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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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| US 07458248 | Carlson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Micah A. Carlson (Baltimore, Maryland); Adam K. Arabian (Louisville, Kentucky); Michael P. McLoughlin (Sykesville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system (100) and method for detecting contaminants in parcels or other mailings (110). The contaminants, either genuine or hoax, are detected using the system (100) that includes a jogger (140) that shakes the parcels or other mailings (110). The system (100) further comprises a particle sampler (170) that analyzes the air flow created over the parcels (110) while the parcels are shaken. The system (100) and method preferable includes a parcel opening cutter (120) and a ram (148) for compressing during the shaking of the parcels. The air flow is sampled in order to detect whether or not a plurality of opened parcels is suspected of including contaminants such as biological threat material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/501320 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/31.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458304 | Bennett et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by The Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon J. Bennett (Voorheesville, New York); Donald G. Forkas (Rexford, New York); George E. Hathaway, IV (Sprakers, New York); Ronald G. Gast (Cohoes, New York); Ronald S. Jacobs (Contoocook, New Hampshire); Henry Sneck (West Sand Lake, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; an opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the opening in the wall of the mortar tube; a solenoid having a plunger, the plunger being disposed to open the spring loaded valve assembly; and a vacuum source connected to the spring loaded valve assembly. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/427092 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458305 | Horlander 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) | Robert L. Horlander (Bloomington, Indiana); Albert John Degott (Bloomfield, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular bullet resistant safe room constructed of a plurality of panels and having external seam covers connected to selected panels to cover the seam where joined to adjacent panels. Top panels are oriented transverse to the longitudinal direction of the room, and are of the same width as side panels. In this manner the room may be easily lengthened or shortened by adding or removing top and side panels. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/774659 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458306 | Singh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul P. Singh (Fremont, California); Ronald E. Musante (Los Altos, California); Brian H. Kariya (Los Gatos, California); Anthony P. Lee (White Lake, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An interface includes a blast plate having plate structure, the plate structure being formed to substantially conform to a certain portion of an exterior margin of a hull of a certain vehicle and being semi-permanently mounted to the hull by mounting to certain mounting devices present on the exterior margin of the hull and having mounting structure for supportively mounting a standardized add-on device, the mounting structure being designed to facilitate the add-on device being readily mountable on and demountable from the plate structure, the plate structure having structural characteristics for acting to protect the hull from effects of a blast directed at the hull. A modular assembly and a blast plate are further included. |
| FILED | Monday, April 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/401094 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458743 | Smeed |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric M Smeed (Bradenton, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An accessory clip for attaching medical equipment and the alike to a litter stand that is for attaching to a litter. The accessory clip preferably includes at least one attachment for a piece of medical equipment such as medical monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, and IV bags. The accessory clip preferably includes components that allow it to be attached to the litter stand. |
| FILED | Friday, October 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/279926 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Joints and connections 43/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07458768 — Borescope inspection port device for gas turbine engine and gas turbine engine using same
| US 07458768 | Dube et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Dube (Saco, Maine); Brian E. Clouse (Saugus, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An adapter to permit borescope access inside a gas turbine engine including a compressor stator having a plurality of compressor stator segments comprises a body portion defining a bore extending longitudinally therethrough from a first end to be disposed adjacent to outside surfaces of adjacent compressor stator segments to a second end to be disposed adjacent to inside surfaces of adjacent compressor stator segments. The bore permits a borescope to enter therethrough. The adapter further comprises an attachment portion for circumferentially coupling at least one compressor stator segment to an outer casing of the gas turbine engine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/170357 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458817 | Hougham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth G. Hougham (Ossining, New York); Brian S. Beaman (Cary, North Carolina); Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown Heights, New York); Stefano S. Oggioni (Besana in Brianza, Italy); Enrique Vargas (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/865321 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459022 | Hansen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California); Morten Sommer (Copenhagen NV, Denmark); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The use of microfluidic structures enables high throughput screening of protein crystallization. In one embodiment, an integrated combinatoric mixing chip allows for precise metering of reagents to rapidly create a large number of potential crystallization conditions, with possible crystal formations observed on chip. In an alternative embodiment, the microfluidic structures may be utilized to explore phase space conditions of a particular protein crystallizing agent combination, thereby identifying promising conditions and allowing for subsequent focused attempts to obtain crystal growth. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/006522 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/68 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459043 | Blau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Edina, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reed J. Blau (Richmond, Utah); Ruth A. Schaefer (North Ogden, Utah); Marlin Bodily (Brigham City, Utah); Gary Chen (Succasunna, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid pyrotechnic composition having a flame temperature and exhibiting ballistic performance comparable to that of black powder, but which does not contain charcoal or sulfur, is provided, as is a method for making such composition. A solid pyrotechnic composition, and method for making the same, which has a flame temperature and exhibits ballistic performance comparable to that of boron/potassium nitrate and that is preferably free of boron is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/631545 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/109.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459081 | Koenig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Phyre Technologies, Inc. (El Cajon, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Koenig (San Diego, California); Santosh Limaye (El Cajon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating contact between a liquid and a fluid. Such systems and methods may allow efficient removal of components from the liquid without using undesirable reducing agents. In this regard, the disclosed embodiments provide for the purification of a liquid by passing the liquid and a fluid through a porous medium. The porous medium facilitates mixing of the liquid and the fluid. A partial pressure differential of the component between the liquid and the fluid facilitates the transfer of the component from the liquid to the fluid in the mixed liquid and fluid. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of purifying a liquid. The method includes passing a liquid, such as a fuel, and a fluid, such as a non-reactive gas, through a porous medium, the liquid containing a component, such as oxygen gas, therein. The passing causes mixing of the liquid and the fluid and transfer of at least some of the component from the liquid to the fluid. The method also includes separating the liquid and the fluid, the separated fluid including at least some of the component. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/001701 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/321.610 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459099 | Kubena et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall L. Kubena (Oak Park, California); David T. Chang (Calabasas, California); Jinsoo Kim (Avondale, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a quartz nanoresonator which can be integrated on a substrate, along with other electronics is disclosed. In this method a quartz substrate is bonded to a base substrate. The quartz substrate is metallized so that a bias voltage is applied to the resonator, thereby causing the quartz substrate to resonate at resonant frequency greater than 100 MHz. The quartz substrate can then be used to drive other electrical elements with a frequency equal to its resonant frequency. The quartz substrate also contains tuning pads to adjust the resonant frequency of the resonator. Additionally, a method for accurately thinning a quartz substrate of the resonator is provided. The method allows the thickness of the quartz substrate to be monitored while the quartz substrate is simultaneously thinned. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/043378 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07459106 — Materials, methods, and uses for photochemical generation of acids and/or radical species
| US 07459106 | Marder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth Marder (Atlanta, Georgia); Joseph Perry (Atlanta, Georgia); Wenhui Zhou (Tucson, Arizona); Stephen M. Kuebler (Oviedo, Florida); J. Kevin Cammack (Oceanside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds and compositions, which include: at least one chromophore having strong simultaneous two-photon or multi-photon absorptivity; at least one acid- or radical-generator in close proximity to the chromophore; such that the single- or multi-photon excitation of the chromophore results in the generation of an acid and/or redical that is capable of activating chemistry; and such that compositions of matter based on the componds and compositions of the invention can be photo-patterned by one- or multiphoton excitation. |
