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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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| US 07231723 | O'Neill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth R. O'Neill (Woodinville, Washington); Richard A. Barker (Hayden Lake, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for at least one of neural sensor placement and taking reference system measurements may include a front frame member supportable by a person's nose when the device is placed on the person's head for at least one of neural sensor placement, taking reference system measurements or for other purposes. A pair of sidebar frame members may be attached to opposite ends of the front frame member. Each sidebar frame member may be respectively supported by one of the person's ears when the device is placed on the person's head. A back frame member includes opposite ends that may be respectively attached to each of the sidebar frame members. An angle measurement apparatus may be attached to at least one of the sidebar frame members. An arched member may be pivotably attached at one end to the angle measurement apparatus to determine an angle of the arched member relative to the sidebar frame member. An opposite end of the arched member may be attached to another of the sidebar frame members. The arched member may be adapted to arch over the person's head when the device is placed on the person's head for at least one of neural sensor placement, taking reference system measurements or for other purposes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/463093 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Geometrical instruments 033/512 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07231770 | Epstein |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Steward-Davis International, Inc. (Van Nuys, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley W. Epstein (Van Nuys, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for supplementing a power system to achieve consistent operation at varying altitudes are disclosed herein. A hybrid power system comprising a single power source driving multiple generators may implement a power recovery turbine to drive a supercharger compressor, which may provide compressed air at increased altitudes. The supplemental power system disclosed herein provides necessary shaft horsepower at high altitudes to drive a generator and produce cooling air. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/427058 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/792 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07231804 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel Smith (Odenton, Maryland); Daniel Jean (Odenton, Maryland); Wade Babcock (Waldorf, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-electric, multiple shock event sensing device has shock sensors coupled to a substrate and arranged in an array defined by a plurality of rows and at least one column. At any given time, only one row of shock sensors is readied for the detection of a shock event. The occurrence of a shock event is detected by the readied row while simultaneously causing a next successive row in the array to be readied for detection. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/009847 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/12.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07231826 | Bossi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Bossi (Renton, Washington); Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, Washington); James C. Kennedy (Renton, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | There is provided a non-destructive inspection device having an actuating portion and at least one inspecting portion. The inspecting portion(s) are magnetically coupled to the actuating portion so that the inspecting portion(s) may be moved into limited-access areas to inspect features of a structure. The inspecting portion(s) each include at least one inspection sensor that transmits and/or receives signals that, when processed, indicate defects in the features of the structure. The actuating portion may include a handle for manual movement of the inspection device, or alternatively may include a motorized drive wheel for motorized positioning of the inspection device. A positional encoder device, such as an encoder wheel or optical encoder, may also be included in the actuating portion or inspecting portion(s) to monitor the location of the inspection device for more accurate or informative inspection results. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/752890 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/618 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07231839 | Huber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Huber (Mountain View, California); Shuhuai Yao (Stanford, California); Juan G. Santiago (Freemont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps in fluid handling and field sampling applications. The electroosmotic pumps used in these applications are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated reduction in reliability. Having multiple small flow channels in parallel provides both a high flow rate and high pressure in liquid handling. These electroosmotic pumps are fabricated with materials and structures that improve performance, efficiency, and reduce weight and manufacturing cost relative to presently available micropumps. These electroosmotic pumps also allow for recapture of evolved gases and deposited materials, which may provide for long-term closed-loop operation. Apparatus and methods according to the present invention also allow active regulation of the fluid handling and field sampling devices through electrical control of the flow through the pump. Electroosmotic pumping enables precise dispensing of samples to form genetic, proteomic, or small molecule arrays. A fluid sensor which can be optical, capacitive or other type of electrical sensor is integrated with the electroosmotic pump for measuring liquid levels in liquid drawing and dispensing operations. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/638732 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/864.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232166 | Dukate et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrell E Dukate (Florissant, Missouri); Louis F. Murray (Eureka, Missouri); Kenneth E. Sherer (Bethalto, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A hoist assembly and system capable of being adjusted prior to the lifting and transporting of the loads to accommodate infinite center of gravity changes on loads, such that no changes in position occur during the lifting and transporting process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/236913 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Handling: Hand and hoist-line implements 294/82.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232240 | Kosnik et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumann Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William D. Kosnik (San Antonio, Texas); Brenda J. Novar (Cibolo, Texas); Victor I. Villavicencio (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus provides a safer, high brightness glare or illumination source. The apparatus comprises a laser to emit a light beam, and a magnifying telescope, including a negative lens to expand the light beam and a positive lens to collimate the expanded light beam. The apparatus also includes a holographic diffuser to receive the collimated light beam and to produce a diffused light beam. The diffused light beam has an extended cross section and provides an extended glare source at increased power down range. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/123085 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Illumination 362/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232290 | Draper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel D. Draper (Kohler, Wisconsin); William S. Kvasnak (Guilford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine engine component, such as a blade or a vane, is provided by the present invention. The turbine engine component has a pressure side and a suction side. Each of the pressure and suction sides has an external wall and an internal wall. A first set of fluid passageways is located on the pressure side between the external wall and the internal wall. A second set of fluid passageways is located on the suction side between the external wall and the internal wall. Each of the fluid passageways in the first set and in the second set has a wavy configuration. The turbine engine component may also have one or more wavy trailing edge cooling passageways for cooling a trailing edge portion of the component. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/871163 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/97.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232353 | Gauthier |
