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Patent Details for Tuesday, September 08, 2009
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| US 07585493 | Hale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ron L. Hale (Woodside, California); Amy Lu (Los Altos, California); Daniel J. Myers (Mountain View, California); Joshua D. Rabinowitz (Mountain View, California); Martin J. Wensley (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An article for use in an aerosol device, for producing an aerosol of a drug composition is disclosed. The article includes a heat-conductive substrate having a surface with a selected surface area, and a drug composition film on the substrate surface having a selected film thickness of between 0.05 and 20 μm. The film thickness is such that an aerosol formed by vaporizing the drug composition by heating the substrate and condensing the vaporized compound contains 10% or less drug-degradation product and at least 50% of the total amount of drug composition contained in the film. The selected substrate surface area is such as to yield an effective human therapeutic dose of the drug aerosol. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the article. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/633877 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/45 |
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| US 07585498 | Hearing et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick Hearing (St. James, New York); Amy Ostrom (Lake Worth, Florida); Susanne Wells (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to recombinant Adenoviruses (Ad) which function as helper viruses to gutted Ad viruses lacking viral coding sequences. The recombinant Ad of the present invention comprise a binding site of the E. coli Lac repressor protein embedded within the packaging domain. Available Lac repressor protein binds to its operator site within the helper virus packaging domain, precluding the binding of natural packaging factors. The present invention also provides recombinant Ad which in addition to having a binding site for the Lac repressor protein within the packaging domain, also comprise coding sequence for the Lac repressor protein under the control of a promoter which functions in producer cells. Methods for suppressing packaging of helper Ad during packaging of a gutted Ad vector are also provided as are methods of producing recombinant helper Ad using lactose or lactose derivative as a regulatory molecule. Temperature shift may also be used to regulate growth of a recombinant helper Ad. In addition, methods of producing a gutted Ad vector substantially free of helper Ad are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/490551 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
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| US 07585512 | Berd |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Berd (Wyncote, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a treatment for cancer. Compositions and methods of treating cancer are included in the scope of the present invention. The compositions of the present invention include a composition prepared from tumor cells or tumor cell extracts. The methods of the present invention are directed to treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising tumor cells and/or tumor cell extracts. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 1994 |
| APPL NO | 08/203004 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — 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 07585622 | Cech et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Geron Corporation (Menlo Park, California); The Regents of the University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas R. Cech (Potomac, Maryland); Joachim Lingner (Epalinges, Switzerland); Toru Nakamura (San Diego, California); Karen B. Chapman (Southborough, Massachusetts); Gregg B. Morin (Oakville, Canada); Calvin B. Harley (Palo Alto, California); William H. Andrews (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods related to human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTRT), the catalytic protein subunit of human telomerase. The polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention are useful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of human diseases, for changing the proliferative capacity of cells and organisms, and for identification and screening of compounds and treatments useful for treatment of diseases such as cancers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 1999 |
| APPL NO | 09/432503 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07585627 | Caron et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc G. Caron (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Xiaodong Zhang (Durham, North Carolina); Martin Beaulieu (Durham, North Carolina); Raul R. Gainetdinov (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Tatiana D. Sotnikova (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ranga R. Krishnan (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); David A. Schwartz (Hillsborough, North Carolina); Lauranell Burch (Durham, North Carolina); Redford B. Williams (Hillsborough, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of screening a subject for a serotonergic neurotransmission dysregulation disorder comprises detecting the presence or absence of an Tph2 mutation in the subject; and then determining that the subject is at increased risk of a serotonergic neurotransmission dysregulation disorder due to the presence or absence of the Tph2 mutation. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/133949 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07585629 | Pulst |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefan M. Pulst (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) represent a growing and heterogeneous clinical phenotype with ongoing discovery of causative etiologies. Methods: The authors collected DNA and clinically characterized a three-generation Filipino family segregating a dominant ataxia. Following elimination of several known SCA loci, a genome-wide linkage study was undertaken with additional fine mapping of 19q13. Results: Clinical characterization of affected family members revealed cerebellar signs including gait ataxia, limb ataxia/dysmetria, titubation, hypotonia, dysarthria, and nystagmus. Linkage was found in a ˜4 cM region of 19q13 bounded by markers D19S867 and D19S553, with a maximum LOD score of 3.89 at markers D19S904, D19S246, and D19S907. This region overlaps with, though markedly reduces the previously described SCA13 locus. Conclusion: An autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia clinically distinguishable from SCA13 overlaps with the SCA13 locus on chromosome 19q13.3. |
| FILED | Monday, April 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/411233 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07585640 | Ahearn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph M. Ahearn (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Susan M. Manzi (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Chau-Ching Liu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is related to methods of diagnosing inflammatory diseases or conditions by determining levels of components of the complement pathway on the surface of white blood cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/545052 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.240 |
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| US 07585642 | Sasisekharan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ram Sasisekharan (Bedford, Massachusetts); Ganesh Venkataraman (Bedford, Massachusetts); Zachary Shriver (Boston, Massachusetts); Dongfang Liu (Westborough, Massachusetts); Mallikarjun Sundaram (Ashland, Massachusetts); Yiwei Qi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and products for characterizing and using polysaccharides. Low molecular weight heparin products and methods of use are described. Methods for characterizing purity and activity of polysaccharide preparations including glycosaminoglycans such as heparin are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/606623 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/13 |
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| US 07585657 | Kawaoka |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Middletown, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a packaging (incorporation) signal for influenza virus vectors, and methods of using the signal to transmit and maintain influenza viral and foreign nucleic acid in virus and cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/509249 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/235.100 |
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| US 07585667 | Olivo 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); Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Olivo (St. Louis, Missouri); Peter L. Collins (Kensington, Maryland); Mark E. Peeples (Bexley, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to non-cytopathic negative-strand RNA virus replicons, and methods of making and using the replicons and replicon systems. |
| FILED | Monday, June 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/560655 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
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| US 07585671 | McMahon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew P. McMahon (Lexington, Massachusetts); Pao-Tien Chuang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns the discovery of a new family of hedgehog binding proteins, referred to herein as “hedgehog interacting proteins” or “HIPs”, which are demonstrated to bind to hedgehog polypeptides with high affinity. As described herein, the vertebrate HIP proteins exhibit spatially and temporally restricted expression domains indicative of important roles in hedgehog-mediated induction. |
| FILED | Monday, May 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/438749 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/332 |
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| US 07585675 | Narayan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Opendra Narayan (Shawnee, Kansas); Shilpa Buch (Overland Park, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of treating or preventing SHIV or HIV infection in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a antisense IL-4. The antisense IL-4 inhibits viral replication in the liver, lungs, spleen, and even the lymph nodes of the subject. Further, the antisense IL-4 can be used in combination with other antiretroviral agents or vaccines. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/274387 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/455 |
