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Patent Details for Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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| US 07318270 | O'Loughlin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James P. O'Loughlin (Placitas, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing center-tapped and non-center-tapped full wave bridge rectifiers suitable for low-voltage high-current operation by simultaneously winding a plurality of identical secondary coil sections around a primary coil using on a prearranged secondary foil conductor and insulation ensemble and equivalent circuit connections. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/106407 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/605 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318369 | Madigan 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) | Lisa J. Madigan (Melrose, New York); Robert J. Mysliwiec (East Greenbush, New York); Vincent J. Olmstead (Waterford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An out-of-battery lock for a primer feed mechanism having a drive shaft and a drive shaft housing surrounding the drive shaft, the out-of-battery lock including a housing having an opening therethrough for attachment to the drive shaft; a pair of wings disposed on opposite sides of the housing; a plunger slot formed in the housing; a plunger movably disposed in the plunger slot, the plunger including a central bore therein and a pair of tabs disposed on opposite sides of the plunger; and a compression spring disposed in the central bore in the plunger, the compression spring providing a force to bias the plunger towards the drive shaft housing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/908078 |
| ART UNIT | 4155 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/27.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318564 | Marshall |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick T. Marshall (Tipp City, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The charging energy originates in the magnetic field surrounding the current carrying conductor and is obtained by way of a laminated magnetic circuit surrounding the current carrying conductor and disposable in both an open and transmission line receiving state and a closed and energy collecting state upon command. Latching of the magnetic structure into a condition providing physical suspension stability for the host aircraft as well as an efficient magnetic circuit are provided. Latching of the magnetic structure includes a docking aircraft kinetic energy storage sequence assisting in aircraft deceleration and also providing saved energy useful during an undocking sequence. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169260 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/58 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318671 | Moghaddam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Atec, Inc. (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saeed Moghaddam (Columbia, Maryland); John Lawler (Potomac, Maryland); Jungho Kim (College Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism and method for directly observing data from which the thermal emissivity or absorptivity of a surface can be calculated. The invention teaches the use of a substantially planar heat-flux or heat-flow sensor employing a thermopile, to measure the rate of heat dissipation from a radiating surface thermally attached to one side of the heat-flux sensor where the radiating surface is exposed to a first temperature and where the second side of the heat flux sensor is in thermal contact with a heat source at a second higher temperature. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/231453 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318908 | Dai |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Integrated nanotube sensors are adapted for detecting various chemical and biological molecules. In one implementation, nanotube sensor arrays are formed as nano-electronic noses capable of such detection, and can be implemented in devices including carbon nanotube-based electronic noses and biochips. Various implementations of the present invention are also directed to nanoscience and nanotechnology applications, such as medical, military and biological applications. In a more particular implementation, nanotubes are produced on full-scale wafers and functionalized. In another more particular implementation, functionalized nanotubes are integrated into addressable devices. With these approaches, various aspects of the present invention have been found to be useful in sensor applications having small size, high density and extreme sensitivity. Such sensor applications are applicable to many aspects of society, and can be implemented for making human lives more safe, secure and healthy. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/285305 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/68.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318948 | Drehman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alvin J. Drehman (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A thin film of zinc oxide is deposited by sputter deposition in a partial pressure of oxygen on a suitable at a low temperature, such as less than 300 degrees Centigrade, to provide an amorphous film. This should take place in a sputtering environment which will produce an oxygen deficient film layer. After this, the film is crystallized by heat treatment in an oxygen free environment in a given temperature range. The thin film produced by this process will have very low electrical resistance, is transparent from about the visible to beyond 10 microns in wavelength, is highly resistant to laser energy and is highly conductive. |
| FILED | Monday, August 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/914019 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/162 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318962 | Long 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) | David P. Long (Ashburn, Virginia); James G. Kushmerick (Owings, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A device having a substrate, a pair of ferromagnetic leads on a surface of the substrate, laterally separated by a gap, and one or more ferromagnetic microparticles comprising a conductive coating at least partially within the gap. The conductive coating forms at least part of an electrical connection between the leads. A molecular junction may connect the leads to the microparticle. