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Patent Details for Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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| US 07276121 | Bliss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David F. Bliss (Arlington, Massachusetts); Vladimir L. Tassev (Wakefield, Massachusetts); Michael J. Suscavage (Shirley, Massachusetts); John S. Bailey (Temple, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus are provided for forming metal nitride (MN), wherein M is contacted with iodine vapor or hydrogen iodide (HI) vapor to form metal iodide (MI) and then contacting MI with ammonia to form the MN in a process of reduced or no toxicity. Such method is conducted in a reactor that is maintained at a pressure below one atmosphere for enhanced uniformity of gas flow and of MN product. The MN is then deposited on a substrate, on one or more seeds or it can self-nucleate on the walls of a growth chamber, to form high purity and uniform metal nitride material. The inventive MN material finds use in semiconductor materials, in nitride electronic devices, various color emitters, high power microwave sources and numerous other electronic applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/985063 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating apparatus 118/715 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276453 | Truong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nugent Truong (Ventura, California); Charles Douglas MacPherson (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic device having a substrate structure having an undercut region is provided and further included is a method for forming an undercut region of a substrate structure. The method includes forming a patterned protective layer over a first electrode. The method also includes forming the substrate structure over the patterned protective layer. An opening within the substrate structure overlies an exposed portion of the substrate structure. The method further includes removing the exposed portion of the patterned protective layer, thereby exposing a portion of the first electrode and forming an undercut region of the substrate structure. The method still further includes depositing a liquid over the first electrode after removing the exposed portion of the patterned protective layer, and solidifying the liquid to form a solid layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/915578 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/739 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276542 | Bulluck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Research International, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Bulluck (Spicewood, Texas); Brad A. Rix (Spicewood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine oxide and an alpha hydroxy ketone. The formulation can cure rapidly, such as in about 20 minutes. The cured formulation can have a Tg above 150° C. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/294795 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 522/81 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276681 | Alexander et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Alexander (Spicewood, Texas); David Schorr (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method and apparatus for correcting for gain changes in detectors in a guided vehicle. In one version of the invention, an on board light source is used to generate a reference set of detector gains, which are stored in computer memory. The on board light source is then pulsed at subsequent times and the signals generated by the detectors are compared to the reference set of detector gains to determine whether any gains have changed. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/139098 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/203.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276789 | Cohn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microassembly Technologies, Inc. (Richmond, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael B. Cohn (Berkeley, California); Joseph T. Kung (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), processes and apparatus using thermocompression bonding are disclosed. For example, process embodiments are disclosed in which wafer-scale as well as die-scale thermocompression bonding is utilized to encapsulate MEMS and/or to provide electrical interconnections with MEMS. Apparatus embodiments include apparatus for performing thermocompression bonding and bonded hybrid structures manufactured in accordance with the process embodiments. Devices having various substrate bonding and/or sealing configurations variously offer the advantage of reduced size, higher manufacturing yields, reduced costs, improved reliability, improved compatibility with existing semiconductor manufacturing process and/or greater versatility of applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/851751 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/704 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276819 | Whitley 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) | Von H. Whitley (Washington, District of Columbia); Thomas P. Russell (Manasses, Virginia); Gerardo I. Pangilinan (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating power including an energetic charge is activated to produce a shockwave, which is imparted at an effective velocity and temperature on a gas to ionize the gas for creating plasma and to drive the plasma. The plasma is impacted on an electrically conducting cable for conducting an electrical charge therethrough. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/239446 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276839 | Monahan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick J. Monahan (Gales Ferry, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A combination transducer and water-blocking film for acoustic signaling through ambient water. The water-blocking film has an etched fluoropolymer film and adjacent bonding film interposed between the transducer and the water. Potting material extends adjacent to and is bonded to both sides of the water-blocking film. The film and potting material create an acoustic window. The etched fluoropolymer film is approximately one to two thousandths inch thick and the bonding film is approximately one thousandths inch thick, and the potting material is a polyurethane matrix. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/296713 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276932 | Kuang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jente B. Kuang (Austin, Texas); Jethro C. Law (Cedar Park, Texas); Hung C. Ngo (Austin, Texas); Kevin J. Nowka (Georgetown, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Virtual power-gated cells (VPC) are configured with control circuitry for buffering control signals and a power-gated block (PGB) comprising two or more NFETs for virtual ground rail nodes and PFETs for virtual positive rail nodes. Each VPC has a control voltage input, a control voltage output, a node coupled to a power supply voltage potential, and a virtual power-gated node that is coupled and decoupled from the power supply potential in response to logic states on the control input. The control signals are buffered by non-power-gated inverters before being applied to the input of a PGB. VPCs may propagate a control signal that is in phase with or inverted from a corresponding control signal at the control input. VPCs may be cascaded to create virtual power rails in chains and power grids. The control signals are latched at the cell boundaries or latched in response to a clock signal. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/926597 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/33 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277033 | Kriz |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey J. Kriz (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method directed to using a dither signal during conversion of an analog input signal to a digital output signal without summing the dither signal to the analog input signal. Such conversion may include generating a digital dither signal with a pseudo-random noise generator and converting the digital dither signal to an analog dither signal. The analog dither signal is provided to an impedance network that responsively produces a set of reference dither signals proportional to the analog dither signal. A plurality of comparators compares the proportional dither signals to the analog input signal so as to generate a first output code. A dither signal reference code that indicates the effects of passing the dither signal through the analog-to-digital converter is subtracted from the first output code so as to produce a second output code that is a digital representation of the analog input signal. |
| FILED | Monday, February 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/352636 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277042 | Cho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwang M. Cho (Los Angeles, California); Leo H. Hui (Alhambra, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radar acquires a formed SAR image of radar scatterers in an area around a central reference point (CRP). Target(s) are within the area illuminated by the radar. The area covers terrain having a plurality of elevations. The radar is on a moving platform, where the moving platform is moving along an actual path. The actual path is displaced from an ideal SAR image acquisition path. The radar has a computer that divides the digital returns descriptive of the formed SAR image into multiple blocks, such as a first strip and an adjacent strip. The first strip is conveniently chosen, likely to generally align with a part of the area, at a first elevation. An adjacent strip covers a second part of the area at a second elevation. The first strip is overlapping the adjacent strip over an overlap portion. The first and second elevation are extracted from a terrain elevation database (DTED). Horizontal displacement of returns (range deviation) is computed for each strip using the elevation information from the terrain elevation database. Taylor series coefficients are computed for the horizontal displacement due to terrain elevation using the ideal path, the actual path and central reference point. Actual flight path deviation is available at each pulse position while azimuth frequency is given in azimuth angle off mid angle point. Remapping between indices in two arrays is also computed. Phase error compensation and compensation in azimuth (spacial frequency) is computed using the Taylor series coefficients, a Fast Fourier Transform and an inverse Fast Fourier Transform for each strip. Phase error compensation is applied to the digital returns from each strip to obtain the SAR image. The SAR image is further improved by having the first strip corrected data and the second strip corrected data merged over the overlap portion to generate a relatively seamless SAR image. |
