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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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| US 07552637 | Werking |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul M. Werking (Rockford, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A torque driver that includes a regulator circuit for mitigating zero-g discontinuity effects and deadbanding is presented. An accelerometer may comprise the torque driver and the torque driver may be arranged to receive a control signal from a control circuit that is coupled to deflection sensing circuitry. When the accelerometer undergoes an acceleration the deflection sensing circuitry generates an acceleration signal that is communicated to the control circuit. The control circuit responsively generates a control signal, which the torque driver users to balance a proof mass beam within the accelerometer. The regulator circuit mitigates zero-g discontinuity effects and deadbanding by preventing the torque signal from producing torque signals that simultaneously track the control signal. To do this, the regulator circuit may include a rectifying buffer and/or a modulator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/533192 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/514.180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552645 | Bargatin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Bargatin (Pasadena, California); Edward B. Myers (Sherman Oaks, California); Mo Li (Pasadena, California); Jessica Arlett (South Pasadena, California); Benjamin Gudlewski (Pasadena, California); Michael L. Roukes (Pasadena, California); Darron K. Young (South Pasadena, California); Hong X. Tang (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system containing a micro-mechanical or nano-mechanical device and a method of operating the same is provided. The device includes a resonator and a piezoresistive element connected to the resonator. The method includes AC biasing the piezoresistive element at a first frequency, driving the resonator at a second frequency different from the first frequency, and detecting a mechanical response of the resonator at one or both of a difference frequency and a sum frequency of the first and second frequencies. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/590485 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/777 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552669 | Denis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaos A. Denis (Moorestown, New Jersey); David R. Gavelek (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for generating plans against ballistic missiles begins with the locations of regions from which missiles may be launched and identifies regions to be defended. The available sensor and engagement assets, their capabilities and possible locations are identified. At least some of the assets have sensor and engagement capabilities independent those of other assets. Initial potential plans are binary encoded, and applied to a genetic algorithm for producing a population of genetically modified solutions. These modified solutions are decoded and evaluated for fitness. The fitness evaluations are iteratively reapplied to the genetic algorithm to ultimately produce improved plans. The improved plans are decoded and finally evaluated for fitness and application. This process continues for a fixed number of iterations, at the end of which the best solution is presented as the plan best fit to achieve a valid defense against the BMD threats. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/356675 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552681 | Laib 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) | Gerald Laib (Olney, Maryland); David Olson (Chesapeake Beach, Maryland); Daniel Jean (Odenton, Maryland); John Hendershot (Dunkirk, Maryland); Lawrence Fan (Vienna, Virginia); Michael Beggans (Waldorf, Maryland); Ezra Chen (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A MEMS fuze having a moveable slider with a microdetonator at an end for positioning adjacent an initiator. A setback activated lock and a spin activated lock prevent movement of the slider until respective axial and centrifugal acceleration levels have been achieved. Once these acceleration levels are achieved, the slider is moved by a V-beam shaped actuator arrangement to position the microdetonator relative to a secondary lead to start an explosive train in a munitions round. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/894628 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552729 | O'Mara |
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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) | Sean T. O'Mara (Winchester, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, an apparatus is characterized by an intubation-tube placement device; and an intubation tube secured to the intubation-tube placement device. In another embodiment, an apparatus is characterized by an intubation-tube placement device; and an anti-perforation device coupled to the intubation-tube placement device. In another embodiment, an apparatus is characterized by an intubation-tube placement device; and at least one tactile-accentuator flap coupled to the intubation-tube placement device. In another embodiment, an apparatus is characterized by an intubation-tube placement device; and a handle affixed to the intubation-tube placement device. In another embodiment, a method is characterized by inserting an intubation-tube placement device, secured to an intubation tube, into a patient's oral cavity; forcing the intubation-tube placement device through the patient's vocal cords; and axially sliding the intubation tube along the intubation-tube placement device such that the intubation tube follows the intubation-tube placement device through the patient's vocal cords. |
| FILED | Friday, March 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/086940 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/200.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552796 | Baarck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jenny N. Baarck (Stafford Springs, Connecticut); Daren Krayenvenger (Watertown, New York); William Proscia (Marlborough, Connecticut); Christopher D. Jones (Thomaston, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine engine resonator comprising a panel and a vessel. The panel is along a flow path within the engine and has an aperture. The vessel has a mounting flange secured to the panel. The flange has an aperture mated to the aperture of the panel. The vessel has a body secured to the mounting flange with an interior of the body in communication with the flange aperture. A first portion of the panel extends into the mounting flange aperture and may redirect a leakage flow, if any, to limit an effect of leakage upon resonator performance. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/412756 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Acoustics 181/250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552892 | Bittle 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) | David A. Bittle (Somerville, Alabama); Gary T. Jimmerson (Athens, Alabama); Julian L. Cothran (Arab, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The Dual-Sliding Fin Lock Assembly provides a simple, cost-effective and secure locking mechanism that engages on the initial opening stroke of a fin of a flying object, using a minimal number of parts that are easy to manufacture. Two sliding locks, each having a protruding step, engage with two fin lugs each of which has a corresponding notch. When a step and a notch fit together, they form a contact plane which may be straight horizontal or inclined to ensure robust locking operation without the need for extremely tight tolerances on the individual parts or on the assembly. Since the sliding locks do not rotate around the pin that holds the fin lugs, they engage the fin lugs to arrest the rotation of the fin and retain it securely in the deployed position for the duration of the object's flight, guiding the object more accurately toward its destination. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/613228 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553132 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongrui Jiang (Madison, Wisconsin); David J. Beebe (Madison, Wisconsin); Abhishek K. Agarwal (Madison, Wisconsin); Francisco J. Atencia-Fernandez (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro device is provided that includes a body defining a chamber for receiving fluid. A rotational element is disposed in the chamber for acting on the fluid. The rotational element is rotatable about an axis in response to a rotating magnetic field. The micro device further includes a clutch mechanism having a first disengaged configuration and a second engaged configuration wherein the clutch mechanism engages the rotational element and prevents rotation of the same. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/133901 |
| ART UNIT | 3746 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pumps 417/214 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553371 | Dubrow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosys, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Dubrow (San Carlos, California); Carlos Guillermo Casillas (Santa Cruz, California); William P. Freeman (San Mateo, California); Jay L. Goldman (Mountain View, California); Veeral Dilip Hardev (Redwood City, California); Francisco Leon (Palo Alto, California); Chunming Niu (Palo Alto, California); Cheri X. Y. Pereira (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Porous and/or curved nanofiber bearing substrate materials are provided having enhanced surface area for a variety of applications including as electrical substrates, semipermeable membranes and barriers, structural lattices for tissue culturing and for composite materials, production of long unbranched nanofibers, and the like. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 11, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/331445 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553401 | Gebhart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Faraday Technology, Inc. (Clayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence E. Gebhart (Clayton, Ohio); Jenny J. Sun (Tipp City, Ohio); Phillip O. Miller (Dayton, Ohio); E. Jennings Taylor (Troy, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for establishing more uniform deposition across one or more faces of a workpiece in an electroplating process. The apparatus employs eductors in conjunction with a flow dampener member and other measures to provide a more uniform current distribution and a more uniform metal deposit distribution as reflected in a coefficient of variability that is lower than conventional processes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 19, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/804841 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/96 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
07553433 — Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom
| US 07553433 | Hampden-Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cabot Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Hampden-Smith (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Toivo T. Kodas (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Quint H. Powell (Sugar Land, Texas); Daniel J. Skamser (Simpsonville, South Carolina); James Caruso (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Clive D. Chandler (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonically energizing a reservoir of liquid feed (102) which forms droplets of the aerosol. Carrier gas (104) is delivered to different portions of the reservoir by a plurality of gas delivery ports (136) delivering gas from a gas delivery system. The aerosol is pyrolyzed to form particles, which are then cooled and collected. The invention also provides powders made by the method and devices made using the powders. |
