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Patent Details for Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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| US 07269951 | Gratton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason A. Gratton (Chandler, Arizona); Donald J. Christensen (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A nozzle for use in a hot gas valve is provided that includes a housing, an insert, and a throat retainer. The housing is constructed of an insulating material and has a flow path formed therein. The flow path has a throat section. The insert is made of material capable of maintaining structural integrity at a temperature up to about 5000° F. and is disposed at least partially in the throat section and has a flow path extending therethrough in fluid communication with the housing flow path. The throat retainer is constructed of material having insulating and ablative properties and is coupled between the housing and the insert and configured to retain the insert within the housing throat section. |
| FILED | Monday, September 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/952109 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/770 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270008 | DeAnna |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell G. DeAnna (Anniston, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for simultaneous fracture and fatigue testing of a semiconductor wafer which includes installing an array of cantilever beams on the wafer, wherein each of the cantilever beams includes a proof mass; mounting the wafer on a base; actuating the base at a predetermined rate of motion causing a displacement of the proof mass; and measuring the displacement. The actuating causes the array to oscillate in a direction perpendicular to the wafer, wherein the displacement of the proof mass is generally perpendicular to a plane of the wafer. Alternatively, the actuating causes the array to rotate around a center of the array, wherein the displacement of the proof mass is generally parallel to a plane of the wafer. The displacement is a function of mechanical stress and strain in the cantilever beams, wherein the mechanical stress and strain causes any of fracture and fatigue of the cantilever beams. |
| FILED | Friday, November 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/997008 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/663 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270020 | Gregory et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Griffin Analytical Technologies, LLC (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Dennis Barket (West Lafayette, Indiana); John W Grossenbacher (West Lafayette, Indiana); Anthony Cochran (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to instrument assemblies that can include a sample introduction port coupled to a chamber configured to receive the sample from the sample introduction port and provide analysis of the sample with a valve between the sample introduction port and the chamber. The instrument assemblies can include a septum housing assembly coupled to an analysis chamber interface with the interface including a valve and a cam rotatably mounted to the septum housing assembly and/or coupled to the valve. Analysis methods are also provided that can include introducing a sample to an instrument through both a sample introduction port and a valve coupled to the sample introduction port, and, after introducing the sample, closing the valve to seal the sample introduction port from a remainder of the instrument, with the remainder of the instrument being configured to analyze the sample after the introducing through the sample introduction port. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152395 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/864.850 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270045 | Gonzalez |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rene′ G. Gonzalez (Southfield, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for mitigation of induced acceleration to an occupant of a vehicle seat includes a substantially non-deforming structure having a top side with the vehicle seat mounted thereon and a bottom side forming a first portion of a floor of the vehicle, and at least one deformable bracket mounting the non-deforming structure to a second portion of the floor that is separate from the first portion of the floor. The at least one deformable bracket deforms, and the non-deforming structure extends through the floor when the vehicle is subjected to an upward force that is equal to or greater than a predetermined force that corresponds to an induced upward acceleration. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/117409 |
| ART UNIT | 3612 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270060 | Manole 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) | Leon Manole (Great Meadows, New Jersey); Stewart Gilman (Budd Lake, New Jersey); Ernest Logsdon (Newton, New Jersey); Daniel Vo (Landing, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A rod sleeve made of smart material sleeves and/or steel sleeves with smart material rings surrounds the rod of a kinetic energy projectile. The rod may be made of DU, tungsten, or other material. Smart materials are materials such as nickel-titanium (nitinol) and copper aluminum nickel (CAN) that can be trained to change to one or more particular shapes at predetermined temperatures. The change in shape occurs on a molecular level, almost instantaneously. The rod sleeve can be made all or in part from smart material. The smart material is trained to shrink at cold temperatures and expand at hot temperatures. The sleeve may then be heated and expanded to allow the sleeve to be pressed on the rod. As the sleeve cools, it compresses and provides required support to rod during gun launch of the kinetic energy projectile. The sleeve heats up while traveling down range due to the aero-ballistic heating of the sleeve material. At this higher temperature, the sleeve expands. Upon projectile impact with the target, the sleeve minimally penetrates the target, allowing the rod to slip supported through the sleeve and penetrate the target. The sleeve supports the rod as it penetrates the target but does not inhibit its penetration, remaining behind as the rod continues to penetrate the target. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/605057 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270069 | Thibodeau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Thibodeau (Wakefield, Rhode Island); David A. Abdow (Somerset, Massachusetts); George M. Kotas (Exeter, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a dispenser mounted on the aft section of a torpedo for deploying an elongated, flexible article along a deployment axis. There is a molded elastomeric encasement over the exterior perimeter of the outer weldment of the dispenser for providing shock, impact, and force protection to the dispenser. A metal stiffener plate is secured to the top portion of the encasement for distributing localized compressive loads on weak sections of the dispenser. The encasement together with the stiffener plate enlarges the dispenser to approximately the same outer diameter as the torpedo to which it is attached. The encasement incorporates a fore and aft groove at a lower position with small notches for positioning and anchoring a torpedo power cable. The encasement further incorporates a pivoting retention door assembly for restraining the torpedo power cable within the groove in the encasement. |
| FILED | Monday, July 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/183312 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270175 | Mayer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert R. Mayer (Manchester, Connecticut); Charles D. Stoner (Rocky Hill, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An extended impingement cooling structure to cool outside an air supply plenum comprises an inner wall; an impingement sheet; a series of supports to maintain the inner wall in spaced relation to the impingement sheet, and a baffle supported between the inner wall and the impingement sheet. The baffle has a collector plenum area that receives impingement cooling air from the air supply plenum and a channel in fluid communication with the collector plenum and extending outside the air supply plenum with openings to allow impingement cooling air to pass therethrough and having a series of lands extending into the channel wherein the lands are located in proximity to impingement cooling air outlets in the inner wall. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/754240 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270296 | Box et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Locust USA Inc. (Miami, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. William Box (Coral Gables, Florida); Jules G. Kish (Milford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A transmission system that is used in conjunction with a microturbine engine for propelling an aircraft body, such as a propeller-based fixed-wing aircraft or a rotor-based vertical lift aircraft, or for a wide variety of other applications. The output shaft of the microturbine engine preferably operates at a rotational speed in a range between 72,000 RPM and 150,000 RPM with an output power between 150 HP and 5 HP (and most preferably operates in an extended range between 50,000 RPM and 200,000 RPM with an output power between 200 HP and 5 HP). The two reduction stages provide a reduction ratio preferably having a value of at least 19, and most preferably greater than 24. The transmission system is of small-size preferably having a maximum diameter less than twelve inches. The two stages of the transmission system may comprise any one (or parts of) of a number of configurations, including an in-line lay shaft configuration, an in-line star-star configuration an offset star-spur configuration, an offset compound idler configuration, an inline traction-internal gear configuration, and an inline traction planetary gear configuration. Preferably, the input stage of the transmission system is self-equilibrating such that first shaft can be supported without bearings and is operably coupled to the output shaft of the microturbine engine by an outside diameter piloted spline coupling mechanism. For vertical lift applications, a single traction stage along with a bevel gear assembly or other shaft transmission mechanism can be used to provide the necessary RPM reduction. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/756024 |
| 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 244/60 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270300 | Dressler |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon A. Dressler (Manhattan Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and a method for an ambient atmosphere ion thruster having a pair of permeable electrical members for accelerating ambient atmosphere ions which enter the thruster due to a craft's relative velocity. Neutral ambient atmosphere molecules in the intake mass flux may also be ionized and subsequently accelerated by the pair of permeable electrical members. Acceleration of any entering mass comprises an exhaust mass flux which then produces a net thrust. Such net thrust is then vectored by configuring and orienting the thrusters for imparting axial and lateral accelerations as well as pitch, yaw, and roll controls. The present invention is operational in proximity to any celestial body having a sensible atmosphere during a portion of the free trajectory or during orbiting at altitude. Useful net thrust is thereby produced without need for carrying reaction mass onboard a spacecraft. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/698847 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/171.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270303 | Wapniak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as repesented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Aaron Wapniak (Brooklyn, New York); Steven M. Huybrechts (Oak Hill, Virginia); Alok Das (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A pincer system is comprised of an array of pincers. Each pincer includes an inner disk having legs that are pushed downwards onto a pliable material to cause protuberances, while an outer disk is rotated to simultaneously squeeze the extruded material between its legs and those of the stationary inner disk. Tracks provide for slideable movement of the individual pincers. The system, carrying an attached micro-satellite, translates across a pliable material covering a spacecraft by coordinating the movement of the pincers with their grasping of the pliable material. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, and is intended to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/232169 |