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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) | Benoit G. Gauthier (Little Compton, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An inflatable buoy launch and retrieval system comprises an underwater platform, a launch/retrieval tube within the underwater platform, and a mechanism for ejecting and retrieving an inflatable buoy from the launch/retrieval tube. The ejection mechanism comprises a reel within the tube for unwinding a length of a tether attached to the buoy and a mechanism for introducing a high pressure gas into the tube. |
| FILED | Monday, April 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/108051 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices 441/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232487 | Silver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric H. Silver (Needham, Massachusetts); Norman W. Madden (Livermore, California); McDonald Robinson (Goleta, California); Lamonte H. Lawrence (Ross, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a highly sensitive epitaxial germanium low temperature sensor that is superior in the method of production and performance than those currently available. The geometry and sensitivity of the sensor can be tuned to desired temperature ranges, and specifically can operate at cryogenic temperatures. The sensor can be manufactured uniformly and reproducibly in large quantities at relatively low cost in which large area arrays are possible. The applications of the sensors range from conventional low temperature thermometry and control in laboratory and industrial settings, to applications associated with infrared, x-ray, particle and plasma physics and spectroscopy. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/039448 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232566 | June et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, Virginia); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Genetics Institute, LLC (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| 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 | Tuesday, January 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/029188 |
| 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 07232699 | Lagnado et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isaac Lagnado (San Diego, California); Paul R. de la Houssaye (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Method of Making a High Precision Microelectromechanical Capacitor with Programmable Voltage Source includes steps for forming a monolithic MEMS device having a capacitance actuator, a trim capacitor, and a high precision, programmable voltage source. The trim capacitor has a variable capacitance value, preferably for making fine adjustments in capacitance. The capacitance actuator is preferably mechanically coupled to and electrically isolated from the trim capacitor and is used to control the capacitance value of the trim capacitor. The capacitance adjustment of the trim capacitor is non-destructive and may be repeated indefinitely. The trim capacitor may be adjusted by mechanically changing the distance between its electrodes. The programmable voltage source provides a highly accurate and stable output voltage potential corresponding to control signals for controlling the capacitance actuator. The programmable voltage source may optionally include a floating-gate transistor coupled to an amplifier for storing charge and therefore, providing a non-volatile, stable, and adjustable output voltage potential. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/081892 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232880 | Oh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Youngman Oh (Beaverton, Oregon); Ron G. Rosenfeld (Los Altos, California); Caroline K. Buckway (Tualatin, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed movel mutant IGFBP-3 polypeptides and fragments thereof that have either no binding, or diminished binding to IGFs, yet retain their ability to bind to the human IGFBP-3 receptor (“P4.33”). The present invention provides novel mutant IGFBP-3 nucleic acid sequences, and expression systems. Additional embodiments provide for screening assays for identifying IGFBP-3 receptor antagonists or agonists, methods for modulating IGF-independent IGFBP-3 responses of cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, A methods for inducing or potentiating apoptosis of cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, methods for treating solid tumors having cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, and compositions comprising polypeptides having either no binding, or diminished binding to IGFs, yet retain their ability to bind to the IGFBP-3 receptor. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/415398 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232999 | Otten, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kestrel Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard John Otten, III (Placitas, New Mexico); Paul Harrison (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Desirae L. Cuevas (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Fournier (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The device and method of the present invention are useful for determining the characteristics of an infrared wavefront. The present invention involves positioning a beam of light containing the infrared wavefront to be characterized onto a distorted grating, using the grating to produce a plurality of images, determining the infrared wavefront from the plurality of images and analyzing the infrared wavefront for features that characterize the infrared wavefront. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/903095 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/338.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233097 | Rosenthal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcus A. Rosenthal (Pacifica, California); Qibing Pei (Fremont, California); Neville A. Bonwit (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes rolled electroactive polymer devices. The invention also describes employment of these devices in a wide array of applications and methods for their fabrication. A rolled electroactive polymer device converts between electrical and mechanical energy; and includes a rolled electroactive polymer and at least two electrodes to provide the mechanical/electrical energy conversion. Prestrain is typically applied to the polymer. In one embodiment, a rolled electroactive polymer device employs a mechanism, such as a spring, that provides a force to prestrain the polymer. Since prestrain improves mechanical/electrical energy conversion for many electroactive polymers, the mechanism thus improves performance of the rolled electroactive polymer device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/793401 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233142 | Edelstein |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan S. Edelstein (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A planer reader and method of probing the magnetic permeability of a material using a magnetic flux circuit comprises a substrate; a near-circular soft magnetic layer adjacent to the substrate; a gap configured in the soft magnetic layer, wherein the gap creates an opening between two ends of the soft magnetic layer, and wherein the gap is configured to align with a material located a distance from the soft magnetic layer; a magnetic flux generator adapted to provide magnetic flux to the material; and a magnetic sensor adapted to measure the magnetic flux traversing the material. The circuit further comprises an insulator covering the soft magnetic layer, the gap, the magnetic flux generator, and the magnetic sensor. The magnetic flux generator comprises a magnet or a magnetic coil proximate to the soft magnetic layer. Moreover, the soft magnetic layer comprises a soft ferromagnet. In one embodiment, the substrate is flexible. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/932058 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233261 | Nunnally et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Nunnally (Columbia, Missouri); John Gahl (Columbia, Missouri); Timothy Renkoski (Ballwin, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A microwave frequency deflection cell analog to digital converter is provided. The phase velocity of an optical wave is effectively reduced to that of a microwave frequency electro-magnetic signal in an optical deflector. The electro-optic effect is used for a controlled deflection of an optical beam. The angle of beam deflection varies in accordance with an applied voltage, which may be a signal in the microwave frequency range. A device of the invention includes a birefringent crystal having transmission line conductors arranged to create an electric field in the crystal in response to an applied voltage, and mirrors arranged to create a multi-bounce path through the crystal for a light beam directed into the crystal on an entrance path that is non parallel to the mirrors. The multi-bounce path effectively slows the velocity of the optical wave to that of the voltage wave, permitting deflection or modulation of the beam by microwave frequency electrical signals. |
