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Patent Details for Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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| US 07523617 | Venkatasubramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rama Venkatasubramanian (Cary, North Carolina); Randall G. Alley (Raleigh, North Carolina); Pratima Addepalli (Cary, North Carolina); Anil J. Reddy (Carrboro, North Carolina); Edward P. Siivola (Raleigh, North Carolina); Brooks C. O'Quinn (Mamers, North Carolina); Kip D. Coonley (Durham, North Carolina); John Posthill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Thomas Colpitts (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from the medium by a heat sink thermally coupled to the heat extraction device; and heat from the medium is dissipated into the heat sink by a first thermal interface material thermally coupling the heat sink to the medium. |
| FILED | Friday, October 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/970378 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/3.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07523714 | Ansay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael T. Ansay (Exeter, Rhode Island); Michael D. Wray (East Greenwhich, Rhode Island); George M. Duarte (Saunderstown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydraulic circuit for prevention of inadvertent weapons launches in which a hydraulic firing valve provides hydraulic pressure to a backup select valve rather than the backup select valve receiving hydraulic pressure directly from a ship supply header. This hydraulic pressure shifts the backup select valve to allow hydraulic pressure to pass to a mode select control valve that actuates a controllable air-firing valve, until a hydraulic firing valve for the weapon is opened. The backup select valve actuation can only occur with the initiation of the hydraulic firing valve. Only after the hydraulic firing valve is open, does the backup select valve initiate hydraulic pressure to the mode select control valve thereby preventing hydraulic actuation of the backup select valve. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/499972 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07523780 | Dickey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Todd Dickey (El Segundo, California); Tung Ting Lam (Fullerton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An isosceles triangular cross section shaped microchannel-cooling device conducts a working fluid for the removal of heat from a heat source. The triangular shaped microchannel provides an increased thermal transport coefficient for improved heat transport with an improved mass flow rate. The microchannel-cooling device is well suited for removing heat from electronics, semiconductor components, and systems. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/231192 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/80.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07523876 | Wolfe |
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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) | Joseph E. Wolfe (Richboro, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for mixing two or more fluids, gases or other substances and conveying said fluids, gases or other substances through a convergent-divergent (C-D) nozzle to produce a highly atomized output flow that is adjustable from no atomization to full atomization, said preferred embodiment of said apparatus having a housing and a nose portion and a gripping portion, the housing including an outer conduit and an inner conduit, the outer and inner conduits positioned and arranged to convey fluids, gases and other substances from an entry point to an exit point and into the entry end of a C-D nozzle and through said C-D nozzle to produce an output flow. The location of the outer conduit, inner conduit and C-D nozzle may be adjusted to vary the output flow from no atomization to full atomization. The pressure and flow rate in each conduit may also be separately adjusted to obtain the desired output flow. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789119 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing 239/581.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524002 | Punzel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spacesaver Corporation (Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William H Punzel (Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin); Jane E Glass (Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin); Andrew J. Kolman (Milton, Wisconsin); Steven S. Dingle (McFarland, Wisconsin); James C. Muth (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A storage cabinet assembly for use in storing firearms or the like includes a cabinet with a recessed bifold door arrangement, to facilitate access to items contained within the cabinet assembly. The door arrangement includes a single-point locking system, which provides a secure arrangement for maintaining the doors in a closed position while providing ease in opening and closing the doors. Various support and storage modules or components are adapted to be contained within the interior of the cabinet, including stock rests for positioning in the bottom of the cabinet interior, as well as barrel rests and pistol supports that are secured to amounting member which may be adjustably positioned within the storage cabinet interior. A bin or shelf arrangement may also be positioned within the storage cabinet interior. The various support and storage modules or components may be used in various combinations, and may be moved to various positions within the storage cabinet interior. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/585069 |
| ART UNIT | 3637 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Supports: Cabinet structure 312/217 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524375 | Iseler 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) | Gerald W. Iseler (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); David F. Bliss (Arlington, Massachusetts); Vladimir L. Tassev (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for growing semiconductor and other crystals by loading a vessel in its lower portion with a seed crystal, loading a charge thereon in the vessel, heating the charge to a molten state and electromagnetically stirring the melt using magnetic and electric fields to obtain a more uniform composition of melt and slowly reducing the temperature of the melt over the crystal to grow a more uniform crystal from such stirred melt. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/825801 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524408 | Monbouquette et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold G. Monbouquette (Santa Montica, California); Miguel Garcia-Garibay (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing, and a product having, a surface nanopattern, wherein the method comprises the steps of: obtaining a substrate with a smooth surface; acquiring a self-assembling monolayer precursor, wherein the precursor includes an inducible, usually photocatalytically, active region and a substrate attachment region; mixing a plurality of the self-assembling monolayer precursors with the substrate to produce a self-assembled monolayer having an exposed surface comprising the inducible active regions and anchored to the substrate smooth surface by the substrate attachment regions; obtaining a path-directable nanoparticle; contacting the path-directable nanoparticle with the exposed surface at an interface area; exposing the exposed surface contacted with the path-directable nanoparticle to an inducing event, usually exposure to light, thereby chemically altering the inducible active regions and producing a detectable state in the interface area on the exposed surface; and applying a force of variable magnitude and direction in the plane of the surface to the contacted path-directable nanoparticle to produce movement of the contacted nanoparticle over the exposed surface thereby extending the detectable state interface area into a detectable trace over the exposed surface to produce the nanopatterened surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/029303 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/486 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524421 | Jones et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Gavin Jones (Huntsville, Texas); Rachelle Smith (Midway, Texas); Gordon Alf Plishker (The Woodlands, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In some embodiments, a system may reduce metal compounds from water. A system may include alginate particles in a housing. The alginate particles may be formed by directly adding alginate granules to an aqueous solution comprising metal ions, such as calcium ions. |
| FILED | Friday, March 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/368320 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/679 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524431 | Branton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jene A. Golovchenko (Lexington, Massachusetts); Gavin M. King (Boulder, Colorado); Warren J. MoberlyChan (Concord, Massachusetts); Gregor M. Schürmann (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions, exposing the structure at the selected regions. A material layer is then deposited on top of the solid condensate layer and the exposed structure at the selected regions. Then the solid condensate layer and regions of the material layer that were deposited on the solid condensate layer are removed, leaving a patterned material layer on the structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/008438 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524459 | Adams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark L. Adams (Pasadena, California); Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for integrating optoelectronic system and microfluidic system. An apparatus for optical analysis includes a detector system and a microfluidic system on the detector system. The apparatus is free from any lens system between the microfluidic system and the detector system. Methods of making such an apparatus and using such an apparatus are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/351294 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/82.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524460 | Schmera 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) | Gabor Schmera (San Diego, California); Laszlo B. Kish (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A System and Method of Molecule Counting Using Fluctuation Enhanced Sensors includes processes for improved chemical analyte detection and quantification through the measurement and generation of an amplitude density histogram of the measured time series of frequency fluctuations in the instantaneous frequency of a chemical sensor arranged to produce an oscillatory output signal when exposed to chemical substances. The system and method may use a chemical sensor, such as a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. Statistical analysis produces the amplitude density of the frequency fluctuations, which are represented as a pattern that includes information about the quantity of the analyte on the surface of the sensor. Patterns in the measured amplitude density are then correlated to theoretical amplitude density functions in order to determine the number of analyte molecules on the surface of the sensor. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/789510 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524464 | Ahn et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Chong H. Ahn (Cincinnati, Ohio); Jin-Woo Choi (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Gregory Beaucage (Cincinnati, Ohio); Joseph Nevin (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a fully-integrated, disposable biochip for point-of-care testing of clinically relevant parameters. Specifically, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the biochip is designed for POCT (point-of-care-testing) of an array of metabolic parameters including partial pressure of oxygen, Glucose, and Lactate concentration from venous blood samples. The biochip is fabricated on a low-cost plastic substrate using mass manufacturing compatible fabrication processes. Furthermore, the biochip contains a fully-integrated metallic micro-needle for blood sampling. The biochip also uses smart passive microfluidics in conjunction with low-power functional on-chip pressure generators for microfluidic sequencing. The design, configuration, assembly and operation of the biochip are ideally suited for a disposable biochip specifically targeted towards POCT applications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/947577 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/177 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524516 | Arafat 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) | El Sayed S. Arafat (Leonardtown, Maryland); Raymond D. Rose (Great Mills, Maryland); Paul R. Roser (Leonardtown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The corrosion inhibiting mildew remover kit includes a premeasured amount of sodium perborate, a premeasured amount of a liquid inhibitor and a premeasured amount of a liquid blend. The premeasured amount of sodium perborate, the premeasured amount of liquid inhibitor, the premeasured amount of liquid blend and water combine to form an aqueous solution that can be applied to a mildew infected area. The aqueous solution removes mildew from a mildew infected area and does not cause corrosion. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/345686 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524534 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Richard Piner (Des Plaines, Illinois); Seunghun Hong (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as “dip pen” nanolithography (DPN), which utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a “pen,” a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as “paper,” and molecules with a chemical affinity for the solid-state substrate as “ink.” Capillary transport of molecules from the SPM tip to the solid-state substrate is used in DPN to directly write patterns consisting of a relatively small collection of molecules in submicrometer dimensions, making DPN useful in the fabrication of a variety of microscale and nanoscale devices. The invention also provides substrates patterned by DPN, including submicrometer combinatorial arrays, and kits, devices and software for performing DPN. The invention further provides a method of performing AFM imaging in air. The method comprises coating an AFM tip with a hydrophobic compound, the hydrophobic compound being selected so that AFM imaging performed using the coated AFM tip is improved compared to AFM imaging preformed using an uncoated AFM tip. Finally, the invention provides AFM tips coated with the hydrophobic compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/937877 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/258 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524579 | Jow et al. |
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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) | T. Richard Jow (Potomac, Maryland); Shengshui Zhang (Olney, Maryland); Kang Xu (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for enhancing the performance characteristics of a battery through the use of the electrolyte composition comprised of a non-aqueous solvent, and a salt mixture. The salt mixture includes an alkali metal electrolyte salt and an additive salt having an anion of a mixed anhydride of oxalic acid and boric acid. Specific additive salts include lithium bis(oxalato) borate and lithium oxalyldifluoroborate. Particular electrolyte salts comprise LiPF6 and LiBF4. The additive salt is present in an amount of 0.1-60 mole percent of the total of the additive salt and electrolyte salt content of the electrolyte. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/642655 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/188 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524630 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weihong Tan (Gainesville, Florida); Jin Shouguang (Gainesville, Florida); Xiaojun Zhao (Gainesville, Florida); Rovelyn Tapec Dytioco (Seattle, Washington); Timothy James Drake (Gainesville, Florida); Lisa Renee Hilliard (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Silica-coated nanoparticles functionalized with biologically active molecules such as antibodies and nucleotides are used to label cells, to detect and isolate nucleic acid molecules having specific nucleotide sequences, and to separate a mixture of different nucleic acid molecules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421491 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524647 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Lei Wang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate keto amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with keto amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/978160 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524794 | Boddu et al. |
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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) | Veera M. Boddu (Champaign, Illinois); Kent James Hay (Mahomet, Illinois); Tushar K. Ghosh (Columbia, Missouri); Dabir S. Viswanath (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered form, is employed to adsorb metals and metal compounds from a fluid flow. In select embodiments, the perlite is treated to expand its surface area and injected into a fluid stream, such as flue gas, held for a specific retention period, and removed for subsequent disposal. In other embodiments the perlite is provided in a fixed adsorption bed and the fluid flow permitted to pass through the bed until the perlite surface is exhausted. The perlite in the fixed bed is then replaced, with the exhausted perlite disposed of as appropriate. Treatment of perlite by boiling with sulfuric acid or suspending in a suspension of sulfur in carbon disulfide has been shown to significantly expand the surface area of perlite. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/931232 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/407 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524909 | Palmese et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giuseppe Raffaello Palmese (Hainesport, New Jersey); John Joseph La Scala (Bel Air, Maryland); James Matthew Sands (Kingsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel fatty acid monomers and methods for their synthesis are provided for use in polymerization reactions. Fatty acid monomers are employed as reactive diluents in the polymerization of vinyl esters and polyesters for one or more purposes selected from improving the fracture resistance, lowering the processing viscosity and reducing the volatile organic compounds present in the polymerization mixture. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/124551 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524923 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dupont Displays, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean Lee (Goleta, California); Hailiang Wang (Camarillo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for synthesizing aryl polymers, and uses for such polymers, are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/312289 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/394 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524950 | Dellinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas J. Dellinger (Boulder, Colorado); Eric LeProust (San Jose, California); Bill Peck (Mountain View, California); Marvin H. Caruthers (Boulder, Colorado); Peter Cogan (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Inkjet printhead solvents and methods of forming an addressable nucleotide array are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/117884 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/25.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525102 | Henshaw et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sparta, Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip D. Henshaw (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Pierre C. Trepagnier (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally provides systems and methods for detection of agents of interest in a bulk quantity of matter, which also contains clutter and other constituents that typically interfere with the detection of one or more agents of interest. A detection system of the invention generally contains a collection subsystem for obtaining a bulk sample, an interrogation subsystem for generating one or more analytical signals representative of the composition of the bulk sample, and an analytical subsystem according to the teachings of the invention that implements the methods and algorithms of the invention for analyzing the sample analytical signals to determine whether one or more agents of interest are present, e.g., at quantities above a certain threshold, in the bulk sample. |
| FILED | Monday, October 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/541935 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/393 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525130 | Mishra et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Umesh K. Mishra (Montecito, California); Huili Xing (South Bend, Indiana); Debdeep Jena (South Bend, Indiana); Siddharth Rajan (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel GaN/AlGaN metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) structures grown without any impurity doping in the channel. A high-mobility polarization-induced bulk channel charge is created by grading the channel region linearly from GaN to Al0.3Ga0.7N over a distance, e.g., 1000 Å. A polarization-doped field effect transistor (PolFET) was fabricated and tested under DC and RF conditions. A current density of 850 mA/mm and transconductance of 93 mS/mm was observed under DC conditions. Small-signal characterization of 0.7 μm gate length devices had a cutoff frequency, fτ=19 GHz, and a maximum oscillation of fmax=46 GHz. The PolFETs perform better than comparable MESFETs with impurity-doped channels, and are suitable for high microwave power applications. An important advantage of these devices over AlGaN/GaN HEMTs is that the transconductance vs. gate voltage profile can be tailored by compositional grading for better large-signal linearity. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/241804 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525229 | Willig 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) | Reinhardt L. Willig (Maynard, Massachusetts); Donald C. Fyler (Needham, Massachusetts); William P. Kelleher (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A hysteresis-start permanent magnet rotor having a non-magnetic rotor shaft, a permanent magnet rigidly attached to a center portion of the non-magnetic rotor shaft, a non-magnetic spacer on each side of the permanent magnet, each non-magnetic spacer rigidly attached to the non-magnetic rotor shaft, to form a non-magnetic spacer-permanent magnet-non-magnetic spacer combination, a hysteresis ring on each side of the non-magnetic spacer-permanent magnet-non-magnetic spacer combination, each hysteresis ring being rigidly attached to the non-magnetic rotor shaft. A stator-segment is around each of the hysteresis rings and a stator-segment is around the permanent magnet, each stator-segment separated from a next stator-segment by a non-magnetic spacer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/002856 |
| ART UNIT | 4113 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/156.30 |
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| US 07525349 | Mavoori et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jaideep Mavoori (Bellevue, Washington); Chris Diorio (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A circuit for classification of analog input signals, comprising an analog memory component, such as a floating gate, used to store a threshold value; a threshold detection module used to determine whether the analog input signal exceeds the threshold value; a time delay module used to delay a processing of the analog signal; a time-amplitude window calculation module used to determine whether an amplitude of the analog input signal is between a lower limit and an upper limit of an amplitude window; and an output module indicating whether the amplitude of the analog signal is between the lower and the upper limit, wherein the indication is used to determine whether the analog input signal belongs to one of a plurality of analog signal classes. The classification is implemented in the analog domain, eliminating the need for sampling and digitizing the analog signal, consequently minimizing circuit area and power. |