| FILED | Monday, April 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/473365 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459124 | Abbott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas L. Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin); Jeffrey M. Brake (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a liquid crystal device, includes: contacting an aqueous solution comprising a surfactant and a receptor molecule with a top surface of a liquid crystal. The liquid crystal is in a holding compartment of a substrate, and the receptor molecule is adsorbed on the top surface of the liquid crystal forming an interface between the liquid crystal and the aqueous solution. The receptor molecule is different than the surfactant. A method of detecting a compound in a flowing stream includes passing an aqueous solution over a top surface of a liquid crystal in a holding compartment of a substrate. The method also includes determining whether a change in the orientation of the liquid crystal occurs as the aqueous solution is passed over the top surface of the liquid crystal. A change in the orientation of the liquid crystal indicates the presence of the compound in the flowing stream. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/523319 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/55 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459137 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Christopher A. Dyke (Humble, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods by which carbon nanotubes can be functionalized under solvent-free conditions. As extremely large quantities are typically required to dissolve or disperse carbon nanotubes, solvent elimination the processes more favorable for scale-up. Such processes are also amenable to a wide variety of chemical reactions are functionalizing agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/521903 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459145 | Bao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gang Bao (Mableton, Georgia); Shuming Nie (Atlanta, Georgia); Nitin Nitin (Atlanta, Georgia); Leslie LaConte (Decatur, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides multifunctional magnetic nanoparticle probe compositions for molecular imaging and monitoring, comprising a nucleic acid or polypeptide probe, a delivery ligand, and a magnetic nanoparticle having a biocompatible coating thereon. The probe compositions may further comprise a fluorescent or luminescent resonance energy transfer moiety. Also provided are compositions comprising two or more such multifunctional magnetic nanoparticle probes for molecular imaging or monitoring. In particular, the nucleic acid or polypeptide probes bind to a target and generate an interaction observable with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or optical imaging. The invention thereby provides detectable signals for rapid, specific, and sensitive detection of nucleic acids, polypeptides, and interactions thereof in vivo. |
| FILED | Monday, October 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/694243 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459267 | Kohl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Paul Jayachandran Joseph (Atlanta, Georgia); Hollie Reed (Mableton, Georgia); Sue Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Celesta E. White (Katy, Texas); Clifford Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer and a catalytic amount of a negative tone photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398183 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459324 | Ptasinski 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) | Joanna N. Ptasinski (San Diego, California); John Scott Rodgers (San Diego, California); Stephen Russell (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Metal Nanoparticle Photonic Bandgap Device in SOI Method (NC#098884). The method includes providing a substrate having a semiconductor layer over an insulator layer, operatively coupling the substrate to a photonic bandgap structure having at least one period, wherein the photonic bandgap structure is adapted to receive and output light along a predetermined path, and operatively coupling the photonic bandgap structure and the substrate to a metal nanoparticle structure comprising at least three metal nanoparticles having spherical shapes of different radii, wherein the at least three metal nanoparticles are adapted to receive and amplify light rays and output amplified light. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/844192 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459403 | Devine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roderick A. B. Devine (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Harold L. Hughes (West River, Maryland); Akos G. Revesz (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | In microelectronic circuits involving dielectric/semiconductor interfaces having interstitial sites in the dielectric, a method for hardening these interfaces by introducing a small atomic diameter inert gas into the interstitial sites. |
| FILED | Monday, May 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/380974 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/778 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459834 | Knowles et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | QorTek, Inc. (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth J. Knowles (Williamsport, Pennsylvania); Maureen Mulvihill (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania); Kenji Uchino (State College, Pennsylvania); Brian Shea (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-mechanical gimbal system is presented. The gimbal system includes a gimbal housing, including hemispherical and annular caps, rotatable sphere, and at least two curvilinear actuators. The hemispherical cap is attached to the annular cap in a removable fashion so as to surround the rotatable sphere. The curvilinear actuators are disposed between the rotatable sphere and gimbal housing. Curvilinear actuators rotate the rotatable sphere, via shear induced motion, with respect to the interior surface of the gimbal housing. The present invention has immediate applicability within security devices, games, toys, weapons (including guidance systems and aiming), and communication systems. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/472673 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459858 | Hruby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Busek Company, Inc. (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir J. Hruby (Newton, Massachusetts); Bruce Pote (Sturbridge, Massachusetts); Rachel A. Tedrake (Natick, Massachusetts); Lawrence T. Byrne (Cranston, Rhode Island); James J. Szabo, Jr. (Bedford, Massachusetts); Juraj Kolencik (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A Hall thruster with a shared magnetic structure including a plurality of plasma accelerators each including an anode and a discharge zone for providing plasma discharge. An electrical circuit having one or more cathodes connected to the plurality of plasma accelerators emits electrons that are attracted to the anode in each of the plasma accelerators. A shared magnetic circuit structure establishes a transverse magnetic field in each of the plurality of plasma accelerators that creates an impedance to the flow of electrons toward the anode in each of the plurality of plasma accelerators and enables ionization of a gas moving through one or more of the plurality of plasma accelerators. The impedance localizes an axial electric field in the plurality of plasma accelerators for accelerating ionized gas through the one or more of the plurality of plasma accelerators to create thrust. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/301857 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/111.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459872 | Woodland et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lane L. Woodland (Excelsior, Minnesota); Stephen M. Stocker (Andover, Minnesota); David J. Badzinski (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Jeffrey W. Shoemaker (Andover, Minnesota); Keith A. Walters (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating digital electrical signals which are representative of the angular position and rotational velocity of a rotatable shaft or similar movable mechanical component in a servomechanism. In particular, the present invention utilizes oversampling techniques to create an accurate, flexible and responsive method for determining shaft position on a high speed motor. The present invention also includes methods for overcoming deadtime losses and velocity lag. |
| FILED | Monday, February 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/702419 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/605 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459900 | Grupa et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Grupa (Golden Valley, Minnesota); Lane L. Woodland (Excelsior, Minnesota); Stephen M. Stocker (Andover, Minnesota); Martin J. Sukup (St. Paul, Minnesota); Bret C. Bartness (Plymouth, Minnesota); David J. Badzinski (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Jeffrey W. Shoemaker (Andover, Minnesota); Keith A. Walters (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular current sensing system for a servo control system that includes a magnetic core with an open center portion and a connection plate that includes at least three wire connectors, wherein the wire connectors are capable of connecting at least two wires electrically in series. The system also includes a plurality of wires, including a first wire with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first wire is electrically connected to a first power source, and the second end of the first wire is connected to the connection plate at the first wire connector and wherein the first wire passes through the open portion defined by the magnetic core at least once. A first motor current flowing through the first wire induces a core current to flow in the magnetic core, causing the magnetic core to emit a magnetic field. A Hall effect sensor detects the magnetic field, produces an output current, and delivers the output current to a control device within a servo control system. |
| FILED | Monday, February 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/702445 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/117.H00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460035 | Ho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California); Danny Cohen (Palo Alto, California); Robert J. Drost (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of an encoding circuit to communicate a sequence of words are described. This encoding circuit includes an encoding module that is configured to receive a first sequence of words and to generate a DC-balanced second sequence of words based on the first sequence of words, where communicating the second sequence of words consumes less energy than communicating a third sequence of words that includes words in the first sequence of words alternating with words in the inverse of the first sequence of words. In addition, the second sequence of words includes substantially twice as many words as the first sequence of words. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/773181 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/58 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460242 | Delfyett |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter J. Delfyett (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are systems and methods for performing high-precision length measurement. One such system includes: an optical receiver, configure to receive a reflected optical pulse from a target; an optical combiner, configured to generate a combined optical pulse using the reflected optical pulse and a reference optical pulse; and a signal analyzer configured to determine a distance to the target using a depth of modulation value of the combined signal. A method as disclosed herein includes the steps of determining a first length component of a combined optical signal using a depth of modulation value and determining a second length component of the combined optical signal using a modulation period value. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/512966 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/498 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07460243 — Measuring apparatus sensitive to rotational but not translational or vibrational movement
| US 07460243 | Phipps |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Claude R. Phipps (Sante Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A measuring apparatus and method which is sensitive to rotational but not translational or vibrational movement. The magnitude of an applied rotational force is determined based upon interference patterns created from light reflected from an interferometric prism positioned to rotate in response to an applied rotational force. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/901412 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/510 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460549 | Cardei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ionut E. Cardei (Boca Raton, Florida); Allalaghatta Pavan (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Srivatsan Varadarajan (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Lee B. Graba (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | An initiator node in a local cluster included in a wireless network receives an admission request to execute an application comprising a set of tasks. If the initiator node is unable to map the set of tasks to nodes included in the local cluster, the local cluster head node forwards the admission request to the cluster head node of successive clusters in the wireless network in order to have at least one node in each of the successive clusters send resource availability information to the initiator node. The initiator node attempts to map the set of tasks to a subset of the nodes from which resource availability information has been received. This is repeated until the initiator node is able to map the set of tasks to a subset of the nodes in the wireless network or until there are no additional clusters to forward the admission request to. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/872257 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/408 |