| FILED | Friday, May 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/433707 |
| 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 342/25.F00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277457 | Gorday et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E. Gorday (West Palm Beach, Florida); Edgar Herbert Callaway, Jr. (Boca Raton, Florida); Frederick L. Martin (Plantation, Florida); David B. Taubenheim (Plantation, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method (500) and system for compensation of frequency offset between a first transceiver (102) and a second transceiver (104) in wireless communication are disclosed. The compensation of the frequency offset between two or more transceivers (102, 104) is achieved using frequency synchronization bursts. These bursts contain information about the frequency offset. The frequency synchronization bursts are transmitted by the first transceiver at a range of frequencies above and below its carrier frequency (502). A second transceiver that receives at least one of these bursts (504) determines the frequency offset (504), and adjusts its frequency to match the frequency of the first transceiver (508). Thereafter, the second transceiver may enter a low power sleep mode (510) in order to reduce its power consumption. The second transceiver returns to active mode (512) just before the start of the transmission of the data packets (514). |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/678416 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277475 | Nguyen 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) | Brian Nguyen (San Diego, California); Douglas C. Lawrence (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A narrowband interference excision method and apparatus. According to one embodiment, a method for narrowband interference excision is disclosed. The method comprising transforming time domain data into a frequency domain vector having a plurality of frequency bins. The method further comprises estimating a plurality of power values corresponding to frequency bins of the frequency domain vector to obtain a current power vector. Then, calculating an average power vector from the current power vector and at least one selected previous power vector. Further, excising selected frequency bins of the frequency domain vector to produce an excised frequency domain vector. Moreover, determining whether to include the average power vector in future average power vector determinations. In another embodiment, a narrowband interference excision apparatus is disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/672524 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/148 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277573 | O'Brien, Jr. |
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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) | Francis J. O'Brien, Jr. (Newport, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-stage method is provided for automatically characterizing data sets containing data points which are each defined by measurements of three variables as either random or non-random. A three-dimensional Cartesian volume which is sized to contain all of a total number N of data points in the data set which is to be characterized. The Cartesian volume is partitioned into equal sized cubes, wherein each cube may or may not contain a data point. A predetermined route is defined that goes through every cube one time and scores each cube as a one or a zero thereby producing a stream of ones and zeros. The number of runs is counted and utilized to provide a Runs Test which predicts if the N data points in any data set are random or nonrandom. Additional tests are used in conjunction with the Runs Test to increase the accuracy of characterization of each data set as random or nonrandom. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/911757 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/154 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277725 | Henry 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) | Willard Henry (San Diego, California); Thinh Q. Ho (Anaheim, California); Kevin Allen (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A frequency agile collocated multi-signal rf distribution system. The system includes a plurality of receivers, a plurality of transmitters, a power amplification module, an antenna module and an interference reduction module. The power amplification module is operatively coupled to the plurality of transmitters and is capable of receiving and amplifying transmission signals, reducing interference and outputting amplified transmission signals. The antenna module is operatively coupled to the power amplification module and is capable of receiving amplified transmission signals, receiving reception signals and outputting reception signals. The interference reduction module is operatively coupled to the power amplification module, the antenna module and the plurality of receivers, and is capable of receiving amplified transmission signals and reception signals, reducing co-site interference in receptions signals, and outputting reception signals having reduced co-site interference to the plurality of receivers. A method for implementing a frequency agile collocated multi-signal rf distribution system is also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/999868 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/553.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277764 | Hovakimyan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naira Hovakimyan (Smyna, Georgia); C. Anthony Calise (Atlanta, Georgia); Bong-Jun Yang (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention comprises apparatuses and methods for providing the capability to stabilize and control a non-minimum phase, nonlinear plant with unmodeled dynamics and/or parametric uncertainty through the use of adaptive output feedback. A disclosed apparatus can comprise a reference model unit for generating a reference model output signal ym. The apparatus can comprise a combining unit that combines and differences a plant output signal y of a non-minimum phase plant for which not all of the states can be sensed, and a plant output signal y, to generate an output error signal {tilde over (y)}. The apparatus can further comprise an adaptive control unit for generating an adaptive control signal uad used to control the plant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732208 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277800 | Sheahan, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Sheahan, Jr. (Florissant, Missouri); Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, Missouri); Kevin L. Swearingen (St. Charles, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for monitoring freeplay within an actuator is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the method includes collecting a plurality of actuator parameter data sets during a predetermined period. During the predetermined time period the actuator drive motor is commanded to extend and retract an actuator output ram operably connected to a movable component of a structural system such as a mobile platform. The method additionally includes selectively isolating various sets of the plurality of actuator parameter data sets that meet specific predetermined criterion. Furthermore, the method includes computing an amount of freeplay value within the actuator based on the isolated actuator parameter data sets. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/364644 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/34 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277810 | Schumacher 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) | Richard P. Schumacher (Rancho Cucamonga, California); Daniel S. Cook (Lenexa, Kansas); Winston Y. Chou (Pomona, California); David G. Kinkade (Corona, California); John B. Griffith (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A calibration engine to eliminate disconnects between both manual and automated calibration procedures. It abstracts the process of procedure development such that procedure writers produce automated procedures without being computer programmers. By organizing calibration procedure elements in a relational database format, a relational automated calibration engine (RACE) provides the mechanism whereby a single calibration procedure is executed in either a manual, automated, or semi-automated fashion. The engine operates both with and without an installed operating system and relational database server. Interfaces ensure interoperability with other laboratory software elements such as scheduling, reporting, and measurement uncertainty. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/175800 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277822 | Blemel |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth G. Blemel (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, harnesses, cables, pipelines and other interconnection systems constructed with integral sensitized media, discrete sensors, and electronics providing a means for transforming sensed data into information and a means for communicating information for the purpose of understanding the location, degree and risk of damage and deterioration, and the probable causes thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/966397 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277829 | Sickenberger 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) | David W. Sickenberger (Bel Air, Maryland); Jerry B. Cabalo (Towson, Maryland); Richard Sickenberger (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating a synthetic data signal is described. A synthetic data signal having any desired duration is generated from a data signal and a background signal of shorter duration. The duration of the background signal is extended by sampling the background signal at random times and for random durations. The sampled background signal is used to extend the background signal. Event data is identified from the data signal. The extended background signal is randomly populated with event data randomly sampled from the data signal to generate the synthetic data signal. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/268417 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277893 | Aggarwal |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charu C. Aggarwal (Mohegan Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to the use of an evolutionary algorithm to locate optimal solution subspaces. The evolutionary algorithm uses a point-based coding of the subspace determination problem and searches selectively over the space of possible coded solutions. Each feasible solution to the problem, or individual in the population of feasible solutions, is coded as a string, which facilitates use of the evolutionary algorithm to determine the optimal solution to the fitness function. The fitness of each string is determined by solving the objective function for that string. The resulting fitness value can then be converted to a rank, and all of the members of the population of solutions can be evaluated using selection, crossover, and mutation processes that are applied sequentially and iteratively to the individuals in the population of solutions. The population of solutions is updated as the individuals in the population evolve and converge, that is become increasingly genetically similar to one another. The iterations of selection, crossover and mutation are performed until a desired level of convergence among the individuals in the population of solutions has been achieved. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/901278 |
| 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 |
| US 07277971 | Winkeler, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert F. Winkeler, III (St. Peters, Missouri); Kirk D. Ellett (O'Fallon, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A data processing apparatus comprising: (1) a plurality of data processing boards; (2) a bus connecting the boards with each other; and wherein each board comprises a communication utility for communicating data over the bus to another board through a plurality of channels, and wherein at least one of the channels has a user-redefinable configuration. For enhancing the user-definability of the apparatus, it is preferred that a user interface is provided through which the user can define one or more communication parameters. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/609215 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07278023 | Siegel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil G. Siegel (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Ronald J. Kozel (Redondo Beach, California); David C. Bixler (Hermosa Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method and computer program that administers access and security on a network having more than one computer system connected thereto. This system, method and computer program has a local password file (1500) which is one-way encrypted and contains user identifications, associated one-way encrypted passwords and associated privileges for each authorized user allowed access to the wide area network (10). A user login module (1200) is used to receive a user identification or role and password from a user and login the user when a match is found in the local password file (1500). A channel monitoring and filtering module (1000) is provided to monitor and receive broadcast or multicast messages within the wide area network (10) and display the message to the user when the user's associated privileges permit the viewing of the message. This system, method and computer program also has a password management module (1300) to update and insure that all the computers in the network contain the same local password file (1500). A remote auditing module (1400) is provided to monitor and process anomalous events which may occur on a user's computer. A remote control module is also provided to enable a systems administrator or security officer to take appropriate action when a critical event transpires. An authentication module is also provided to enable a system administrator or security officer an option to check and confirm a password entered by a user for re-authentication. |
| FILED | Friday, June 09, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/589747 |
| ART UNIT | 3621 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07275439 | Zagzebski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Zagzebski (Madison, Wisconsin); Tomy Varghese (Madison, Wisconsin); Anthony L. Gerig (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Parametric ultrasonic measurements which characterize the structure of tissue, using information from an ultrasonic signal beyond amplitude information, are obtained by combining multiple ultrasonic signals acquired at different angles, thereby reducing the variance of the calculations. Such angular compounding may be applied to detecting scatterer size, spacing, density, and attenuation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/772663 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/625 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276031 | Norman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert G. Norman (New Windsor, New York); Indu A. Ayappa (New York, New York); David M. Rapoport (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is a method and system for analyzing a patient's breaths. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns over a plurality of breaths. The processor separates the detected data into data segments corresponding to individual breaths. Then, the processor analyzes the data segments using a pretrained artificial neural network to classify the breaths based on a likelihood that individual ones of the breaths include an abnormal flow limitation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/844650 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/538 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America, repesented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carole A. Bewley (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a purified or isolated obligate domain-swapped dimer of CVN and a composition comprising the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/505666 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276237 | Liang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peng Liang (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides the receptors for Mob-5 (IL-24). One of the Mob-5 receptors comprises IL-22R1 and IL-20R2. Another Mob-5 receptor comprises IL-20R1 and IL-22R2. The invention also provides methods of inhibiting the Mob-5 receptor as well as methods of detecting cancer by detecting the presence of the Mob-5 receptor. |
| FILED | Monday, May 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/124925 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/138.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276240 | Nataro |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Nataro (Owings Mills, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel proteins and their corresponding nucleotide sequences in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) are provided. In particular, Aap and the five gene cluster (aat) of the AA probe region of the pAA plasmid of EAEC 042 have been identified, sequenced, and further characterized. The use of these novel proteins and their corresponding nucleotide sequences for diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of EAEC infections is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, April 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/403838 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/169.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276286 | Chapman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert G. Chapman (Burlingame, California); Emanuele Ostuni (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michael N. Liang (Somerville, Massachusetts); Lin Yan (East Brunswick, New Jersey); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides articles resistant to the adsorption of proteins, cells and bacteria. The articles can either have a chemical chain bonded thereon where the chemical chain can comprise a terminal group free of a hydrogen bond donor or where a hydrogen bond donor is sufficiently buried such that an exposed surface of the article including the chemical chain is free of a hydrogen bond donor. The chemical chain, or plurality of chemical chains, can comprise a monolayer such as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) which can be homogeneous (one type of SAM) or mixed, i.e. or more different types of SAMs. Other more specific examples of chemical chains are provided. The plurality of chemical chains can comprise a polymer such as a polyamine. In many aspects, the plurality of chemical chains is sufficiently free of cross-linking or branching. The present invention also provides an article capable of specific binding of a desired biomolecule while preventing non-specific binding of biomolecules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 17, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/907551 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/411.