| 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 244/172.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270470 | Johnson |
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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) | Sharperson G. Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A feed device extends the run time for manufacturing explosive materials. The feed device includes a feed hopper for retaining processing materials where the feed hopper includes an access at the top of the feed hopper for inputting processing materials and an extender attached to the top of the feed hopper. The extender includes at least one baffle fixed within the interior of the extender. Processing material is conveyed from the extender through the access and into the feed hopper. |
| FILED | Friday, April 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/826792 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/76.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270844 | Renn |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Optomec Design Company (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Renn (Hudson, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for the deposition of a source material (10) are disclosed. An atomizer (12) renders a supply of source material (10) into many discrete particles. A force applicator (14) propels the particles in continuous, parallel streams of discrete particles. A collimator (16) controls the direction of flight of the particles in the stream prior to their deposition on a substrate (18). In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the viscosity of the particles may be controlled to enable complex depositions of non-conformal or three-dimensional surfaces. The invention also includes a wide variety of substrate treatments which may occur before, during or after deposition. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a virtual or cascade impactor may be employed to remove selected particles from the deposition stream. |
| FILED | Monday, September 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/945416 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/58 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270896 | Parkin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Stephen Papworth Parkin (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic tunneling element is constructed from a MgO or Mg—ZnO tunnel barrier and an amorphous magnetic layer in proximity with the tunnel baffler. The amorphous magnetic layer includes Co and at least one additional element selected to make the layer amorphous. Magnetic tunnel junctions formed from the amorphous magnetic layer, the tunnel barrier, and an additional ferromagnetic layer have tunneling magnetoresistance values of up to 200% or more. |
| FILED | Friday, July 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/884831 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/811.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270956 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Brent S. Gaylord (Santa Barbara, California); Shu Wang (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide are provided. A sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide is contacted with a polycationic multichromophore and a sensor polynucleotide complementary to the target polynucleotide. The sensor polynucleotide comprises a signaling chromophore to receive energy from the excited multichromophore and increase emission in the presence of the target polynucleotide. The methods can be used in multiplex form. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/648945 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270964 | Alving 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) | Carl R Alving (Bethesda, Maryland); Gary R Matyas (Olney, Maryland); Nabila M Wassef (Potomac, Maryland); Mangala Rao (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a method for detecting squalene in sera. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/886561 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — 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 07270973 | Singh 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) | Alok Singh (Springfield, Virginia); Walter J. Dressick (Fort Washington, Maryland); Yongwoo Lee (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Catalytic enzyme-modified textiles are disclosed for providing protection from chemical exposure. The textiles are composed of a cloth substrate, at least one polyelectrolyte layer, at least one enzyme layer to degrade the chemical agent, and at least one capping layer. Also disclosed is the related method for making catalytic enzyme-modified textiles. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/849621 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271019 | Pham 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) | John T. Pham (Fairfax, Virginia); John D. Bruno (Bowie, Maryland); Richard L. Tober (Elkridge, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same comprising a substrate, a mesa region adjacent to the substrate, an electroplated metal layer, for reducing the thermal resistance of the device, surrounding the mesa region, an insulator layer separating a side portion of the mesa region from the electroplated metal layer, a heat sink, a bonding layer adjacent to the heat sink, and a second metal layer in between the substrate and the heat sink, wherein the substrate is adjacent to the bonding layer, and wherein the electroplated metal layer dimensioned and configured to have a thickness of at least half a thickness of the mesa region; and to laterally spread heat away from the mesa region. The mesa region comprises a first cladding layer adjacent to the substrate, an active region adjacent the first cladding layer, and a second cladding layer adjacent to the active region. |
| FILED | Friday, June 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/452566 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271267 | Fronabarger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John William Fronabarger (Sun Lakes, Arizona); Michael E. Sitzmann (Adelphi, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A nitrobenzodifuroxan compound having the chemical structure of: wherein two of the R1, R2, R3 and R4 comprise oxygen or are absent, and only one of R1 or R2 is present, and only one of R3 and R4 is present, and wherein x is hydrolyzed or hydrolyzable. The salt of the hydroxynitrobenzodifuroxan of this compound is useful in explosive compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/268403 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/126 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271300 | Davis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew C. Davis (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An environmentally friendly picric acid explosive comprising, providing a nitromalondialdehyde, providing a dinitroketone, reacting the nitromalondialdehydes with the dinitroketone to produce a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to a cyclodehydrative mechanism to produce environmentally friendly picric acid explosive. Embodiments of the present invention include the picric acid explosive produced by the methods of described above. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/911756 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/935 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271389 | August et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. August (Solomons, Maryland); Harold L. Hughes (West River, Maryland); Patrick J. McMarr (Springfield, Virginia); Robert R. Whitlock (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron detection device includes a neutron conversion layer in close proximity to an active semiconductor layer. The device is preferably based on the modification of existing conventional semiconductor memory devices. The device employs a conventional SRAM memory device that includes an SOI substrate. The SOI substrate includes an active semiconductor device layer, a base substrate and an insulating layer between the active semiconductor device layer and the base substrate. The base substrate layer is removed from the memory device by lapping, grinding and/or etching to expose the insulating layer. A neutron conversion layer is then formed on the insulating layer. The close proximity of the neutron conversion layer to the active semiconductor device layer yields substantial improvements in device sensitivity. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/693847 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271458 | Chui et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chi On Chui (San Mateo, California); Krishna C. Saraswat (Saratoga, California); Baylor B. Triplett (La Honda, California); Paul McIntyre (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Excellent capacitor-voltage characteristics with near-ideal hysteresis are realized in a capacitive-like structure that uses an electrode substrate-type material with a high-k dielectric layer having a thickness of a few-to-several Angstroms capacitance-based SiO2 equivalent (“TOx, Eq”). According to one particular example embodiment, a semiconductor device structure has an electrode substrate-type material having a Germanium-rich surface material. The electrode substrate-type material is processed to provide this particular electrode surface material in a form that is thermodynamically stable with a high-k dielectric material. A dielectric layer is then formed over the electrode surface material with the high-k dielectric material at a surface that faces, lies against and is thermodynamically stable with the electrode surface material. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/404876 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271528 | Knappenberger |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric J. Knappenberger (Meridian, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An emitter array produced using etch mask and a method for making such an etch mask. The emitter comprises a substrate, forming a conducting layer on the substrate, forming an emitting layer on the conducting layer, forming an etch mask having a controlled distribution of a plurality of mask sizes over the emitting layer, and forming at least one emitter by removing portions of the emitting layer using the etch mask. The method for making the etch mask comprises forming an etch mask layer over an emitting layer, forming a patterning layer having a controlled distribution of mask sizes over the etch mask layer, and forming the etch mask by removing portions of the etch mask layer using the controlled distribution of mask sizes in the patterning layer. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/715058 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271721 | Delahanty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Delahanty (Apalachin, New York); John W. Ramsay (Vestal, New York); James D. Toher (Newark Valley, New York); Donald B. Wold (Apalachin, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An information transmission system comprising a conductor operable to carry a desired information signal. A first tube substantially surrounds the conductor and a second tube substantially surrounds the first tube to define a substantially fluid-tight chamber therebetween. In another aspect, the invention provides an information transmission system suited to transmit information between a first electronic device and a second electronic device located a distance from the first electronic device. The system includes an information transmission line that connects to the first electronic device and the second electronic device. A conduit surrounds at least a portion of the information transmission line. The conduit defines a substantially fluid-tight chamber. A quantity of fluid is disposed within the chamber and a sensor is positioned to measure a parameter of the quantity of fluid. An indicator is operable to signal a breach condition in response to the measured parameter. |