| FILED | Friday, September 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/949030 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233284 | Velicer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Joseph Velicer (Ridgecrest, California); Robert Lee Joy, Jr. (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A handheld GPS jammer locator for locating a GPS jamming signal generated by a jammer. The handheld GPS jammer locator has two modes of operation, a amplitude mode and a difference finding mode. The amplitude measures the strength of an incoming GPS jamming signal and the difference finding mode determines the direction of the incoming jamming signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/288069 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/433 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233346 | Lloyd |
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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) | Jack Lloyd (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential imaging system is particularly efficacious for detecting objects in high dispersion or light-scattering mediums, such as seawater. Such a device especially useful in mine detection. A single burst of illumination is used as the light sensitive portion of the system is gated so as to collect at least two images of reflected light from the same burst of illumination. The first image is modified and subtracted from the second image to remove the common noise, and to further enhance the image of the object to be detected. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/706476 |
| ART UNIT | 2622 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233430 | Caplan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David O. Caplan (Westford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical, multi-channel, Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK) receiver demodulates multiple Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) channels using a single interferometer. This distributes expense of the interferometer over all channels of an optical signal, allowing for deployment of cost-effective, scalable, wideband, WDM DPSK systems. For example, for an 80 channel WDM link, the receiver uses a single interferometer instead of eighty interferometers and associated stabilization hardware, dramatically reducing size, weight, power, and cost. The receiver is architecturally compatible with existing interferometer technologies so previous development and qualification efforts can be leveraged. This allows for expedited technology insertion into existing optical communications networks, including terrestrial and space-based optical networks. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/022344 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233433 | Shay |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M. Shay (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A coherent laser beam combining system wherein the output of a single master oscillator is split into a plurality of signals, the signals are electronically modulated at unique frequencies. One signal is designated a reference signal while the remaining signals are passed through phase adjusters. All signals are optically amplified, aligned and passed through a beam splitter to split off a small sample that is imaged onto a photodetector. The photodetector output is fed to a signal processor that produces phase error signals that drive the phase adjusters resulting in a high-powered optically coherent output signal. |
| FILED | Monday, August 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/465884 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/349 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233442 | Brown et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aculight Corporation (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. W. Brown (Brier, Washington); Eric C. Honea (Seattle, Washington); Thomas H. Loftus (Seattle, Washington); Roy D. Mead (Edmonds, Washington); Charles E. Hamilton (Kenmore, Washington); Anping Liu (Big Flats, New York); Charles A. Lemaire (Apple Valley, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining light from a plurality of high-power fiber lasers that, in some embodiments, use two substantially identical diffraction gratings in a parallel, mutually compensating configuration to combine a plurality of separate parallel input beams each having a slightly different successively higher wavelength into a single output beam of high quality. In other embodiments, a single diffraction grating is used to combine a plurality of different wavelengths, wherein the input laser beams are obtained from very narrow linewidth sources to reduce chromatic dispersion. In some embodiments, diagnostics and adjustments of wavelengths and/or positions and angles are made dynamically in real time to maintain the combination of the plurality input beams into a single high-quality output beam. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/342337 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/556 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233544 | McDonald |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Science Applications International Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry R McDonald (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus determine if an intruder passes into a security zone that is associated with a waterfront asset. An embodiment of the invention provides a harbor fence system that is designed to be deployed in water around ships or other waterfront assets to serve as a line-of-demarcation in order to provide protection. The harbor fence system comprises a series of spars that protrude above the water surface and that are connected with an electrical computer with a telemetry subsystem. Each spar contains electronic sensors, e.g. water immersion sensors and accelerometers, and circuitry to detect an intrusion and to communicate the location of the intrusion to a computer control station. The embodiment also facilitates deploying and retrieving the harbor fence system. Additionally, the embodiment may also determine whether an underwater intruder is passing under a protective boundary, in which the harbor fence system interfaces to an underwater sonar sensor subsystem. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/265150 |
| 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 367/93 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233590 | Beshai |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nortel Networks Limited (, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maged E. Beshai (Stittsville, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Rather than restricting a stream of data to a single channel within a multi-channel link between a source node and a core node, each channel is divided into time slots and the stream of data is distributed among these time slots in several channels. However, to ease the management of switching the stream of data at the core node, simultaneous time slots in each channel may be arranged into “stripes,” such that a particular stripe may only include data segments having a common destination. Switching these stripes of data at the core node requires that the source of such a stripe arrange the frame according to a frame structure provided by the core node. Advantageously, where the frame is striped across an entire link, the present invention provides for a variation on link switching that approaches the topological reach of TDM switching while maintaining relatively straightforward operation at the core node. As the switching scheme requires time-locking between the core node and the source node, methods are provided for initializing, maintaining and recovering this time-locking while offsetting the effect of optical signal dispersion in multi-wavelength fiber links. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/960959 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/380 |