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276331 | Wood et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth W. Wood (Foster City, California); Roman Sakowicz (Foster City, California); Lawrence S. B. Goldstein (San Diego, California); Don W. Cleveland (Delmar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of Xenopus CENP-E (XCENP-E), antibodies to XCENP-E, methods of screening for CENP-E modulators using biologically active CENP-E, and kits for screening for CENP-E modulators. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/650280 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276335 | Schimmel |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul R. Schimmel (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for designing compounds specifically targeting RNA sequences, based on the discovery of short, specific sequences within RNA that are critical to function, using modeling of the compound to effect binding to the nucleotide sequences in the RNA in combination with secondary and/or tertiary structure associated with the minor groove of the RNA in the region of the critical sequences. In the preferred method, computer modeling is used along with analysis of the targeted RNA sequence to design molecules binding to the targeted RNA by covalent or hydrogen binding. Appropriate molecules are synthesized using known methodology that have the required structure and chemical characteristics to specifically bind the critical region of the RNA and thereby inhibit the function of the RNA. Molecules known to bind to RNA can also be modified using this method to increase specificity, and thereby decrease toxicity. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 1994 |
| APPL NO | 08/249689 |
| 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: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07276341 | Harley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John B. Harley (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Judith A. James (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A number of octapeptides were generated from the sequences encoding the 60 kDa Ro/SSA peptide, the La/SSB autoantigen, the 70 kD nuclear ribonucleoprotein (nRNP), and the Sm B/B′ polypeptide, which represent linear epitopes for autoantibodies present in the sera of SLE and SS patients. These peptides are useful in solid phase assays for patients characterized by the presence of these autoantibodies, and can be used to categorize patients as to the likelihood of developing certain conditions associated with SLE. The peptides are also potentially useful in treatment of these patients using immobilized peptide to remove autoantibody and to block binding of the autoantibodies with patient molecules reactive with the autoantibodies. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/376121 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276348 | Glick |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary D. Glick (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with the faulty regulation of the processes of programmed cell death, autoimmunity, inflammation, and hyperproliferation, and the like. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/795535 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276352 | Levine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Levine (Del Mar, California); Dominique Gouty (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for inducing insulin gene expression in cultured pancreas cells, the method comprising contacting a culture of endocrine pancreas cells expressing a PDX-1 gene with a GLP-1 receptor agonist, wherein the cells have been cultured under conditions such that the cells are in contact with other cells in the culture, thereby inducing insulin gene expression in the ceils. The invention also provides methods of treating a diabetic human subject using the methods of the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/039523 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276357 | Chakrabarti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raj Chakrabarti (Princeton, New Jersey); Clarence E. Schutt (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for enhancing PCR and other polynucleotide replication reactions are disclosed. These comprise the addition of low molecular weight organic amides, sulfones or sulfoxides to PCR or other replication reaction mixtures. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/185314 |
| 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 435/91.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276367 | Ravin 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) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rea Ravin (Rockville, Maryland); James V. Sullivan (Bowie, Maryland); Daniel Hoeppner (Bethesda, Maryland); David W. Munno (Stamford, Connecticut); Ron McKay (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and process for monitoring migratory cell proliferation with restricted migration on a substrate includes providing a substrate, coating the substrate with extracellular matrix, plating cells suspended in cell culture media on extracellular matrix, and placing intersecting channels across the extracellular matrix components by removing the extracellular matrix components from the channels to isolate islands of the extracellular matrix components on the substrate. When the cells are immersed with a fluid, migration of the cells is confined to the isolated islands of the extracellular matrix components, permitting long-term observation of a migratory population. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/967703 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/284.100 |
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| US 07276483 | Castillo et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Gerardo M. Castillo (Bothell, Washington); Beth P. Nguyen (Bothell, Washington); Thomas P. Lake (Bothell, Washington); Alan D. Snow (Lynnwood, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A pharmaceutical composition, or pharmaceutical agent for treating Aβ amyloidosis in a patient that has at least one laminin-derived peptide or fragment thereof from the group D-A13, D-HA3G76, D-A4G82, D-A5G81, D-A5G101, D-HA3G47, D-HA3G58, D-HA3G74, D-HA3G83, D-A5G82, D-R-AG73, D-R-A13, D-R-HA3G76, D-R-A4G82, and D-R-A5G81. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/821250 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276579 | Wyatt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard T. Wyatt (Rockville, Maryland); Joseph G. Sodroski (Medford, Massachusetts); Tajib Mirzabekov (Newton, Massachusetts); Christoph Grunder (Solna, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | An immunogenic proteoliposome containing a transmembrane protein or oligomeric complexes containing such proteins, including viral envelope glycoproteins, in a lipid membrane around an elliptoid or spherical shape. The shape preferably also contains an attractant such as streptavidin or avidin and the lipid membrane contains a moiety that binds to the attractant such as biotin. The immunogenic transmembrane protein is bound to a ligand which is anchored in the shape. Methods for making the immunogenic proteoliposomes are provided uses of the proteoliposome are described, including their use as immunogens to elicit immune reaction, and their use in screening assays, including their use as antigens to screen antibody libraries, as well as for drug screening and the identification of ligands. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 27, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/450637 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — 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 07276581 | Yeatman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Yeatman (Tampa, Florida); Rosalyn B. Irby (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a mutant oligonucleotide composition encoding a cellular c-Src tyrosine kinase oncogene. Methods for isolating, expressing and characterizing recombinant Src mutant polypeptide are also provided. The invention further relates to methods for utilizing such oligonucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and antagonists for applications, which relate to research, diagnostics, and clinical arts. More specifically, this invention provides methods of diagnosing, treating, immunizing, and creating transgenic animals based on use of such mutant Src. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/887588 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276588 | Pizzo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Salvatore Pizzo (Bahama, North Carolina); Mario Gonzalez-Gronow (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated antibody that binds to a plasminogen kringle 5 receptor, i.e., the human voltage-dependent anion channel, preferably at an epitope between amino acids Tyr224 through Lys255 thereof, is described, along with methods of use thereof. Peptides or immunogens that stimulate the production of such antibodies, along with methods of use thereof, are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/641340 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.200 |
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| US 07276644 | Moss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard L. Moss (Middleton, Wisconsin); Bruno Sousa, legal representative (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a transgenic mouse that is a model for myocardial function. Also provided are methods for using the transgenic mouse model to study heart muscle, cardiac disease and identify compounds effective in treating or preventing cardiac disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/748354 |