| FILED | Friday, May 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/857096 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/544 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271747 | Baraniuk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard G. Baraniuk (Houston, Texas); Dror Z. Baron (Houston, Texas); Marco F. Duarte (Houston, Texas); Shriram Sarvotham (Houston, Texas); Michael B. Wakin (Houston, Texas); Mark Davenport (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for approximating a plurality of digital signals or images using compressed sensing. In a scheme where a common component xc of said plurality of digital signals or images an innovative component xi of each of said plurality of digital signals each are represented as a vector with m entries, the method comprises the steps of making a measurement yc, where yc comprises a vector with only ni entries, where ni is less than m, making a measurement yi for each of said correlated digital signals, where yi comprises a vector with only ni entries, where ni is less than m, and from each said innovation components yi, producing an approximate reconstruction of each m-vector xi using said common component yc and said innovative component yi. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/382687 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Janice C. Rock (Lacey's Spring, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A communication module is provided with a Transmit/Receive (T/R) element fabricated from psuedomorphic HEMT, High Electron Mobility Transistor technology (PHEMT). The T/R element drives multiple Radio Frequency MEMS switch-based phasing elements. Each of the phasing elements connects to a corresponding radiation element. A large quantity of the communication elements can be placed on a single substrate chip so as to provide for a reliable and cost effective device. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/071428 |
| 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 342/374 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Fries (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus to create two dimensional and three dimensional structures using a maskless photolithography system that is semi-automated, directly reconfigurable, and does not require masks, templates or stencils to create each of the planes or layers on a multi layer two-dimensional or three dimensional structure. In an embodiment, the pattern generator comprises a micromirror array wherein the positioning of the mirrors in the micromirror array and the time duration of exposure can be modulated to produce gray scale patterns to photoform layers of continuously variable thickness. The desired pattern can be designed and stored using conventional computer aided drawing techniques and can be used to control the positioning of the individual mirrors in the micromirror array to reflect the corresponding desired pattern. A fixture for mounting of the substrate can be incorporated and can allow the substrate to be moved three dimensions. The fixture can be rotated in one, two, or three directions. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398905 |
| ART UNIT | 2851 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Photocopying 355/67 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271884 | Payton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Michael Payton (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A CW lightwave modulated by a continuously reiterated psuedorandom code sequence is launched into an end of a span of ordinary optical fiber cable. Portions of the launched lightwave back propagate to the launch end from a continuum of locations along the span because of innate fiber properties including Rayleigh scattering. This is picked off the launch end and heterodyned producing a r.f. beat signal. The r.f. beat signal is processed by a plurality (which can be thousands) of correlator type pseudonoise code sequence demodulation and phase demodulator units, operated in different time delay relationships to the timing base of the reiterated modulation sequences. These units provide outputs representative of phase variations in respective unique spectral components in the r.f. beat signal caused by acoustic, or other forms of, signals incident to virtual sensors at fiber positions corresponding to the various time delay relationships. |
| FILED | Monday, February 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/056629 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/73.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271915 | Molaskey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clifford T. Molaskey (St. Petersburg, Florida); Leroy O. Thielman (Shoreview, Minnesota); Douglas A. Chamberlin (Trinity, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, circuit and method are disclosed for operating a Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG) off-mode-peak to avoid exciting undesirable transverse modes. An alternate PLC operating point can be used to bias the optical path length of the RLG to an appropriate side of an ideal integer number of wavelengths, and thus avoid exciting the undesirable transverse modes. Although this alternate PLC operating point is not perfect with respect to establishing an integer number of wavelengths, this operation provides acceptable performance of the RLG's (in particular, short length path RLG's), and acceptable margin can be established relative to variations in the PLC set points involved. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/051950 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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) | Edward H. Pees (Exeter, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | Beams of sampled data are converted into a two-dimensional color map thereof. Fourier transforms are performed on range cells of each beam with each transform being sampled M times where M is defined by M discrete sets of red, green and blue intensity values of a color spectrum. For each range cell in each beam, each sample of the corresponding M-sampled Fourier transform is multiplied by a corresponding one of the red, green and blue intensity values from a corresponding one of the M discrete sets thereof. Each of the resulting M red values, M green values and M blue values are averaged. As a result, a triplet is defined for each range cell by the averaged values. For each triplet, the minimum thereof is used to reduce the triplet's averaged values to thereby form a corresponding re-valued triplet. The resulting array of re-valued triplets are normalized across all of the range cells with the resulting array of re-valued triplets so-normalized being used to generate a two-dimensional color display. |
| FILED | Friday, September 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/518738 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272242 | Nevis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. Nevis (Panama City, Florida); James F. Bryan (Lynn Haven, Florida); Brett W. Cordes (Panama City Beach, Florida); James S. Taylor (Panama City Beach, Florida); Mary C. Hulgan (Lynn Haven, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of object detection in an image uses a background anomaly approach that searches for anomalies of a particular size and shape that are distinguishable from the image's local background. Included is a geometric classifier used to distinguish regularly-shaped objects from irregularly-shaped objects. |
| FILED | Monday, April 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/834155 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272265 | Kouri et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Houston System (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald K. Kouri (Houston, Texas); David K. Hoffman (Ames, Iowa); Mark Arnold (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Ioannis A. Kakadiaris (Bellaire, Texas); Zhuoer Shi (Missouri City, Texas); DeSheng Zhang (Houston, Texas); Gemunu H. Gunaratne (Houston, Texas); Haixiang Wang (Houston, Texas); Guowei W. Wei (East Lansing, Michigan); Zheng Bao Xi'an (Shaanxi, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for padding, filtering, denoising, image enhancing and increased time-frequency acquisition is described for digitized data of a data set is described where unknown data is estimated using real data by adding unknown data points in a manner that the padding routine can estimate the interior data set including known and unknown data to a given accuracy on the known data points. The method also provides filtering using non-interpolating, well-tempered distributed approximating functional (NIDAF)-low-band-pass filters. The method also provides for symmetric and/or anti-symmetric extension of the data set so that the data set may be better refined and can be filtered by Fourier and other type of low frequency or harmonic filters. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/454373 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272280 | Szafraniec et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bogdan Szafraniec (Sunnyvale, California); Charles Lange (Glendale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical coupler for measuring mean wavelength of a broadband optical source is described. Sensitivity of the optical coupler to variations of refractive index and coupler length is minimized. The sensitivity to the variations of the refractive index is minimized by making a difference between the group refractive indices of the symmetric and asymmetric propagation modes approximately constant and independent of the refractive index. The sensitivity to the variations of the coupler length is minimized by selecting the coupler length that makes output powers from two waveguides to the first order insensitive to its length. This selection is possible for broadband optical sources. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/013773 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272285 | Benoit et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gilles Benoit (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yoel Fink (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Shandon Hart (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Burak Temelkuran (Boston, Massachusetts); Garry Maskaly (North Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, in one aspect, the invention features an article including a high-power, low-loss fiber waveguide that includes alternating layers of different dielectric materials surrounding a core extending along a waveguide axis, the different dielectric materials including a polymer and a glass. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/733873 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/123 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272492 | McCubbin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher B. McCubbin (New Market, Maryland); Christine D. Piatko (Columbia, Maryland); Steven J. Marshall (Baltimore, Maryland); Jessica L. Pistole (Baltimore, Maryland); Cheryl L. Resch (Columbia, Maryland); Paul McNamee (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for mine avoidance that enables a battle group commander to rapidly detect, classify, and identify mines, and form a tactical picture of mined areas. The system is enabled by a graphical user interface which generates a display of the minefield and an avoidance path which is calculated by a rapidly-explored random trees algorithm interacting with algorithms defining avoidance object spaces inserted by an operator in two or three dimensions and transit vehicle characteristics. The apparatus enables a method which establishes the parameters of an area representing a minefield. The area is then populated with obstacle spaces whose areas are functions of the probability of the existence of a mine and through which an avoidance route through the minefield may not pass. The start and end points of the avoidance route are entered on a graphic display of the minefield and an avoidance path there between is calculated and presented as an avoidance route. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/080143 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/202 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272854 | Marceau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carla Marceau (Ithaca, New York); Kevin S. Millikin (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Ranga S. Ramanujan (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, the invention is directed to techniques for preventing or otherwise reducing the effects of network attacks, such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, on applications that use messaging services. In particular, the invention may be effective for publish/subscribe messaging services and queuing messaging services. The techniques utilize destination aliasing, a form of channel partitioning, in which each messaging service client associated with a messaging service is assigned a unique alias for each topic that the messaging service client requests service. The aliases may be used for monitoring traffic originating from particular clients, defending applications from network attacks, and preventing resumption of an attack by an attacking client. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/610514 |
