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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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| US 07234575 | Anderfaas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | MillenWorks (Tustin, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric N. Anderfaas (Westminster, California); Dean Banks (Costa Mesa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetorheological damper system comprising a reservoir in communication with a damper. The damper comprises a damper cylinder defining a damper chamber, wherein the damper chamber contains a magnetorheological fluid and a movable damper piston. The damper piston comprises at least two coil windings on the outer surface of the damper piston, wherein the damper piston is capable of generating a magnetic field between the damper piston and a wall of the damper cylinder. The reservoir comprises a reservoir cylinder defining a passageway, wherein the reservoir includes a magnetorheological electromagnet capable of generating a magnetic field between the magnetorheological piston and a wall of the passageway. The combination of the an MR reservoir and MR damper leads to a damping system capable of damping a wide range of extreme forces. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/207376 |
| ART UNIT | 3683 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Brakes 188/267.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07234663 | Higgins |
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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) | John E. Higgins (Los Lunas, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A launch vehicle payload fairing incorporating hollow cavities filled with an aerated fluid for the reduction of acoustic noise during launch. The fairing may also include a fluid ejection system for subsequent weight reduction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152529 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/1.N00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07235194 — Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species
| US 07235194 | Cumpston et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Cumpston (Sunnyvale, California); Matthew Lipson (Sunnyvale, California); Seth R Marder (Tucson, Arizona); Joseph W Perry (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a variety of substituents as well. Solubility, lipophilicity, absorption maxima and other characteristics of the compounds may be tailored by changing the electron donating groups or electron accepting groups, the substituents attached to or the length of the pi-conjugated bridge. Numerous photophysical and photochemical methods are enabled by converting these compounds to electronically excited states upon simultaneous absorption of at least two photons of radiation. The compounds have large two-photon or higher-order absorptivities such that upon absorption, one or more Lewis acidic species, Lewis basic species, radical species or ionic species are formed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/442431 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/586 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235228 | Carpenter 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) | Everett E. Carpenter (Silver Spring, Maryland); Vincent Carpenter (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention comprises nanoparticles for use with biosensors. The nanoparticles have core/shell architecture. The nanoparticles can be detected by two means, magnetic and optical by virtue of the nanoparticles magnetic core and fluorescent semiconductor shell. Methods of making the nanoparticles and their composition are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/414571 |
| 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 424/9.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235234 | Branstrom et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur A. Branstrom (Rockville, Maryland); Donata R. Sizemore (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Jerald C. Sadoff (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | We describe a bacterial delivery system for the delivery of DNA and antigens into cells. We constructed an attenuated bacterial vector which enters mammalian cells and ruptures delivering functional plasmid DNA and antigens into the cell cytoplasm. This Shigella vector was designed to deliver DNA to colonic surfaces, thus opening the possibility of oral and other mucosal DNA immunization and gene therapy strategies. The attenuated Shigella is also useful as a vaccine for reducing disease symptoms caused by Shigella. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/512810 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235235 | Johnston et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Johnston (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Nancy L. Davis (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Jonathan F. Smith (Sabillasville, Maryland); Peter Pushko (Frederick, Maryland); Michael Parker (Frederick, Maryland); George Ludwig (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a helper cell for expressing an infectious, replication defective, alphavirus particle in an alphavirus-permissive cell. The helper cell includes (a) a first helper RNA encoding (i) at least one alphavirus structural protein, and (ii) not encoding at least one alphavirus structural protein; and (b) a second helper RNA separate from the first helper RNA, the second helper RNA (i) not encoding the alphavirus structural protein encoded by the first helper RNA, and (ii) encoding the at least alphavirus one structural protein not encoded by the first helper RNA, such that all of the alphavirus structural proteins assemble together into alphavirus particles in the cell. Preferably, the helper cell also includes a replicon RNA encoding an alphavirus packaging sequence and an inserted heterogeneous RNA. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/388327 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235355 | O'Connell 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) | Kevin P. O'Connell (Abingdon, Maryland); Akbar S. Khan (Joppa, Maryland); Cheng J. Cao (Glen Army, Maryland); Jennifer R. Bucher (Joppa, Maryland); Mark V. Gostomski (Bel Air, Maryland); James J. Valdes (Churchville, Maryland); Patricia E. Anderson (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and assays for detecting bacteriophage MS2 in a sample. |
| FILED | Monday, November 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/001616 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235420 | Prakash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiva Prakash (Santa Barbara, California); Feng Li (Oxnard, California); Linnette Amarilys Lopez Gutierrez (Bear, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for forming an organic electronic device includes the steps of: (a) forming a first conductive member and a conductive lead over a substrate, wherein the first conductive member and conductive lead are spaced apart from each other; (b) forming an organic layer over the substrate, the first conductive member, and the conductive lead; (c) forming a patterned conductive layer over the organic layer, wherein the patterned conductive layer includes a second conductive member, and the patterned conductive layer creates an exposed portion of the organic layer and an unexposed portion of the organic layer; and (d) dry etching at least the exposed portion of the organic layer to expose a portion of the conductive lead using at least one oxygen-containing gas, wherein dry etching is performed at a pressure in a range of approximately 0.01 to 7.5 mTorr. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/890360 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235438 | Chung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee); Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gilyong Chung (Midland, Michigan); Chin-Che Tin (Auburn, Alabama); John R. Williams (Opelika, Alabama); Kyle McDonald (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Massimiliano Di Ventra (Nashville, Tennessee); Robert A. Weller (Brentwood, Tennessee); Socrates T. Pantelides (Franklin, Tennessee); Leonard C. Feldman (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device. A layer of silicon dioxide is formed on a silicon carbide substrate and nitrogen is incorporated at the silicon dioxide/silicon carbide interface. In one embodiment, nitrogen is incorporated by annealing the semiconductor device in nitric oxide or nitrous oxide. In another embodiment, nitrogen is incorporated by annealing the semiconductor device in ammonia. In another aspect, the present invention provides a silicon carbide semiconductor device that has a 4H-silicon carbide substrate, a layer of silicon dioxide disposed on the 4H-silicon carbide substrate and a region of substantial nitrogen concentration at the silicon dioxide/silicon carbide interface. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/122474 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/198 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235521 | Gordon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard K. Gordon (Potomac, Maryland); Deborah R. Moorad (Silver Spring, Maryland); Bhupendra P. Doctor (Potomac, Maryland); Gregory E. Garcia (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The compounds of the invention are generally described by the formula (1): B1Z*2B3Z*4X*5Q6F7X8X9X10X11, (2): B1X2X3X4X5Q6F7X8X9X10X11, or (3): B1X2B3X4Z5Q6F7Z8X9X10X11 and the salts, esters, amides, and acyl forms thereof. Each position represented by a letter indicates a single amino acid residue: B is a basic or polar/large amino acid or a modified form thereof; X is a small or hydrophobic amino acid or a modified form thereof; X* is a small or polar/large amino acid or a modified form thereof; Z is a polar/large or hydrophobic amino acid or a modified form thereof; Z* is Proline or a polar/large or hydrophobic amino acid or a modified form thereof. As described below, one or more of the peptide linkages between the amino acid residues may be replaced by a peptide linkage mimic. These compounds may be used as molecular building blocks to create compounds that are optimized for inhibiting the protease activity of Botulinum B and tetanus toxins. |
| FILED | Monday, May 15, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/979101 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235644 | Bhattacharjee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Apurba Bhattacharjee (Kensington, Maryland); Alan Cross (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Jerald Sadoff (Washington, District of Columbia); Wendell Zollinger (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A vaccine, effective in inducing the production of antibodies with which to immunize a second subject passively against infection by Gram-negative bacteria and LPS-mediated pathology, comprises a non-covalent polyvalent complex formed between purified, detoxified LPS derived from E. coli and purified outer membrane protein derived from N. meningitidis. The same vaccine will also actively immunize a host subject against Gram-negative bacterial infections and LPS-mediated pathology. Meningococcal infections are included among those Gram-negative bacterial infections protected against by the vaccine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/375215 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/389.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235750 | Coutu, Jr. et al. |
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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) | Ronald A. Coutu, Jr. (Beavercreek, Ohio); Paul E. Kladitis (New Carlisle, Ohio); Robert L. Crane (Kettering, Ohio); Kevin D. Leedy (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for selecting metal alloys as the electric contact materials for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) metal contact switches. This method includes a review of alloy experience, consideration of equilibrium binary alloy phase diagrams, obtaining thin film material properties and, based on a suitable model, predicting contact electrical resistance performance. After determination of a candidate alloy material, MEMS switches are conceptualized, fabricated and tested to validate the alloy selection methodology. Minimum average contact resistance values of 1.17 and 1.87 ohms are achieved for micro-switches with gold (Au) and gold-platinum (Au-(6.3 at %)Pt) alloy contacts. In addition, ‘hot-switched’ life cycle test results of 1.02×108 and 2.70×108 cycles may be realized for micro-switches with Au and Au-(6.3 at %)Pt contacts. These results indicate increased wear with a small increase in contact resistance for MEMS switches with metal alloy electric contacts. |
| FILED | Monday, January 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/047344 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Circuit makers and breakers 2/181 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235768 | Post |
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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) | David L. Post (Fairborn, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and device for overcoming drawbacks with commonly used prior art image intensifier tubes by providing a vision enhancement capability useful during daytime as well as nighttime. The method and device of the invention combines a solid-state two-dimensional sensor array, emissive display, and multiple computers where each sensor pixel is connected to a display pixel by an intervening computer and computers are interconnected to form a massively parallel array. Image-processing algorithm selections by the user or device itself are based on analysis of an image and consideration of the specific visual task the user wishes to perform, resulting in image enhancement and manipulation. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/065978 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235779 | Pinkus et al. |
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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) | Alan R. Pinkus (Bellbrook, Ohio); Harry L. Task (Dayton, Ohio); Sheldon E. Unger (Englewood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-contained, military usage compatible, stabilized illumination calibration system and method of using same to enable in-the-field accurate determination of the low-level light falling on the surface of a night vision apparatus resolution chart and attending adjustment of a night vision device. Use of such charts, such as the chart of U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,923, preferably includes known levels of illumination at several different expected night vision goggle compatible lower-levels in order to both evaluate and adjust the performance of a night vision device prior to its use or during extended use periods. The disclosed system is digital computer controlled and provides an accurate, easy to use, and low cost alternative to previous laboratory-like methods of determining night vision evaluation illumination. The disclosed system provides go or no go indications of achieved chart illumination. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/975128 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/252.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235812 | Chu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack O. Chu (Manhasset Hills, New York); Michael A. Cobb (Croton on Hudson, New York); Philip A. Saunders (Millwood, New York); Leathen Shi (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for achieving a substantially defect free SGOI substrate which includes a SiGe layer that has a high Ge content of greater than about 25 atomic % using a low temperature wafer bonding technique is described. The wafer bonding process described in the present application includes an initial prebonding annealing step that is capable of forming a bonding interface comprising elements of Si, Ge and O, i.e., interfacial SiGeO layer, between a SiGe layer and a low temperature oxide layer. The present invention also provides the SGOI substrate and structure that contains the same. |
| FILED | Monday, September 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/939736 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/65 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235906 | Carroll et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Airex Corporation (Somersworth, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Carroll (Stafford, New Hampshire); John Salwen (Lee, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a linear, rotary spherical motor with an integrated magnetic bearing. The motor can be a toothless permanent magnet, BLDC design composed of a permanent magnet rotor and a Zigzag stator winding containing at least two-phase windings, where each phase is constructed of at least two circuits. Other exemplary embodiments include a trapezoidal winding configuration. The individual circuits of a phase are displaced away from each other along a line that is at right angles to the direction of the alternating polarity magnet array. The circuits forming a phase share the same “slot”, and each circuit resembles a complete phase winding, however each circuit contains a proportion of the total number of turns of the phase. Controllable axial bearing force is developed through the differential balance of the currents in the circuits, while required motor torque is generated by the sum of the individual currents in a given phase. The relative motion in the rotor can produce back EMF which can provide positional information; A) in the direction parallel to the magnet array via the sum of the voltages in a phase; B) in the direction normal to the magnet array via the difference in circuit voltages. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/125917 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/90.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236124 | Adams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vinh Adams (Tucson, Arizona); Wesley Dwelly (Tucson, Arizona); Robert J. Adams (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A radar system transmits an environment-sensing pulse and processing circuitry time-reverses an order of radar return samples and generates a convolution matrix from the radar return samples resulting from a transmission of the environment-sensing pulse. The processing circuitry may also generate a plurality of return energy-ranked vectors from a decomposition of the convolution matrix. The processing circuitry may select one of the return energy-ranked vectors for generation of a clutter-orthogonal transmit waveform. In some embodiments, the processing circuitry may select a clutter-orthogonal vector from the plurality of return energy-ranked vectors and may quantize the clutter-orthogonal vector for application to the phase modulator for generation of the clutter-orthogonal transmit waveform. The radar system may perform multiple correlations on sampled radar returns from the clutter orthogonal transmit waveform using a family of pseudo-orthogonal waveforms to detect a slow-moving target. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/143045 |
| 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 342/162 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236151 | Doane et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kent Displays Incorporated (Kent, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. William Doane (Kent, Ohio); Asad A. Khan (Kent, Ohio); Irina Shiyanovskaya (Stow, Ohio); Albert Green (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible liquid crystal display is provided wherein an addressable liquid crystal layer is disposed on a single flexible substrate so that the display itself will exhibit flexibility. The substrate is preferably a flexible non-transparent material and more preferably a drapable material such as fabric. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/006100 |
| ART UNIT | 2629 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236243 | Beecroft et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Thomas Beecroft (Temecula, California); Marian Martin Szczesniak (Temecula, California); Barry James Smith (Oceanside, California); John Fujima Matsumoto (Encinitas, California); James Paul Ferguson (Menifee, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A hand-held portable modular spectrometer unit. The unit includes a detachable head containing a light source and optical components for detecting spectral information from light reflected from or transmitted through a target and a processor for converting the detected spectral information into digital information. The unit also includes a plug-in rechargeable power supply and a control module for controlling the components in the measurement head. The controller includes a computer processor for analyzing the digital information produced by the measurement head and a display monitor for displaying spectral information produced by the control unit. In preferred embodiments several measuring heads are available. Each of these measurement heads includes a spectrometer. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/103699 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236252 | Carreiro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as repersented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Louis G. Carreiro (Westport, Massachusetts); Lawrence J. Reinhart (Wilmington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A device designed to apply uniaxial pressure to the surface of an electro-active material while simultaneously applying a current to the material under controlled temperature conditions and then measuring the displacement of the material by means of a laser interferometer. The device involves a housing with a chamber in which a sample of material is secured. The chamber has an aperture with a quartz window that allows the laser beam from the interferometer to pass. The sample is connected to electrodes and the chamber is filled with dielectric oil that applies the uniaxial pressure to one side of the sample. The device is placed onto a thermal control system. When the appropriate thermal and pressure conditions are established, current is applied to the sample and the interferometer measures the displacement. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/914776 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/498 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236597 | Elliott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brig Barnum Elliott (Arlington, Massachusetts); David Spencer Pearson (Bennington, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for distributing a key between nodes. The nodes are provided separate links for carrying messages versus keying information or material. The links for carrying messages couple the nodes to a messaging network, such as the Internet. In addition, the nodes are coupled together in a key distribution network by specialized links for carrying keying information or material. The links for keying information or material are configured to ensure the security of the keying information or material. The nodes that neighbor each other in the key distribution network establish respective pairwise keys. Once the pairwise keys are established, a set of non-neighboring nodes establish a shared key by communicating a sequence of bits through the messaging network. In order to ensure the security of the sequence of bits, the sequence of bits is encrypted based on the respective pairwise keys of neighboring nodes as it is forwarded in messages through the messaging network. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/324040 |
| ART UNIT | 2131 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/263 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236654 | Bramson 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) | Michael D Bramson (Ridgecrest, California); Paul R. Ashley (Toney, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical phase modulator comprising a polarizing waveguide having two ends and having a layered stack including a core between at least one layer of cladding material, wherein the core is constructed of electro-optic material(s), wherein the waveguide includes a modulating region and a non-modulating region, wherein the layers of cladding materials having lower indices of refraction than the core for guided mode, wherein the layer of cladding material having higher indices of refraction than the core for non-guided mode, two ports coupled to each end of the waveguide, a light that propagates into the waveguide, a substrate dimensioned and configured to integrate a plurality of optical components, wherein the optical components include a waveguide and ports, and a waveguide configuration including the waveguide, wherein each end of waveguide is coupled to a port for one-way propagation of the light. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/288065 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236664 | Martin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea L. Martin (Pasadena, California); Deniz K. Armani (Burbank, California); Lan Yang (Pasadena, California); Kerry J. Vahala (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer micro-resonators and methods of fabricating the same. A liquid polymer material is applied to a micro-resonator master that includes at least one micro-resonator, such as a disk or toroid micro-resonator. The liquid molding material is cured or set to form a mold that is derived from the master. A replica of the master micro-resonator is cast using the mold, and the replicated micro-toroid resonator(s) are separated from the mold. The polymer micro-resonators can have Q factors up to about 5×106. The mold and replica materials can be a silicone material, such as polydimethylsiloxane. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/953288 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236667 | Franson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James D. Franson (Ellicott City, Maryland); Bryan C. Jacobs (Sykesville, Maryland); Todd B. Pittman (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are provided for placing atoms inside an appropriate nanocavity for enhancing two-photon absorption and quantum information processing based on the Zeno effect. Techniques for fabricating suitable nanocavities include: 1) a short length of optical fiber polished on the ends with the ends coated to form suitable mirrors; 2) a continuous length of fiber with the equivalent of mirrors being formed within the fiber using Bragg gratings; 3) a single filament of glass (such as fused silica) being suspended between two mirrors (without any cladding) and surrounded by an atomic vapor, solid, or liquid; 4) a small glass sphere (such as fused silica) that has been melted on the end of an optical fiber; and 5) a small toroid (ring) of glass bent in a circle surrounded by suitable atoms. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/343409 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/37 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE39707 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Catholic Healthcare West (San Francisco, California); California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li-Xi Yang (San Francisco, California); Xiando Pan (Beijing, China PRC); Huijan Wang (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | (20S) esters of camptothecin analogs are provided. The compounds are (20S) esters of an oxyalkanoic acid and camptothecin, which is are optionally substituted at the 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 positions of the camptothecin ring. The compounds are useful for treating cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/346835 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/279 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
