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Patent Details for Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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| US 07337614 | Cowan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis C. Cowan (East Hampton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine is piloted with a pilot flow of fuel delivered to a combustor as a liquid. A first additional flow of the fuel is also delivered to the combustor as a liquid. A second additional flow of the fuel is vaporized and delivered to the combustor as a vapor. A fuel injector may have passageways associated with each of the three flows. |
| FILED | Monday, July 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/184264 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/776 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337741 | Ansay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael T. Ansay (Narragansett, Rhode Island); Angelo Di Biasio (Saunderstown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed for pre-positioning a canister assembly at an undersea location. A transporter deploys to and releases the assembly proximate to the desired location. Once the assembly has fallen a safe distance after release, spring bands of the assembly are released by the action of lanyards of the transporter. The release allows anchor plates on each end of the assembly to separate from the assembly thereby dragging the assembly to a seafloor with the assembly buoyant at the undersea location. A vehicle deployment from the assembly is actuated by an acoustic receiver that causes a release device to release a normally compressed spring thereby allowing the spring to expand. During expansion, water is drawn into the assembly through flow ports to force a plunger plate with the water to act on a vehicle to deploy the vehicle out of a deployment tube of the assembly. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/240778 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337743 | Sydnor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan J. Sydnor (Garden Grove, California); David L. Hinch (Anaheim, California); Wendell S. Nagao (Orange, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A control surface system for a marine vehicle is provided. The control surface system includes a control member having at least two control portions fixedly connected at a predetermined spacing from each other. The control portions each have opposed surfaces, with the control portions being rotatable about an axis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/313051 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337875 | Proscia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Proscia (Marlborough, Connecticut); Christopher D. Jones (Wethersfield, Connecticut); William P. Patrick (Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooled acoustic liner useful in a fluid handling duct includes a resonator chamber 52 with a neck 56, a face sheet 86, and a coolant plenum 80 residing between the face sheet and the chamber. Coolant bypasses the resonator chamber, rather than flowing through it, resulting in better acoustic admittance than in liners in which coolant flows through the resonator chamber and neck. In one embodiment, the liner also includes a graze shield 88. Openings 40, 38 penetrate both the face sheet and the shield to establish a relatively low face sheet porosity and a relatively high shield porosity. The shielded embodiment of the invention helps prevent a loss of acoustic admittance due to fluid grazing past the liner. Another embodiment that is not necessarily cooled, includes the resonator chamber, low porosity face sheet and high porosity shield, but no coolant plenum for bypassing coolant around the resonator chamber. An associated method of retrofitting an acoustic treatment into a fluid handling module includes installing openings in the module and mounting a resonator box 44 on the module so that the inlets to the resonator necks register with the installed openings. |
| FILED | Monday, June 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/878806 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Acoustics 181/214 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337940 | Subramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian (Niskayuna, New York); Bernard Patrick Bewlay (Schenectady, New York); Earl Claude Helder (Cincinnati, Ohio); Timothy Joseph Trapp (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Timothy Hanlon (Glenmont, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for friction stir welding, a weld tool for friction stir welding, and a method for making a weld tool for friction stir welding are presented. The weld tool comprises doped tungsten. A method for manufacturing an article, where the method comprises providing the apparatus for friction stir welding, and the article produced by this method are also presented. |
| FILED | Monday, April 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/409647 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/112.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338009 | Bobinchak 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) | James Bobinchak (Ridgecrest, California); Gary Hewer (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention described herein provides an apparatus and a method to cooperatively track and intercept a plurality of highly maneuvering asymmetric threats using networks of small, low-cost, lightweight, airborne vehicles that dynamically self-organize into an ad hoc network topology. This is accomplished using distributed information sharing to maintain cohesion and avoid vehicle collisions, while cooperatively pursuing multiple targets. An oracle vehicle relays network information to a control base. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/963001 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338015 | Sarigul-Klijn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Airlaunch LLC (Kirkland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martinus M. Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California); Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A launch vehicle is deployed from an aircraft using gravity extraction of the launch vehicle with the aid of a small parachute which assists the extraction and damps the yaw and pitch of the launch vehicle. The launch vehicle is supported on two rows of tires which are rotatably mounted to the aircraft. Gravity and the drag force of the parachute causes the launch vehicle to roll on the tires along the load deck and out of the aircraft. Because the extraction forces are dominated by gravity, the launch vehicle acquires a rotation in the pitch axis as the launch vehicle leaves the aircraft. After the launch vehicle clears the aircraft, the launch vehicle rotates in the pitch plane, and is damped in the pitch plane by the parachute to a pitch attitude which is 70-80° and the vehicle engine is ignited, detaching the drag parachute. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/280494 |
| 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 244/137.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338259 | Shah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dilip M. Shah (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Alan D. Cetel (West Hartford, Connecticut); Alan W. Stoner (Tullahoma, Tennessee); William P. Allen (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A high modulus component, such as an aircraft engine turbine blade, is formed from a base metal that has a high modulus crystallographic orientation that is aligned with the primary, i.e. radial, direction of the turbine blade. The base metal is Ni, Fe, Ti, Co, Al, Nb, or Mo based alloy. Alignment of a high modulus direction of the base metal with the primary direction provides enhanced high cycle fatigue life. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/791421 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/241.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338636 | Tupper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Malinda M. Tupper (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michael J. Cima (Winchester, Massachusetts); Marjorie E. Chopinaud (Feytiat, France) |
| ABSTRACT | Micron scale dielectric items are manipulated by methods and apparatus taking advantage of spatially non-uniform field. Such fields give rise to a force on dielectric items, directing them generally toward regions of more concentrated field. The electrode may be elongated, either unitary, with a generally planar counter electrode, or dual, such as parallel pins, loops or plates. If dual, particles are generally attracted to regions of high field concentration, including tips, edges and spaces between electrode conductors. Items can be granular, threadlike, or sheets, and microelectronic parts and other shapes. Items can also be collected directly into a recess of a pharmaceutical material delivery microchip, with a conductive membrane of the microchip acting as a manipulating electrode. Items are attracted without regard to their surface charge, or the polarity of the field, which can be AC or DC. Charging, or knowing the charge of items to be manipulated is not necessary. The amount of material collected can be precisely controlled by varying parameters of collection, such as distance between the electrode and the items, distance between dual conductors, size (diameter, length) of the conductors, any dielectric sheathing thereof, and voltage. Elongated electrodes can be used to manipulate items into and from recesses, such as wells of microtitre trays, microchips, and semiconductor chips. |
| FILED | Monday, February 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/770347 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338684 | Curliss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Performance Polymer Solutions, Inc. (Centerville, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Curliss (Beavercreek, Ohio); Jason E. Lincoln (Englewood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for producing-vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) reinforced continuous fiber performs for the manufacture of articles with useful mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics is disclosed. Continuous fiber preforms are treated with a catalyst or catalyst precursor and processed to yield VGCF produced in situ resulting in a highly entangled mass of VGCF infused with the continuous fiber preform. The resulting continuous fiber preforms are high in volume fraction of VGCF and exhibit high surface area useful for many applications. Furthermore, this invention provides for a continuous fiber preform infused with VGCF so that the carbon nanofibers are always contained within the fiber preform. This eliminates the processing steps for isolated carbon nanofibers reported in other carbon nanofiber composite approaches and therefore greatly reduces risk of environmental release and exposure to carbon nanofibers. |
| FILED | Monday, February 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/057462 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338762 | Gorenstein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Gorenstein (Houston, Texas); Xianbin Yang (Webster, Texas); Bruce A. Luxon (Galveston, Texas); Norbert Herzog (Friendswood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes composition and methods for making and using a combinatorial library having two or more beads, wherein attached to each bead is a unique nucleic acid aptamer that have disposed thereon a unique sequence. The library aptamers may be attached covalently to the one or more beads, which may be polystyrene beads. The aptamers may include phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate and/or methylphosphonate linkages and may be single or double stranded DNA, RNA or even PNAs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/828935 |
