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is generally related to a method of making a molecule-surface interface comprising at least one surface comprising at least one material and at least one organic group wherein the organic group is adjoined to the surface and the method comprises contacting at least one organic group precursor with at least one surface wherein the organic group precursor is capable of reacting with the surface in a manner sufficient to adjoin the organic group and the surface. |
| FILED | Monday, February 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/356841 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/765 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176245 | Stucky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Galen D. Stucky (Goleta, California); Bradley F. Chmelka (Goleta, California); Dongyuan Zhao (Shanghai, China PRC); Nick Melosh (Tucson, Arizona); Qisheng Huo (Williamsville, New York); Jianglin Feng (Charlottesville, Virginia); Peidong Yang (Santa Barbara, California); David Pine (Santa Barbara, California); David Margolese (Montecito, California); Wayne Lukens, Jr. (Summerland, California); Glenn H. Fredrickson (Santa Barbara, California); Patrick Schmidt-Winkel (Bad Gams, Austria) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesoscopically ordered, hydrothermally stable metal oxide-block copolymer composite or mesoporous materials are described herein that are formed by using amphiphilic block polymers which act as structure directing agents for the metal oxide in a self-assembling system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/426441 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/111 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176247 | Walker, Jr. |
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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 W. Walker, Jr. (Olney, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A water insoluble interpenetrating polymer network is obtained by independently cross-linking a first polymer derived from a sulfonic acid or phosphonic acid group containing alkenyl monomer and a second polymer polymerized independently of the first polymer and interpenetrating the first polymer, where the second polymer is selectively permeable to water compared to methanol. Through adjustment of the degree of first polymer monomer acidification, polymer ratios and the extent of cross-linking in the at least two interpenetrating polymers, ion conductivity and solvent permeability are controlled. A film produced from such a water insoluble interpenetrating polymer network is well suited as a membrane in a direct methanol fuel cell. The relative degree and mechanism of cross-linking and interpenetrating the first polymer and second polymer are also adjustable parameters that impact on film properties. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/607012 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176277 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Burnham Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Reed (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Xiao-kun Zhang (San Diego, California); Bin Guo (Fargo, North Dakota); Bingzhen Lin (La Jolla, California); Siva Kumar Kolluri (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds that modulate the function of anti-apoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL are identified. These compounds have the ability to convert the activity of Bcl-2-family member proteins from anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic. Methods for inducing apoptosis are described, together with methods for identifying molecules that induce apoptosis through interaction with Bcl-2-family members. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/245845 |
| 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 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176542 | Dunning et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Gilmore J. Dunning (Newbury Park, California); Marko Sokolich (Los Angeles, California); Deborah Vogel (Moorpark, California); David M. Pepper (Malibu, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A photo-EMF detector including a shield to prevent a portion of the detector from illumination. The shield prevents the generation of unwanted noise-currents, thus increasing the performance of the photo-EMF detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/830540 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176543 | Beernink |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Solar Ovonic Corp. (Auburn Hills, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Beernink (Clarkston, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A thin film semiconductor device such as a photovoltaic device is fabricated on a lightweight substrate material which is affixed to a layer of material which is in turn supported by a carrier. Following the fabrication of the device, the carrier is removed such as by an etching process, leaving the layer of material adhered to the substrate. The adhered layer provides a balancing force to the back side of the substrate which minimizes or eliminates the tendency of the semiconductor device supported on the opposite side of the substrate to cause the substrate to curl. Also disclosed are devices and structures made by this method. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/339764 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/439 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176691 | Nelson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl V. Nelson (Derwood, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulse induction metal detector includes a pulse transmitter coil for generating and transmitting a first electromagnetic signal and a receiver coil for detecting and amplifying a second electromagnetic signal emitted by a nearby metal target due to eddy currents generated in response to the first electromagnetic signal. The receiver coil is a coil of wire having multiple loops. At least one switch is coupled with the coil of wire such that when the switch is in its open position, the coil of wire is a broken circuit. In this condition, the inductive properties of the receiver coil are minimized during abrupt transmitter coil turn off. The number of switches per coil loop can be varied to achieve varying levels of sensitivity. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/942153 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176712 | Svensson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lars G. Svensson (Gothenburg, Sweden); William C. Athas (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for reducing reflections in a transmission line and for recovering energy from the load in the transmission during the process. At least three drive signal levels are utilized. The transition from the second level to the third level during a rising transition and the transition from the second level to the first level during a falling transition is timed to coincide with the arrival of the reflected signal from the immediately-preceding transition. A capacitor is advantageously used as the source for the intermediate drive signal levels and advantageously facilitates energy recovery and conservation. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/196892 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176724 | Delson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth A. Delson (Severn, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A very low voltage swing is used to achieve very high data rates (up to 4 Gbps double data rate) at very low power consumption. A differential signaling approach is used for noise rejection, and a constant current approach also is used to minimize switching noise. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/063886 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176769 | Ellis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Grant A. Ellis (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact amplifier output bias circuit is used as a broadband harmonic termination. The bias circuit is adapted as a harmonic termination circuit to produce an effective low impedance at the signal harmonic frequencies while having the capability of supplying DC power to the amplifier stage, optionally, if needed. A pi network is coupled to an active device output through a predetermined length of transmission line tuned for optimum power added efficiency in the frequency band of operation and provides a low impedance at frequency bands above the frequency band of operation while allowing DC bias to be appliable to the active device output. |
| FILED | Monday, November 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/998689 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/125 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176811 | Parry |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Mark Parry (Layton, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A test apparatus and method of electrical testing especially useful for verifying normal performance of essential functions in an aircraft atmospheric pressure responsive auxiliary altimeter under either of flight line or maintenance shop conditions. The tester provides electrical power and control signals needed to energize each of three functions in the considered altimeter instrument including instrument face illumination, altimeter stiction-limiting mechanical vibration generation, aircraft output signal generating potentiometer function and enables electrical current and voltage monitoring relating to the instrument functions being tested. Replacement of individual test instruments and other informal test apparatus with a convenient and probably more electrical accident-free integrated tester is contemplated. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/073136 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/945 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176812 | Kelley |