| ART UNIT | 2137 — Memory Access and Control |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bolder Biotechnology, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George N. Cox, III (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The growth hormone supergene family comprises greater than 20 structurally related cytokines and growth factors. A general method is provided for creating site-specific, biologically active conjugates of these proteins. The method involves adding cysteine residues to non-essential regions of the proteins or substituting cysteine residues for non-essential amino acids in the proteins using site-directed mutagenesis and then covalently coupling a cysteine-reactive polymer or other type of cysteine-reactive moiety to the proteins via the added cysteine residue. Disclosed herein are preferred sites for adding cysteine residues or introducing cysteine substitutions into the proteins, and the proteins and protein derivatives produced thereby. Also disclosed are therapeutic methods for using the cysteine variants of the invention. |
| FILED | Monday, October 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/685288 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270815 | Sasisekharan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ram Sasisekharan (Lincoln, Massachusetts); James R. Myette (Belmont, Massachusetts); Zachary Shriver (Boston, Massachusetts); Ganesh Venkataraman (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to 2-O sulfatase and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to recombinantly produced 2-O sulfatase, functional variants and nucleic acid molecules that encode these molecules. The invention also provides methods of using 2-O sulfatase for a variety of purposes, including degrading and analyzing glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) present in a sample. For instance, 2-O sulfatase may be used for determining the purity, identity, composition and sequence of glycosaminoglycans present in a sample. The invention also relates to methods of inhibiting angiogenesis and cellular proliferation as well as methods for treating cancer, neurodegenerative disease, atherosclerosis and microbial infection using 2-O sulfatase and/or GAG fragments produced by degradation with 2-O sulfatase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 07, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/753761 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270827 | Reddish et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee); ID Biomedical Corporation of Washington (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Reddish (Woodinville, Washington); Mary ChaoHong Hu (Edmonds, Washington); Michael A. Walls (Kenmore, Washington); James B. Dale (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for making and using therapeutic formulations of multivalent hybrid polypeptides comprising immunogenic peptides of M proteins from various different serotypes of group A streptococci and antibodies thereto are provided. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such hybrid polypeptides. The hybrid polypeptide formulations may be used, for example, in methods for treating or preventing a microbial infection and eliciting a protective immune response having broadly protective opsonic antibodies in the absence of tissue cross-reactive antibodies. |
| FILED | Monday, October 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/284400 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/244.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270956 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Brent S. Gaylord (Santa Barbara, California); Shu Wang (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide are provided. A sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide is contacted with a polycationic multichromophore and a sensor polynucleotide complementary to the target polynucleotide. The sensor polynucleotide comprises a signaling chromophore to receive energy from the excited multichromophore and increase emission in the presence of the target polynucleotide. The methods can be used in multiplex form. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/648945 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270960 | Hellstrom et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pacific Northwest Research Institute (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ingegerd Hellstrom (Seattle, Washington); Jeffrey A. Ledbetter (Shoreline, Washington); Martha Hayden-Ledbetter (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to compositions and methods for the detection of a malignant condition, and relates to the discovery of soluble and cell surface forms of HE4a polypeptides, including HE4a that is overexpressed in ovarian carcinomas. In particular the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding HE4a, and also provides a method of screening for the presence of a malignant condition in a subject by detecting reactivity of an antibody specific for a HE4a polypeptide with a molecule naturally occurring in soluble and/or cell surface form in a sample from such a subject, and by hybridization screening using an HE4a nucleotide sequence, as well as other related advantages. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/233150 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — 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 07270967 | Zuker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles S. Zuker (San Diego, California); Jon E. Adler (Pacific Beach, California); Juergen Lindemeier (Werl, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 16, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/124598 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270975 | Sundstrom |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paula Sundstrom (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The infection of a mammalian host by a microorganism can be prevented or treated through the alteration of the C. albicans homologue of the high affinity phosphodiesterase, PDE2, gene and/or the adenylate cyclase-associated protein gene. These methods may be used in the identification, prevention or treatment of microbial infection of mammalian hosts such as immunocompromised or immunosuppressed humans, for example, those having AIDS or undergoing transplantation or anti-cancer therapy. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/672074 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270997 | Ramsingh et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Arlene I. Ramsingh (Glenmont, New York); Sadia S. Halim (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a recombinant attenuated coxsackievirus B4 virion which is engineered to contain a heterologous nucleic acid within the open reading frame of its genome, wherein the heterologous nucleic acid encodes a heterologous polypeptide which is expressed by the virion. Specific examples of attenuated coxsackievirus B4 virions suitable for use in the present invention are CB4-P and JVB. In one embodiment the heterologous nucleic acid is inserted into the P1 region of the genome such that the heterologous polypeptide is expressed as a fusion of a viral capsid protein. Methods of use of the recombinant attenuated coxsackievirus B4 virion include inducing an immune response in an individual to the heterologous polypeptide contained therein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 12, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/879572 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271001 | Moll |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ute Moll (Setauket, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating apoptotic pathways. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for inducing apoptosis in cancer cells. The present invention further relates to methods and compositions for identifying drugs that modulate apoptotic pathways. |
| FILED | Friday, December 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/009357 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/455 |
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| US 07271002 | Kotin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America, represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Kotin (Bethesda, Maryland); Masashi Urabe (Rockville, Maryland); Chuan-Tian Ding (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing an adeno-associated virus (AAV) in an insect cell comprising (i) providing at least one insect cell-compatible vector comprising a first nucleotide sequence comprising at least one AAV ITR nucleotide sequence, a second nucleotide sequence containing an open reading frame encoding AAV VP1, VP2, and VP3 capsid proteins, a third nucleotide sequence comprising a Rep52 or a Rep40 coding sequence, and a fourth nucleotide sequence comprising a Rep78 or a Rep68 coding sequence, (ii) introducing the at least one insect cell-compatible vector into an insect cell, and (iii) maintaining the insect cell under conditions such that AAV is produced. Also provided are recombinant AAV made in accordance with the method, insect cell-compatible vectors, and insect cells comprising nucleotide sequences for production of AAV in an insect cell. |
| FILED | Friday, November 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/415834 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/456 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271005 | Jin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shouguang Jin (Gainesville, Florida); Unhwan Ha (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acids and polypeptides involved in regulation of membrane permeability in bacteria are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of increasing sensitivity to antibiotics in multi-drug resistant bacteria by increasing expression of PprA or PprB proteins in bacterial cells, and methods for identifying compounds that modulate PprA/PprB expression. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/425241 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/476 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271150 | Loh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America, Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoke Peng Loh (Bethesda, Maryland); Niamh Cawley (Bethesda, Maryland); Bruce J. Baum (Bethesda, Maryland); Christopher R. Snell (Norfolk, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a growth hormone (GH) in which amino acids within the regulated secretory pathway (RSP) sorting signal have been mutated as well as a GH in which the three-dimensional conformation of the RSP sorting signal has been altered, and a composition comprising an effective amount of such a GH in an excipient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/477651 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 07271159 | Curran et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis P. Curran (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Hubert Josien (Jersey City, New Jersey); Bom David (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides generally a compound having the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a benzyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, a carbonyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a halogen, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an azido group, a formyl group, a hydrazino group, an acyl group, an amino group, —SRc, wherein, Rc is hydrogen, an acyl group, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, or R1 and R2 together form a group of the formula —O(CH2)nO— wherein n represents the integer 1 or 2; R3 is H, F, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a cyano group; or R2 and R3 together form a group of the formula —O(CH2)nO— wherein n represents the integer 1 or 2; R4 is H, F, a C1-3 alkyl group, a C2-3 alkenyl group, a C2-3 alkynyl group, or a C1-3 alkoxyl group; R5 is a C1-10 alkyl group, or a propargyl group; and R6, R7 and R8 are independently a C1-10 alkyl group, a C2-10 alkenyl group, a C2-10 alkynyl group, an aryl group or a —(CH2)NR9 group, wherein N is an integer within the range of 1 through 10 and R9 is a hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, a halogen atom, a cyano group or a nitro group; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/629432 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/63 |