| FILED | Monday, February 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/676459 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553446 | Treece et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Astralux, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randolph Edward Treece (Westminster, Colorado); Jimmy Ray Smith, Jr. (Boulder, Colorado); Douglas W. Swartz (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A decontamination method is provided that contacts a biologically contaminated object with first radiation having a first wavelength distribution and with second radiation having a second wavelength distribution. The first radiation kills at least most of the microbes on the surface of the contaminated object but not in an interior region of the object. The second radiation kills at least most of the microbes in the interior region of the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/118610 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553560 | Lamansky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey); The University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California); Universal Display Corporation (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sergey Lamansky (Maplewood, Minnesota); Mark E. Thompson (Anaheim, California); Vadim Adamovich (Los Angeles, California); Peter I. Djurovich (Long Beach, California); Chihaya Adachi (Hokkaido, Japan); Marc A. Baldo (Princeton, New Jersey); Stephen R. Forrest (Princeton, New Jersey); Raymond Kwong (Plainsboro, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Emissive phosphorescent organometallic compounds are described that produce improved electroluminescence, particularly in the blue region of the visible spectrum. Organic light emitting devices employing such emissive phosphorescent organometallic compounds are also described. Also described is an organic light emitting layer including a host material having a lowest triplet excited state having a decay rate of less than about 1 per second; a guest material dispersed in the host material, the guest material having a lowest triplet excited state having a radiative decay rate of greater than about 1×105 or about 1×106 per second and wherein the energy level of the lowest triplet excited state of the host material is lower than the energy level of the lowest triplet excited state of the guest material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/151455 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/690 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553564 | Gupta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Surojit Gupta (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Thirumalai G. Palanisamy (Morristown, New Jersey); Michel Barsoum (Moorestown, New Jersey); Chien-Wei Li (Livingston, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbomachinery component includes a substrate having a surface, the surface being a material consisting essentially of at least one compound having the chemical formula Mn+1AXn, wherein M is at least one early transition metal selected from groups IIIB, IVB, VB, and VIB, A is at least one element selected from groups IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, and VIIA, X is one or both of carbon and nitrogen, and n is an integer between 1 and 3. The component is made by forming a compact and sintered substrate with the material, or by coating a substrate with the material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/127522 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/698 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553686 | George et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. George (Boulder, Colorado); Cari F. Herrmann (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Micro-mechanical devices, such as MEMS, having layers thereon, and methods of forming the layers, are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include forming a layer including an oxide of aluminum over at least a portion of a micro-mechanical device, and coating the layer by bonding material to surface hydroxyl groups of the layer. In another aspect, a method may include introducing a micro-mechanical device into an atomic layer deposition chamber, and substantially filling nanometer sized voids of the micro-mechanical device by using atomic layer deposition to introduce material into the voids. In a still further aspect, a method may include introducing an alkylaminosilane to a micro-mechanical device having a surface hydroxyl group, and bonding a silane to the micro-mechanical device by reacting the alkylaminosilane with the surface hydroxyl group. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910525 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553977 | Lindsey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina); ZettaCore, Inc. (Englewood, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan S. Lindsey (Raleigh, North Carolina); Robert S. Loewe (Morrisville, North Carolina); Kannan Muthukumaran (Raleigh, North Carolina); Arounaguiry Ambroise (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a phosphono-substituted dipyrromethane comprises reacting an aldehyde or acetal having at least one phosphono group substituted thereon with pyrrole to produce a phosphono-substituted dipyrromethane; and wherein the phosphono is selected from the group consisting of dialkyl phosphono, diaryl phosphono, and dialkylaryl phosphono. Additional methods, intermediates and products are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, November 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/937808 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554021 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Elia Beniash (Newton, Massachusetts); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a composition useful for making homogeneously mineralized self assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers and nanofiber gels. The composition is generally a solution comprised of a positively or negatively charged peptide-amphiphile and a like signed ion from the mineral. Mixing this solution with a second solution containing a dissolved counter-ion of the mineral and/or a second oppositely charged peptide amphiphile, results in the rapid self assembly of the peptide-amphiphiles into a nanofiber gel and templated mineralization of the ions. Templated mineralization of the initially dissolved mineral cations and anions in the mixture occurs with preferential orientation of the mineral crystals along the fiber surfaces within the nanofiber gel. One advantage of the present invention is that it results in homogenous growth of the mineral throughout the nanofiber gel. Another advantage of the present invention is that the nanofiber gel formation and mineralization reactions occur in a single mixing step and under substantially neutral or physiological pH conditions. These homogeneous nanostructured composite materials are useful for medical applications especially the regeneration of damaged bone in mammals. This invention is directed to the synthesis of peptide-amphiphiles with more than one amphiphilic moment and to supramolecular compositions comprised of such multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles. Supramolecular compositions can be formed by self assembly of multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles by mixing them with a solution comprising a monovalent cation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/534097 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Nanotechnology 977/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554090 | Coleman 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); The United States of America as represent by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | C. Norman Coleman (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Robert Miller (Burtonsville, Maryland); Rosemary Altemus (Springfield, Virginia); Holly Ning (North Potomac, Maryland); Alan Lee Huston (Springfield, Virginia); Brian L. Justus (Springfield, Virginia); Paul Falkenstein (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and an apparatus for dose-guided radiotherapy for a patient (P) having an identified radiotherapy target utilizes a radiation detecting array (R) of radiation-sensitive dosimeters for the real-time remote measurement of radiotherapy at the radiation detecting array (R). The radiation detecting array is positioned within the patient's (P) body along the treatment path before or after the identified radiotherapy target or the device may be positioned beyond the patient (P) to measure transit dose. A radiation source (A) for emitting radiation for radiotherapy along a treatment path through the patient (P) to the identified radiotherapy target is utilized. The method includes generating a predicted dose pattern of radiation at the placed radiation detecting array (R). The predicted dose pattern assumes an on-target radiation source (A) emitting the radiotherapy beam along the treatment path through the patient (P) to the identified radiotherapy target. Gating of the radiation source (A) can occur responsive to the comparing of the predicted dose pattern of radiation to the real-time dose pattern at the radiation detecting array (R). Radiation intensity can vary between low levels to a treatment level responsive to coincidence of the predicted dose pattern of radiation to the real-time dose pattern at the radiation detecting array (R). |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/548391 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554195 | Zingher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur R. Zingher (Mountain View, California); Ashok Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a first semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface, a cable coupled to the first semiconductor die, and at least one memory device coupled to the cable. The first semiconductor die is configured to communicate by capacitive coupling using one or more of a plurality of proximity connectors proximate to and/or coupled to the first surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/325380 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/724 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554244 | Ballato |
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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) | Arthur Ballato (Oceanport, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Though the initial concept of the face-mounted resonator was ahead of fabrication technology, the solidly-mounted resonator (SMR) is now a practical resonator design yielding high Qs in a space-efficient and robust mounting configuration. An agile tunable piezoelectric SMR is now provided with a resonator and alternating stacks of high mechanical impedance and low mechanical impedance, piezoelectric layers advantageously stacked on a substrate with the piezoelectric layers connected to an adaptive circuit that alternates with an external electrical impedance having values anywhere between an open circuit and a short circuit. The piezoelectric Bragg stacks with alternating layers of high and low mechanical impedance and properties made variable via the additional piezoelectric properties of the stack materials overcomes difficulties caused by the limitations of manufacturing techniques, acoustic power leakage and inability to meet the single-frequency, quarter-wavelength criterion due to manufacturing deviations. |
| FILED | Friday, May 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/154810 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554347 | Mule′ et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tony Mule′ (Atlanta, Georgia); Hiren Thacker (Decatur, Georgia); Muhannad Bakir (Atlanta, Georgia); James D. Meindl (Marietta, Georgia); Thomas K. Gaylord (Atlanta, Georgia); Kevin P. Martin (Atlanta, Georgia); Paul Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Optoelectronic probe cards, methods of fabrication, and methods of use, are disclosed. Briefly described, one exemplary embodiment includes an optoelectronic probe card adapted to test an electrical quality and an optical quality of an optoelectronic structure under test having electrical and optical components. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/390873 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/754 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554369 | Kirichenko |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hypres, Inc. (Elmsford, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander F. Kirichenko (Pleasantville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A digital programmable frequency divider is constructed of Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) logic elements. The logic elements may include an RSFQ non-destructive readout cell (NDRO), RSFQ D flip-flop and an RSFQ T flip-flop. A digital word comprising N bits is used to control the amount of frequency division and the frequency divider selectively imparts a respective frequency division for any of 2N states that can be represented by the digital word. The RSFQ logic elements utilize Josephson junctions which operate in superconducting temperature domains. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/943798 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554499 | Munk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benedikt A. Munk (Columbus, Ohio); Heriberto J. Delgado (Melbourne, Florida); Robert Taylor (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A radome uses traditional continuous heating wires mixed with detuned dipoles between heating wires and can be placed at any chosen distance from an array antenna or FSS. The continuous heating wires add a reactive component to the incident field phase, which is effectively cancelled out by the detuned dipoles which provide a capacitive component. The orthogonal components of the incident field are transmitted with very small losses over a wide number of scan angles. These heating and detuned dipoles can be printed on low loss dielectric materials. In addition, the printed elements of this radome can be scaled to operate over a chosen frequency band. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/411313 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/704 |