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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) | Kerry Keith Kelley (Lexington Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention can be generally described as a blade monitoring and wireless communications system. This monitoring and communications system is formed by the integration of commonly available or easily developed hardware and/or software components, which may be controlled by non-proprietary, open architecture software. This allows the present invention to easily incorporate a variety of sensors and/or detectors; thereby, providing the user with the first blade monitoring system capable of providing an improved blade monitoring capability. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/198415 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/946 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176960 | Nayar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shree K. Nayar (New York, New York); Amruta Karmarkar (Palatine, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for generating an omnidirectional mosaic image are presented in which a number of images are acquired about an axis of rotational. The images have a large field of view along the axis of rotation and a small field of view or image width in a second direction. The images can be image strips, formed from non-parallel rays directed onto an image sensor (1008), which are formed from a narrow width of parallel rays directed onto imaging sensor (1008). The images are combined to form a spherical mosaic. In the case of overlapping image strips, image combination can be performed by identifying common features in the overlapping regions and aligning consecutive image strips accordingly. A blending algorithm can then be used to improve image fidelity in the overlapping regions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 20, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/088706 |
| ART UNIT | 2622 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/207.990 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176992 | Kralik |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, Singapore) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Kralik (Lansdale, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating an optical device by providing a nematic liquid crystal; providing a photo-curable pre-polymer mixture; mixing the nematic liquid crystal with the photo-curable pre-polymer mixture to form a homogeneous nematic/pre-polymer mixture, with the nematic liquid crystal representing greater than 40% (by weight) of the combined homogeneous mixture. Providing a cell including a pair of transparent substrates that are each coated with a transparent conductive layer when creating an electrooptic device and omitting the conductive layers when creating a static device. Separating the substrates by approximately 5–20 μm or greater; filling the cell with the homogeneous nematic/pre-polymer mixture; and photo-curing the nematic/pre-polymer mixture using a spatially inhomogeneous illumination source thereby forming a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film exhibiting low scattering loss and high index modulation. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 10, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/635606 |
| ART UNIT | 2871 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems 349/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177177 | Chuang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Te Kent Chuang (South Salem, New York); Jae-Joon Kim (Yorktown Heights, New York); Keunwoo Kim (Somers, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An eight transistor static random access memory (SRAM)device includes first and second inverters, a first bit line, a first complement bit line, a pair of write access transistors, and a pair of read access transistors. Each of the first and second inverters includes a respective pair of transistors, and has a respective data node. Each of a first and a second of the access transistors has a source, a drain, a front gate, and a back gate. The first access transistor is coupled to the first bit line, and the second access transistor is coupled to the first complement bit line. The back gate of the first access transistor is coupled to the data node of the first inverter; and the back gate of the second access transistor is coupled to the data node of the second inverter. This increases the difference between the threshold voltages of the first and second access transistors. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/100893 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/154 |
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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) | James D. Hagerty (Tiverton, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless hydrophone system includes a hydrophone joined to a preamplifier. A serial A/D converter receives the amplified hydrophone signal and provides a serial digital output representative of the signal. The A/D converter is joined to a processor which provides a start signal and a clock signal to the A/D converter. A digital transmitter is also controlled by the processor. The transmitter receives the serial digital output from the A/D converter for wireless transmission over an antenna. The system can also include logic for allowing the processor to provide an extended sync signal for transmission. The extended sync signal can alert a receiver to an initial transmission. The system can be incorporated in a hull treatment for positioning on a vessel's hull. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/086727 |
| 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 367/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177295 | Sholander et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Scientific Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Sholander (Atlanta, Georgia); Tracey Oakes (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Paul Coccoli (Smyrna, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for selecting a route within a wireless ad-hoc routing protocol using a QoS metric. The method begins by dynamically defining a routing zone that encompasses at least two of the network nodes. A communications link is established between the source node and a destination node. If the destination node is within the routing zone of the source node, the route is determined by a proactive routing protocol. If, however, the destination node is outside the routing zone, the route is determined using a reactive routing protocol. A QoS metric for each route is calculated by combining the individual QoS metrics for each hop within the particular route. Finally, the route with the best QoS metric is selected to use as the communications link between the source node and the destination node. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/093850 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/338 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177516 | Ahn |
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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) | Byong H. Ahn (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Two embodiments of a multilayered low energy optical power limiter device are disclosed which protect thermal sensors against laser threats in the far infrared spectral region. One limiter device has multiple layers in order from the incoming radiation side an antireflective coating layer, a window substrate layer, a layer of chalcogenide, a germanium substrate layer, a layer of vanadium dioxide (VO2), a window substrate, and an antireflective coating layer. As incoming radiation energy increases, the VO2 layer will heat up and change from an unswitched transmissive state to a switched reflective state. The excessive energy past the switched state is reflected back through the germanium and chalcogenide layer and is absorbed quickly therein so that these layers also heat up quickly and are switched almost simultaneously with the VO2 layer to provide high optical density at a low switching threshold temperature with high damage threshold. The second embodiment further adds a second VO2 layer between the input antireflective coating layer and window substrate layers to reflect high radiation energy immediately. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 1990 |
| APPL NO | 07/566695 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177623 | Baldwin |
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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) | Johnny E. Baldwin (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of initiating a telecommunication connection between a wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and at least one emergency personnel, including identifying a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller; identifying at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller; and initiating a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/883125 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/404.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177792 | Knight et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Knight (Hermosa Beach, California); Kenji Yamada (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A machine translation (MT) decoder may transform a translation problem into an integer programming problem, such as a Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). The decoder may invoke an integer program (IP) solver to solve the integer programming problem and output a likely decoding based on the solution. |
| FILED | Friday, May 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/160284 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177808 | Yantorno et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Yantorno (Havertown, Pennsylvania); Daniel S. Benincasa (Barneveld, New York); Stanley J. Wenndt (Rome, New York); Brett Y. Smolenski (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for improving speaker identification by determining usable speech. Degraded speech is preprocessed in a speaker identification (SID) process to produce SID usable and SID unusable segments. Features are extracted and analyzed so as to produce a matrix of optimum classifiers for the detection of SID usable and SID unusable speech segments. Optimum classifiers possess a minimum distance from a speaker model. A decision tree based upon fixed thresholds indicates the presence of a speech feature in a given speech segment. Following preprocessing, degraded speech is measured in one or more time, frequency, cepstral or SID usable/unusable domains. The results of the measurements are multiplied by a weighting factor whose value is proportional to the reliability of the corresponding time, frequency, or cepstral measurements performed. The measurements are fused as information, and usable speech segments are extracted for further processing. Such further processing of co-channel speech may include speaker identification where a segment-by-segment decision is made on each usable speech segment to determine whether they correspond to speaker #1 or speaker #2. Further processing of co-channel speech may also include constructing the complete utterance of speaker #1 or speaker #2. Speech features such as pitch and formants may be extended back into the unusable segments to form a complete utterance from each speaker. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/923157 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/246 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177810 | Shriberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Shriberg (Berkeley, California); Harry Bratt (Mountain View, California); Mustafa K. Sonmez (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for finding endpoints in speech by utilizing information contained in speech prosody. Prosody denotes the way speakers modulate the timing, pitch and loudness of phones, words, and phrases to convey certain aspects of meaning; informally, prosody includes what is perceived as the “rhythm” and “melody” of speech. Because speakers use prosody to convey units of speech to listeners, the method and apparatus performs endpoint detection by extracting and interpreting the relevant prosodic properties of speech. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 10, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/829831 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/253 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177867 | Stringer-Calvert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. J. Stringer-Calvert (Santa Clara, California); Patrick D. Lincoln (Woodside, California); Steven M. Dawson (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A scalable method and architecture for efficiently locating desired resources within a network containing a plurality of server nodes, each of which hosts or otherwise provides access to a subset of a global resource set. In one aspect of the invention, each of the server nodes are assigned membership in at least two sets, an “announce” set and a “request” set. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/242285 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kullervo Hynynen (Medfield, Massachusetts); Gregory T. Clement (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of diagnosing a subject by delivering ultrasound signals using shear waves includes applying a portion of an ultrasound mainbeam to a bone surface at an incident angle relative to the surface of the bone to induce shear waves in the bone, energy in the shear waves forming a substantial part of energy of first ultrasound waves at a desired region in the subject through the bone, detecting at least one of reflected and scattered energy of the applied ultrasound mainbeam, and analyzing the detected energy for a diagnostic purpose. |
| FILED | Friday, April 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/822181 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/443 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175838 | Murphy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Chiron Corporation (Emeryville, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Murphy (Reno, Nevada); Robert Wiltrout (Woodsboro, Maryland); Bruce Blazar (Golden Valley, Minnesota); Susan E. Wilson (Alameda, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of treating or preventing a pathologic state in a mammal. The method comprises administering to the mammal a promoter of T-cell expansion and an inducer of CD40 stimulation, wherein CD40 is stimulated on cells of the immune system. The promoter of T-cell expansion and inducer of CD40 stimulation are administered in synergistically effective amounts to treat or prevent the pathologic state in the mammal. The invention also provides a method of assessing the effectiveness of treatment of a pathologic state in a mammal, wherein the mammal has been administered a promoter of T-cell expansion and an inducer of CD40 stimulation, wherein CD40 is stimulated on cells of the immune system. The method comprises measuring the level of at least one antibody in a test sample obtained from the mammal, which at least one antibody is specific for an antigen that is known to be associated with the pathologic state, and wherein the level of the at least one antibody is indicative of the effectiveness of treatment of the pathologic state in the mammal. |
| FILED | Friday, August 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/226959 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George L. King (Dover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features methods of modulating fibrosis and/or angiogenesis by inhibiting components of the VEGF signaling pathway. The methods are useful in the treatment of fibrotic and or angiogenesis related disorders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 17, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/907045 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175990 | Fisher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan J. Fisher (San Francisco, California); Olga Genbacev-Krtolica (Los Gatos, California); Akraporn Prakobphol (Folsom, California); Michael T. McMaster (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of predicting the probability of a successful pregnancy, either a naturally achieved pregnancy or a pregnancy resulting from an assisted reproductive technology, based on the level of L-selectin ligand expressed by uterine epithelial cells and/or the level of L-selectin expressed by an embryo in vitro. The invention further provides methods of inhibiting cell adhesion between a trophoblast and a uterine epithelial cell. Methods of inhibiting cell adhesion between a trophoblast and a uterine epithelial cell are useful to inhibit pregnancy. The invention further provides methods of assessing in vitro embryo quality. The invention further provides methods of predicting the probability of continued success of a pregnancy during the first 16 weeks of gestation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/374318 |
| 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 07175995 | Russo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giandomenico Russo (Rome, Italy); Carlo M. Croce (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences of TCL-1 genes and amino acid sequences of their encoded proteins, as well as derivatives and analogs thereof, and antibodies thereto. The TCL-1 gene sequence is preferentially expressed early in T and B lymphocyte differentiation. The present invention further relates to the use of TCL-1 genes and their encoded proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic reagents for the detection and treatment of disease states associated with chromosomal abnormalities. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/441242 |
| 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 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175998 | Bateman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agriculture College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik Bateman (Williston, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure concerns stable expression systems for production of a protein comprising: a) a species of Acanthamoeba as a host organism; b) a DNA vector which comprises a selection marker gene which codes for a protein which, after transformation of the host organism, allows selection of positive transformants, where expression of the selection marker gene is controlled by at least one genetic regulatory element which is homologous in the host organism; and c) a DNA vector which comprises a heterologous gene for the expression of a heterologous protein, where the expression of the protein is controlled by at least one genetic regulatory element which is homologous to the host organism. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/155446 |
| 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 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176007 | Cox et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael M. Cox (Oregon, Wisconsin); Shelley L. Lusetti (Madison, Wisconsin); Aimee L. Eggler (Chicago, Illinois); Nami Haruta (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides RecA mutant proteins, having either a single mutation or a double mutation. The RecA mutant proteins are highly proficient in both SSB displacement and steady state binding of DNA in the presence or absence of SSB as compared to the wild-type protein. The single RecA mutant, RecAΔC17, has 17 amino acid residues removed from the carboxyl terminus. The double mutant RecA, RecAΔC17/E38K, combines the 17 amino acid residue C-terminal deletion of RecAΔC17, with a single amino acid change from Glutamate to Lysine at position 38. These RecA mutant proteins are pH sensitive allowing control over formation of products. Hence, methods of using the novel RecA mutants and kits having the RecA mutants as components thereof are also contemplated by the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/733782 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176019 | Nuñez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel Nuñez (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Naohiro Inohara (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Akihiro Muto (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention related to methods and compositions for modulating cellular signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to PKK and RICK3 proteins. The present invention further relates the to use of PKK and RICK3 proteins in modulating NF-κB signaling. The present invention thus provides novel targets for drug screening and therapeutics. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/317329 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176021 | Kawaoka |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides cells useful to propagate influenza virus mutants having reduced sialidase activity. |