| 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338798 | Dennis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert G. Dennis (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ravi K. Birla (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Marvin O. Boluyl (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ellen M. Arruda (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Keith R. Baar (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gregory H. Borschel (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for forming a cardiac muscle construct are provided, the system including a substrate and cardiac cells provided on the substrate in the absence of a scaffold. The cardiac cells are cultured in vitro under conditions to allow the cells to become confluent and detach from the substrate to form a three-dimensional cardiac muscle construct. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/663577 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338826 | Mittereder 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) | Jeffrey A. Mittereder (Annandale, Virginia); Andrew P. Edwards (Cary, North Carolina); Steven C. Binari (Annandale, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to an electronic device and to a method for making it. The device is a heterojunction transistor, particularly a high electron mobility transistor, characterized by presence of a 2 DEG channel. Transistors of this invention contain an AlGaN barrier and a GaN buffer, with the channel disposed, when present, at the interface of the barrier and the buffer. Surface treated with ammonia plasma resembles untreated surface. The method pertains to treatment of the device with ammonia plasma prior to passivation to extend reliability of the device beyond a period of time on the order of 300 hours of operation, the device typically being a 2 DEG AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor with essentially no gate lag and with essentially no rf power output degradation. |
| FILED | Friday, December 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311592 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339015 | Wynne 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) | James H. Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia); Joanne M. Jones-Meehan (Laural, Maryland); Arthur W. Snow (Alexandria, Virginia); Leonard J. Buckley (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by providing an article, and coating the article with the above coating. A compound having the formula: Y—(O—CH2—CH2)n—R—(CH2)m—CH3. Y is CH3 or H. R is X is a halogen, and m and n are independently selected positive integers. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/183305 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/312 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339023 | Mayo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin H. Mayo (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Thomas R. Hoye (St. Paul, Minnesota); Carolee Flader-Lavey (New Providence, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Partial peptide mimetics and methods of making and using, wherein the partial peptide mimetics have a first amino acid sequence comprising ANIKLSVQMKL (SEQ ID NO:8), a homolog thereof, or a segment of SEQ ID NO:8 or a homolog thereof, a second amino acid sequence comprising IIVKLND (SEQ ID NO:2), a homolog thereof, or a segment of SEQ ID NO:2 or a homolog thereof, and a β-turn inducing scaffold bonded between the first and second amino acid sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/346504 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339027 | Chen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GHC Research Development Corporation (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen Y. Chen (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel fusion protein, comprising a receptor-antagonizing domain and an angiogensis inhibiting domain, characterized, for example, by its ability to block apoptosis and/or inhibit endocrine response, is useful in treating cancer. For example, a human prolactin antagonist-endostatin fusion protein combines apoptosis induction and angiogenesis inhibition to combat cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/449609 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339244 | Subramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kanakasabapathi Subramanian (Albany, New York); Noel C. MacDonald (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process cycles between etching and passivating chemistries to create rough sidewalls that are converted into small structures. In one embodiment, a mask is used to define lines in a single crystal silicon wafer. The process creates ripples on sidewalls of the lines corresponding to the cycles. The lines are oxidized in one embodiment to form a silicon wire corresponding to each ripple. The oxide is removed in a further embodiment to form structures ranging from micro sharp tips to photonic arrays of wires. Fluidic channels are formed by oxidizing adjacent rippled sidewalls. The same mask is also used to form other structures for MEMS devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/340135 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339670 | Carrig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Carrig (Lafayette, Colorado); Christian Grund (Boulder, Colorado); John Marquardt (Berthoud, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A remote sensing optical system and method is disclosed that permits detection and discrimination of aerosols. The system outputs a plurality of wavelengths and is equipped with a polarization sensitive receiver capable of measuring the scattered energy in two orthogonal polarization states. By normalizing the depolarization to the total energy received and calculating the ratio of normalized depolarization at different wavelengths it is possible to use this ratio to discriminate materials having wavelength dependent depolarization properties. One use is the discrimination of bioaerosols such as anthrax from other airborne particular matter. |
| FILED | Friday, July 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/192567 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/337 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339718 | Vodopyanov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microtech Instruments Inc (Eugene, Oregon); State of Oregon acting by and though Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corallis, Oregon); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Konstantin L. Vodopyanov (San Jose, California); Yun-Shik Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Vladimir G. Kozlov (Eugene, Oregon); Martin M. Fejer (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating THz radiation comprises illuminating a semiconductor crystal with an optical pulse train. The semiconductor crystal comprises alternating parallel crystal domains, with each domain having a crystal orientation inverted with respect to adjacent domains. The optical pulse train propagates substantially perpendicularly relative to domain boundaries in the semiconductor crystal. The THz radiation is generated from the optical pulse train by optical down-conversion mediated by the semiconductor crystal. Optical path lengths through the crystal domains at least in part determine a frequency of the generated THz radiation. THz generation efficiency may be enhanced by placing the semiconductor crystal within an external resonant cavity, by placing the semiconductor crystal within a laser cavity, or by placing the semiconductor crystal within an OPO cavity. The semiconductor crystal may comprise zinc-blende, III-V, or II-VI semiconductor. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/357722 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339724 | Hochberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Hochberg (Pasadena, California); Tom Baehr-Jones (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A light generating system that comprises a narrow evacuated slot defined between at least two high index contrast waveguide elements. The apparatus can be fabricated using a material such as a SOI wafer having an oxide layer thickness of the order of 1 micron and a top silicon layer thickness of the order of 100-150 nm. Electrode contacts are provided to at least two waveguide elements fabricated in the top silicon layer, each waveguide element having a thickness comparable to the top silicon layer thickness, a width of some hundreds of nm, and having a slot having dimensions in the range of 50-200 nm defined therebetween. The length of the slot is at least as long as the slot width. Charged particles, such as electrons, that are emitted and accelerated across the slot by an applied electrical signal provide a source of photons as a consequence of being accelerated and/or decelerated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/477237 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/335 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339881 | Abousleman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen Patrick Abousleman (Scottsdale, Arizona); John Eric Kleider (Scottsdale, Arizona); Bruce Alan Fette (Mesa, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-carrier communication system (400) groups subchannels (802) into different quality-of-signal (QoS) regions (804). An unconstrained optimization process (1200) is performed independently for the subchannels (802) of the different QoS regions (804) to allocate bit rates and power to the individual subchannels (802) so that the indicated QoS will result. Coders (504, 508, 512, 516, 1700) partition and error-correction encode source information using encoding schemes matched to the different QoS regions (804). A set (1100) of only a few directed QoS partition vectors (1102) direct the unconstrained optimization process (1200) to attempt bit-rate and power allocations on only a few promising groupings of subchannels (802) and QoS regions (804). An iterative process may take place between bit-rate and power allocation on one side and source information coding on the other for different directed QoS partition vectors (1102) to identify the best solution. A coder (1700) may use a dual allocation process (1800) to iteratively combine a rate-allocation process (1724) with a QoS-region-allocation process (1726) to specify codebooks (1720) for use by a codebook quantizer (1718). |
