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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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| US 07624567 | Peters |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald William Peters (Colchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A nozzle system includes a multitude of circumferentially distributed convergent flaps, divergent flaps and inter-flap seals which circumscribe an engine centerline and define the radial outer boundary of an exhaust gas path. Each divergent flap includes longitudinal sides having a set of extension which are located at different longitudinal stations such that the extensions on adjacent divergent flaps interfit when the nozzle is in a minimum dilated position yet provide support for the intermediate flap seal when the nozzle is in a maximum dilated position to thereby provide a relative increase in the nozzle area ratio range. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/231067 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624579 | Peters |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald W. Peters (Colchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A nozzle system includes a multitude of circumferentially distributed divergent seals that circumscribe an engine centerline. Each divergent seal includes an interface between a forward seal bridge bracket and an aft seal bridge bracket with a forward bridge support and an aft bridge support which provides axial and radial support for the divergent seals between adjacent divergent flaps. A divergent-convergent seal joint structure includes a horn and a fork. By having the forward bridge bracket retain the divergent seal in the axial direction, there is no need for axial sliding of the divergent seal relative to the divergent flap. The joint structure provides circumferential support as the axial and radial support are provided by the bridge-bracket interface. The joint interface permits the forward end section of the divergent seal and the forward end section of the divergent flap to include a radiused surface which provides a smooth interior interface between the convergent section and the divergent sections. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/355116 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624640 | Maris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Humphrey J. Maris (Providence, Rhode Island); Arto V Nurmikko (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An opto-acoustic transducer assembly includes a substrate; at least one layer of opto-acoustic material coupled to a surface of the substrate, where the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material generates sound waves when struck by pulses of pump light; and an acoustic lens configured to focus sound waves generated by the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material towards a sample. The acoustic lens is further configured to collect sound waves returning from the sample and to direct the returning sound waves to the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material. The at least one layer of opto-acoustic material is responsive to the returning sound waves for having at least one optical property thereof changed, where the change is detectable from a change in a characteristic of reflected pulses of probe light that are time delayed with respect to the pulses of pump light. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/324866 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/643 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624669 | Paul |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Buddy R. Paul (Perry Hall, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A passively-actuated apparatus for providing shock-absorption between a missile and a missile canister prior to missile launch, and for moving out of the path of a missile during missile launch. The apparatus comprises a snubber coupled to a passive actuator that drives a snubber from a position wherein the snubber is engaged with a missile to a position wherein the snubber is cleared from the path of any portion of the missile during launch. The actuator is purely mechanical in nature, and is passively-actuated by the motion of the missile itself as the missile begins launch. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120419 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.817 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624790 | Max |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Marine Desalination Systems, LLC (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael David Max (St. Pete Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Desalination apparatus based on porous restraint panels fabricated from a number of different layers of metal, thermoplastic, or other substances are used as sophisticated heat exchangers to control the growth of gas hydrate. The gas hydrate is produced after infusion of liquid hydrate-forming material into water to be treated, which liquid hydrate-forming material can also be used to carry out all the refrigeration necessary to cool seawater to near the point of hydrate formation and to cool the porous restraint panels. Hydrate forms on and dissociates through the porous restraints. The composite restraint panels can also be used in gaseous atmospheres where, for instance, it is desired to remove dissolved water. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/144322 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/166 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624888 | Pudlak 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) | Daniel J. Pudlak (Andover, New Jersey); Robert Ho (Wharton, New Jersey); David Ondre (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A container has at least one seam, the at least one seam having a joined portion and an unjoined portion. A seal seals the unjoined portion of the seam, the seal being operative to fail due to internal pressure before a remainder of the container. The container may be cylindrical, comprise metal and have at least one longitudinal seam. Generally, the joined portion comprises a weld. The seal may comprise one or more of a fluid adhesive, a gasket, a patch and an I-shaped gasket. A cover attached to the container with fasteners may at least partially cover the seal to protect it from damage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/164033 |
| ART UNIT | 3781 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Receptacles 220/89.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07624941 | Patel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio); University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehul Patel (Chandler, Arizona); Tom Corke (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of controlling an aircraft, missile, munition or ground vehicle with plasma actuators, and more particularly to controlling fluid flow across their surfaces or other surfaces, which would benefit from such a method. The method includes the design of an aerodynamic plasma actuator for the purpose of controlling airflow separation over a control surface of a aircraft, missile, or a ground vehicle, and more particularly to the method of determining a modulation frequency for the plasma actuator for the purpose of fluid flow control over these vehicles. The various embodiments provide the steps to increase the efficiency of aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles. The method of flow control provides a means for reducing aircraft, missile's, munition's and ground vehicle's power requirements. These methods also provide alternate means for aerodynamic control using low-power hingeless plasma actuator devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/415535 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625119 | Szczesuil 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) | Stephen P. Szczesuil (Framingham, Massachusetts); Kenneth F. Ryan, Jr. (Weymouth, Massachusetts); Robert DiLalla (Worcester, Massachusetts); Richard Paul Haddad (Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible bag assembly for containment and dispersal of liquids includes a bag having flexible front and back panels, and a peripheral side panel structure interconnecting the front and back panels at sealed seams, the panels defining a chamber for retaining the liquid, a water-proof zipper disposed in the front panel, a detachable cover member fixable to an outside surface of the front panel and adapted to cover the zipper, and a closeable and openable tube extending from within the chamber, through one of the panels and outwardly therefrom, the tube being adapted to facilitate the selective dispersal of the liquid from the bag. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/509401 |
