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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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| US 07305895 | Andrews, Jr. 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) | George A. Andrews, Jr. (Fredericksburg, Virginia); William P. Adams (Mechanicsville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A collection apparatus is provided for receiving a portion of a medium that flows around the apparatus and directing the portion into a collector. The apparatus includes an axisymmetric streamline receiver and a support member. The streamline receiver includes a chamber as well as at least one opening into the chamber that receives the portion. The support member includes an axisymmetric conduit for directing the portion from the chamber towards the collector. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/401012 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.510 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306382 | Qian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | All Optronics, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles X. W. Qian (Gilbert, Arizona); Katherine X. Liu (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An fiber optic splice having substantially enhanced reliability and broadened operating temperature range uses a light-cured index matching fluid to splice the facing ends of the optical fibers in between two metallic tubes forming a leak-tight, thermally insulating, and mechanically robust outer package. |
| FILED | Monday, January 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/329413 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/95 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306635 | Rogers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. (Triadelphia, West Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darren Rogers (Wheeling, West Virginia); Janusz Wladyslaw Plucinski (Glen Dale, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Coal-based cellular products that can be custom designed to have integral stiffeners or load paths, directed heat transfer paths, and/or directed mass transfer paths and methods for their production are described. Such design and production is made possible by the appropriate selection of starting materials, thermal treatment conditions and mold materials combined in at least some instances with segregation of different starting materials in different regions of a forming mold. |
| FILED | Friday, December 08, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/733602 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Fuel and related compositions 044/607 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306806 | Lyon 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) | Jeffrey A. Lyon (Silver Spring, Maryland); Evelina Angov (Bethesda, Maryland); Joe D. Cohen (Brussels, Belgium); Gerald Voss (Grez-Doiceau, Belgium) |
| ABSTRACT | In this application is the expression and purification of a recombinant Plasmodium falciparum (3D7) MSP-142. The method of the present invention produces a highly purified protein which retains folding and disulfide bridging of the native molecule. The recombinant MSP-142 is useful as a diagnostic reagent, for use in antibody production, and as a vaccine. |
| FILED | Friday, January 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/057532 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/191.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306808 | Ching 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) | Wei Mei Ching (Bethesda, Maryland); Hong Ge (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Chien-Chung Chao (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A scrub typhus vaccine comprising truncated r47 protein and truncated r56 protein is disclosed. Vaccines composed of r56 protein variants are also disclosed. Methods of reducing HIV viral loads using r47 and r56 proteins and antibodies raised against r47 and r56 are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/438345 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/234.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306826 | Subramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suresh Subramanian (Mason, Ohio); James Dale Steibel (Hamilton, Ohio); Douglas Melton Carper (Trenton, Ohio); Brian Keith Flandermeyer (Rocky Hill, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of biased ceramic plies, wherein each biased ply comprises ceramic fiber tows, the tows being woven in a first warp direction and a second weft direction, the second weft direction lying at a preselected angular orientation with respect to the first warp direction, wherein a greater number of tows are woven in the first warp direction than in the second weft direction. The plurality of biased plies are laid up in a preselected arrangement to form the component, and a preselected number of the plurality of biased plies are oriented such that the orientation of the first warp direction of the plies lie about in the direction of maximum tensile stress during normal engine operation. A coating is applied to the plurality of biased plies. The coated component preform is then densified. |
| FILED | Monday, February 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/784734 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/249.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306828 | Barrera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Enrique V. Barrera (Houston, Texas); Leonard Lee Yowell, Jr. (Houston, Texas); Brian Mitchell Mayeaux (Houston, Texas); Erica L. Corral (Houston, Texas); Joseph Cesarano, III (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed towards a ceramic nanocomposite comprising a nanostructured carbon component inside a ceramic host. The ceramic nanocomposite may further comprise vapor grown carbon fibers. Such nanostructured carbon materials impart both structural and thermal barrier enhancements to the ceramic host. The present invention is also directed towards a method of making these ceramic nanocomposites and for methods of using them in various applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/316124 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306881 | Fritze et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Fritze (Acton, Massachusetts); Brian Tyrrell (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method forms patterns on a substrate by exposing the substrate a first time and exposing the substrate a second time using a mask containing gray-tone features. The gray-tone features locally adjust an exposure dose in regions corresponding to features defined in the primary exposure. Moreover, the gray-tone features enable the forming of features having different critical dimensions on a substrate. The gray-tone features may be sub-resolution features and formed by pixellation. The trim mask containing gray-tone features may have regions with different transmissivities. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/855546 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307003 | Reif et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael Reif (Newton, Massachusetts); Kuan-Neng Chen (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Chuan Seng Tan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andy Fan (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a multi-layer semiconductor structure includes attaching a handle-member to a top surface of a first structure using a first interface. At least one region of a bottom surface of the first structure is etched to form at least a first via-hole for exposing a portion of a first conductive member defined on the first structure. A conductive material is disposed in the first via-hole such that a first end of the conductive material is in electrical communication with the first conductive member and a second end of the conductive material is exposed at the bottom surface of the first structure. A second interface is disposed over at least the second end of the conductive material, which serves as a bonding and/or electrical interface between the first conductive member defined on the first structure and a second structure of the multi-layer semiconductor device structure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/749103 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307093 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Memphis, Tennessee); Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Duane D. Miller (Germantown, Tennessee); Veeresa Gududuru (Memphis, Tennessee); James T. Dalton (Columbus, Ohio); Eunju Hurh (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Substituted thiazolidinone carboxylic acid amides and substituted thiazolidine carboxylic acid amides according to formulae (I) and (II) are disclosed where the various substituent groups are as defined in the specification. Methods of making these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and their use, particularly for treating or preventing cancer, are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/992175 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/365 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307117 | Nielson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Edina, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel B. Nielson (Tremonton, Utah); Richard L. Tanner (Brigham City, Utah); Gary K. Lund (Malad, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | In this method for making a sintered reactive material, fuel particles are blended with a polymer matrix comprising at least one fluoropolymer in an inert organic media to disperse the fuel particles in the polymer matrix and form a reactive material. The reactive material is dried and pressed to obtain a shaped preform, which is sintered in an inert atmosphere to form the sintered reactive material. By sintering in an inert atmosphere, the sintered reactive material may include reactive metals and/or metalloids in a nonoxidized state. The resulting sintered reactive material preferably has a tensile strength in excess of 1800 psi and an elongation at break in excess of 30%. |