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| US 07233730 | Rodgers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Scott Rodgers (San Diego, California); Joanna N. Ptasinski (San Diego, California); Stephen D. Russell (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A 3D Photonic Bandgap Device in SOI Method (NC#97881). The method includes providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor layer over an insulator layer and fabricating a 3D photonic bandgap structure having at least one period over the substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/416507 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marshfield Clinic (Marshfield, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry L. Rusch (Marshfield, Wisconsin); James L. Weber (Marshfield, Wisconsin); Mitchel J. Doktycz (Knoxville, Tennessee); Kim M. Fieweger (Marshfield, Wisconsin); Jon P. Chudyk (Marshfield, Wisconsin); J. Steven Hicks (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jianhong Che (Marshfield, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a well sampling tape (otherwise known as “microwell tape” or simply “tape”), a dispenser for dispensing small volumes of liquid into the wells formed in the tape and a detector for high-throughput sample reading of the liquid dispensed in the individual wells. The present invention is more specifically directed to a bioassay system incorporating the materials listed above. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/394811 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232570 | Shastri et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nilabh Shastri (Richmond, California); Thomas Serwold (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An immune response is modulated by selectively inhibiting ERAAP (an acronym for ER aminopeptidase associated with antigen processing) and confirming a resultant immune response modulation. More particularly, the method comprises contacting a patient determined to be in need of immune response modulation with a physiologically acceptable dosage composition comprising an effective amount of an inhibitor of ERAAP activity; confirming a resultant inhibition of said ERAAP activity and confirming a resultant immune response modulation in the patient. A variety of selective inhibitors are shown to be effective, including amino thiols, such as leucine thiol, ERAAP-specific antibody complementarity-determining region, and an ERAAP-specific siRNA. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/300169 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232654 | Chermann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Institut Pasteur (Paris, France); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean-Claude Chermann (Cassis, France); Solange Chamaret (Paris, France); Claudine Axler-Blin (Paris, France); Francoise Rey (Marseilles, France); Marie-Therese Nugeyre (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France); Jacques Gruest, legal representative (L'Hay les Roses, France); Charles Dauguet (Paris, France); Willy Rozenbaum (Chennevières-sur-Marne, France); Christine Rouzioux (Paris, France); Francois Brun-Vezinet (Paris, France); Luc Montagnier (Le Plessis-Robinson, France); Francoise Barre-Sinoussi (Issy les Moulineaux, France); Pierre Tiollais (Paris, France); Marc Alizon (Paris, France); Pierre Sonigo (Paris, France); Simon Wain-Hobson (Montigny le Bretonneux, France); Stewart Cole (Clahart, France); Oliver Danos (Fontainebleau, France); Robert C. Gallo (Bethesda, Maryland); Mikulas Popovic (Bethesda, Maryland); Mangalasseril G. Sarngadharan (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is in the field of lymphadenopathy virus, which has been designated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) to detect the presence of DNA, RNA or antibodies of the lymphadenopathy retrovirus associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or of the lymphadenopathy syndrome by the use of DNA fragments or the peptides encoded by said DNA fragments. The invention further relates tot he DNA fragments, vectors comprising them and the proteins expressed. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 1994 |
| APPL NO | 08/308219 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232657 | Stevenson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mario Stevenson (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Mark Sharkey (Oxford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods of detecting a drug resistant HIV in a subject. The methods include detecting mutations associated with drug resistance in an HIV 2-LTR circle DNA molecule obtained from a cell of an HIV-positive subject, e.g., an HIV-1-positive human. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/933923 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232659 | Sklar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry A. Sklar (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric R. Prossnitz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Simons (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Anna Waller (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel Cimino (Tijeras, New Mexico); Sean Biggs (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to molecular assemblies, more particularly to an assay for the detection of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) molecular assemblies and bead-based detection of ligand-GPCR complexes and to methods for identifying compounds as agonists, partial agonists or antagonists of the binding of G-protein coupled receptors to G-protein and for use of these compounds in the treatment of conditions or disease states in a mammalian subject or patient, including humans, where G-protein coupled receptor binding to G-protein is implicated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/771853 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 07232670 | D'Azzo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alessandra D'Azzo (Memphis, Tennessee); Erik Jacobus Bonten (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based on the discovery that proteins produced in insect cell cultures are glycosylated in a unique manner that causes them to be selectively imported by cells that express mannose receptors on their membranes, particularly macrophages. Proteins that are selectively imported into cells containing mannose receptors are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such proteins and methods for producing such proteins. Application of the present invention to produce proteins useful for treating lysosomal storage disorders is also disclosed. Engineering of cells to express mannose receptors so that they will selectively import proteins produced in insect cells is also taught, as well as a protein targeting system using such cells and proteins. Finally, an improved elution buffer for the purification of proteins produced in insect cells from a Concanavalin A column is provided. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/966893 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232671 | Cieplak |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Witold Cieplak (Poulsbo, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A cloned gene encoding the expression of an antigenic mutant pertussis toxin with substantially reduced enzymatic activity has been described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/744731 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
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| US 07232678 | Matzuk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wyeth (Madison, New Jersey); Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin M. Matzuk (Pearland, Texas); Yuchen Bai (Newtown, Pennsylvania); Wei Yan (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating conception in animals. More particularly, the composition modulates mRNA degradation during gametogenesis and early development. Yet further, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for modulating diseases of the reproductive organs, such as hyperproliferative diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/439741 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/199 |
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| US 07232685 | Verdin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the Universtiy of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Verdin (San Francisco, California); Albert Jordan (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated cells that comprise, integrated into the genome of the cell, a transcription-competent immunodeficiency virus or a transcription-competent immunodeficiency virus-based retroviral vector. Under basal in vitro culture conditions, the immunodeficiency virus is latent, and the expression of the latent immunodeficiency virus can be reactivated. The invention further provides methods of making a subject cell. The invention further provides screening methods for identifying agents that activate a latent immunodeficiency virus; and screening method for identifying agents that block reactivation of latent immunodeficiency virus expression in response to T cell activation signals. The invention further provides agents identified in the subject screening assays. The invention further provides methods of treating an immunodeficiency virus infection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/323463 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/363 |
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| US 07232801 | Center et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Center (Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts); William W. Cruikshank (Westford, Massachusetts); Hardy Kornfeld (Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, novel IL-16 antagonists, preferably peptides derived from CD4, have been isolated and synthesized. These peptides possess IL-16 antagonistic properties including the ability to selectively bind to IL-16 and inhibit IL-16-mediated biological activity. The peptides comprise specific portions of the native human CD4 receptor and variations thereof and therefore are non-immunogenic when administered to humans. The present invention also provides compositions containing at least one IL-16 antagonist peptide which can inhibit, suppress or cause the cessation of at least one IL-16-mediated biological activity in mammals, including humans. The present invention provides a method and composition for treating inflammation associated with disease states such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and systemic lupus (SLE) in mammals such as, for example, humans. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/167710 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/14 |