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| US 07585834 | Wender et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California); Cellgate, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Wender (Menlo Park, California); Jonathan B. Rothbard (Cupertino, California); Lee Wright (Redwood City, California); Erik L. Kreider (Sunnyvale, California); Christopher L. VanDeusen (Columbus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing transport of biologically active compounds across biological membranes and across and into animal epithelial or endothelial tissues. The composition includes a biologically active agent and a transport moiety. The transport moiety includes a structure selected from the group consisting of (ZYZ)nZ, (ZY)nZ, (ZYY)nZ and (ZYYY)nZ. Subunit “Z” is L-arginine or D-arginine, and subunit “Y” is an amino acid that does not comprise an amidino or guanidino moiety. Subscript “n” is an integer ranging from 2 to 10. The method for enhancing transport involves the administration of the aforementioned composition. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/078247 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07585841 | Cheresh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Cheresh (Encinitas, California); Brian Eliceiri (Carlsbad, California); Pamela L. Schwartzberg (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes methods for modulating angiogenesis in tissues using Src protein, modified Src protein, and nucleic acids encoding for such. Particularly the invention describes methods for inhibiting angiogenesis using an inactive Src protein, or nucleic acids encoding therefor, or for potentiating angiogenesis using an active Src protein, or nucleic acids encoding therefor. The invention also describes the use of gene delivery systems for providing nucleic acids encoding for the Src protein, or modified forms thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/230995 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07585842 | Kisiel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Reagents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter Kisiel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Hitendra S. Chand (Albuquerque, New Mexico); S. Paul Bajaj (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A human Kunitz-type inhibitor polypeptide with enhanced antifibrinolytic activity, methods of making, and methods of use. The novel polypeptide is structurally similar to the KD1 domain of human tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (TFPI-2). |
| FILED | Thursday, December 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/646776 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07585843 | Garren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bayhill Therapeutics, Inc. (San Mateo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hideki Garren (Palo Alto, California); Stephanie Broome (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment or prevention of autoimmune disease. Therapeutic doses of one or more modified therapeutic ordered peptide(s) comprising amino acids representing a consensus sequence of a protein identified as a target of the autoimmune T and B cell response are described. Of particular interest are therapeutic ordered peptides of the autoantigens in multiple sclerosis, for example the myelin proteins MBP, MOG, PLP, MAG and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase. The therapeutic ordered peptide may be extended at either termini by the addition of other D- or L- amino acid residues. The therapeutic ordered peptides may be administered topically or parenterally, by injection at a particular site, including subcutaneously, intraperitoneally, intravascularly, or the like or transdermally, as by electrotransport. The compositions of the invention may also contain other therapeutically active agents. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/589067 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/14 |
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| US 07585844 | Turner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois); University College Cardiff Consultants Ltd. (Cardiff, United Kingdom) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerrold R. Turner (Wilmette, Illinois); Randall J. Mrsny (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are inhibitors of myosin light chain kinase, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the inhibitors and methods of use. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/111463 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/15 |
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| US 07585848 | Masuda et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois); Anges MG, Inc. (Osaka, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Koichi Masuda (Wilmette, Illinois); Takefumi Gemba (Kawanishi, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods and compositions for inhibiting, treating and reversing intervertebral disc disorders using transcription factor inhibitors. In certain embodiments, the transcription factor inhibitor targets the transcription factor NF-κB. Also described are methods and compositions where intervertebral disc disorder is reversed using a decoy oligodeoxy-nucleotide that blocks NF-κB. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/033466 |
| 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 |
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| US 07585856 | Serhan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles N. Serhan (Needham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is generally drawn to novel isolated therapeutic agents, termed resolvins, generated from the interaction between a dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), cyclooxygenase-II (COX-2) and an analgesic, such as aspirin (ASA). Surprisingly, careful isolation of compounds generated from the combination of components in an appropriate environment provide di- and tri-hydroxy EPA or DHA compounds having unique structural and physiological properties. The present invention therefore provides for many new useful therapeutic di- or tri-hydroxy derivatives of EPA or DHA (resolvins) that diminish, prevent, or eliminate inflammation or PMN migration, for example. The present invention also provides methods of use, methods of preparation, and packaged pharmaceuticals for use as medicaments for the compounds disclosed throughout the specification. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/639714 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/218 |
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| US 07585863 | Horwitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerome P. Horwitz (Farmington Hills, Michigan); Thomas H. Corbett (Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan); Eduardo Palomino (Royal Oak, Michigan); Lisa Polin (Oak Park, Michigan); Stuart T. Hazeldine (Taylor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein A, X, Y, and Z are as defined in the specification. The compounds are effective anti-tumor agents. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the above formula or a salt thereof, intermediates useful for preparing a compound of the above formula, and therapeutic methods comprising administering a compound of the above formula or a salt thereof to a mammal in need thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/469205 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/249 |
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| US 07585865 | Antonetti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Antonetti (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey M. Sundstrom (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Charles D. Smith (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject are provided by the present invention which include administering a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a protein kinase C (PKC) zeta inhibitor. A disease or disorder treated or prevented by administration of a PKC zeta inhibitor is characterized by abnormal vascular permeability. Diseases or disorders treated or prevented by administration of a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a PKC zeta inhibitor include cancer, an ischemic condition and microvascular complications of a systemic or local condition in the subject, such as diabetes and/or diabetic macular edema. Additionally, methods of inhibiting PKC zeta are provided which include incubating PKC zeta in vivo, in vitro and/or in silico with a PKC zeta inhibitor. |
| FILED | Monday, July 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/781498 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/252.130 |
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| US 07585868 | Knight et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zachary A. Knight (New York, New York); Beth Apsel (San Francisco, California); Kevan M. Shokat (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel compounds that can be used as antagonists of a lipid kinase such as a PI3 kinase, protein tyrosine kinase, and/or protein serine-threonine kinases such as mTOR. The present invention also provides methods of using the compounds for treating various disease conditions. The compounds include those having the formula: wherein the R1, R2 and R36 are as defined herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/732856 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/262.100 |
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| US 07585894 | Curley, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert W. Curley, Jr. (Dublin, Ohio); Margaret Clagett-Dame (Deerfield, Wisconsin); Michael D. Collins (Agoura Hills, California); Victoria V. Abzianidze (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Analogs of 4-[(E)-2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-napthalenyl)-1-propenyl]benzoic acid and methods of manufacture and use thereof, such as for use in cancer prevention and treatment. |
| FILED | Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/428165 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/460 |
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| US 07585929 | James et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ken James (Somerville, Massachusetts); Stephen Brocchini (London, United Kingdom); Varawut Tangpasuthadol (Bangkok, Thailand); Joachim B. Kohn (Highland Park, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to polyarylates comprising repeating units having the structure: as well as their preparation and use as cell growth substrates. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 13, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/889914 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/182 |