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| US 07460574 | Alfano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert R. Alfano (Bronx, New York); Alexey Bykov (Bronx, New York); Vladimir Petricevic (New York, New York); Mikhail Sharonov (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser medium includes a single crystal of chromium-doped LiScl-xInxGe1-ySiyO4, where 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1. Preferably, x and y are not both 0. A laser, such as a tunable near infrared laser, can contain the laser medium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338341 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/39 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460670 | Elliott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brig Barnum Elliott (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system (125) performs network management in a quantum cryptographic network (115). The system (125) monitors parameters associated with multiple links and multiple nodes of the quantum cryptographic network (115). The system (125) manages the multiple links and multiple nodes of the quantum cryptographic network (115) based on the monitored parameters. |
| FILED | Friday, December 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/324355 |
| ART UNIT | 2134 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/256 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460689 | Chan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Lipchen Chan (Germantown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of tracking moving targets in video images comprises retrieving a reference video frames each comprising arrays of digital pixels; computing a first averaged image for each of the reference video frames, wherein each pixel value of the first averaged image comprises an average pixel intensity value associated with all corresponding pixel values in the reference video frames; computing a second averaged image for a second set of the reference video frames, wherein each pixel value of the second averaged image comprises an average pixel intensity value associated with all corresponding pixel values in the reference video frames; viewing an input video frame comprising arrays of digital pixels; subtracting the input video frame from the first and second averaged images separately to form at two difference images; and combining the difference images to form a change map. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/223243 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460740 | Lagakos 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) | Nicholas Lagakos (Silver Spring, Maryland); Joseph A Bucaro (Herndon, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A fiber optic sensor for measuring static pressure includes a cartridge housing having an end that is exposed to the atmosphere, a thin flexible membrane covering the exposed end of the cartridge housing such that the flexible membrane has an exposed side and a protected side, and a fiber bundle disposed within the cartridge housing, the fiber bundle comprising at least one fiber having a first polished end for transmitting light toward the membrane and a second end for being coupled to a light source or a receiver, the housing arranged to maintain the membrane at a distance from the first end of the fiber in a direction along a fiber axis, with free space between the first fiber end and the protected side of the flexible membrane. |
| FILED | Friday, October 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/250708 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460904 | Deadwyler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sam A. Deadwyler (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Robert E. Hampson (Kernersville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A neural event electrode interface is configured to communicate with electrodes that capture electrical signals that are associated with at least one neuron. A neural event waveform processor is configured to extract neural events from the electrical signals. A wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the neural events that are extracted from the electrical signals. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/682377 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/544 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07461289 | VanRiper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan A. VanRiper (Maple Grove, Minnesota); David Musliner (Plymouth, Minnesota); Walter L. Heimerdinger (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Michael Pelican (Purcellville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment, a computer-based service security system receives a communication such as a query. The system processes that query in a server, which may be referred to as a lead server, and creates a plurality of copies of that lead server. The query is transferred to the plurality of copies of the lead server when the query did not cause a problem in the lead server. The query is transferred to a learning server when the query caused a problem in the lead server. The lead server is replaced by one of the copies of the lead server when the query caused a problem on the lead server. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/377740 |
| ART UNIT | 2114 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2227 | Tamirisakandala et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seshacharyulu Tamirisakandala (Beavercreek, Ohio); Prasad VRK Yellapregada (Bangalore, India); Steven C. Medeiros (Beavercreek, Ohio); William G. Frazier (Oxford, Mississippi); James C. Malas (Bellbrook, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed titanium alloy microstructural conversion method from lamellar to equiaxed is disclosed. The method includes identification and estimation of process parameters such that the average strain rate is between about 1-100 s−1 and the deformation temperature of the material is in the range of about 975°-1010° C. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/295550 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal treatment 148/671 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wan Y. Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Wei-Heng Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Zuyan Shen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric cantilever with a non-piezoelectric, or piezoelectric tip useful as mass and viscosity sensors. The change in the cantilever mass can be accurately quantified by monitoring a resonance frequency shift of the cantilever. For bio-detection, antibodies or other specific receptors of target antigens may be immobilized on the cantilever surface, preferably on the non-piezoelectric tip. For chemical detection, high surface-area selective absorbent materials are coated on the cantilever tip. Binding of the target antigens or analytes to the cantilever surface increases the cantilever mass. Detection of target antigens or analytes is achieved by monitoring the cantilever's resonance frequency and determining the resonance frequency shift that is due to the mass of the adsorbed target antigens on the cantilever surface. The use of a piezoelectric unimorph cantilever allows both electrical actuation and electrical sensing. Incorporating a non-piezoelectric tip (14) enhances the sensitivity of the sensor. In addition, the piezoelectric cantilever can withstand damping in highly viscous liquids and can be used as a viscosity sensor in wide viscosity range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/595570 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/579 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459022 | Hansen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California); Morten Sommer (Copenhagen NV, Denmark); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The use of microfluidic structures enables high throughput screening of protein crystallization. In one embodiment, an integrated combinatoric mixing chip allows for precise metering of reagents to rapidly create a large number of potential crystallization conditions, with possible crystal formations observed on chip. In an alternative embodiment, the microfluidic structures may be utilized to explore phase space conditions of a particular protein crystallizing agent combination, thereby identifying promising conditions and allowing for subsequent focused attempts to obtain crystal growth. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/006522 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/68 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459156 | Clary et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas O. Clary (San Francisco, California); Gisela Weskamp (New York, New York); LeeAnn R. Austin (San Francisco, California); Louis F. Reichardt (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The use and production of immunoglobulins which activate trk receptors and imitate effects of neurotrophins are provided. Immunoglobulins which block trk receptor activation and methods of use are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, August 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/648619 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459161 | Galen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Galen (Owings Mills, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure below provides a protein export system for efficiently producing recombinant protein from a host cell. In a preferred embodiment, the protein export system utilizes protein export machinery endogenous to the host bacterium into which the protein export system vector is introduced. |
| FILED | Monday, December 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/298526 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/200.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459163 | Yamshchikov |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir F. Yamshchikov (Olathe, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A vaccine for West Nile virus that protects a subject against West Nile infection comprising an a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective dose of an infectious agent selected from the group consisting of: a live attenuated infectious (+) RNA virus designated as WN1415, a vector comprising infectious DNA encoding an infectious (+) RNA molecule encoding the West Nile virus, and the West Nile (+) RNA virus designated as WN956D117B3 (GenBank #M12294). |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/065783 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/218.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459277 | Erlenbach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isolde Erlenbach (Bethesda, Maryland); Nicholas J. P. Ryba (Bethesda, Maryland); Grace Zhao (Los Angeles, California); Charles S. Zuker (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors, the receptors comprising consisting of a monomer or homodimer of a T1R3 G-protein coupled receptor polypeptide, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet and amino acid taste receptors. |