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/044197 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/566 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319012 | Felgner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gene Therapy Systems, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip L. Felgner (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Denise L. Doolan (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of rapidly generating and analyzing a plurality of polypeptides are disclosed. More specifically, libraries and arrays of polypeptides are assayed in order to determine their individual immunogenic effect. Based on the immunogenic effect of polypeptides, specific subunit vaccines can be developed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/159428 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — 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 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319056 | Im et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James S. Im (New York, New York); Robert S. Sposili (New York, New York); Mark A. Crowder (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for processing an amorphous silicon thin film sample into a polycrystalline silicon thin film are disclosed. In one preferred arrangement, a method includes the steps of generating a sequence of excimer laser pulses, controllably modulating each excimer laser pulse in the sequence to a predetermined fluence, homoginizing each modulated laser pulse in the sequence in a predetermined plane, masking portions of each homoginized fluence controlled laser pulse in the sequence with a two dimensional pattern of slits to generate a sequence of fluence controlled pulses of line patterned beamlets, each slit in the pattern of slits being sufficiently narrow to prevent inducement of significant nucleation in region of a silicon thin film sample irradiated by a beamlet corresponding to the slit, irradiating an amorphous silicon thin film sample with the sequence of fluence controlled slit patterned beamlets to effect melting of portions thereof corresponding to each fluence controlled patterned beamlet pulse in the sequence of pulses of patterned beamlets, and controllably sequentially translating a relative position of the sample with respect to each of the fluence controlled pulse of slit patterned beamlets to thereby process the amorphous silicon thin film sample into a single or polycrystalline silicon thin film. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/141815 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/166 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319151 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loon-Seng Tan (Centerville, Ohio); Ramamurthi Kannan (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are new two-photon absorbing chromophores of the formula: wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and Q is OH, OMe, propargyloxy-(O—CH2—C≡CH), methylpropargyloxy-(O—CH2—C≡C—CH3), allyloxy-(O—CH2—C═CH2),1-methyl-allyloxy(O—CH2—CH═CHCH3) and 3-methyl-allyloxy (O—CH(CH3)—CH═CH2). |
| FILED | Monday, February 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/357467 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319260 | Michalicek |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Michalicek (USAFA, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A locked hinge based technique for controllably holding surface-micromachined modules off the edge of a substrate for subsequent processing. The mechanism enables reliable, accurate, and low-cost fabrication of even complex multi layer flip-chip MEMS devices using for example only a simple two-layer module processing sequence, a sequence involving materials already in use in the process. The sequence is also free from the interference of an alignment-hindering sacrificial substrate member. The technique is disclosed by way of a micromirror example and is arranged for convenient bypassing where use of another bonding technique is desired. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/690159 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/415 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319372 | Pan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University (Standford, California); Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiyu Pan (Mountain View, California); Rob Norris Candler (Stanford, California); Markus Lutz (Palo Alto, California); Aaron Partridge (Palo Alto, California); Volker Materna (Boetzingen, Germany); Gary Yama (Mountain View, California); Wilhelm Frey (Stuttgart, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | There are many inventions described and illustrated herein, as well as many aspects and embodiments of those inventions. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a resonator architecture including a plurality of in-plane vibration microelectromechanical resonators (for example, 2 or 4 resonators) that are mechanically coupled to provide, for example, a differential signal output. In one embodiment, the present invention includes four commonly shaped microelectromechanical tuning fork resonators (for example, tuning fork resonators having two or more rectangular-shaped or square-shaped tines). Each resonator is mechanically coupled to another resonator of the architecture. For example, each resonator of the architecture is mechanically coupled to another one of the resonators on one side or a corner of one of the sides. In this way, all of the resonators, when induced, vibrate at the same frequency. |
| FILED | Friday, July 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/182299 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/197 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319427 | Wicks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael C. Wicks (Utica, New York); Paul Antonik (Utica, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus for a frequency diverse array. Radio frequency signals are generated and applied to a power divider network. A progressive frequency shift is applied to all radio frequency signals across all spatial channels. Amplitude weighting signals are applied for sidelobe control. Phase control is included for channel compensation and to provide nominal beam steering. The progressive frequency offsets generate a new term which cause the antenna beam to focus in different directions as a function of range. Alternative embodiments generate different waveforms to be applied to each radiating element, permitting the transmission of multiple signals at the same time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/312805 |