| FILED | Monday, June 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/462437 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/439 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307127 | Napadensky 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) | Eugene Napadensky (Newark, Delaware); Yossef A. Elabd (Baltimore, Maryland); Dawn M. Crawford (Bel Air, Maryland); James M. Sloan (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A block copolymer composition AB is provided that has pendent groups —RZ extending from the A copolymer on at least 70 mol % of the A monomers, where R and Z are each an ionic species. The composition is included in a semipermeable membrane for use in a direct methanol fuel cell. Also described are articles of protective apparel comprising the composition which advantageously has barrier properties as well as superior water vapor transport properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/828521 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/353 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307173 | Jen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwan-Yue Jen (Kenmore, Washington); Sei-Hum Jang (Mukilteo, Washington); Bart Kahr (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Electron acceptor compounds, nonlinear optical chromophores, methods for making the compounds and chromophores, and materials and electro-optic devices that include the chromophores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/064420 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307266 | Sun 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) | Chen-Kuo Sun (Escondido, California); Richard C. Eden (Brairciff, Texas); Ching-Ten Chang (San Diego, California); Donald J. Albares (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for optically clocked optoelectronic track and hold (“OCOETH”) device. The OCOETH device includes a diode bridge, input node, at least two current sources and at least two photodetectors. The input node is operatively coupled to the diode bridge and can receive an analog input signal. The at least two current sources are operatively coupled to the diode bridge and can forward bias the diode bridge. The at least two photodetectors are operatively coupled to the diode bridge and can receive an optical input clocking signal, and can reverse bias and forward bias the diode bridge in response to the optical input clocking signal. The hold capacitor is operatively coupled to the diode bridge and can track the analog input signal when the diode bridge is forward biased, and can hold the analog input signal when the diode bridge switches from forward biased to reverse biased. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/730713 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/551 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307575 | Zemany |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Zemany (Amherst, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Lower resolution and clutter-prone two-tone CW radars can have the displayed images dramatically improved by three techniques involved in the subject invention. The three techniques involved are the stepping of each of the multiple radars for readings at multiple frequencies, weighting the results to compensate for wall-induced distortions and differential image processing. In one embodiment, weights for each frequency counteract the distortion produced by particular wall. For differential image processing, temporal snapshots of the images are subtracted one from the other such that the result is only due to moving objects, thus to provide a dramatic display of the presence and position of moving individuals behind a wall. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/156948 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307590 | Tonn |
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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) | David A. Tonn (Charlestown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention by propagates a traveling wave of electric current along a microstrip antenna structure rather than a standing wave. By loading an antenna with a series of capacitive gaps of the correct values, the shape of the electric current distribution can be tailored to suppress the resonant properties of the antenna, specifically the standing wave of electric current that normally forms along the antenna structure. A microstrip antenna having a “bulls-eye target” structure comprised of a center disk and concentrically larger capacitively coupled annular sections will tailor the shape of the electric current distribution to achieve a suppression of the resonant properties of the antenna, thereby increasing the antenna bandwidth. |
| FILED | Friday, May 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/444810 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/700.MS0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307702 | Mathur 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) | Veerendra K. Mathur (Beltsville, Maryland); Jack L. Price (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A color switchable stress/fracture sensor in combination with a structure. The combination apparatus includes a structure requiring stress and/or fracture detection, and at least one elasto-mechanoluminescent material at least partially dispersed in and/or on the structure and/or in a coating on the structure. The combination apparatus further includes at least one fracto-mechanoluminescent material at least partially dispersed in and/or on the structure and/or in a coating on the structure, and at least one fiber optic cable positioned to receive and transmit sufficient light emitted from the elasto-mechanoluminescent material due to stress applied to the elasto-mechanoluminescent material and to receive and transmit sufficient light emitted from the fracto-mechanoluminescent material due to fracture of the fracto-mechanoluminescent material. |
| FILED | Friday, August 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/922483 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307774 | Schnitzer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Jacob Schnitzer (Palo Alto, California); Erik Paul Anderson (Stanford, California); Eric David Cocker (Menlo Park, California); Juergen Claus Jung (Palo Alto, California); Benjamin A. Flusberg (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Imaging, testing and/or analysis of subjects is facilitated with a micro-mirror-based access approach. According to an example embodiment, a micro-mirror is implemented to direct light to a live being such as a biological specimen or a living being. Light from the live being is detected and implemented for use in analyzing the live being. In certain applications, the micro-mirror is fastened to a live being, such as to a skull of a live mouse, while the live being is allowed to move in an unanesthetized state. Behavior of the live being and detected response from the live being are concurrently used to analyze the live being. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338592 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07307781 — Techniques for using chirped fields to reconfigure a medium that stores spectral features
| US 07307781 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tiejun Chang (Bozeman, Montana); Mingzhen Tian (Bozeman, Montana); William R. Babbitt (Bozeman, Montana); Kristian D. Merkel (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for reconfiguring spectral features stored in a medium based on a two-state atomic system with transition dipole moment μ includes causing a chirp to pass into the medium. The chirp includes a monochromatic frequency that varies in time by a chirp rate κ over a frequency band BR during a time interval TR. The amplitude AR of the chirp is constant over BR and equal to AR=(hbar/μπ)√{square root over ((κ ln [2/ε]))}, The term hbar is reduced Plank's constant, ln is a natural logarithm function, and π is a ratio of a circumference of a circle to a diameter of the circle. For ε<<1, the atomic-state populations in the two states are inverted. For ε=1, prior atomic-state populations are erased, with final populations equal in the two states, regardless of populations before erasure. |
| FILED | Friday, July 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/487571 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307914 | Carter |
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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) | G. Clifford Carter (Waterford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining the likely range and depth of an acoustically radiating source in which characteristics are used from hypothetical ranges and depths. A received sonar signal is compared with modeled ranges and depths. The correlation between the received signal characteristics and the modeled characteristics gives the likely range and depth. In a preferred embodiment this is presented as a contour plot. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/296712 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308167 | Trott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary R. Trott (San mateo, California); Russell A. Budd (North Salen, New York); Jeannine M. Trewhella (Peekskill, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | At least one optical waveguide is supported on a substrate and has a plurality of key apertures formed in a complaint element thereof. An optoelectronic device such as a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) has a plurality of projections that register with corresponding key apertures to position the optoelectronic device in a predetermined alignment relative to the optical waveguide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/931713 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308314 | Havey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Medical Electronics (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary David Havey (Maple Grove, Minnesota); Paul Lorn Gibson (Andover, Minnesota); Gregory John Seifert (St. Paul, Minnesota); Scott Kalpin (Cambridge, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensory substitution device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a thermal imaging array for sensing thermal characteristics of an external scene. The device includes a visual prosthesis adapted to receive input based on the scene sensed by the thermal imaging array and to convey information based on the scene to a user of the sensing device. The visual prosthesis is adapted to simultaneously convey to the user different visual information corresponding to portions of the scene having different thermal characteristics. One type of thermal imaging array includes a microbolometer imaging array, and one type of visual prosthesis includes a retinal implant. According to additional embodiments, an apparatus for obtaining thermal data includes a thermal detector adapted to sense thermal characteristics of an environment using a plurality of pixels. The apparatus also includes a pixel translator, operably coupled with the thermal detector, adapted to translate pixel data of the thermal detector to a lower resolution. The apparatus also includes an interface, operably coupled with the pixel translator, adapted to communicate the thermal characteristics of the environment to a user of the apparatus at a lower resolution than sensed by the thermal detector. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/454295 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308538 | Shen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaowei Shen (Hopewell Junction, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | With scope-based cache coherence, a cache can maintain scope information for a memory address. The scope information specifies caches in which data of the address is potentially cached, but not necessarily caches in which data of the address is actually cached. Appropriate scope information can be used as snoop filters to reduce unnecessary coherence messages and snoop operations in SMP systems. If a cache maintains scope information of an address, it can potentially avoid sending cache requests to caches outside the scope in case of a cache miss on the address. Scope information can be adjusted dynamically via a scope calibration operation to reflect changing data access patterns. A calibration prediction mechanism can be employed to predict when a scope calibration needs to be invoked. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/981370 |
| ART UNIT | 2188 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308702 | Thomsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Secure Computing Corporation (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Jay Thomsen (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Richard O'Brien (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota); Jessica Bogle (Roseville, Minnesota); Charles Payne (Oakdale, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for defining and enforcing a security policy. Security mechanism application specific information for each security mechanism is encapsulated as a key and exported to a semantic layer. Keys are combined to form key chains within the semantic layer. The key chains are in turn encapsulated as keys and passed to another semantic layer. A security policy is defined by forming key chains from keys and associating users with the key chains. The security policy is translated and exported to the security mechanisms. The security policy is then enforced via the security mechanisms. |
| FILED | Friday, January 14, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/483164 |
| ART UNIT | 2134 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 07305869 | Berman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U. S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gennady P. Berman (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Boris M. Chernobrod (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to scanning magnetic microscope which has a photoluminescent nanoprobe implanted in the tip apex of an atomic force microscope (AFM), a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) or a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) and exhibits optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) in the vicinity of unpaired electron spins or nuclear magnetic moments in the sample material. The described spin microscope has demonstrated nanoscale lateral resolution and single spin sensitivity for the AFM and STM embodiments. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/102626 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306029 | Dobos |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Westinghouse Savannah River Company LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James G. Dobos (North Augusta, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat transfer apparatus, such as a condenser, is provided. The apparatus includes a first component with a first heat transfer element that has first component inlet and outlet ports through which a first fluid may pass. A second component is also included and likewise has a second heat transfer element with second component inlet and outlet ports to pass a second fluid. The first component has a body that can receive a third fluid for heat transfer with the first heat transfer element. The first and second components are releasably attachable with one another so that when attached both the first and second heat transfer elements effect heat transfer with the third fluid. Attachment and removal of the first and second components allows for the heat transfer rate of the apparatus to be varied. An associated method is also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/259229 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/163 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306650 | Slayzak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Slayzak (Denver, Colorado); Ren S. Anderson (Broomfield, Colorado); Ronald D. Judkoff (Golden, Colorado); Daniel M. Blake (Golden, Colorado); Todd B. Vinzant (Golden, Colorado); Joseph P. Ryan (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, and systems for implementing such method, for purifying and conditioning air of weaponized contaminants. The method includes wetting a filter packing media with a salt-based liquid desiccant, such as water with a high concentration of lithium chloride. Air is passed through the wetted filter packing media and the contaminants in are captured with the liquid desiccant while the liquid desiccant dehumidifies the air. The captured contaminants are then deactivated in the liquid desiccant, which may include heating the liquid desiccant. The liquid desiccant is regenerated by applying heat to the liquid desiccant and then removing moisture. The method includes repeating the wetting with the regenerated liquid desiccant which provides a regenerable filtering process that captures and deactivates contaminants on an ongoing basis while also conditioning the air. The method may include filtration effectiveness enhancement by electrostatic or inertial means. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/477385 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/91 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306780 | Kravitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley H. Kravitz (Placitas, New Mexico); Andrew M. Hecht (Sandia Park, New Mexico); Alan P. Sylwester (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nelson S. Bell (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact solid source of hydrogen gas, where the gas is generated by contacting water with micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride in the presence of a catalyst, such as cobalt or ruthenium. The micro-disperse particles can have a substantially uniform diameter of 1-10 microns, and preferably about 3-5 microns. Ruthenium or cobalt catalytic nanoparticles can be incorporated in the micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride, which allows a rapid and complete reaction to occur without the problems associated with caking and scaling of the surface by the reactant product sodium metaborate. A closed loop water management system can be used to recycle wastewater from a PEM fuel cell to supply water for reacting with the micro-disperse particles of sodium borohydride in a compact hydrogen gas generator. Capillary forces can wick water from a water reservoir into a packed bed of micro-disperse fuel particles, eliminating the need for using an active pump. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/830989 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/648.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306824 | Coker |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric N. Coker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a metal nanocluster composite material. A porous zeolitic material is treated with an aqueous metal compound solution to form a metal ion-exchanged zeolitic material, heated at a temperature ramp rate of less than 2° C./min to an elevated temperature, cooled, contacted with an organic monomer and heating to induce polymerization, and heating the composite material to greater than 350° C. under non-oxidizing conditions to form a metal nanocluster-carbon composite material with nanocluster sizes between approximately 0.6 nm and 10 nm. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/788020 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/228 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306872 | Haltiner, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, Michigan); Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. (Fairport, New York); Subhasish Mukerjee (Rochester, New York); Lawrence A. Chick (West Richland, Washington); Kerry D. Meinhardt (Kennewick, Washington); Dean M. Paxton (Kennewick, Washington); Vincent L. Sprenkle (Richland, Washington); K. Scott Weil (Richland, Washington); John E. Deibler (West Richland, Washington); Paul E. George, II (Powell, Ohio); Kurtis P. Recknagle (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular fuel cell cassette for use in assembling a fuel cell stack comprising a metal separator plate and a metal cell-mounting plate joined at their edges to form a hollow cassette. A fuel cell subassembly is attached to the mounting plate and extends through an opening in the mounting plate. The plates include openings to form chimney manifolds for supply and exhaust of fuel gas to the anode and air to the cathode. A conductive interconnect element extends from the fuel cell subassembly to make contact with the next cassette in a stack. The anode openings in the mounting plate and separator plate are separated by spacer rings such that the cassette is incompressible. A fuel cell stack comprises a plurality of cassettes, the mounting plate of one cassette being attached to, and insulated from, the separator plate of the next-adjacent cassette by a dielectric seal surrounding the interconnect. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/027095 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/34 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306917 | Prudent et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Prudent (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeff G. Hall (Madison, Wisconsin); Victor L. Lyamichev (Madison, Wisconsin); Mary Ann D. Brow (Madison, Wisconsin); James E. Dahlberg (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to means for the detection and characterization of nucleic acid sequences, as well as variations in nucleic acid sequences. The present invention also relates to methods for forming a nucleic acid cleavage structure on a target sequence and cleaving the nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. The structure-specific nuclease activity of a variety of enzymes is used to cleave the target-dependent cleavage structure, thereby indicating the presence of specific nucleic acid sequences or specific variations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/222565 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306934 | Arora et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michelle B. Arora (Woodridge, Illinois); Jamie A. Hestekin (Morton Grove, Illinois); YuPo J. Lin (Naperville, Illinois); Edward J. St. Martin (Libertyville, Illinois); Seth W. Snyder (Lincolnwood, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin and an ion-exchange resin forming a charged capture resin within said wafer. Also disclosed is a porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin and an ion-exchange resin forming a charged capture resin within said wafer containing a biomolecule with a tag. A separate bioreactor is also disclosed incorporating the wafer described above. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/702798 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306946 | Altier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Johnston, Iowa); E.I. duPunt de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. Altier (Waukee, Iowa); Glen Dahlbacka (Oakland, California); Natalia Ellanskaya, legal representative (Kyiv, Israel); Rafael Herrmann (Wilmington, Delaware); Jennie Hunter-Cevera (Elliott City, Maryland); Billy F. McCutchen (Clive, Iowa); James K. Presnail (Avondale, Pennsylvania); Janet A. Rice (Wilmington, Delaware); Eric Schepers (Port Deposit, Maryland); Carl R. Simmons (Des Moines, Iowa); Tamas Torok (Richmond, California); Nasser Yalpani (Johnston, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include novel amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for antipathogenic polypeptides that were isolated from microbial fermentation broths. Nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences that encode the antipathogenic polypeptides of the invention are also provided. A method for inducing pathogen resistance in a plant using the nucleotide sequences disclosed herein is further provided. The method comprises introducing into a plant an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antipathogenic polypeptide of the invention. Compositions comprising an antipathogenic polypeptide or a transformed microorganism comprising a nucleic acid of the invention in combination with a carrier and methods of using these compositions to protect a plant from a pathogen are further provided. Transformed plants, plant cells, seeds, and microorganisms comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antipathogenic polypeptide of the invention, or variant or fragment thereof, are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, July 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/174413 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/468 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307188 | Wytcherley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GTC Technology, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randi Wright Wytcherley (Belgrade, Montana); Tai-Li Chou (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for purifying carboxylic acids is disclosed. A mixture containing crude carboxylic acid is contacted with a selective crystallization solvent to form a slurry of a salt complex of the carboxylic acid and the selective crystallization solvent. The salt complex is recovered and optionally processed to recover the free carboxylic acid. The method and apparatus of the invention is particularly suitable for purifying aromatic dicarboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid. The present invention also reduces contamination by carboxybenaldehyde isomers in crude phthalic acids by oxidizing the carboxybenzaldehyde to the corresponding phthalic acid. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/102242 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 562/486 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307256 | Reber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward L. Reber (Idaho Falls, Idaho); James K. Jewell (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kenneth W. Rohde (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Edward H. Seabury (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Larry G. Blackwood (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Andrew J. Edwards (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kurt W. Derr (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of detecting explosives in a vehicle includes providing a first rack on one side of the vehicle, the rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a second rack on another side of the vehicle, the second rack including a neutron generator and a plurality of gamma ray detectors; providing a control system, remote from the first and second racks, coupled to the neutron generators and gamma ray detectors; using the control system, causing the neutron generators to generate neutrons; and performing gamma ray spectroscopy on spectra read by the gamma ray detectors to look for a signature indicative of presence of an explosive. Various apparatus and other methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/100800 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/339.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307716 | Silver |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Sciences Incorporated (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel A. Silver (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed mirrors, one cylindrical and one spherical, introducing light into the cell via an entrance mechanism, and extracting light from the cell via an exit mechanism, wherein the entrance mechanism and exit mechanism are coextensive or non-coextensive. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/948660 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/246 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308162 | Wang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anbo Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An intrinsic Fabry-Perot optical sensor includes a thin film sandwiched between two fiber ends. When light is launched into the fiber, two reflections are generated at the two fiber/thin film interfaces due to a difference in refractive indices between the fibers and the film, giving rise to the sensor output. In another embodiment, a portion of the cladding of a fiber is removed, creating two parallel surfaces. Part of the evanescent fields of light propagating in the fiber is reflected at each of the surfaces, giving rise to the sensor output. In a third embodiment, the refractive index of a small portion of a fiber is changed through exposure to a laser beam or other radiation. Interference between reflections at the ends of the small portion give rise to the sensor output. Multiple sensors along a single fiber are multiplexed using an optical time domain reflectometry method. |
| FILED | Monday, September 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/656256 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308317 | Okandan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Kurt O. Wessendorf (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrode array is disclosed which has applications for neural stimulation and sensing. The electrode array, in certain embodiments, can include a plurality of electrodes each of which is flexibly attached to a common substrate using a plurality of springs to allow the electrodes to move independently. In other embodiments of the electrode array, the electrodes can be fixed to the substrate. The electrode array can be formed from a combination of bulk and surface micromachining, and can include electrode tips having an electroplated metal (e.g. platinum, iridium, gold or titanium) or a metal oxide (e.g. iridium oxide) for biocompatibility. The electrode array can be used to form a part of a neural prosthesis, and is particularly well adapted for use in an implantable retinal prosthesis. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/060473 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308374 | Gleason |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathaniel Jeremy Meyer Gleason (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system and article of manufacture of siting one or more detectors in a facility represented with zones are provided. Signals Si,j representing an effect in zone j in response to a release of contaminant in zone i for one or more flow conditions are provided. A candidate architecture has one or more candidate zones. A limiting case signal is determined for each flow condition for multiple candidate architectures. The limiting case signal is a smallest system signal of multiple system signals associated with a release in a zone. Each system signal is a maximum one of the signals representing the effect in the candidate zones from the release in one zone for the flow condition. For each candidate architecture, a robust limiting case signal is determined based on a minimum of the limiting case signals. One candidate architecture is selected based on the robust limiting case signals. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/136077 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emil A. Tanagho (San Rafael, California); Rajvir Dahiya (San Carlos, California); Tom F. Lue (Hillsborough, California); Gerald R. Cunha (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Acellular matrix grafts are provided with are isolated from natural sources and consist essentially of a collagen and elastin matrix which is devoid of cellular components. The grafts are useful scaffolds which promote the regeneration of muscle tissue and aid in restoring muscle function. Due to their acellular nature, the grafts lack antigenicity. As a result, the acellular matrix grafts can be isolated from autographic, allographic or xenographic tissues. |