| FILED | Friday, February 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/081170 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176037 | Hahn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Klaus M. Hahn (San Diego, California); Alexei Toutchkine (San Diego, California); Rajeev Muthyala (Champaign, Illinois); Vadim Kraynov (San Diego, California); Steven J. Bark (San Diego, California); Dennis R. Burton (La Jolla, California); Chester Chamberlain (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides peptide synthons having protected functional groups for attachment of desired moieties (e.g. functional molecules or probes). Also provided are peptide conjugates prepared from such synthons, and synthon and conjugate preparation methods including procedures for identifying optimum probe attachment sites. Biosensors are provided having functional molecules that can locate and bind to specific biomolecules within living cells. Biosensors can detect chemical and physiological changes in those biomolecules as living cells are moving, metabolizing and reacting to its environment. Methods are included for detecting GTP activation of a Rho GTPase protein using polypeptide biosensors. When the biosensor binds GTP-activated Rho GTPase protein, an environmentally sensitive dye emits a signal of a different lifetime, intensity or wavelength than when not bound. New fluorophores whose fluorescence responds to environmental changes are also provided that have improved detection and attachment properties, and that can be used in living cells, or in vitro. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/455713 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/546 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176179 | Pollock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan S. Pollock (San Francisco, California); David H. Lovett (Lagunitas, California); Johanna Turck (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for selective induction of apoptosis in cancer cells, particularly malignant cancer cells, by delivery of a IL-1α propiece polypeptide (e.g., a native IL-1α propiece polypeptide, including IL-1α propiece polypeptide variant) to a cancer cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 11, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/569698 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176201 | Piomelli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Universita Degli Studi di Parma (, Italy); Universita Degli Studi di Urbino (, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniele Piomelli (Irvine, California); Andrea Duranti (Urbino, Italy); Andrea Tontini (Pesaro, Italy); Marco Mor (Ghedi, Italy); Giorgio Tarzia (Petriano, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors of the Formula: are provided wherein X is NH, CH2, O, or S; Q is O or S; Z is O or N; R is an aromatic moiety selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aryl; substituted or unsubstituted biphenylyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, and substituted or unsubstituted phenyl; substituted or unsubstituted terphenylyl; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or alkyl; and R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; with the proviso that if Z is O, one of R1 and R2 is absent, and that if Z is N, optionally R1 and R2 may optionally be taken together to form a substituted or unsubstituted N-heterocycle or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl with the N atom to which they are each attached. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and methods of using them to inhibit FAAH and/or treat appetite disorders, glaucoma, pain, insomnia, and neurological and psychological disorders including anxiety disorders, epilepsy, and depression are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/681858 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/237.800 |
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| US 07176211 | Guo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiqiang Guo (San Diego, California); Yongsheng Chen (San Diego, California); Dongpei Wu (San Diego, California); Chen Chen (San Diego, California); Warren Wade (San Diego, California); Wesley J. Dwight (San Diego, California); Charles Q. Huang (San Diego, California); Fabio C. Tucci (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251085 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/274 |
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| US 07176232 | Fenical et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Fenical (Del Mar, California); Paul Jensen (San Diego, California); Tracy Mincer (San Diego, California); Robert H. R. Feling (Wiesbaden, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/838157 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/421 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176233 | Fenical et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Fenical (Del Mar, California); Paul Jensen (San Diego, California); Tracy Mincer (San Diego, California); Robert H. R. Feling (Wiesbaden, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/147622 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/421 |
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| US 07176234 | Cai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cytovia, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sui Xiong Cai (San Diego, California); Shailaja Kasibhatla (San Diego, California); Kristin P. Ollis (San Diego, California); Han-Zhong Zhang (San Diego, California); John A. Drewe (Carlsbad, California); Ben Tseng (San Diego, California); Nilantha Sudath Sirisoma (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to derivatives of gambogic acid and analogs thereof. Exemplary gambogic acid derivatives of the present invention include, among others, derivatives substituted in the C10 and C28 positions of gambogic acid. The present invention also relates to the discovery that certain preferred compounds of the present invention are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/609670 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176236 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kuo-Hsiung Lee (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Zhiyan Xiao (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Kenneth F. Bastow (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Etoposide analogs with improved water-solubility such as 4′-O-Demethyl-4′-(N′,N′-dimethyl-glycyl)-4β-(4″-nitroanilino)-4-desoxy-podophyllotoxin (8) and 4′-O-Demethyl-4′-(N′,N′-dimethyl-glycyl)-4β-(4″-fluoroanilino)-4-desoxy-podophyllotoxin (9) are described, along with pharmaceutical formulations containing the same, methods of use thereof, and intermediates and methods of making the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/712663 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176237 | Honda et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tadashi Honda (Hanover, New Hampshire); Frank G. Favaloro (Norfolk, Massachusetts); Gordon W. Gribble (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Michael B. Sporn (Tunbridge, Vermont); Nanjoo Suh (White River Junction, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel tricyclic-bis-enone derivatives (TBEs) as well as the process for the preparation of such TBEs are provided. Also provided are methods for prevention and/or treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and all other diseases whose pathogenesis is believed to involve excessive production of either nitric oxide (NO) or prostaglandins or the overexpression of iNOS or COX-2 genes or gene products. Further, methods for the synthesis of the TBE compounds of the invention utilize cheap commercially available reagents and are highly cost effective and amenable to scale-up. Additional high efficiency synthetic methods that utilize novel intermediates as well as the synthesis of these intermediates are also provided. Furthermore, the invention also provides methods for designing novel and water-soluble TBEs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/345053 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/519 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176243 | Poznansky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark C. Poznansky (Charlestown, Massachusetts); David T. Scadden (Weston, Massachusetts); Ivona T. Olszak (Charlestown, Massachusetts); Edward M. Brown (Milton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating movement of CaR receptor expressing cells of hematopoietic, neural, epithelial, endothelial, or mesenchymal origin, in a specific site in a subject. The foregoing are useful, inter alia, in the treatment of conditions characterized by a need to modulate migratory-cell movement associated with specific sites in a subject. Specific sites include sites of inflammation and modulation of migratory-cell movement is movement away from an agent source, or repulsion. The invention also relates to methods for manipulating hematopoeitic progenitor cells and related products. In particular the invention includes methods and products for using CaR receptor-related compositions to enhance mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells, to improve the efficiency of targeting cells to the bone marrow, and/or to modulate hematopoietic progenitor cell function. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/002854 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/649 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176277 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Burnham Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Reed (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Xiao-kun Zhang (San Diego, California); Bin Guo (Fargo, North Dakota); Bingzhen Lin (La Jolla, California); Siva Kumar Kolluri (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds that modulate the function of anti-apoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL are identified. These compounds have the ability to convert the activity of Bcl-2-family member proteins from anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic. Methods for inducing apoptosis are described, together with methods for identifying molecules that induce apoptosis through interaction with Bcl-2-family members. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/245845 |
| 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 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176280 | Hammock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce D. Hammock (Davis, California); Bora Inceoglu (Ankara, Turkey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated polypeptides from the venom of the scorpion P. transvaalicus. The invention also provides novel scorpion antivenom compositions derived from such polypeptides, as well as methods for isolating the polypeptides and preparing scorpion antivenom compositions. The isolated polypeptides can be used to produce pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating diseases and conditions associated with ion channel function or kinin activity. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/264480 |