| FILED | Monday, April 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/402202 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07459286 | Hazen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley L. Hazen (Pepper Pike, Ohio); Marc S. Penn (Beachwood, Ohio); Renliang Zhang (Beachwood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for characterizing the near term risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiac event in a patient presenting with chest pain are provided. In one embodiment the method comprises determining the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining the level of MPO mass in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining the level of one or more select MPO-generated oxidation products in a bodily sample obtained from the patient. The select MPO-generated oxidation products are dityrosine, nitrotyrosine, chlorotyrosine, methionine sulphoxide or an MPO-generated lipid peroxidation product. Levels of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in bodily samples from the test subject are then compared to a control value that is derived from measurements of MPO activity, MPO mass, or the select MPO-generated oxidation product in comparable bodily samples obtained from control population. Such comparison can also be used to determine treatment of the patient immediately at presentation in the emergency room. |
| FILED | Friday, October 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/972058 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459290 | Culver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gloria M. Culver (Ames, Iowa); Jennifer A. Maki (Hermantown, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preparing a peptide in vitro in a defined translation mixture is provided. The method includes providing a defined translation reaction mixture comprising isolated and/or purified 30S subunits comprising small subunit ribosomal proteins and 16S rRNA, 50S subunits comprising large subunit ribosomal proteins, 5S rRNA and 23S rRNA, charged tRNAs for at least one amino acid, an isolated RNA template for translation with at least one codon corresponding to the anticodon in the charged tRNAs, and one or more isolated translation factors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/094770 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 07459308 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arbor Vita Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Lu (Mountain View, California); Jonathan David Garman (San Jose, California); Albert Frederick Candia, III (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a cell surface molecules, designated cadherin-like asymmetry proteins (“CLASPs”). In particular, it relates to CLASP-2 polynucleotides, polypeptides, fusion proteins, and antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of modulating an immune response by interfering with CLASP function. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/663538 |
| 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 07459309 | Dreyfuss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gideon Dreyfuss (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Utz Fischer (Gauting, Germany); Qing Liu (Winchester, Massachusetts); Bernard Charroux (Carry le Rouet, France); Livio Pellizzoni (Rome, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid encoding a eukaryotic Survival of Motor Neuron-Interacting Protein 1 (SIP1), compositions comprising SIP1 and SIP1 and the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) disease gene product Survival of Motor Neuron protein (SMN), and diagnostic and therapeutic assays directed to SMA. The invention also relates to another protein that specifically interacts with SMN and is a component of gems, designated Gemin3, and the nucleic acid encoding the protein. Additionally, the invention relates to a novel cell line wherein the endogenous SMN genes have been deleted and where an exogenous nucleic acid encoding SMN has been inserted into the cell such that expression of SMN in the cell is under the control of an inducible promoter. This novel cell line provides a stable genetic system for the study of SMA and for the development of SMA therapeutics. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/677662 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459424 | Mochly-Rosen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Borad of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daria Mochly-Rosen (Menlo Park, California); Sarah M. Sweitzer (Vallejo, California); Joan J. Kendig (Campbell, California); David C. Yeomans (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Peptide sequences derived from the V5 domain of isozymes of protein kinase C for use in pain management are described. Also described are compositions comprising the peptides for treating pain and/or inducing analgesia. Methods of pain treatment and methods of identifying compounds that mimic the activity of the peptides are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421548 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07459428 | Bachovchin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Medford, Massachusetts); New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); 1149336 Ontario, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Bachovchin (Melrose, Massachusetts); Andrew G. Plaut (Lexington, Massachusetts); Daniel Drucker (Toronto, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating Type II diabetes in an animal, comprising conjointly administering to the animal metformin and an inhibitor of dipeptidylpeptidase IV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount sufficient to treat Type II diabetes of the animal. |
| FILED | Monday, July 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/487947 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07459432 | Cowley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Imperial College Innovations Ltd. (London, United Kingdom); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Cowley (Portland, Oregon); Roger Cone (Oregon City, Oregon); Malcolm Low (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Andrew Butler (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Stephen Robert Bloom (London, United Kingdom); Caroline Jane Small (London, United Kingdom); Rachel Louise Batterham (London, United Kingdom); Mohammad Ali Ghatel (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are disclosed for decreasing calorie intake, food intake, and appetite in a subject. The methods include peripherally administering a therapeutically effective amount of PYY or an agonist thereof to the subject, thereby decreasing the calorie intake of the subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/490776 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07459437 | Shaughnessy |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Shaughnessy (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | To identify molecular determinants of lytic bone disease in multiple myeloma, the expression profiles of ˜12,000 genes in CD138-enriched plasma cells from newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients exhibiting no radiological evidence of lytic lesions (n=28) were compared to those with ≧3 lytic lesions (n=47). Two secreted WNT signaling antagonists, soluble frizzled related protein 3 (SFRP-3/FRZB) and the human homologue of Dickkopf-1 (DKK1), were expressed in 40 of 47 with lytic bone lesions, but only 16 of 28 lacking bone lesions (P<0.05). DKK1 and FRZB were not expressed in plasma cells from 45 normal bone marrow donors or 10 Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, a related plasma cells malignancy that lacks bone disease. These data indicate that these factors are important mediators of multiple myeloma bone disease, and inhibitors of these proteins may be used to block bone disease. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/727461 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07459439 | Modlin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Modlin (Los Angeles, California); Jenny J. Kim (Pacific Palisades, California); Daniel H. Anderson (Los Angeles, California); David S. Eisenberg (Los Angeles, California); Richard L. Gallo (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Granulysin peptides are small antimicrobial agents with potent activity against bacteria and inflammation. A pharmaceutical composition comprising granulysin peptides as an active agent is administered therapeutically to a patient suffering from a microbial infection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/304911 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07459440 | Laurie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon W. Laurie (Charlottesville, Virginia); Sandhya Sanghi (Temple, Texas); Kumar Rajesh (Temple, Texas); Angela J. Lumsden (Mosman Park, Australia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a novel lacrimal gland protein (designated lacritin) and the nucleic acid sequences encoding that protein. Lacritin has activity as a growth factor on both human corneal epithelial cells and on the lacrimal acinar cells that produce it. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to the use of lacritin to treat Dry Eye and other disorders requiring the wetting of the eye. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/714538 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459472 | Mjalli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TransTech Pharma, Inc. (High Point, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adnan M. M. Mjalli (Jamestown, North Carolina); Robert C. Andrews (Jamestown, North Carolina); Murty N. Arimilli (Oak Ridge, North Carolina); Mohan Rao (Greensboro, North Carolina); Mustafa Guzel (Jamestown, North Carolina); Muralidhar Bondlela (High Point, North Carolina); Xiao-Chuan Guo (High Point, North Carolina); Guoxiang Huang (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides aryl and heteroaryl compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, and methods of their preparation. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions made with the compounds of Formula (I) and methods for making such compositions. Compounds of Formula (I) may be useful for treating viral infections including orthopox viruses, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/913216 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/364 |
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| US 07459534 | Kaufman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randal J. Kaufman (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Steven W. Pipe (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Kagehiro Amano (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel purified and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding procoagulant-active FVIII proteins. The nucleic acid sequences of the present invention encode amino acid sequences corresponding to known human FVIII sequences, wherein residue Phe309 is mutated. The nucleic acid sequences of the present invention also encode amino acid sequences corresponding to known human FVIII sequences, wherein the APC cleavage sites, Arg336 and Ile562, are mutated. The nucleic acid sequences of the present invention further encode amino acid sequences corresponding to known human FVIII sequences, wherein the B-domain is deleted, the von Willebrand factor binding site is deleted, a thrombin cleavage site is mutated and an amino acid sequence spacer is inserted between the A2- and A3-domains. Methods of producing the FVIII proteins of the invention, nucleotide sequences encoding such proteins, pharmaceutical compositions containing the nucleotide sequences or proteins, as well as methods of treating patients suffering from hemophilia, are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/974534 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/381 |
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| US 07459536 | Cao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boliang Cao (Comstock Park, Michigan); George Vande Woude (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a combination of anti-HGF/SF antibodies that specifically bind HGF/SF and inhibits HGF/SF activity. The present invention further provides a combination of anti-HGF/SF antibodies comprising three or more anti-HGF/SF antibodies selected from the group consisting of antibody #1 produced from hybridoma 1C10-F1-A11, antibody #4 produced from hybridoma 8H2-F2-B10, antibody #5 produced from hybridoma 13B1-E4-E10, antibody #7 produced from hybridoma 15D7-B2, and antibody #10 produced from hybridoma 31D4-C9-D4. The invention also provides a method of treating cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a combination of anti-HGF/SF antibodies whereby the antibodies bind to a hepatocyte growth factor, whereby the binding of the antibodies to a hepatocyte growth factor results in an inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor binding to the hepatocyte growth factor receptor, whereby the inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor binding to receptor causes an inhibition of cancer growth, thereby treating the cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 09, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/129596 |