| FILED | Monday, May 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/437422 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/203 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339968 | Coleman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Coleman (Monticello, Illinois); S. David Roh (Allen, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Dual-wavelength operation is easily achieved by biasing the gain section. Multiple gratings spaced apart from each other are separated from an output aperture by a gain section. A relatively low coupling coefficient, κ, in the front grating reduces the added cavity loss for the back grating mode. Therefore, the back grating mode reaches threshold easily. The space section lowers the current induced thermal interaction between the two uniform grating sections, significantly reducing the inadvertent wavelength drift. As a result, a tunable mode pair separations (Δλ) as small as 0.3 nm and as large as 6.9 nm can be achieved. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/778599 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/50.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339972 | Gordon 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) | Daniel Gordon (Waldorf, Maryland); Antonio Ting (Silver Spring, Maryland); Eldridge Briscoe (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus includes a gas chamber comprising a gas feed nozzle, an exhaust nozzle, and a window. The apparatus also includes a first partial reflector, in the gas chamber, sharing an optical path with the exhaust nozzle, and the window. Optionally, The apparatus includes a gas source communicating with the gas feed nozzle. Optionally, the gas source includes a gas having an ionization potential higher than air and a nonlinear index of refraction lower than air. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169263 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/55 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340009 | Giannakis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Georgios B. Giannakis (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Liuqing Yang (Falcon Heights, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Space-time (ST) coding techniques are described for multi-antenna transmissions in ultra-wideband (UWB) communication systems. The ST coding schemes may, therefore, be tailored for dense multipath channels. The techniques may be applied with linear and nonlinear modulation, coherent and noncoherent reception, and block interleaving of symbols. An UWB communication system is described that includes an ST encoder at the transmitter, multiple transmit and receive antennas, and two-step maximum ratio combining (MRC) at the receiver. The two-step MRC enables the receiver to collect full spatial and multipath diversity from a transmission. Two coding schemes for an UWB system with two transmit antennas and one receive antenna are described. Multiple antenna transmissions of ST encoded symbols increase the amount of diversity a receiver is able to collect without increasing the complexity of the receiver. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/796563 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/299 |
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| US 07340140 | Xu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuanjian Xu (Thousand Oaks, California); Francis S. Auricchio, Jr. (Rolling Hills Estates, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, a photonic crystal fiber apparatus includes a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer. The first cladding layer includes a plurality of photonic crystal rods disposed in an array along a longitudinal axis. The array has a separation between a first portion of the rods that defines a core region. A second portion of the photonic crystal rods is doped with two rare earth elements. The first cladding layer is configured to propagate signal light. The second cladding layer provides physical support for the plurality of photonic crystal rods and is configured to propagate pump light. |
| FILED | Friday, December 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/298737 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/125 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Straznicky (Santa Rosa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for determining the resistance state of nanowire-crossbar junctions, and can also be used to determine the resistance state of sub-microscale crossbar junctions. A pair of wires interconnected through the crossbar junction is biased to determine a first signal for the crossbar junction. The pair of wires interconnected through the crossbar junction is then biased again to increase the resistance of the crossbar junction. The pair of wires interconnected through the crossbar junction is then biased again to determine a second signal for the crossbar junction. The first signal is compared to the second signal to determine the resistance state of the crossbar junction. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/010597 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/65 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340388 | Soricut et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radu Soricut (Los Angeles, California); Daniel Marcu (Hermosa Beach, California); Kevin Knight (Hermosa Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A statistical machine translation (MT) system may use a large monolingual corpus to improve the accuracy of translated phrases/sentences. The MT system may produce a alternative translations and use the large monolingual corpus to (re)rank the alternative translations. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/401134 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340671 | Jones et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher R. Jones (Pacific Palisades, California); John D. Villasenor (Santa Monica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a technique for updating messages that originate at the constraint nodes of bi-partite graphs in Low Density Parity Check codes. The technique computes only two outgoing magnitudes at each constraint node and exhibits no measurable performance loss as compared to exact belief propagation which computes a unique magnitude for each departing edge from a given constraint node. The technique eliminates the need for memory based table look-up in the constraint node processing and has been implemented, in one embodiment, using only shift, add, and comparison operations. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/961132 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Yost (Lexington, South Carolina); C. Michael Gore (West Columbia, South Carolina); Louis Terracio (New York, New York); Richard L. Goodwin (Columbia, South Carolina); Edie C. Goldsmith (Lexington, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A tubular tissue scaffold is described which comprises a tube having a wall, wherein the wall includes biopolymer fibrils that are aligned in a helical pattern around the longitudinal axis of the tube where the pitch of the helical pattern changes with the radial position in the tube wall. The scaffold is capable of directing the morphological pattern of attached and growing cells to form a helical pattern around the tube walls. Additionally, an apparatus for producing such a tubular tissue scaffold is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a biopolymer gel dispersion feed pump that is operably connected to a tube-forming device having an exit port, where the tube-forming device is capable of producing a tube from the gel dispersion while providing an angular shear force across the wall of the tube, and a liquid bath located to receive the tubular tissue scaffold from the tube-forming device. A method for producing the tubular tissue scaffolds is also disclosed. Also, artificial tissue comprising living cells attached to a tubular tissue scaffold as described herein is disclosed. Methods for using the artificial tissue are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, June 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/861664 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338522 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Alfred E. Mann (Beverly Hills, California); James S. Little (Saugus, California); Karl-Heinz Ihrig (Valencia, California); Brian V. Mech (Valencia, California); Neil H. Talbot (Montrose, California); DaoMin Zhou (Saugus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is a retinal electrode array assembly and methods of using the same that facilitate surgical implant procedures by providing the operating surgeon with visual references and grasping means and with innovations that reduce actual and potential damage to the retina and the surrounding tissue. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/783236 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/6.630 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry I. Benowitz (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for modulating the axonal outgrowth of central nervous system neurons are provided. Methods for stimulating the axonal outgrowth of central nervous system neurons following an injury (e.g., stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, cerebral aneurism, spinal cord injury and the like) and methods for inhibiting the axonal outgrowth of central nervous system neurons are also provided. Finally, a packed formulation comprising a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inosine nucleoside and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier packed with instructions for use of the pharmaceutical composition for treatment of a central nervous system disorder is provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/132701 |
| 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 424/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338670 | Dewhirst et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark W. Dewhirst (Durham, North Carolina); Jonathan S. Stamler (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Timothy J. McMahon (Durham, North Carolina); Pierre Sonveaux (Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for increasing perfusion in hypoxic regions of tissues in subjects. Also provided are methods for treating diseases and/or disorders associated with hypoxia in subjects, methods for increasing sensitivity of tumors to radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments, methods for delaying tumor growth in subjects, and methods for inhibiting tumor blood vessel growth in subjects. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed methods involve administering to subjects in need thereof a first composition selected from the group consisting of a nitrosylated hemoglobin and an agent that induces nitrosylation of endogenous hemoglobin in the subject and a second composition comprising a hyperoxic gas. In some embodiments, the presently disclosed methods also include treating a tumor with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, immunotherapy, or combinations thereof. Also provided are inhalable gases that can be employed in the presently disclosed methods. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/404494 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338759 | Rice et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Rice (New York, New York); Keril J. Blight (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | HCV variants are described. The variants include polynucleotides comprising non-naturally occurring HCV sequences and HCV variants that have a transfection efficiency and ability to survive subpassage greater than HCV that have wild-type polyprotein coding regions. Expression vectors comprising the above polynucleotides and HCV variants are also described, as are the provision of cells and host cells comprising the expression vectors. Methods for identifying a cell line that is permissive for infection with HCV are also provided, as are vaccines comprising the above polynucleotides in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Additionally, methods for inducing immunoprotection to HCV in a primate are described, as are methods for testing a compound for inhibiting HCV replication. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/276051 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338762 | Gorenstein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Gorenstein (Houston, Texas); Xianbin Yang (Webster, Texas); Bruce A. Luxon (Galveston, Texas); Norbert Herzog (Friendswood, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes composition and methods for making and using a combinatorial library having two or more beads, wherein attached to each bead is a unique nucleic acid aptamer that have disposed thereon a unique sequence. The library aptamers may be attached covalently to the one or more beads, which may be polystyrene beads. The aptamers may include phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate and/or methylphosphonate linkages and may be single or double stranded DNA, RNA or even PNAs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/828935 |