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| US 07554728 | Ackermann |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark R. Ackermann (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical system resembling a modified Gregorian astronomical telescope is disclosed in the specification and drawings. Lenses are used in the inter-focal region to modify the optical characteristics of the system. The use of such inter-focal lenses, can, for example, flatten the image plane of the field thereby increasing the field of view of the telescope. |
| FILED | Friday, September 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/527663 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/399 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554750 | George et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas George (Pittsford, New York); Wanli Chi (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for imaging with a circularly symmetric multifocal aspheric lens is provided for obtaining an extended depth of field. The system includes a camera for capturing an image of at least one object through a circularly symmetric multifocal aspheric lens to provide a blurred image, and a computer system for processing the captured blurred image to provide a recovered image of the object having an extended depth of field. The recovered image may be outputted to a display or other peripheral device. Processing of the blurred image utilizes one of inverse filtering, convolution matrix (e.g., edge sharpening matrix), or maximum entropy. The computer system performing image processing may be in the camera or represent a computer system external to the camera which receives the blurred image. The extended depth of field is characterized by the object being in focus over a range of distances in the recovered image. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/154121 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/708 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554787 | Pelrine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald E. Pelrine (Longmont, Colorado); Harsha Prahlad (Cupertino, California); Roy D. Kornbluh (Palo Alto, California); Patrick D. Lincoln (Woodside, California); Scott Stanford (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is electroadhesion technology that permits controllable adherence between two objects. Electroadhesion uses electrostatic forces of attraction produced by an electrostatic adhesion voltage, which is applied using electrodes in an electroadhesive device. The electrostatic adhesion voltage produces an electric field and electrostatic adherence forces. When the electroadhesive device and electrodes are positioned near a surface of an object such as a vertical wall, the electrostatic adherence forces hold the electroadhesive device in position relative to the surface and object. This can be used to increase traction or maintain the position of the electroadhesive device relative to a surface. Electric control of the electrostatic adhesion voltage permits the adhesion to be controllably and readily turned on and off. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/757913 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/234 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554995 | Short et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nomadix, Inc. (Newbury Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel E. Short (Los Angeles, California); Leonard Kleinrock (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for connecting a user device to a network where the user device settings, the network settings, or both are unknown include intercepting packets transmitted by the user device and modifying the packets to be compatible with the network. The system and method are particularly suited for use by mobile computers, such as laptop computers, which are connected to various foreign networks. Depending upon the particular application, a device may be carried with the mobile computer, or attached as a node on the network. The device automatically determines the network settings of the user device and/or the network and modifies packets appropriately so that the user device can communicate over the network without having to reconfigure the user device with appropriate settings for each network it may encounter. Communication settings such as network address, gateway, proxy address, etc. are automatically determined using various techniques. |
| FILED | Friday, April 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/097925 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/401 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555011 | Alasti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehdi Alasti (College Park, Maryland); Nariman Farvardin (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention concerns SEAMA, a source encoding assisted multiple access (MAC) protocol, for integrating voice and data traffic in a wireless network. SEAMA exploits the time variations of the speech coding rate, through statistical multiplexing, to efficiently use the available bandwidth and to increase the link utilization. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/470411 |
| ART UNIT | 2416 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/471 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555021 | Ogilvie |
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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) | Bryan J. Ogilvie (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Digital Multi-Source Multi-Destination Video Multiplexer and Crossbar Device and method which may be applied to a video imaging system, in which multiple input image sources including super-computer-generated digital image scenes, personal computer generated digital image scenes, or any machine with OC-48 fiber optically generated digital scenes are multiplexed, bit combined, and output as a selection of multiple digital video output formats. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251000 |
| ART UNIT | 2419 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/537 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555023 | Ell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Ell (Belmont, Massachusetts); Franz X. Kaertner (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser system for generating self-starting few cycle laser pulses or widely tunable laser pulses is provided. The laser system includes a modelocked pump source that provides a pulsed pump signal. A gain medium receives the pulsed pump signal. A resonator structure includes the gain medium and a plurality of mirrors. The resonator structure defines a laser operated in a CW-modelocked regime generating few-cycle laser pulses having a duration less then 30 fs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/448408 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555033 | Lillo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter E. Lillo (Torrance, California); Phllip W. Ward (Garland, Texas); Anthony S. Abbott (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An M code envelope detector receives an incoming binary offset carrier (BOC) signal, such as the M code signal, and generates inphase BOC and quadraphase BOC signals, separated by an offset, that have respective ambiguous correlation envelopes, that when combined, provide a near unimodal correlation function with respect to code phase error of the BOC signal having an inherent multimodal autocorrelation function, with the near unimodal correlation envelope being tracked by early and late code replicas at broad one chip phases for providing unambiguous but nonlinear code phase error tracking, which detector is then further improved with the use of code replicas having narrow partial chip phases, such as ⅛ chip phases, for providing near linear code phase error tracking for unambiguous and accurate code tracking of the BOC signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/874965 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555089 | Faulkner |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond G. Faulkner (Treasure Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel method and system for detecting and synchronizing the skew between a data signal and a reference clock signal are presented. A multiple-phase clock generator is used to create multiple phase-separated clock signals having a common frequency. The multiple clock signals are then utilized to create timing bins, with each timing bin corresponding to a unique sequence of the multiple clock signals. Based on the characteristics of a digital system, the timing bins are separated into valid and invalid timing bins. A data signal received at an interface is processed by determining whether it experiences transitions during valid or invalid timing bins. If a data signal transitions during an invalid timing bin, an error signal may be generated and the link may be retrained by generating test data signals and phase-shifting subsequent data signals such that they transition during valid timing bins. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/134099 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555173 | Barrios et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlos Angulo Barrios (Toledo, Spain); Michal Lipson (Ithaca, New York); Vilson Rosa de Almeida (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An electro-optic modulator is formed on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) rib waveguide. An optical field in the modulator is confined by using an electrically modulated microcavity. The microcavity has reflectors on each side. In one embodiment, a planar Fabry-Perot microcavity is used with deep Si/SiO2 Bragg reflectors. Carriers may be laterally confined in the microcavity region by employing deep etched lateral trenches. The refractive index of the microcavity is varied by using the free-carrier dispersion effect produced by a p-i-n diode formed about the microcavity. In one embodiment, the modulator confines both optical field and charge carriers in a micron-size region. |
| FILED | Friday, April 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/821627 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555279 | Clark et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Dynamics C4 Systems (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Clark (Gilbert, Arizona); Kelly Don Anderson (Gilbert, Arizona); John Paul Sharrit (Fountain Hills, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal. |
| FILED | Monday, July 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/491228 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555432 | Gopalan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kaliappan Gopalan (Munster, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Audio steganography methods and apparatus using cepstral domain techniques to make embedded data in audio signals less perceivable. One approach defines a set of frames for a host audio signal, and, for each frame, determines a plurality of masked frequencies as spectral points with power level below a masking threshold for the frame. The two most commonly occurring masked frequencies f1 and f2 in the set of frames are selected, and a cepstrum of each frame is modified to produce complementary changes of the spectrum at f1 and f2 to correspond to a desired bit value. Another aspect of the invention involves determining a masking threshold for a frame, determining masked frequencies within the frame having a power level below threshold, obtaining a cepstrum of a sinusoid at a selected masked frequency, and modifying the frame by an offset to correspond to an embedded data value, the offset derived from the cepstrum. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/352386 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/273 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555561 | Michel |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bartlett Scott Hudson Michel (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Adaptive cooperative web caches construct and maintain routing and forwarding tables for efficient location of replicated web content data. The data stored in routing and forwarding tables indicate associations between web content requests and the internet protocol address of the web cache server where the replicated web content data is stored. These associations are communicated between groups of adaptive web cache servers by broadcasting routing information for updating the forwarding tables within the web cache servers for efficient location of sought after web content data. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/812139 |