| 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 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176289 | Daniel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O. Daniel (Nashville, Tennessee); Takamune Takahashi (Nashville, Tennessee); Raymond Mernaugh (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of modulating angiogenesis in a vertebrate subject, the method comprising administering to the vertebrate subject an ECRTP/DEP-1 activity-modulating amount of a composition, whereby an ECRTP/DEP-1 within the vertebrate subject is contacted by the composition; and modulating angiogenesis through the contacting of the ECRTP/DEP-1 with the composition. Optionally, the composition includes a monoclonal antibody which preferentially binds ECRTP/DEP-1. Methods for screening for modulators of ECRTP/DEP-1 are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 01, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/516728 |
| 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 530/388.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Washington University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patricia E. Berg (Accokeek, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated DNA of SEQ ID NO:1 is provided that encodes the transcription factor BP1, which is believed to be a repressor of the β-globin gene. A host cell that is transformed with a vector that contains the DNA may be used to produce BP1. Vectors having a controllable promoter operably connected to the BP1 open reading frame may be used to transform β-globin producing cells of patients with sickle cell anemia, thereby providing a treatment. Because BP1 is overexpressed in leukemia and breast cancer cells, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and breast cancer can be screened for and diagnosed by determining whether BP1 is overexpressed in cell samples of patients who may have these conditions. An antisense DNA or RNA to the DNA encoding BP1 may be used as a treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, and breast cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/143897 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176683 | Reeder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott B. Reeder (Menlo Park, California); Angel R. Pineda (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of separating signals from water and lipid in a body using spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging comprising steps of acquiring image signals at three acquisition times asymmetrically positioned with respect to a spin-echo time, the three acquisition times being separated by 2π/3 and the middle signal acquisition is centered at π/2+πk where k is an integer, and combining the plurality of image signals iterative using a least squares decomposition method. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/124041 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177486 | Stewart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles V. Stewart (Clifton Park, New York); Chia-Ling Tsai (Troy, New York); Badri Roysam (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An iterative method and associated algorithm for performing image registration to map features in a first image to corresponding features in a second image in accordance with a transformation model. Upon convergence of a parameter vector associated with the model, a current bootstrap region includes and exceeds an initial bootstrap region that is initially established. During the iterations, the parameter vector is estimated by minimizing an objective function with respect to the parameter vector. Each iteration generates a next bootstrap region that minimally includes the current bootstrap region and may exceed the current bootstrap region. The model may change in successive iterations. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/408927 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcelo C. Algrain (Dunlap, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Turbocompound systems can be used to affect engine operation using the energy in exhaust gas that is driving the available turbocharger. A first electrical device acts as a generator in response to turbocharger rotation. A second electrical device acts as a motor to put mechanical power into the engine, typically at the crankshaft. Apparatus, systems, steps, and methods are described to control the generator and motor operations to control the amount of power being recovered. This can control engine operation closer to desirable parameters for given engine-related operating conditions compared to actual. The electrical devices can also operate in “reverse,” going between motor and generator functions. This permits the electrical device associated with the crankshaft to drive the electrical device associated with the turbocharger as a motor, overcoming deficient engine operating conditions such as associated with turbocharger lag. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/010958 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/608 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07174716 | Brasz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UTC Power LLC (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joost J. Brasz (Fayetteville, New York); Bruce P. Biederman (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A machine designed as a centrifugal compressor is applied as an organic rankine cycle turbine by operating the machine in reverse. In order to accommodate the higher pressures when operating as a turbine, a suitable refrigerant is chosen such that the pressures and temperatures are maintained within established limits. Such an adaptation of existing, relatively inexpensive equipment to an application that may be otherwise uneconomical, allows for the convenient and economical use of energy that would be otherwise lost by waste heat to the atmosphere. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/293727 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/651 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175389 | Moroz |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emilian Mieczyslaw Moroz (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for reducing peak loads of wind turbines in a changing wind environment includes measuring or estimating an instantaneous wind speed and direction at the wind turbine and determining a yaw error of the wind turbine relative to the measured instantaneous wind direction. The method further includes comparing the yaw error to a yaw error trigger that has different values at different wind speeds and shutting down the wind turbine when the yaw error exceeds the yaw error trigger corresponding to the measured or estimated instantaneous wind speed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/880731 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175816 | Golden |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clean Earth Technologies, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffry Golden (Creve Coeur, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of extracting halogenated organic compounds, and particularly PCBs, from soil, sediment, slurry, sludge and dehalogenating the compounds contacts a contaminated soil sample with an extraction medium of a mixture of an alkane and a water miscible alcohol. The organic compounds dissolve in the extraction medium which is separated from the soil by passing water upwardly through the soil. The extraction medium floats to the surface of the water and is separated. Thereafter, the extraction medium containing the halogenated organic contaminants is subjected to ionizing radiation to radiolytically dehalogenate the compounds. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/386181 |
| ART UNIT | 1753 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/186 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176000 | Glazer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander N. Glazer (Berkeley, California); Yuping Cai (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides multifunctional fusion constructs which are rapidly incorporated into a macromolecular structure such as a phycobilisome such that the fusion proteins are separated from one another and unable to self-associate. The invention provides methods and compositions for displaying a functional polypeptide domain on an oligomeric phycobiliprotein. including fusion proteins comprising a functional displayed domain and a functional phycobiliprotein domain incorporated in a functional oligomeric phycobiliprotein. The fusion proteins provide novel specific labeling reagents. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/617012 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176159 | Wheelock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas D. Wheelock (Ames, Iowa); Brent H. Shanks (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A catalyst and sorbent is disclosed which comprises pellets with an absorbent core and a protective shell with a catalyst in the shell. Such material is especially well suited for steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen since a reforming catalyst can be incorporated in the shell and a sorbent for the by-product carbon dioxide can be used for the core. It is also well suited for producing hydrogen from carbon monoxide by means of the water gas shift reaction. The shell can be made sufficiently strong and durable for moving bed applications as well as fixed bed applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/218803 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/303 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176336 | Maughon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dow Global Technologies Inc. (Midland, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bob R. Maughon (Midland, Michigan); Kenneth A. Burdett (Midland, Michigan); Zenon Lysenko (Midland, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of preparing an unsaturated alcohol (olefin alcohol), such as, a homo-allylic mono-alcohol or homo-allylic polyol, involving protecting a hydroxy-substituted unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester, such as methyl ricinoleate, derived from a seed oil, to form a hydroxy-protected unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester; homo-metathesizing or cross-metathesizing the hydroxy-protected unsaturated fatty acid or fatty acid ester to produce a product mixture containing a hydroxy-protected unsaturated metathesis product; and deprotecting the hydroxy-protected unsaturated metathesis product under conditions sufficient to prepare the unsaturated alcohol. Preferably, methyl ricinoleate is converted by cross-metathesis or homo-metathesis into the homo-allylic mono-alcohol 1-decene-4-ol or the homo-allylic polyol 9-octadecene-7,12-diol, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/940403 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/876 