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| US 07271161 | Siddik et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zahid H. Siddik (Houston, Texas); Abdul R. Khokhar (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns the use of methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. In certain embodiments, methods are described for the treatment of cancer and/or hyperproliferative diseases by administration of compositions containing at least one platinum complex alone or in combination with a modulator of glutathione. In particular, the methods may be used to treat cisplatin or carboplatin resistant tumor cells. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/655657 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/184 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271173 | Neumeyer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The McLean Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Neumeyer (Wayland, Massachusetts); Ao Zhang (Malden, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention features opioid compounds having activity at kappa and mu receptors, methods for preparing the mu/kappa opioids, and methods for the treatment of pain or a dopamine dysregulation disease, such as schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD), Parkinson's disease, hyperprolactinemia, depression, and addiction. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/716100 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/281 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271186 | Shoichet et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); University of Modena (Reggio Emilia, Italy) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian K. Shoichet (San Francisco, California); Fabio Prati (Reggio Emilia, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | New carboxyphenyl-glycylboronic acid transition-state analog inhibitors, representative of a class of compounds effective against class C β-lactamase AmpC. The new compounds improve inhibition by over two-orders of magnitude compared to analogous glycylboronic acids, with Ki values as low as 1 nM. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/731738 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271198 | Kammer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary M. Kammer (Lewisville, North Carolina); Nilamadhab Mishra (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating an autoimmune disease comprising administering to the subject a treatment effective amount of a histone hyperacetylating agent, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, May 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/151481 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/645 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271239 | Bobek |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Amherst, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Libuse A. Bobek (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides D-isomers of MUC7-12-mer peptide of human saliva MUC7. The isomers have antimicrobial activity comparable to that of the L-isomers and are resistant to proteolysis. These peptides can be used as antifungal and antimicrobial agents. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/213245 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271245 | Felding-Habermann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brunhilde Felding-Habermann (San Diego, California); Kim D. Janda (La Jolla, California); Alan Saven (Del Mar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention generally relates to methods of producing an antibody phage population having affinity for a tumor cell target expressing a metastatic phenotype. The invention further relates to antibody compositions that specifically bind to a cell surface receptor on the metastatic cell. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/056825 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271254 | Lemanski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florid Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry F. Lemanski (Boynton Beach, Florida); Chi Zhang (Pompano Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for inducing a cardiac muscle phenotype, such as rhythmic contraction and formation of myofibrils, in a cell are described. Disclosed are nucleic acids encoding myofibrillogenesis-inducing RNA (MIR) molecules, RNA molecules (MIR) and RNA-binding proteins that bind to MIR to induce myofibrillogenesis and vectors comprising these nucleic acids. Also included is a method of promoting cardiac muscle differentiation using these compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, April 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/822496 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271278 | Sreejayan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nair Sreejayan (Laramie, Wyoming); Jun Ren (Laramie, Wyoming); Xiaoping Yang (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions comprising chromium (III) 1:3 complexes comprising amino acids and methods of use thereof are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/476287 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271313 | Shen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jie Shen (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to recombinantly engineered mice that are deficient in the expression of both presenilin-1 and presenilin-2. The mice exhibit characteristics of age-dependent cognitive impairments and neurodegeneration similar to those seen in Alzheimer's disease patients. This presenilin-deficient mouse model can be used to screen compounds capable of slowing, preventing or reversing the progression of cognitive impairments and neurodegeneration. The invention is also directed to the development of treatments for Alzheimer's disease based on augmentation or restoration of presenilin function in the brain. On the basis of the findings described herein, the invention is further directed to the development of assays to detect functional presenilin deficiency in human individuals, preferably through analysis of presenilin substrates, which may provide biomarkers useful in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/409672 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271458 | Chui et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the LeLand Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chi On Chui (San Mateo, California); Krishna C. Saraswat (Saratoga, California); Baylor B. Triplett (La Honda, California); Paul McIntyre (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Excellent capacitor-voltage characteristics with near-ideal hysteresis are realized in a capacitive-like structure that uses an electrode substrate-type material with a high-k dielectric layer having a thickness of a few-to-several Angstroms capacitance-based SiO2 equivalent (“TOx, Eq”). According to one particular example embodiment, a semiconductor device structure has an electrode substrate-type material having a Germanium-rich surface material. The electrode substrate-type material is processed to provide this particular electrode surface material in a form that is thermodynamically stable with a high-k dielectric material. A dielectric layer is then formed over the electrode surface material with the high-k dielectric material at a surface that faces, lies against and is thermodynamically stable with the electrode surface material. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/404876 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271781 | Fischer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Beckman Coulter, Inc. (Fullerton, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. Fischer (Rockville, Maryland); Jang B. Rampal (Yorba Linda, California); Gary A. Fahle (Silver Spring, Maryland); Patricia S. Conville (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for species-specific identification of a Mycobacterium species is provided. Also disclosed is a method for identifying the species of Mycobacterium present in a sample. A device is disclosed for the detection of Mycobacterium. Mycobacterium-specific oligonucleotides are also disclosed, as are kits. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/220212 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272251 | Acar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Burak Acar (Bebek, Turkey); Christopher F. Beaulieu (Los Altos, California); Salih B. Gokturk (Mountain View, California); Carlo Tomasi (Palo Alto, California); David S. Paik (Palo Alto, California); R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr. (Los Altos Hills, California); Sandy A. Napel (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to detect and classify a structure of interest in a medical image is provided to enable high specificity without sacrificing the sensitivity of detection. The method is based on representing changes in three-dimensional image data with a vector field, characterizing the topology of this vector field and using the characterized topology of the vector field for classification of a structure of interest. The method could be used as a stand-alone method or as a post-processing method to enhance and classify outputs of a high-sensitivity low-specificity method to eliminate false positives. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/676721 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272508 | Wilson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian A. Wilson (La Jolla, California); Oded Livnah (San Diego, California); Enrico A. Stura (San Diego, California); Dana L. Johnson (Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania); Linda K. Jolliffe (Belle Mead, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features computer-assisted methods for identifying molecules which will bind to the EPO receptor and act as an erythropoietin (EPO) mimetic. Preferred EPO mimetics identified using the method of the invention act as agonists of the EPO receptor in one or more in vitro or in vivo biological assays of EPO activity. |
| FILED | Monday, October 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/252390 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | AIL Reasearch, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Lowenstein (Princeton, New Jersey); Marc J. Sibilia (Princeton, New Jersey); Jeffrey A. Miller (Hopewell, New Jersey); Thomas Tonon (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one second substrate operatively associated with the first substrate. The second substrate includes a surface for supporting the continuous flow of the liquid thereon and is adapted to carry a heat exchange fluid therethrough, wherein heat transfer occurs between the liquid and the heat exchange fluid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/264590 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270203 | Hsu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Sheungchun Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A power system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric machine is disclosed. The electric machine has a stator, a permanent magnet rotor, an uncluttered rotor spaced from the permanent magnet rotor, and at least one secondary core assembly. The power system also has a gearing arrangement for coupling the internal combustion engine to wheels on the vehicle thereby providing a means for the electric machine to both power assist and brake in relation to the output of the internal combustion engine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/997306 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/65.200 |
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| US 07270295 | Bennett |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Bennett (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A heat engine, such as a Stirling engine, is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller. The heat engine has a thermal battery in thermal contact with it so that heat is supplied from the thermal battery. A solar concentrator, such as reflective parabolic trough, is movably connected to an optically transparent section of the aircraft body for receiving and concentrating solar energy from within the aircraft. Concentrated solar energy is collected by a heat collection and transport conduit, and heat transported to the thermal battery. A solar tracker includes a heliostat for determining optimal alignment with the sun, and a drive motor actuating the solar concentrator into optimal alignment with the sun based on a determination by the heliostat. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/835665 |