| ART UNIT | 2451 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555778 | Noel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven E. Noel (Woodbridge, Virginia); Sushil Jajodia (Oakton, Virginia); Brian C. O'Berry (North Potomac, Maryland); Michael A. Jacobs (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a network hardening mechanism. The mechanism: generates a dependency graph from a multitude of exploits; constructs a goal conditions expression which may then be used to determine set(s) of safe network configurations. A subset of these safe network configuration sets may then be selected for implementation using hardening costs as a criterion. |
| FILED | Monday, October 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/250449 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07553403 | Bakker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Bakker (Auburn, Alabama); Alexey Shvarev (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a reversible electrochemical sensor for polyions. The sensor uses active extraction and ion stripping, which are controlled electrochemically. Spontaneous polyion extraction is suppressed by using membranes containing highly lipophilic electrolytes that possess no ion-exchange properties. Reversible extraction of polyions is induced by constant current pulse of fixed duration applied across the membrane. Subsequently, polyions are removed by applying a constant stripping potential. The sensors provide excellent stability and reversibility and allow for measurements of heparin concentration in whole blood samples via protamine titration. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/887251 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/789.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553478 | Madras et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Organix, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bertha K. Madras (Newton, Massachusetts); Alan J. Fischman (Boston, Massachusetts); Peter C. Meltzer (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of diagnosing attention deficient-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a human patient by assessing the level of dopamine transporter in at least one region of the patient's central nervous system, where an elevated level of dopamine transporter in the patient is indicative of ADHD. In embodiments of the invention, assessment of dopamine transporter levels includes assessing binding of a dopamine transporter ligand to the dopamine transporters using PET or SPECT. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/489394 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553490 | Szu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shousun Chen Szu (Bethesda, Maryland); John B. Robbins (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Yvonne Ageyman Konadu, legal representative (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to conjugates of the O-specific polysaccharide of E. coli O157 with a carrier, and compositions thereof, and to methods of using of using of these conjugates and/or compositions thereof for eliciting an immunogenic response in mammals, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, bacterial infections. More particularly it relates to the use of polysaccharides containing the tetrasaccharide repeat unit: (→3)-α-DGalpNAc-(1→2)-α-D-PerpNAc-(1→3) -α-L-Fucp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→), and conjugates thereof, to induce serum antibodies having bactericidal (killing) activity against hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) causing E. coli, in particular E. coli O157. The conjugates, and compositions thereof, are useful as vaccines to induce serum antibodies which have bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity against E. coli, in particular E. coli O157, and are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by E. coli O157. The invention further relates to the antibodies which immunoreact with the O-specific polysaccharide of E. coli O157 and/or the carrier, that are induced by these conjugates and/or compositions thereof. The invention also relates to methods and kits using one or more of the polysaccharides, conjugates or antibodies described above. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/987428 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/175.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553491 | Litman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary W. Litman (Gulfport, Florida); Noel A. Hawke (Durham, North Carolina); Jeffrey A. Yoder (St. Petersburg, Florida); Donna D. Eason (Bradenton, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention provides polynucleotide sequences, designated BIVM, and transcriptional/translational products obtained from the polynucleotide sequences of the invention. The subject invention also provides polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences provided by SEQ ID NOs:1-28. Also provided are methods of detecting the presence of BIVM nucleic acids or polypeptides in samples suspected of containing BIVM genes, BIVM transcriptional products, or BIVM translational products. These methods are also useful for the detection of BIVM orthologs. Other embodiments provide polypeptide and/or nucleic acid vaccines for the induction of an immune response to in an individual. Kits for detecting the presence of BIVM genes, orthologs thereof, BIVM polypeptides, or BIVM transcriptional products are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/415536 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/191.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553494 | Gaiger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corixa Corporation (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Gaiger (Vienna, Austria); Patricia D McNeill (Federal Way, Washington); Nomalie Jaya (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for the therapy of malignant diseases, such as leukemia and cancer, are disclosed. The compositions comprise one or more of a WT1 polynucleotide, a WT1 polypeptide, an antigen-presenting cell presenting a WT1 polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds to a WT1 polypeptide; or a T cell that specifically reacts with a WT1 polypeptide. Such compositions may be used, for example, for the prevention and treatment of metastatic diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427717 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/277.100 |
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| US 07553631 | Kahn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barbara B. Kahn (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Qin Yang (Brookline, Massachusetts); Tim Graham (Newton Center, Massachusetts); Odile Peroni (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for screening molecules that modulate the activity of Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) and their use in treatment of insulin resistance are described. Also described are methods of diagnosing insulin resistance and related conditions by detecting modulation of RBP4 activity. |
| FILED | Friday, December 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/009409 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.920 |
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| US 07553644 | Germino et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory G. Germino (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Terry J. Watnick (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Bunyong Phakdeekitcharoen (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions useful for examining the PKD1 gene are provided. In addition, methods for detecting mutations of the PKD1 gene, which can be associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in humans, are provided. Methods for diagnosing a mutant PKD1 gene sequence in a subject also are provided, as are methods of treating a subject having a PKD1-associated disorder. |
| FILED | Friday, July 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/904968 |
| 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 435/91.200 |
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| US 07553651 | Breidenbach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Breidenbach (San Francisco, California); Axel T. Brunger (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a crystallized form of the E223Q Y365F mutant of the light chain of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT/A) protein as well as the atomic structure of this mutant protein. The present invention also provides crystals of the E223Q Y365F mutant of the BoNT/A light chain in complex with the SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) domain of the SNAP-25 (synaptosome-associated protein-25 kDa) protein as well as the atomic structure of this complex. The present invention further provides a method of determining whether an agent mimics a region of the SNAP-25 protein that interacts with BoNT/A. With this method, a three-dimensional representation of the SNAP-25 region is used to computationally compare the agent with the three-dimensional representation of the SNAP-25 region. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/394392 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/195 |
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| US 07553659 | Brodeur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Garrett M. Brodeur (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Peter S. White (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid sequences encoding chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) proteins, CHD proteins, and antibodies thereto and methods of use thereof are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/462261 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| US 07553812 | Mitra |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashim K. Mitra (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Dipeptide and tripeptide ester derivatives of acyclovir and its analogs are disclosed which are useful to treat herpes virus infections. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a therapeutic agent for targeted delivery to ocular tissue comprising linking the therapeutic agent to one or more groups of the formula -X-Y-Z(n)-R; wherein each X, Y and Z is independently Met, Val, Thr, Tyr, Trp, Ser, Ala or Gly; each R is independently H or an amino-protecting group; and each n is independently 0 or 1. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/854533 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/8 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553821 | Altieri |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dario C. Altieri (Hamden, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, based on the discovery of a new biological phenomena, provides methods and compositions for use in identifying agents that modulate the phosphorylation of survivin, the interaction between survivin and p34cdc2-cyclin B1 kinase complex, and the interaction between survivin and caspase-9. Related methods and compositions can be used to modulate survivin regulated apoptosis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 12, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/291607 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — 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 07553822 | Kaye 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) | Frederic J. Kaye (Potomac, Maryland); Takefumi Komiya (Osaka, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Composition for the inhibition of the translation of a Mect1-MAML2 chimeric gene consisting essentially of: (a) a fragment of the nucleic acid encoding the chimeric gene, and (b) a nucleic acid complementary to the fragment, and a method of inhibiting the translation of a Mect1-MAML2 chimeric gene comprising contacting a cell expressing the chimeric gene with the composition, whereupon the translation of the chimeric gene is inhibited. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/698070 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553832 | Paulus |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Biomedical Research Institute (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry Paulus (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions (i.e., various organic small molecules as exemplified herein) and methods for the inhibition of protein splicing and especially relates to the inhibition of protein autosplicing of intein-containing proteins. Additionally, the present invention relates to the use of the inhibitors of protein splicing of the invention for the treatment of various diseases including but not limited to tuberculosis. Furthermore, the invention provides the first instance of small molecule inhibitors of protein splicing with drug-like characteristics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338383 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/183 |