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| US 07232829 | Portoghese et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip S. Portoghese (St. Paul, Minnesota); Robert M. Jones (San Diego, California); Shiv K. Sharma (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides kappa receptor agonists of formula (I) and delta receptor antagonists of formula (II), wherein R1–R6 X and n have any of the meanings given in the specification, as well as compositions comprising them, methods for their use, and synthetic procedures and intermediates useful for their preparation. |
| FILED | Friday, April 06, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/473245 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/279 |
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| US 07232842 | Wender et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Wender (Menlo Park, California); Marc J. Scanio (Glenview, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel compounds useful as kinase inhibitors or as starting materials And/or intermediates in the synthesis of compounds useful as kinase inhibitors. The compounds have The general structure of formula (I) wherein A is a 3- to 8-membered ring, optionally substituted and/or heteroatom-containing, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X, Y, Z, p, and q are as defined herein. The compounds may also be in the form of a salt, ester, amide, or other analog. In preferred compounds, A is a 5- to 8-membered ring, R1 is hydrogen, q is a bond, X is N, Y is C═O, Z is N, R2 contains a terminal amino moiety, p is 1, and R3 and R4 are linked to form a pyrrole ring fused to a second cyclic group. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using the compounds are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/754433 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/411 |
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| US 07232880 | Oh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Youngman Oh (Beaverton, Oregon); Ron G. Rosenfeld (Los Altos, California); Caroline K. Buckway (Tualatin, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed movel mutant IGFBP-3 polypeptides and fragments thereof that have either no binding, or diminished binding to IGFs, yet retain their ability to bind to the human IGFBP-3 receptor (“P4.33”). The present invention provides novel mutant IGFBP-3 nucleic acid sequences, and expression systems. Additional embodiments provide for screening assays for identifying IGFBP-3 receptor antagonists or agonists, methods for modulating IGF-independent IGFBP-3 responses of cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, A methods for inducing or potentiating apoptosis of cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, methods for treating solid tumors having cells expressing IGFBP-3 receptors, and compositions comprising polypeptides having either no binding, or diminished binding to IGFs, yet retain their ability to bind to the IGFBP-3 receptor. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/415398 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bolder Biotechnology, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George N. Cox, III (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The growth hormone supergene family comprises greater than 20 structurally related cytokines and growth factors. A general method is provided for creating site-specific, biologically active conjugates of these proteins. The method involves adding cysteine residues to non-essential regions of the proteins or substituting cysteine residues for non-essential amino acids in the proteins using site-directed mutagenesis and then covalently coupling a cysteine-reactive polymer or other type of cysteine-reactive moiety to the proteins via the added cysteine residue. Disclosed herein are preferred sites for adding cysteine residues or introducing cysteine substitutions into the proteins, and the proteins and protein derivatives produced thereby. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/774149 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/351 |
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| US 07232887 | Kawakami et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America, represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yutaka Kawakami (Kanagawa, Japan); Steven A. Rosenberg (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding a melanoma antigen recognized by T lymphocytes, designated MART-1. This invention further relates to bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess or prognoses a mammal afflicted with melanoma or metastata melanoma. This invention also provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen and a second melanoma antigen designated gp100. This invention further provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen or gp100 antigen which have been modified to enhance their immunogenicity. The proteins and peptides provided can serve as an immunogen or vaccine to prevent or treat melanoma. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/685977 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
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| US 07232890 | Meltzer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Meltzer (Rockville, Maryland); Jeffrey M. Trent (Paradise Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features a substantially pure DNA which includes a sequence encoding a novel steroid receptor co-activator which is overexpressed in breast cancer cells, diagnostic assays for steroid hormone-responsive cancers, and screening assays to identify compounds which inhibit an interaction of the co-activator with the steroid hormone. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/379616 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.900 |
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| US 07232891 | Acevedo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New York (New York, New York); Allegheny-Singer Research Institute (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hernan Acevedo (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alexander Krichevsky (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention provides a method for detecting the presence of human malignant cells in a sample of tumor cells, which comprises contacting the sample with an antibody directed to an epitope present on the β subunit of human luteinizing hormone or on intact human luteinizing hormone under conditions such that the antibody forms a complex with cells present in the sample if the epitope is present on the surface of the cells, and determining whether the antibody forms such a complex. The subject invention also provides a method for determining whether a tumor present in a human subject is malignant which comprises obtaining a sample of cells from the tumor and detecting the presence of malignant cells in the sample according to the method of the subject invention. Finally, the subject invention provides a method for obtaining an enriched population of live human malignant cells which comprises contacting a population of cells comprising live human malignant cells with an antibody directed to an epitope present on the B subunit of human luteinizing hormone or on intact human luteinizing hormone under conditions such that the antibody forms a complex with the cells present in the population if the epitope is present on the surface of the cells, and isolating the cells which form a complex with the antibody. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/164914 |
| 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 |
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| US 07232899 | Von Seggern et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. Von Seggern (San Diego, California); Glen R. Nemerow (Encinitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for gene therapy, especially to adenovirus-based gene therapy, and related cell lines and compositions. In particular, novel nucleic acid constructs and packaging cell lines are disclosed, for use in facilitating the development of high-capacity and targeted vectors. The invention also discloses a variety of high-capacity adenovirus vectors and related compositions and kits including the disclosed cell lines and vectors. Finally, the invention discloses methods of preparing and using the disclosed vectors, cell lines and kits. |
| FILED | Friday, January 14, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/482682 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