| US 07235227 | Lanza et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory M. Lanza (St. Louis, Missouri); Samuel A. Wickline (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging comprises particles to each of which is coupled a multiplicity of chelating agents containing paramagnetic ions. In the improved agent, the position of the ion is offset from the surface of the particle so as to improve the relaxivity imparted by the contrast agent. A tether offsetting the chelate from the surface of the particle may optionally contain cleavage sites permitting more facile excretion of the chelated paramagnetic ion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/400379 |
| 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 424/9.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235232 | Zoon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathryn C. Zoon (Kensington, Maryland); Renqiu Hu (Bethesda, Maryland); Joseph B. Bekisz (Hyattsville, Maryland); Mark P. Hayes (Westborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Hybrid human interferon-α polypeptides, and the corresponding nucleic acid molecules, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these peptides, and the use of these polypeptides to treat viral disease and regulate cell growth are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/615723 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235236 | Hammond et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | H. Kirk Hammond (La Jolla, California); Paul A. Insel (San Diego, California); Peipei Ping (Louisville, Kentucky); Steven R. Post (Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky); Meihua Gao (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding human adenylylcyclase VI and uses thereof for enhancing cardiac function. The present invention can thus be used in the treatment of heart disease, especially congestive heart failure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/942072 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235365 | Aoki et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshiyasu Aoki (Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan); Giovanna Tosato (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A specific binding agent is provided, wherein the specific binding agent specifically binds Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) interleukin-6 (vIL-6), and the specific binding agent neutralizes an activity of vIL-6. In one embodiment, the specific binding agent is an antibody. Methods are provided for using a specific binding agent that binds vIL-6, and neutralizes a biological activity of vIL-6. Methods of treatment for a KSHV-associated disorder are also provided. Methods for diagnosing a KSHV-associated disorder are provided, as are kits that include a specific binding agent of the invention. A method is also provided for testing an agent for effectiveness in treating a KSHV-associated disorder. The method includes incubating the agent with a cell free system comprising a vIL-6 receptor component and vIL-6, and comparing the binding of vIL-6 and the receptor component in the presence of the agent to binding of vIL-6 to the receptor component in the absence of the agent. A decrease in the binding of vIL-6 to the receptor component in the presence of the agent indicates that the agent is effective for treating the KSHV-associated disorder. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/493687 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — 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 07235366 | Bell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ARCH Development Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Graeme I. Bell (Chicago, Illinois); Terry Reisine (Los Angeles, California); Kazuki Yasuda (Machida, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates generally to compositions of and methods for obtaining opioid receptor polypeptides. The invention relates as well to polynucleotides encoding opioid receptor polypeptides, the recombinant vectors carrying those sequences, the recombinant host cells including either the sequences or vectors, and recombinant opioid receptor polypeptides. By way of example, the invention discloses the cloning and functional expression of at least three different opioid receptor polypeptides. The invention includes as well, methods for using the isolated, recombinant receptor polypeptides in assays designed to select and improve substances capable of interacting with opioid receptor polypeptides for use in diagnostic, drug design and therapeutic applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 31, 1995 |
| APPL NO | 08/455683 |
| 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 07235377 | Mann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agriculture College (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth G. Mann (Grand Isle, Vermont); Kathleen Brummel (Waterbury Center, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention describes a method for establishing the hemostatic competence of blood, wherein the steps of the method include obtaining a blood sample from a subject, contacting the blood sample with an effective amount of tissue factor under conditions conducive to coagulating blood; and detecting the amount of thrombin in the blood sample at a pre-determined time point. The invention also describes a method for testing the capacity of an individual subject to produce thrombin, wherein the steps of the method include obtaining a blood sample from the subject; contacting the blood sample with an effective amount of tissue factor under conditions conducive to coagulating blood; and detecting the amount of thrombin produced in the blood sample at a pre-determined time point. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/865608 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235394 | Rice et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Rice (University City, Missouri); Alexander A. Kolykhalov (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the determination of an authentic HCV genome RNA sequences, to construction of infectious HCV DNA clones, and to use of the clones, or their derivatives, in therapeutic, vaccine, and diagnostic applications. The invention is also directed to HCV vectors, e.g., for gene therapy of gene vaccines. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/704407 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235403 | Primiano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Primiano (Chicago, Illinois); Bey-Dih Chang (Lombard, Illinois); Igor B. Roninson (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods and reagents for identifying mammalian genes necessary for tumor cell growth as targets for developing drugs that inhibit expression of said genes and inhibit tumor cell growth thereby. |
| FILED | Friday, July 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/199820 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235523 | Waltz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan E. Waltz (Loveland, Ohio); Mike A. Leonis (Norwood, Ohio); Sandra J. Degen (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the prevention and treatment of injury and diseases to the liver, biliary tract, bile ducts, gall bladder and related hepatobiliary system. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for decreasing the action of the RON receptor tyrosine kinase in liver physiology. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of analogs and antagonists and antibodies for inhibiting the action of the RON receptor tyrosine kinase for the prevention and treatment of liver injury or damage in acute and chronic clinical conditions. |