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| US 07553839 | Evans et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Industrial Research Limited (Auckland, New Zealand); Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary Brian Evans (Lower Hutt, New Zealand); Richard Hubert Furneaux (Wilton, New Zealand); Dirk Henning Lenz (Wellington, New Zealand); Vern L. Schramm (New Rochelle, New York); Peter Charles Tyler (Northland, New Zealand); Olga Vladimirovna Zubkova (Wellington, New Zealand) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) which are inhibitors of purine muclioside phosphorylases (PNP), purine phosphoribosyltransferases (PPRT), 5′-methylthioadenosine phosphorylases (MTAP), 5′-methylthioadenosine mucliosidases (MTAN) and/or nucleoside hydrolases (NH). The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in the treatment of diseases and infections including cancer, bacterial infections, protozoal infections, and T-cell mediated disease and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/524995 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/265.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553929 | Hawiger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack J. Hawiger (Nashville, Tennessee); Daniel Robinson (Lexington, Kentucky); Ruth Ann Veach (Brentwood, Tennessee); Xue Yan Liu (Nashville, Tennessee); Danya Liu (Nashville, Tennessee); Sheila Downs (Nashville, Tennessee); Robert D. Collins (Nashville, Tennessee); Yao-Zhong Lin (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the delivery of biologically active molecules, such as peptides, into the interior of cells by administering to the cells a complex comprising the molecule linked to an importation competent signal peptide. Such delivery can be utilized, for example, to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions, e.g., but not limited to, systemic inflammatory reactions such as endotoxic shock, localized inflammatory reactions such as inflammatory skin diseases and conditions, and inflammatory diseases such as autoimmune diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 29, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/148457 |
| 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: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553934 | Nelsestuen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary L Nelsestuen (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides vitamin K-dependent polypeptides with enhanced membrane binding affinity. These polypeptides can be used to modulate clot formation in mammals. Methods of modulating clot formation in mammals are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, October 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/539362 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/384 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553935 | Nelsestuen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary L Nelsestuen (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides vitamin K-dependent polypeptides with enhanced membrane binding affinity. These polypeptides can be used to modulate clot formation in mammals. Methods of modulating clot formation in mammals are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, October 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/539382 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/384 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553936 | Mori et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by Secretary Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Toshiyuki Mori (Osaka, Japan); Daniel W. McVicar (Charles Town, West Virginia); Barbara Giomarelli (Frederick, Maryland); A. Valance Washington (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating platelet activity, and methods and compositions for treating a disease or disorder associated with platelet activity in a subject, comprising administering a single chain anti-TREM-like transcript-1 (TLT-1) antibody or a functional fragment or variant thereof in an amount effective to modulate platelet activity. |
| FILED | Monday, December 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/634331 |
| 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 530/387.300 |
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| US 07553939 | McIntire et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Jones McIntire (Palo Alto, California); Rosemarie Dekruyff (Stanford, California); Dale T. Umetsu (Stanford, California); Gordon J. Freeman (Boston, Massachusetts); Vijay Kuchroo (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A genetic locus and corresponding family of proteins associated with regulation of immune function and cell survival are provided. These genes encode cell surface molecules with conserved IgV and mucin domains. The locus comprising the TIM family is genetically associated with immune dysfunction, including asthma. Furthermore, the TIM gene family is located within a region of human chromosome 5 that is commonly deleted in malignancies and myelodysplastic syndrome. Polymorphisms in the gene sequences are associated with the development of airway hyperreactivity and allergic inflammation, and T cell production of IL-4 and IL-13. The proteins include the human hepatitis A cellular receptor, hHAVcr-1. |
| FILED | Monday, July 01, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/188012 |
| 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 530/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553950 | Prabhakar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vikas Prabhakar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ishan Capila (Ashland, Massachusetts); Rahul Raman (Arlington, Massachusetts); Carlos Bosques (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Pojasek (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ram Sasisekharan (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to chondroitinase ABC I and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to recombinant and modified chondroitinase ABC I, their production and their uses. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes of the invention are useful for a variety of purposes, including degrading and analyzing polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). These GAGs can include chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, unsulfated chondroitin and hyaluronan. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes can also be used in therapeutic methods such as promoting nerve regeneration, promoting stroke recovery, treating spinal cord injury, treating epithelial disease, treating infections and treating cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/638178 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553955 | El-Deiry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wafik S. El-Deiry (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Rishita Shah (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to embodiment to a molecular beacon, methods and kits for the detection of expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1), in response to chemotherapy. Specifically, the introduction of a phosphorothioate-modified p21-beacon by transfection in human tumor cells yields increased signal in a dose dependent manner. |
| FILED | Friday, September 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/514316 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.300 |
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| US 07554090 | Coleman 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); The United States of America as represent by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | C. Norman Coleman (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Robert Miller (Burtonsville, Maryland); Rosemary Altemus (Springfield, Virginia); Holly Ning (North Potomac, Maryland); Alan Lee Huston (Springfield, Virginia); Brian L. Justus (Springfield, Virginia); Paul Falkenstein (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and an apparatus for dose-guided radiotherapy for a patient (P) having an identified radiotherapy target utilizes a radiation detecting array (R) of radiation-sensitive dosimeters for the real-time remote measurement of radiotherapy at the radiation detecting array (R). The radiation detecting array is positioned within the patient's (P) body along the treatment path before or after the identified radiotherapy target or the device may be positioned beyond the patient (P) to measure transit dose. A radiation source (A) for emitting radiation for radiotherapy along a treatment path through the patient (P) to the identified radiotherapy target is utilized. The method includes generating a predicted dose pattern of radiation at the placed radiation detecting array (R). The predicted dose pattern assumes an on-target radiation source (A) emitting the radiotherapy beam along the treatment path through the patient (P) to the identified radiotherapy target. Gating of the radiation source (A) can occur responsive to the comparing of the predicted dose pattern of radiation to the real-time dose pattern at the radiation detecting array (R). Radiation intensity can vary between low levels to a treatment level responsive to coincidence of the predicted dose pattern of radiation to the real-time dose pattern at the radiation detecting array (R). |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/548391 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.70 |
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| US 07554098 | O'Hara et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew J. O'Hara (Richland, Washington); Brian M. Rapko (Pasco, Washington); Matthew K. Edwards (Kennewick, Washington); Dennis W. Wester (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Medical isotope generator systems are disclosed according to some aspects. In one aspect, a 90Y generator system comprises a generator column, a concentration column, and a flow control system, through which the generator column and the concentration column are in fluid communication. The flow control system provides a plurality of flow configurations for delivering a milking solution to the generator column, the concentration column, or both, and for delivering an eluent solution to the concentration column in either a forward or a reverse flow direction. The generator column can comprise a 90Sr stock adsorbed on a sorbent. The milking solution preferentially elutes 90Y from the generator column. The concentration column comprises a sorbent that captures 90Y from the milking solution without altering the milking solution. The eluent solution elutes 90Y from the concentration column. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/737885 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/432.PD0 |
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| US 07555098 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HD Technologies Inc. (Burr Ridge, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ke Zhang (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Gerold Rosenbaum (Lemont, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A detector apparatus is disclosed that includes a housing and a multilayer disposed within the housing. The multilayer defining a leading edge and a trailing edge and is adapted to interact with a plurality of high-energy photons, impingent from the leading edge, to permit passage of photons of at least one selected energy. The multilayer is secured to a first securement adjacent to the leading edge. The multilayer is secured to a second securement bracket adjacent to the trailing edge. At least one detector is disposed adjacent to the trailing edge of the multilayer to detect the impingent high-energy photons. An adjustment mechanism operatively connects to the second securement bracket to adjust the position of the second securement bracket, thereby altering an angular position of the multilayer. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/768096 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/85 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555333 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei-Chi Wang (Sammamish, Washington); Eric J. Seibel (Seattle, Washington); Per G. Reinhall (Seattle, Washington); Mark E. Fauver (Seattle, Washington); Chris M. Brown (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for providing image acquisition and/or image display in a limited region of interest (ROI). The apparatus comprises a micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS), preferably integrating a light source, a cantilever, a lens, an actuator, a light detector, and a position sensor. The light source provides light for illuminating the ROI, displaying an image, providing a therapy, and/or performing other functions. The cantilever comprises a resin waveguide with a fixed end attached to a substrate that supports many or all other components. A free end of the cantilever is released from the substrate during fabrication and includes the lens. The actuator scans the free end in orthogonal directions to illuminate the ROI or display an image. The position sensors detect the position of the free end for control. The light detector receives light backscattered from the ROI separate from, or at the fixed end the cantilever. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/655482 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/476 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07552625 | Degertekin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fahrettin Levent Degertekin (Decatur, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is a force sensor for a probe based instrument. The force sensor can comprise a detection surface and a flexible mechanical structure disposed a first distance above the detection surface so as to form a gap between the flexible mechanical structure and the detection surface, wherein the flexible mechanical structure is configured to deflect upon exposure to an external force, thereby changing the first distance. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398650 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552645 | Bargatin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Bargatin (Pasadena, California); Edward B. Myers (Sherman Oaks, California); Mo Li (Pasadena, California); Jessica Arlett (South Pasadena, California); Benjamin Gudlewski (Pasadena, California); Michael L. Roukes (Pasadena, California); Darron K. Young (South Pasadena, California); Hong X. Tang (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system containing a micro-mechanical or nano-mechanical device and a method of operating the same is provided. The device includes a resonator and a piezoresistive element connected to the resonator. The method includes AC biasing the piezoresistive element at a first frequency, driving the resonator at a second frequency different from the first frequency, and detecting a mechanical response of the resonator at one or both of a difference frequency and a sum frequency of the first and second frequencies. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/590485 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/777 |