| 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 244/59 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270905 | Wegeng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Wegeng (Richland, Washington); Ward E. TeGrotenhuis (Kennewick, Washington); Greg A. Whyatt (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Various aspects and applications of microsystem process networks are described. The design of many types of Microsystems can be improved by ortho-cascading mass, heat, or other unit process operations. Microsystems having energetically efficient microchannel heat exchangers are also described. Detailed descriptions of numerous design features in microcomponent systems are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/241575 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/26 |
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| US 07270906 | Haltiner, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. (Fairport, New York); Haskell Simpkins (Grand Blane, Michigan); Subhasish Mukerjee (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell module having four sheet metal parts stamped from flat stock. The parts do not require any forming operations such as folding or dishing. Each part may have a different thickness to suit its function. The first part is a cell mounting frame for receiving and supporting a PEN fuel cell element. The second part is a cathode spacer, the thickness of the spacer determining the height of the cathode air flow field. The third part is an anode spacer, the thickness of spacer determining the height of the anode fuel flow field. The fourth part is a separator plate for separating the anode gas flow in one cell from the cathode air flow in an adjacent cell in a fuel cell stack. The four plates are joined by welding or brazing and may be assembled in any order or combination which suits the assembly process. Any desired number of modules may be stacked together to form a fuel cell stack. |
| FILED | Monday, June 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/178809 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/34 |
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| US 07271137 | Tucker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Tucker (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel E. Engler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Aqueous decontamination formulations that neutralize biological pathogens for disinfection and sterilization applications. Examples of suitable applications include disinfection of food processing equipment, disinfection of areas containing livestock, mold remediation, sterilization of medical instruments and direct disinfection of food surfaces, such as beef carcasses. The formulations include at least one reactive compound, bleaching activator, inorganic base, and water. The formulations can be packaged as a two-part kit system, and can have a pH value in the range of 7-8. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/765678 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions therefor, or processes of preparing the compositions 510/110 |
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| US 07271241 | Waldo |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey S. Waldo (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The current invention provides methods of improving folding of polypeptides using a poorly folding domain as a component of a fusion protein comprising the poorly folding domain and a polypeptide of interest to be improved. The invention also provides novel green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) and red fluorescent proteins that have enhanced folding properties. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/423688 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07271244 | Dotson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William D. Dotson (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Jennifer Greenier (Vacaville, California); Hanshu Ding (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/051670 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07271310 | Krumhansl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Krumhansl (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Patrick V. Brady (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David M. Teter (Edgewood, New Mexico); Paul McConnell (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method (and concomitant kit) for treating a surface to reduce subsequent 137Cs nuclide desorption comprising contacting the surface with a first cation-containing solution, the cation being one or more of Cs+, Rb+, Ag+, Tl+, K+, and NH4+, and contacting the surface with a second cation-containing solution, the cation being one or more of Cs+, Rb+, Ag+, Tl+, K+, and NH4+, thereby reducing amounts of radioactive cesium embedded in clays found on the surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/366225 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment 588/18 |
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| US 07271395 | DeGeronimo |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gianluigi DeGeronimo (Syosset, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A device and method for measuring a depth of interaction of an ionizing event and improving resolution of a co-planar grid sensor (CPG) are provided. A time-of-occurrence is measured using a comparator to time the leading edge of the event pulse from the non-collecting or collecting grid. A difference signal between the grid signals obtained with a differential amplifier includes a pulse with a leading edge occurring at the time-of-detection, measured with another comparator. A timing difference between comparator outputs corresponds to the depth of interaction, calculated using a processor, which in turn weights the difference grid signal to improve spectral resolution of a CPG sensor. The device, which includes channels for grid inputs, may be integrated into an Application Specific Integrated Circuit. The combination of the device and sensor is included. An improved high-resolution CPG is provided, e.g., a gamma-ray Cadmium Zinc Telluride CPG sensor operating at room temperature. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/174241 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/382 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271468 | Holland |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Edward Holland (Hercules, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A charge coupled device for detecting electromagnetic and particle radiation is described. The device includes a high-resistivity semiconductor substrate, buried channel regions, gate electrode circuitry, and amplifier circuitry. For good spatial resolution and high performance, especially when operated at high voltages with full or nearly full depletion of the substrate, the device can also include a guard ring positioned near channel regions, a biased channel stop, and a biased polysilicon electrode over the channel stop. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/357769 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/648 |
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| US 07271571 | Ye et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhihong Ye (Schenectady, New York); Pengwei Du (Troy, New York); John Keith Nelson (Niskayuna, New York); Nicholas Wright Miller (Delmar, New York); Reigh Allen Walling (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for providing anti-islanding protection of a synchronous machine based distributed generator includes a frequency sensor configured to generate a generator frequency signal, a bandpass filter configured for filtering the generator frequency signal, a governor controller configured for using the filtered frequency signal to generate a power feedback signal, and a governor summation element configured for summing the filtered frequency signal, the power feedback signal, and a reference power to provide an electrical torque signal. Another system includes a voltage sensor configured to generate a generator terminal voltage signal, a feedback power calculator configured for generating a reactive feedback power signal, a bandpass filter configured for filtering the terminal voltage signal, and a PI controller summation element configured for summing the filtered terminal voltage signal, the reactive power feedback signal, and a reference reactive power to provide an error signal. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/670067 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Single generator systems 322/36 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271592 | Gerald, II et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rex E. Gerald, II (Brookfield, Illinois); Alexander D. Meadows (Indianapolis, Indiana); Joseph S. Gregar (Naperville, Illinois); Jerome W. Rathke (Homer Glen, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An analytical device for rapid, non-invasive nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of multiple samples using a single spectrometer is provided. A modified toroid cavity/coil detector (TCD), and methods for conducting the simultaneous acquisition of NMR data for multiple samples including a protocol for testing NMR multi-detectors are provided. One embodiment includes a plurality of LC resonant circuits including spatially separated toroid coil inductors, each toroid coil inductor enveloping its corresponding sample volume, and tuned to resonate at a predefined frequency using a variable capacitor. The toroid coil is formed into a loop, where both ends of the toroid coil are brought into coincidence. Another embodiment includes multiple micro Helmholtz coils arranged on a circular perimeter concentric with a central conductor of the toroid cavity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152853 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/321 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07270694 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S. Ong (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A process comprising: reacting a silver compound with a reducing agent comprising a hydrazine compound in the presence of a thermally removable stabilizer in a reaction mixture comprising the silver compound, the reducing agent, the stabilizer, and an optional solvent, to form a plurality of silver-containing nanoparticles with molecules of the stabilizer on the surface of the silver-containing nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/958937 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/351 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270946 | Brockbank et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Organ Recovery Systems, Inc. (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kelvin G. M. Brockbank (Charleston, South Carolina); Lia H. Campbell (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina); Kelly M. Ratcliff (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina); Kristy A. Sarver (Ladson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Living cellular material may be preserved by incubating the cellular material in a culture medium containing at least one sugar, particularly for at least three hours, and then subjecting the cellular material to a preservation protocol, such as freezing, vitrification, freeze-drying and desiccation. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/670724 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270947 | Anderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cognis Corporation (Ambler, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin W. Anderson (Indian Springs, Ohio); J. Douglas Wenzel (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Biooxidation reactions can be controlled by a method which comprises the steps of: (1) independently adding a substrate and a co-substrate at predetermined rates to a bioxidation reaction mixture comprised of a biocatalyst; (2) measuring the oxygen consumption rate and carbon dioxide evolution rate from the reaction mixture; (3) determining the instantaneous rates of substrate and cosubstrate consumption by solving simultaneous equations relating carbon dioxide evolution rate and oxygen consumption rate to the substrate oxidation stoichiometry, the cosubstrate combustion stoichiometry, and optionally the biomass formation stoichiometry; (4) simultaneously adjusting the substrate and cosubstrate addition rates to the rates of substrate oxidation and cosubstrate consumption in order to maximize the rate of product formation while simultaneously minimizing the rate of cosubstrate usage. The method provides a rapid means of controlling fed-batch biooxidation reactions which can employ in-line techniques and is broadly applicable for diverse oxidation reactions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/756240 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272079 | Challener |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Albert Challener (Sewickley, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for concentrating electromagnetic energy comprises a metallic transducer including a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is wider than the second section and has a width to length aspect ratio greater than or equal to a width to length aspect ratio of the second section, and a condenser for directing electromagnetic radiation onto the transducer. A magnetic storage device that includes the apparatus is also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/874457 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic information storage or retrieval 369/13.170 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272102 | Challener |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Albert Challener (Sewickley, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A ridge waveguide having a recessed ridge forming an isolated tip at a terminal end of the waveguide's aperture efficiently couples light into a spot adjacent to the tip in a medium below the terminal end of the waveguide which is significantly smaller than the light's wavelength. The waveguide is used to heat a recording medium via the small spot for heat assisted recording or to pattern substrates by photolithography with line width exposures that are significantly smaller than the wavelength of light. The body of the waveguide may also be recessed away from the medium in an area surrounding the waveguide's aperture to further confine the energy emerging from the waveguide to the small spot adjacent the tip in the medium. |