| 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 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338766 | Chakrabarty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ananda Chakrabarty (Villa Park, Illinois); Tapas Das Gupta (River Forest, Illinois); Tohru Yamada (Oak Park, Illinois); Anita Chaudhari (Clifton Park, New York); Arsenio Fialho (Lisbon, Portugal); Chang Soo Hong (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to cupredoxin and cytochrome and their use, separately or together, to inhibit the spread of parasitemia in mammalian red blood cells and other tissues infected by the malaria parasite, and in particular the parasitemia of human red blood cells by P. falciparum. The invention provides isolated peptides that are variants, derivatives or structural equivalents of cupredoxins or cytochrome c, and compositions comprising cupredoxins and/or cytochrome c, or variants, derivatives or structural equivalents thereof, that are useful for treating or preventing malaria infection in mammals. Further, the invention provides methods to treat mammalian patients to prevent or inhibit the growth of malarial infection in mammals. The invention also provides methods to prevent the growth of malaria infection in insect vectors. |
| FILED | Friday, May 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/436590 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Fisher (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Microphthalmia (Mi) while present in melanocytes, a cells and osteoclast, is not normally present in other cells. We have found that Mi is present in the nucleus of melanoma cells. Melanoma can be diagnosed by contacting a malignant cell with a probe for Mi. If the probe identifies Mi in the nucleus of the cell, the cell is a melanoma. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 13, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/229283 |
| 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 07338799 | Blakely et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy D. Blakely (Brentwood, Tennessee); Subramaniam Apparsundaram (Lexington, Kentucky); Shawn Ferguson (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Human high affinity choline transporter (CHT) cDNA was cloned from spinal cord and the primary structure and chromosomal localization have been determined. Mouse high affinity CHT cDNA was also cloned and characterized. An isolated polynucleotide, an isolated polypeptide, a recombinant host cell, a recombinant vector, a purified protein, an antibody, a nucleic acid detection kit, a method for screening cholinergic therapeutics, a method of treating a patient, a method of gene therapy and transgenic CHT mice are discussed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/724806 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| US 07338801 | Goryshin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Yu Goryshin (Madison, Wisconsin); Todd A Naumann (State College, Pennsylvania); William S Reznikoff (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for manipulating nucleic acid to produce gene fusions, to delete or clone a portion of a chromosome, or to insert a sequence into a chromosome. The methods employ sequential transposition processes using two or more pairs of inverted repeat transposase-interacting sequences on a transposable polynucleotide wherein each pair of transposase-interacting sequences interacts with a distinct transposase enzyme. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/369497 |
| 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 435/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338807 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis C. Harris (Bethesda, Maryland); Xin Wei Wang (North Potomac, Maryland); Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers (Zevenhuizen, Netherlands) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of screening for compounds capable of inducing apoptosis in certain tumor cells. The invention also relates to compounds identified by such methods. In addition, the invention relates to methods for the in vitro diagnosis of Xeroderma pigmentosum and compounds useful in these methods. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/633789 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/86 |
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| US 07338929 | Debinski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waldemar Debinski (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Neil Christensen (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania); Akiva Mintz (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes the steps of formulating the anti-cancer vaccine outside of the subject and administering the vaccine to the subject in an amount sufficient to stimulate an immune response against IL-13Rα2 in the subject. A composition for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes an isolated agent that can stimulate immune response against IL-13α2. |
| FILED | Friday, March 22, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/104408 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07338937 | Pauli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bendicht U. Pauli (Brooktondale, New York); Randolph C. Elble (Ithaca, New York); Achim D. Gruber (Hanover, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleotide sequences which encode a mammalian lung endothelial cell adhesion molecule are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleotide sequences which encode a lung endothelial cell adhesion molecule-associated protein. Recombinant lung endo-thelial cell adhesion molecule or recombinant lung endothelial cell adhesion molecule-associated protein may be obtained by culturing in a medium a host cell genetically engineered to contain and express a nucleotide sequence according to the present invention, and recovering the recombinant lung endothelial cell adhesion molecule-associated protein or recombinant lung endothelial cell adhesion molecule-associated protein from the culture medium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/779949 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/15 |
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| US 07338940 | Lampidis et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Theodore J. Lampidis (Miami, Florida); Waldemare Priebe (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Glycolytic inhibitors are useful in the treatment of solid tumors by attacking anaerobic cells at the center on the tumor. 2-deoxyglucose, oxamate and various analogs thereof are identified as having a natural selective toxicity toward anaerobic cells, and will significantly increase the efficacy of standard cancer chemotherapeutic and radiation regiments as well as new protocols emerging with anti-angiogenic agents. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229167 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/23 |
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| US 07338961 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Apogee Biotechnology Corporation (Hershey, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles D. Smith (Charleston, South Carolina); Kevin J. French (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania); Yan Zhuang (Hershey, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to substituted adamantane compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, processes for their preparation, and methods for inhibiting sphingosine kinase and for treating or preventing hyperproliferative disease, inflammatory disease, or angiogenic disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/424423 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/277 |
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| US 07339023 | Mayo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin H. Mayo (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Thomas R. Hoye (St. Paul, Minnesota); Carolee Flader-Lavey (New Providence, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Partial peptide mimetics and methods of making and using, wherein the partial peptide mimetics have a first amino acid sequence comprising ANIKLSVQMKL (SEQ ID NO:8), a homolog thereof, or a segment of SEQ ID NO:8 or a homolog thereof, a second amino acid sequence comprising IIVKLND (SEQ ID NO:2), a homolog thereof, or a segment of SEQ ID NO:2 or a homolog thereof, and a β-turn inducing scaffold bonded between the first and second amino acid sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/346504 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
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| US 07339026 | Fisher |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University In the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul B. Fisher (Scarsdale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a method for producing a temporally spaced subtracted cDNA library comprising: a) isolating temporally spaced RNAs from cells; b) generating cDNA inserts from the RNAs isolated from step (a); c) producing a temporally spaced cDNA library having clones containing the cDNA inserts generated from step (b); d) producing double stranded cDNA inserts from the temporally spaced cDNA library; e) denaturing the double stranded cDNA inserts; f) contacting the denatured double stranded cDNA inserts produced in step (e) with single-stranded DNAs from another cDNA library under conditions permitting hybridization of the single-stranded DNAs and the double-stranded cDNA inserts; g) separating the hybridized cDNA inserts from the unhybridized inserts; h) generating a cDNA library of the unhybridized inserts, thereby generating a temporally spaced subtracted cDNA library. |