| FILED | Monday, April 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/123036 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — 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 07235526 | Mochly-Rosen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California); Joan J. Kendig (Campbell, California); Sarah M. Sweitzer (Vallejo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for managing withdrawal from an addictive substance is described. The method involves administering one or more peptides having specific activity for the ε and/or γ isozyme of protein kinase C (PKC). The peptide(s) can be administered prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to administration of the addictive substance. Also described is a kit having at least one container containing a peptide having isozyme-specific activity for εPKC or γPKC and instructions for use. |
| FILED | Friday, January 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/030794 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235529 | Coleman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy A. Coleman (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Daniel A. Lawrence (Derwood, Maryland); Manuel Yepes (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel BAIT protein which is a member of serpin superfamily which is expressed primarily in brain tissue. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of BAIT activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting nervous system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating nervous system-related disorders. Additionally, the present invention is related to methods of treating patients with BAIT polynucleotides or polypeptides, wherein said patients have had seizures or epilepsy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/752041 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235656 | Cook et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Cook (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin); Qi Huang (Moorpark, California); Xiaohui He (San Diego, California); Xioayan Li (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Jianming Yu (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Dongmei Han (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Orally active benzodiazepine derivatives and their salts are disclosed. These compounds and their salts have anxiolytic and anticonvulsant activity with reduced sedative/hypnotic/muscle relaxant/ataxic effects. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/458739 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 540/560 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235670 | Gao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xiaolian Gao (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaolian Gao (Houston, Texas); Jean-Philippe Pellois (College Station, Texas); Wu Yao (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention describes reagent precursors and methods for chemical and biochemical reactions. These reagent precursors that can be activated in solution upon irradiation to generate reagents required for the subsequent chemical reactions. Specifically, photogenerated reagents (PGR) are useful for controlling parallel combinatorial synthesis and various chemical and biochemical reactions. |
| FILED | Monday, October 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/242622 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235709 | Nair et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | K. Sreekumaran Nair (Rochester, Minnesota); Laura J. Greenlund (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Transgenic non-human mammals over-expressing MHCI in skeletal muscle are provided herein, as are methods of using these transgenic non-human mammals for screening candidate compounds for treating type 2 diabetes, and methods for altering the ratio of MHCI to MHCII in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/977458 |
| 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 | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236619 | Doi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kunio Doi (Willowbrook, Illinois); Yoshikazu Uchiyama (Suzuka, Japan); Shigehiko Katsuragawa (Oita, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated computerized scheme for detection and characterization of diffuse lung diseases on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) images including obtaining image data including pixels of an organ; segmenting the image data into organ image data and non-organ image data; extracting predetermined features from the organ image data to produce a set of image features; comparing the set of image features against a reference set of organ image features containing image data known to correspond to normal and abnormal conditions; and producing a comparison result. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/357442 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236673 | Ye et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jing Yong Ye (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Theodore Norris (Dexter, Michigan); James R. Baker, Jr. (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Thomas Thommey (Dexter, Michigan); Mon Myaing (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical fiber for use in fiber optic sensing of a test sample includes a first core and a second core. The second core is generally coaxially disposed within the first core and is sized smaller than the first core. The second core is capable of delivering pulsed laser energy from the laser for nonlinear optical excitation of the test sample. Nonlinear optical feedback signals can then be collected in both the first core and second core for improved detection efficiency relative to conventional single-mode and multi-mode fibers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/372425 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/123 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07234895 | Richardson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John G. Richardson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Reva A. Nickelson (Shelley, Idaho); Paul A. Sloan (Rigby, Idaho); Kevin M. Kostelnik (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A containment system for use adjacent to a selected region of a subterranean formation and comprising a plurality of laterally interlocked casing strings. At least one electrically conductive element is disposed along at least a portion of a casing string and is used for performing electrical time domain reflectometry. At least one protective element may be positioned between portions of adjacent casing strings of the barrier, and at least one electrically conductive element may be disposed at least partially within the at least one protective element for use in indicating at least one characteristic of at least a portion of the containment system. Electrical time domain reflectometry (TDR) may be used to indicate the at least one characteristic; for instance, TDR may be used to indicate leakage through the barrier or a discontinuity or void in a barrier filler material. |
| FILED | Monday, April 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/397508 |
| ART UNIT | 3673 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Hydraulic and earth engineering 45/129.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235190 | Wilcoxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jess P. Wilcoxon (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Billie L. Abrams (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven G. Thoma (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a nanocrystal-based material capable of emitting light over a sufficiently broad spectral range to appear white. Surface-modifying ligands are used to shift and broaden the emission of semiconductor nanocrystals to produce nanoparticle-based materials that emit white light. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/933069 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.6S0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235221 | Balmer-Millar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mari Lou Balmer-Millar (Chillicothe, Illinois); Paul W. Park (Peoria, Illinois); Alexander G. Panov (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The activity and durability of a zeolite lean-burn NOx catalyst can be increased by loading metal cations on the outer surface of the zeolite. However, the metal loadings can also oxidize sulfur dioxide to cause sulfate formation in the exhaust. The present invention is a method of suppressing sulfate formation in an exhaust purification system including a NOx catalyst. The NOx catalyst includes a zeolite loaded with at least one metal. The metal is selected from among an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a lanthanide metal, a noble metal, and a transition metal. In order to suppress sulfate formation, at least a portion of the loaded metal is complexed with at least one of sulfate, phosphate, and carbonate. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/474584 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/212 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235716 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chromatin, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois); The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Mach (Chicago, Illinois); Helge Zieler (Chicago, Illinois); James Jin (Chicago, Illinois); Kevin Keith (Chicago, Illinois); Gregory Copenhaver (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daphne Preuss (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/049584 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236297 | Ackermann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark R. Ackermann (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jean-Claude M. Diels (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical system comprising a concave primary mirror reflects light through an intermediate focus to a secondary mirror. The secondary mirror re-focuses the image to a final image plane. Optical limiter material is placed near the intermediate focus to optically limit the intensity of light so that downstream components of the optical system are protected from intense optical transients. Additional lenses before and/or after the intermediate focus correct optical aberrations. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/346788 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/365 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236345 | Roesler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander W. Roesler (Tijeras, New Mexico); George E. Vernon (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); Darren A. Hoke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Virginia K. De Marquis (Tijeras, New Mexico); Steven M. Harris (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact monolithic capacitive discharge unit (CDU) is disclosed in which a thyristor switch and a flyback charging circuit are both sandwiched about a ceramic energy storage capacitor. The result is a compact rugged assembly which provides a low-inductance current discharge path. The flyback charging circuit preferably includes a low-temperature co-fired ceramic transformer. The CDU can further include one or more ceramic substrates for enclosing the thyristor switch and for holding various passive components used in the flyback charging circuit. A load such as a detonator can also be attached directly to the CDU. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/729614 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/247 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236565 | London et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard A. London (Orinda, California); Abraham Szoke (Fremont, California); Stefan P. Hau-Riege (Fremont, California); Henry N. Chapman (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for x-ray imaging of a small sample comprising positioning a tamper so that it is operatively connected to the sample, directing short intense x-ray pulses onto the tamper and the sample, and detecting an image from the sample. The tamper delays the explosive motion of the sample during irradiation by the short intense x-ray pulses, thereby extending the time to obtain an x-ray image of the original structure of the sample. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/134207 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236566 | Gibson et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Gibson (Voorheesville, New York); Walter M. Gibson (Voorheesville, New York); Huapeng Huang (Latham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An x-ray diffraction technique for measuring a known characteristic of a sample of a material in an in-situ state. The technique includes using an x-ray source for emitting substantially divergent x-ray radiation—with a collimating optic disposed with respect to the fixed source for producing a substantially parallel beam of x-ray radiation by receiving and redirecting the divergent paths of the divergent x-ray radiation. A first x-ray detector collects radiation diffracted from the sample; wherein the source and detector are fixed, during operation thereof, in position relative to each other and in at least one dimension relative to the sample according to a-priori knowledge about the known characteristic of the sample. A second x-ray detector may be fixed relative to the first x-ray detector according to the a-priori knowledge about the known characteristic of the sample, especially in a phase monitoring embodiment of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/346699 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/71 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07237115 | Thomas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward V. Thomas (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Timothy J. Draelos (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of and system for authenticating concealed and statistically varying multi-dimensional data comprising: acquiring an initial measurement of an item, wherein the initial measurement is subject to measurement error; applying a transformation to the initial measurement to generate reference template data; acquiring a subsequent measurement of an item, wherein the subsequent measurement is subject to measurement error; applying the transformation to the subsequent measurement; and calculating a Euclidean distance metric between the transformed measurements; wherein the calculated Euclidean distance metric is identical to a Euclidean distance metric between the measurement prior to transformation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/964221 |
| ART UNIT | 2136 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/176 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07234343 | Ducker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Ducker (Blacksburg, Virginia); John Walz (Guilford, Connecticut); Spencer Clark (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Evanescent wave scattering by a scanning probe in a scanning probe microscope is utilized to determine and monitor separation between a scanning probe and a sample. A laser light is totally internally reflected at the interface between a more optically dense (incident) medium and less optically dense (transmitting) medium, exciting a decaying evanescent field in the less optically dense medium. A scanning probe, such as a colloidal probe, is dipped into the evanescent field, which scatters off the scanning probe. The portion of the scattered field propagates back into the incident medium and is then detected by a detector. A dependency between the intensity of the scattered evanescent field and the separation between the probe and the incident medium was measured and used in determining the separation. This dependency of intensity is used to prepare images or maps of interfaces. A particular application of determining the separation between the probe and the sample in an atomic force microscope is disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/889331 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235130 | Hemley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Institution of Washington (Washington, District of Columbia); The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell J. Hemley (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Ho-kwang Mao (Washington, District of Columbia); Chih-shiue Yan (Washington, District of Columbia); Yogesh K. Vohra (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for producing diamond in a deposition chamber including a heat-sinking holder for holding a diamond and for making thermal contact with a side surface of the diamond adjacent to an edge of a growth surface of the diamond, a noncontact temperature measurement device positioned to measure temperature of the diamond across the growth surface of the diamond and a main process controller for receiving a temperature measurement from the noncontact temperature measurement device and controlling temperature of the growth surface such that all temperature gradients across the growth surface are less than 20° C. The method for producing diamond includes positioning diamond in a holder such that a thermal contact is made with a side surface of the diamond adjacent to an edge of a growth surface of the diamond, measuring temperature of the growth surface of the diamond to generate temperature measurements, controlling temperature of the growth surface based upon the temperature measurements, and growing single-crystal diamond by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition on the growth surface, wherein a growth rate of the diamond is greater than 1 micrometer per hour. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/043062 |