| 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 530/387.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459543 | Montano et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Monica Montano (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Amelia Sutton (Shaker Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A protein, designated ERCoA3 is provided. The ERCoA3 protein interacts with the estrogen receptor and the progesterone receptor and causes activation of these receptors is provided. Also provided are polynucleotides which encode ERCoA3 or block translation of the mRNA which encodes ERCoA3. Antibiodies that bind to one or more epitopes in the human ERCoA3 protein are provided. The present invention also relates to methods of inhibiting or reducing tamoxifen or estrogen induced proliferation of cancer cells, particularly breast cancer cells, endometrial cancer cells and uterine cancer cells. The method comprises reducing the activity or levels of ERCoA3 in such. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/972032 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
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| US 07459544 | Freeman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Genetics Institute, LLC (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon J. Freeman (Brookline, Massachusetts); Lee M. Nadler (Newton, Massachusetts); Gary S. Gray (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acids encoding novel CTLA4/CD28 ligands which costimulate T cell activation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid has a sequence which encodes a B lymphocyte antigen, B7-2. Preferably, the nucleic acid is a DNA molecule comprising at least a portion of a nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 8, SEQ ID NO:1 or FIG. 14, SEQ ID NO:23. The nucleic acid sequences of the invention can be integrated into various expression vectors, which in turn direct the synthesis of the corresponding proteins or peptides in a variety of hosts, particularly eukaryotic cells, such as mammalian and insect cell culture. Also disclosed are host cells transformed to produce proteins or peptides encoded by the nucleic acid sequences of the invention and isolated proteins and peptides which comprise at least a portion of a novel B lymphocyte antigen. Proteins and peptides described herein can be administered to subjects to enhance or suppress T cell-mediated immune responses. |
| FILED | Friday, May 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/429079 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459547 | Zamore et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip D. Zamore (Northboro, Massachusetts); Guiliang Tang (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Based at least in part on an understanding of the mechanisms by which small RNAs (e.g., naturally-occurring miRNAs) mediate RNA silencing in plants, rules have been established for determining, for example, the degree of complementarity required between an RNAi-mediating agent and its target, i.e., whether mismatches are tolerated, the number of mismatches tolerated, the effect of the position of the mismatches, etc. Such rules are useful, in particular, in the design of improved RNAi-mediating agents which allow for more exact control of the efficacy of RNA silencing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/859337 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460637 | Clinthorne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neal H. Clinthorne (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Predrag Sukovic (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A high spatial resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) system is provided. The system includes a support structure including a gantry mounted to rotate about a vertical axis of rotation. The system further includes a first assembly including an X-ray source mounted on the gantry to rotate therewith for generating a cone X-ray beam and a second assembly including a planar X-ray detector mounted on the gantry to rotate therewith. The detector is spaced from the source on the gantry for enabling a human or other animal body part to be interposed therebetween so as to be scanned by the X-ray beam to obtain a complete CT scan and generating output data representative thereof. The output data is a two-dimensional electronic representation of an area of the detector on which an X-ray beam impinges. A data processor processes the output data to obtain an image of the body part. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/259870 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460895 | Arnold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Arnold (Iowa City, Iowa); Jonathon T. Olesberg (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating a net analyte signal calibration model for use in detecting and/or quantifying the amount of an analyte in a test subject. The net analyte signal can be generated by providing a set of in vivo infrared spectra for a test subject during a period in which an analyte concentration is essentially constant; calculating an optimal subspace of spectra that at least substantially describes all non-analyte dependent spectral variance in the in vivo spectra; providing a pure component infrared spectrum for the analyte; and calculating a net analyte signal spectrum from a data set comprising the optimal subspace spectra and the pure analyte spectrum. The net analyte signal calibration model can be used, for example, in measuring the concentration of analyte in a test subject, and/or for evaluating the analytical significance of an in vivo multivariate calibration model. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/042817 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460904 | Deadwyler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sam A. Deadwyler (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Robert E. Hampson (Kernersville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A neural event electrode interface is configured to communicate with electrodes that capture electrical signals that are associated with at least one neuron. A neural event waveform processor is configured to extract neural events from the electrical signals. A wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the neural events that are extracted from the electrical signals. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/682377 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/544 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07461045 | Chaovalitwongse et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); Arizona Board of Regents (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wanpracha A. Chaovalitwongse (Hillsborough, New Jersey); Leonidas D. Iasemidis (Scottsdale, Arizona); Panos M. Pardalos (Gainesville, Florida); James C. Sackellares (Gainesville, Florida); Deng-Shan Shiau (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An exemplary method for analyzing behavior of a system includes receiving dynamical measurement data regarding the system, applying a quadratically constrained quadratic 0-1 problem to identify data among the received data, and storing the identified data. An exemplary seizure warning method includes continuously calculating STLmax values, identifying critical sites by applying a quadratically constrained quadratic 0-1 solution to data (e.g. STLmax profiles) derived from pre-seizure onset and post-seizure onset EEG signals, monitoring a T-index curve of the identified critical sites, warning of an impending seizure, observing a seizure and then repeating the cycle by identifying critical sites using the new data, and then monitoring them. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/920446 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE40594 | Margolskee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert F. Margolskee (Upper Montclair, New Jersey); Ding Ming (Whippany, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for identifying inhibitors of the bitter taste response, and by methods of using such inhibitors to either block the perception of bitterness and/or promote the perception of a sweet taste. The inhibitors of the invention may be used as flavor enhancers in foods and pharmaceuticals. The methods of the invention may further be used to characterize the gustatory perception of novel tastants. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/391670 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc. (Huntington Beach, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James C. Leslie (Fountain Valley, California); James C. Leslie, II (Mission Viejo, California); James Heard (Huntington Beach, California); Liem Truong (Anaheim, California); Marvin Josephson (Huntington Beach, California); Hans Neubert (Anaheim, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite pipe segment is formed to include tapered in wall thickness ends that are each defined by opposed frustoconical surfaces conformed for self centering receipt and intimate bonding contact within an annular space between corresponding surfaces of a coaxially nested set of metal end pieces. The distal peripheries of the nested end pieces are then welded to each other and the sandwiched and bonded portions are radially pinned. The composite segment may include imbedded conductive leads and the axial end portions of the end pieces are shaped to form a threaded joint with the next pipe assembly that includes a contact ring in one pipe assembly pierced by a pointed contact in the other to connect the corresponding leads across the joint. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/952135 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipe joints or couplings 285/390 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459122 | Chu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry Shiu-Hung Chu (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Thomas Martin Lillo (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes methods of forming an aluminum oxynitride-comprising body. For example, a mixture is formed which comprises A:B:C in a respective molar ratio in the range of 9:3.6-6.2:0.1-1.1, where “A” is Al2O3, “B” is AlN, and “C” is a total of one or more of B2O3, SiO2, Si—Al—O—N, and TiO2. The mixture is sintered at a temperature of at least 1,600° C. at a pressure of no greater than 500 psia effective to form an aluminum oxynitride-comprising body which is at least internally transparent and has at least 99% maximum theoretical density. |
| FILED | Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/427840 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/604 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459188 | Pern et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fu-Jann Pern (Golden, Colorado); Kenell J. Touryan (Indian Hills, Colorado); Zhozef Retevos Panosyan (Yerevan, Armenia); Aleksey Alekseyevich Gippius (Moscow, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | Ion-assisted plasma enhanced deposition of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on the surface of photovoltaic solar cells is accomplished with a method and apparatus for controlling ion energy. The quality of DLC layers is fine-tuned by a properly biased system of special electrodes and by exact control of the feed gas mixture compositions. Uniform (with degree of non-uniformity of optical parameters less than 5%) large area (more than 110 cm2) DLC films with optical parameters varied within the given range and with stability against harmful effects of the environment are achieved. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/002611 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/569 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459223 | Zeikus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Gregory Zeikus (Okemos, Michigan); Hyoun S. Shin (Lansing, Michigan); Mahendra K. Jain (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods using neutral red to mediate the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy. Electrically reduced neutral red has been found to promote cell growth and formation of reduced products by reversibly increasing the ratio of the reduced:oxidized forms of NAD(H) or NADP(H). Electrically reduced neutral red is able to serve as the sole source of reducing power for microbial cell growth. Neutral red is also able to promote conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy by facilitating the transfer of electrons from microbial reducing power to a fuel cell cathode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/088278 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459299 | Goedegebuur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco A/S, Genencor Division (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Peter Gualfetti (San Francisco, California); Colin Mitchinson (Half Moon Bay, California); Edmund Larenas (Moss Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are variants of Humicola grisea Cel7A (CBH1.1), H. jecorina CBH1 variant or S. thermophilium CBH1, nucleic acids encoding the same and methods for producing the same. The variant cellulases have the amino acid sequence of a glycosyl hydrolase of family 7A wherein one or more amino acid residues are substituted. |