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| US 07585941 | Pasternak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gavril W. Pasternak (New York, New York); Ying-Xian Pan (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses novel splice variant forms of the mu-opioid receptor-1 (MOR-1) and the polynucleotide sequences encoding the MOR-1 splice variants. The invention further encompasses methods of screening for compositions regulating the MOR-1 splice variant activities and the development of therapeutic modalities directed to regulating activity. Regulation of the MOR-1 splice variant activities may impact the physiologic process of analgesia. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/588679 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07585957 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); AvidBiotics Corp (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery F. Miller (Santa Monica, California); Sergei Doulatov (Toronto, Canada); Asher Hodes (Los Angeles, California); Min Xu (Los Angeles, California); Mari Gingery (Glendale, California); David W. Martin, Jr. (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the diversification of nucleic acid sequences by use of a nucleic acid molecule containing a region of sequence that acts as a template for diversification. The invention thus provides nucleic acid molecules to be diversified, as well as those which act as the template region (TR) and in concert with the TR for directional, site-specific diversification. Further provided are methods of preparing and using these nucleic acid sequences. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197219 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585962 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The McLean Hospital Corporation (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwang-Soo Kim (Lexington, Massachusetts); Ole Isacson (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dong-Youn Hwang (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features an enhancer cassette and methods of its use. The enhancer cassette has the formula [X−Y]n, wherein each X is independently a cell type-specific enhancer element; Y is absent or is a mono or polynucleotide that has between one and thirty nucleotides; and n is an integer between five and fifty, inclusive. |
| FILED | Monday, October 21, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/277345 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585964 | Palanisamy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cancer Genetics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nallasivam Palanisamy (North Andover, Massachusetts); Raju S. Chaganti (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Probes and methods of using the probes to detect chromosomal rearrangements and/or deletions are provided. The methods utilize probes that are free of repeat sequences to provide greater selectivity and sensitivity; methods for producing such probes are also disclosed. The probe sets utilized in the detection methods are designed to hybridize to chromosomes at regions outside known breakpoints, instead of spanning the breakpoint as with conventional FISH methods, and, in some instances, are further designed to bind to regions located outside the genes involved in the rearrangement. Methods utilizing probe sets with two and four colors are also described, as are automated methods for analyzing rearrangements. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/146658 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586022 | Dmitrovsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ethan Dmitrovsky (Hanover, New Hampshire); Yan Ma (Beverly, Massachusetts); Sarah J. Freemantle (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a transgenic non-human animal whose genome contains a transgene containing a nucleic acid encoding a cyclin E protein operably linked to a regulatory element including a lung-specific promoter. The transgenic animals of the present invention have elevated levels cyclin E protein in the lung and have in increased occurrence of lung carcinogenesis. The animals of the instant invention were also found to have increased levels of Gli1 and Shh. Vectors, cells and cell lines are provided, as is a method for identifying a therapeutic agent for the chemoprevention or treatment of lung cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, July 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/996003 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587105 | Ashkenazi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shai Ashkenazi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Lingjie Jay Guo (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Matthew O'Donnell (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer waveguide resonator device for high-frequency ultrasound detection having a optical resonator coupled to a straight optical waveguide which serves as input and output ports. Acoustic waves irradiating the waveguide induce strain modifying the waveguide cross-section or other design property. As a consequence, the effective refractive index of optical waves propagating along the ring is modified. The sharp wavelength dependence of the high Q-factor resonator enhances the optical response to acoustic strain. High sensitivity is demonstrated experimentally in detecting broadband ultrasound pulses from a 10 MHz transducer. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/662154 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587233 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Wong (San Diego, California); Thomas Liu (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for providing velocity-selective magnetic arterial spin labeling in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without spatial selectivity. In one implementation, an RF pulse train is applied to selectively tag spins according to velocities of the spins without selection based on locations of the spins. MRI images of tagged spins at an area of interest are then acquired to obtain information on perfusion at the area of interest. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/514084 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clarence T. Lobb (Albuquerque, New Mexico); William T. Kornke (Rio Rancho, New Mexico); Wayne T. Armstrong (Placitas, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A dust mitigation and cleaning system for cleaning a surface includes a system housing secured around at least a portion of a section including the surface to be cleaned. The system housing includes a hollow member extending within the system housing toward and in general alignment with the surface to be cleaned, where an outlet of the system housing is defined by the hollow member. A duct section is secured to a portion of the system housing and includes an inlet to receive a gaseous fluid, such as air from an ambient environment in which the system is disposed, and an outlet in communication with the system housing. The system further includes a pressure generator disposed within the duct section, where operation of the fan generates a pressure differential between an interior portion of the system housing and the ambient environment such that gaseous fluid drawn into the system housing via the duct section is removed from the interior portion of the system housing via the outlet defined by the hollow member. In an exemplary embodiment, the system is disposed within a motorized vehicle to maintain a sensor window used with optical equipment clean during system operations. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/312489 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning 015/316.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07584602 | Lewis |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven A. Lewis (South Bend, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel system for a gas turbine engine having at least one augmentor zone which fuel system includes a fuel pump (12) drawing fuel from a fuel tank (10) and pumping the fuel in a downstream direction, at least one fuel line (14) connecting the fuel pump (12) to the at least one augmentor zone, at least one augmentor metering valve (20) in the at least one augmentor fuel line (14) for metering fuel to the at least one augmentor zone, and a fuel return path (32) returning fuel from a point in the fuel line (14) downstream of the fuel pump (12) to the fuel tank (10), wherein the point is downstream of the at least one augmentor metering valve (20). A selector valve (30) is provided to allow thermal recirculation of fuel using an augmentor metering valve. Also a method of controlling fuel recirculation in a gas turbine engine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/406322 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/243 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07584691 | Steimke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (Burlington, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Steimke (Burlington, Vermont); Parke R. Warner (Colchester, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | A weapon system is provided with a rotary lock bolt driven by a bimodal cam way. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/531340 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07584702 | Sutherland 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) | Gerrit T. Sutherland (White Plains, Maryland); Phillip J. Miller (Issue, Maryland); Harold W. Sandusky (Fulton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Molten droplets of a metal fuel, such as aluminum, are dispersed into air or water for a reaction releasing energy for military or other purposes. In one warhead embodiment, a cylinder of solid metal is disposed within a ceramic heat insulator; heaters of thermite-like material are embedded in the metal; and an explosive dispersing charge is disposed around or at one end of the cylinder. On activation, the heaters are ignited to melt the metal, and the charge then detonated to disperse droplets of the molten metal. In a related embodiment, the metal and heaters are within a containment having an atomizing nozzle at one end and, oppositely of the metal from the nozzle, a piston and gas generator. When the metal is melted, the gas generator is activated to expel molten metal droplets from the nozzle. The fuel may be pressed particles heated below the melting point and then dispersed by a charge providing enough heat to melt the particles; may be a single component, fuel-rich thermite compound; and may include droplet surface tension reducing additives. Advantages are that the weight and volume of a warhead do not include explosives, binders, and underwater-use oxidizers employed with fuel particles in conventional energetic materials. A warhead may thus have greater density for effective penetration; and, since the fuel is not incorporated in an explosive, dispersing charges can be removed until use, and metal fuels hazardous when incorporated in an explosive can be used. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/151187 |