| FILED | Monday, April 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/412987 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07339027 | Chen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GHC Research Development Corporation (Greenville, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen Y. Chen (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel fusion protein, comprising a receptor-antagonizing domain and an angiogensis inhibiting domain, characterized, for example, by its ability to block apoptosis and/or inhibit endocrine response, is useful in treating cancer. For example, a human prolactin antagonist-endostatin fusion protein combines apoptosis induction and angiogenesis inhibition to combat cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/449609 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07339028 | Leibel 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) | Rudolph L. Leibel (New York, New York); Wendy K. Chung (Hackensack, New Jersey); Loan K. Phan (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides an isolated mahoganoid polypeptide. This invention also provides an isolated mahoganoid nucleic acid, as well as related nucleic acids, pharmaceutical compositions, antibodies, assay methods, therapeutic methods and articles of manufacture. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/456881 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339029 | Ren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deijan Ren (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); David E. Clapham (Wellesley, Massachusetts); David L. Garbers (Dallas, Texas); Timothy A. Quill (Grapevine, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid and protein sequences relating to a cation channel which is sperm-specific (CatSper2) are disclosed. The CatSper2 protein is shown to be specifically expressed in sperm. Nucleic acids, vectors, transformed cells, transgenic animals, polypeptides, and antibodies relating to the CatSper2 gene and protein are disclosed. Also provided are methods of in vitro fertilization and contraception, methods of identifying modulators of CatSper2 activity, methods of genotyping subjects with respect to CatSper2, methods of diagnosing and treating CatSper2-mediated disorders, including infertility, as well as methods of doing business related to CatSper2-mediated disorders. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/828975 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339037 | Boyd et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Boyd (Mobile, Alabama); Barry R. O'Keefe (Frederick, Maryland); Toshiyuki Mori (Germantown, Maryland); Angela M. Gronenborn (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of inhibiting prophylactically or therapeutically an influenza viral infection in a host. The method comprises instilling into or onto a host a cell producing an antiviral protein, antiviral peptide, or antiviral conjugate comprising at least nine contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the at least nine contiguous amino acids are nonglycosylated and have antiviral activity, whereupon the influenza viral infection is inhibited. |
| FILED | Friday, May 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/857158 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/825 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339049 | Chee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Affymetrix, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Chee (Palo Alto, California); Anthony Berno (San Jose, California); Robert Yang (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel human mitochondrial polymorphisms, and probes and primers for detecting the same. Detection of such polymorphisms is useful in a variety of fields such as forensic analysis, epidemiology and preventive medicine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 1997 |
| APPL NO | 08/856376 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339066 | Parker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kathlyn Parker (Setauket, New York); Huanyan Cao (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to intermediate compounds of the formula wherein R1 is H or a protecting group, R2 and R3 each independently represent H, methyl, or a leaving group, provided that at least one, but not both, of R2 and R3 is a leaving group. The intermediate compounds are useful for the synthesis of discodermolide, its derivatives, and related compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, April 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/697340 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339079 | Scanlan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas S. Scanlan (San Francisco, California); Matthew E. Hart (San Francisco, California); David K. Grandy (Portland, Oregon); James R. Bunzow (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Thyronamine derivatives and analogs, methods of using such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are disclosed. Methods of preparing such compounds are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/155345 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 564/374 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340083 | Yuan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chun Yuan (Belleuve, Washington); Thomas S. Hatsukami (Mercer Island, Washington); Renu Virmani (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Jianming Cai (Beijing, China PRC); William S. Kerwin (Seattle, Washington); Marina S. Ferguson (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for characterizing the risk associated with atherosclerosis is disclosed. The method uses one or more images of cross-sections of the artery or other vessel of interest to identify and locate components of the atherosclerotic deposit, including any hemorrhage, necrotic core, and calcification, and to determine the status and composition of the fibrous cap. In one embodiment, high resolution MRI images are utilized, although other imaging modalities may alternatively be used. A simple scoring system is applied that accounts for the presence of these components and more heavily weights the presence of these components in the juxtaluminal portion of the deposit. The status of the fibrous cap (intact or ruptured) and the composition of the fibrous cap (collagen or mixed tissue) are also incorporated into a final atherosclerosis risk score. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/172415 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Crandall (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Richard W. Watson (Blackfoot, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A firearm frame which is adapted to be disposed in operative relationship as a component part of a firearm, the firearm having disposed in operative relationships each with one or more of the others, a barrel, a receiver, and at least one firing mechanism; wherein the barrel and receiver form operative parts of a movable assembly and the at least one firing mechanism is disposed in a substantially stationary operative relationship therewith; the firearm frame including at least one elongated support structure discrete from the barrel and receiver, the elongated support structure being adapted to directly support the movable assembly in an operative movable relationship therewith; whereby at least one of the barrel and receiver is in direct contact with and movable on the elongated support structure; and, a firing mechanism support structure connected to the at least one elongated support structure, the firing mechanism support structure being adapted to have the firing mechanism connected thereto; the firearm frame also directly supporting the movable assembly and the firing mechanism in corresponding movable and stationary operative relationships each with the other. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/938683 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Firearms 042/75.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337700 | Bono et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew J. Bono (Pleasanton, California); Robin L. Hibbard (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A precision tool holder for precisely positioning a single point cutting tool on 4-axis lathe, such that the center of the radius of the tool nose is aligned with the B-axis of the machine tool, so as to facilitate the machining of precision meso-scale components with complex three-dimensional shapes with sub-μm accuracy on a four-axis lathe. The device is designed to fit on a commercial diamond turning machine and can adjust the cutting tool position in three orthogonal directions with sub-micrometer resolution. In particular, the tool holder adjusts the tool position using three flexure-based mechanisms, with two flexure mechanisms adjusting the lateral position of the tool to align the tool with the B-axis, and a third flexure mechanism adjusting the height of the tool. Preferably, the flexures are driven by manual micrometer adjusters. In this manner, this tool holder simplifies the process of setting a tool with sub-μm accuracy, to substantially reduce the time required to set the tool. |
| FILED | Friday, January 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/652839 |
| ART UNIT | 3722 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Turning 082/123 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07337763 | Reitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rolf Deneys Reitz (Madison, Wisconsin); Christopher J. Rutland (Madison, Wisconsin); Rahul Jhavar (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A combustion chamber valve, such as an intake valve or an exhaust valve, is briefly opened during the compression and/or power strokes of a 4-strokes combustion cycle in an internal combustion engine (in particular, a diesel or CI engine). The brief opening may (1) enhance mixing withing the combustion chamber, allowing more complete oxidation of particulates to decrease engine emissions; and/or may (2) delay ignition until a more desirable time, potentially allowing a means of timing ignition in otherwise difficult-to-control conditions, e.g., in HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/543067 |
| ART UNIT | 3747 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338590 | Shelnutt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Shelnutt (Tijeras, New Mexico); James E. Miller (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Zhongchun Wang (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Craig J. Medforth (Winters, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating hydrogen by photocatalytic decomposition of water using porphyrin nanotube composites. In some embodiments, both hydrogen and oxygen are generated by photocatalytic decomposition of water. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/256808 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/628 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338734 | Chiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts); Sung-Yoon Chung (Seoul, South Korea); Jason T. Bloking (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Anna M. Andersson (Uppsala, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound comprising a composition Ax(M′1-aM″a)y(XD4)z, Ax(M′1-aM″a)y(DXD4)z, or Ax(M′1-aM″a)y(X2D7)z, and have values such that x, plus y(1-a) times a formal valence or valences of M′, plus ya times a formal valence or valence of M″, is equal to z times a formal valence of the XD4, X2D7, or DXD4 group; or a compound comprising a composition (A1-aM″a)xM′y(XD4)z, (A1-aM″a)xM′y(DXD4)z(A1-aM″a)xM′y(X2D7)z and have values such that (1-a)x plus the quantity ax times the formal valence or valences of M″ plus y times the formal valence or valences of M′ is equal to z times the formal valence of the XD4, X2D7 or DXD4 group. In the compound, A is at least one of an alkali metal and hydrogen, M′ is a first-row transition metal, X is at least one of phosphorus, sulfur, arsenic, molybdenum, and tungsten, M″ any of a Group IIA, IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA, VIIIA, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, and VIB metal, D is at least one of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, or a halogen, 0.0001<a≦0.1, and x, y, and z are greater than zero. The compound can have a conductivity at 27° C. of at least about 10−8 S/cm. The compound can be a doped lithium phosphate that can intercalate lithium or hydrogen. The compound can be used in an electrochemical device including electrodes and storage batteries and can have a gravimetric capacity of at least about 80 mAh/g while being charged/discharged at greater than about C rate of the compound. |