| FILED | Friday, March 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/810277 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/209 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459584 | Jackson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Jackson (Haslett, Michigan); Dennis J. Miller (Okemos, Michigan); Simona Marincean (Dewitt, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Hexose and pentose monosaccharides are degraded to lactic acid and glyceric acid in an aqueous solution in the presence of an excess of a strongly anionic exchange resin, such as AMBERLITE IRN78 and AMBERLITE IRA400. The glyceric acid and lactic acid can be separated from the aqueous solution. Lactic acid and glyceric acid are staple articles of commerce. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/232833 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 562/515 |
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| US 07460059 | Ormesher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Ormesher (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert M. Axline (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Interfering clutter in radar pulses received by an airborne radar system from a radar transponder can be suppressed by developing a representation of the incoming echo-voltage time-series that permits the clutter associated with predetermined parts of the time-series to be estimated. These estimates can be used to estimate and suppress the clutter associated with other parts of the time-series. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/586465 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/159 |
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| US 07460247 | Ackerman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark R. Ackerman (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical safeguard device with two linear variable Fabry-Perot filters aligned relative to a light source with at least one of the filters having a nonlinear dielectric constant material such that, when a light source produces a sufficiently high intensity light, the light alters the characteristics of the nonlinear dielectric constant material to reduce the intensity of light impacting a connected optical sensor. The device can be incorporated into an imaging system on a moving platform, such as an aircraft or satellite. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/135865 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/519 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460605 | Candy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James V. Candy (Danville, California); Alan W. Meyer (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system of transmitting a signal through a channel medium comprises digitizing the signal, time-reversing the digitized signal, and transmitting the signal through the channel medium. The channel medium may be air, earth, water, tissue, metal, and/or non-metal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/289774 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07458661 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-Jin Kim (Beverly Hills, California); Uichong Brandon Yi (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A printhead device for transferring liquid droplets from a nozzle includes a liquid source coupled to a nozzle via a microchannel. The nozzle is formed from an orifice having an inner circumferential surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner circumferential surface is serrated. Liquid droplets are transported from the source to the nozzle using a liquid droplet driver (e.g., employing a plurality of driving electrodes). Transfer of droplets to another surface can be accomplished by contacting a bulging droplet in the nozzle with a printing surface. The surface and/or nozzle are then moved relative to one another to effectuate complete transfer of the liquid drop from the nozzle. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/275668 |
| ART UNIT | 2853 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Incremental printing of symbolic information 347/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459022 | Hansen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl L. Hansen (Pasadena, California); Morten Sommer (Copenhagen NV, Denmark); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The use of microfluidic structures enables high throughput screening of protein crystallization. In one embodiment, an integrated combinatoric mixing chip allows for precise metering of reagents to rapidly create a large number of potential crystallization conditions, with possible crystal formations observed on chip. In an alternative embodiment, the microfluidic structures may be utilized to explore phase space conditions of a particular protein crystallizing agent combination, thereby identifying promising conditions and allowing for subsequent focused attempts to obtain crystal growth. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/006522 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/68 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459066 | Broadley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Broadley Technologies, Corporation (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Broadley (Mission Viejo, California); Steven R. Ragsdale (Mission Viejo, California); Herbert P. Silverman (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A flowing junction reference electrode comprises a microfluidic liquid junction member situated between a pressurized reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. The liquid junction member has an array of nanochannels spanning the member and physically connecting the electrolyte and the sample. The number of nanochannels in the array can be between 10 and 108. Preferably, the nanochannels are substantially straight and parallel to one another. The nanochannels can be coated to facilitate the flow of the electrolyte solution through the junction member. The nanochannels can have widths of between 1 and 500 nanometers, and the width of any one nanochannel is substantially equal to the width of any other nanochannel. The member can be manufactured out a polymer such as polycarbonate and polyimide, and may also be made of silicon, glass, or ceramic. In one embodiment, the reference electrode includes means for pressurizing the electrolyte solution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/621010 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07459106 — Materials, methods, and uses for photochemical generation of acids and/or radical species
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth Marder (Atlanta, Georgia); Joseph Perry (Atlanta, Georgia); Wenhui Zhou (Tucson, Arizona); Stephen M. Kuebler (Oviedo, Florida); J. Kevin Cammack (Oceanside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds and compositions, which include: at least one chromophore having strong simultaneous two-photon or multi-photon absorptivity; at least one acid- or radical-generator in close proximity to the chromophore; such that the single- or multi-photon excitation of the chromophore results in the generation of an acid and/or redical that is capable of activating chemistry; and such that compositions of matter based on the componds and compositions of the invention can be photo-patterned by one- or multiphoton excitation. |
| FILED | Monday, April 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/473365 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459137 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Christopher A. Dyke (Humble, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods by which carbon nanotubes can be functionalized under solvent-free conditions. As extremely large quantities are typically required to dissolve or disperse carbon nanotubes, solvent elimination the processes more favorable for scale-up. Such processes are also amenable to a wide variety of chemical reactions are functionalizing agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/521903 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459138 | Resasco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel E. Resasco (Norman, Oklahoma); Boonyarach Kitiyanan (Pantunwan, Thailand); Walter E. Alvarez (Norman, Oklahoma); Leandro Balzano (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A process and apparatus for catalytic production of single walled carbon nanotubes. Catalytic particles are exposed to different process conditions at successive stages wherein the catalytic particles do not come in contact with reactive (catalytic) gases until preferred process conditions have been attained, thereby controlling the quantity and form of carbon nanotubes produced. The reaction gas is preferably provided at a high space velocity to minimize CO2 build-up. The process also contemplates processes and apparatus which recycle and reuse the gases and catalytic particulate materials, thereby maximizing cost efficiency, reducing wastes, reducing the need for additional raw materials, and producing the carbon nanotubes, especially SWNTs, in greater quantities and for lower costs. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/976216 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459267 | Kohl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Paul Jayachandran Joseph (Atlanta, Georgia); Hollie Reed (Mableton, Georgia); Sue Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Celesta E. White (Katy, Texas); Clifford Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer and a catalytic amount of a negative tone photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398183 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459310 | Sower et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of New Hampshire (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stacia Sower (Newmarket, New Hampshire); Nathaniel V. Nucci (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Matthew R. Silver (Dover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated and purified GnRH protein receptor protein including an amino acid sequence selected from the group and an isolated and purified DNA which comprises a nucleotide sequence coding for the GnRH protein receptor protein. Also, a vector comprising the DNA of the GnRH protein receptor protein, a transformant carrying the vector comprising the DNA of the GnRH protein receptor protein, a process for producing a GnRH protein receptor protein or a salt thereof including culturing the transformant carrying the vector comprising the DNA of the GnRH protein receptor protein under sufficient conditions and for appropriate time to express the GnRH protein receptor protein, and a method of screening for a ligand to the GnRH protein receptor protein including contacting the GnRH protein receptor protein or a salt thereof with a sample to be tested. A screening method for a compound capable of inhibiting binding of the GnRH protein receptor protein with a ligand. Also, a kit for screening a compound capable of inhibiting binding of the GnRH protein receptor protein with a ligand including the GnRH protein receptor protein or a salt. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/103082 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459312 | Dai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongjie Dai (Sunnyvale, California); Robert J. Chen (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Carbon nanotube devices are manipulated in a manner that is useful for a variety of implementations. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, light (632) is used to photodesorb molecules from a carbon nanotube (620). |