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176452 | Zuleta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ignacio A. Zuleta (Mountain View, California); Richard N. Zare (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A beam modulation device gate is constructed from a silicon material, such as a silicon layer on an silicon on insulator wafer. The device further comprises a set of electrical contacts on the layer. The layer defines a set of electrically conducting silicon material fingers forming an array, wherein each of at least some of the fingers is connected electrically to one of the electrical contacts. The gate may be used in a mass or ion mobility spectrometer. Where the gate is constructed from a silicon on insulator wafer, an insulator layer supports the silicon layer and a handle layer supports the insulator layer. When predetermined electrical potentials are applied to the electrical contacts, at least some of the fingers will be substantially at said predetermined electrical potentials to modulate a beam of charged particles that passes through said array of fingers. A plurality of devices of the type above may be used, where each of the devices modulates the beam so that the beam is deflected along a direction different from direction along which the beam is deflected by any of the remaining devices. A plurality of devices of the type above may be used for a mass gate or charged particle buncher device. For making an ion optical device, an array of fingers is formed in a silicon layer of the silicon on insulator wafer. A portion of a handle layer of the wafer on a side of an insulator layer of the wafer opposite to that of the fingers is removed; and a portion of the insulator layer is removed so that the fingers are connected to the wafer only through the silicon layer and at one end of the fingers. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/107583 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/286 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176469 | Leung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ka-Ngo Leung (Hercules, California); Sami K. Hahto (Albany, California); Sari T. Hahto (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radio frequency (RF) driven plasma ion source has an external RF antenna, i.e. the RF antenna is positioned outside the plasma generating chamber rather than inside. The RF antenna is typically formed of a small diameter metal tube coated with an insulator. An external RF antenna assembly is used to mount the external RF antenna to the ion source. The RF antenna tubing is wound around the external RF antenna assembly to form a coil. The external RF antenna assembly is formed of a material, e.g. quartz, which is essentially transparent to the RF waves. The external RF antenna assembly is attached to and forms a part of the plasma source chamber so that the RF waves emitted by the RF antenna enter into the inside of the plasma chamber and ionize a gas contained therein. The plasma ion source is typically a multi-cusp ion source. A converter can be included in the ion source to produce negative ions. |
| FILED | Saturday, September 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/656848 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176755 | Taubman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew S. Taubman (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Among the embodiments of the present invention is an apparatus that includes a transistor, a servo device, and a current source. The servo device is operable to provide a common base mode of operation of the transistor by maintaining an approximately constant voltage level at the transistor base. The current source is operable to provide a bias current to the transistor. A first device provides an input signal to an electrical node positioned between the emitter of the transistor and the current source. A second device receives an output signal from the collector of the transistor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/757332 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/560 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176784 | Gilbert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute K1-53 (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald W. Gilbert (Morgan Hill, California); Curtis Lee Carrender (Morgan Hill, California); Gordon A. Anderson (Benton City, Washington); Kerry D. Steele (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A transponder device having multiple modes of operation, such as an active mode and a passive mode, wherein the modes of operation are selected in response to the strength of a received radio frequency signal. A communication system is also provided having a transceiver configured to transmit a radio frequency signal and to receive a responsive signal, and a transponder configured to operate in a plurality of modes and to activate modes of operation in response to the radio frequency signal. Ideally, each mode of operation is activated and deactivated independent of the other modes, although two or more modes may be concurrently operational. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/762585 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/10.340 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177031 | Kessler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terrance J. Kessler (Mendon, New York); Joachim Bunkenburg (Victor, New York); Hu Huang (Pittsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A plurality of gratings (G1, G2) are arranged together with a wavefront sensor, actuators, and feedback system to align the gratings in such a manner, that they operate like a single, large, monolithic grating. Sub-wavelength-scale movements in the mechanical mounting, due to environmental influences, are monitored by an interferometer (28), and compensated by precision actuators (16, 18, 20) that maintain the coherently additive mode. The actuators define the grating plane, and are positioned in response to the wavefronts from the gratings and a reference flat, thus producing the interferogram that contains the alignment information. Movement of the actuators is also in response to a diffraction-limited spot on the CCD (36) to which light diffracted from the gratings is focused. The actuator geometry is implemented to take advantage of the compensating nature of the degrees of freedom between gratings, reducing the number of necessary control variables. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/836763 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177153 | Radosevich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence D. Radosevich (Muskego, Wisconsin); Andreas A. Meyer (Richmond Heights, Ohio); Daniel G. Kannenberg (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Steven C. Kaishian (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Bruce C. Beihoff (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An electric vehicle drive includes a thermal support may receive one or more power electronic circuits. The support may aid in removing heat from the circuits through fluid circulating through the support. Power electronic circuits are thermally matched, such as between component layers and between the circuits and the support. The support may form a shield from both external EMI/RFI and from interference generated by operation of the power electronic circuits. Features may be provided to permit and enhance connection of the circuitry to external circuitry, such as improved terminal configurations. Modular units may be assembled that may be coupled to electronic circuitry via plug-in arrangements or through interface with a backplane or similar mounting and interconnecting structures. |
| FILED | Monday, December 09, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/252317 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/699 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177452 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pak Chung Wong (Richland, Washington); Harlan P. Foote (Richmond, Washington); James J. Thomas (Richland, Washington); Kwong-Kwok Wong (Sugar Land, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Among the embodiments of the present invention is a system including one or more processors operable to access data representative of a biopolymer sequence of monomer units. The one or more processors are further operable to establish a pattern corresponding to at least one fractal curve and generate one or more output signals corresponding to a number of image elements each representative of one of the monomer units. Also included is a display device responsive to the one or more output signals to visualize the biopolymer sequence by displaying the image elements in accordance with the pattern. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/120132 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lynntech, Inc. (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waheguru Pal Singh (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Selective extraction of a metal anion complex, such as a platinum-group metal halide, from an aqueous solution containing other metal anions or anion complexes, by contacting the solution with a diquaternary ammonium salt having two quaternary nitrogens spaced at a distance less than about 10 Å, selectively binding the metal anion complex to the diquaternary ammonium salt to form an organo-metallic complex, and separating the organo-metallic complex from the solution. Alternatively, the diquaternary ammonium salts may be adsorbed or chemically bonded to a substrate, and the metal anion complex-containing solution passed over the substrate. Preferably, the two quaternary nitrogens are spaced a distance apart that is complementary to the ionic diameter of the target metal anion complex. Typically, the platinum group metal halide anion complexes have a valence of −2 and each of the two quaternary nitrogens of the diquaternary ammonium salt have a valence of +1, such that the organo-metallic complex formed is a stable pair. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/758300 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176036 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Wang (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Ronen Polsky (Las Cruces, New Mexico); Kathryn L. Turner (Fishers, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for electrochemical detection of a specific binding pair member utilizing a microsphere with an incorporated electroactive marker, wherein a member of the specific binding pair to be detected is bound, directly or through one or more intermediates, to the microsphere. Multiple specific binding pair members may be detected by use of electrochemically distinguishable electroactive markers. Microspheres with incorporated electroactive markers may include one or more functional groups for binding members of specific binding pairs, and are preferably insoluble in aqueous solvents but soluble in selected organic solvents. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/666412 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/524 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176037 | Hahn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Klaus M. Hahn (San Diego, California); Alexei Toutchkine (San Diego, California); Rajeev Muthyala (Champaign, Illinois); Vadim Kraynov (San Diego, California); Steven J. Bark (San Diego, California); Dennis R. Burton (La Jolla, California); Chester Chamberlain (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides peptide synthons having protected functional groups for attachment of desired moieties (e.g. functional molecules or probes). Also provided are peptide conjugates prepared from such synthons, and synthon and conjugate preparation methods including procedures for identifying optimum probe attachment sites. Biosensors are provided having functional molecules that can locate and bind to specific biomolecules within living cells. Biosensors can detect chemical and physiological changes in those biomolecules as living cells are moving, metabolizing and reacting to its environment. Methods are included for detecting GTP activation of a Rho GTPase protein using polypeptide biosensors. When the biosensor binds GTP-activated Rho GTPase protein, an environmentally sensitive dye emits a signal of a different lifetime, intensity or wavelength than when not bound. New fluorophores whose fluorescence responds to environmental changes are also provided that have improved detection and attachment properties, and that can be used in living cells, or in vitro. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/455713 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/546 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176245 | Stucky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Galen D. Stucky (Goleta, California); Bradley F. Chmelka (Goleta, California); Dongyuan Zhao (Shanghai, China PRC); Nick Melosh (Tucson, Arizona); Qisheng Huo (Williamsville, New York); Jianglin Feng (Charlottesville, Virginia); Peidong Yang (Santa Barbara, California); David Pine (Santa Barbara, California); David Margolese (Montecito, California); Wayne Lukens, Jr. (Summerland, California); Glenn H. Fredrickson (Santa Barbara, California); Patrick Schmidt-Winkel (Bad Gams, Austria) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesoscopically ordered, hydrothermally stable metal oxide-block copolymer composite or mesoporous materials are described herein that are formed by using amphiphilic block polymers which act as structure directing agents for the metal oxide in a self-assembling system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/426441 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/111 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176355 | Maliga et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pal Maliga (East Brunswick, New Jersey); Jon Y. Suzuki (Hilo, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | Prrn promoter elements for enhancing expression of heterologous molecules, including RNA and proteins in the plastids of higher plants are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/737251 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/298 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176445 | Curtis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer E. Curtis (Manheim, Germany); Brian A. Koss (Alexandria, Virginia); David G. Grier (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for creating large numbers of high-quality optical traps in arbitrary three-dimensional configurations and dynamically reconfiguring the traps under computer control. The method uses computer-generated diffractive optical elements to convert one or more optical tweezers into one or more optical vortices. The method involves combining the optical vortex technique with the holographic optical tweezer technique to create multiple optical vortices in arbitrary configurations. The method also involves employing the rotation induced in trapped particles by optical vortices to assemble clusters of particles into functional micromachines, to drive previously assembled micromachines, to pump fluids through microfluidics channels, to control flows of fluids through microfluidics channels, to mix fluids within microfluidics channels, to transport particles, to sort particles and to perform other related manipulations and transformations on matter over length scales. |
| FILED | Friday, November 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/266989 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/221 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177389 | Gary |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Adelphi Technology (Redwood City, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles K. Gary (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for imaging objects with x rays using an x-ray tube, refractive x-ray lens and area detector. Cross sectional images of individual planes within an object are achieved through tomographic and laminographic exposure and image processing. The use of refractive x-ray lenses to achieve high resolution eliminates the need for vanishingly small microspot x-ray sources to achieve high resolution that current x-ray tomographic and laminographic systems suffer. |
| FILED | Friday, January 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/031650 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177486 | Stewart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles V. Stewart (Clifton Park, New York); Chia-Ling Tsai (Troy, New York); Badri Roysam (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An iterative method and associated algorithm for performing image registration to map features in a first image to corresponding features in a second image in accordance with a transformation model. Upon convergence of a parameter vector associated with the model, a current bootstrap region includes and exceeds an initial bootstrap region that is initially established. During the iterations, the parameter vector is estimated by minimizing an objective function with respect to the parameter vector. Each iteration generates a next bootstrap region that minimally includes the current bootstrap region and may exceed the current bootstrap region. The model may change in successive iterations. |
| FILED | Monday, April 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/408927 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177810 | Shriberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Shriberg (Berkeley, California); Harry Bratt (Mountain View, California); Mustafa K. Sonmez (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for finding endpoints in speech by utilizing information contained in speech prosody. Prosody denotes the way speakers modulate the timing, pitch and loudness of phones, words, and phrases to convey certain aspects of meaning; informally, prosody includes what is perceived as the “rhythm” and “melody” of speech. Because speakers use prosody to convey units of speech to listeners, the method and apparatus performs endpoint detection by extracting and interpreting the relevant prosodic properties of speech. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 10, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/829831 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/253 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177887 | Yang et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Qing Yang (Saunderstown, Rhode Island); Jian Li (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A remote online information back-up comprises a local computing system and a remote computing system. The local computing system includes a local disk and a local device driver. The local device driver is responsive to requests from a local application executing on the local computing system, for selectively processing calls to the local disk or to a remote disk for backup of data resident on the local disk. The remote computing system includes the remote disk and a remote device driver. The remote device driver is responsive to calls from either the local device driver or calls from a remote application executing on the remote computing system, wherein calls from the local device driver are processed to perform backup operations to the remote disk of data resident on the local computing system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/659127 |
| ART UNIT | 2165 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07176005 | Melis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anastasios Melis (El Cerrito, California); Hsu-Ching Chen Wintz (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Sustained hydrogen production is obtained by the culturing of a genetically-modified algae, where the ability of the chloroplasts to intake sulfate is reduced or eliminated compared to wild-type algae. The alga is cultured in a sealed environment in a liquid or solid medium that contains sulfur, and hydrogen is generated continuously. Alternatively, the algae may be cultured in the presence of bacteria that also produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen produced can be collected and used as a clean energy source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/762769 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/168 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176244 | 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) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robin C. Anderson (College Station, Texas); David J. Nisbet (Bryan, Texas); Yong Soo Jung (Jonesboro, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method and compositions for controlling food borne enteric bacterial pathogens in animals. Populations of enteropathogenic bacteria may be substantially reduced or eliminated by treatment of animals with an effective amount of 2-nitropropanol, 2-nitroethane or 2-nitroethanol. The compounds may be administered orally, providing a reduction in the populations of the enteropathogenic bacteria in the alimentary tract of the animal, or they may be applied externally onto the animal to reduce the populations of any such bacteria which may be present as contaminants on the surface of the animal. The method and compositions are particularly useful for the control of Salmonella species, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Campylobacter species, and Listeria monocytogenes. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/319986 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/727 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07176280 | Hammock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce D. Hammock (Davis, California); Bora Inceoglu (Ankara, Turkey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated polypeptides from the venom of the scorpion P. transvaalicus. The invention also provides novel scorpion antivenom compositions derived from such polypeptides, as well as methods for isolating the polypeptides and preparing scorpion antivenom compositions. The isolated polypeptides can be used to produce pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating diseases and conditions associated with ion channel function or kinin activity. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/264480 |