| ART UNIT | 3782 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Flexible bags 383/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625172 | Walz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher S. Walz (Branford, Connecticut); David J. Wasserman (Hamden, Connecticut); Alex D. Wong (South Windsor, Connecticut); Kirk D. Hlavaty (East Hartford, Connecticut); Donald E. Evans (Mansfield Center, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A vane cluster has a platform, a shroud, and at least first and second airfoils extending between an outer face of the platform and an inner face of the shroud. Each airfoil has a pressure side and a suction side. The pressure side of the first airfoil faces the suction side of the second airfoil. The cluster includes a cooling passageway system. The system includes at least one inlet in the shroud. At least one first feed passageway extends from the shroud to the platform through the first airfoil. At least one second feed passageway extends from the shroud to the platform through the second airfoil. A first platform cooling plenum is to the pressure side of the first airfoil. A second platform cooling plenum is to the suction side of the first airfoil. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/412291 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625178 | Morris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark C. Morris (Phoenix, Arizona); George W. Wolfmeyer (Tempe, Arizona); Luis A. Tapia (Tempe, Arizona); Vivek Agarwal (Chandler, Arizona); Kin Poon (Tempe, Arizona); Jason C. Smoke (Phoenix, Arizona); William C. Baker (Phoenix, Arizona); Henry M. Armstrong (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An air-cooled turbine blade is provided having an airfoil shape defined by a convex suction side wall, a concave pressure side wall, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a root and a tip, the walls and the tip each including an interior surface that defines an interior with the root, the trailing edge including a plurality of slots formed thereon. The blade includes a suction side flow circuit formed therein comprising a forward and an aft flow circuit. The blade also includes a tip flow circuit extending along the tip interior surface to at least one of the trailing edge slots and including a first and a second opening, the first opening in flow communication with the suction side forward flow circuit outlet, and the second opening in flow communication with a cross-over hole of the suction side aft flow circuit. Methods of manufacturing the blade are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/513759 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/97.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625351 | Messier |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Triosyn Holding, Inc. (Williston, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pierre Messier (St. Sauveur, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein is an innovative hemoperfusion system and method including a thermal-fused broad-spectrum biocidal iodinated interactive polymer for the treatment of biological contaminants in body fluids. In one exemplary embodiment, the system and method utilizes a Triosyn® thermal fused broad-spectrum iodinated interactive polymer, included in a hemoperfusion column, for devitalizing high levels of cell-free microorganisms in whole blood and biological fluids in relation with the characterization of blood cells viability and function post-treatment. |
| FILED | Friday, September 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/938693 |
| ART UNIT | 3761 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/6.90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625420 | Kodas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cabot Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Toivo T. Kodas (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark J. Hampden-Smith (Albuquerque, New Mexico); James Caruso (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Daniel J. Skamser (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Quint H. Powell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Clive D. Chandler (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Copper metal powders, methods for producing copper metal powders and products incorporating the powders. The copper metal powders have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the metal particles in a continuous manner. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 1998 |
| APPL NO | 09/030051 |
| 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 075/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625482 | Hunt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | nGimat Co. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew T. Hunt (Atlanta, Georgia); Richard C. Breitkopf (Dunwoody, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticulates of oxygen transfer materials that are oxides of rare earth metals, combinations of rare earth metals, and combinations of transition metals and rare earth metals are used as catalysts in a variety of processes. Unexpectedly large thermal efficiencies are achieved relative to micron sized particulates. Processes that use these catalysts are exemplified in a multistage reactor. The exemplified reactor cracks C6 to C20 hydrocarbons, desulfurizes the hydrocarbon stream and reforms the hydrocarbons in the stream to produce hydrogen. In a first reactor stage the steam and hydrocarbon are passed through particulate mixed rare earth metal oxide to crack larger hydrocarbon molecules. In a second stage, the steam and hydrocarbon are passed through particulate material that desulfurizes the hydrocarbon. In a third stage, the hydrocarbon and steam are passed through a heated, mixed transition metal/rare earth metal oxide to reform the lower hydrocarbons and thereby produce hydrogen. Stages can be alone or combined. Parallel reactors can provide continuous reactant flow. Each of the processes can be carried out individually. |
| FILED | Friday, June 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/473463 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mineral oils: Processes and products 28/208.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625533 | Doona 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) | Christopher Doona (Oxford, Massachusetts); Maria Curtin (Easton, Massachusetts); Florence Feeherry (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Satish Kandlikar (Rochester, New York); David Baer (San Antonio, Texas); Kenneth Kustin (San Diego, California); Irwin A. Taub (Framingham, Massachusetts); Barbara Taub, legal representative (Framingham, Massachusetts); Albert T. McManus (Floresville, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A portable, lightweight, easy-to-carry, reusable, durable, and environmentally-friendly assembly for sterilizing contaminated equipment using conditions of a chemical sterilant, heat, and humidity generated in situ without requiring external electricity, fuels, or other exogenous energy sources for operation. The carry assembly includes a plastic carry-case or insulated aluminum pressure vessel having an inner chamber for accepting microbiologically contaminated objects, a vessel disposed in the chamber for serving as a reaction chamber and/or boiler, a chemical combination which upon mixing generates at least minimally sufficient conditions of the sterilant, heat, and humidity to effect sterilization of the objects, and outlet valves mounted on the carry-case for controllably venting pressures above ambient air pressure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/105211 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/292 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625558 | Greene et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark I. Greene (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Donald M. O'Rourke (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Ramachandran Murali (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Byeong-Woo Park (Wayne, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating an individual who has an erbB protein mediated tumor is disclosed. Methods of preventing erbB protein mediated tumors in an individual are disclosed. The methods comprise adminstering to the individual a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a protein that dimerizes with an erbB protein and that is deficient in tyrosine kinase activity. Composition that comprise such nucleic acid molecules including pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/100952 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625571 | Wolf 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) | Marcia Kay Wolf (Silver Spring, Maryland); Frederick J. Cassels (Laurel, Maryland); Edgar Charles Boedeker (Crownsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are antigens that stimulate protective antibodies against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Also disclosed herein are proteins encoded by cssA and cssB genes as well as constructs containing the genes and methods of using thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/682648 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/241.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625623 | Grose et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas L. Grose (Auburn, Washington); Steven P. Wanthal (St Charles, Missouri); Joseph L. Sweetin (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Christopher B. Mathiesen (St Charles, Missouri); Randy A. Southmayd (Florissant, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A joint is formed by joining two structures using a joint element. The joint element has a base and at least two legs extending from the base, the legs defining a slot having opposing sides and a bottom. The joint element is attached to the first structure. A second structure is positioned in the slot. An adhesive is disposed in the slot joining the second structure to the joint element. A cavity is formed between the bottom of the slot and the second structure. The cavity being substantially free of adhesive. |