| 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 |
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| US 07277526 | Rifkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lyncean Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Rifkin (Boulder, Colorado); Roderick J. Loewen (Redwood City, California); Ronald D. Ruth (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Compton backscattering x-ray source includes an electron storage ring for storing electron bunches. A timing system refreshes an orbiting electron bunch according to a schedule selected to improve at least one attribute of x-ray emission. In one implementation, the electron bunch is periodically refreshed with a period of at least about 10 Hz. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/077524 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/119 |
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| US 07277597 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jin Hyung Lee (Menlo Park, California); John M. Pauly (Redwood City, California); Dwight G. Nishimura (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A modified projection on convex sets (POCS) algorithm and method for partial k-space reconstruction using low resolution phase maps for scaling full sets of reconstructed k-space data. The algorithm can be used with partial k-space trajectories in which the trajectories share a common point such as the origin of k-space, including variable-density spiral trajectories, projection reconstruction trajectories with a semicircle region acquisition, and projection reconstruction trajectories with every other spike acquired. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/464236 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/280 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | OG Technologies, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tzyy-Shuh Chang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hsun-Hau Huang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Chang-Hung Lin (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An adjustable guide, includes two or more mechanisms each having a rotatable retaining element containing a retaining groove with a variable radius in its perimeter surface. The grooves form a guidance path to control the lateral, i.e. non-axial, motion of a long bar moving along a longitudinal axis during a production process. The diameter of the guidance path varies according to the variable radii of the grooves. The guidance path increases in size at a predetermined rate, from a point of origin to an end point on the retaining groove. Rotating the retaining elements causes the diameter of the retaining grooves to change so that the size of the guidance path can be changed to match the diameter of the bar being rolled, size of the guidance path can be changed to fit the diameter of a new bar rolled without having to exchange the guide for a different sized guide, reduce fiction between the bar and the guide, a media, such as compressed air, can be injected between the retaining elements via orifices. Each retaining element is attached to a mounting apparatus. The mounting apparatus can be fixed or flexible. The flexible mounting apparatus includes one or more springs and one or more shock absorbers. A force neutral position of the flexible mounting apparatus is designed to be located on the predetermined ideal bar path line. The flexible mounting apparatus dissipates kinetic energy from the bar thereby reducing the bar's lateral motion relative to the ideal bar path line. The damping ratio of the mounting apparatus can be adjustable to alter the product's vibration mode to enable better control of the bar's lateral motion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/284508 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal deforming 072/250 |
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| US 07275468 | Montesanti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Montesanti (Cambridge, Massachusetts); David L. Trumper (Plaistow, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A high bandwidth rotary fast tool servo provides tool motion in a direction nominally parallel to the surface-normal of a workpiece at the point of contact between the cutting tool and workpiece. Three or more flexure blades having all ends fixed are used to form an axis of rotation for a swing arm that carries a cutting tool at a set radius from the axis of rotation. An actuator rotates a swing arm assembly such that a cutting tool is moved in and away from the lathe-mounted, rotating workpiece in a rapid and controlled manner in order to machine the workpiece. A pair of position sensors provides rotation and position information for a swing arm to a control system. A control system commands and coordinates motion of the fast tool servo with the motion of a spindle, rotating table, cross-feed slide, and in-feed slide of a precision lathe. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/448336 |
| ART UNIT | 3722 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Turning 082/1.110 |
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| US 07276216 | Segelke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent W. Segelke (San Ramon, California); Heike I. Krupka (Livermore, California); Bernhard Rupp (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A kit for prescreening protein concentration for crystallization includes a multiplicity of vials, a multiplicity of pre-selected reagents, and a multiplicity of sample plates. The reagents and a corresponding multiplicity of samples of the protein in solutions of varying concentrations are placed on sample plates. The sample plates containing the reagents and samples are incubated. After incubation the sample plates are examined to determine which of the sample concentrations are too low and which the sample concentrations are too high. The sample concentrations that are optimal for protein crystallization are selected and used. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/084479 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/245 |
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| US 07276264 | Moore et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen A. Moore (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Raymond A. Zatorski (East Hampton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for applying a coating to an interior surface of a conduit. In one embodiment, a spray gun configured to apply a coating is attached to an extension arm which may be inserted into the bore of a pipe. The spray gun may be a thermal spray gun adapted to apply a powder coating. An evacuation system may be used to provide a volume area of reduced air pressure for drawing overspray out of the pipe interior during coating. The extension arm as well as the spray gun may be cooled to maintain a consistent temperature in the system, allowing for more consistent coating. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/122164 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/236 |
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| US 07276304 | Kelley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dana A. Kelley (New Milford, Connecticut); Mohammad Farooque (Danbury, Connecticut); Keith Davis (Southbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell system with improved electrical isolation having a fuel cell stack with a positive potential end and a negative potential, a manifold for use in coupling gases to and from a face of the fuel cell stack, an electrical isolating assembly for electrically isolating the manifold from the stack, and a unit for adjusting an electrical potential of the manifold such as to impede the flow of electrolyte from the stack across the isolating assembly. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/020593 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/13 |
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| US 07276306 | Pham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ai Quoc Pham (San Jose, California); Brian Lee Anderson (Lodi, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is a system for the co-generation of hydrogen gas and electricity, wherein the proportion of hydrogen to electricity can be adjusted from 0% to 100%. The system integrates fuel cell technology for power generation with fuel-assisted steam-electrolysis. A hydrocarbon fuel, a reformed hydrocarbon fuel, or a partially reformed hydrocarbon fuel can be fed into the system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/388141 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/19 |
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| US 07276370 | Beachy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger N. Beachy (St. Louis, Missouri); Silvana Petruccelli (La Plata, Argentina); Shunhong Dai (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of activating the rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) promoter in vivo is disclosed. The RTBV promoter is activated by exposure to at least one protein selected from the group consisting of Rf2a and Rf2b. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/399699 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark D. Tucker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides solubilizing compounds that serve to effectively render the chemical and biological compounds, particularly CW and BW compounds, susceptible to attack, and at least one reactive compound that serves to attack (and detoxify or kill) the compound. The formulation includes at least one solubilizing agent, a reactive compound, a sorbent additive, and water. A highly adsorbent sorbent additive (e.g., amorphous silica, sorbitol, mannitol, etc.) is used to “dry out” one or more liquid ingredients into a dry, free-flowing powder that has an extended shelf life, and is more convenient to handle and mix in the field. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/740317 |