| FILED | Monday, August 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/504390 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/74 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525497 | Schoen 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); Science Applications International Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E. Schoen (Alexandria, Virginia); Ronald R. Price (Stevensville, Maryland); Joel M. Schnur (Burke, Virginia); Daniel Zabetakis (Brandywine, Maryland); Robert F. Brady, Jr. (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ann Mera (Huntingtown, Maryland); Dana Leamann (Frederick, Maryland); Bor-Sen Chiou (Pinole, California); Walter J. Dressick (Fort Washington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides microwave attenuating, filled composite materials which contain a polymer or ceramic matrix and metallic tubules and processes for making the same and devices which contain such materials. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/223263 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/718 |
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| US 07525653 | Hug et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Photon Systems (Covina, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Hug (Covina, California); Ray D. Reid (Covina, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Spectroscopic chemical analysis methods and apparatus are disclosed which employ deep ultraviolet (e.g. in the 200 nm to 300 nm spectral range) electron beam pumped wide bandgap semiconductor lasers, incoherent wide bandgap semiconductor light emitting devices, and hollow cathode metal ion lasers to perform non-contact, non-invasive detection of unknown chemical analytes. These deep ultraviolet sources enable dramatic size, weight and power consumption reductions of chemical analysis instruments. Chemical analysis instruments employed in some embodiments include capillary and gel plane electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, flow cytometry, flow cells for liquids and aerosols, and surface detection instruments. In some embodiments, Raman spectroscopic detection methods and apparatus use ultra-narrow-band angle tuning filters, acousto-optic tuning filters, and temperature tuned filters to enable ultra-miniature analyzers for chemical identification. In some embodiments Raman analysis is conducted simultaneously with native fluorescence spectroscopy to provide high levels of sensitivity and specificity in the same instrument. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/245486 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/317 |
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| US 07525711 | Rule 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) | Donald W. Rule (Silver Spring, Maryland); Kevin A. Boulais (Waldorf, Maryland); Francisco Santiago (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | In one general aspect, a tunable electromagnetic metamaterial as described herein includes a substrate and an array of split ring resonators formed on the substrate. At least one of the split ring resonators is a capacitively tuned split ring resonator. The capacitively tuned split ring resonator includes a structure having a gap and is formed of an electrically conductive material. The capacitively tuned split ring resonator also includes a region of photo-capacitive material formed in close proximity to the structure such that the capacitance of the metamaterial is changed when illuminated by controlling electromagnetic radiation having a selected range of wavelengths. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/504859 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/244 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525735 | Sottilare et al. |
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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) | Robert Anthony Sottilare (Chuluota, Florida); Ricardo F. Martins (Apopka, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to an on-axis or near on-axis optical head mounted projection display optical assembly for transmitting and magnifying a real image to an eye. The assembly comprises a miniature display, a projection lens for receiving the light rays from the display, a second lens positioned to receive the light from the projection lens, a beam splitter positioned for receiving and splitting the light rays from the second lens, a retro-reflective screen positioned for receiving the reflected portion of the split light rays from the beam splitter, and then reflecting the portion of split light rays wherein the portion of split light rays passes through the beam splitter. A third lens is positioned to receive the portion of split light rays from the retro-reflective screen and through the beam splitter. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/803785 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/633 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/514459 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/296 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526052 | Davidoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loan T. Davidoff (Marina Del Rey, California); Howard S. Nussbaum (Los Angeles, California); Jackson Y. Chia (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An efficient configurable signal filter. The filter includes a first mechanism for receiving a first signal of a first type and a second signal of a second type. A second mechanism selectively filters the first signal during a first mode of operation, and filters the second signal during a second mode of operation. A third mechanism generates control signals. A fourth mechanism automatically configures the second mechanism to operate in the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation based on the control signals. In a specific embodiment, the first type of signal is characterized by a first rate, and the second type of signal is characterized by a second rate. The first signal and the second signal are digital ADC outputs. The second mechanism includes plural filter blocks, each having one or more Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) pipes. Each of the one or more MAC pipes include one or more MAC blocks that are each associated with a coefficient memory data structure of a coefficient memory. The third mechanism or a user selects coefficients from each memory data structure to apply to each MAC block, thereby selectively affecting filter response. The control signals direct multiplexers or switches to configure the MAC pipes in a serial configuration or a parallel configuration corresponding to the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021352 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526100 | Hartman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard L. Hartman (Huntsville, Alabama); Keith B. Farr (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for recognizing objects in images, and using that recognition to solve mission problems, such as identifying, tracking, and reporting movement of mobile military targets of interest. The system incorporates preprocessor and postprocessor with an image correlator, control systems, and feedback loops functioning with a real-time operating system. Tracking includes correlating patterns in an image stream so as to monitor image changes that represent changes of location, shape, trends, or other attributes. Reporting may entail visual displays of correlation results, or other data outputs suitable for steering gimbaled sensors, aiming weapons, or for other functions. The instant invention has application in numerous areas where recognition and tracking of patterns and trends are desired in imagery or in other two-dimensional representations of data. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/831587 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526159 | Haney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael W. Haney (Oak Hill, Virginia); Michael J. McFadden (McLean, Virginia); Muzammil Iqbal (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for waveguide-based and free space based optical interconnection in integrated circuits that includes an input optical waveguide with etched end-facets, an output optical waveguide with an end-facets and modulators and detectors. |
| FILED | Friday, December 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/611522 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/33 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Rolenz (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser communication crosslink system employs an nth order sigma delta modulator with a laser transmitter for communicating an analog input signal in binary form as a pulse width modulated signal, and employs a digital filter with a receiver for providing a digital output signal representing the value of the analog input signal. The pulse width modulated laser signal is communicated between the transmitter and receiver over a laser crosslink that may be fiber optic. The direct modulation using the sigma delta modulator with the transmitter and using the digital filter with the receiver reduces system complexity and power consumption. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 23, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/577221 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526357 | Livingston et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Edward Livingston (Hermosa Beach, California); Henry Helvajian (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A pulse modulation laser writing system generates a motion control file for controlled motion of a sample under modulated laser beam exposure and generates a laser script file for generating a sequence of laser writing processes, such as, ablation, welding, texturing, and dosing, the sample while under motion control. The system enables laser writing processing of complex multimaterial samples in a single manufacturing process. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/010878 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/166 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526425 | Marchisio et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Evri Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Giovanni B. Marchisio (Kirkland, Washington); Krzysztof Koperski (Seattle, Washington); Jisheng Liang (Bellevue, Washington); Thien Nguyen (Edmonds, Washington); Carsten Tusk (Seattle, Washington); Navdeep S. Dhillon (Seattle, Washington); Lubos Pochman (Breckenridge, Colorado); Matthew E. Brown (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for extending keyword searching techniques to syntactically and semantically annotated data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Syntactic Query Engine (“SQE”) that parses, indexes, and stores a data set as an enhanced document index with document terms as well as information pertaining to the grammatical roles of the terms and ontological and other semantic information. In one embodiment, the enhanced document index is a form of term-clause index, that indexes terms and syntactic and semantic annotations at the clause level. The enhanced document index permits the use of a traditional keyword search engine to process relationship queries as well as to process standard document level keyword searches. In one embodiment, the SQE comprises a Query Processor, a Data Set Preprocessor, a Keyword Search Engine, a Data Set Indexer, an Enhanced Natural Language Parser (“ENLP”), a data set repository, and, in some embodiments, a user interface or an application programming interface. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/012089 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526739 | McIlrath |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | R3 Logic, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lisa G. McIlrath (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for generating and verifying circuit layouts from computer-aided design tools for vertically integrated, three-dimensional integrated circuits are disclosed. In one instance, a 3-D technology file of these teachings is obtained by providing an identifier for two or more circuit levels, providing for each one of the two or more circuit levels an identifier for a 2-D technology file corresponding to each of the one or more circuit levels and providing a file structure including the two or more circuit levels and each identifier, corresponding to each one of the one or more circuit levels, for the 2-D technology file corresponding to each one of the two or more circuit levels. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/485883 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Separation Technology, Inc. (Altomonte Springs, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis Scott Corey (Hydes, Maryland); Ben Lane (Phoenix, Maryland); Brian Murphy (Baltimore, Maryland); Brian Lipford (Belair, Maryland); Samuel Reed (North Garden, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultrasonic field-portable system for accurately measuring hematocrit (HCT) and hemoglobin concentration (HGB) in small food samples. The system includes an analyzer (10) that allows extremely accurate measurements of blood hematocrit from only one or two drops of +>>d collected in a disposable sampling device (12) that is then inserted into the analyzer (10). The system is compact enough to package into a point of care device, making it a point of care device with accuracy comparable to larger CBC lab equipment. |