| FILED | Thursday, April 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/475022 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/151 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07458202 | Moniz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O. Moniz (Loveland, Ohio); Jorge F. Seda (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes providing a first fan assembly configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, rotatably coupling a second fan assembly to the first fan assembly, wherein the second fan assembly is configured to rotate in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction, and coupling a lubrication system to the gas turbine engine such that a lubrication fluid is channeled through at least a portion of the second fan assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/976523 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/226.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458221 | Arnold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Arnold (Bath, Ohio); Nicholas Penney (Kent, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A variable area nozzle comprising a concentric support and a plurality of convexly contoured self sealing vanes is disclosed and claimed. The vanes are circumferentially and rotatably mounted to the concentric support forming a nozzle infinitely positionable between a first position corresponding to a minimum area nozzle and a second position corresponding to a maximum area nozzle. A closer, which is preferably a shape memory alloy (SMA), urges the nozzle toward the first position corresponding to a minimum area nozzle. Periodically spaced openers act between adjacent vanes to urge the nozzle to a second position corresponding to a maximum area nozzle. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/693850 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458265 | Shih et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wan Y. Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Wei-Heng Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Zuyan Shen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric cantilever with a non-piezoelectric, or piezoelectric tip useful as mass and viscosity sensors. The change in the cantilever mass can be accurately quantified by monitoring a resonance frequency shift of the cantilever. For bio-detection, antibodies or other specific receptors of target antigens may be immobilized on the cantilever surface, preferably on the non-piezoelectric tip. For chemical detection, high surface-area selective absorbent materials are coated on the cantilever tip. Binding of the target antigens or analytes to the cantilever surface increases the cantilever mass. Detection of target antigens or analytes is achieved by monitoring the cantilever's resonance frequency and determining the resonance frequency shift that is due to the mass of the adsorbed target antigens on the cantilever surface. The use of a piezoelectric unimorph cantilever allows both electrical actuation and electrical sensing. Incorporating a non-piezoelectric tip (14) enhances the sensitivity of the sensor. In addition, the piezoelectric cantilever can withstand damping in highly viscous liquids and can be used as a viscosity sensor in wide viscosity range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/595570 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/579 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458544 | Sarigul-Klijn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Airlaunch LLC (Kirkland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marti Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California); Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for launching a launch vehicles mounted beneath an aircraft. A mechanism which separates the launch vehicle from the carrier aircraft engages the launch vehicle, and prevents the launch vehicle from coming into contact with the carrier aircraft as the launch vehicle is dropped away from the launch vehicle. A lanyard extends from the carrier aircraft applies an impulse to the launch vehicle as it is separated from the aircraft causing the launch vehicle to rotate upwardly of the pitch plane. A drogue parachute applies a rearward force to the launch vehicle holding the rigid trapeze in engagement with the launch vehicle, and damping the rate of rotation in the pitch plane as the rotation of the pitch plane brings a launch vehicle to a substantially vertical launch attitude, were powered flight of launch vehicle is begun. The launch vehicle follows a trajectory that crosses behind the carrier aircraft. |
| FILED | Friday, December 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/317630 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/137.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07458661 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-Jin Kim (Beverly Hills, California); Uichong Brandon Yi (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A printhead device for transferring liquid droplets from a nozzle includes a liquid source coupled to a nozzle via a microchannel. The nozzle is formed from an orifice having an inner circumferential surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner circumferential surface is serrated. Liquid droplets are transported from the source to the nozzle using a liquid droplet driver (e.g., employing a plurality of driving electrodes). Transfer of droplets to another surface can be accomplished by contacting a bulging droplet in the nozzle with a printing surface. The surface and/or nozzle are then moved relative to one another to effectuate complete transfer of the liquid drop from the nozzle. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/275668 |
| ART UNIT | 2853 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Incremental printing of symbolic information 347/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459137 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Christopher A. Dyke (Humble, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods by which carbon nanotubes can be functionalized under solvent-free conditions. As extremely large quantities are typically required to dissolve or disperse carbon nanotubes, solvent elimination the processes more favorable for scale-up. Such processes are also amenable to a wide variety of chemical reactions are functionalizing agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/521903 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460574 | Alfano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of the City University of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert R. Alfano (Bronx, New York); Alexey Bykov (Bronx, New York); Vladimir Petricevic (New York, New York); Mikhail Sharonov (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser medium includes a single crystal of chromium-doped LiScl-xInxGe1-ySiyO4, where 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1. Preferably, x and y are not both 0. A laser, such as a tunable near infrared laser, can contain the laser medium. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338341 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/39 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07459523 | Darien |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Darien (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel equine P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (ePSGL-1) is disclosed having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2. DNA sequences encoding the ePSGL-1 are also disclosed, along with vectors, host cells, and methods of making the ePSGL-1. The invention further provides methods for preventing or reducing acute inflammatory response in an equine subject by administering ePSGL-1 and fragments thereof (e.g., an ePSGL-1-Ig fusion protein). The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds capable of reducing or preventing damage to tissue or organs caused by acute inflammatory response in an equine subject. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/987751 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460227 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Moon S. Kim (Silver Spring, Maryland); Alan M. Lefcourt (Elkridge, Maryland); Yud-Ren Chen (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Bones, bone fragments, and shell fragments on or near the surface of processed animal flesh may be detected by detecting their fluorescent emissions. The surface of the flesh is illuminated with UV or visible light to elicit fluorescence of animal bones or shells, and the fluorescent light emissions are measured at first and second different wavelengths, which wavelengths are selected to yield a substantial difference between the ratio or subtractive difference for bones or shells and the ratio or subtractive difference for animal flesh. The ratio and/or subtractive difference of the fluorescent light emissions at the first and second wavelengths is calculated, and the presence of bone, bone fragment, or shell fragment is determined therefrom. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/304283 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07459400 | Arias et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ana C. Arias (San Carlos, California); Rene A. Lujan (Sunnyvale, California); William S. Wong (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A patterned integrated circuit structure defining a gap or via is fabricated solely by digital printing and bulk processing. A sacrificial lift-off pattern is printed or otherwise formed over a substrate, and then covered by a blanket layer. A mask is then formed, e.g., by printing a wax pattern that covers a region of the blanket layer corresponding to the desired patterned structure, and overlaps the lift-off pattern. Exposed portions of the blanket layer are then removed, e.g., by wet etching. The printed mask and the lift-off pattern are then removed using a lift-off process that also removes any remaining portions of the blanket layer formed over the lift-off pattern. A thin-film transistor includes patterned source/drain structures that are self-aligned to an underlying gate structure by forming a photoresist lift-off pattern that is exposed and developed by a back-exposure process using the gate structure as a mask. |
| FILED | Monday, July 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/184304 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/695 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460703 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | OG Technologies, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tzyy-Shuh Chang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniel Gutchess (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Hsun-Hau Huang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to solving the problems associated with the detection of surface defects on metal bars as well as the problems associated with applying metal flat inspection systems to metal bars for non-destructive surface defects detection. A specially designed imaging system, which is comprised of a computing unit, line lights and high data rate line scan cameras, is developed for the aforementioned purpose. The target application is the metal bars (1) that have a circumference/cross-section-area ratio equal to or smaller than 4.25 when the cross section area is unity for the given shape, (2) whose cross-sections are round, oval, or in the shape of a polygon, and (3) are manufactured by mechanically cross-section reduction processes. The said metal can be steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, bronze, titanium, nickel, and so forth, and/or their alloys. The said metal bars can be at the temperature when they are being manufactured. A removable cassette includes various mirrors. A protection tube isolates the moving metal bar from the line light assembly and image acquisition camera. A contaminant reduction mechanism applies a vacuum to remove airborne contaminants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/931339 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07459066 | Broadley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Broadley Technologies, Corporation (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Broadley (Mission Viejo, California); Steven R. Ragsdale (Mission Viejo, California); Herbert P. Silverman (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A flowing junction reference electrode comprises a microfluidic liquid junction member situated between a pressurized reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. The liquid junction member has an array of nanochannels spanning the member and physically connecting the electrolyte and the sample. The number of nanochannels in the array can be between 10 and 108. Preferably, the nanochannels are substantially straight and parallel to one another. The nanochannels can be coated to facilitate the flow of the electrolyte solution through the junction member. The nanochannels can have widths of between 1 and 500 nanometers, and the width of any one nanochannel is substantially equal to the width of any other nanochannel. The member can be manufactured out a polymer such as polycarbonate and polyimide, and may also be made of silicon, glass, or ceramic. In one embodiment, the reference electrode includes means for pressurizing the electrolyte solution. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/621010 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459308 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arbor Vita Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Lu (Mountain View, California); Jonathan David Garman (San Jose, California); Albert Frederick Candia, III (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a cell surface molecules, designated cadherin-like asymmetry proteins (“CLASPs”). In particular, it relates to CLASP-2 polynucleotides, polypeptides, fusion proteins, and antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of modulating an immune response by interfering with CLASP function. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/663538 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07459999 | Burkhardt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary Lane Burkhardt (Adkins, Texas); Albert Joseph Parvin, Jr. (San Antonio, Texas); Todd Hegert Goyen (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a variable diameter electromagnetic coil. The coil may include a coil winding containing inner and outer winding layers. The coil may incorporate a first hub including one or a plurality of inner supports, one of the inner supports connected to a location on the inner winding layer. A second hub may then be provided including one or a plurality of outer supports, one of the outer supports connected to a location on the outer winding layer. One of the first or second hubs may be capable of rotating to cause the coil winding to wind or unwind. An interconnect hub may then be provided which may be capable of providing electrical connection to the coil winding. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/767974 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Inductor devices 336/198 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07458265 | Shih et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wan Y. Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Wei-Heng Shih (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Zuyan Shen (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric cantilever with a non-piezoelectric, or piezoelectric tip useful as mass and viscosity sensors. The change in the cantilever mass can be accurately quantified by monitoring a resonance frequency shift of the cantilever. For bio-detection, antibodies or other specific receptors of target antigens may be immobilized on the cantilever surface, preferably on the non-piezoelectric tip. For chemical detection, high surface-area selective absorbent materials are coated on the cantilever tip. Binding of the target antigens or analytes to the cantilever surface increases the cantilever mass. Detection of target antigens or analytes is achieved by monitoring the cantilever's resonance frequency and determining the resonance frequency shift that is due to the mass of the adsorbed target antigens on the cantilever surface. The use of a piezoelectric unimorph cantilever allows both electrical actuation and electrical sensing. Incorporating a non-piezoelectric tip (14) enhances the sensitivity of the sensor. In addition, the piezoelectric cantilever can withstand damping in highly viscous liquids and can be used as a viscosity sensor in wide viscosity range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/595570 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/579 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07459927 | Bedard |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Fernand D. Bedard (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A superconductor crossbar switch for connecting a plurality of inputs with a plurality of outputs, including a switching cell having an input, an output and a circuit for connecting the input with the output for bidirectionally transmitting data therebetween. The connection of the retaining and releasing circuitry of a plurality of cells enables the switch to simultaneously retain a selected cell or cells of a group of cells and disable the remaining cells of that group, whereby a subsequent query on a disabled cell is inoperative until the selected cell or cells is released. The crossbar switch is characterized by latency on the order of nanoseconds, a data rate per channel on the order of gigabits per second, essentially zero crosstalk, and detection of contention in nanoseconds or less and resolution of contention in nanoseconds or less. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/209662 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
| US 07458321 | Bornstein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Israel Atomic Energy Commission (Yavne, Israel) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aharon Bornstein (Rishon Lezion, Israel); Uri Bach (Efrat, Israel); Noam Shafir (Ramat Gan, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-lethal anti-personnel land mine comprising a sealed container having a first chemical reactant contained therein, and a second container having a second chemical reactant contained therein, the container being positioned within the mine to assure that a stepping action on the mine will result in the opening of the container and the release of the contents thereof into contact with the second chemical reactant, whereby the contact results in a fast chemical reaction non-lethal to the person stepping on the mine. |
| FILED | Monday, September 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/570968 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/401 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07459700 | Bridges, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Bridges, III (Stafford, Virginia); Dennis Baca (Gainesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Remediation methods in response to a biological attack address treatment of goods (e.g., mail items), vehicle interiors, facilities, and personal protective equipment. The treatment of mail involves segregation of mail items by size and the organization and packaging of the segregated mail items for exposure to accelerated electron beam irradiation. Vehicle interiors are cleaned in a suitable decontamination area with a bleach solution. Facilities are separated into an exclusion zone, adjacent contamination reduction zone, and adjacent support zone. Persons enter the exclusion zone wearing personal protective equipment, exit the exclusion zone and enter the contamination reduction zone, and de-contaminate their personal protective equipment in the contamination reduction zone utilizing a bleach solution. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/422708 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/492.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07459160 | Monath et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Acambis Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas P. Monath (Harvard, Massachusetts); Farshad Guirakhoo (Melrose, Massachusetts); Juan Arroyo (S. Weymouth, Massachusetts); Konstantin Pugachev (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides flavivirus vaccines and methods of making and using these vaccines. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/345036 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/199.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459315 | Brown |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cytonix Corporation (Beltsville, Maryland); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James F Brown (Clifton, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniaturized assembly is provided whereby a fluid sample can be divided into a plurality of sample portions in retaining wells and the sample fluid can be displaced from open ends of the wells while simultaneously being sealed in the wells. A method of dividing a fluid sample using the assembly is also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/131854 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07459427 | Vale, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wylie W. Vale, Jr. (La Jolla, California); Kathy A. Lewis (San Diego, California); Marilyn H. Perrin (La Jolla, California); Koichi S. Kunitake (San Diego, California); Jean E. Rivier (La Jolla, California); Jozsef Gulyas (Julian, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A search of the public human genome database identified a human EST, GenBank accession number AW293249, which has high homology to known pufferfish urocortin sequences. The full length sequence was amplified from human genomic DNA and sequenced. Sequence homology comparisons of the novel sequence with human urocortin I and urocortin II revealed that the sequence encoded a novel human urocortin, which was designated urocortin III (UcnIII). While urocortin III does not have high affinity for either CRF-R1 or CRF-R2, the affinity for CRF-R2 is greater than the affinity for CRF-R1. Urocortin III is capable stimulating cyclic AMP production in cells expressing CRF-R2α or β. Thus, the affinity is high enough that urocortin III could act as a native agonist of CRF-R2. However, it is also likely that urocortin III is a stronger agonist of a yet to be identified receptor. |
| FILED | Monday, August 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/214371 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460241 | Heffner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth H. Heffner (Largo, Florida); Jason C. Grooms (St. Petersburg, Florida); David A. Barnes (Palm Harbor, Florida); Neal B. Martinez (Maderia Beach, Florida); Wayne E. Lance (Largo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A fiber optic sensor coil and method of forming a fiber optic sensor coil including a plurality of turns of a first segment of optical fiber wound in a clockwise direction and a plurality of turns of a second segment of optical fiber wound in the counterclockwise direction. The turns of the first segment and of the second segment together forming a plurality of layers of turns of the optical fiber. A restraining ring covers an outermost layer of the plurality of layers of turns of optical fiber. The restraining ring includes a plurality of openings formed therein and provides a compressive force to the plurality of turns of the optical fiber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/291797 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/465 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07460305 | Powell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microvision, Inc. (Redmond, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karlton D. Powell (Lake Stevens, Washington); Hakan Ürey (Istanbul, Turkey); Amjad Malik (Bothell, Washington); Russell J. Hannigan (Sammamish, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A heads-up display that includes a scanner and a projection assembly. The scanner generates an image by sweeping a beam of electromagnetic energy, and the projection assembly directs the image into a predetermined viewing space having a region with a substantially uniform intensity profile. Such a heads-up display can often be made smaller than a conventional heads-up display, and can often generate an image having a higher quality than an image generated by a conventional display. Furthermore, one can often calibrate and recalibrate such a display without physically modifying or replacing a component of the display or of a vehicle incorporating the display. |
| FILED | Friday, August 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/499396 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/630 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, December 02, 2008.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2008/fedinvent-patents-20081202.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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