| 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 12/363 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07584751 | Brooks, Jr. 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) | Lowry J. Brooks, Jr. (Fallston, Maryland); Chika N. Nzelibe (Hyattsville, Maryland); Joshua D. Israel (Baltimore, Maryland); Matthew D. Reber (Elkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An adapter for testing an outlet valve of a protective mask with a testing apparatus includes portions which oppose the valve and are configured to connect the valve to the tester in sufficient isolation for testing purposes. In one implementation, the valve has first and second notches configured to engage corresponding non-uniform geometries in an interference fit. In still further implementations, the adapter comprises an overmold with a resiliently compressible surface conformed to mate with the outlet valve and an insert at least partly encapsulated by the overmold and providing support to the resilient compression of the surface of the overmold. In use, the portions of the adapter engaging corresponding locations on the valve to be tested form an interference fit. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/203580 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/201.190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585349 | Xia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732910 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585472 | Holladay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jamelyn D. Holladay (Kennewick, Washington); Yong Wang (Richland, Washington); Jianli Hu (Kennewick, Washington); Ya-Huei Chin (Richland, Washington); Robert A. Dagle (Richland, Washington); Guanguang Xia (Pasco, Washington); Eddie G. Baker (Pasco, Washington); Daniel R. Palo (Kennewick, Washington); Max Phelps (Richland, Washington); Heon Jung (Daejeon, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes combustors and steam reformers and methods of combustion and steam reforming. For example, integrated combustion reactors are described in which heat from combustion is transferred to an endothermic reaction. Thermally efficient reactors and methods of alcohol steam reforming are also described. Also described is an integrated combustor/reformer containing a methanation catalyst. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/434443 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/193 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585497 | Oh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Youngman Oh (Richmond, Virginia); Ron Rosenfeld (Palo Alto, California); Angela Renae Ingermann (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed an isolated cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) encoding a P4.33 polypeptide and comprising a coding region (SEQ ID NO:2) of the sequence described in SEQ ID NO:1, or a sequence having at least 90% homology with the coding region of SEQ ID NO:1. The P4.33 polypeptide functions as a specific cell-surface receptor for IGFBP-3, and undergoes nuclear translocation in combination with IGFBP-3. IGFBP-3 and P4.33 (IGFBP-3R) cooperatively suppress DNA synthesis and cell growth, and induce caspase activation and apoptosis in cancer cells, indicating that P4.33 is an important mediator of IGF-independent growth inhibitory actions of IGFBP-3. The P4.33:IGFBP-3 system of the present invention can be used, inter alia, in screening and diagnostic assays, and for therapeutic methods for cancer treatment and tumor suppression. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/276491 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585509 | Quinn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of The University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas P. Quinn (Columbia, Missouri); Natalia G. Karasseva (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The ErbB-2 receptor, a member of the tyrosine kinase type 1 family of receptors, has been implicated in many human malignancies. Bacteriophage display technology was employed to identify peptides that bound to the extracellular domain of human ErbB-2. The peptide KCCYSL, most frequently occurring in the affinity selected population, was chemically synthesized and characterized for its binding activities to the recombinant extracellular domain of ErbB-2. The synthetic peptide exhibits high specificity to ErbB-2 as well as to ErbB-1, another member of ErbB family. Thus, this peptide can be employed in cancer imaging or therapeutic agent targeting to malignant cells ErbB-2 receptor. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/520408 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/195.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585579 | Read |
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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) | Jeffrey A. Read (West Friendship, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery includes a non-aqueous solvent which is characterized in that the solubility of oxygen therein is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc of solvent at STP. The electrolyte also includes an electrolyte salt dissolved in the solvent. The solvent may comprise a mixture of materials in which at least 50%, on a weight basis, of the materials have an oxygen solubility of at least 0.1760 cc O2/cc at STP. Also disclosed is a method for optimizing the composition of an electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery by selecting the solvent for the electrolyte from those materials which will dissolve the electrolyte salt and which have a solubility for oxygen which is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc at STP. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/628424 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585580 | Medeiros 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) | Maria G. Medeiros (Bristol, Rhode Island); Eric G. Dow (Barrington, Rhode Island); Steven P. Tucker (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Russel R. Bessette (Mattapoisett, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell and a method for using the fuel cell to make electricity, in which the fuel cell has an anode half-cell having an electrocatalytic anode and a liquid anolyte that is substantially isopropanol dissolved in seawater. The fuel cell has a cathode half-cell having an electrocatalytic cathode and a liquid catholyte that is substantially hydrogen peroxide dissolved in slightly acidic seawater. The half-cells share a common proton exchange membrane. When the anode and cathode are in electrical connection the isopropanol is oxidized to carbon dioxide, which is fugitive, and the hydrogen peroxide is reduced to water. In the method, the anolyte and the catholyte, which are in effect the fuel of the fuel cell, are metered and re-circulated as needed to produce the necessary electrical power. The electrocatalytic electrodes are typically comprised of palladium and iridium alloys. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/124639 |
| 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 07585970 | Dellinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas J Dellinger (Boulder, Colorado); Geraldine F Dellinger (Boulder, Colorado); John S Hargreaves (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for synthesizing a polynucleotide is disclosed. The method comprises providing a functionalized support comprising a triaryl methyl linker bound to the solid support through a substitution on one of the aryl groups, a nucleotide chain bound to the central methyl carbon of the triaryl methyl group and a nucleoside with a reactive site hydroxyl. The method further provides contacting that functionalized support with a precursor having a hydroxyl protecting group and a phosphorous derivative reactive group to produce internucleotide linkage. The resulting compound is then treated to both remove the hydroxyl protecting group on the precursor, and to oxidize the internucleotide bond. |
| FILED | Saturday, August 30, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/652049 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/25.340 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586233 | Schultz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Patrick Schultz (Blacksburg, Virginia); Ted Ankomahene Asare (Blacksburg, Virginia); Ben David Poquette (Blacksburg, Virginia); Stephen Lynn Kampe (Floyd, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite materials comprising ferroelastic ceramic particulates dispersed in a metal matrix are capable of vibration damping. When the ferroelastic ceramic particulates are subjected to stress, such as the cyclic stress experienced during vibration of the material, internal stresses in the ceramic cause the material to deform via twinning, domain rotation or domain motion thereby dissipating the vibrational energy. The ferroelastic ceramic particulates may also act as reinforcements to improve the mechanical properties of the composites. The composite materials may be used in various structural components in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, buildings and tools. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/584861 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586236 | Corsaro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert D Corsaro (Waldorf, Maryland); Peter C Herdic (Washington, District of Columbia); Brian H Houston (Fairfax, Virginia); Joseph D. Klunder (New Carrollton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A tri-axial vibration isolation device having: a passive isolation assembly including a first frame, a plurality of passive lateral isolators supporting the support frame on the base, and a plurality of passive vertical isolators; and an actuator assembly including a second frame, a vertical actuator arranged between the load and the second frame, and a plurality of lateral actuators arranged between the second frame and the passive vertical isolators. The actuators can be piezoelectric elements that change their thickness in response to an electrical signal. The lateral actuators are arranged in oppositely poled pairs. An accelerometer or other sensor provides information to a controller that controls the actuators. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/539912 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586437 | Pillai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | C and P Technologies, Inc. (Closter, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Unnikrishna Sreedharan Pillai (Harrington Park, New Jersey); Ke Yong Li (Jackson Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The objective of this patent is to develop new signal processing algorithms for a wide-band circular electronically scanned array (CESA) or a wideband linear electronically scanned array (LESA) for use in surveillance and communications applications, where a sequence of pulses are transmitted and their returns are collected by the array for further processing. Instead of partitioning the entire wideband frequency into various subbands and then processing them separately using narrowband schemes, a frequency focusing method is proposed here to compensate and focus the wideband spatio-temporal data into a single narrow frequency band. This is made possible by operating with a pre-computed frequency focusing matrix that transforms the data from various frequency slots that are spread across the entire wideband region into a common narrowband frequency for the array outputs. Finally the focused narrowband data can be processed using conventional space-time adaptive processing methods to suppress the clutter/noise returns and detect any targets present. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/953095 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586514 | Salazar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald M. Salazar (Ridgecrest, California); James E. Wojciehowski (Ridgecrest, California); Daniel W. Fagen (Inyokern, New York); Richard V. Hong (Ridgecrest, California); Brad E. Metziner (Ridgecrest, California); Steven J. Luhn (Inyokern, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An imagery system that transfers digital images of a target from a military aircraft to a ground station or other aircraft and returns an updated image to the aircraft for pursuit and destruction of the target. The imagery system includes a digital image processor that captures still images from weapons video supplied by a weapons video source on board the aircraft. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021901 |
| ART UNIT | 2621 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/144 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586891 | Masciulli |