| FILED | Friday, November 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/580697 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/61.750 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524327 | Schwarz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward M. Schwarz (Rochester, New York); Regis J. O'Keefe (Pittsford, New York); Thomas Foster (Rochester, New York); Jarod C. Finlay (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present invention, methods are provided for treating a patient through the use of ultraviolet light activated gene therapy. Embodiments of the present invention include methods for the utilization of light activated gene therapy to repair and/or rebuild damaged cartilage by introducing a desired gene into a patient's tissue. |
| FILED | Friday, January 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/357271 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/88 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524487 | Mosser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Mosser (Hyattsville, Maryland); Mark Lucas (Cambridge, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for upregulating IL-10 production in a stimulated cell. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying ERK activating agents capable of activating and amplifying the ERK MAPK pathway in a cell. Such ERK activating agents are capable of upregulating the production of IL-10 in stimulated cells. In another aspect, the invention provides ERK activating agents identified by the screening methods of the invention. Methods are also provided for preventing and treating inflammation in a susceptible patient by administering to the patient, a therapeutically effective amount of an ERK activating agent identified in accordance with the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/406552 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524508 | Pang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United states of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaowu Pang (Rockville, Maryland); Andrew I. Dayton (Knoxville, Maryland); Mingjie Zhang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses the construction of dengue virus subgenomic replicons containing large deletions in the structural region (C-preM-E) of the genome, which replicons are useful as vaccines to protect against dengue virus infection. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/656721 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/205.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524517 | Schwiebert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik Schwiebert (Birmingham, Alabama); Akos Zsembery (Budapest, Hungary) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates generally to a method of increasing cytosolic Ca2+ levels in mammalian cells comprising contacting P2X receptor Ca2+ entry channels or any and all other Ca2+ entry channels or mechanisms on the cell with an effective amount of a small molecule, and a composition comprising the small molecule in a delivery system. The invention has broad applicability in the pharmaceutical industry as a method of treating airway diseases (such as cystic fibrosis and asthma), ailments of the lung and airways (such as those caused by common cold pathogens or allergens in allergy), kidney diseases and renal hypertensive disorders (such as polycystic kidney disease and salt-sensitive hypertension syndromes), and endocrine disorders (such as diabetes). |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/542555 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/641 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524622 | Mathew et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Porunelloor A. Mathew (Keller, Texas); Kent S. Boles (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Natural killer (NK) cells possess the inherent capacity to kill various tumor and virally infected cells. A large family of NK cell receptors belongs to the C-type lectin super-family. Genes in the NK gene complex encode type II receptors and examples include the families of NKR-P1, Ly-49, and NKG2 receptors. Examples of other C-type lectin-like receptors that occur as individual genes are CD94, CD69 and AICL. The invention includes a cDNA that encodes a predicted protein of 191 amino acid residues having similarity to the carbohydrate recognition domain of C-type lectins. The predicted protein of LLT1 shows 59 and 56% similarity to AICL and CD69, respectively. A monoclonal antibody (L9.7) against LLT1 receptor was generated. Binding of mAb L9.7 to surface LLT1 induced interferon gamma production in YT, a human NK cell line, as well as in resting and IL-2 activated NK cells, without modulating cytotoxicity. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/106399 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07524624 — Druggable regions in the dengue virus envelope glycoprotein and methods of using the same
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel druggable regions discovered in dengue virus envelope glycoprotein, or dengue virus E protein, which is a class II viral E protein. The present invention further relates to methods of using the druggable regions to screen potential candidate therapeutics for diseases caused by viruses having class II E proteins, e.g. viral fusion inhibitors. |
| FILED | Monday, October 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/257777 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524630 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weihong Tan (Gainesville, Florida); Jin Shouguang (Gainesville, Florida); Xiaojun Zhao (Gainesville, Florida); Rovelyn Tapec Dytioco (Seattle, Washington); Timothy James Drake (Gainesville, Florida); Lisa Renee Hilliard (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Silica-coated nanoparticles functionalized with biologically active molecules such as antibodies and nucleotides are used to label cells, to detect and isolate nucleic acid molecules having specific nucleotide sequences, and to separate a mixture of different nucleic acid molecules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421491 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524632 | Wittwer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl T. Wittwer (Salt Lake City, Utah); C. Wade Dummer (Salt Lake City, Utah); Virginie E. Dujols (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of identifying the type of a cell are provided, the methods comprising determining the Tm profile of a sample rRNA or fragment thereof from the cell using a double stranded nucleic acid-specific dye, wherein a match between the determined Tm profile and the Tm profile of a corresponding rRNA or fragment thereof of a cell from a known cell type indicates that the sample rRNA is from the known cell type. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/757836 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524633 | Sidransky |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Sidransky (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and kits useful for detecting neplasia by measuring the methylation level of biomarkers, especially the promoter region of GSTP1 for the detection of prostate adenocarcinoma. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/825479 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524640 | He et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhigang He (Boston, Massachusetts); Fan Wang (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Regeneration of a lesioned CNS axon of a mature neuron, determined to be subject to regeneration inhibition by Smad2/3 signaling, is promoted by contacting the neuron with an inhibitor of Smad2/3 signaling sufficient to promote regeneration of the axon. |
| FILED | Sunday, August 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/499055 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524646 | Doring et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Institut Pasteur (Paris, France); The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California); Evologic GmbH (Cologne, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Doring (Paris, France); Leslie A. Nangle (San Diego, California); Tamara L. Hendrickson (Baltimore, Maryland); Valerie De Crecy-Lagard (La Jolla, California); Paul Schimmel (La Jolla, California); Philippe Marliere (Etiolles, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method to diversify the chemical composition of proteins produced in vivo comprising the step of disabling, particularly by mutagenesis, the editing function of one of its aminoacyl tRNA synthetases. The present invention is also directed to nucleic acid sequences encoding such mutated aminoacyl tRNA synthetases having their editing site mutated and capable of mischarging its cognate tRNA with a noncanonical amino acid. Also described herein is an improved method for obtaining transformed cells capable of synthetizing in vivo proteins comprising at least a noncanonical amino acid and their use for the production of such proteins. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/054192 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524647 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Lei Wang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate keto amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with keto amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/978160 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524663 | Paul et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sudhir Paul (Missouri City, Texas); Yasuhiro Nishiyama (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved methods for the production, selection and inhibition of catalytic antibodies are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 31, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/930548 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/188.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524665 | Stafford et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darrel W. Stafford (Carrborro, North Carolina); Tao Li (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of identifying a human subject having increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin, comprising detecting in the subject the presence of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the VKOR gene, wherein the single nucleotide polymorphism is correlated with increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin, thereby identifying the subject having increased or decreased sensitivity to warfarin. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/516229 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524669 | Rosen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barry Rosen (Detroit, Michigan); Mallika Ghosh (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated and purified transgenic Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cell comprising a disrupted ACR3 gene and an isolated DNA sequence comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid molecule encoding yeast cadmium factor resistance protein Ycf1p, is provided, as well as uses of the transgenic yeast cell. |