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| US 07233143 | Moriguchi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hisamoto Moriguchi (Cleveland, Ohio); Jonathan S. Lewin (Baltimore, Maryland); Jeffrey L. Duerk (Avon Lake, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with a block-by-block off-resonance frequency estimation method are described. One exemplary method embodiment includes calculating a field map from local B0 off resonance frequency estimates. The example method may also include performing water-fat decomposition and signal de-blurring based on the calculated map. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/058517 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/307 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mykhailo Shribak (Woods Hole, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for performing differential interference contrast microscopy on a specimen includes collecting at least two images with illumination respectively having first and second beam-shear directions relative to a rotational orientation of the specimen, determining data associated with an intensity distribution of each of the collected images, and calculating values having a spatial distribution that is substantially independent of the rotational orientation of the specimen. A differential interference contrast microscope includes a beam-shearing assembly that includes a beam-shearing component. The beam-shearing assembly is configured to provide a variable shear vector without a movement of the beam-shearing component. A microscopy system can include the microscope and an imaging-control unit. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/002834 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/371 |
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| US 07233818 | Aletras et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony H. Aletras (Rockville, Maryland); Han Wen (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus are provided for mapping the internal or bulk motion of an object by labeling the phase of a specimen magnetization with a selected spatial function and measuring changes in the phase of the magnetization. The spatial function is selectable to provide magnetization phase modulation corresponding to displacements in a selected direction, such as a radial or azimuthal direction. Methods and apparatus for producing images based on magnetization phase modulation acquire image data based on stimulated echos and stimulated anti-echos. In an embodiment, a series of 180 degree pulses produces alternating stimulated and stimulated anti-echos that are measured and assigned to respective images. |
| FILED | Friday, August 04, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/049005 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/410 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Power Generation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan P. Smed (Winter Springs, Florida); Dennis H. Lemieux (Casselberry, Florida); James P. Williams (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An inspection system formed at least from a viewing tube for inspecting aspects of a turbine engine during operation of the turbine engine. An outer housing of the viewing tube may be positioned within a turbine engine using at least one bearing configured to fit into an indentation of a support housing to form a ball and socket joint enabling the viewing tube to move during operation as a result of vibrations and other movements. The viewing tube may also include one or more lenses positioned within the viewing tube for viewing the turbine components. The lenses may be kept free of contamination by maintaining a higher pressure in the viewing tube than a pressure outside of the viewing tube and enabling gases to pass through an aperture in a cap at a viewing end of the viewing tube. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/036993 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/116 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Rodgers (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An inlet for an environmental air monitor is described wherein a pre-separator interfaces with ambient environment air and removes debris and insects commonly associated with high wind outdoors and a deflector plate in communication with incoming air from the pre-separator stage, that directs the air radially and downward uniformly into a plurality of accelerator jets located in a manifold of a virtual impactor, the manifold being cylindrical and having a top, a base, and a wall, with the plurality of accelerator jets being located in the top of the manifold and receiving the directed air and accelerating directed air, thereby creating jets of air penetrating into the manifold, where a major flow is deflected to the walls of the manifold and extracted through ports in the walls. A plurality of receiver nozzles are located in the base of the manifold coaxial with the accelerator jets, and a plurality of matching flow restrictor elements are located in the plurality of receiver nozzles for balancing and equalizing the total minor flow among all the plurality of receiver nozzles, through which a lower, fractional flow extracts large particle constituents of the air for collection on a sample filter after passing through the plurality of receiver nozzles and the plurality of matching flow restrictor elements. |
| FILED | Monday, October 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/967568 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/413 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232626 | Jacobson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig P. Jacobson (Lafayette, California); Steven J. Visco (Berkeley, California); Lutgard C. De Jonghe (Lafayette, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A pre-fabricated electrochemical device having a dense electrolyte disposed between an anode and a cathode preferably deposited as thin films is bonded to a porous electrically conductive support. A second porous electrically conductive support may be bonded to a counter electrode of the electrochemical device. Multiple electrochemical devices may be bonded in parallel to a single porous support, such as a perforated sheet to provide a planar array. Planar arrays may be arranged in a stacked interconnected array. A method of making a supported electrochemical device is disclosed wherein the method includes a step of bonding a pre-fabricated electrochemical device layer to an existing porous metal or porous metal alloy layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/423472 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232664 | Van Hoek et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NatureWorks LLC (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pim Van Hoek (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Aristos Aristidou (Maple Grove, Minnesota); Brian Rush (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Specific oxygen uptake (OUR) is used as a process control parameter in fermentation processes. OUR is determined during at least the production phase of a fermentation process, and process parameters are adjusted to maintain the OUR within desired ranges. The invention is particularly applicable when the fermentation is conducted using a microorganism having a natural PDC pathway that has been disrupted so that it no longer functions. Microorganisms of this sort often produce poorly under strictly anaerobic conditions. Microaeration controlled by monitoring OUR allows the performance of the microorganism to be optimized. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/449911 |
| 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 435/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232691 | Kraus, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Kraus, Jr. (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Feng Zhou (Los Alamos, New Mexico); John P Nolan (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to processes of separating, analyzing and/or collecting selected species within a target sample by use of magnetic microspheres including magnetic particles, the magnetic microspheres adapted for attachment to a receptor agent that can subsequently bind to selected species within the target sample. The magnetic microspheres can be sorted into a number of distinct populations, each population with a specific range of magnetic moments and different receptor agents can be attached to each distinct population of magnetic microsphere. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 27, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/995304 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/526 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232710 | Hsu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Donald J. Adams (Knoxville, Tennessee); Gui-Jia Su (Knoxville, Tennessee); Laura D. Marlino (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Curtis W. Ayers (Kingston, Tennessee); Chester Coomer (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A cascaded die mounting device and method using spring contacts for die attachment, with or without metallic bonds between the contacts and the dies, is disclosed. One embodiment is for the direct refrigerant cooling of an inverter/converter carrying higher power levels than most of the low power circuits previously taught, and does not require using a heat sink. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/119328 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/122 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232975 | Kong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter C. Kong (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Robert J. Pink (Pocatello, Idaho); James E. Lee (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A plasma generator, reactor and associated systems and methods are provided in accordance with the present invention. A plasma reactor may include multiple sections or modules which are removably coupled together to form a chamber. Associated with each section is an electrode set including three electrodes with each electrode being coupled to a single phase of a three-phase alternating current (AC) power supply. The electrodes are disposed about a longitudinal centerline of the chamber and are arranged to provide and extended arc and generate an extended body of plasma. The electrodes are displaceable relative to the longitudinal centerline of the chamber. A control system may be utilized so as to automatically displace the electrodes and define an electrode gap responsive to measure voltage or current levels of the associated power supply. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/727033 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.570 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233034 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ping Liu (Irvine, California); C. Edwin Tracy (Golen, Colorado); J. Roland Pitts (Lakewood, Colorado); Se-Hee Lee (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A protective coating for a surface comprising a layer permeable to hydrogen, said coating being deposited on a catalyst layer; wherein the catalytic activity of the catalyst layer is preserved. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/161874 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233843 | Budhraja et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Electric Power Group, LLC (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vikram S. Budhraja (Los Angeles, California); James D. Dyer (La Mirada, California); Carlos A. Martinez Morales (Upland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time performance monitoring system for monitoring an electric power grid. The electric power grid has a plurality of grid portions, each grid portion corresponding to one of a plurality of control areas. The real-time performance monitoring system includes a monitor computer for monitoring at least one of reliability metrics, generation metrics, transmission metrics, suppliers metrics, grid infrastructure security metrics, and markets metrics for the electric power grid. The data for metrics being monitored by the monitor computer are stored in a data base, and a visualization of the metrics is displayed on at least one display computer having a monitor. The at least one display computer in one said control area enables an operator to monitor the grid portion corresponding to a different said control area. |
| FILED | Monday, August 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/914789 |
| ART UNIT | 2125 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/291 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07234059 | Beaver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cheryl L. Beaver (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Richard C. Schroeppel (Woodland Hills, Utah); Lillian A. Snyder (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of performing electronic communications between members of a group wherein the communications are authenticated as being from a member of the group and have not been altered, comprising: generating a plurality of random numbers; distributing in a digital medium the plurality of random numbers to the members of the group; publishing a hash value of contents of the digital medium; distributing to the members of the group public-key-encrypted messages each containing a same token comprising a random number; and encrypting a message with a key generated from the token and the plurality of random numbers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/072018 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/170 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07232771 | Jacobs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heiko O. Jacobs (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Chad Barry (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for use in depositing electrical charge and/or nanoparticles is provided. A stamping process is used in which a stamp having a flexible layer such as a flexible semiconductor layer applies a charge pattern on a substrate. Other techniques include lithographic patterning, the use of pre-patterned dissimilar materials, deposition by ions or radiation, the use of differing work functions, the use of liquid phase materials. Deposition monitoring techniques and apparatuses are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/982179 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/758 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232989 | Grier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Grier (Chicago, Illinois); Jennifer E. Curtis (Mannheim, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for generating modulated optical vortices. Optical vortices can be used for a variety of applications, such as applying controlled torque or controlled force patterns to objects from a few nanometers to hundreds of micrometers in size. Numerous optical modes of optical vortices can be created to meet virtually any desired need in manipulating of objects. Furthermore, one can modify the wavefront of a beam of light in a specific way to create a new type of optical trap useful for manipulating mesoscopic materials. When the modified beam is brought to a focus, the resulting optical trap exerts forces transverse to the optical axis that can be used to transport mesoscopic matter such as nanoclusters, colloidal particles, and biological cells. |
| FILED | Monday, September 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/522665 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/251 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233423 | Grier |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Grier (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Static arrays of optical traps can be used to sort microscopic objects with exponential sensitivity to size. Such optical fractionation relies on competition between an externally applied force and the moving objects' differing affinities for optical gradient traps. In a reverse fractionation method, objects that are more strongly influenced by the traps tend to become kinetically locked in to the array and are systematically deflected back into an input flow. In a thermal ratcheting method, patterns are spaced to allow particle diffusion, thus providing the opportunity for forward or reverse movement through the patterns. Unlike other sorting techniques, optical fractionation can operate continuously and can be continuously optimized. The exponential sensitivity arises quite generally from the particle size dependence of the potential wells' apparent widths. |
| FILED | Friday, May 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/845758 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07232663 | Mayer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriele E. Mayer (Laramie, Wyoming); E. Kurt Dolence (Laramie, Wyoming); Richard T. Mayer (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for measuring N-dealkylating activity of cytochromes P450 enyzmes are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/180206 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07232684 | DeAngelis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a nucleic acid segment having a coding region segment encoding enzymatically active Pasteurella multocida hyaluronate synthase (PmHAS), and to the use of this nucleic acid segment in the preparation of recombinant cells which produce hyaluronate synthase and its hyaluronic acid product. |