| 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 342/372 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319590 | Ingram |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason W. Ingram (Allen, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system includes an integrated circuit coupled to a circuit board and a heat conducting element having a thermal conductivity of at least 391 W/m*K. The heat conducting element includes a flexible portion disposed between first and second solid portions, wherein the first solid portion is coupled to the integrated circuit and the second solid portion is coupled to a heat sink. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/975690 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/704 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319639 | Heyman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Luna Innovations Incorporated (Roanoke, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph S. Heyman (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed towards an acoustic concealed item detector and related methods for detection using acoustics. In an illustrative embodiment, a multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator generates in a gaseous medium at least first and second ultrasonic waves. The multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator is arranged such that in operation, the first ultrasonic wave and the second ultrasonic wave mix in a prescribed mixing zone to produce a difference-frequency acoustic wave. A receiver sensor detects the difference-frequency acoustic wave and produces corresponding electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are processed by a system processor and signals indicative of concealed items are identified. Preferably the ultrasonic waves are focused to a small prescribed mixing zone. Parametric and multi-transducer embodiments are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/069665 |
| 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 367/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319640 | Donald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B. Donald (Pawcatuk, Connecticut); Albert H. Nuttall (Old Lyme, Connecticut); James H. Wilson (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus is provided for suppressing noise which includes receiving a plurality of signals from an array of sensors and transforming each of these signals to the frequency domain. The transformed signals are beamformed so that noise sources can be identified by bearing and frequency range. A planewave-fit noise-suppression routine is then used to remove identified noise sources from the transformed signals and to provide a noise-suppressed transformed signal having signals from said identified noise sources suppressed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/484149 |
| 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 367/124 |
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| US 07319689 | Dutta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Telcordia Technologies, Inc. (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashutosh Dutta (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Kuok-Shoong Daniel Wong (Kelana Jaya Selengor, Malaysia); Kenneth Young (Denville, New Jersey); Henning Schulzrinne (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | In infrastructure-based networks devices often move from one attachment point in the network or a sub-network thereof to another attachment point. Communications sessions may be established between Mobile Hosts attached to such nodes. Communications sessions between nodes established using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Mobile Internet Protocol with Location Registers (MIP-LR) or Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (MIPv6) may fail if there is simultaneous mobility of two Mobile Hosts in an ongoing communication session. Stationary binding update proxies and stationary location proxies are introduced into such communications networks in order to provide a solution to the problem of simultaneous mobility of Mobile Hosts. Specific implementation for SIP, MIP-LR and MIPv6 are provided. IN SIP networks, the SIP server for the mobile hosts acts as the stationary binding update proxy and the stationary location proxy. In MIP-LR networks, the Home Location Register (HLR) functions as the stationary binding update proxy and the intercepting is performed by the Foreign Agent or Advertisement Agent. In MIPv6 networks, the home agent of each the first and second mobile host functions as the stationary location proxy and the stationary binding update proxy for each mobile host respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/248743 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/338 |
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| US 07319914 | Spowart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan E. Spowart (Bellbrook, Ohio); Herbert M. Mullens (Huber Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimens is disclosed. The invention employs high-precision motorized metallographic polishing, viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of microstructure sections of a pre-selected pattern for 3-D microstructure reconstruction. The microstructure specimens are transferred throughout by a robotic manipulator arm, which provides greater precision and speed, and serial-sectioning process control software provides control. The 3-D reconstruction of the invention can be analyzed in real time and can be accomplished in a matter of hours. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/083918 |
| ART UNIT | 2125 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/182 |
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| US 07319915 | Spowart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan E. Spowart (Bellbrook, Ohio); Herbert M. Mullens (Huber Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning device and method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimens. The invention employs a high-precision motorized metallographic polishing unit, a microscope for viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of 2-D microstructure sections of a pre-selected pattern for 3-D microstructure reconstruction. The microstructure specimens are transferred throughout by a robotic manipulator arm providing greater precision and speed and serial-sectioning process control software provides control. The 3-D reconstruction of the invention can be analyzed in real time and can be accomplished in a matter of hours. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/083919 |
| ART UNIT | 2125 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/182 |
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| US 07319916 | Spowart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan E. Spowart (Bellbrook, Ohio); Herbert M. Mullens (Huber Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed, high precision, high repeatability serial sectioning method for 3-D reconstruction of microstructure specimen is disclosed. The invention employs high-precision motorized metallographic polishing, viewing and computer controlled digital imaging of microstructure sections of a pre-selected pattern for 3-D microstructure reconstruction. The microstructure specimens are transferred throughout by a robotic manipulator arm, which provides greater precision and speed and serial-sectioning process control software provides control. The 3-D reconstruction of the invention can be analyzed in real time and can be accomplished in a matter of hours. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/083921 |