| FILED | Monday, October 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/967652 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/254.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524674 | Gambhir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Ray Pritha (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel double and triple fusion reporter gene constructs harboring distinct imageable reporter genes are provided, as well as applications for the use of such double and triple fusion constructs in living cells and in living animals using distinct imaging technologies. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/548146 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524811 | Folkman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judah Folkman (Brookline, Massachusetts); Kashi Javaherian (Lexington, Massachusetts); Robert Tjin Tham Sjin (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are anti-angiogenic comprising the N-terminal end of endostatin, nucleic acids encoding the same, pharmaceutical preparations comprising an effective amount of the peptide and nucleic acids and use of the pharmaceuticals in treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with undesirable angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/364855 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — 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 07524828 | Krieg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur M. Krieg (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Joel N. Kline (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid sequences containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides that modulate an immune response including stimulating a Th1 pattern of immune activation, cytokine production, NK lytic activity, and B cell proliferation are disclosed. The sequences are also useful a synthetic adjuvant. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/921086 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524925 | Bruce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Bruce (Colfax, Washington); Xiaoting Tang (Pullman, Washington); Gerhard Munske (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Particular aspects provide novel protein interaction reporter (PIR) compounds (e.g., formulas I and II), comprising at least two protein reactive moieties (e.g., N-hydroxysuccinamide), each linked to a reporter moiety (e.g., mass reporter) by a covalent labile bond that is differentially cleavable with respect to peptide bonds (e.g., by a method such as collisional activation in a mass spectrometer, activation by electron capture dissociation (ECD), photoactivation, etc.), wherein the reporter moiety is operatively releasable from the PIR agent upon cleavage of the labile bonds, the released reporter moiety having a characteristic identifying property or label (e.g., m/z value). Particular PIRs comprise a mass reporter moiety, and further comprise an affinity group, (e.g., biotin), linked to the PIR (e.g., to the mass reporter moiety) by a selectively cleavable bone (e.g. photo-labile bond)). Additional aspects provide methods for characterizing intermolecular or intramolecular protein interactions using one or more inventive PIR compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, November 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/282403 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524927 | Hoxie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Hoxie (Berwyn, Pennsylvania); George Lin (Voorhees, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to replication competent variants of mammalian immunodeficiency virus comprising mutations and/or deletions of the V3 hypervariable loop and compensatory mutations, as well as methods for producing such variants. The invention also relates to V3-loop deletion mammalian immunodeficiency virus mutants that have compensatory mutations, deletions of the V1/V2 loops, or both. The invention further relates to isolated Env, gp120 polypeptides, and gp41 polypeptides comprising novel mutations useful in conjunction with, or separate from, a virus of the invention, as well as nucleic acids encoding the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/767648 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524936 | Lambeth et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. David Lambeth (Decatur, Georgia); Guangjie Chang (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to new genes encoding for the production of novel nox enzyme proteins involved in generation of reactive oxygen intermediates that affect cell division. The present invention also provides vectors containing these genes, cells transfected with these vectors, antibodies raised against these novel proteins, kits for detection, localization and measurement of these genes and proteins, and methods to determine the activity of drugs to affect the activity of the proteins of the present invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/712222 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524939 | Gelboin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harry V. Gelboin (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Kristopher W. Krausz (Columbia, Maryland); Frank J. Gonzalez (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides monoclonal antibodies and other binding agents to human cytochrome P450 2C8, 2C9, 2C18, and 2C19 having advantageous properties, including capacity substantially to inhibit enzyme activity of the various human cytochrome P450 2C family members and lack of specific binding to other human cytochromes P450. The binding agents of the invention are useful inter alia in methods for screening drugs for metabolism by cytochrome P450 2C family members, and in methods of screening individuals for a poor metabolizing individual human P450 2C family phenotypes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/616760 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.850 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524972 | Tsien et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger Y. Tsien (La Jolla, California); B. Albert Griffin (Del Mar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features biarsenical molecules. Target sequences that specifically react with the biarsenical molecules are also included. The present invention also features kits that include biarsenical molecules and target sequences. Tetraarsenical molecules are also featured in the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/550275 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526389 | Greenwald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Riddell, Inc. (Rosemont, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Greenwald (Norwich, Vermont); Jeffrey J. Chu (Quechee, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an apparatus and method for determining the magnitude of linear and rotational acceleration of an impact to a body part. The apparatus can be used with protective sports equipment, such as a sports helmet, wherein the apparatus includes a battery, a number of accelerometers positioned proximate to the outer surface of the head, and an electronic device with a processor and a transmitter to transmit data received from the accelerometers. To maximize the battery life and minimize power consumption by the electronic device, the apparatus includes a power management system with a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly sends a first signal to the electronic device to initiate operation when the sensor assembly detects the presence of an object with the helmet, and a second signal to the electronic device to cease operation when the sensor assembly detects the absence of the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/031970 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/55 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07523582 | Ahrens et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brandon R. Ahrens (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven N. Todd (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A precision laser aiming system comprises a disrupter tool, a reflector, and a laser fixture. The disrupter tool, the reflector and the laser fixture are configurable for iterative alignment and aiming toward an explosive device threat. The invention enables a disrupter to be quickly and accurately set up, aligned, and aimed in order to render safe or to disrupt a target from a standoff position. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/838466 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Firearms 042/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07523606 | Strauser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron D. Strauser (Washington, Illinois); Gerald N. Coleman (Peterborough, United Kingdom); Dana R. Coldren (Fairbury, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A parasitic load control system is provided. The system may include an exhaust producing engine and a fuel pumping mechanism configured to pressurize fuel in a pressure chamber. The system may also include an injection valve configured to cause fuel pressure to build within the pressure chamber when in a first position and allow injection of fuel from the pressure chamber into one or more combustion chambers of the engine when in a second position. The system may further include a controller configured to independently regulate the pressure in the pressure chamber and the injection of fuel into the one or more combustion chambers, to increase a load on the fuel pumping mechanism, increasing parasitic load on the engine, thereby increasing a temperature of the exhaust produced by the engine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/214955 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07523673 | Chorpening et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin T. Chorpening (Morgantown, West Virginia); Kent H. Casleton (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system, and apparatus for conducting real-time monitoring of flow (airflow for example) in a system (a hybrid power generation system for example) is disclosed. The method, system and apparatus measure at least flow direction and velocity with minimal pressure drop and fast response. The apparatus comprises an ion source and a multi-directional collection device proximate the ion source. The ion source is configured to generate charged species (electrons and ions for example). The multi-directional collection source is configured to determine the direction and velocity of the flow in real-time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/752360 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/861.90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524263 | Johnson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kris W. Johnson (Peoria, Illinois); Charles E. Rose (Metamora, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A powertrain includes an engine operatively connected to a primary power consuming device to transmit power thereto. The powertrain also includes a motor and a pump. The power output of the motor is independent of the power output of the engine. An epicyclic geartrain includes first, second and third members. The first member is operatively connected to the engine to receive power therefrom. The second member is operatively connected to the motor to receive power therefrom. The third member is operatively connected to the pump to transmit power thereto. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/485777 |