| FILED | Friday, January 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/052889 |
| ART UNIT | 3738 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/14.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306672 | Hansen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California); Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); James M. Berger (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A static fluid and a second fluid are placed into contact along a microfluidic free interface and allowed to mix by diffusion without convective flow across the interface. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the fluids are static and initially positioned on either side of a closed valve structure in a microfluidic channel having a width that is tightly constrained in at least one dimension. The valve is then opened, and no-slip layers at the sides of the microfluidic channel suppress convective mixing between the two fluids along the resulting interface. Applications for microfluidic free interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the present invention include, but are not limited to, protein crystallization studies, protein solubility studies, determination of properties of fluidics systems, and a variety of biological assays such as diffusive immunoassays, substrate turnover assays, and competitive binding assays. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/265473 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/68 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Meruelo (Scarborough, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating tumors using vectors that preferentially target tumor cells. In particular, the invention relates to Sindbis virus vectors which have a preferential affinity for high affinity laminin receptors (HALR). These vectors are efficiently targeted to tumors and have the ability to cause tumor necrosis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/473477 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306794 | Wilson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Wilson (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania); Karen Kozarsky (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania); Jerome Strauss, III (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a recombinant viral vector comprising the DNA of, or corresponding to, at least a portion of the genome of an adenovirus, which portion is capable of infecting a hepatic cell; and a human VLDL receptor gene operatively linked to regulatory sequences directing its expression. The vector is capable of expressing the normal VLDL receptor gene product in hepatic cells in vivo or in vitro. This viral vector is useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders caused by the accumulation of LDL in plasma, such as familial hypercholesterolemia or familial combined hyperlipidemia. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/029942 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306805 | Bakaletz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lauren O. Bakaletz (Hilliard, Ohio); Robert S. Munson, Jr. (Hilliard, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a mutation within the sap operon of an avirulent clone of a nontypeable strain of Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The invention also relates to the NTHi sap operon genes and the polypeptides encoded by these polynucleotide sequences. The invention also relates to a novel 110 kDa NTHi outer membrane protein and the polynucleotide that encodes this outer membrane protein. Methods of screening for NTHi infection, and treating and preventing NTHi related disorders are also contemplated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/807746 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/190.100 |
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| US 07306905 | Ron et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Ron (New York, New York); Heather P. Harding (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to methods for identifying test substances useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases involving an oxidative stress. The methods involve screening assays, including high throughput screening techniques, in which the test substances are tested for their ability to promote resistance to oxidative stress by activating one or more points of the integrated stress response pathway, while not causing stress. |
| FILED | Friday, May 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/150759 |
| 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 435/6 |
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| US 07306925 | Hallahan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis E. Hallahan (Nashville, Tennessee); Raymond Mernaugh (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for identifying a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor in a subject and molecules identified thereby. The method includes the steps of: (a) exposing a tumor to ionizing radiation; (b) administering to a subject a library of diverse molecules; and (c) isolating from the tumor one or more molecules of the library of diverse molecules, whereby a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor is identified. Also provided are therapeutic and diagnostic methods using targeting ligands that bind an irradiated tumor. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/689006 |
| 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 435/7.200 |
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| US 07306952 | Gross et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard W. Gross (Chesterfield, Missouri); Xianlin Han (Clayton, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determination of at least one of the triglyceride molecular species in a biological sample comprising the subjecting sample to lipid extraction to obtain a lipid extract and subjecting the resulting lipid extract to 2D electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI/MS/MS) with neutral loss scanning of all naturally occurring aliphatic chains and contour analysis of 2D intercept peaks. A method for determination of tricylglyceride content and/or TG molecular species directly from a lipid extract of a biological sample comprising subjecting said lipid extract to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/606601 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/173 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307059 | Hellerstein |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc K. Hellerstein (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods for measuring protein biosynthesis by using 2H2O or radioactive 3H2O and applicable uses thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/963967 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07307101 | Roman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | MCW Research Foundation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard J. Roman (Brookfield, Wisconsin); David R. Harder (Waukesha, Wisconsin); Noriyuki Miyata (Tokyo, Japan); Masakazu Sato (Kohnosu, Japan); Kazuya Kameo (Kohnosu, Japan); Shigeru Okuyama (Kitamoto, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating cerebral vascular diseases in a human or non-human animal is disclosed. The method involves inhibiting 20-HETE synthesizing enzyme activity sufficiently to increase or prevent a decrease in cerebral blood flow in the human or non-human animal. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 06, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/937946 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/523 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307102 | McDonnell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald P. McDonnell (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); John Norris (Raleigh, North Carolina); Caroline Connor (Durham, North Carolina); Ashini Wijayaratne (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates, in general, to the treatment of estrogen-dependent diseases and disorders and, in particular, to a method of treating estrogen-dependent cancers, particularly breast cancer, with antiestrogens. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/390032 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/532 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307103 | Prusiner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley B. Prusiner (San Francisco, California); Surachai Supattapone (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | An antiseptic composition useful in destroying the infectivity of infectious proteins such as prions is disclosed. The antiseptic composition is preferably maintained at either a low pH of 4.0 or less or a high pH of 10.0 or more either of which allows for an environment under which the active component (which is preferably sodium dodecyl sulfate) destroys infectivity. The composition may be added to blood, blood products, collagen, tissues and organs prior to transplantation. The composition also may be added to livestock feed to denature any prions in the livestock. Methods of denaturing infectious proteins are also disclosed which method can use but do not require higher temperatures and long period of exposure. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/641687 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/557 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307423 | Ehman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin A.umni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard L. Ehman (Rochester, Minnesota); Phillip J. Rossman (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) scan is performed using an array of transducers for applying a strain wave to tissues in a region of interest. A calibration process is performed prior to the scan in which the strain wave produced by each transducer in the array is imaged using an MRE pulse sequence so that information may be acquired that enables each transducer to be properly driven during a subsequent MRE scan. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/122424 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307730 | Sarvazyan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IBET, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Armen P. Sarvazyan (Lambertville, New Jersey); George Eric Plum (Columbus, Ohio); Sergey Tsyuryupa (Levittown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to an improved method and apparatus for measurement of properties of a sample as a function of temperature. The method and apparatus are based on formation of a stable temperature gradient through the holding fixture such as a cell or a plate containing the sample under study, measurement of the property of interest as a function of position, and relating the positions of the measurements to the temperature of the studied sample at that position. In the preferred application, thermal and thermodynamic properties of solutes are obtained. Provisions are described to combine optical interrogation with Raman spectroscopy. Alternate technique of interrogation is total internal fluorescence reflection. Chemical reaction rates as function of temperature can be advantageously studied including reactions catalyzed by enzymes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/456328 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/432 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308364 | Shaughnessy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Shaughnessy (Little Rock, Arkansas); Fenghuang Zhan (Little Rock, Arkansas); Bart Barlogie (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Gene expression profiling between normal B cells/plasma cells and multiple myeloma cells revealed four distinct subgroups of multiple myeloma plasma cells that have significant correlation with clinical characteristics known to be associated with poor prognosis. Diagnosis for multiple myeloma (and possibly monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) based on differential expression of 14 genes, as well as prognostics for the four subgroups of multiple myeloma based on the expression of 24 genes were also established. Gene expression profiling also allows placing multiple myeloma into a developmental schema parallel to that of normal plasma cell differentiation. The development of a gene expression- or developmental stage-based classification system for multiple myeloma would lead to rational design of more accurate and sensitive diagnostics, prognostics and tumor-specific therapies for multiple myeloma. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/454263 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07305772 | Clark et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Becky L. Clark (Everett, Washington); Tina L. Ricco (Mukilteo, Washington); Christopher W. Fay (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for monitoring inclination of a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the system comprises a clinometer in communication with a computer. The clinometer is configured to measure at least one inclination angle of the vehicle and send an electrical signal representing the at least one inclination angle to the computer. The computer is configured to transform the signal back into the at least one inclination angle and present a graphical display. The graphical display comprises at least one representation of the vehicle which rotates in real-time as the at least one inclination angle changes. |
| FILED | Monday, April 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/410704 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Geometrical instruments 033/366.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306025 | Steen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul H. Steen (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for controlling and manipulating solidification of a molten material includes generating a gradient pattern on at least a portion of a substrate and depositing the molten material on at least a portion of the substrate with the gradient pattern. |
| FILED | Friday, March 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/395673 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal founding 164/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306828 | Barrera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Enrique V. Barrera (Houston, Texas); Leonard Lee Yowell, Jr. (Houston, Texas); Brian Mitchell Mayeaux (Houston, Texas); Erica L. Corral (Houston, Texas); Joseph Cesarano, III (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed towards a ceramic nanocomposite comprising a nanostructured carbon component inside a ceramic host. The ceramic nanocomposite may further comprise vapor grown carbon fibers. Such nanostructured carbon materials impart both structural and thermal barrier enhancements to the ceramic host. The present invention is also directed towards a method of making these ceramic nanocomposites and for methods of using them in various applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/316124 |
| ART UNIT | 1755 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306924 | Gomez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael Gomez (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rashid Bashir (West Lafayette, Indiana); Arun K. Bhunia (West Lafayette, Indiana); Michael R. Ladisch (West Lafayette, Indiana); J. Paul Robinson (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for collecting a microbiological substance utilizes a micro fabricated biochip having a collection chamber. A fluid sample containing a microbiological entity of interest is delivered to the collection chamber in the biochip. Then a non-uniform electric field is generated in the collection chamber, to retain the microbiological entity of interest in the collection chamber. The microbiological entity is retained through dielectrophoresis induced by the energization of the electrodes by a periodically applied, alternating current. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/184237 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307159 | DeAngelis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently claimed and disclosed invention relates, in general, to dual action heparin synthases and, more particularly, to dual action heparin synthases obtained from Pasteurella multocida. The presently claimed and disclosed invention also relates to heparosan, heparin and heparin-like molecules provided by recombinant techniques and methods of using such molecules and also the identification or prediction of heparin synthases or component single action enzymes. The presently claimed and disclosed invention also relates to methods, and molecules produced according to such methods, for using the presently claimed and disclosed heparosan and/or heparin synthase for polymer grafting and the production of non-naturally occurring chimeric polymers incorporating stretches of one or more acidic GAG molecules, such as heparin, chondroitin, hyaluronan, and/or heparosan. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/142143 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307173 | Jen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwan-Yue Jen (Kenmore, Washington); Sei-Hum Jang (Mukilteo, Washington); Bart Kahr (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Electron acceptor compounds, nonlinear optical chromophores, methods for making the compounds and chromophores, and materials and electro-optic devices that include the chromophores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/064420 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307774 | Schnitzer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Jacob Schnitzer (Palo Alto, California); Erik Paul Anderson (Stanford, California); Eric David Cocker (Menlo Park, California); Juergen Claus Jung (Palo Alto, California); Benjamin A. Flusberg (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Imaging, testing and/or analysis of subjects is facilitated with a micro-mirror-based access approach. According to an example embodiment, a micro-mirror is implemented to direct light to a live being such as a biological specimen or a living being. Light from the live being is detected and implemented for use in analyzing the live being. In certain applications, the micro-mirror is fastened to a live being, such as to a skull of a live mouse, while the live being is allowed to move in an unanesthetized state. Behavior of the live being and detected response from the live being are concurrently used to analyze the live being. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338592 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308007 | Rocca et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jorge J. Rocca (Fort Collins, Colorado); David Alessi (Fort Collins, Colorado); Bradley M. Luther (Fort Collins, Colorado); Mark Berrill (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Miguel A. Larotonda (Fort Collins, Colorado); Yong Wang (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Saturated tabletop lasers having increased output energy and operating at 5 Hz repetition rate, were demonstrated at wavelengths about 18.9 nm for molybdenum targets, 16.4 nm for ruthenium targets, 14.7 nm for palladium targets, 13.9 nm for silver targets, and 13.2 nm for cadmium targets in transitions of nickel-like ions. The results were obtained using a sequence of two, plasma-generating pre-pulses, each having sub-Joule energy followed after a selected delay period by picosecond laser plasma excitation pulses having with an energy of about 1 J at angles of incidence optimized for maximum energy deposition. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021217 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308392 | Peterson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Townsend Peterson (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems are disclosed for predicting species invasions. Native species occurrence information and native environmental information are received. At least one ecological niche model is formulated based on the native species occurrence information and the native environmental information. Target environmental information corresponding to an alternative geography is received. The ecological niche model is projected onto the alternative geography to predict characteristics of an invasion of the species. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/167884 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07306917 | Prudent et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Prudent (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeff G. Hall (Madison, Wisconsin); Victor L. Lyamichev (Madison, Wisconsin); Mary Ann D. Brow (Madison, Wisconsin); James E. Dahlberg (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to means for the detection and characterization of nucleic acid sequences, as well as variations in nucleic acid sequences. The present invention also relates to methods for forming a nucleic acid cleavage structure on a target sequence and cleaving the nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. The structure-specific nuclease activity of a variety of enzymes is used to cleave the target-dependent cleavage structure, thereby indicating the presence of specific nucleic acid sequences or specific variations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/222565 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306969 | Wu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S. Ong (Mississauga, Canada); Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for making a metal electrode which minimizes the contact resistance between it and an organic semiconductor. Acid-stabilized metal nanoparticles are deposited upon a substrate and annealed. This creates a metal electrode and releases acid. Upon deposition of semiconductor and subsequent annealing, the acid diffuses from the electrode into the semiconductor layer and acts as a dopant, minimizing the contact resistance. The use of oleic acid-stabilized silver nanoparticles is demonstrated. |
| FILED | Friday, July 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/187552 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307118 | Xu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Molecular Imprints, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Y. Xu (Round Rock, Texas); Michael N. Miller (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions that feature improved preferential adhesion and release characteristics with respect to a substrate and a mold having imprinting material disposed therebetween. To that end, the compositions facilitate bifurcation of the imprinting into a surfactant-component-rich sub-portion and a surfactant-component-depleted sub-portion located between said surfactant-component-rich sub-portion and said substrate. This surfactant-component-rich sub-portion attenuates the adhesion forces between the mold and the imprinting material, once solidified. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/068171 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307278 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jie Liu (Niskayuna, New York); Anil Raj Duggal (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a plurality of organic electronic devices disposed on a substrate, wherein each of the plurality of organic electronic devices comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, and wherein each of the plurality of organic electronic devices is electrically coupled in series. Further, the device includes an electro-active material disposed between the first and second electrodes of each of the plurality of organic electronic devices. In addition, the device includes an interconnect layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the interconnect layer is configured to electrically couple each of the plurality of organic electronic devices in series via coupling the respective first and second electrodes of each of the plurality of organic electronic devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021265 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307301 | Possin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Edward Possin (Niskayuna, New York); Robert F. Kwasnick (Palo Alto, California); Douglas Albagli (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating an imaging array includes forming a first dielectric barrier, forming a light block element on the first dielectric barrier, wherein the light block element is at least coextensive with a gate, and forming a second dielectric barrier on the first dielectric barrier and the light block element such that the light block element is encapsulated between the first dielectric barrier and the second dielectric barrier. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 17, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/322117 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/292 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07305935 | Foster |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administration of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Foster (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A high density plasma generated by microwave injection using a windowless electrodeless rectangular slotted antenna waveguide plasma source has been demonstrated. Plasma probe measurements indicate that the source could be applicable for low power ion thruster applications, ion implantation, and related applications. This slotted antenna plasma source invention operates on the principle of electron cyclotron resonance (ECR). It employs no window and it is completely electrodeless and therefore its operation lifetime is long, being limited only by either the microwave generator itself or charged particle extraction grids if used. The high density plasma source can also be used to extract an electron beam that can be used as a plasma cathode neutralizer for ion source beam neutralization applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/925499 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating apparatus 118/723.MA0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07306930 | Ponce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adrian Ponce (Altadena, California); Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran (Arcadia, California); James Patrick Kirby (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A lanthanide is combined with a medium to be tested for endospores. The dipicolinic acid released from the endospores binds the lanthanides, which have distinctive emission (i.e., luminescence) spectra, and are detected using photoluminescence. The concentration of spores is determined by preparing a calibration curve generated from photoluminescence spectra of lanthanide complex mixed with spores of a known concentration. A lanthanide complex is used as the analysis reagent, and is comprised of lanthanide ions bound to multidentate ligands that increase the dipicolinic acid binding constant through a cooperative binding effect with respect to lanthanide chloride. The resulting combined effect of increasing the binding constant and eliminating coordinated water and multiple equilibria increase the sensitivity of the endospore assay by an estimated three to four orders of magnitude over prior art of endospore detection based on lanthanide luminescence. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/306331 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/34 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307716 | Silver |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Sciences Incorporated (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel A. Silver (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed mirrors, one cylindrical and one spherical, introducing light into the cell via an entrance mechanism, and extracting light from the cell via an exit mechanism, wherein the entrance mechanism and exit mechanism are coextensive or non-coextensive. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/948660 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/246 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07308164 | Banks |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Banks (Olmstead Township, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method and the resulting product thereof comprising a solid light-conducting fiber with a point of attachment and having a textured surface site consisting a textured distal end prepared by being placed in a vacuum and then subjected to directed hyperthermal beams comprising oxygen ions or atoms. The textured distal end comprises cones or pillars that are spaced upon from each other by less than 1 micron and are extremely suitable to prevent cellular components of blood from entering the valleys between the cones or pillars so as to effectively separate the cellular components in the blood from interfering with optical sensing of the glucose concentration for diabetic patients. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398734 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07306924 | Gomez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael Gomez (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rashid Bashir (West Lafayette, Indiana); Arun K. Bhunia (West Lafayette, Indiana); Michael R. Ladisch (West Lafayette, Indiana); J. Paul Robinson (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for collecting a microbiological substance utilizes a micro fabricated biochip having a collection chamber. A fluid sample containing a microbiological entity of interest is delivered to the collection chamber in the biochip. Then a non-uniform electric field is generated in the collection chamber, to retain the microbiological entity of interest in the collection chamber. The microbiological entity is retained through dielectrophoresis induced by the energization of the electrodes by a periodically applied, alternating current. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 26, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/184237 |