| FILED | Friday, April 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/425968 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625706 | Akeson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides, are provided. The systems are capable of analyzing a polymer at a specified rate. One such analysis system includes a structure having a nanopore aperture and a molecular motor, e.g., a polymerase, adjacent the nanopore aperture. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/824949 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625708 | Sekowski 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) | Jennifer W. Sekowski (Forest Hill, Maryland); Amanda E. Chambers (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The various embodiments provide method of using hair follicle bulbs as biodosimeters for the detection of chemical exposure. The methods described herein utilize intact, plucked hair follicle bulbs and can be used to monitor real-time or near real-time changes in the levels of specific follicular bulb biomarkers to determine exposure to toxicants. By utilizing the living, responsive cells in the plucked hair follicle bulb in an immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis, the various embodiments mitigate the risks of false positives associated with segmental hair analysis and avoid the more invasive collection required for serum and urinalysis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/449180 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625848 | Mathis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald J. Mathis (San Antonio, Texas); Mary C. Marshall (San Antonio, Texas); Nicholle K. Reinhardt (San Antonio, Texas); Errol M. Brigance (San Antonio, Texas); Geronimo I. Elias (Lytle, Texas); Dennis S. Rushforth (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An anti-traction material is disclosed which may be used as a coating on a variety of surfaces over which people and vehicles may find it difficult to traverse. The anti-traction material may include polymer particles capable of absorbing or being dissolved by a fluid and a fluid capable of absorbing or dissolving the polymer particles. The anti-traction material may include hydrophobic particles which may then control the rate and/or amount of fluid absorption of the polymer particles which may therefore improve storage capability and polymer particle flow behavior. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/470117 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Solid anti-friction devices, materials therefor, lubricant or separant compositions for moving solid surfaces, and miscellaneous mineral oil compositions 58/471 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625859 | Clinton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gail M. Clinton (Portland, Oregon); Adam Evans (Portland, Oregon); William D. Henner (Burlingame, California) |
| ABSTRACT | There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition for treating solid tumors that overexpress HER-2, comprising an agent selected from the group consisting of (a) an iso lated polypeptide having from about 50 to 79 amino acids taken from the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, wherein the polypeptide binds to the extracellular domain ECD of HER-2 with an affinity binding constant of at least 108 M−1, (b) an isolated and glycosylated polypeptide having from about 300 to 419 amino acids taken from the sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2, wherein the C terminal 79 amino acids are present, and wherein at least three N-linked glycosylation sites are present, (c) a monoclonal antibody that binds to the ECD of HER-2, and (d) combinations thereof, with the proviso that the agent cannot be the monoclonal antibody alone, and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are prognostic and diagnostic assays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 16, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/506079 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626116 | Fetzer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher M. Fetzer (Santa Clarita, California); James H. Ermer (Burbank, California); Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, California); Peter C. Cotler (Canyon Country, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of reducing propagation of threading dislocations into active areas of an optoelectronic device having a III-V material system includes growing a metamorphic buffer region in the presence of an isoelectronic surfactant. A first buffer layer may be lattice matched to an adjacent substrate and a second buffer layer may be lattice matched to device layers disposed upon the second buffer layer. Moreover, multiple metamorphic buffer layers fabricated in this manner may be used in a single given device allowing multiple layers to have their band gaps and lattice constants independently selected from those of the rest of the device. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/361976 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626134 | Klein 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) | Timothy R. Klein (Dayton, Ohio); Stanley Rogers (Dayton, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An ionized plasma based radiant electromagnetic energy steering or diverting apparatus wherein controlled differences in plasma density and resulting plasma electron density achieve phase shift, reflection or refraction of the controlled radiant electromagnetic energy. Plasma density determination through use of selected plasma control electrode electrical potentials and hence by the waveforms applied to plasma-adjacent electrodes is employed. Plasma controlled radiant electromagnetic energy is thereby usable for inertia free steering of a radar beam or for other applications of radiant electromagnetic energy. Radiant electromagnetic energy control by way of pass-through refraction of the energy and reflection of the energy directly from the plasma and also by reflection involving a reflector element are included. Radio frequency and optical electromagnetic energy wavelengths for the radiant electromagnetic energy are included. |
| FILED | Monday, September 11, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/518741 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.360 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626236 | Datta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Supriyo Datta (West Lafayette, Indiana); Sayeef Salahuddin (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A transistor device may comprise a source having a first ferromagnetic contact thereto, a drain having a second ferromagnetic contact thereto, an electrically conductive gate positioned over a channel region separating the source and the drain, and an electrically insulating layer disposed between the gate and the channel region. The first and second ferromagnetic contacts have anti-parallel magnetic orientations relative to each other. The electrically insulating layer includes a number of paramagnetic impurities each having two spin states such that electrons interacting with the paramagnetic impurities cause the paramagnetic impurities to flip between the two spin states. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/427224 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626398 | Quiter 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) | John Quiter (Bayville, New Jersey); Russell A. Shannon (Mt. Holly, New Jersey); Anthony J. D'Annunzio (Trenton, New Jersey); Megan C. Casey (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed that can be inserted between cable runs of electrical equipment so as to provide access to signal/data lines associated with the electrical equipment. The system includes a microprocessor and a matrix switch and preferably display equipment and measurement instrumentation. The microprocessor controls the matrix switch so as to route signals to a high impedance probe array that then feeds data to measurement instrumentation. The system provides pattern analyzers, which are resident in the microprocessor routine software. The measurement instrument provides measurement quantities, timing, and patterns that may be compared to known good data to ascertain the state of the health of the electrical equipment. The system is also capable of blocking signal paths and providing known good signals to the associated electrical equipment. Test data is stored in memory for later retrieval and the display equipment provides a pass, fail or intermittent indication. |
| FILED | Friday, September 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/973986 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/527 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626425 | Athas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Athas (San Jose, California); Nestor Tzartzanis (Belmont, California); Weihua Mao (San Jose, California); Lena Peterson (Gothenburg, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | High performance clock-powered logic runs at below supply levels and reduces the need for faster digital logic circuitry. In a preferred embodiment, a clocked buffer is used to drive the signal line. The receiving end of the line is connected to a jam latch, preferably followed by an n-latch, followed by the digital logic, and followed by a second n-latch. The first n-latch is eliminated in an alternate embodiment, preferably one that uses complementary data signals. |
| FILED | Friday, January 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/332852 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/93 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626460 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kanon Liu (Arcadia, California); James F. Asbrock (Oceanside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential amplifier topology includes circuitry to create a higher bandwidth output using less current than an existing Capacitive Trans-Impedance Amplifier (CTIA) using an all Field Effect Transistor (FET) circuit design. A bipolar npn emitter follower in the circuit topology provides low output impedance and some degree of output inductive peaking, and the CTIA differential output is buffered by the bipolar npn emitter follower in the CTIA feedback loop such as the open-loop high voltage gain is maintained without being affected by output loads. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/980294 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626534 | Boka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey B. Boka (Lumberton, New Jersey); Purusottam Mookerjee (Bridgewater, New Jersey); Naresh R. Patel (Bellmawr, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A target tracking method uses sensor(s) producing target signals subject to positional and/or angular bias, which are updated with sensor bias estimates to produce updated target-representative signals. Time propagation produces time-updated target states and sensor positional and angular biases. The Jacobian of the state dynamics of a target model produces the state transition matrix for extended Kalman filtering. Target state vector and bias covariances of the sensor are time propagated. The Kalman measurement residual is computed to produce state corrections, which are added to the time updated filter states to thereby produce (i) target state updates and (ii) sensor positional and angular bias updates. The covariance of a state vector comprising target states and sensor positional and angular biases is propagated, producing measurement updated state covariance including (i) target position and velocity measurement covariance updates and (ii) the sensor positional and angular bias measurement covariance updates. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/818041 |