| ART UNIT | 3655 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control 477/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524376 | Wang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC (New Milford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaoping Wang (Brookfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A crystal growth setup within a physical vapor transport growth furnace system for producing AlN monocrystal boules at high temperatures includes a crucible effective to contain an AlN source material and a growing AlN crystal boule. This crucible has a thin wall thickness in at least that portion housing the growing AlN crystal boule. Other components include a susceptor, in case of an inductive heating, or a heater, in case of a resistive heating, a thermal insulation enclosing the susceptor or heater effective to provide a thermal gradient inside the crucible in the range of 5-100° C./cm and a furnace chamber capable of being operated from a vacuum (<0.1 torr) to a gas pressure of at least 4000 torr through filling or flowing a nitrogen gas or a mixture of nitrogen gas and argon gas. The high temperatures contribute to a high boule growth rate and the thin wall thickness contributes to reduced imparted stress during boule removal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789590 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524431 | Branton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jene A. Golovchenko (Lexington, Massachusetts); Gavin M. King (Boulder, Colorado); Warren J. MoberlyChan (Concord, Massachusetts); Gregor M. Schürmann (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method for forming a patterned material layer on a structure, by condensing a vapor to a solid condensate layer on a surface of the structure and then localized removal of selected regions of the condensate layer by directing a beam of energy at the selected regions, exposing the structure at the selected regions. A material layer is then deposited on top of the solid condensate layer and the exposed structure at the selected regions. Then the solid condensate layer and regions of the material layer that were deposited on the solid condensate layer are removed, leaving a patterned material layer on the structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/008438 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524469 | Meikrantz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David H. Meikrantz (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Terry A. Todd (Aberdeen, Idaho); Catherine L. Riddle (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Jack D. Law (Pocalello, Idaho); Dean R. Peterman (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Bruce J. Mincher (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Christopher A. McGrath (Blackfoot, Idaho); John D. Baker (Blackfoot, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An extractant composition comprising a mixed extractant solvent consisting of calix[4] arene-bis-(tert-octylbenzo)-crown-6 (“BOBCalixC6”), 4′,4′,(5′)-di-(t-butyldicyclo-hexano)-18-crown-6 (“DtBu18C6”), and at least one modifier dissolved in a diluent. The DtBu18C6 may be present at from approximately 0.01M to approximately 0.4M, such as at from approximately 0.086 M to approximately 0.108 M. The modifier may be 1-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)-3-(4-sec-butylphenoxy)-2-propanol (“Cs-7SB”) and may be present at from approximately 0.01M to approximately 0.8M. In one embodiment, the mixed extractant solvent includes approximately 0.15M DtBu18C6, approximately 0.007M BOBCalixC6, and approximately 0.75M Cs-7SB modifier dissolved in an isoparaffinic hydrocarbon diluent. The extractant composition further comprises an aqueous phase. The mixed extractant solvent may be used to remove cesium and strontium from the aqueous phase. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/859453 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/8 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524534 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Richard Piner (Des Plaines, Illinois); Seunghun Hong (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a lithographic method referred to as “dip pen” nanolithography (DPN), which utilizes a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip (e.g., an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip) as a “pen,” a solid-state substrate (e.g., gold) as “paper,” and molecules with a chemical affinity for the solid-state substrate as “ink.” Capillary transport of molecules from the SPM tip to the solid-state substrate is used in DPN to directly write patterns consisting of a relatively small collection of molecules in submicrometer dimensions, making DPN useful in the fabrication of a variety of microscale and nanoscale devices. The invention also provides substrates patterned by DPN, including submicrometer combinatorial arrays, and kits, devices and software for performing DPN. The invention further provides a method of performing AFM imaging in air. The method comprises coating an AFM tip with a hydrophobic compound, the hydrophobic compound being selected so that AFM imaging performed using the coated AFM tip is improved compared to AFM imaging preformed using an uncoated AFM tip. Finally, the invention provides AFM tips coated with the hydrophobic compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/937877 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/258 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524647 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Lei Wang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods of producing components of protein biosynthetic machinery that include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases, which incorporate keto amino acids into proteins are provided. Methods for identifying these orthogonal pairs are also provided along with methods of producing proteins with keto amino acids using these orthogonal pairs. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/978160 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524672 | West et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. A. West (Castro Valley, California); Kyle W. Hukari (San Ramon, California); Gary A. Hux (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are systems that include a manifold in fluid communication with a microfluidic chip having a microarray, an illuminator, and a detector in optical communication with the microarray. Methods for using these systems for biological detection are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/946920 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524674 | Gambhir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Ray Pritha (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel double and triple fusion reporter gene constructs harboring distinct imageable reporter genes are provided, as well as applications for the use of such double and triple fusion constructs in living cells and in living animals using distinct imaging technologies. |
| FILED | Monday, March 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/548146 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524678 | Nikolau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Basil J. Nikolau (Ames, Iowa); Eve S. Wurtele (Ames, Iowa); David J. Oliver (Ames, Iowa); Patrick S. Schnable (Ames, Iowa); Tsui-Jung Wen (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. In addition, the present invention provides a recombinant vector comprising an antisense sequence of a nucleic acid sequence encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), the E1α subunit of pPDH, the E1β subunit of pPDH, the E2 subunit of pPDH, mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (mtPDH) or aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) or a ribozyme that can cleave an RNA molecule encoding PDC, E1α pPDH, E1β pPDH, E2 pPDH, mtPDH or ALDH. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/167856 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524925 | Bruce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Bruce (Colfax, Washington); Xiaoting Tang (Pullman, Washington); Gerhard Munske (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Particular aspects provide novel protein interaction reporter (PIR) compounds (e.g., formulas I and II), comprising at least two protein reactive moieties (e.g., N-hydroxysuccinamide), each linked to a reporter moiety (e.g., mass reporter) by a covalent labile bond that is differentially cleavable with respect to peptide bonds (e.g., by a method such as collisional activation in a mass spectrometer, activation by electron capture dissociation (ECD), photoactivation, etc.), wherein the reporter moiety is operatively releasable from the PIR agent upon cleavage of the labile bonds, the released reporter moiety having a characteristic identifying property or label (e.g., m/z value). Particular PIRs comprise a mass reporter moiety, and further comprise an affinity group, (e.g., biotin), linked to the PIR (e.g., to the mass reporter moiety) by a selectively cleavable bone (e.g. photo-labile bond)). Additional aspects provide methods for characterizing intermolecular or intramolecular protein interactions using one or more inventive PIR compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, November 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/282403 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525010 | Jody et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bassam J. Jody (Tinley Park, Illinois); Joseph A. Pomykala, Jr. (Shorewood, Illinois); Edward J. Daniels (Orland Park, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Spangenberger (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of washing plastics contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is provided to reduce the concentration of the PCBs. A two-step process includes a first washing step using a selected washing solution or solvent, such as, a non-flammable solvent, and followed by a second step using thermal desorption. The two-step process enables reducing the concentration of PCBs in polymers, such as recovered from shredder residue, for example, to as low as 0.253 PPM. One of the preferred solvents is Perchloroethylene. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/590511 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment 588/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525067 | Diez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fernando Martinez Diez (Peoria, Illinois); Kevin S. Stump (Sherman, Illinois); Howard W. Ludewig (Groveland, Illinois); Alan L. Kilty (Peoria, Illinois); Matthew M. Robinson (Peoria, Illinois); Keith M. Egland (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A welding torch includes a nozzle with a first welding wire guide configured to orient a first welding wire in a first welding wire orientation, and a second welding wire guide configured to orient a second welding wire in a second welding wire orientation that is non-coplanar and divergent with respect to the first welding wire orientation. A method of welding includes moving a welding torch with respect to a workpiece joint to be welded. During moving the welding torch, a first welding wire is fed through a first welding wire guide defining a first welding wire orientation and a second welding wire is fed through a second welding wire guide defining a second welding wire orientation that is divergent and non-coplanar with respect to the first welding wire orientation. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/449054 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/137.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525094 | Cooke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. Wayne Cooke (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Edward A. McKigney (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Ross E. Muenchausen (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Bryan L. Bennett (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact includes a mixture of a solid binder and at least one nanopowder phosphor chosen from yttrium oxide, yttrium tantalate, barium fluoride, cesium fluoride, bismuth germanate, zinc gallate, calcium magnesium pyrosilicate, calcium molybdate, calcium chlorovanadate, barium titanium pyrophosphate, a metal tungstate, a cerium doped nanophosphor, a bismuth doped nanophosphor, a lead doped nanophosphor, a thallium doped sodium iodide, a doped cesium iodide, a rare earth doped pyrosilicate, or a lanthanide halide. The compact can be used in a radiation detector for detecting ionizing radiation. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/644246 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/361.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525325 | Jenkins et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Alburquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark W. Jenkins (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Edward I. Cole, Jr. (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paiboon Tangyunyong (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jerry M. Soden (Placitas, New Mexico); Jeremy A. Walraven (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Alejandro A. Pimentel (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A passive voltage contrast (PVC) system and method are disclosed for analyzing ICs to locate defects and failure mechanisms. During analysis a device side of a semiconductor die containing the IC is maintained in an electrically-floating condition without any ground electrical connection while a charged particle beam is scanned over the device side. Secondary particle emission from the device side of the IC is detected to form an image of device features, including electrical vias connected to transistor gates or to other structures in the IC. A difference in image contrast allows the defects or failure mechanisms be pinpointed. Varying the scan rate can, in some instances, produce an image reversal to facilitate precisely locating the defects or failure mechanisms in the IC. The system and method are useful for failure analysis of ICs formed on substrates (e.g. bulk semiconductor substrates and SOI substrates) and other types of structures. |