| FILED | Monday, December 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/329046 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/221 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338796 | Davalos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rafael V. Davalos (Oakland, California); Christopher R. B. Ellis (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an apparatus and method for inserting one or several chemical or biological species into phospholipid containers that are controlled within a microfluidic network, wherein individual containers are tracked and manipulated by electric fields and wherein the contained species may be chemically processed. |
| FILED | Monday, August 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/914991 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/285.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339166 | Tang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keqi Tang (Richland, Washington); Alexandre A. Shvartsburg (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention discloses a new interface with non-circular conductance limit aperture(s) useful for effective transmission of non-circular ion beams between stages with different gas pressure. In particular, the invention provides an improved coupling of field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) analyzers of planar or side-to-side geometry to downstream stages such as mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry. In this case, the non-circular aperture is rectangular; other geometries may be optimum in other applications. In the preferred embodiment, the non-circular aperture interface is followed by an electrodynamic ion funnel that may focus wide ion beams of any shape into tight circular beams with virtually no losses. The jet disrupter element of the funnel may also have a non-circular geometry, matching the shape of arriving ion beam. The improved sensitivity of planar FAIMS/MS has been demonstrated in experiments using a non-contiguous elongated aperture but other embodiments (e.g., with a contiguous slit aperture) may be preferable, especially in conjunction with an ion funnel operated at high pressures. |
| FILED | Friday, February 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/361264 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/288 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339169 | Eckels et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Del Eckels (Livermore, California); Gregory L. Klunder (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An infrared spectrometer sample rotating turntable kit has a rotatable sample cup containing the sample. The infrared spectrometer has an infrared spectrometer probe for analyzing the sample and the rotatable sample cup is adapted to receive the infrared spectrometer probe. A reflectance standard is located in the rotatable sample cup. A sleeve is positioned proximate the sample cup and adapted to receive the probe. A rotator rotates the rotatable sample cup. A battery is connected to the rotator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/606616 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/339.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339172 | Rowland et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Rowland (Alamo, California); Mark E. Oldaker (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Compton scattered gamma-ray detector system. The system comprises a gamma-ray spectrometer and an annular array of individual scintillators. The scintillators are positioned so that they are arrayed around the gamma-ray spectrometer. The annular array of individual scintillators includes a first scintillator. A radiation shield is positioned around the first scintillator. A multi-channel analyzer is operatively connected to the gamma-ray spectrometer and the annular array of individual scintillators. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/327722 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339454 | Fleming |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James G. Fleming (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A microelectromechanical (MEM) apparatus is disclosed which includes a shuttle suspended above a substrate by two or more sets of tensile-stressed beams which are operatively connected to the shuttle and which can comprise tungsten or a silicon nitride/polysilicon composite structure. Initially, the tensile stress in each set of beams is balanced. However, the tensile stress can be unbalanced by heating one or more of the sets of beams; and this can be used to move the shuttle over a distance of up to several tens of microns. The MEM apparatus can be used to form a MEM relay having relatively high contact and opening forces, and with or without a latching capability. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/103311 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrothermally or thermally actuated switches 337/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339676 | Maris |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Humphrey J. Maris (Barrington, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for characterizing a sample having a structure disposed on or within the sample, comprising the steps of applying a first pulse of light to a surface of the sample for creating a propagating strain pulse in the sample, applying a second pulse of light to the surface so that the second pulse of light interacts with the propagating strain pulse in the sample, sensing from a reflection of the second pulse a change in optical response of the sample, and relating a time of occurrence of the change in optical response to at least one dimension of the structure. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/969336 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/432 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339738 | Carr et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dustin Wade Carr (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Gregory Robert Bogart (Corrales, New Mexico); Bianca E. N. Keeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanomechanical near-field grating device is disclosed which includes two sub-gratings vertically spaced by a distance less than or equal to an operating wavelength. Each sub-grating includes a plurality of line-elements spaced apart by a distance less than or equal to the operating wavelength. A light source (e.g., a VCSEL or LED) can provide light at the operating wavelength for operation of the device. The device can operate as an active grating, with the intensity of a reflected or transmitted portion of the light varying as the relative positions of the sub-gratings are controlled by an actuator. The device can also operate as a passive grating, with the relative positions of the sub-gratings changing in response to an environmentally-induced force due to acceleration, impact, shock, vibration, gravity, etc. Since the device can be adapted to sense an acceleration that is directed laterally or vertically, a plurality of devices can be located on a common substrate to form a multi-axis acceleration sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/088313 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/569 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340001 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Smith (London, Tennessee); William B. Dress (Camas, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for multidimensional signal modulation and/or demodulation for data communications. A method includes modulating a carrier signal in a first domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; modulating the carrier signal in a second domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread; and modulating the carrier signal in a third domain selected from the group consisting of phase, frequency, amplitude, polarization and spread. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/726446 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/261 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The MIND Institute (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Doty (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A device and method for collecting subject responses, particularly during magnetic imaging experiments and testing using a method such as functional MRI. The device comprises a non-metallic input device which is coupled via fiber optic cables to a computer or other data collection device. One or more optical switches transmit the subject's responses. The input device keeps the subject's fingers comfortably aligned with the switches by partially immobilizing the forearm, wrist, and/or hand of the subject. Also a robust nonmetallic switch, particularly for use with the input device and methods for optical switching. |
| FILED | Monday, April 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/405989 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07340129 | Yalin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Azer Yalin (Fort Collins, Colorado); Bryan Willson (Fort Collins, Colorado); Morgan Defoort (Fort Collins, Colorado); Sachin Joshi (Fort Collins, Colorado); Adam Reynolds (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A spark delivery system for generating a spark using a laser beam is provided, and includes a laser light source and a laser delivery assembly. The laser delivery assembly includes a hollow fiber and a launch assembly comprising launch focusing optics to input the laser beam in the hollow fiber. The laser delivery assembly further includes exit focusing optics that demagnify an exit beam of laser light from the hollow fiber, thereby increasing the intensity of the laser beam and creating a spark. Other embodiments use a fiber laser to generate a spark. Embodiments of the present invention may be used to create a spark in an engine. Yet other embodiments include collecting light from the spark or a flame resulting from the spark and conveying the light for diagnostics. Methods of using the spark delivery systems and diagnostic systems are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197832 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bonnie Firestein-Miller (Hillsborough, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are novel materials and screening methods for diagnosing and monitoring cognitive disorders, as well as for identifying compounds for treating such disorders. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/033909 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — 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 07338791 | Koffas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mattheos Koffas (Williamsville, New York); Effendi Leonard (Buffalo, New York); Yajun Yan (Amherst, New York); Joseph Chemler (Brookfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for production of flavonoids in microbial hosts. The compositions comprises a set of genes which encode for enzymes involved in one or more steps in the biosymthetic pathway for the conversion of phenylpropanoids to various flavonoids. The method comprises the steps of introducing the set of genes into a heterologous host cell, allowing growth of the cells in a suitable medium such that the expression of the genes results in production of enzymes. When specific substrate(s) is/are provided to the transformed cell, the enzymes act on the substrate(s) to produce the desired flavonoids. |