| ART UNIT | 2125 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/182 |
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| US 07319945 | Shapiro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce E. Shapiro (Northridge, California); Eric D. Mjolsness (Montrose, California); Andre Levchenko (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods, computer systems, and computer programs for simulating a biological network. The methods of the present invention facilitate biological network simulations via automated equation generation based on the concept of a hierarchy of canonical forms that describe biological processes at various levels of detail. At each level of hierarchy two classes of canonical forms can be identified: the input canonical form, that is used to supply information to the program, and the output canonical form that is produced by a simulator. The methods in certain preferred embodiments include explicit output description and flexible user intervention at several steps through the model generation. Furthermore, preferred embodiments of the present invention provide the modeling of developmental networks using an organism-as-a-graph approach using domains and fields. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/993291 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07318804 | Weitzel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Weitzel (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Kang Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Matthew O'Donnell (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jonathan M. Rubin (Scio Township, Michigan); Hua Xie (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Xunchang Chen (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for measuring mechanical property of a vascular wall and a method and system for determining health of a vascular structure are provided wherein local deformation of a vessel wall resulting from physiologic pressures with altered transmural forces is measured. A non-invasive free-hand ultrasound scanning-procedure was performed to apply external force, comparable to the force generated in measuring a subject's blood pressure, to achieve higher strains by equalizing the internal arterial baseline pressure. When the applied pressure matched the internal baseline diastolic pressure, strain and strain rate increased by a factor of 10 over a cardiac cycle. Radial arterial strain was assessed in the vessel wall over the entire deformation procedure using a phase-sensitive, two-dimensional speckle-tracking algorithm. An elastic modulus reconstruction procedure was developed to estimate the non-linear elastic properties of the vascular wall. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/731302 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/438 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07318913 | Loeffler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cytologix Corporation (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert H. Loeffler (Arlington, Massachusetts); Steven A. Bogen (Sharon, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A sample chamber is formed by a housing sealed against a microscope slide. The housing has fluid ports, including a well formed over at least one port. In a rinse station, rinse solution is drawn from a reservoir through the chamber to a waste reservoir. At a fill station, an aliquot of reagent already placed in the well is driven into the chamber. The reagent may be driven into the chamber by first drawing a vacuum on the chamber through the aliquot of reagent and then releasing the reagent to be drawn into the chamber by the vacuum. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/696219 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/103 |
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| US 07319000 | Sastry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jagannadha K. Sastry (Houston, Texas); Ralph B. Arlinghaus (Bellaire, Texas); Chris D. Platsoucas (Houston, Texas); Pramod N. Nehete (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of viral infections. The identification of distinct classes of peptides for use in both anti-viral vaccines and therapeutic formulations is reported. Peptide formulations are disclosed which enhance the systemic distribution, activity, and longevity of anti-viral cytotoxic T cells, and/or which protect human cells from HIV infection. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/869386 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
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| US 07319002 | 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); Alberto Auricchio (Naples, Italy); Markus Hildinger (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for isolating, from a mixture, a virus having a surface protein with a binding site for sialic acid is provided. The method involves contacting the mixture with mucin which has been linked to a solid support and washing the solid support to remove material from the mixture is non-specifically bound to the mucin-linked support. Thereafter, the specifically bound virus (e.g., AAV4 or AAV5) may be removed in a further washing step utilizing a concentrated slat or solution with low pH. Also described are pharmaceutical kits containing solid supports linked to mucin for use in isolating virus having a surface protein with a binding site for sialic acid, or detecting the presence of the virus in a biological sample. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/485893 |
| 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 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319010 | Nam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Myeong Nam (Seoul, South Korea); Juan Madoz-Gurpide (Madrid, Spain); Hong Wang (Edmonds, Washington); David E. Misek (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Samir M. Hanash (Mercer Island, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer therapies and diagnostics, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention provides tumor antigens associated with specific cancers and diagnostic assays for the detection of such antigens and associated autoantibodies as indicative of the presence of specific cancers. The present invention further provides cancer immunotherapy utilizing the tumor antigens of the present invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/844216 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319011 | Riggins et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory J. Riggins (Baltimore, Maryland); Janete Cerruti (Moema, Brazil) |