| 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 342/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626844 | Moriya et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rai Moriya (San Jose, California); Stuart Parkin (San Jose, California); Luc Thomas (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A racetrack memory device facilitates the manipulation of a series of domain walls along the racetrack. The racetrack is designed so that the domain wall energy increases and decreases in a continuous fashion between adjacent pinning sites, so that a domain wall does not become stuck between them. The variation in the domain wall energy along the racetrack can be provided by continuous variations of the racetrack's width (while maintaining constant thickness) and/or cross-sectional area (in which the racetrack dimensions are varied in both directions perpendicular to the length of the racetrack). Alternatively, this variation in domain wall energy may be provided by varying the magnetic properties of the racetrack along the racetrack while otherwise keeping the shape and size of the racetrack unchanged. In addition, variations of the racetrack's composition and/or shape can be used. |
| FILED | Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/197155 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/80 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627003 | Fouts 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) | Douglas Jai Fouts (Salinas, California); Brian Lee Luke (Odenton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A clock synchronization buffer for a counter clock flow pipelined circuit including a cascade of processing modules that receive data from a previous module and provide output results to a following module. The clock synchronization buffer receives a clock input signal and provides clock signals to a local processing module and to the next pipeline stage. The clock synchronization buffer includes a selectable delay stage that receives a clock input signal and a delay select signal and outputs a clock signal having a selected delay. An amplifier connected to the selectable delay stage provides the delayed clock signal to a local processing module that corresponds to the clock synchronization buffer circuit. An inverting amplifier connected to the selectable delay stage provides the delayed clock signal to the next pipeline stage. A clock synchronization controller synchronizes the phases of reference clock input and synchronized clock input signals. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251541 |
| ART UNIT | 2416 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/503 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627014 | Jewell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | JDS Uniphase Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Jewell (Boulder, Colorado); Henryk Temkin (Ransom Canyon, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Several methods are used in novel ways with newly identified and viable parameters to decrease the peak transition energies of the pseudomorphic InGaAs/GaAs heterostructures. These techniques, taken separately or in combination, suffice to permit operation of light emitting devices at wavelengths of 1.3 μm or greater of light-emitting electro-optic devices. These methods or techniques, by example, include: (1) utilizing new superlattice structures having high In concentrations in the active region, (2) utilizing strain compensation to increase the usable layer thickness for quantum wells with appropriately high In concentrations, (3) utilizing appropriately small amounts of nitrogen (N) in the pseudomorphic InGaAsN/GaAs laser structure, and (4) use of nominal (111) oriented substrates to increase the usable layer thickness for quantum wells with appropriately high In concentrations. In all of the above techniques, gain offset may be utilized in VCSELs to detune the emission energy lower than the peak transition energy, by about 25 meV or even more, via appropriate DBR spacing. Gain offset may also be utilized in some forms of in-plane lasers. Increased temperature may also be used to decrease peak transition energy (and therefore the emission energy) by about 50 meV/100° C. All these techniques are furthermore applicable to other material systems, for example, extending the emission wavelength for laser diodes grown on InP substrates. Additionally, structures which utilize the above techniques are discussed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/090260 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/50.124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627018 | Guilfoyle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Opticomp Corporation (Zephyr Cove, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Guilfoyle (Zephyr Cove, Nevada); Duane Louderback (Zephyr Cove, Nevada); Ketan Petal (Stateline, Nevada); Sven Mahnkopf (Dayton, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | A VCSEL waveguide grating coupler is provided such that a first and second mirror are positioned to define a resonant cavity between them. The waveguide grating coupler further includes a waveguide having a first grating formed as a part of the waveguide to couple light of a first polarization mode into the waveguide. A second grating is formed on the waveguide grating coupler and is orthogonal to the first grating. The second grating is operative to enhance the light coupled to the waveguide by creating a loss difference between light of the first polarization mode and light of a second polarization mode, so that light of the first polarization mode lases preferentially within the VCSEL. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/005193 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627056 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Scientific Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fredric J. Harris (Lemon Grove, California); Erik H. Kjeldsen (Marietta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless communication system implements Forward Error Correction (“FEC”) and Interpolated Tree Orthogonal Multiplexing (“ITOM”). ITOM is a compact spectral waveform variant that uses a dyadic tree structure. The tree structure facilitates a flexible mapping of the transmit waveform to the available spectrum bandwidth on a non-contiguous and multiresolution basis. The system includes a receiver that implements a maximum likelihood (“ML”) synchronization scheme, which is pulse shape independent and non-data aided. |
| FILED | Friday, November 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/558613 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/296 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627126 | Pikalo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oleksiy Pikalo (Belmont, Massachusetts); John D. Schlafer (Wayland, Massachusetts); Brig B. Elliot (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantum cryptographic key distribution (QKD) endpoint (405) includes a QKD receiver and a feedback system (1600). The QKD receiver receives symbols transmitted over a QKD path. The feedback system (1600) controls a length of the QKD path based on the received symbols. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/716078 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/279 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627190 | Repperger 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) | Daniel W. Repperger (Dayton, Ohio); Alan R. Pinkus (Bellbrook, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for enhancing visual images. An operator manipulates a visual image by adjusting darkness levels within each primary color to embellish the recognition of distinct objects which may appear in the visual rendering. The overall system can be implemented as a ground-based system where the operator can adjust the algorithm to manipulate the darkness levels of a certain number, N, of pixels. A second implementation can be achieved in a helmet mounted display or glasses donned by an operator. |
| FILED | Friday, March 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398743 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627251 | Walther et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick G. Walther (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jeffrey M. Roth (Arlington, Massachusetts); William E. Keicher (Burlington, Massachusetts); Alan E. DeCew (W. Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A communication device uses one or two stacks of reflective deflectors to steer the electromagnetic waves carrying signals received and transmitted through a single telescope/aperture device. The signals outside the device may be circularly polarized while inside the device they are linearly polarized most of the time. The deflectors within each stack are transparent to the signals steered by the deflectors behind them. Since the deflecting wave band may shift with the changing angle of incidence of the signals due to steering, the wave bands are sufficiently spaced apart. When the signals impact the deflectors at nearly normal angles, the wave bands can be made more narrow. When more than one stack of deflectors is used, the spacing between the wave bands within one stack may be utilized by another stack. Beam splitters and a variety of other optical devices (such as quarter wave plates, half wave plates, Faraday rotators, and equivalent devices) are used to separate signals for further processing within the device. Instead of reflective deflectors, the device may generally use stacks of transmissive deflectors for similar effect in a similar way. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/603071 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627356 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SuperPower, Inc. (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xun Zhang (Schenectady, New York); Venkat Selvamanickam (Wynantskill, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A multifilament high temperature superconductor with thick, striated stabilizer is disclosed, including a substrate, a buffer layer, a multifilament superconductor layer, and at least one thick stabilizer layer. Also disclosed are components incorporating superconducting tapes and methods for manufacturing same. |