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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) | Michael Masciulli (East Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for converging on a route through a radio frequency (RF) communications network, that includes multiple nodes, includes (a) identifying all RF links between each node in the RF communications network; (b) determining a connectivity confidence interval for each RF link by: (aa) developing a calculated signal to noise ratio using a radio frequency communication link propagation loss model; (bb) determining a threshold signal to noise ratio based on a predetermined RF packet completion rate; (cc) determining a standard deviation value based on a signal strength and a noise level at a signal receiving node; (dd) calculating a Z number, associated with a normal distribution table which is based on the threshold signal to noise ratio minus the calculated signal to noise ratio with that result being divided by the standard deviation value; and (ee) assigning a CCI probability value based on said Z number. The method further comprises (c) setting a predetermined connectivity confidence interval minimum; (d) comparing each connectivity confidence interval for each RF link to the predetermined connectivity confidence interval minimum to determine which are greater than or equal to the predetermined connectivity confidence interval; (e) assembling each RF link corresponding to each connectivity confidence interval that is greater than or equal to the predetermined connectivity confidence interval together to identify various routes through the RF network; (f) calculating a resultant connectivity confidence interval for each route by multiplying together each connectivity confidence interval for each RF link of each particular route; and (g) comparing each resultant connectivity confidence interval to identify the route with the greatest resultant connectivity confidence interval. An apparatus for carrying out such a method is also presented. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311575 |
| ART UNIT | 2419 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/344 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586962 | Rotter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shlomo Z. Rotter (Riverside, Ohio); Susan L. Heidger (Kettering, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A mounting improvement for the solid state laser bars used for example to pump high power lasers is provided. Solid state laser bars are mounted in side by side relationship and combined with integrated substrate and laser output directing optical elements on a disclosed Integrated Diamond Carrier. The Integrated Diamond Carrier is preferably fabricated as an essentially freestanding base plate of diamond composition with incorporated arrays of mesa structures providing mounting for the laser bars and providing integral laser output directing optical elements such as mirrored prisms. Integrated diamond carriers according to the invention provide stable positioning, desirable thermal conductivity and consistent low temperature operation for the solid state lasers. |
| FILED | Monday, March 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/091684 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/36 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586972 | Raghavan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Srinivasa H. Raghavan (Rancho Palos Verdes, California); Jack K. Holmes (Agoura Hills, California); Kristine P. Maine (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system using spread spectrum signaling over a communication bandwidth uses two different signal spectra generated using two different respective spreading code formats, such as NRZ code formatting and staggered Manchester code formatting, for respectively providing nonsplit spectra having a center peak and split spectra having a center null. The spectra are combined during transmission as a CDMA communication signal having a composite spectrum. The use of different code formats produces the composite spectrum of respective center peak and center null spectra that enables increased channel capacity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/776446 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587374 | Lynch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Lynch (Old Mystic, Connecticut); Peter K. Willett (Coventry, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is a method of training a mean-field Bayesian data reduction algorithm (BDRA) based classifier which includes using an initial training for determining the best number of levels. The Mean-Field BDRA is then retrained for each point in a target data set and training errors are calculated for each training operation. Cluster candidates are identified as those with multiple points having a common training error. Utilizing these cluster candidates and previously identified clusters as the identified target data, the clusters can be confirmed by comparing a newly calculated training error with the previously calculated common training error for the cluster. The method can be repeated until all cluster candidates are identified and tested. |
| FILED | Monday, March 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/387080 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 07584789 | Mo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Shell Oil Company (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weijian Mo (Sugar Land, Texas); Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Roes (Houston, Texas); Vijay Nair (Katy, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing a crude product is disclosed. Formation fluid is produced from a subsurface in situ heat treatment process. The formation fluid is separated to produce a liquid stream and a first gas stream. The first gas stream includes olefins. The liquid stream is fractionated to produce one or more crude products. At least one of the crude products has a boiling range distribution from 38° C. and 343° C. as determined by ASTM Method D5307. The crude product having the boiling range distribution from 38° C. and 343° C. is catalytically cracked to produce one or more additional crude products. At least one of the additional crude products is a second gas stream. The second gas stream has a boiling point of at most 38° C. at 0.101 MPa. |
| FILED | Friday, October 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/584819 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Wells 166/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585420 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuhuang Wang (Evanston, Illinois); Robert H. Hauge (Houston, Texas); Howard K. Schmidt (Houston, Texas); Myung Jong Kim (Houston, Texas); W. Carter Kittrell (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is generally directed to catalyzed hot stamp methods for polishing and/or patterning carbon nanotube-containing substrates. In some embodiments, the substrate, as a carbon nanotube fiber end, is brought into contact with a hot stamp (typically at 200-800° C.), and is kept in contact with the hot stamp until the morphology/patterns on the hot stamp have been transferred to the substrate. In some embodiments, the hot stamp is made of material comprising one or more transition metals (Fe, Ni, Co, Pt, Ag, Au, etc.), which can catalyze the etching reaction of carbon with H2, CO2, H2O, and/or O2. Such methods can (1) polish the carbon nanotube-containing substrate with a microscopically smooth finish, and/or (2) transfer pre-defined patterns from the hot stamp to the substrate. Such polished or patterned carbon nanotube substrates can find application as carbon nanotube electrodes, field emitters, and field emitter arrays for displays and electron sources. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/300031 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585474 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaus S. Wong (Stony Brook, New York); Tae-Jin Park (Port Jefferson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A single crystalline ternary nanostructure having the formula AxByOz, wherein x ranges from 0.25 to 24, and y ranges from 1.5 to 40, and wherein A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, As, Au, B, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cl, Cm, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, F, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, I, In, Ir, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, Os, P, Pb, Pd, Pr, Pt, Rb, Re, Rh, Ru, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Tc, Te, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, and Zn, wherein the nanostructure is at least 95% free of defects and/or dislocations. |
| FILED | Friday, October 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/581766 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585636 | Waldo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey S. Waldo (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Stephanie Cabantous (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides protein subcellular localization assays using split fluorescent protein systems. The assays are conducted in living cells, do not require fixation and washing steps inherent in existing immunostaining and related techniques, and permit rapid, non-invasive, direct visualization of protein localization in living cells. The split fluorescent protein systems used in the practice of the invention generally comprise two or more self-complementing fragments of a fluorescent protein, such as GFP, wherein one or more of the fragments correspond to one or more beta-strand microdomains and are used to “tag” proteins of interest, and a complementary “assay” fragment of the fluorescent protein. Either or both of the fragments may be functionalized with a subcellular targeting sequence enabling it to be expressed in or directed to a particular subcellular compartment (i.e., the nucleus). |