| 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 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP17404 | Luby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Luby (St. Paul, Minnesota); David K. Wildung (Grand Rapids, Minnesota); Nada Galletta (Raleigh, North Carolina); John L. Maas (Huntington, Maryland); John M. Enns (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of Junebearing (short day) strawberry plant ‘MNUS 138’ combining the characteristics of early season ripening, high yield, excellent survival in cold temperatures, resistance to powdery mildew and red steel root rot and moderate resistance to fungal leaf spot and leaf scorch. ‘MNUS 138’ yields strawberries characterized by moderately firm flesh, a glossy appearance, moderately tough skin, and a pleasing taste with suitable use in pick-your-own production and home gardens. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/099728 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/208 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07174703 | Hartley |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ionfinity LLC (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank T. Hartley (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion thrusting system is disclosed comprising an ionization membrane having at least one area through which a gas is passed, and which ionizes the gas molecules passing therethrough to form ions and electrons, and an accelerator element which accelerates the ions to form thrust. In some variations, a potential is applied to the ionization membrane may be reversed to thrust ions in an opposite direction. The ionization membrane may also include an opening with electrodes that are located closer than a mean free path of the gas being ionized. Methods of manufacture and use are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/786230 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/202 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175762 | Noca et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Flavio Noca (Altadena, California); Brian D. Hunt (La Crescenta, California); Michael J. Bronikowski (Altadena, California); Michael E. Hoenk (Valencia, California); Robert S. Kowalczyk (Santa Clarita, California); Daniel S. Choi (Los Angeles, California); Fei Chen (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofeature particulate trap comprising a plurality of densely packed nanofeatures, such as nanotubes, and a particulate detector incorporating the nanofeature particulate trap are provided. A method of producing a nanotrap structure alone or integrated with a particulate detector is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/455873 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/500.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07177164 | Bearden |
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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) | Douglas B. Bearden (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A low power, high voltage power supply system includes a high voltage power supply stage and a preregulator for programming the power supply stage so as to produce an output voltage which is a predetermined fraction of a desired voltage level. The power supply stage includes a high voltage, voltage doubler stage connected to receive the output voltage from the preregulator and for, when activated, providing amplification of the output voltage to the desired voltage level. A first feedback loop is connected between the output of the preregulator and an input of the preregulator while a second feedback loop is connected between the output of the power supply stage and the input of the preregulator. |
| FILED | Friday, March 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/376632 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric power conversion systems 363/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07175762 | Noca et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Flavio Noca (Altadena, California); Brian D. Hunt (La Crescenta, California); Michael J. Bronikowski (Altadena, California); Michael E. Hoenk (Valencia, California); Robert S. Kowalczyk (Santa Clarita, California); Daniel S. Choi (Los Angeles, California); Fei Chen (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofeature particulate trap comprising a plurality of densely packed nanofeatures, such as nanotubes, and a particulate detector incorporating the nanofeature particulate trap are provided. A method of producing a nanotrap structure alone or integrated with a particulate detector is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/455873 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/500.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175893 | Coats et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of California, Department of Transportation (Sacramento, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deane M. Coats (Sacramento, California); Robert A. Reis (Folsom, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A corrosion protection covering method for spliced regions of reinforcing steel is disclosed. The covering may include an outer, heat shrinkable layer and a flowable inner layer. The covering is applied to the spliced region, and then heated, causing the outer layer to constrict and thereby seal the taped area. The heat also causes the inner layer to liquify and fill any voids. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/846966 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/34.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07175893 | Coats et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of California, Department of Transportation (Sacramento, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deane M. Coats (Sacramento, California); Robert A. Reis (Folsom, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A corrosion protection covering method for spliced regions of reinforcing steel is disclosed. The covering may include an outer, heat shrinkable layer and a flowable inner layer. The covering is applied to the spliced region, and then heated, causing the outer layer to constrict and thereby seal the taped area. The heat also causes the inner layer to liquify and fill any voids. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/846966 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/34.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Fitzgibbons (Owego, New York); John Hoover (Owego, New York); Glenn L. Kehley (Owego, New York); John T. Swider (Owego, New York); Mary B. Wilcoxen (Owego, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A mail box configured to contain and reduce exposure to hazardous particulates, which includes a container having a deposit port at an upper end and a collection chamber at a lower end. There is at least one door at the upper end for mail to be placed into the deposit port. A normally open sealable bag is located in the collection chamber for receiving mail and for being sealed when the mail is to be removed from the container There is a bag holder constructed and arranged to hold a bag in place and normally open so that in a first position, mail placed into the deposit port falls downwardly through the bag holder and into a bag in the collection chamber and which bag may be preliminarily sealed while in this position, and in a second position, the bag may be more securely sealed and removed from the bag holder. The bag holder is movable from its first position in which the bag is within the collection chamber to the second position in which the bag is outside of the collection chamber, and includes two open frames hinged together for removably holding the top of a bag. The bag holder has an upper frame and a lower frame which are arranged so that the top of an open bag may be clamped between the upper and lower frames to hold an open bag in place in the collection chamber. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/851389 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Deposit and collection receptacles 232/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07175830 | Collins et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerry M. Collins (Rockville, Maryland); Raymond W. Klecker, Jr. (Silver Spring, Maryland); Lawrence W. Anderson (Wheaton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The use of radio-labeled antitumor drugs in the treatment of solid tumors by the method of administering a radio-labeled anticancer drug to a patient and imaging at least a part of the patient using Positron Emission Tomography imaging is described. The method can be used to monitor delivery of antitumor drugs to tumors, to predict the effectiveness of therapy with a particular antitumor drug or combination of antitumor drugs, to assess the effectiveness of modulators of cellular accumulation, to individualize therapy and to evaluate the effectiveness of antitumor drugs with respect to particular cancers. Particularly preferred drugs are labeled taxanes, e.g., 11C-paclitaxel and 11C-docetaxel, labeled anthracyclines, e.g., 11C-doxorubicin and 11C-epirubicin, and other radiolabeled drugs, e.g. 11C-topotecan, 11C-SN-38, and 11C-imatinib. The invention further describes antitumor drugs labeled with the radioactive label 11C and methods of preparing radio-labeled drugs. |
| FILED | Monday, December 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/319812 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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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