| FILED | Friday, July 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/487204 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/231 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627424 | Gibbs 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 C. Gibbs (Jamestown, Rhode Island); Michael J. Walsh (Somerset, Massachusetts); Maria C. Santos (Bristol, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method are disclosed that provide target motion analysis with the ability for having long-term tracking. The apparatus and method provide a leg builder program that monitors successive positional updates from a target and converts the updates into a leg format. The leg format consists primarily of start time, latitude/longitude, time on leg, and end latitude/longitude. The leg format is continuously updated so long as the course of the target is steady. The leg format further embodies routines that provide for a spherical earth model and also for handling unstable course and speed conditions from a target. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/147650 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/205 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627434 | Tannenbaum |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence V. Tannenbaum (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a method for assessing whether or not reproductive health effects are present in terrestrial ecological receptors inhabiting contaminated sites. Adult male rodents are concurrently trapped at the contaminated site of interest and at a matched non-contaminated reference location. In at least some embodiments, the sperm analysis can be corroborated with additional data to further increase the accuracy of the comparison. For a given small rodent species, three sperm parameters, all of which are barometers of reproductive success (a high concern ecological risk assessment toxicological endpoint), are compared in the animals trapped at the contaminated site and the animals trapped at the reference location. Where one or more of the sperm parameter thresholds are exceeded in the site rodents, and the difference is found to be statistically significant, the interpretation is that site terrestrial receptors are being reproductively compromised. |
| FILED | Friday, April 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/820848 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627439 | Kessler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Metis Design Corporation (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth S. Kessler (Brookline, Massachusetts); Kristin A. Jugenheimer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron B. Size (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for use in detecting an event in a structure includes a sensor encapsulation, the encapsulation containing a sensor, an actuator positioned substantially in-plane to the sensor within the housing and a printed circuit board in communication with at least one of the sensor and the actuator. The printed circuit board includes a microprocessor constructed and arranged to collect data from at least one of the sensor and the actuator, a signal generator constructed and arranged to provide excitation to at least one of the sensor and the actuator, and an amplifier to condition the excitation. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/437539 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/35 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627510 | Jain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rahul Jain (Berkeley, California); Charis Kaskiris (Berkeley, California); Pravin Varaiya (Berkeley, California); Jun Shu (State College, Pennsylvania); Ram Rajagopal (Berkeley, California); Nisha Sivasankara Pillai (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A double-sided exchange may be an exchange wherein both buyers and sellers provide bids for matching via the exchange. A first interface receives buy bids from buyers and a second interface receives sell bids from sellers. A controller matches the sell bids with the buy bids, yielding matched buy bids and matched sell bids in response thereto so that allocations of the matched buy bids and the matched sell bids maximize a surplus of the exchange. An allocation that substantially maximizes an auctioneer's profit and/or announces payments based on sell bids is provided. The announced allocations and prices can be shown to be a substantially competitive equilibrium in some applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/389558 |
| ART UNIT | 3691 — Business Methods - Finance/Banking/ Insurance |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/35 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627540 | Snook et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Neurosciences Research Foundation, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Snook (San Diego, California); Richard W. Schermerhorn (Cardiff, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A special purpose processor (SPP) can use a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to model a large number of neural elements. The FPGAs or similar programmable device can have multiple cores doing presynaptic, postsynaptic, and plasticity calculations in parallel. Each core can implement multiple neural elements of the neural model. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/426896 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627840 | Kleinosowski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A J Kleinosowski (Austin, Texas); Philip J. Oldiges (Lagrangeville, New York); Paul M. Solomon (Yorktown Heights, New York); Richard Q. Williams (Essex Junction, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of modeling soft errors in a logic circuit uses two separate current sources inserted at the source and drain of a device to simulate a single event upset (SEU) caused by, e.g., an alpha-particle strike. In an nfet implementation the current flows from the source or drain toward the body of the device. Current waveforms having known amplitudes are injected at the current sources while simulating operation of the logic circuit and the state of the logic circuit is determined from the simulated operation. The amplitudes of the current waveforms can be independently adjusted. The simulator monitors the state of device and makes a log entry when a transition occurs. The process may be repeated for other devices in the logic circuit to provide an overall characterization of the susceptibility of the circuit to soft errors. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/457174 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627900 | Noel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven E. Noel (Woodbridge, Virginia); Sushil Jajodia (Oakton, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is framework for aggregating network attack graphs. A network may be represented as a dependency graph. Condition set(s), exploit set(s) and machine set(s) may be generated using information from the dependency graph. Exploit-condition set(s) may be generated using the condition set(s) and the exploit set(s). Machine-exploit set(s) may be generated using the exploit-condition set(s) and machine set(s). |
| FILED | Friday, March 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/371930 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07625558 | Greene et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark I. Greene (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Donald M. O'Rourke (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Ramachandran Murali (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Byeong-Woo Park (Wayne, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating an individual who has an erbB protein mediated tumor is disclosed. Methods of preventing erbB protein mediated tumors in an individual are disclosed. The methods comprise adminstering to the individual a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a protein that dimerizes with an erbB protein and that is deficient in tyrosine kinase activity. Composition that comprise such nucleic acid molecules including pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/100952 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625567 | Mamula |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Mamula (Madison, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method of enhancing the immune response of a patient relative to the normal immune response, by administering isoaspartyl-modified proteins, peptides, or cells, to a patient. The present invention is also directed to vaccines containing the isoaspartyl-modified proteins, peptides, or cells, as well as antibodies reactive with the isoaspartyl-modified proteins, peptides, or cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 03, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/613272 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/204.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625570 | Schaffer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David V. Schaffer (Pleasant Hill, California); Joshua N. Leonard (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of purifying adeno-associated virus (AAV) from compositions comprising AAV and at least a second, non-AAV; and methods for selectively inactivating a non-adeno-associated virus (non-AAV) in a liquid composition comprising AAV and the non-AAV. The methods generally involve subjecting the composition to hydrostatic pressure such that the non-AAV is selectively inactivated. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/372552 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/233.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625580 | Langer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Jennifer Elisseeff (Baltimore, Maryland); Kristi Anseth (Boulder, Colorado); Derek Sims (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions for tissue engineering and drug delivery have been developed based on solutions of two or more polymers which form semi-interpenetrating or interpenetrating polymer networks upon exposure to active species following injection at a site in a patient in need thereof. The polymers crosslink to themselves but not to each other; semi-interpenetrating networks are formed when only one of the polymers crosslink. The resulting viscous solutions retain the biologically active molecules or cells at the site of injection until release or tissue formation, respectfully, occurs. As a result of studies conducted with polymer-cell suspensions forming interpenetrating polymer networks, it has been determined that polymer solutions can be formulated wherein the active species is provided by exposure of the polymer solution to an exogenous source of active species, typically electromagnetic radiation, preferably light. Studies demonstrate that light will penetrate through skin, body fluids (such as synovial fluid) and membranes and polymerize the polymer solutions. The polymer solutions can be crosslinked ionically or covalently, to form a hydrogel, semi-interpenetrating polymer network or an interpenetrating polymer network. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 28, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 09/724382 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/426 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625697 | Shalon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tidhar Dari Shalon (Atherton, California); Patrick O. Brown (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and device for detecting or monitoring the treatment status of a selected physiological state or disease condition. The device has a subarray of genes which show a statistically significant change in gene level expression when compared with the control expression levels for that gene. The method involves applying a reporter-labeled messenger nucleic acid fraction to the array in the device, and comparing the pattern of gene expression on the array with that produced by labeled messenger nucleic acid from control cells. Also disclosed is a method of constructing the array. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 17, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/908304 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625704 | Fredricks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David N. Fredricks (Seattle, Washington); Tina Fiedler (Auburn, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis and diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, December 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/607639 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625706 | Akeson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California); President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides, are provided. The systems are capable of analyzing a polymer at a specified rate. One such analysis system includes a structure having a nanopore aperture and a molecular motor, e.g., a polymerase, adjacent the nanopore aperture. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/824949 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625709 | He et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhigang He (Boston, Massachusetts); Kevin C. Wang (Boston, Massachusetts); Jieun A. Kim (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibitors of Nogo Receptor (NgR)-p75 binding are used to reduce NgR-p75 binding mediated axon growth inhibition. Mixtures of NgR and p75 are used in pharmaceutical screens to characterize agents as inhibiting binding of NgR to p75 and promoting axon regeneration. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/320192 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625714 | Matsunami et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Momoka Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Harumi Saito (Durham, North Carolina); Hanyi Zhuang (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of promoting odorant receptor cell surface localization and odorant receptor functional expression. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for odorant receptor accessory protein polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, June 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/811050 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625716 | Hann |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Hann (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The c-Myc oncogene is bound by p19Arf, which inhibits c-Myc's ability to transform cells while augmenting apoptosis. This provides the basis for screening assays that examine the ability of various candidate substances to promote p19Arf interactions, or to substitute therefor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/997763 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625717 | Chin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason W. Chin (Cambridge, United Kingdom); T. Ashton Cropp (Bethesda, Maryland); J. Christopher Anderson (San Francisco, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/710655 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625724 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhijian James Chen (Dallas, Texas); Rashu Seth Bhargava (Dallas, Texas); Lijun Sun (Dallas, Texas); Xiao-Dong Li (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the identification, characterization and use of a novel anti-viral protein that includes a mitochondrial anti-viral signaling protein. |
| FILED | Friday, August 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/509924 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/91.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625732 | Xiong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yue Xiong (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Tomohiko Ohta (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding the proteins ROC1 and ROC2, the isolated proteins themselves, expression vectors containing at least a fragment of the ROC1 and ROC2 polynucleotide sequences, and host cells comprising the same. Methods of producing the ROC1 and ROC2 proteins are also disclosed, and methods of detecting the polynucleotides in samples are included in this invention, as are antibodies to the ROC1 and ROC2 proteins and antisense molecules complementary to polynucleotides encoding the same. The present invention further includes methods for screening bioactive agents that are capable of binding to a ROC protein, methods of screening bioactive agents capable of interfering with the binding of ROC proteins, and methods of screening bioactive agents capable of modulating the activity of a ROC protein. Such screening methods are capable of identifying compounds that have pharmacological. Pharmaceutical formulations comprising such pharmacologically active compounds and methods of administering the same are an additional aspect of this invention. |
| FILED | Monday, July 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/483907 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625733 | Thorpe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Colin Thorpe (Newark, Delaware); Jennifer Jaje (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for isolating a highly purified QSOX enzyme from milk or whey are described. The enzyme may be used to generate intermolecular and intramolecular disulfide bridges and to facilitate oxidative protein folding. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/220464 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625736 | Schneerson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rachel Schneerson (Bethesda, Maryland); Joanna Kubler-Kielb (Rockville, Maryland); Fathy Majadly (Frederick, Maryland); Stephen H. Leppla (Bethesda, Maryland); John B. Robbins (Bethesda, Maryland); Darrell T. Liu (Bethesda, Maryland); Joseph Shiloach (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making an immunogenic conjugate that includes a hapten or an antigen covalently linked to a carrier. The methods include reacting a first agent with a dihydrazide resulting in a hydrazino-modified first agent, wherein the first agent is a hapten, an antigen or a carrier; reacting a second agent with a benzaldehyde compound resulting in a benzaldehyde-modified second agent, wherein the second agent is a hapten, an antigen or a carrier, provided that the first agent or the second agent is a carrier; and reacting the hydrazine-modified first agent with the benzaldehyde-modified second agent resulting in an immunogenic conjugate comprising a hapten or an antigen covalently linked to a carrier via a hydrazone linkage. |