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| US 07553143 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel C. H. Yang (Santa Monica, California); Shih-Hsi Tong (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing a rotor to be used in a dual-rotor lobe pump system for pumping a material at a periodic rate is provided. The method includes selecting a desired periodic flow rate for the material, selecting a number of lobes for the rotor, and selecting either a thickness of the rotor or a spacing between the dual-rotors' axes of rotation in the lobe pump. The method also includes determining the profile for the rotor based on the desired periodic flow rate, so that when the rotor is operated within the dual-rotor lobe pump system, the material can be pumped at substantially the desired periodic flow rate. In another embodiment of the invention, a lobe pump rotor profile is formed by the method described above. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/110019 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary expansible chamber devices 418/150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553646 | Olivo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Horacio F. Olivo (Iowa City, Iowa); Antonio Victor Osorio-Lozada (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods for the synthesis of racemic and enantiomers of modafinil via microbial oxidation-amidation transformation. The methods include the successive oxidation-amidation of benzhydrylsulfanyl carboxylic acid to produce racemic and enantiomers of modafinil using at least one microorganism of yeast, bacteria, or fungus. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of racemic and enantiomers of modafinil along with their use in the treatment of diseases, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and drug addiction. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/460532 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/129 |
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| US 07553686 | George et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. George (Boulder, Colorado); Cari F. Herrmann (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Micro-mechanical devices, such as MEMS, having layers thereon, and methods of forming the layers, are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include forming a layer including an oxide of aluminum over at least a portion of a micro-mechanical device, and coating the layer by bonding material to surface hydroxyl groups of the layer. In another aspect, a method may include introducing a micro-mechanical device into an atomic layer deposition chamber, and substantially filling nanometer sized voids of the micro-mechanical device by using atomic layer deposition to introduce material into the voids. In a still further aspect, a method may include introducing an alkylaminosilane to a micro-mechanical device having a surface hydroxyl group, and bonding a silane to the micro-mechanical device by reacting the alkylaminosilane with the surface hydroxyl group. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910525 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/48 |
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| US 07553776 | Buriak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jillian M. Buriak (Edmonton, Canada); Patrick T. Hurley (Appleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for preparing a silicon substrate and a silicon substrate having a silicon surface comprising a pattern of covalently bound monolayers. Each of the monolayers comprises an alkyne, wherein at least a portion of each monolayer is no more than about 5 molecules of the alkyne wide. |
| FILED | Friday, August 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/499188 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/780 |
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| US 07554021 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Elia Beniash (Newton, Massachusetts); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a composition useful for making homogeneously mineralized self assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers and nanofiber gels. The composition is generally a solution comprised of a positively or negatively charged peptide-amphiphile and a like signed ion from the mineral. Mixing this solution with a second solution containing a dissolved counter-ion of the mineral and/or a second oppositely charged peptide amphiphile, results in the rapid self assembly of the peptide-amphiphiles into a nanofiber gel and templated mineralization of the ions. Templated mineralization of the initially dissolved mineral cations and anions in the mixture occurs with preferential orientation of the mineral crystals along the fiber surfaces within the nanofiber gel. One advantage of the present invention is that it results in homogenous growth of the mineral throughout the nanofiber gel. Another advantage of the present invention is that the nanofiber gel formation and mineralization reactions occur in a single mixing step and under substantially neutral or physiological pH conditions. These homogeneous nanostructured composite materials are useful for medical applications especially the regeneration of damaged bone in mammals. This invention is directed to the synthesis of peptide-amphiphiles with more than one amphiphilic moment and to supramolecular compositions comprised of such multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles. Supramolecular compositions can be formed by self assembly of multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles by mixing them with a solution comprising a monovalent cation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/534097 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Nanotechnology 977/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554342 | Messenger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Messenger (Springville, Utah); Timothy W. McLain (Provo, Utah); Jeffrey K. Anderson (Provo, Utah); Larry L. Howell (Orem, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromechanical device may include one or more piezoresistive elements whose electrical resistance changes in response to externally or internally induced strain. The present invention leverages the piezoresistive properties of such devices to sense the positional state of the device. A sensing circuit may be integrated into the device that senses an electrical resistance of at least a portion of the micromechanical device and provides information regarding the positional state of the micromechanical device. The micromechanical device may be a compliant device that includes relatively flexible members such as mechanical beams or ribbons. The positional states may be continuous positional states (such as the position of an actuator) or discreet positional states (such as the positional state of a bistable memory device). In certain embodiments, the micromechanical device is a threshold detector that latches to a particular stable configuration when an applied force exceeds a selected value. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/875024 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/695 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554423 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shuo Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia); Fred C. Lee (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An inductor device or filter such as an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter which includes an inductor provides cancellation of parasitic capacitance of the inductor and extends high frequency performance of the inductor or filter by providing the inductor using split windings and including capacitors to couple signals corresponding to those which are passed by the equivalent parallel capacitance of the inductor to another split winding or an inductor in the ground return path. Cancellation of parasitic capacitance is provided for differential mode and common mode split windings where the split windings may be either inductively coupled or not. Forming the split windings as a bifilar winding to increase coupling coefficient further improves performance and allows cancellation (as distinct from parasitic capacitance reduction) and avoidance of resonance in circuits in which an inductor is not permitted in the ground return path. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/552292 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/185 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554596 | Nayar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shree K. Nayar (New York, New York); Yoav Y. Schechner (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An imager (200) including a spatially varying optical element (204) which moves while the imager records a sequence of images. The optical element (204) can be an intensity reduction filter, a spectral or polarization filter, or a refractive or reflective element. Because the optical element (204) moves between frames, each scene portion is captured under a range of imaging conditions. A spatially varying intensity reduction filter enables imaging of each scene portion using multiple, different exposure to generate a high dynamic range image. A spatially varying spectral or polarization filter enables measurement of the spectral or polarization characteristics of radiation from each scene portion. A refractive or reflective element enables imaging of scene portions under various focal characteristics, thereby providing depth information and producing an image which is focused everywhere. A refractive or reflective element is used to apply different vertical and/or horizontal shifts to the different frames, thereby generating an enhanced-resolution image. |
| FILED | Monday, April 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/474580 |