| FILED | Friday, March 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/402880 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic information storage or retrieval 369/112.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272607 | Udeshi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zyvex Labs, LLC (Richardson, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tushar Udeshi (Plano, Texas); Eric Parker (Heath, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for performing an operation on a hierarchical data tree comprising retrieving data from an anchor node in the tree and a plurality of neighboring nodes each potentially affected by the operation. A cache is queried for a key representing the anchor node and the plurality of neighboring nodes based on the retrieved data. If the query finds a match, the retrieved data is replaced with cached data. If the query does not find a match, the operation is performed on the retrieved data to generate post-operation data, the retrieved data is replaced with the post-operation data and the post-operation data is stored in the cache based on the key. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/698178 |
| ART UNIT | 2168 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272608 | Udeshi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zyvex Labs, LLC (Richardson, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tushar Udeshi (Plano, Texas); Eric Parker (Heath, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of extracting isosurface data from hierarchical node data, including providing hierarchical node data representing an object, the hierarchical node data including a lowest hierarchy level having a plurality of leaf nodes and a plurality of higher hierarchy levels each having a plurality of non-leaf nodes each encompassing ones of the plurality of leaf nodes. The method also includes determining a plurality of leaf node splats each corresponding to one of the plurality of leaf nodes that includes a portion of an isosurface, wherein each of the plurality of leaf node splats is based on scalar data corresponding to at least one of the plurality of leaf nodes. A plurality of non-leaf node splats each corresponding to one of the plurality of non-leaf nodes that includes a portion of the isosurface is also determined, wherein each of the plurality of non-leaf node splats is based on a plurality of splats each corresponding to a lower hierarchical node. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/749256 |
| ART UNIT | 2163 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07270956 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Brent S. Gaylord (Santa Barbara, California); Shu Wang (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide are provided. A sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide is contacted with a polycationic multichromophore and a sensor polynucleotide complementary to the target polynucleotide. The sensor polynucleotide comprises a signaling chromophore to receive energy from the excited multichromophore and increase emission in the presence of the target polynucleotide. The methods can be used in multiplex form. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/648945 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270958 | Makarov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir L. Makarov (Ann Arbor, Michigan); John P. Langmore (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are a number of methods that can be used in a variety of embodiments, including, creation of a nucleic acid terminated at one or more selected bases, sequence analysis of nucleic acids, mapping of sequence motifs within a nucleic acid, positional mapping of nucleic acid clones, and analysis of telomeric regions. The methods utilize double-stranded templates, and in most aspects involve a strand replacement reaction initiated at one or more random or specific locations created in a nucleic acid molecule, and in certain aspects utilizing an oligonucleotide primer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/890483 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271259 | Lambert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph B. Lambert (Glenview, Illinois); Chunqing Liu (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A new family of silicon-based polymers has been prepared in which organic host components are bound covalently. The polymer is a polysilsesquioxane matrix comprising, for example, hosts such as cyclodextrins (CD) or calixarenes (CX). |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/430702 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271747 | Baraniuk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard G. Baraniuk (Houston, Texas); Dror Z. Baron (Houston, Texas); Marco F. Duarte (Houston, Texas); Shriram Sarvotham (Houston, Texas); Michael B. Wakin (Houston, Texas); Mark Davenport (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for approximating a plurality of digital signals or images using compressed sensing. In a scheme where a common component xc of said plurality of digital signals or images an innovative component xi of each of said plurality of digital signals each are represented as a vector with m entries, the method comprises the steps of making a measurement yc, where yc comprises a vector with only ni entries, where ni is less than m, making a measurement yi for each of said correlated digital signals, where yi comprises a vector with only ni entries, where ni is less than m, and from each said innovation components yi, producing an approximate reconstruction of each m-vector xi using said common component yc and said innovative component yi. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/382687 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272265 | Kouri et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Houston System (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald K. Kouri (Houston, Texas); David K. Hoffman (Ames, Iowa); Mark Arnold (Fayetteville, Arkansas); Ioannis A. Kakadiaris (Bellaire, Texas); Zhuoer Shi (Missouri City, Texas); DeSheng Zhang (Houston, Texas); Gemunu H. Gunaratne (Houston, Texas); Haixiang Wang (Houston, Texas); Guowei W. Wei (East Lansing, Michigan); Zheng Bao Xi'an (Shaanxi, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for padding, filtering, denoising, image enhancing and increased time-frequency acquisition is described for digitized data of a data set is described where unknown data is estimated using real data by adding unknown data points in a manner that the padding routine can estimate the interior data set including known and unknown data to a given accuracy on the known data points. The method also provides filtering using non-interpolating, well-tempered distributed approximating functional (NIDAF)-low-band-pass filters. The method also provides for symmetric and/or anti-symmetric extension of the data set so that the data set may be better refined and can be filtered by Fourier and other type of low frequency or harmonic filters. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/454373 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272285 | Benoit et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gilles Benoit (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yoel Fink (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Shandon Hart (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Burak Temelkuran (Boston, Massachusetts); Garry Maskaly (North Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, in one aspect, the invention features an article including a high-power, low-loss fiber waveguide that includes alternating layers of different dielectric materials surrounding a core extending along a waveguide axis, the different dielectric materials including a polymer and a glass. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/733873 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/123 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07270851 | Sullivan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas A. Sullivan (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for increasing the compressive modulus of aerogels comprising: providing aerogel substrate comprising a bubble matrix in a chamber; providing monomer to the chamber, the monomer comprising vapor phase monomer which polymerizes substantially free of polymerization byproducts; depositing monomer from the vapor phase onto the surface of the aerogel substrate under deposition conditions effective to produce a vapor pressure sufficient to cause the vapor phase monomer to penetrate into the bubble matrix and deposit onto the surface of the aerogel substrate, producing a substantially uniform monomer film; and, polymerizing the substantially uniform monomer film under polymerization conditions effective to produce polymer coated aerogel comprising a substantially uniform polymer coating substantially free of polymerization byproducts. Polymer coated aerogel comprising aerogel substrate comprising a substantially uniform polymer coating, said polymer coated aerogel comprising porosity and having a compressive modulus greater than the compressive modulus of the aerogel substrate, as measured by a 100 lb. load cell at 1 mm/minute in the linear range of 20% to 40% compression. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/985081 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/255.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271199 | Quinn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacqueline Quinn (Titusville, Florida); Christian Clausen (Chuluota, Florida); Cherie L. Geiger (Geneva, Florida); Christina Coon (Marietta, Georgia); Cristina M. Berger (Cape Canaveral, Florida); Laura B. Filipek (Deltona, Florida); Kristen M. Milum (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Emulsified systems of a surfactant-stabilized, biodegradable water-in-solvent emulsion with bimetallic particles contained with the emulsion droplets are useful at removing PCBs from ex situ structures. The hydrophobic emulsion system draws PCBs through the solvent/surfactant membrane. Once inside the membrane, the PCBs diffuse into the bimetallic particles and undergo degradation. The PCBs continue to enter, diffuse, degrade, and biphenyl will exit the particle maintaining a concentration gradient across the membrane and maintaining a driving force of the reaction. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/977622 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271386 | Lawrence et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Lawrence (Starkville, Mississippi); Roger King (Starkville, Mississippi); Amber T. Kelley (Birmingham, Alabama); John Vickery (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for pest management using remote sensing technology. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting plant-parasitic nematodes using hyperspectral reflectance data. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a device for determining the population of reniform nematode in a target. The further aspect of the present invention relates to a method for managing nematode population with variable rate applications of nematicides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/156675 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/339.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272431 | McGrath |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. McGrath (Monrovia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods for performing remote detection of physiological activity are described. One aspect of the invention involves obtaining information concerning respiration and heart function. In one embodiment, the invention includes a source containing an oscillator configured to illuminate the subject with electromagnetic signal beam and a receiver configured to observe changes in the amplitude of the electromagnetic signal reflected by the subject. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/632347 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07272474 | Stentz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony Stentz (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Carl Knox Wellington (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for detecting an obstacle comprises a terrain estimator for estimating a local terrain surface map based on at least one of range data points, color data, and infrared data gathered by electromagnetic perception focused in front of a vehicle. The map is composed of a series of terrain cells. An analyzer estimates at least one of predicted roll data, predicted pitch data, predicted ground clearance data, and predicted friction coefficient data based on the estimated terrain map for respective terrain cells and vehicular constrain data. A local planner determines predicted vehicle control data for terrain cells within the terrain along a planned path of the vehicle. One or more vehicle sensors sense at least one of actual roll data, actual pitch data, actual ground clearance data, and actual friction coefficient data for the terrain cells when the vehicle is coextensively positioned with the corresponding terrain cell. A learning module adjusts at least one of the terrain map estimation and the control data determination based on the sensed actual data. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/096333 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/26 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07269873 | Brewer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ultreo, Inc. (Redmond, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald K. Brewer (Redmond, Washington); James Christopher McInnes (Seattle, Washington); Daniel Bayeh (Seattle, Washington); Frederick Jay Bennett (Kirkland, Washington); Richard K. Taylor (Fall City, Washington); David A. Ballard (Sammamish, Washington); George A. Barrett (Shoreline, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An oral hygiene device having an ultrasound transducer 22 and an acoustic waveguide 24 facilitating the transmission of ultrasonic acoustic energy to fluids in the oral cavity is disclosed. Preferred ultrasound operating parameters for operation in aqueous environments and in dental slurries are disclosed. Devices may incorporate a drive motor 16 for oscillating a device head 23, acoustic waveguide 24 and one or more bristle tuft(s) 26 at sonic frequencies, and preferred sonic operating parameters are also provided. Multi-element piezoelectric transducer assemblies 30, 40, and various control and communications features are disclosed. Oral hygiene devices disclosed herein achieve improved plaque and stain removal from the teeth as well as interproximal and subgingival regions, while enhancing the user experience, massaging the gums, stimulating dental tissue, and disrupting biofilm. |
| FILED | Monday, April 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/695580 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning 015/22.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07269966 | Lowenstein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | AIL Reasearch, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Lowenstein (Princeton, New Jersey); Marc J. Sibilia (Princeton, New Jersey); Jeffrey A. Miller (Hopewell, New Jersey); Thomas Tonon (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one second substrate operatively associated with the first substrate. The second substrate includes a surface for supporting the continuous flow of the liquid thereon and is adapted to carry a heat exchange fluid therethrough, wherein heat transfer occurs between the liquid and the heat exchange fluid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/264590 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07270020 | Gregory et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Griffin Analytical Technologies, LLC (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Gregory (Lafayette, Indiana); Dennis Barket (West Lafayette, Indiana); John W Grossenbacher (West Lafayette, Indiana); Anthony Cochran (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to instrument assemblies that can include a sample introduction port coupled to a chamber configured to receive the sample from the sample introduction port and provide analysis of the sample with a valve between the sample introduction port and the chamber. The instrument assemblies can include a septum housing assembly coupled to an analysis chamber interface with the interface including a valve and a cam rotatably mounted to the septum housing assembly and/or coupled to the valve. Analysis methods are also provided that can include introducing a sample to an instrument through both a sample introduction port and a valve coupled to the sample introduction port, and, after introducing the sample, closing the valve to seal the sample introduction port from a remainder of the instrument, with the remainder of the instrument being configured to analyze the sample after the introducing through the sample introduction port. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/152395 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/864.850 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07271706 | Lee |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Mississippi (University, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Lee (Oxford, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to quickly locate potential areas of subterranean termite infestation, and an acoustic sensor in the form of an accelerometer or the disclosed innovative acoustic sensors having a bandwidth of at least 100 Hz to 15 kHz to detect noises made by the subterranean termites. Information collected by the acoustic sensor may be transmitted to a portable mini-computer (pocket PC) for confirmation and to a central operations center for inclusion in a comprehensive database of termite data and information. A method and system for detecting the presence of dry-wood termites concealed in a structure, involving use of a heat source to warm up the wooden structure of interest and then using a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure for suspicious dry-wood infestation, followed by the use of an acoustic sensor and pattern recognition software to more precisely and accurately locate potential area of dry-wood termite infestation. Additionally, structural damage can be evaluated by the methods discussed herein, including live trees. Additionally, the method can be used to manipulate termite infestation behavior. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/680377 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/384.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 07272612 | Birdwell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Birdwell (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Tse-Wei Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Roger D. Horn (Knoxville, Tennessee); Puneet Yadav (Fremont, California); David J. Icove (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A tree-structured index to multidimensional data is created using occurring patterns and clusters within the data which permit efficient search and retrieval strategies in a database of DNA profiles. A search engine utilizes hierarchical decomposition of the database by identifying clusters of similar DNA profiles and maps to parallel computer architecture, allowing scale up past previously feasible limits. Key benefits of the new method are logarithmic scale up and parallelization. These benefits are achieved by identification and utilization of occurring patterns and clusters within stored data. The patterns and clusters enable the stored data to be partitioned into subsets of roughly equal size. The method can be applied recursively, resulting in a database tree that is balanced, meaning that all paths or branches through the tree have roughly the same length. The method achieves high performance by exploiting the natural structure of the data in a manner that maintains balanced trees. Implementation of the method maps to parallel computer architectures, allowing scale up to very large databases. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/767730 |
| ART UNIT | 2163 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/101 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 07270827 | Reddish et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee); ID Biomedical Corporation of Washington (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Reddish (Woodinville, Washington); Mary ChaoHong Hu (Edmonds, Washington); Michael A. Walls (Kenmore, Washington); James B. Dale (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for making and using therapeutic formulations of multivalent hybrid polypeptides comprising immunogenic peptides of M proteins from various different serotypes of group A streptococci and antibodies thereto are provided. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such hybrid polypeptides. The hybrid polypeptide formulations may be used, for example, in methods for treating or preventing a microbial infection and eliciting a protective immune response having broadly protective opsonic antibodies in the absence of tissue cross-reactive antibodies. |
| FILED | Monday, October 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/284400 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/244.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07272245 | Layton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William James Layton (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method of biometric authentication. The first step is taking a series of measurements of the biometric. The second step is averaging those measurements to create a valid iris model. The third step is generating a random number. The fourth step is using an error-correcting code to create a codeword using the random number. The fifth step is generating a list of random locations corresponding to valid bits in the biometric reading. The sixth step is generating a list of numbers consisting of the combination of specified biometric bits and the codeword. The seventh step is generating the secret by performing a hash on the random number. The eighth step is storing the secret and the list to a certificate. The ninth step of the method is authenticating the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/845462 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07270950 | Szostak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack W. Szostak (Boston, Massachusetts); Richard W. Roberts (South Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are RNA-protein fusion production methods which involve a high salt post-translational incubation step. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 06, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/876235 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07271148 | Albrecht et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas B. Albrecht (Galveston, Texas); Zhenping Chen (Galveston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of decreasing viral replication in cells, the method comprising decreasing levels of functional cellular protease in the cells. The invention further provides a method of treating or preventing a viral infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an amount of a compound effective to decrease levels of functional cellular protease in the cells of the subject. |
| FILED | Friday, December 22, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/748642 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, September 18, 2007.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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