| FILED | Monday, December 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/005851 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/194.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625743 | Bulla, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lee A. Bulla, Jr. (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The cDNA that encodes a glycoprotein receptor from the tobacco hornworm which binds a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin has been obtained and sequenced. The availability of this cDNA permits the retrieval of DNAs encoding homologous receptors in other insects and organisms as well as the design of assays for the cytotoxicity and binding affinity of potential pesticides and the development of methods to manipulate natural and/or introduced homologous receptors and, thus, to destroy target cells, tissues and/or organisms. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311442 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/243 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625764 | Stayton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick S. Stayton (Seattle, Washington); Allan S. Hoffman (Seattle, Washington); Noah Malmstadt (Pasadena, California); Tsuyoshi Shimoboji (Shizuoka, Japan); Samarth Kulkarni (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Conjugates that include polymers that are reversibly self-associative in response to a stimulus and methods for using the conjugates. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197771 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625871 | Townsend et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leroy B. Townsend (Ann Arbor, Michigan); John C. Drach (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel chemical compounds, and methods for their use. In particular, the present invention provides indole derivatives (e.g. as shown in Formula (I)) and related compounds and methods of using indole derivatives and related compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions, including those associated with viral infection and cardiovascular diseases. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/038919 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625874 | Evans et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvia Evans (Del Mar, California); Ju Chen (San Diego, California); Chenleng Cai (San Diego, California); Wenlai Zhou (San Diego, California); Michael G Rosenfeld (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention herein provides a mode of treating a disease associated with the regulation of T-Box and N-Myc gene which includes cancers and heart disease in human and other subjects by identifying and administering a compound which modulates T-Box or N-Myc function. The invention also provides polynucleotides, polypeptides, vectors, cells, tissues and organisms useful in the identification and treatment of metabolic syndrome. A number of desirable cell proliferation and senescence regulating aspects are achieved by various embodiments of the present invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/734267 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625951 | Daunert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvia Daunert (Lexington, Kentucky); Sapna Kamlakar Deo (Lexington, Kentucky); Jason Douglas Ehrick (Lexington, Kentucky); Tyler William Browning (Lexington, Kentucky); Leonidas G. Bachas (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydrogel microdome that can swell in response to a stimuli or target molecule is formed by polymerizing a mixture comprising a monomer capable of forming a hydrogel with a biopolymer. An array of hydrogel microdomes can be formed on a substrate by microspotting the mixture and polymerizing. The array can be used for high-throughput screening of analytes as well as for use as an actuator and biosensor using the swelling property of the hydrogel. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/996068 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/98 |
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| US 07626001 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Reed (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Frederick F. Pio (Vancouver, Canada); Adam Godzik (San Diego, California); Christian Stehlik (San Diego, California); Jason S. Damiano (La Jolla, California); Sug Hyung Lee (San Diego, California); Vasco A. Oliveira (San Diego, California); Hideki Hayashi (Nagasaki, Japan); Kryzysztof Pawlowski (Malmo, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing polypeptides, CARD, NB-ARC, ANGIO-R, LRR and SAM domains therefrom, as well as encoding nucleic acid molecules and specific antibodies. The invention also provides related screening, diagnostic and therapeutic methods. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/728892 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626043 | Wright et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees (Boca Raton, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amy E. Wright (Fort Pierce, Florida); John K. Reed (Fort Pierce, Florida); Jill Roberts (Vero Beach, Florida); Ross E. Longley (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention provides novel biologically active compounds that have utility for use in inhibiting cellular proliferation. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds are also provided. In a specific embodiment, the compounds and compositions of the subject invention can be used in the treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/890686 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/271 |
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| US 07626704 | Lundquist et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Lundquist (San Jose, California); Denis Zaccarin (San Jose, California); Yves Lacroix (San Jose, California); Mark Maxham (Redwood City, California); Mathieu Foquet (Redwood City, California); Stephen Turner (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for real-time monitoring of optical signals from arrays of signal sources, and particularly optical signal sources that have spectrally different signal components. Systems include signal source arrays in optical communication with optical trains that direct excitation radiation to and emitted signals from such arrays and image the signals onto detector arrays, from which such signals may be subjected to additional processing. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/978138 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/417 |
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| US 07627359 | Yarnykh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vasily L. Yarnykh (Seattle, Washington); Chun Yuan (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A reduced field-of-view (FOV) imaging technique combines suppression of signals from outer volume and inflowing blood. Both outer volume and blood suppression are achieved using an SFQIR (Small-FOV Quadruple-inversion-Recovery) preparative pulse sequence including two double-inversion pulse pairs separated by appropriate delays. Within each pair, inversion pulses are successively applied to the imaged slice and the slab orthogonal to the imaging plane, with the thickness equal to the FOV size in the phase-encoding direction. Each double-inversion results in a reinversion of the magnetization in a central part of the FOV, while outer areas of the FOV and inflowing blood remain inverted. The SFQIR module was implemented for single-slice and multislice acquisition with a fast spin-echo readout sequence. Timing parameters of the sequence corresponding to the maximal suppression efficiency can be found by minimizing variation of the normalized signal over the entire range of T1 occurring in tissues. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/385201 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627437 | Forney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Idaho Research Foundation (Moscow, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry J. Forney (Troy, Idaho); James Foster (Potlatch, Idaho); Celeste Brown (Moscow, Idaho); Paul Joyce (Moscow, Idaho); Zaid Abdo (Pullman, Washington); Audra Johnson (Moscow, Idaho); Xia Zhou (Pullman, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods for defining one or more microbial communities. In an example, the method can include providing a plurality of microbial profiles, wherein each microbial profile is established from a sample of microorganisms obtained from an individual subject. The method can also include identifying one or more consensus profiles from among the plurality of microbial profiles. These methods can be used to characterize normal and pathological microflora in vaginal samples. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/331856 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | PHS General Design Services B.V. (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philippe Starck (Paris, France) |
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| FILED | Thursday, September 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 29/324430 |
| ART UNIT | 2912 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of energy D13/115 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William G. Yelton (Sandia Park, New Mexico); Michael P. Siegal (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoelectrode array comprises a plurality of nanoelectrodes wherein the geometric dimensions of the electrode controls the electrochemical response, and the current density is independent of time. By combining a massive array of nanoelectrodes in parallel, the current signal can be amplified while still retaining the beneficial geometric advantages of nanoelectrodes. Such nanoelectrode arrays can be used in a sensor system for rapid, non-contaminating field analysis. For example, an array of suitably functionalized nanoelectrodes can be incorporated into a small, integrated sensor system that can identify many species rapidly and simultaneously under field conditions in high-resistivity water, without the need for chemical addition to increase conductivity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/081923 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/229.900 |
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| US 07625474 | Shepodd et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Shepodd (Livermore, California); Matthew P. Duncan (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an electrokinetic (EK) pump capable of creating high pressures electroosmotically, and capable of retaining high pressures. Both pressure creation and retention are accomplished without the need for moving parts. The EK pump uses a polymerizable fluid that creates the pressure-retaining seal within the EK pump when polymerization is initiated, typically by exposure to UV radiation. Weaklink devices are advantageously constructed including such a pressure-retaining EK pump since, among other advantages, the response of the weaklink device relies on predictable and reliable chemical polymerization reactions. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/263905 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/450 |