| ABSTRACT | Follicular thyroid adenoma (FTA) is distinguished from follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) by comparing amount of an expression product of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, TARSH, and ACO1 in a test follicular thyroid specimen to a normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTA if the amount of expression product of TARSH is equal to or greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen. The test follicular thyroid specimen is identified as FTC if the amount of expression product of DDIT3, ARG2, ITM1, C1orf24, or ACO1 is greater in the test follicular thyroid specimen than in the normal control thyroid specimen. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/100640 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319015 | Shayman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Shayman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Akira Abe (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Miki Hiraoka (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for improving pulmonary surfactant catabolism. More specifically, the specification describes methods and compositions for making and using a lysosomal phospholipase A2 in methods for the diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of phospholipid catabolism such as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/117161 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319091 | Yoshimura et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teizo Yoshimura (Frederick, Maryland); Elizabeth A. Robinson (Bethesda, Maryland); Ettore Appella (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Edward J. Leonard (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Pure peptide products, derived from either human glioma cell line U-105MG or human peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes are provided; the products have a molecular mass of about 8,400 daltons, and the products exhibit optimal monocyte chemotactic activity at a concentration of 1 nM. The cloning of full length cDNA for the peptide products is also provided, as well as recombinant methods for the production of monocyte chemoattractant products. Methods of treating infection and neoplasms in a human body with such peptides and monocyte chemoattractant products are additionally provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions for the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/055587 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319092 | Laskowitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cognosci, Inc (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel T. Laskowitz (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); William D. Matthew (Durham, North Carolina); Michael McMillian (Rareton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of suppressing the activation of microglial cells in the Central Nervous System (CNS), methods of ameliorating or treating the neurological effects of cerebral ischemia or cerebral inflammation, and methods of combating specific diseases that affect the CNS by administering a compound that binds to microglial receptors and prevents or reduces microglial activation are described. Also described are methods of screening compounds for the ability to suppress or reduce microglial activation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/091336 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319094 | Wands et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack R. Wands (Waban, Massachusetts); Suzanne M. de la Monte (East Greenwich, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features a non-transgenic model of Alzheimer's Disease, method for inducing prolonged in vivo gene expression in a mammal, and methods of inhibiting Alzheimer's Disease-associated neuronal cell death. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910173 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319134 | Karin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Karin (San Diego, California); Christian Trautwein (Hannover, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | An alteration in phosphorylation of serine 105, within the activation domain of NF-IL6/LAP, alters its transcriptional efficacy. Polypeptides, polynucleotides and methods of use for modified transcriptional activators allow regulation of gene expression. |
| FILED | Monday, June 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/162141 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319138 | Woolf et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clifford J. Woolf (Newton, Massachusetts); Tarek A. Samad (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention features methods and compositions useful for treating and diagnosing diseases of the nervous system, retina, skin, muscle, joint, and cartilage using a Dragon family protein. Protein and nucleic acid sequences of human, murine, zebrafish, and C. elegans Dragon family members are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/419296 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 07318904 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hsing-Lin Wang (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Wenguang Li (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming metal nanoparticles using a polymer colloid that includes at least one conductive polymer and at least one polyelectrolyte. Metal ions are reduced in water by the conductive polymer to produce the nanoparticles, which may be then incorporated in the colloidal structure to form a colloid composite. The method can also be used to separate selected metal ions from aqueous solutions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/110343 |