| FILED | Monday, December 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/640720 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/751 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525431 | Britton, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Britton, Jr. (Alcoa, Tennessee); Mark A. Buckner (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Gregory R. Hanson (Clinton, Tennessee); William L. Bryan (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus are described for space charge dosimeters for extremely low power measurements of radiation in shipping containers. A method includes insitu polling a suite of passive integrating ionizing radiation sensors including reading-out dosimetric data from a first passive integrating ionizing radiation sensor and a second passive integrating ionizing radiation sensor, where the first passive integrating ionizing radiation sensor and the second passive integrating ionizing radiation sensor remain situated where the dosimetric data was integrated while reading-out. Another method includes arranging a plurality of ionizing radiation sensors in a spatially dispersed array; determining a relative position of each of the plurality of ionizing radiation sensors to define a volume of interest; collecting ionizing radiation data from at least a subset of the plurality of ionizing radiation sensors; and triggering an alarm condition when a dose level of an ionizing radiation source is calculated to exceed a threshold. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/840553 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/572.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525782 | Hedrick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Hedrick (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Helen L. Toms (Irwin, Pennsylvania); Roger M. Miller (Mars, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An adaptive protection algorithm and system for protecting electrical distribution systems traces the flow of power through a distribution system, assigns a value (or rank) to each circuit breaker in the system and then determines the appropriate trip set points based on the assigned rank. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/094268 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526465 | Forsythe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Chris Forsythe (Sandia Park, New Mexico); Patrick G. Xavier (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert G. Abbott (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nathan G. Brannon (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael L. Bernard (Tijeras, New Mexico); Ann E. Speed (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Digital technology utilizing a cognitive model based on human naturalistic decision-making processes, including pattern recognition and episodic memory, can reduce the dependency of human-machine interactions on the abilities of a human user and can enable a machine to more closely emulate human-like responses. Such a cognitive model can enable digital technology to use cognitive capacities fundamental to human-like communication and cooperation to interact with humans. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/083428 |
| ART UNIT | 2126 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/55 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07523650 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuefeng Wang (Schenectady, New York); Chang Liu (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A probe array for includes a handle, a first probe and a second probe. The first probe has a first shank, connected to the handle, and a first tip; and the second probe has a second shank, connected to the handle, and second tip. The first tip contains a different material from the second tip. The probe array may be used to write on a surface by contacting the first tip with a surface, where a first ink is on the first tip. This writing method may further include lifting the first tip from the surface and contacting the second tip with the surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/779637 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524152 | Honegger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees if the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Honegger (Champaign, Illinois); Richard E. DeVor (Urbana, Illinois); Shiv G. Kapoor (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A three-axis micro- or meso-scale machining apparatus. Embodiments of the apparatus include a spindle having a tool for machining a workpiece, a z-axis movement platform for supporting the spindle and translating the spindle along a z-axis, a mount for supporting the workpiece, and a suspended x-y axes movement platform for supporting the mount and translating the mount along both x- and y-axes. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/004045 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Gear cutting, milling, or planing 49/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524408 | Monbouquette et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold G. Monbouquette (Santa Montica, California); Miguel Garcia-Garibay (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing, and a product having, a surface nanopattern, wherein the method comprises the steps of: obtaining a substrate with a smooth surface; acquiring a self-assembling monolayer precursor, wherein the precursor includes an inducible, usually photocatalytically, active region and a substrate attachment region; mixing a plurality of the self-assembling monolayer precursors with the substrate to produce a self-assembled monolayer having an exposed surface comprising the inducible active regions and anchored to the substrate smooth surface by the substrate attachment regions; obtaining a path-directable nanoparticle; contacting the path-directable nanoparticle with the exposed surface at an interface area; exposing the exposed surface contacted with the path-directable nanoparticle to an inducing event, usually exposure to light, thereby chemically altering the inducible active regions and producing a detectable state in the interface area on the exposed surface; and applying a force of variable magnitude and direction in the plane of the surface to the contacted path-directable nanoparticle to produce movement of the contacted nanoparticle over the exposed surface thereby extending the detectable state interface area into a detectable trace over the exposed surface to produce the nanopatterened surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/029303 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/486 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524459 | Adams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark L. Adams (Pasadena, California); Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for integrating optoelectronic system and microfluidic system. An apparatus for optical analysis includes a detector system and a microfluidic system on the detector system. The apparatus is free from any lens system between the microfluidic system and the detector system. Methods of making such an apparatus and using such an apparatus are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/351294 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/82.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524630 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weihong Tan (Gainesville, Florida); Jin Shouguang (Gainesville, Florida); Xiaojun Zhao (Gainesville, Florida); Rovelyn Tapec Dytioco (Seattle, Washington); Timothy James Drake (Gainesville, Florida); Lisa Renee Hilliard (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Silica-coated nanoparticles functionalized with biologically active molecules such as antibodies and nucleotides are used to label cells, to detect and isolate nucleic acid molecules having specific nucleotide sequences, and to separate a mixture of different nucleic acid molecules. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/421491 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524664 | Arnold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frances H. Arnold (La Cañada, California); Matthew W. Peters (Pasadena, California); Peter Meinhold (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Cytochrome P450 BM-3 from Bacillus megaterium was engineered using a combination of directed evolution and site-directed mutagenesis to hydroxylate linear alkanes regio- and enantioselectively using atmospheric dioxygen as an oxidant. Mutant 9-10A-A328V hydroxylates octane primarily at the 2-positio to form S-2-octanol (40% ee). Another mutant, 1-12G, hydroxylates alkanes larger than hexane primarily at the 2-position, but forms R-2-alcohols (40-55% ee). These biocatalysts are highly active for alkane substrates and support thousands of product turnovers. These regio- and enantio-selectivities are retained in whole-cell biotransformations with E. coli, where the engineered P450s can be expressed at high levels and the expensive cofactor is supplied endogenously. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/869825 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524678 | Nikolau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Basil J. Nikolau (Ames, Iowa); Eve S. Wurtele (Ames, Iowa); David J. Oliver (Ames, Iowa); Patrick S. Schnable (Ames, Iowa); Tsui-Jung Wen (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of acetyl CoA synthetase (ACS), plastidic pyruvate dehydrogenase (pPDH), ATP citrate lyase (ACL), Arabidopsis pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), and Arabidopsis aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), specifically ALDH-2 and ALDH-4. The present invention also provides a recombinant vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding one of the aforementioned enzymes, an antisense sequence thereto or a ribozyme therefor, a cell transformed with such a vector, antibodies to the enzymes, a plant cell, a plant tissue, a plant organ or a plant in which the level of an enzyme has been altered, and a method of producing such a plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. Desirably, alteration of the level of enzyme results in an alteration of the level of acetyl CoA in the plant cell, plant tissue, plant organ or plant. In addition, the present invention provides a recombinant vector comprising an antisense sequence of a nucleic acid sequence encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), the E1α subunit of pPDH, the E1β subunit of pPDH, the E2 subunit of pPDH, mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase (mtPDH) or aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) or a ribozyme that can cleave an RNA molecule encoding PDC, E1α pPDH, E1β pPDH, E2 pPDH, mtPDH or ALDH. |
| FILED | Monday, June 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/167856 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524966 | MacGillivray |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard R. MacGillivray (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Ditopic molecules in the form of linear reaction templates have been used to construct ladder-like hydrocarbons known as [n]-ladderanes (n=3,5). The templates assemble and position reactant molecules in the solid state by way of hydrogen bonds for [2+2] photodimerization. The products, which are based on recently identified naturally occurring frameworks, form stereospecifically, in gram quantities, and in quantitative yield. The control of reactivity achieved using linear templates provides a basis for the development of molecular tools, termed assemblers, that could be used to manufacture, with atomic-level precision, a wide range of products (e.g. molecular nanostructures) with unique properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/683472 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07524768 | Chow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene M. Chow (Freemont, California); William S. Wong (San Carlos, California); Michael Chabinyc (Burlingame, California); Jeng Ping Lu (San Jose, California); Ana Claudia Arias (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to pattern films into dimensions smaller than the printed pixel mask size. A printed mask is deposited on a thin film on a substrate. The second mask layer is selectively deposited onto the film, but not to the printed mask. A third mask is then printed onto the substrate to pattern a portion of the second mask. Certain solvents are then used to remove the printed mask but not the mask layer on the thin film. The mask layer is then used to form a pattern on the thin film in combination with etching. The features formed in the thin film are smaller than the smallest dimension of the printed mask. The coated mask layer can be a self-assembled mono-layer or other material that selectively binds to the thin film. |