| 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 |
07235194 — Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species
| US 07235194 | Cumpston et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Cumpston (Sunnyvale, California); Matthew Lipson (Sunnyvale, California); Seth R Marder (Tucson, Arizona); Joseph W Perry (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a variety of substituents as well. Solubility, lipophilicity, absorption maxima and other characteristics of the compounds may be tailored by changing the electron donating groups or electron accepting groups, the substituents attached to or the length of the pi-conjugated bridge. Numerous photophysical and photochemical methods are enabled by converting these compounds to electronically excited states upon simultaneous absorption of at least two photons of radiation. The compounds have large two-photon or higher-order absorptivities such that upon absorption, one or more Lewis acidic species, Lewis basic species, radical species or ionic species are formed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/442431 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/586 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235361 | Bawendi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Moungi G Bawendi (Boston, Massachusetts); Vikram C Sundar (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Frederic V Mikulec (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a composition comprising fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals associated to a compound, wherein the nanocrystals have a characteristic spectral emission, wherein said spectral emission is tunable to a desired wavelength by controlling the size of the nanocrystal, and wherein said emission provides information about a biological state or event. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/979241 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — 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 07235636 | Wu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. H. David Wu (Pittsford, New York); Takeshi Omasa (Hyogo, Japan); Athanassios Mantalaris (Harrow, United Kingdom); Yi-Guang Chen (Rochester, New York); Ying-Chuech Tsai (Pittsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a human heme-regulated initiation factor 2 alpha kinase. In addition, the invention provides a method for inhibiting protein synthesis, inducing cellular differentiation, or inhibiting infection in human cells by administering an effective amount of a heme-regulated initiation factor 2 alpha kinase to the cells. Methods are also provided for modulating heme-regulated initiation factor 2 alpha kinase activity and determining the level of heme-regulated initiation factor 2 alpha kinase expression. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/042643 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235715 | Tumer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University (New Brunswick, New Jersey); The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nilgun E. Tumer (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Jonathan D. Dinman (North Brunswick, New Jersey); Katalin A. Hudak (East Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are transgenic plants containing an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an L3 protein. The plant exhibits increased resistance to viruses and/or fungi that infect plants. The L3 proteins include wild-type proteins, spontaneously occurring mutants and non-naturally occurring L3 mutants. Also disclosed are methods of reducing the toxicity of single-chain ribosome inhibitory proteins in cells, e.g., yeast, plant and animal cells, by co-administering the L3 protein with the RIP. Further disclosed are non-naturally occurring L3 mutants that (a) substantially fail to bind single-chain RIPs that bind endogenous L3 proteins, (b) are unable to maintain M1 killer virus, (c) promote altered programmed ribosomal frameshift efficiency, (d) exhibit resistance to peptidyltransferase inhibitors, and combinations of any of (a)–(d). |
| FILED | Thursday, August 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/636386 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235716 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chromatin, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois); The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Mach (Chicago, Illinois); Helge Zieler (Chicago, Illinois); James Jin (Chicago, Illinois); Kevin Keith (Chicago, Illinois); Gregory Copenhaver (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daphne Preuss (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/049584 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235914 | Richards et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert F. Richards (Pullman, Washington); David Bahr (Pullman, Washington); Cecilia Richards (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Various micro-transducers incorporating piezoelectric materials for converting energy in one form to useful energy in another form are disclosed. In one embodiment, a piezoelectric micro-transducer can be operated either as a micro-heat engine, converting thermal energy into electrical energy, or as a micro-heat pump, consuming electrical energy to transfer thermal energy from a low-temperature heat source to a high-temperature heat sink. In another embodiment, a piezoelectric micro-transducer is used to convert the kinetic energy of an oscillating or vibrating body on which the micro-transducer is placed into useful electrical energy. A piezoelectric micro-transducer also is used to extract work from a pressurized stream of fluid. Also disclosed are a micro-internal combustion engine and a micro-heat engine based on the Rankine cycle in which a single fluid serves as a working fluid and a fuel. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/033353 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
07235194 — Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Cumpston (Sunnyvale, California); Matthew Lipson (Sunnyvale, California); Seth R Marder (Tucson, Arizona); Joseph W Perry (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a variety of substituents as well. Solubility, lipophilicity, absorption maxima and other characteristics of the compounds may be tailored by changing the electron donating groups or electron accepting groups, the substituents attached to or the length of the pi-conjugated bridge. Numerous photophysical and photochemical methods are enabled by converting these compounds to electronically excited states upon simultaneous absorption of at least two photons of radiation. The compounds have large two-photon or higher-order absorptivities such that upon absorption, one or more Lewis acidic species, Lewis basic species, radical species or ionic species are formed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/442431 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/586 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07235771 | Pain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bedabrata Pain (Los Angeles, California); Thomas J. Cunningham (Pasadena, California); Bruce R. Hancock (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple-step reset process and circuit for resetting a voltage stored on a photodiode of an imaging device. A first stage of the reset occurs while a source and a drain of a pixel source-follower transistor are held at ground potential and the photodiode and a gate of the pixel source-follower transistor are charged to an initial reset voltage having potential less that of a supply voltage. A second stage of the reset occurs after the initial reset voltage is stored on the photodiode and the gate of the pixel source-follower transistor and the source and drain voltages of the pixel source-follower transistor are released from ground potential thereby allowing the source and drain voltages of the pixel source-follower transistor to assume ordinary values above ground potential and resulting in a capacitive feed-through effect that increases the voltage on the photodiode to a value greater than the initial reset voltage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/191603 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/208.