| FILED | Monday, December 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/295374 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585815 | Beernink et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter T. Beernink (Walnut Creek, California); Matthew A. Coleman (Oakland, California); Brent W. Segelke (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions, and kits for the cell-free production and analysis of proteins are provided. The invention allows for the production of proteins from prokaryotic sequences or eukaryotic sequences, including human cDNAs using PCR and IVT methods and detecting the proteins through fluorescence or immunoblot techniques. This invention can be used to identify optimized PCR and WT conditions, codon usages and mutations. The methods are readily automated and can be used for high throughput analysis of protein expression levels, interactions, and functional states. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/884783 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Combinatorial chemistry technology: Method, library, apparatus 56/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585995 | Afanasiev et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Vasilievich Afanasiev (Moscow, Russian Federation); Nikolai Serafimovich Zefirov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Dmitry Yurievich Zalepugin (Moscow, Russian Federation); Victor Stanislavovich Polyakov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Nataliya Alexandrovna Tilkunova (Moscow, Russian Federation); Larisa Godvigovna Tomilova (Moscow, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | A continuous method of producing propylenecarbonate includes carboxylation of propylene oxide with carbon dioxide in presence of phthalocyanine catalyst on an inert carrier, using as the phthalocyanine catalyst at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of not-substituted, methyl, ethyl, butyl, and tret butyl-substituted phthalocyanines of metals, including those containing counterions, and using as the carrier a hydrophobic carrier. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/533779 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 558/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586033 | Ren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhifeng Ren (Newton, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Bed Poudel (West Newton, Massachusetts); Shankar Kumar (Newton, Massachusetts); Wenzhong Wang (Beijing, China PRC); Mildred Dresselhaus (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to binary or higher order semiconductor nanoparticles doped with a metallic element, and thermoelectric compositions incorporating such nanoparticles. In one aspect, the present invention provides a thermoelectric composition comprising a plurality of nanoparticles each of which includes an alloy matrix formed of a Group IV element and Group VI element and a metallic dopant distributed within the matrix. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120729 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586245 | Haenichen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH (Regensburg, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lukas Haenichen (Anspach, Germany); Florian Pschenitzka (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus such as a light source is disclosed which has an OLED device and a microstructured film disposed on the substrate or transparent electrode of said OLED device and on the exterior of said OLED device. The microstructured film contains features which diffuse light emitted by said OLED device and increase the luminance of the device. |
| FILED | Monday, August 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/215548 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/116 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586934 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntelliServ International Holding, Ltd (, Cayman Islands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Hall (Provo, Utah); David B. Bartholomew (Springville, Utah); Justin Moon (Bountiful, Utah); Roger O. Koehler (Provo, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for fixing computational latency within a deterministic region on a network comprises a network interface modem, a high priority module and at least one deterministic peripheral device. The network interface modem is in communication with the network. The high priority module is in communication with the network interface modem. The at least one deterministic peripheral device is connected to the high priority module. The high priority module comprises a packet assembler/disassembler, and hardware for performing at least one operation. Also disclosed is an apparatus for executing at least one instruction on a downhole device within a deterministic region, the apparatus comprising a control device, a downhole network, and a downhole device. The control device is near the surface of a downhole tool string. The downhole network is integrated into the tool string. The downhole device is in communication with the downhole network. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/710882 |
| ART UNIT | 2416 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587011 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Smith (Loudon, Tennessee); Gary W. Turner (Clinton, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Digital data receiver synchronization is provided with composite phase-frequency detectors, mutually cross-connected comparison feedback or both to provide robust reception of digital data signals. A single master clock can be used to provide frequency signals. Advantages can include fast lock-up time in moderately to severely noisy conditions, greater tolerance to noise and jitter when locked, and improved tolerance to clock asymmetries. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/114293 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/354 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587017 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Smith (Loudon, Tennessee); James A. Moore (Powell, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for carrier phase synchronization for improved AM and TV broadcast reception. A method includes synchronizing the phase of a carrier frequency of a broadcast signal with the phase of a remote reference frequency. An apparatus includes a receiver to detect the phase of a reference signal; a phase comparator coupled to the reference signal-phase receiver; a voltage controlled oscillator coupled to the phase comparator; and a phase-controlled radio frequency output coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/803712 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/356 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587103 | Heebner |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John E. Heebner (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one general embodiment, a method for deflecting an optical signal input into a waveguide is provided. In operation, an optical input signal is propagated through a waveguide. Additionally, an optical control signal is applied to a mask positioned relative to the waveguide such that the application of the optical control signal to the mask is used to influence the optical input signal propagating in the waveguide. Furthermore, the deflected optical input signal output from the waveguide is detected in parallel on an array of detectors. In another general embodiment, a beam deflecting structure is provided for deflecting an optical signal input into a waveguide, the structure comprising at least one wave guiding layer for guiding an optical input signal and at least one masking layer including a pattern configured to influence characteristics of a material of the guiding layer when an optical control signal is passed through the masking layer in a direction of the guiding layer. In another general embodiment, a system is provided including a waveguide, an attenuating mask positioned on the waveguide, and an optical control source positioned to propagate pulsed laser light towards the attenuating mask and the waveguide such that a pattern of the attenuating mask is applied to the waveguide and material properties of at least a portion of the waveguide are influenced. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/168677 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587236 | Demos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stavros Demos (Livermore, California); Jason Fitzgerald (Sacramento, California); Christoph Troppmann (Sacramento, California); Andromachi Michalopoulou (Athens, Greece) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical method and apparatus is utilized to quantify ischemic tissue and/or organ injury. Such a method and apparatus is non-invasive, non-traumatic, portable, and can make measurements in a matter of seconds. Moreover, such a method and apparatus can be realized through optical fiber probes, making it possible to take measurements of target organs deep within a patient's body. Such a technology provides a means of detecting and quantifying tissue injury in its early stages, before it is clinically apparent and before irreversible damage has occurred. |
| FILED | Saturday, January 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/031936 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/477 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587260 | Bruemmer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Bruemmer (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Douglas A. Few (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller, which executes instructions for autonomously navigating a robot. The instructions repeat, on each iteration through an event timing loop, the acts of defining an event horizon based on the robot's current velocity, detecting a range to obstacles around the robot, testing for an event horizon intrusion by determining if any range to the obstacles is within the event horizon, and adjusting rotational and translational velocity of the robot accordingly. If the event horizon intrusion occurs, rotational velocity is modified by a proportion of the current rotational velocity reduced by a proportion of the range to the nearest obstacle and translational velocity is modified by a proportion of the range to the nearest obstacle. If no event horizon intrusion occurs, translational velocity is set as a ratio of a speed factor relative to a maximum speed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/428637 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/253 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587516 | Bhanot et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gyan Bhanot (Princeton, New Jersey); Matthias A. Blumrich (Ridgefield, Connecticut); Dong Chen (Croton On Hudson, New York); Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alan G. Gara (Mount Kisco, New York); Mark E. Giampapa (Irvington, New York); Philip Heidelberger (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Burkhard D. Steinmacher-Burow (Mount Kisco, New York); Todd E. Takken (Mount Kisco, New York); Pavlos M. Vranas (Bedford Hills, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Class network routing is implemented in a network such as a computer network comprising a plurality of parallel compute processors at nodes thereof. Class network routing allows a compute processor to broadcast a message to a range (one or more) of other compute processors in the computer network, such as processors in a column or a row. Normally this type of operation requires a separate message to be sent to each processor. With class network routing pursuant to the invention, a single message is sufficient, which generally reduces the total number of messages in the network as well as the latency to do a broadcast. Class network routing is also applied to dense matrix inversion algorithms on distributed memory parallel supercomputers with hardware class function (multicast) capability. This is achieved by exploiting the fact that the communication patterns of dense matrix inversion can be served by hardware class functions, which results in faster execution times. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/468999 |