| FILED | Monday, May 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/124215 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07231798 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenwu Zhang (Schenectady, New York); Marshall Gordon Jones (Scotia, New York); David Peter Mika (Clifton Park, New York); Brian Harlow Farrell (Amsterdam, New York); Michael Evans Graham (Slingerlands, New York); Judson Sloan Marte (Wynantskill, New York); Magdi Naim Azer (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for bending a tube in a pre-selected geometry includes deriving at least one processing parameter from the geometry, applying a thermal source circumferentially to the tube to heat the tube along at least one circumferentially directed path in accordance with the parameter and actively cooling the tube to a pre-selected temperature. The applying and active cooling steps are alternately performed a number of times. A system for bending the tube includes a thermal source for heating at least one region along the path on the tube, a tube advancing module for advancing the tube, an active cooling module for cooling the tube to a pre-selected temperature, a processing module to derive at least one processing parameter from the geometry and a control module configured to control the thermal source and active cooling module in accordance with the parameter. The alternate heating and cooling are performed a number of times. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/170360 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal deforming 072/342.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 07231723 | O'Neill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth R. O'Neill (Woodinville, Washington); Richard A. Barker (Hayden Lake, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for at least one of neural sensor placement and taking reference system measurements may include a front frame member supportable by a person's nose when the device is placed on the person's head for at least one of neural sensor placement, taking reference system measurements or for other purposes. A pair of sidebar frame members may be attached to opposite ends of the front frame member. Each sidebar frame member may be respectively supported by one of the person's ears when the device is placed on the person's head. A back frame member includes opposite ends that may be respectively attached to each of the sidebar frame members. An angle measurement apparatus may be attached to at least one of the sidebar frame members. An arched member may be pivotably attached at one end to the angle measurement apparatus to determine an angle of the arched member relative to the sidebar frame member. An opposite end of the arched member may be attached to another of the sidebar frame members. The arched member may be adapted to arch over the person's head when the device is placed on the person's head for at least one of neural sensor placement, taking reference system measurements or for other purposes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/463093 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Geometrical instruments 033/512 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07231832 | Woodard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley E. Woodard (Hampton, Virginia); Qamar A. Shams (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for detecting cracks and their location in a structure. A circuit coupled to a structure has capacitive strain sensors coupled sequentially and in parallel to one another. When excited by a variable magnetic field, the circuit has a resonant frequency that is different for unstained and strained states. In terms of strained states, the resonant frequency is indicative of a region of the circuit that is experiencing strain induced by strain in a region of the structure in proximity to the region of the circuit. An inductor is electrically coupled to one end of each circuit. A magnetic field response recorder wirelessly transmits the variable magnetic field to the inductor and senses the resonant frequency of the circuit so-excited by the variable magnetic field. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229439 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/799 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07233430 | Caplan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David O. Caplan (Westford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical, multi-channel, Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK) receiver demodulates multiple Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) channels using a single interferometer. This distributes expense of the interferometer over all channels of an optical signal, allowing for deployment of cost-effective, scalable, wideband, WDM DPSK systems. For example, for an 80 channel WDM link, the receiver uses a single interferometer instead of eighty interferometers and associated stabilization hardware, dramatically reducing size, weight, power, and cost. The receiver is architecturally compatible with existing interferometer technologies so previous development and qualification efforts can be leveraged. This allows for expedited technology insertion into existing optical communications networks, including terrestrial and space-based optical networks. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/022344 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07232740 | Mountain |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Mountain (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Method of making a bumped thinned circuit wafer includes providing a silicon circuit wafer, and providing a conductive layer on it. Then, a first temporary support, such as a handle wafer, may be attached by an acrylic bond. The circuit wafer may then be thinned to a desired thickness, and the thinned circuit attached to a second temporary support, such as a transfer wafer. The handle wafer is removed, the thinned circuit wafer is bumped, and further processing steps may be carried out while the bumped thinned circuit wafer is still attached to the transfer wafer. When the desired processing steps are complete, the transfer wafer is removed, and the thinned circuit wafer with relatively thick solder bumps results. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/134600 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/459 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07232109 | Driggs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | B. Scott Driggs (Bossier City, Louisiana); Markus M. Enzelberger (Stuttgart, Germany); Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Valve structures formed in elastomer material are electrostatically actuated by applying voltage to a flexible, electrically conductive wire pattern. An actuation force generated between the patterned wire structure and an electrode result in closure of a flow channel formed in elastomer material underlying the wire. In one embodiment of a valve structure in accordance with the present invention, the wire structure is patterned by lithography and etching of a copper/polyimide laminate, with an underlying gold plate positioned on the opposite side of the flow channel serving as an electrode. In an alternative embodiment, a first wire structure is patterned by physically cutting out a first pattern of strips from an Aluminum/Mylar(®) laminate sheet. A second patterned wire structure serving as the electrode is formed by the same method, and positioned on the opposite side of a control channel. Application of an actuation force between the first and second patterned strips closes the control channel and an associated flow channel underlying the control channel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/045132 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Valves and valve actuation 251/129.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07233584 | Nguyen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represent by the Secertary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gam D. Nguyen (Beltsville, Maryland); Jeffrey E. Wieselthier (Silver Spring, Maryland); Anthony Ephremides (North Bethesada, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A Group TDMA multiple destination, multiple node wireless network includes a first destination having a first group of nodes (Group 1) in communication range and a second destination having a second group of nodes (Group 2) in communication range. A third group of nodes (Group 3) are within communication range of both first and second destinations. Each group of nodes is assigned a periodically recurring set of time slots for transmitting to a designated destination. A network processor is programmed for (a) dividing the frame into a number of fixed-length time slots; (b) assigning a fraction 1−x of the time slots to the first and second groups of nodes; (c) assigning a fraction x of the time slots to the third group; (d) subdividing the third group into a fourth group of nodes and a fifth group of nodes; (e) assigning a fraction y of the fraction x time slots to the fourth group for transmission to the first destination and a fraction 1−y of the fraction x time slots to the fifth group for transmission to the second destination; (f) applying a multiple-access protocol to each group in its assigned set of time slots; and (g) optimizing the values of x and y in order to realize the maximum possible value of stable throughput rate λ*. Group TDMA provides increased throughput capacity as it provides a balance between scheduled access and pure random access. Nodes may be grouped according to geographical location as well as arbitrary criteria, such as priority or node mission. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/801167 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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.
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