| FILED | Friday, March 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/388718 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/706 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524905 | Conner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rohm and Haas Company (Philadephia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Conner (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Brian Leslie Goodall (Seattle, Washington); Lester Howard McIntosh, III (Green Lane, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Substantially linear copolymers derived from at least one acyclic aliphatic olefin monomer and at least one nitrogen containing vinyl monomer, wherein the at least one nitrogen containing vinyl monomer is according to Formula (I) wherein R19 is selected —C═C; and —C(O)—C═C; wherein R20 and R21 are independently selected from H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a biphenyl group, a carboxylate group, a carboxyalkyl group, a carboxyarylalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyloxy group, an alkynyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, and derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are methods of making such copolymers using late transition metal catalyst complexes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/070639 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/145 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07524912 | Goodall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Leslie Goodall (Seattle, Washington); Thomas Cleveland Kirk (Ivyland, Pennsylvania); Lester Howard McIntosh, III (Green Lane, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymerizable composition including a late transition metal complex, a non-polar olefin, a polar olefin, and a free radical scavenger, wherein the polymerizable composition is capable of forming a linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)] substantially free of free radical addition polymer, is disclosed. A method of copolymerizing a non-polar olefin with a polar olefin, catalyzed by a late transition metal complex in the presence of a free radical scavenger, to produce a linear poly[(non-polar olefin)-(polar olefin)] substantially free of free radical addition polymer is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/069769 |
| ART UNIT | 4131 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/348 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525541 | Chun et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Actuality Systems, Inc. (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Won Chun (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Oliver Strider Cossairt (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Generating a three-dimensional image of a three-dimensional scene by generating projection data and projecting light rays based on the projection data to generate the three-dimensional image. Sampling of the data is based on at least one physical parameter associated with the projection of light rays by a projection system used to project the light rays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/082169 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07524888 | Coats et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel R. Coats (Ames, Iowa); Christopher J. Peterson (Ames, Iowa); Junwei Zhu (Ames, Iowa); Thomas C. Baker (Ames, Iowa); Leah T. Nemetz (Two Rivers, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides compositions and methods useful for repelling target pests. The compositions comprise an amount of a monoterpenoid or sesquiterpenoid effective to repel a target pest from a target area, the monoterpenoid or sesquiterpenoid in combination with a carrier. In one embodiment, the monoterpenoid or sesquiterpenoid is from a biorational source, such as a plant volatile. In a particular embodiment, the plant volatile is a monoterpenoid, such as “nepetalactone” (or the individual nepetalactone isomers) derived from catnip (Nepeta cataria). In another embodiment, the plant volatile is any one or a combination of sesquiterpenoids derived from the fruit of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera). Such compositions have repellency against arthropods, such as cockroaches, mosquitoes, mites, ticks, spiders, and so forth. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/323100 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/729 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525016 | Peters et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reuben J. Peters (Ames, Iowa); Meimei Xu (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, sequencing, and functional characterization of the class I and II terpene sequences OsCPS1ent, OsCPS2ent, OsCPS4syn, and OsDTS2. Transcriptional control of OsCPS1ent provides a means of regulating production of gibberellin phytohormone, while transcriptional control of OsCPS2ent, OsDTS2, and OsCPS4syn provides a means of regulating defensive phytochemical biosynthesis. Further, these enzymatic genes offers a means by which terpenoid production may be more generally modulated, specifically including genetic engineering, as well as ex vivo uses. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/135267 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/298 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07523615 | Singh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anant Pal Singh (Cincinnati, Ohio); Terry Eugene Viel (Hamilton, Ohio); Malcolm John Ashby (Hamilton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for predicting bearing failure of a differential bearing including an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the inner and outer race, the method includes coupling a measuring apparatus comprising at least one of a strain gage and an accelerometer to the differential bearing, coupling a cable to the measuring apparatus, wherein the cable is adapted for passage through a rotating component, and coupling a transmitter to the cable, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a plurality of signals from the measuring apparatus to a remote location to facilitate predicting a failure of the differential bearing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/093640 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/772 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07525653 | Hug et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Photon Systems (Covina, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Hug (Covina, California); Ray D. Reid (Covina, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Spectroscopic chemical analysis methods and apparatus are disclosed which employ deep ultraviolet (e.g. in the 200 nm to 300 nm spectral range) electron beam pumped wide bandgap semiconductor lasers, incoherent wide bandgap semiconductor light emitting devices, and hollow cathode metal ion lasers to perform non-contact, non-invasive detection of unknown chemical analytes. These deep ultraviolet sources enable dramatic size, weight and power consumption reductions of chemical analysis instruments. Chemical analysis instruments employed in some embodiments include capillary and gel plane electrophoresis, capillary electrochromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, flow cytometry, flow cells for liquids and aerosols, and surface detection instruments. In some embodiments, Raman spectroscopic detection methods and apparatus use ultra-narrow-band angle tuning filters, acousto-optic tuning filters, and temperature tuned filters to enable ultra-miniature analyzers for chemical identification. In some embodiments Raman analysis is conducted simultaneously with native fluorescence spectroscopy to provide high levels of sensitivity and specificity in the same instrument. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/245486 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07526046 | Dally |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/514459 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/296 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07526052 | Davidoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loan T. Davidoff (Marina Del Rey, California); Howard S. Nussbaum (Los Angeles, California); Jackson Y. Chia (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An efficient configurable signal filter. The filter includes a first mechanism for receiving a first signal of a first type and a second signal of a second type. A second mechanism selectively filters the first signal during a first mode of operation, and filters the second signal during a second mode of operation. A third mechanism generates control signals. A fourth mechanism automatically configures the second mechanism to operate in the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation based on the control signals. In a specific embodiment, the first type of signal is characterized by a first rate, and the second type of signal is characterized by a second rate. The first signal and the second signal are digital ADC outputs. The second mechanism includes plural filter blocks, each having one or more Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) pipes. Each of the one or more MAC pipes include one or more MAC blocks that are each associated with a coefficient memory data structure of a coefficient memory. The third mechanism or a user selects coefficients from each memory data structure to apply to each MAC block, thereby selectively affecting filter response. The control signals direct multiplexers or switches to configure the MAC pipes in a serial configuration or a parallel configuration corresponding to the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021352 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
07524624 — Druggable regions in the dengue virus envelope glycoprotein and methods of using the same
| US 07524624 | Modis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel druggable regions discovered in dengue virus envelope glycoprotein, or dengue virus E protein, which is a class II viral E protein. The present invention further relates to methods of using the druggable regions to screen potential candidate therapeutics for diseases caused by viruses having class II E proteins, e.g. viral fusion inhibitors. |
| FILED | Monday, October 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/257777 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07524376 | Wang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC (New Milford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaoping Wang (Brookfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A crystal growth setup within a physical vapor transport growth furnace system for producing AlN monocrystal boules at high temperatures includes a crucible effective to contain an AlN source material and a growing AlN crystal boule. This crucible has a thin wall thickness in at least that portion housing the growing AlN crystal boule. Other components include a susceptor, in case of an inductive heating, or a heater, in case of a resistive heating, a thermal insulation enclosing the susceptor or heater effective to provide a thermal gradient inside the crucible in the range of 5-100° C./cm and a furnace chamber capable of being operated from a vacuum (<0.1 torr) to a gas pressure of at least 4000 torr through filling or flowing a nitrogen gas or a mixture of nitrogen gas and argon gas. The high temperatures contribute to a high boule growth rate and the thin wall thickness contributes to reduced imparted stress during boule removal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789590 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07524795 | Lima et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isabel M. Lima (Mandeville, Louisiana); Wayne E. Marshall (Slidell, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Activated carbons may be produced by carbonization of poultry manure, followed by activation of carbonized manure. Carbons produced from poultry manure by the method described herein exhibit enhanced activity for metal ion adsorption. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/784049 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/432 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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