| ART UNIT | 1744 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP18291 | NeSmith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Scott NeSmith (Molena, Georgia); Arlen D. Draper (Payson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The most distinctive feature of the rabbiteye blueberry, ‘Vernon’, is its combination of late bloom/early ripening, favorable commercial fruit attributes, high and consistent yield, excellent plant vigor, and large berry size. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/261408 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07305914 | Gray, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An actuator includes a piston within a cylinder, the cylinder having a first fluid port in communication with an open side of the piston, and a second fluid port in communication with a shaft side of the piston. The piston travels in a first direction, toward the shaft side of the piston and in a second direction, toward the open side of the piston. The actuator includes a valve circuit configured to selectively couple the first fluid port with a high-pressure fluid source when piston travel in the first direction is desired, and with a low-pressure fluid source when piston travel in the second direction is desired. The valve circuit is further configured to couple the second fluid port to the high-pressure fluid source when piston travel is desired in the first or second direction, and to close the first and second fluid ports when no piston travel is desired. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/767547 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Motors: Expansible chamber type 091/462 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07305915 | Gray, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A bent axis pump/motor includes a back plate positioned within a casing, and a check valve positioned in the back-plate, the check valve configured to control passage of fluid from within the casing to an interior of the back plate. A yoke, coupled to the back plate, includes trunnions, positioned within respective apertures in the casing, upon which the yoke rotates. Bearings, occupying less than the complete circumference of the respective trunnion, are positioned between each of the trunnions and respective inner walls of the apertures. Trunnion apertures, for passage of fluid, are positioned in a portion of the circumference not occupied by the respective bearing. A valve positioned within the casing selectively couples high- and low-pressure fluid to the trunnions. Fluid supply channels, formed integrally with the casing, transmit fluid from the valve to the trunnions via fluid apertures provided within the apertures in the casing. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/795797 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Expansible chamber devices 092/12.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07306881 | Fritze et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Fritze (Acton, Massachusetts); Brian Tyrrell (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method forms patterns on a substrate by exposing the substrate a first time and exposing the substrate a second time using a mask containing gray-tone features. The gray-tone features locally adjust an exposure dose in regions corresponding to features defined in the primary exposure. Moreover, the gray-tone features enable the forming of features having different critical dimensions on a substrate. The gray-tone features may be sub-resolution features and formed by pixellation. The trim mask containing gray-tone features may have regions with different transmissivities. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/855546 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
07307781 — Techniques for using chirped fields to reconfigure a medium that stores spectral features
| US 07307781 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Montana State University (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tiejun Chang (Bozeman, Montana); Mingzhen Tian (Bozeman, Montana); William R. Babbitt (Bozeman, Montana); Kristian D. Merkel (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for reconfiguring spectral features stored in a medium based on a two-state atomic system with transition dipole moment μ includes causing a chirp to pass into the medium. The chirp includes a monochromatic frequency that varies in time by a chirp rate κ over a frequency band BR during a time interval TR. The amplitude AR of the chirp is constant over BR and equal to AR=(hbar/μπ)√{square root over ((κ ln [2/ε]))}, The term hbar is reduced Plank's constant, ln is a natural logarithm function, and π is a ratio of a circumference of a circle to a diameter of the circle. For ε<<1, the atomic-state populations in the two states are inverted. For ε=1, prior atomic-state populations are erased, with final populations equal in the two states, regardless of populations before erasure. |
| FILED | Friday, July 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/487571 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07307716 | Silver |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Sciences Incorporated (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel A. Silver (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple pass optical cell and method comprising providing a pair of opposed mirrors, one cylindrical and one spherical, introducing light into the cell via an entrance mechanism, and extracting light from the cell via an exit mechanism, wherein the entrance mechanism and exit mechanism are coextensive or non-coextensive. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/948660 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/246 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07307067 | Sarnow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Sarnow (Palo Alto, California); Catherine L. Jopling (San Francisco, California); Alissa M. Lancaster (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for reducing viral genome amounts in a target cell are provided. In the subject methods, the activity of a miRNA is inhibited in a manner sufficient to reduce the amount of viral genome in the target cell, e.g., by introducing a miRNA inhibitory agent in the target cell. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and systems for use in practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of applications, including the treatment of subjects suffering from a viral mediated disease condition, e.g., an HCV mediated disease condition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/122328 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307171 | Kem et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida (Gainsville, Florida); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Reade Kem (Gainesville, Florida); Ferenc Soti (Gainesville, Florida); Dan Rittschof (Morehead City, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention provides materials and methods for inhibiting the biofouling of surfaces exposed to aquatic environments. In one embodiment, the subject invention provides additives for marine paints and surface treatments. The subject invention further provides repellents and selective inhibitors for aquatic and/or terrestrial crustacean pests. |
| FILED | Friday, December 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/015361 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/257 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07307491 | Khazanov |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aleksandr Khazanov (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | RF switching system (100, 200) formed from a structure (102, 202) comprised of dielectric material. The structure can have two or more faces (104, 204), with at least one face located in a plane exclusive of at least a second one of the faces. For example, the structure can define a geometric shape that is a polyhedron. RF switches (106, 206) can be disposed on two or more of the faces. Conductive RF feed stubs (110, 210) are provided for each RF switch extending from an interconnection point (114, 214) to electrical contact terminals (116, 216) that are respectively connected to the RF switches. The interconnection point is located within the structure at a location generally medial to the two or more of terminals. |
| FILED | Monday, November 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/284293 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, December 11, 2007.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
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FUNDED BY
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
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FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
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ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
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The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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