| 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 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276708 | Barov |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FAR-TECH, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolai Barov (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a diagnostic resonant cavity for determining characteristics of a charged particle beam, such as an electron beam, produced in a charged particle accelerator. The cavity is based on resonant quadrupole-mode and higher order cavities. Enhanced shunt impedance in such cavities is obtained by the incorporation of a set of four or more electrically conductive rods extending inwardly from either one or both of the end walls of the cavity, so as to form capacitive gaps near the outer radius of the beam tube. For typical diagnostic cavity applications, a five-fold increase in shunt impedance can be obtained. In alternative embodiments the cavity may include either four or more opposing pairs of rods which extend coaxially toward one another from the opposite end walls of the cavity and are spaced from one another to form capacitative gaps; or the cavity may include a single set of individual rods that extend from one end wall to a point adjacent the opposing end wall. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/286240 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/396.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276815 | Algrain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcelo C. Algrain (Peoria, Illinois); Kris W. Johnson (Washington, Illinois); Sivaprasad Akasam (Peoria, Illinois); Brian D. Hoff (East Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of managing power resources for an electrical system of a vehicle may include identifying enabled power sources from among a plurality of power sources in electrical communication with the electrical system and calculating a threshold power value for the enabled power sources. A total power load placed on the electrical system by one or more power consumers may be measured. If the total power load exceeds the threshold power value, then a determination may be made as to whether one or more additional power sources is available from among the plurality of power sources. At least one of the one or more additional power sources may be enabled, if available. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/740798 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical transmission or interconnection systems 37/80 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277494 | Dimsdle |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey William Dimsdle (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of quadrature amplitude modulation involving encoding phase differentially and amplitude absolutely, allowing for a high data rate and spectral efficiency in data transmission and other communication applications, and allowing for amplitude scaling to facilitate data recovery; amplitude scale tracking to track-out rapid and severe scale variations and facilitate successful demodulation and data retrieval; 2N power carrier recovery; incoherent demodulation where coherent carrier recovery is not possible or practical due to signal degradation; coherent demodulation; multipath equalization to equalize frequency dependent multipath; and demodulation filtering. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/454811 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/261 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277521 | Norman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric B. Norman (Oakland, California); Stanley G. Prussin (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a container. The system and its method include irradiating the container with an energetic beam, so as to induce a fission in the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma rays that are emitted from the fission products formed by the fission, to produce a detector signal, comparing the detector signal with a threshold value to form a comparison, and detecting the presence of the special nuclear materials using the comparison. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/821658 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Induced nuclear reactions: Processes, systems, and elements 376/156 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277605 | Pocha et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Pocha (Livermore, California); Steve P. Swierkowski (Livermore, California); Billy E. Wood (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Fabry-Perot cavity is formed by a partially or wholly reflective surface on the free end of an integrated elongate channel or an integrated bounding wall of a chip of a wafer and a partially reflective surface on the end of the optical fiber. Such a constructed device can be utilized to detect one or more physical parameters, such as, for example, strain, through the optical fiber using an optical detection system to provide measuring accuracies of less than aboutb0.1%. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/132663 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
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| US 07277644 | Johnson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Johnson (Livermore, California); Farid U. Dowla (Castro Valley, California); Anthony J. Ruggiero (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Free-space optical (FSO) laser communication systems offer exceptionally wide-bandwidth, secure connections between platforms that cannot other wise be connected via physical means such as optical fiber or cable. However, FSO links are subject to strong channel fading due to atmospheric turbulence and beam pointing errors, limiting practical performance and reliability. We have developed a fade-tolerant architecture based on forward error correcting codes (FECs) combined with delayed, redundant, sub-channels. This redundancy is made feasible though dense wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and/or high-order M-ary modulation. Experiments and simulations show that error-free communications is feasible even when faced with fades that are tens of milliseconds long. We describe plans for practical implementation of a complete system operating at 2.5 Gbps. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/676450 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277790 | Green, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Johney Boyd Green, Jr. (Knoxville, Tennessee); Charles Stuart Daw (Knoxville, Tennessee); Robert Milton Wagner (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention detects the crank angle location where combustion switches from premixed to diffusion, referred to as the transition index, and uses that location to define integration limits that measure the portions of heat released during the combustion process that occur during the premixed and diffusion phases. Those integrated premixed and diffusion values are used to develop a metric referred to as the combustion index. The combustion index is defined as the integrated diffusion contribution divided by the integrated premixed contribution. As the EGR rate is increased enough to enter the low temperature combustion regime, PM emissions decrease because more of the combustion process is occurring over the premixed portion of the heat release rate profile and the diffusion portion has been significantly reduced. This information is used to detect when the engine is or is not operating in a low temperature combustion mode and provides that feedback to an engine control algorithm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/380019 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07275675 | Carter 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) | Robert W. Carter (Auburn, Alabama); Lewis N. Payton (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A friction stir weld tool sleeve is supported by an underlying support pin. The pin material is preferably selected for toughness and fracture characteristics. The pin sleeve preferably has a geometry which employs the use of an interrupted thread, a plurality of flutes and/or eccentric path to provide greater flow through. Paddles have been found to assist in imparting friction and directing plastic metal during the welding process. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/928876 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/2.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276266 | Khare et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bishun N. Khare (Fremont, California); Meyya Meyyappan (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and system for functionalizing a collection of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A selected precursor gas (e.g., H2 or F2 or CnHm) is irradiated to provide a cold plasma of selected target particles, such as atomic H or F, in a first chamber. The target particles are directed toward an array of CNTs located in a second chamber while suppressing transport of ultraviolet radiation to the second chamber. A CNT array is functionalized with the target particles, at or below room temperature, to a point of saturation, in an exposure time interval no longer than about 30 sec. |
| FILED | Friday, December 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/320698 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/533 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276290 | Sanders |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Alan Sanders (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Putty-like gap-filling compounds for insulation that can be utilized at temperatures from about −420° F. (−250° C.) up to about 500° F. (260° C.) are described herein. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 25-50 volume percent base material, about 50-75 volume percent microspheres, and about 0.1-0.3 volume percent catalyst. Embodiments of these compounds contain about 70-80 weight percent base material, about 20-30 weight percent microspheres, and about 0.1-0.5 weight percent catalyst. |