| ART UNIT | 2445 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07585349 | Xia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Younan Xia (Seattle, Washington); Yugang Sun (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/732910 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585474 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaus S. Wong (Stony Brook, New York); Tae-Jin Park (Port Jefferson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A single crystalline ternary nanostructure having the formula AxByOz, wherein x ranges from 0.25 to 24, and y ranges from 1.5 to 40, and wherein A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, As, Au, B, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cl, Cm, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, F, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, I, In, Ir, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, Os, P, Pb, Pd, Pr, Pt, Rb, Re, Rh, Ru, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Tc, Te, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, and Zn, wherein the nanostructure is at least 95% free of defects and/or dislocations. |
| FILED | Friday, October 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/581766 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585482 | Resasco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel E. Resasco (Norman, Oklahoma); Boonyarach Kitiyanan (Norman, Oklahoma); Walter Alvarez (Norman, Oklahoma); Leandro Balzano (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of purifying a single-walled carbon nanotube catalytic product having the steps of providing a catalytic product including single-walled carbon nanotubes, and a Group VIII and/or Group VIb transition metal, exposing the catalytic product to a heated oxidative gas to provide a treated carbon nanotube product including single-walled carbon nanotubes and the Group VIII and/or Group VIb transition metal, and exposing the treated carbon nanotube product to an acid to separate the single-walled carbon nanotubes from the Group VIII and/or Group VIb transition metal. The catalytic product may include a support material and amorphous carbon. |
| FILED | Monday, October 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251968 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586033 | Ren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhifeng Ren (Newton, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Bed Poudel (West Newton, Massachusetts); Shankar Kumar (Newton, Massachusetts); Wenzhong Wang (Beijing, China PRC); Mildred Dresselhaus (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to binary or higher order semiconductor nanoparticles doped with a metallic element, and thermoelectric compositions incorporating such nanoparticles. In one aspect, the present invention provides a thermoelectric composition comprising a plurality of nanoparticles each of which includes an alloy matrix formed of a Group IV element and Group VI element and a metallic dopant distributed within the matrix. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120729 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586166 | Bonnell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dawn A. Bonnell (West Chester, Pennsylvania); Xiaojun Joseph Lei (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); David Conklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are electronic, plasmonic and opto-electronic components that are prepared using patterned photodeposited nanoparticles on a substrate surface. Also disclosed are ferroelectric nanolithography methods for preparing components, circuits and devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/407008 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/428 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586306 | Szyperski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of State University of New York (Amherst, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Szyperski (Amhert, New York); David Parish (Buffalo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for simultaneously conducting multiple steps of a cycle of a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment without the use of pulsed magnetic field gradients during signal detection in which one or more spatially selective radiofrequency pulses are applied to a sample under conditions effective to simultaneously spatially distribute the radiofrequency power associated with each of the cycle steps to a plurality of spatially discrete sections within the sample such that each section executes an individual step of the cycle and the resultant NMR signals from each of the cycle steps are produced simultaneously. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/181857 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586586 | Constantikes |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Associates Universities, Inc. (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kim Theodore Constantikes (Missoula, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | A CW phase-delay distance measuring device is described. The device fiber-optically couples an amplitude modulated laser and a detector though MEMS fiber optic switches to provide chopping and multiplexing capability, and to allow measurement of transmit and receive coupling. Phase continuous direct digital synthesizers are used to generate transmit and local oscillator frequencies in an agile frequency diverse way to disambiguate range. Fiber-optic coupling mitigates systematic errors such as variable detector group delay and provides for multiplexing multiple transmit and receive optics onto a single electro-optical system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/017825 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/5.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586684 | Grier |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Grier (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for selecting a specific fraction from a heterogeneous fluid-borne sample using optical gradient forces in a microfluidic or fluidic system are presented. Samples may range in size from a few nanometers to at least tens of micrometers, may be dispersed in any fluid medium, and may be sorted on the basis of size, shape, optical characteristics, charge, and other physical properties. The selection process involves passive transport through optical intensity field driven by flowing fluid, and so offers several advantages over competing techniques. These include continuous rather than batch-mode operation, continuous and dynamic tunability, operation over a wide range of samples, compactness, and low cost. |
| FILED | Friday, January 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/040665 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/566 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587253 | Rawlings et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B. Rawlings (Madison, Wisconsin); Stephen J. Wright (Madison, Wisconsin); Gabriele Pannocchia (Leghorn, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | A partial enumeration model predictive controller and method of predictive control for a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) system, including providing a solution table with problem solutions to a model predictive control problem for the MIMO system over a partial parameter region; scanning the solution table for an optimal solution for current parameters; using the optimal solution to control the MIMO system when the optimal solution is in the solution table; and using an alternative solution to control the MIMO system when the optimal solution is not in the solution table. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/461679 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/53 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587647 | Olleta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beatriz Olleta (Baltimore, Maryland); Hanjun Jiang (Ames, Iowa); Degang Chen (Ames, Iowa); Randall L. Geiger (Boone, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of testing an analog and/or mixed-signal circuit can be used in either a production or a built-in self test environment. The method includes generating an excitation signal for testing by using dynamic element matching for performance enhancement of the test signal generator that applies an excitation, and/or by measuring an output of the DUT using dynamic element matching for performance enhancement of an output measurement device. Signal generators and circuits using aspects of the method are also discussed. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/909105 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/740 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07585577 | Narayanan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sekharipuram R. Narayanan (Arcadia, California); Thomas I. Valdez (Covina, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A monopolar fuel cell stack comprises a plurality of sealed unit cells coupled together. Each unit cell comprises two outer cathodes adjacent to corresponding membrane electrode assemblies and a center anode plate. An inlet and outlet manifold are coupled to the anode plate and communicate with a channel therein. Fuel flows from the inlet manifold through the channel in contact with the anode plate and flows out through the outlet manifold. The inlet and outlet manifolds are arranged to couple to the inlet and outlet manifolds respectively of an adjacent one of the plurality of unit cells to permit fuel flow in common into all of the inlet manifolds of the plurality of the unit cells when coupled together in a stack and out of all of the outlet manifolds of the plurality of unit cells when coupled together in a stack. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/410761 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586033 | Ren et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhifeng Ren (Newton, Massachusetts); Gang Chen (Carlisle, Massachusetts); Bed Poudel (West Newton, Massachusetts); Shankar Kumar (Newton, Massachusetts); Wenzhong Wang (Beijing, China PRC); Mildred Dresselhaus (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to binary or higher order semiconductor nanoparticles doped with a metallic element, and thermoelectric compositions incorporating such nanoparticles. In one aspect, the present invention provides a thermoelectric composition comprising a plurality of nanoparticles each of which includes an alloy matrix formed of a Group IV element and Group VI element and a metallic dopant distributed within the matrix. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120729 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586618 | Marks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel L. Marks (Urbana, Illinois); Stephen A. Boppart (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of examining a sample comprises exposing the sample to a pump pulse of electromagnetic radiation for a first period of time, exposing the sample to a stimulant pulse of electromagnetic radiation for a second period of time which overlaps in time with at least a portion of the first exposing, to produce a signal pulse of electromagnetic radiation for a third period of time, and interfering the signal pulse with a reference pulse of electromagnetic radiation, to determine which portions of the signal pulse were produced during the exposing of the sample to the stimulant pulse. The first and third periods of time are each greater than the second period of time. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/068739 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586888 | Wang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mobitrum Corporation (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ray Wang (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for managing mesh network devices. A mesh network device with integrated features creates an N-way mesh network with a full mesh network topology or a partial mesh network topology. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/356900 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/338 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07585956 | Cai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Li Cai (Austin, Texas); Jeremy Taylor (Columbia, Missouri); Kerrie-Ann Smyth (Curtin, Australia); Brian Findeisen (Liberty Hills, Texas); Cathi Lehn (Cliffside Park, New Jersey); Sara Davis (Betram, Texas); Scott Davis (Betram, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to the use of genetic traits in livestock for determining breeding characteristics of livestock progeny, and for optimizing the management and marketing of livestock for improving feedlot performance and meat quality. The disclosure specifically relates to genetic markers and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the bovine somatostatin locus, as well as haplotypes that include the somatostatin locus, which are associated with certain quantitative trait loci (QTLs), such as marbling, meat quality grade, and yield grade. In a preferred embodiment, the SNPs and haplotypes are predictive of the increased or decreased amount of tissue marbling in the animal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/379008 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585957 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); AvidBiotics Corp (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery F. Miller (Santa Monica, California); Sergei Doulatov (Toronto, Canada); Asher Hodes (Los Angeles, California); Min Xu (Los Angeles, California); Mari Gingery (Glendale, California); David W. Martin, Jr. (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the diversification of nucleic acid sequences by use of a nucleic acid molecule containing a region of sequence that acts as a template for diversification. The invention thus provides nucleic acid molecules to be diversified, as well as those which act as the template region (TR) and in concert with the TR for directional, site-specific diversification. Further provided are methods of preparing and using these nucleic acid sequences. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197219 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07587030 | Blalock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Blalock (Ft. Washington, Maryland); Jonathan C. Pruett (Washington, District of Columbia); Michael J. Fanning (Silver Spring, Maryland); Pat Mendonca (Damascus, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for management of emergencies. The system includes a database containing procedures for addressing specific emergencies, an input system linked to the database for receiving input information indicative of an emergency, an evaluation system linked to the database for determining if information input to the input system justifies the designation of a specific emergency and dissemination of information related thereto. A communication system is linked to the database for disseminating information about the input information and information related thereto to designated entities. The method for management of emergencies includes the inputting procedures for addressing specific emergencies into a database, inputting information about potential emergencies into to the database, determining if the information about potential emergencies justifies the designation of a specific emergency and determining if the information about potential emergencies justifies dissemination of information related thereto. Based on the determination of whether said information justifies the designation of a specific emergency and dissemination of information related thereto, information of a specific emergency and information related thereto may be disseminated via the database to designated entities. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/952838 |
| ART UNIT | 2614 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telephonic communications 379/37 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07587408 | Snapp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert F. Snapp (Memphis, Tennessee); David J. Payne (Collierville, Tennessee); James D. Wilson (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for storing and retrieving data using hash-accessed multiple data stores, provides data protection while requiring low computational overhead and further provides storage and retrieval access based on only a single piece of access information, which is generally public. The algorithms provide high security against data-mining and other examination of the data stores. The access information is hashed and is split into offset fields used as indices into a plurality of data stores, generating a quasi-random relationship between the access information and the location of portions of a stored data element. Further protection may be provided by striping the data across the data stores in conformity with a striping order selected by a field of the hashed access information. |
| FILED | Friday, February 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/377989 |
| ART UNIT | 2164 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07586120 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S. Ong (Mississauga, Canada); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic device comprising a polymer of Formula (I) wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is a suitable hydrocarbon, hydrogen, a heteroatom containing group, or a halogen; Ar and Ar′ represent an aromatic moiety; x, y, a, b, c, d, e, f, and g represent the number of groups or rings, respectively; and n represents the number of repeating units. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/399169 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07585490 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sarah Larsen (Iowa City, Iowa); Vicki Grassian (Iowa City, Iowa); Weiguo Song (Bejing, China PRC); Gonghu Li (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for synthesizing nanocrystalline zeolites, the method comprising contacting starting products that comprise a solvent, a silicon source, a cation base, an organic template, and an aluminum source, or any combination thereof sufficient to produce a zeolite gel by hydrolysis, heating the zeolite gel sufficient to produce a first batch of zeolite crystals and a first clear solution, separating the first batch of zeolite crystals from the first clear solution, heating the first clear solution sufficient to produce a second batch of zeolite crystals and second clear solution and separating the second batch of zeolite crystals from the second clear solution. In addition, embodiments relate to a method of using nanocrystalline zeolites, the method comprising contacting a nanocrystalline zeolite with a reductant sufficient to produce a nanocrystalline zeolite with adsorbed reductant and exposing the nanocrystalline zeolite with adsorbed reductant to reactant gases sufficient to obtain reaction products and the nanocrystalline zeolite. |
| FILED | Monday, April 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/379015 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/702 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 07585474 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaus S. Wong (Stony Brook, New York); Tae-Jin Park (Port Jefferson, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A single crystalline ternary nanostructure having the formula AxByOz, wherein x ranges from 0.25 to 24, and y ranges from 1.5 to 40, and wherein A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, As, Au, B, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cl, Cm, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, F, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, I, In, Ir, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, Os, P, Pb, Pd, Pr, Pt, Rb, Re, Rh, Ru, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Tc, Te, Ti, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, and Zn, wherein the nanostructure is at least 95% free of defects and/or dislocations. |
| FILED | Friday, October 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/581766 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07585015 | Wood |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SOLUS Solutions and Technologies, LLC (Hampton, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Wood (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A frame extension device for the reduction of aerodynamic drag and for improved performance of ground vehicles by increasing the pressure on the base of the vehicle by stabilizing the wake flow. The device is particularly suited for tractor-trailers utilizing a roll-up type rear door in that it does not block any part of the door opening. The device is of sufficient thickness to support the weight of an unloading device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/654277 |
| ART UNIT | 3612 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Land vehicles: Bodies and tops 296/180.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07585945 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyung Kim (Amherst, New York); Xiang Wang (Buffalo, New York); Xiaolei Sun (Buffalo, New York); John Subjeck (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat shock protein in combination with carbonic anhydrase IX and a method for improving immune response to carbonic anhydrase IX in a mammal by complexing it with a heat shock protein prior to administration to the mammal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/894970 |
| 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 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07586224 | Osborn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Rockford, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Osborn (Cherry Valley, Illinois); Douglas J. Turner (Rockford, Illinois); Brandon M. Grell (Cherry Valley, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A rectifier assembly includes individual diodes arranged to form a full-wave bridge such that the silicon wafers of the diodes are loaded in compression. As so arranged, the centrifugal forces add to the compression forces on the diodes and on the electrical contacts therewith. The three-phase (AC) input conductors are connected by conductive straps which connect the diodes through to DC (+/−) terminal ring outputs. One surface of each of the diodes is in electrical contact with a conductive strap which then connects with the individual (AC) phases of an exciter rotor winding. The opposing surface of the diode contacts the ring diode pad on either the DC (+/−) output terminal ring. Two conductive posts, each of which are connected to only one of the DC (+/−) output terminal rings permit external connection to a main rotor winding. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/280126 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/68.D00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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