| ART UNIT | 1751 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/512 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319003 | Cantor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles R. Cantor (Boston, Massachusetts); Marek Prezetakiewiczr (East Boston, Massachusetts); Cassandra L. Smith (Boston, Massachusetts); Takeshi Sano (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is directed to methods and reagents useful for sequencing nucleic acid targets utilizing sequencing by hybridization technology comprising probes, arrays of probes and methods whereby sequence information is obtained rapidly and efficiently in discrete packages. That information can be used for the detection, identification, purification and complete or partial sequencing of a particular target nucleic acid. When coupled with a ligation step, these methods can be performed under a single set of hybridization conditions. The invention also relates to the replication of probe arrays and methods for making and replicating arrays of probes which are useful for the large scale manufacture of diagnostic aids used to screen biological samples for specific target sequences. Arrays created using PCR technology may comprise probes with 5′- and/or 3′-overhangs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 09/030571 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319315 | Martin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward J. Martin (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A voltage verification unit and method for determining the absence of potentially dangerous potentials within a power supply enclosure without Mode 2 work is disclosed. With this device and method, a qualified worker, following a relatively simple protocol that involves a function test (hot, cold, hot) of the voltage verification unit before Lock Out/Tag Out and, and once the Lock Out/Tag Out is completed, testing or “trying” by simply reading a display on the voltage verification unit can be accomplished without exposure of the operator to the interior of the voltage supply enclosure. According to a preferred embodiment, the voltage verification unit includes test leads to allow diagnostics with other meters, without the necessity of accessing potentially dangerous bus bars or the like. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/516686 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/72.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319410 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntelliServ, Inc. (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Hall (Provo, Utah); Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A transmission system in a downhole component comprises a data transmission element in both ends of the downhole component. Each data transmission element houses an electrically conducting coil in a MCEI circular trough. An electrical conductor connects both the transmission elements. The electrical conductor comprises at least three electrically conductive elements insulated from each other. In the preferred embodiment the electrical conductor comprises an electrically conducting outer shield, an electrically conducting inner shield and an electrical conducting core. In some embodiments of the present invention, the electrical conductor comprises an electrically insulating jacket. In other embodiments, the electrical conductor comprises a pair of twisted wires. In some embodiments, the electrical conductor comprises semi-conductive material. |
| FILED | Monday, June 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/878193 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/854.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319556 | Ackermann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark R. Ackermann (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John T. McGraw (Placitas, New Mexico); Peter C. Zimmer (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A wide field of view telescope having two concave and two convex reflective surfaces, each with an aspheric surface contour, has a flat focal plane array. Each of the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary reflective surfaces are rotationally symmetric about the optical axis. The combination of the reflective surfaces results in a wide field of view in the range of approximately 3.8° to approximately 6.5°. The length of the telescope along the optical axis is approximately equal to or less than the diameter of the largest of the reflective surfaces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/952025 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/366 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319677 | Quist et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Quist (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Eugene M. Gavrilov (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Michael E. Fisk (Jemez, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method enables the topology of an acyclic fully propagated network to be discovered. A list of switches that comprise the network is formed and the MAC address cache for each one of the switches is determined. For each pair of switches, from the MAC address caches the remaining switches that see the pair of switches are located. For each pair of switches the remaining switches are determined that see one of the pair of switches on a first port and the second one of the pair of switches on a second port. A list of insiders is formed for every pair of switches. It is determined whether the insider for each pair of switches is a graph edge and adjacent ones of the graph edges are determined. A symmetric adjacency matrix is formed from the graph edges to represent the topology of the data link network. |
| FILED | Friday, December 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/016096 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07318903 | Link et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jamie R. Link (La Jolla, California); Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is related to optical particles (10), use of optical particles in sensing applications, and methods of fabricating optical particles that can target a desired analyte. The invention is also related to the self assembly of individual optical particles. An advantage of the invention is that it includes self-assembling individual photonic crystal sensors onto a target. In an embodiment of the invention, a processed sensor structure having two generally opposing surfaces is provided, wherein each of the opposing surfaces have different surface affinities, with a first optical structure formed on one of the opposing surfaces, and a second optical structure formed on the other of the opposing surfaces. The chemically and optically asymmetric opposing surfaces will spontaneously align at an organic liquid/water interface. Changes in the optical response of at least one of the opposing surfaces indicate the presence of a particular analyte for sensing applications. |