| ART UNIT | 2622 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/335 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555177 | Bahuguna et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rashmi Bahuguna (Ames, Iowa); Mani Mina (Ames, Iowa); Robert J. Weber (Boone, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A fiber optic switch based on the magneto-optic effect of magnetic materials is presented. Due to the optical fiber based construction of the switching device it is suitable for optical fiber networks The on-off function of the switch is useful for isolation and connection of node(s) from a fiber optical network without having to turn off a laser. The switch is based on the Faraday Effect exhibited by magneto-optic materials. The all-fiber magneto-optic switch has a beam splitter at the input that splits an incoming signal into orthogonal polarized paths. Each path has at least one magneto-optic Faraday rotator (MOFR) controlled by a field. When the field is present, the polarization of the optical beam changes, thereby turning the switch on or off depending on the initial polarization of the beam. A beam coupler couples the orthogonal polarized paths at the output of the all-fiber magneto-optic switch. The MOFR is a bismuth substituted iron garnet. In an alternate embodiment the switch is constructed in the Mach-Zehnder configuration, utilizing two 3 dB couplers, isolators and MOFRs. In an alternate embodiment the switch is fabricated on silicon-on-insulator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/733855 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555416 | Cheng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chung-Kuan Cheng (San Diego, California); Zhengyong Zhu (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are described for performing analysis of circuits with nonlinear circuit components such as transistors based on a two-stage Newton-Raphson approach. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/777211 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555658 | Vahid et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Vahid (Corona, California); Susan Lysecky (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Stand-alone modules or blocks for use in creating low-power sensor-based monitor/control systems. Each module performs a pre-defined function, and when included in a monitor/control network operates as a node on the network and automatically communicates with one or more connected nodes using a uni-directional packet-based protocol. One class of such predefined nodes communicates Boolean values, for example, with input sensor nodes detecting the presence or absence of environmental phenomena (e.g., motion, light, sound, water, button presses, etc.), intermediate nodes transforming those Boolean values using combinational or sequential logic, and output nodes converting the resulting Boolean values to environmental phenomena (e.g., beeping, light, electric relay activation, etc.) or to data for further processing by a computer. Another class of nodes communicates integer or number values. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/127035 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE40813 | McCullough et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard D. McCullough (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Jinsong Liu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Paul C. Ewbank (Norristown, Pennsylvania); Elena E. Sheina (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polythiophenes, particularly regioregular head-to-tail poly(3-alkylthiophenes) (HT-PATs), block copolymers made therefrom, and their methods of formation. The present invention provides HT-PATs with well-defined, specific end-groups, functionalization of the defined HT-PATs, and incorporation of end group functionalized HT-PATs into block copolymers with structural polymers. The intrinsically conductive diblock and triblock copolymers, formed from the HT-PATs, have excellent conductivity and low polydispersities that are useful in a number of applications. The block copolymers of the present invention have been found to exhibit conductivities that range from a low of 10−8 S/cm for certain applications to as high as several hundred S/cm or more. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197727 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/73 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 07552583 | Robel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wade J. Robel (Peoria, Illinois); James J. Driscoll (Dunlap, Illinois); Gerald N. Coleman (Peterborough, United Kingdom); Kevin J. Knox (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A power source is provided for use with selective catalytic reduction systems for exhaust-gas purification. The power source includes a first cylinder group with a first air-intake passage and a first exhaust passage, and a second cylinder group with a second air-intake passage and a second exhaust passage. The second air-intake passage is fluidly isolated from the first air-intake passage. A fuel-supply device may be configured to supply fuel into the first exhaust passage, and a catalyst may be disposed downstream of the fuel-supply device to convert at least a portion of the exhaust stream in the first exhaust passage into ammonia. |
| FILED | Monday, November 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/982921 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/286 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07552636 | Datskos |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Panos Datskos (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanomechanical (NEMS) gyroscope includes an integrated circuit substrate, a pair of spaced apart contact pads disposed on the substrate, and a movable nanoscale element forming at least a portion of a first electrically conductive path electrically coupling the contact pads. The movable element experiences movement comprising rotation, changes in rotation, or oscillation upon the gyroscope experiencing angular velocity or angular acceleration. Movement of the gyro introduces geometrically induced phase changes which results in phase and/or frequency changes in ac current flowing through the movable element. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) can include an integrated circuit substrate having a three axis gyroscope formed on the substrate and a three axis accelerometer, which is preferably formed on the same substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/736409 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/504.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553455 | Renzi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald F. Renzi (Tracey, California); Scott Ferko (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromanifold for connecting external capillaries to the inlet and/or outlet ports of a microfluidic device can employ a ferrule/capillary assembly that includes: (a) a ferrule comprising an elongated member and having a bore traversing from a proximal end to a distal end of the member, wherein the bore has an inner surface and wherein the distal end of the ferrule has a tapered, threaded exterior surface, and (b) a capillary that is positioned within the bore wherein the capillary's outer surface is in direct contact with the bore's inner surface. No mating sleeve is required for the one-piece ferrule. Alternatively, the capillaries can be bonded to channels that traverse the manifold and therefore obviate the need for a ferrule. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/405842 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553517 | Jablonski 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 D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); David E. Alman (Benton, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of applying a cerium diffusion coating to a preferred nickel base alloy substrate has been discovered. A cerium oxide paste containing a halide activator is applied to the polished substrate and then dried. The workpiece is heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to diffuse cerium into the substrate. After cooling, any remaining cerium oxide is removed. The resulting cerium diffusion coating on the nickel base substrate demonstrates improved resistance to oxidation. Cerium coated alloys are particularly useful as components in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/226283 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553547 | Fryxell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington); Thomas S. Zemanian (Richland, Washington); R. Shane Addleman (Benton City, Washington); Christopher L. Aardahl (Sequim, Washington); Feng Zheng (Richland, Washington); Brad Busche (Raleigh, North Carolina); Oleg B. Egorov (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Backfilled, self-assembled monolayers and methods of making the same are disclosed. The self-assembled monolayer comprises at least one functional organosilane species and a substantially random dispersion of at least one backfilling organosilane species among the functional organosilane species, wherein the functional and backfilling organosilane species have been sequentially deposited on a substrate. The method comprises depositing sequentially a first organosilane species followed by a backfilling organosilane species, and employing a relaxation agent before or during deposition of the backfilling organosilane species, wherein the first and backfilling organosilane species are substantially randomly dispersed on a substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/315646 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/447 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553573 | Visco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Visco (Berkeley, California); Craig P. Jacobson (Moraga, California); Lutgard C. DeJonghe (Lafayette, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a composite electrochemical device fabricated from highly electronically conductive materials such as metals, metal alloys, or electronically conductive ceramics. The electronic conductivity of the electrode substrate is maximized. The invention allows for an electrode with high electronic conductivity and sufficient catalytic activity to achieve high power density in ionic (electrochemical) devices such as fuel cells and electrolytic gas separation systems including oxygen generation system. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/042788 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553799 | Paranthaman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mariappan Parans Paranthaman (Knoxville, Tennessee); Srivatsan Sathyamurthy (Knoxville, Tennessee); Tolga Aytug (Knoxville, Tennessee); Paul N. Arendt (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Liliana Stan (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Stephen R. Foltyn (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A superconducting article includes a substrate having an untextured metal surface; an untextured barrier layer of La2Zr2O7 or Gd2Zr2O7 supported by and in contact with the surface of the substrate; a biaxially textured buffer layer supported by the untextured barrier layer; and a biaxially textured superconducting layer supported by the biaxially textured buffer layer. Moreover, a method of forming a buffer layer on a metal substrate includes the steps of: providing a substrate having an untextured metal surface; coating the surface of the substrate with a barrier layer precursor; converting the precursor to an untextured barrier layer; and depositing a biaxially textured buffer layer above and supported by the untextured barrier layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/143369 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/237 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554021 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Elia Beniash (Newton, Massachusetts); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a composition useful for making homogeneously mineralized self assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers and nanofiber gels. The composition is generally a solution comprised of a positively or negatively charged peptide-amphiphile and a like signed ion from the mineral. Mixing this solution with a second solution containing a dissolved counter-ion of the mineral and/or a second oppositely charged peptide amphiphile, results in the rapid self assembly of the peptide-amphiphiles into a nanofiber gel and templated mineralization of the ions. Templated mineralization of the initially dissolved mineral cations and anions in the mixture occurs with preferential orientation of the mineral crystals along the fiber surfaces within the nanofiber gel. One advantage of the present invention is that it results in homogenous growth of the mineral throughout the nanofiber gel. Another advantage of the present invention is that the nanofiber gel formation and mineralization reactions occur in a single mixing step and under substantially neutral or physiological pH conditions. These homogeneous nanostructured composite materials are useful for medical applications especially the regeneration of damaged bone in mammals. This invention is directed to the synthesis of peptide-amphiphiles with more than one amphiphilic moment and to supramolecular compositions comprised of such multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles. Supramolecular compositions can be formed by self assembly of multi-dimensional peptide-amphiphiles by mixing them with a solution comprising a monovalent cation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/534097 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Nanotechnology 977/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554257 | Krummacher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH (Regensburg, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin C. Krummacher (Sunnyvale, California); Mathew Mathai (Santa Clara, California); Vi-En Choong (San Jose, California); Stelios A. Choulis (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electroluminescent apparatus includes an OLED device emitting light in the blue and green spectrums, and at least one down conversion layer. The down conversion layer absorbs at least part of the green spectrum light and emits light in at least one of the orange spectra and red spectra. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/159557 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/501 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555102 | Renard-Le Galloudec et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Nathalie Renard-Le Galloudec (Reno, Nevada); Thomas E. Cowan (Reno, Nevada); Yasuhiko Sentoku (Reno, Nevada); Jennifer Rassuchine (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for imaging a subject using radiation emitted from a laser produced plasma generating by irradiating a target with a laser. In particular examples, the target includes at least one radiation enhancing component, such as a fluor, cap, or wire. In further examples, the target has a metal layer and an internal surface defining an internal apex, the internal apex of less than about 15 μm, such as less than about 1 μm. The targets may take a variety of shapes, including cones, pyramids, and hemispheres. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide improved imaging of a subject, such as improved medical images of a radiation dose than typical conventional methods and systems. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/732920 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/143 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555143 | Flath et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurence M. Flath (Livermore, California); Michael W. Kartz (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of performing real-time geo-registration of high-resolution digital imagery using existing graphics processing units (GPUs) already found in current personal computers, rather than the main central processing unit (CPU). Digital image data captured by a camera (along with inertial navigation system (INS) data associated with the image data) is transferred to and processed by the GPU to perform the calculations involved in transforming the captured image into a geo-rectified, nadir-looking image. By using the GPU, the order-of-magnitude increase in throughput over conventional software techniques makes real-time geo-registration possible without the significant cost of custom hardware solutions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/350672 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/109 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555496 | Lantrip et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Lantrip (Oxnard, California); Kelly A. Pennock (Richland, Washington); Marc C. Pottier (Richland, Washington); Anne Schur (Richland, Washington); James J. Thomas (Richland, Washington); James A. Wise (Richland, Washington); Jeremy York (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived reports, and the like. The text content from these sources may be transformed to a spatial representation that preserves informational characteristics from the documents. The three-dimensional representation may then be visually browsed and analyzed in ways that avoid language processing and that reduce the analysts' effort. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/535360 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07555604 | Chatterjee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siddhartha Chatterjee (Yorktown Heights, New York); John A. Gunnels (Brewster, New York); Fred Gehrung Gustavson (Briarcliff Manor, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method (and structure) of managing memory in which a low-level mechanism is executed to signal, in a sequence of instructions generated at a higher level, that at least a portion of a contiguous area of memory is permitted to be overwritten. |
| FILED | Monday, January 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/328344 |
| ART UNIT | 2188 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07553401 | Gebhart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Faraday Technology, Inc. (Clayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence E. Gebhart (Clayton, Ohio); Jenny J. Sun (Tipp City, Ohio); Phillip O. Miller (Dayton, Ohio); E. Jennings Taylor (Troy, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for establishing more uniform deposition across one or more faces of a workpiece in an electroplating process. The apparatus employs eductors in conjunction with a flow dampener member and other measures to provide a more uniform current distribution and a more uniform metal deposit distribution as reflected in a coefficient of variability that is lower than conventional processes. |
| FILED | Friday, March 19, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/804841 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/96 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553494 | Gaiger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Corixa Corporation (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Gaiger (Vienna, Austria); Patricia D McNeill (Federal Way, Washington); Nomalie Jaya (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for the therapy of malignant diseases, such as leukemia and cancer, are disclosed. The compositions comprise one or more of a WT1 polynucleotide, a WT1 polypeptide, an antigen-presenting cell presenting a WT1 polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds to a WT1 polypeptide; or a T cell that specifically reacts with a WT1 polypeptide. Such compositions may be used, for example, for the prevention and treatment of metastatic diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427717 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/277.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07553706 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ping Liu (Mississauga, Canada); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S Ong (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for fabricating a thin film transistor including: (a) depositing a semiconductor layer; and (b) depositing a multilayer gate dielectric prior to or subsequent to the depositing the semiconductor layer, wherein the multilayer dielectric comprises: (i) a first layer comprising a first material selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted silsesquioxane, an optionally substituted silsesquioxane-metal oxide hybrid composition, an optionally substituted siloxane-metal oxide hybrid composition, and a mixture thereof, and (ii) a second layer in contact with the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a second material, wherein the first layer is closer to the semiconductor layer than the second layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/276634 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 07555329 | Gross et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Department of Veterans Affairs (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roxann Diez Gross (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Richard S. Horne (Stafford, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for quantifying pharyngeal residue and aspiration of a patient by x-ray imaging of the patient's head and neck to produce a baseline image, applying an initial volume of x-ray opaque solution to a patient by mouth; x-ray imaging the head and neck of the patient having received the solution before and after swallowing to produce respective second and third images; and calculating a ratio of the pharyngeal residue volume to the initial volume to determine the proportion of the swallowed bolus that remain in the pharyngeal recesses; and calculating a ratio of the material entering the trachea to the known initial volume to determine the proportion of the swallowed bolus that has been aspirated; and if the volume of the original bolus is known, calculating the actual volume of the pharyngeal residue and aspiration. The apparatus includes a suitably programmed computer and an x-ray imaging system to collect image data. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/153907 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/407 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 07553686 | George et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. George (Boulder, Colorado); Cari F. Herrmann (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Micro-mechanical devices, such as MEMS, having layers thereon, and methods of forming the layers, are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include forming a layer including an oxide of aluminum over at least a portion of a micro-mechanical device, and coating the layer by bonding material to surface hydroxyl groups of the layer. In another aspect, a method may include introducing a micro-mechanical device into an atomic layer deposition chamber, and substantially filling nanometer sized voids of the micro-mechanical device by using atomic layer deposition to introduce material into the voids. In a still further aspect, a method may include introducing an alkylaminosilane to a micro-mechanical device having a surface hydroxyl group, and bonding a silane to the micro-mechanical device by reacting the alkylaminosilane with the surface hydroxyl group. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910525 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07553085 | Gray, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles L. Gray, Jr. (Pinckney, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid bearing includes hydrostatic pads formed in a surface and positioned to exert a separating force, and a land formed on the surface of the insert and configured to act as a bushing to allow rotation while the first and second pads are pressurized at less than a hydrostatic balance force. Pressurized fluid to the pads of the insert is controlled to prevent operation in full hydrostatic mode. More particularly, a separating force generated by surface force of the pads is controlled such that the separating force does not exceed a force exerted on the bearing. The fluid pressure is also controlled to keep the separating force within a selected margin of the force exerted on the bearing, to control wear of the bearing. Control of the separating force is achieved by selectively pressurizing individual hydrostatic pads, thereby effectively varying the active hydrostatic area of the bearing. |
| FILED | Friday, April 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/413796 |
| ART UNIT | 3656 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Bearings 384/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07553105 | Dugan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pamela J. Dugan (Golden, Colorado); Robert L. Siegrist (Boulder, Colorado); Michelle L. Crimi (Kingsport, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for oxidizing subsurface contaminants. Compositions include compatible combinations of surfactants, cosolvents and chemical oxidants. Compositions have been identified that provide compatible combinations of surfactants and chemical oxidants that maximize oxidant productivity on solubilized contaminants. The compositions and methods are especially effective on the treatment of dense non-aqueous phase liquids or DNAPLs. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/585417 |
| ART UNIT | 3672 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Hydraulic and earth engineering 45/128.750 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07553152 | Merry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark F. Merry (Tucson, Arizona); Jeff D. Miller (Tucson, Arizona); Frank J. Madison (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic circuit for generating a trapezoidal excitation waveform includes a controllable frequency source and a trapezoidal waveform generator. The controllable frequency source generates a source waveform that, upon energization thereof, has an initial frequency value, and decreases in frequency to a substantially constant frequency value a time period after energization. The trapezoidal waveform generator receives the source waveform and, in response, generates a trapezoidal waveform at least when the source waveform frequency attains the substantially constant frequency value. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/165716 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Combustion 431/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07554471 | Tsai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Kung-Juh Tsai (Palos Verde Estates, California); John Chan Phan (Garden Grove, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for improving the linearity of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a digital waveform generator that generates a digital sequence associated with a desired analog waveform and a pseudo-random noise component that provides a pulse shaped band limited pseudo-random noise sequence. The system further includes a combiner configured to combine the digital sequence and the pulse shaped band limited pseudo-random noise sequence and provide the combined sequence to the DAC. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/591231 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2009/fedinvent-patents-20090630.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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