| FILED | Friday, August 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/927978 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/447 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277169 | Ye et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jing Yong Ye (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Theodore B. Norris (Dexter, Michigan); James R. Baker, Jr. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluorescence detection system for testing a sample having at least one fluorophore. The fluorescence detection system comprises a white light generation system outputting a white light pulse. The white light pulse has a first frequency range and a first time duration. The white light pulse excites the at least one fluorophore of the sample to emit a fluorescence. The fluorescence has a second frequency range and a second time duration, wherein the first time duration is less than the second time duration. A time-resolving detector receives the fluorescence and at least a portion of the white light pulse and separates the fluorescence from the portion of the white light pulse. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/355387 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277838 | Volponi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan J. Volponi (West Simsbury, Connecticut); Thomas Brotherton (Poway, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for modeling engine operation comprising the steps of: 1. collecting a first plurality of sensory data, 2. partitioning a flight envelope into a plurality of sub-regions, 3. assigning the first plurality of sensory data into the plurality of sub-regions, 4. generating an empirical model of at least one of the plurality of sub-regions, 5. generating a statistical summary model for at least one of the plurality of sub-regions, 6. collecting an additional plurality of sensory data, 7. partitioning the second plurality of sensory data into the plurality of sub-regions, 8. generating a plurality of pseudo-data using the empirical model, and 9. concatenating the plurality of pseudo-data and the additional plurality of sensory data to generate an updated empirical model and an updated statistical summary model for at least one of the plurality of sub-regions. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/926760 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277970 | Ellerbrock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip J. Ellerbrock (Bridgeton, Missouri); Robert L. Grant (St. Peters, Missouri); Daniel W. Konz (Hazelwood, Missouri); Joseph P. Winkelmann (St. Peters, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a network device interface and method for digitally connecting a plurality of data channels, such as sensors, actuators, and subsystems, to a controller using a network bus. The network device interface interprets commands and data received from the controller and polls the data channels in accordance with these commands. Specifically, the network device interface receives digital commands and data from the controller, and based on these commands and data, communicates with the data channels to either retrieve data in the case of a sensor or send data to activate an actuator. Data retrieved from the sensor is converted into digital signals and transmitted to the controller. In some embodiments, network device interfaces associated with different data channels coordinate communications with the other interfaces based on either a transition in a command message sent by the bus controller or a synchronous clock signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/726918 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07276357 | Chakrabarti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raj Chakrabarti (Princeton, New Jersey); Clarence E. Schutt (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for enhancing PCR and other polynucleotide replication reactions are disclosed. These comprise the addition of low molecular weight organic amides, sulfones or sulfoxides to PCR or other replication reaction mixtures. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/185314 |
| 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 435/91.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276374 | Gelvin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanton B. Gelvin (West Lafayette, Indiana); Kirankumar S. Mysore (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Adding at least one gene involved in plant host cell T-DNA integration enhances transformation by Agrobacterium. The histone H2A gene encoded by the Arabidopsis RAT5 gene increases transformation frequencies of plants, most likely by causing overexpression of a product needed for T-DNA integration. Agrobacterium tumefaciens genetically transforms plant cells by transferring a portion of the bacterial Ti-plasmid, designated the T-DNA, to the plant, and integrating the T-DNA into the plant genome. However, not all plants are transformable by Agrobacterium and transformation frequencies may be too low to be useful. Little is known about the T-DNA integration process, and no plant genes involved in integration have been identified prior to the present invention. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/766389 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/469 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277284 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Poh-Seng Lee (West Lafayette, Indiana); Suresh V. Garimella (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A microchannel heat sink as well as method includes one or more microchannels through which a working fluid flows to remove heat from a heat-generating component, such as a microelectronic chip, and one or more recesses disposed in a surface communicated to the one or more of the microchannel to enhance heat transfer rate of the microchannel heat sink. The recesses can be located in a surface of a cover that closes off the microchannels. The one or more recesses can be located at one or more local hot spot regions to enhance heat transfer rates at the local regions as well as overall heat removal rate of the heat sink. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/511661 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/699 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277574 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Liu (New York, New York); John Kender (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for feature selection are described. In particular, methods and systems for feature selection for data classification, retrieval, and segmentation are described. Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and systems for complement sort-merge tree (CSMT), fast-converging sort-merge tree (FSMT), and multi-level (ML) feature selection. Accurate and fast results may be obtained by the feature selection methods and systems described herein. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169107 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/159 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07276283 | Denes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ferencz S. Denes (Madison, Wisconsin); Sorin Odisei Manolache (Madison, Wisconsin); Luis Emilio Cruz-Barba (Madison, Wisconsin); Max G. Lagally (Madison, Wisconsin); Bradley James Larson (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for producing plasma-treated, functionalized carbon-containing surfaces are provided. The methods include the steps of subjecting a carbon-containing substrate to a plasma to create surface active sites on the surface of the substrate and reacting the surface active sites with stable spacer molecules in the absence of plasma. Biomolecules may be immobilized on the resulting functionalized surfaces. The methods may be used to treat a variety of carbon-containing substrates, including polymeric surfaces, diamond-like carbon films and carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/807914 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07276627 | Valsan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nandakumar Mecheril Valsan (Ames, Iowa); John G. Verkade (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing sequenced reaction products comprising performing, in one pot, a first reaction at a lower temperature followed by a second reaction at a higher temperature in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a proazaphosphatrane in combination with a palladium compound is provided. In one embodiment, the first reaction is a double amination reaction and the second reaction is an arylation. Use of one pot and a single catalyst system for each set of sequential reactions is efficient and economical. Novel N,N-diarylaminostyrenes and N,N-diarylaminostilbenes are produced according to the methods described herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/099415 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 562/872 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP18101 | Graves et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. Graves (Ames, Iowa); James A. Schrader (Boone, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A new variety of Alnus maritima subsp. oklahomensis plant named ‘September Sun’ that is characterized by fast vertical growth of ≈89 cm (35 inches) per year over the first two years after establishment in the landscape and fast canopy volume growth of ≈4.8 m3 (170 cubic feet) during the second year after establishment. The strobili (infructescences) of ‘September Sun’ are small (17 mm long and 10.2 mm wide) and slender (length:width ratio=1.7) compared to the average for oklahomensis. In combination, these traits set ‘September Sun’ apart from all other existing varieties of Alnus maritima subsp. oklahomensis known to the inventors. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/719164 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/226 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07276542 | Bulluck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Research International, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Bulluck (Spicewood, Texas); Brad A. Rix (Spicewood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultraviolet (UV) light curable formulation useful for repairing composite materials, comprising: an acrylic oligomer, an acrylic monomer, and a photoinitiator. This formulation may include fiberglass. The photoinitiator can be a combination of a bis-acylphosphine oxide and an alpha hydroxy ketone. The formulation can cure rapidly, such as in about 20 minutes. The cured formulation can have a Tg above 150° C. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/294795 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 522/81 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07277822 | Blemel |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth G. Blemel (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, harnesses, cables, pipelines and other interconnection systems constructed with integral sensitized media, discrete sensors, and electronics providing a means for transforming sensed data into information and a means for communicating information for the purpose of understanding the location, degree and risk of damage and deterioration, and the probable causes thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/966397 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07277043 | Arthur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The MITRE Corporation (McLean, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Arthur (Arlington, Virginia); Daniel B. Kirk (Vienna, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of generating aircraft tactical alerts includes receiving track positions for two aircraft; receiving trajectories and static conformance bounds for the two aircraft; receiving current position for the two aircraft; generating tactical check segments and variable conformance bounds for the two aircraft based on the current position, the static conformance bounds, trajectory, adapted data, and the track positions; and generating a tactical alert if the variable conformance bounds overlap within a specified lookahead time. The variable conformance bounds can be either symmetric or asymmetric about projected tracks. The variable conformance bounds can use step functions, or continuously widening bounds up to the static conformance bounds. The variable conformance bounds can be based on modifying the static conformance bounds in two or three spatial dimensions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/995173 |
| 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 342/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 07276341 | Harley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John B. Harley (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); Judith A. James (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A number of octapeptides were generated from the sequences encoding the 60 kDa Ro/SSA peptide, the La/SSB autoantigen, the 70 kD nuclear ribonucleoprotein (nRNP), and the Sm B/B′ polypeptide, which represent linear epitopes for autoantibodies present in the sera of SLE and SS patients. These peptides are useful in solid phase assays for patients characterized by the presence of these autoantibodies, and can be used to categorize patients as to the likelihood of developing certain conditions associated with SLE. The peptides are also potentially useful in treatment of these patients using immobilized peptide to remove autoantibody and to block binding of the autoantibodies with patient molecules reactive with the autoantibodies. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/376121 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07275414 | Nelson, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerodyne Research Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Dodge Nelson, Jr. (North Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Scott Christopher Herndon (Littleton, Massachusetts); John Barry McManus (Arlington, Massachusetts); Mark Stuart Zahniser (Lexington, Massachusetts); Charles Eugene Kolb (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-contact, extractive sampling system and method is provided for measuring the exhaust gas composition and fine particle composition of exhaust emissions of various types of vehicles under actual operating conditions. A portion (or sample) of an exhaust plume of a vehicle is pulled or extracted through an extraction sampling tube, via a vacuum pump, to a remote trace gas detection system where the concentration of one or more constituents present in the sample of exhaust plume may be measured. In this regard, the invention enables vehicle emissions measurements to be made at a location remote from roadway, rather than using known, “cross-path” remote emissions sensing systems. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/269588 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/23.310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07277042 | Cho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwang M. Cho (Los Angeles, California); Leo H. Hui (Alhambra, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radar acquires a formed SAR image of radar scatterers in an area around a central reference point (CRP). Target(s) are within the area illuminated by the radar. The area covers terrain having a plurality of elevations. The radar is on a moving platform, where the moving platform is moving along an actual path. The actual path is displaced from an ideal SAR image acquisition path. The radar has a computer that divides the digital returns descriptive of the formed SAR image into multiple blocks, such as a first strip and an adjacent strip. The first strip is conveniently chosen, likely to generally align with a part of the area, at a first elevation. An adjacent strip covers a second part of the area at a second elevation. The first strip is overlapping the adjacent strip over an overlap portion. The first and second elevation are extracted from a terrain elevation database (DTED). Horizontal displacement of returns (range deviation) is computed for each strip using the elevation information from the terrain elevation database. Taylor series coefficients are computed for the horizontal displacement due to terrain elevation using the ideal path, the actual path and central reference point. Actual flight path deviation is available at each pulse position while azimuth frequency is given in azimuth angle off mid angle point. Remapping between indices in two arrays is also computed. Phase error compensation and compensation in azimuth (spacial frequency) is computed using the Taylor series coefficients, a Fast Fourier Transform and an inverse Fast Fourier Transform for each strip. Phase error compensation is applied to the digital returns from each strip to obtain the SAR image. The SAR image is further improved by having the first strip corrected data and the second strip corrected data merged over the overlap portion to generate a relatively seamless SAR image. |
| FILED | Friday, May 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/433707 |
| 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 342/25.F00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07277893 | Aggarwal |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charu C. Aggarwal (Mohegan Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to the use of an evolutionary algorithm to locate optimal solution subspaces. The evolutionary algorithm uses a point-based coding of the subspace determination problem and searches selectively over the space of possible coded solutions. Each feasible solution to the problem, or individual in the population of feasible solutions, is coded as a string, which facilitates use of the evolutionary algorithm to determine the optimal solution to the fitness function. The fitness of each string is determined by solving the objective function for that string. The resulting fitness value can then be converted to a rank, and all of the members of the population of solutions can be evaluated using selection, crossover, and mutation processes that are applied sequentially and iteratively to the individuals in the population of solutions. The population of solutions is updated as the individuals in the population evolve and converge, that is become increasingly genetically similar to one another. The iterations of selection, crossover and mutation are performed until a desired level of convergence among the individuals in the population of solutions has been achieved. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/901278 |
| 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 |
U.S. State Government
| US 07277813 | Whitefield et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon University Portland State (Portland, Oregon); LSI Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce J. Whitefield (Camas, Washington); Paul J. Rudolph (West Linn, Oregon); James N. McNames (Portland, Oregon); Byungsool Moon (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for selecting test site locations on a substrate, by a) specifying a subset of all test site locations on the substrate, and b) selecting a desired number of candidate test site locations from within the subset of test site locations on the substrate. c) While selecting one of the candidate test site locations and holding all others of the candidate test site locations as fixed, determining a new location for the selected one of the candidate test site locations, which new location increases a test sensitivity, as estimated by a trace of a variance-covariance matrix. d) Repeating step (c) for each candidate test site location in the subset of test site locations, to produce a finalized set of candidate test site locations, until a desired end point is attained. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/116591 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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