| FILED | Friday, August 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/567917 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319159 | Saulys et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dovas A. Saulys (Seoul, South Korea); Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin); John A. Roberts (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Silane gas precursor compounds having the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, and R3 each can independently be hydrogen or halogen and wherein the cyclohexadiene ring can have one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a saturated or unsaturated, straight chain or branched alkyl group, a halogen, NO2, and C≡N are disclosed. In one form, the silane gas precursor compound is cyclohexadien-2,4-ylsilane, an air-stable liquid, that can be thermolyzed in a pyrolysis process to efficiently generate high purity silane gas. The compounds of the present invention can thus serve as a “point-of-use” precursor for silane gas. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/531650 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/465 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07319709 | Sundar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vikram C. Sundar (Stoneham, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Boston, Massachusetts); John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Mihai Ibanescu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A narrow linewidth fluorescent emitter can incorporate a chromophore into a microcavity that can support low-order optical modes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/200582 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/39 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07318763 | Tsakalakos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loucas Tsakalakos (Niskayuna, New York); Sung Su Han (Niskayuna, New York); John Aibangbee Osaheni (Clifton Park, New York); Vanita Mani (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/986599 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturing 445/49 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 07319639 | Heyman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Luna Innovations Incorporated (Roanoke, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph S. Heyman (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed towards an acoustic concealed item detector and related methods for detection using acoustics. In an illustrative embodiment, a multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator generates in a gaseous medium at least first and second ultrasonic waves. The multi-frequency ultrasonic wave generator is arranged such that in operation, the first ultrasonic wave and the second ultrasonic wave mix in a prescribed mixing zone to produce a difference-frequency acoustic wave. A receiver sensor detects the difference-frequency acoustic wave and produces corresponding electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are processed by a system processor and signals indicative of concealed items are identified. Preferably the ultrasonic waves are focused to a small prescribed mixing zone. Parametric and multi-transducer embodiments are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/069665 |
| 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 367/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07318915 | Jordan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey D. Jordan (Williamsburg, Virginia); Anthony Neal Watkins (Hampton, Virginia); Jacqueline L. Schryer (Hampton, Virginia); Donald M. Oglesby (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a ruthenium stabilized oxidation-reduction catalyst useful for oxidizing carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds, and reducing nitrogen oxide species in oxidizing environments, substantially without the formation of toxic and volatile ruthenium oxide species upon said oxidizing environment being at high temperatures. |
| FILED | Monday, January 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/342660 |
| ART UNIT | 1754 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/245.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07318671 | Moghaddam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Atec, Inc. (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saeed Moghaddam (Columbia, Maryland); John Lawler (Potomac, Maryland); Jungho Kim (College Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism and method for directly observing data from which the thermal emissivity or absorptivity of a surface can be calculated. The invention teaches the use of a substantially planar heat-flux or heat-flow sensor employing a thermopile, to measure the rate of heat dissipation from a radiating surface thermally attached to one side of the heat-flux sensor where the radiating surface is exposed to a first temperature and where the second side of the heat flux sensor is in thermal contact with a heat source at a second higher temperature. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/231453 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07318541 | Fraer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard W. Fraer (Sterling, Virginia); Bradley J. Suchy (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed a storage rack that can onload, secure, and offload a human transporter device such as a SEGWAY HT. The storage rack is attached to a vehicle such as a postal vehicle. The vehicle can thus transport a human transporter while the human transporter is itself secured to the storage rack. The storage rack includes a ramp. A human transporter can be loaded onto the storage rack under its own power by moving up the ramp, and the human transporter can be offloaded from the storage rack under its own power by moving down the ramp. The ramp is secured to the storage rack in an upright position when the carrying vehicle is in motion. |
| FILED | Friday, February 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/372605 |
| ART UNIT | 3781 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Package and article carriers 224/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Solus Solutions and Technologies, LLC (Hampton, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Wood (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of multiple component vehicles by reducing the pressure on the front face of the trailing vehicle or vehicle component by controlling the flow in the gap between the leading vehicle component and the trailing vehicle component. An improved device for generating a reduction in the drag force on a bluff face object moving through air. The device consist of the application of a plurality of forward extending surfaces that are positioned adjacent to one another on the forward facing surface of a bluff face object and are aligned parallel to the object center line and perpendicular to the local flow direction. The reduction in drag force results from the summation of a plurality of local reductions in drag force generated by the interaction of vortex structures emanating from the leading edges of the plurality of forward extending surfaces with the forward facing surface of a blunt face object. The objects and advantages also extend to other applications in which an object or vehicle is moving through either a gas or fluid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/341944 |
| ART UNIT | 3612 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Land vehicles: Bodies and tops 296/180.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
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