| FILED | Monday, July 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/178912 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/125 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338836 | Tai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Damien C. Rodger (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for manufacturing integrated objects, e.g., electronic devices, biological devices. The method includes providing a holder substrate, which has at least one recessed region, the recessed region having a predetermined shape. The holder substrate has a selected thickness and is characterized as being substantially rigid in shape. The method includes aligning a chip comprising a face and a backside into the predetermined shape of the recessed region and disposing the chip into the recessed region. The chip is secured into the recessed region. The method includes providing a first film of insulating material having a first thickness overlying the face and portions of the holder substrate to attach the chip to a portion of the first film of insulating material and patterning the first film of insulating material to form at least one opening through a portion of the first thickness to a contact region on the face of the chip. The method includes forming a metallization layer overlying the first film of insulating material to couple to the contact region through the one opening and forming a protective layer overlying the metallization layer. The method includes releasing the chip from the holder substrate while maintaining attachment of the chip to the first film of insulating material. |
| FILED | Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/974006 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/106 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339187 | Wager, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Wager, III (Corvallis, Oregon); Randy L. Hoffman (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Enhancement mode, field effect transistors wherein at least a portion of the transistor structure may be substantially transparent. One variant of the transistor includes a channel layer comprising a substantially insulating, substantially transparent, material selected from ZnO, SnO2, or In2O3. A gate insulator layer comprising a substantially transparent material is located adjacent to the channel layer so as to define a channel layer/gate insulator layer interface. A second variant of the transistor includes a channel layer comprising a substantially transparent material selected from substantially insulating ZnO, SnO2 or In2O3, the substantially insulating ZnO, SnO2, or In2O3 being produced by annealing. Devices that include the transistors and methods for making the transistors are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/350819 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339440 | Ricketts et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Ricketts (Warwick, Rhode Island); Xiaofeng Li (Henan, China PRC); Donhee Ham (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for implementing stable self-starting and self-sustaining electrical nonlinear pulse (e.g., soliton, cnoidal wave, or quasi-soliton) oscillators. In one example, a nonlinear pulse oscillator is implemented as a closed loop structure that comprises a nonlinear transmission line, an improved high-pass filter, and a nonlinear amplifier configured to provide a self-adjusting gain as a function of an average voltage of the oscillator signal, to provide a pulse waveform having a desired target amplitude. In one implementation, the nonlinear amplifier and high pass filter functions are integrated in a two stage nonlinear amplifier/filter apparatus employing complimentary NMOS and PMOS amplification components and associated filtering and feedback circuitry configured to essentially implement an electric circuit analog of a saturable absorber via an adaptive bias control technique. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/222255 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Oscillators 331/107.SL0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339521 | Scheidemann et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Adi Scheidemann (Seattle, Washington); Henry Hess (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel methods and structures are disclosed herein which employ pseudorandom sequences to spatially arrange multiple sources in a pseudorandom source array. The pseudorandom source array can replace the single source in analytical instruments relying on spatial separation of the sample or the probe particles/waves emitted by the sources. The large number of sources in this pseudorandom source array enhances the signal on a position sensitive detector. A mathematical deconvolution process retrieves a spectrum with improved signal-to-noise ratio from the detector signal. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 20, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/502842 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/379 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339539 | Joannopoulos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Chiyan Luo (West Roxbury, Massachusetts); Steven G. Johnson (St. Charles, Illinois); Yoel Fink (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A periodic electromagnetic medium is disclosed that includes a surface that provides an interface with an ambient medium and a periodic structure that provides negative refraction within the medium of an incident electromagnetic field incident on the surface. In various embodiments the incident electromagnetic field is within a range of frequencies, the medium may include dielectric or metallic material, and has either a positive or negative effective index. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/409995 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/754 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339968 | Coleman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Coleman (Monticello, Illinois); S. David Roh (Allen, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Dual-wavelength operation is easily achieved by biasing the gain section. Multiple gratings spaced apart from each other are separated from an output aperture by a gain section. A relatively low coupling coefficient, κ, in the front grating reduces the added cavity loss for the back grating mode. Therefore, the back grating mode reaches threshold easily. The space section lowers the current induced thermal interaction between the two uniform grating sections, significantly reducing the inadvertent wavelength drift. As a result, a tunable mode pair separations (Δλ) as small as 0.3 nm and as large as 6.9 nm can be achieved. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/778599 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/50.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07338624 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Praxair Technology Inc. (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hancun Chen (Williamsville, New York); Jack C. Chen (Getzville, New York); Weitung Wang (East Amherst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing a green form for use in manufacturing a composite, ceramic ion transport membrane is provided in which first and second ceramic powder mixtures are used to produce first and second layers of the green form. The first and second ceramic powder mixtures have ceramic particles and a pore former. After formation of each of the first and second layers or after formation of the second layer, heat is applied to burn out the binder and form pores. This heating is completed prior to application of a dense layer to prevent production of defects within the dense layer. The dense layer contains an ion transport material. Defects are also prevented by grading particle size from the first layer to the dense layer. This allows the second intermediate layer to fill in larger pores of the first layer and to present a smooth surface to the dense layer. Additionally, the second ceramic powder mixture contains in part material used in forming the dense layer for thermal expansion compatibility purposes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 31, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/208052 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/45.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338833 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeng Ping Lu (Mountain View, California); Ping Mei (Palo Alto, California); Francesco Lemmi (Menlo Park, California); Robert A. Street (Palo Alto, California); James B. Boyce (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure and method for suppressing lateral leakage current in full fill factor image arrays includes dual dielectric passivation layer. A first passivation layer includes a material that is an insulator, has a low dielectric constant to minimize capacitive coupling between the contacts, and is low stress to prevent cracking. A second passivation layer includes a thin oxide or nitride layer over the first passivation layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 07, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/067424 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/79 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339075 | Allen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan Tait Allen (Norristown, Pennsylvania); Brian Leslie Goodall (Ambler, Pennsylvania); Thomas Cleveland Kirk (Ivyland, Pennsylvania); Lester Howard McIntosh, III (Green Lane, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Ligand synthesis methods for the preparation of ligands having the formula wherein Q is selected from phosphorus, arsenic and antimony; wherein X1, X2 and X3 are carbon anions; and, wherein R15 is selected from —SO3, —SO2N(R18), —CO2, —PO3, —AsO3, —SiO2, —C(CF3)2O; where R18 is selected from a hydrogen, a halogen, a hydrocarbyl group and a substituted hydrocarbyl group, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of complexing the ligands with late transition metals to form catalyst complexes that catalyze polymerization reactions and/or Heck coupling reactions. |
| FILED | Monday, July 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/457996 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 562/35 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07337899 | Sterns |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Creative Action LLC (Akron, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony A. Sterns (Akron, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A pillbox that can be used with a portable electronic device (“PED”) such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant includes a generally cubic body portion that is attached to one end of a PED. The body portion defines a compartment within which medication can be placed. Preferably, an extension projects from one wall of the body portion and the extension is connected to the PED. The body portion preferably conforms generally to the contour of the PED. A door is connected to the body portion to permit selective access to the compartment. Other embodiments of the invention include a holster within which the PED can be inserted. In some of the embodiments, the door defines the medication-storage compartment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/807683 |