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236503 | Sexton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel White Sexton (Niskayuna, New York); John Erik Hershey (Ballston Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method transmitting a message over at least one of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels of an RF communications network is provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting a presence of jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of RF channels. The characteristics of the jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of RF channels is determined wherein the determined characteristics define at least interstices between the jamming pulses. The message is transmitted over the at least one of the plurality of RF channels wherein the message is transmitted within the interstices of the jamming pulse determined from the step of determining characteristics of the jamming pulses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/082382 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/527 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07235159 | Gu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Molecular Nanosystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Gu (Palo Alto, California); Lawrence Pan (Los Gatos, California); Lian Zhang (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A catalyst material for carbon nanotube synthesis includes a uniform dispersion of host particles on a substrate. The host particles themselves include catalyst nanoparticles that are effective to catalyze nanotube syntheses reactions and provide nucleation sites. Methods for preparing catalyst materials include co-sputtering a catalytic species and a host species to form a precursor thin film on a substrate, followed by an oxidation reaction of the precursor thin film in air. The precursor thin film can be patterned on the substrate to limit the locations of the catalyst material to well-defined areas. Methods for nanotube synthesis employ CVD in conjunction with the catalyst materials of the invention. During the synthesis, the catalyst nanoparticles catalyze carbon nanotubes to grown from a carbon-containing gas. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/943321 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/192.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236120 | Healy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Healy (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Eric Van Doorn (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-destructive detection method and system enables detecting a moisture patch located inside a building wall or the like. A transmitter generates a series of ultra-wideband pulses while an ultra-wideband antenna unit, preferably in the form of an antenna array including a plurality of switchable antenna pairs, directs the pulses toward the building structure so that the pulses are reflected therefrom, and receives the reflected pulses. A receiver processes the reflected pulses received by the antenna unit and produces a corresponding output. A controller controls the operation of the transmitter, receiver and antenna unit, and analyzes the output of the receiver for the presence of moisture inside of the building wall. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/094312 |
| 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 342/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07235716 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chromatin, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois); The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Mach (Chicago, Illinois); Helge Zieler (Chicago, Illinois); James Jin (Chicago, Illinois); Kevin Keith (Chicago, Illinois); Gregory Copenhaver (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daphne Preuss (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/049584 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236243 | Beecroft et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Thomas Beecroft (Temecula, California); Marian Martin Szczesniak (Temecula, California); Barry James Smith (Oceanside, California); John Fujima Matsumoto (Encinitas, California); James Paul Ferguson (Menifee, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A hand-held portable modular spectrometer unit. The unit includes a detachable head containing a light source and optical components for detecting spectral information from light reflected from or transmitted through a target and a processor for converting the detected spectral information into digital information. The unit also includes a plug-in rechargeable power supply and a control module for controlling the components in the measurement head. The controller includes a computer processor for analyzing the digital information produced by the measurement head and a display monitor for displaying spectral information produced by the control unit. In preferred embodiments several measuring heads are available. Each of these measurement heads includes a spectrometer. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/103699 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07235716 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chromatin, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois); The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Mach (Chicago, Illinois); Helge Zieler (Chicago, Illinois); James Jin (Chicago, Illinois); Kevin Keith (Chicago, Illinois); Gregory Copenhaver (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Daphne Preuss (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the nucleic acid sequences of plant centromeres. This will permit construction of stably inherited recombinant DNA constructs and minichromosomes which can serve as vectors for the construction of transgenic plant and animal cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/049584 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07234633 | Day et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Day (Vienna, Virginia); Leland Ray Jones (LaPlata, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A biohazard-isolating bag is positioned in the interior space of a public mailbox. The biohazard-isolating bag receives mail that is deposited in the mailbox. A postal worker, upon retrieving mail from the mailbox, closes the biohazard-isolating bag. Contaminants that may be carried by letters or mailpieces are thereby contained within the bag and isolated from the environment exterior of the bag. The contents of the biohazard-isolating bag may be safely transported for further decontamination or processing. |
| FILED | Friday, November 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/287275 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Deposit and collection receptacles 232/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07235045 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas D. Wang (Mountain View, California); Michael S. Feld (Newton, Massachusetts); Yang Wang (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania); Jacques Van Dam (San Carlos, California); Stephen F. Fulghum (Marblehead, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An endoscope having an optical guide that is optically coupled to a first broadband light source and a second laser light source that emits light at a wavelength in a range of 350 nm to 420 nm. The endoscope has an image sensor at a distal end and collects a reflectance image including red, green and blue components with the image sensor in response to illumination by said broadband light source. The image sensor also collects an autofluorescence image having a blue component, a green component and a red component. A processor processes the fluorescence image by determining a ratio of the fluorescence image and the reflectance image to provide a processed fluorescence image. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/393028 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/109 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236201 | Gershenson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secertary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Meir Gershenson (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for the generation an image in a turbid medium. After illuminating locations along a each of three adjacent lines using beam(s) of light, a camera is activated to generate three separate images. The second line is between the first and third lines. In terms of amplitude associated therewith, a portion of each of the first image and third image are subtracted from the entirety of the second image to generate a resulting image. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/779546 |
| ART UNIT | 2622 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07236778 | Schreiber |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz H. Schreiber (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes communicating a first signal at a transmitter. The first signal has a first frequency. The method also includes receiving a second signal at a receiver. The second signal has a second frequency, and the second signal comprises the first signal converted from the first frequency to the second frequency. In addition, the method includes determining whether the transmitter and receiver are functional using at least one of the first and second signals. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/241069 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
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