| ART UNIT | 3728 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338540 | Babcock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ultramet Incorporated (Pacoima, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason R. Babcock (Topanga, California); Arthur J. Fortini (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of decomposing an organic azide is provided and comprises allowing an organic azide to contact a catalytic metal halide, main group halide, mixed metal-main group halide, or mixture thereof. Organic azide fuel sources comprising an organic azide/catalyst combination are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/634640 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Fuel and related compositions 044/354 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07338684 | Curliss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Performance Polymer Solutions, Inc. (Centerville, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Curliss (Beavercreek, Ohio); Jason E. Lincoln (Englewood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for producing-vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) reinforced continuous fiber performs for the manufacture of articles with useful mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics is disclosed. Continuous fiber preforms are treated with a catalyst or catalyst precursor and processed to yield VGCF produced in situ resulting in a highly entangled mass of VGCF infused with the continuous fiber preform. The resulting continuous fiber preforms are high in volume fraction of VGCF and exhibit high surface area useful for many applications. Furthermore, this invention provides for a continuous fiber preform infused with VGCF so that the carbon nanofibers are always contained within the fiber preform. This eliminates the processing steps for isolated carbon nanofibers reported in other carbon nanofiber composite approaches and therefore greatly reduces risk of environmental release and exposure to carbon nanofibers. |
| FILED | Monday, February 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/057462 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07339187 | Wager, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John F. Wager, III (Corvallis, Oregon); Randy L. Hoffman (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Enhancement mode, field effect transistors wherein at least a portion of the transistor structure may be substantially transparent. One variant of the transistor includes a channel layer comprising a substantially insulating, substantially transparent, material selected from ZnO, SnO2, or In2O3. A gate insulator layer comprising a substantially transparent material is located adjacent to the channel layer so as to define a channel layer/gate insulator layer interface. A second variant of the transistor includes a channel layer comprising a substantially transparent material selected from substantially insulating ZnO, SnO2 or In2O3, the substantially insulating ZnO, SnO2, or In2O3 being produced by annealing. Devices that include the transistors and methods for making the transistors are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/350819 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339718 | Vodopyanov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microtech Instruments Inc (Eugene, Oregon); State of Oregon acting by and though Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corallis, Oregon); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Konstantin L. Vodopyanov (San Jose, California); Yun-Shik Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Vladimir G. Kozlov (Eugene, Oregon); Martin M. Fejer (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating THz radiation comprises illuminating a semiconductor crystal with an optical pulse train. The semiconductor crystal comprises alternating parallel crystal domains, with each domain having a crystal orientation inverted with respect to adjacent domains. The optical pulse train propagates substantially perpendicularly relative to domain boundaries in the semiconductor crystal. The THz radiation is generated from the optical pulse train by optical down-conversion mediated by the semiconductor crystal. Optical path lengths through the crystal domains at least in part determine a frequency of the generated THz radiation. THz generation efficiency may be enhanced by placing the semiconductor crystal within an external resonant cavity, by placing the semiconductor crystal within a laser cavity, or by placing the semiconductor crystal within an OPO cavity. The semiconductor crystal may comprise zinc-blende, III-V, or II-VI semiconductor. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/357722 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07337869 | Gray, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan); Daniel W. Barba (New Hudson, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle includes an integrated drive module coupled to an axle thereof. The module includes a hydraulic motor configured to provide motive power at an output shaft, and a differential for distributing the motive power to right and left portions of the axle. The hydraulic motor and the differential are encased within a common housing. The vehicle may include a second integrated drive module having, within a housing, a second hydraulic motor (or multiple hydraulic motors), and a second differential coupled thereto and configured to distribute motive power to right and left portions of a second axle. The second module may also include a transmission within the same housing. The transmission may be a two speed or other multi-speed transmission. The second module is configured to operate in neutral while power demand is below a threshold, and to engage while the power demand exceeds the threshold. The second module may be configured to remain engaged for full-time four-wheel-drive operation. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/769459 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07337671 | Ayazi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corp. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Babak Vakili Amini (Marietta, Georgia); Reza Abdolvand (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are moveable microstructures comprising in-plane capacitive microaccelerometers, with submicro-gravity resolution (<200 ng/√Hz) and very high sensitivity (>17 pF/g). The microstructures are fabricated in thick (>100 μm) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates or silicon substrates using a two-mask fully-dry release process that provides large seismic mass (>10 milli-g), reduced capacitive gaps, and reduced in-plane stiffness. Fabricated devices may be interfaced to a high resolution switched-capacitor CMOS IC that eliminates the need for area-consuming reference capacitors. The measured sensitivity is 83 mV/mg (17 pF/g) and the output noise floor is −91 dBm/Hz at 10 Hz (corresponding to an acceleration resolution of 170 ng/√Hz). The IC consumes 6 mW power and measures 0.65 mm2 core area. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/444723 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/514.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07337944 | Devar |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rodney C. Devar (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU). In one implementation, a UDCBU includes a mail compartment (110/120) accessible by one door (210) and a storage compartment (130) accessible by a second door (220). The mail compartment allows the postal service to deliver and pickup mail. The storage compartment allows both the postal service and authorized delivery services to deliver larger parcels. In this implementation, information would be recorded regarding access to this storage compartment and transmitted electronically to a consumer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/468364 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Deposit and collection receptacles 232/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07339109 | Stan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emcore Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nein Y. Li (Sunnyvale, California); Frank A. Spadafora (Baden, Pennsylvania); Hong Q. Hou (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Navid S. Fatemi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and Method for Optimizing the Efficiency of Germanium Junctions in Multi-Junction Solar Cells. In a preferred embodiment, an indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) nucleation layer is disposed between the germanium (Ge) substrate and the overlying dual-junction epilayers for controlling the diffusion depth of the n-doping in the germanium junction. Specifically, by acting as a diffusion barrier to arsenic (As) contained in the overlying epilayers and as a source of n-type dopant for forming the germanium junction, the nucleation layer enables the growth time and temperature in the epilayer device process to be minimized without compromising the integrity of the dual-junction epilayer structure. This in turn allows the arsenic diffusion into the germanium substrate to be optimally controlled by varying the thickness of the nucleation layer. An active germanium junction formed in accordance with the present invention has a typical diffused junction depth that is ⅕ to ½ of that achievable in prior art devices. Furthermore, triple-junction solar cells incorporating a shallow n-p germanium junction of the present invention can attain 1 sun AM0 efficiencies in excess of 26%. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/885319 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/256 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07339382 | Bray et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Systems and Materials Research Corporation (Spicewood, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan V. Bray (Spicewood, Texas); Claude H. Garrett (Austin, Texas); Christian J. Corley (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Wet and dry film thickness can be measured non-invasively on structures, such as surfaces associated with vessels, aircraft and buildings, using calibrated microwave sensors. The film is measured by directing microwave energy toward the film. The microwave energy passes through the film and is reflected by a reflective or semi-reflective substrate surface below the film. Properties of the reflected wave are compared with properties of reflected waves that were passed through calibration samples of known thicknesses to determine the unknown thickness of the film. In some embodiments, one or more sensors are maintained at a fixed altitude above the conductive/semi-conductive substrate for measurement, and in other embodiments, one or more sensors are maintained at a fixed altitude above the film. In one embodiment, sensors are associated with a coating applicator, with a first sensor preceding the applicator and a second sensor following the applicator to measure the thickness of the film applied by the applicator by comparing measurements before and after coating. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/271461 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/644 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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