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| US 07625482 | Hunt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | nGimat Co. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew T. Hunt (Atlanta, Georgia); Richard C. Breitkopf (Dunwoody, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanoparticulates of oxygen transfer materials that are oxides of rare earth metals, combinations of rare earth metals, and combinations of transition metals and rare earth metals are used as catalysts in a variety of processes. Unexpectedly large thermal efficiencies are achieved relative to micron sized particulates. Processes that use these catalysts are exemplified in a multistage reactor. The exemplified reactor cracks C6 to C20 hydrocarbons, desulfurizes the hydrocarbon stream and reforms the hydrocarbons in the stream to produce hydrogen. In a first reactor stage the steam and hydrocarbon are passed through particulate mixed rare earth metal oxide to crack larger hydrocarbon molecules. In a second stage, the steam and hydrocarbon are passed through particulate material that desulfurizes the hydrocarbon. In a third stage, the hydrocarbon and steam are passed through a heated, mixed transition metal/rare earth metal oxide to reform the lower hydrocarbons and thereby produce hydrogen. Stages can be alone or combined. Parallel reactors can provide continuous reactant flow. Each of the processes can be carried out individually. |
| FILED | Friday, June 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/473463 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mineral oils: Processes and products 28/208.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625515 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jae-Hwang Lee (Ames, Iowa); Kai-Ming Ho (Ames, Iowa); Yong-Sung Kim (Ames, Iowa); Kristen Constant (Ames, Iowa); Chang-Hwan Kim (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing photonic band gap structures operable in the optical spectrum has been presented. The method comprises the steps of filling a plurality of grooves of an elastomeric mold with a UV curable first polymer, each groove in parallel with each other and partially curing the first polymer. A second polymer is coated on the first polymer. A substrate or a multi-layer polymer structure is placed on the filled mold and the resulting structure is exposed to UV light (i.e., is UV cured). The mold is peeled away from the first and second polymers such that a layer of polymer rods is formed on the substrate/multi-layer polymer structure. The process is repeated until a desired number of layers have been formed. The multi-layer structure can be used to create ceramic and metallic photonic band gaps by infiltration, electro-deposition, and/or metal coating. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/455486 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/496 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Don M. Coates (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Louis A. Rosocha (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-thermal plasma assisted combustion fuel injector that uses an inner and outer electrode to create an electric field from a high voltage power supply. A dielectric material is operatively disposed between the two electrodes to prevent arcing and to promote the formation of a non-thermal plasma. A fuel injector, which converts a liquid fuel into a dispersed mist, vapor, or aerosolized fuel, injects into the non-thermal plasma generating energetic electrons and other highly reactive chemical species. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/218792 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/186.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625547 | Wolverton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Wolverton (Saline, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydrogen storage material. The hydrogen storage material is a combination of LiBH4 with MHx. In one embodiment, x is 0 to 3. In one embodiment, greater than about 50% of M comprises Ti, V, Cr, Sc, Fe, or combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/455468 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/648.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625717 | Chin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason W. Chin (Cambridge, United Kingdom); T. Ashton Cropp (Bethesda, Maryland); J. Christopher Anderson (San Francisco, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/710655 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625840 | Pellin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC. (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Pellin (Naperville, Illinois); John N. Hryn (Naperville, Illinois); Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoporous catalytic membrane which displays several unique features including pores which can go through the entire thickness of the membrane. The membrane has a higher catalytic and product selectivity than conventional catalysts. Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes serve as the catalyst substrate. This substrate is then subjected to Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), which allows the controlled narrowing of the pores from 40 nm to 10 nm in the substrate by deposition of a preparatory material. Subsequent deposition of a catalytic layer on the inner surfaces of the pores reduces pore sizes to less than 10 nm and allows for a higher degree of reaction selectivity. The small pore sizes allow control over which molecules enter the pores, and the flow-through feature can allow for partial oxidation of reactant species as opposed to complete oxidation. A nanoporous separation membrane, produced by ALD is also provided for use in gaseous and liquid separations. The membrane has a high flow rate of material with 100% selectivity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/941800 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/439 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626544 | 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 | Methods and apparatus are described for a navigation system. A process includes providing a plurality of transmitters distributed throughout a desired coverage area; locking the plurality of transmitters to a common timing reference; transmitting a signal from each of the plurality of transmitters. An apparatus includes a plurality of transmitters distributed throughout a desired coverage area; wherein each of the plurality of transmitters comprises a packet generator; and wherein the plurality of transmitters are locked to a common timing reference. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/583374 |
| 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 342/386 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627448 | Staab et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamost National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Torsten A. Staab (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Daniel L. Cohen (Ithaca, New York); Samuel Feller (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method are provided for mapping an area of interest using polar coordinates or Cartesian coordinates. The apparatus includes a range finder, an azimuth angle measuring device to provide a heading and an inclinometer to provide an angle of inclination of the range finder as it relates to primary reference points and points of interest. A computer is provided to receive signals from the range finder, inclinometer and azimuth angle measurer to record location data and calculate relative locations between one or more points of interest and one or more primary reference points. The method includes mapping of an area of interest to locate points of interest relative to one or more primary reference points and to store the information in the desired manner. The device may optionally also include an illuminator which can be utilized to paint the area of interest to indicate both points of interest and primary points of reference during and/or after data acquisition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/877065 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07625446 | D'Evelyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Philip D'Evelyn (Niskayuna, New York); Kristi Jean Narang (Voorheesville, New York); Robert Arthur Giddings (Slingerlands, New York); Steven Alfred Tysoe (Ballston Spa, New York); John William Lucek (Powell, Ohio); Suresh Shankarappa Vagarali (Columbus, Ohio); Robert Vincent Leonelli, Jr. (Westerville, Ohio); Joel Rice Dysart (Johnstown, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A capsule for containing at least one reactant and a supercritical fluid in a substantially air-free environment under high pressure, high temperature processing conditions. The capsule includes a closed end, at least one wall adjoining the closed end and extending from the closed end; and a sealed end adjoining the at least one wall opposite the closed end. The at least one wall, closed end, and sealed end define a chamber therein for containing the reactant and a solvent that becomes a supercritical fluid at high temperatures and high pressures. The capsule is formed from a deformable material and is fluid impermeable and chemically inert with respect to the reactant and the supercritical fluid under processing conditions, which are generally above 5 kbar and 550° C. and, preferably, at pressures between 5 kbar and 80 kbar and temperatures between 550 ° C. and about 1500° C. The invention also includes methods of filling the capsule with the solvent and sealing the capsule, as well as an apparatus for sealing the capsule. |
| FILED | Friday, December 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/010139 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625596 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry Neil Lewis (Scotia, New York); Venkatesan Manivannan (Rexford, New York); Tami Janene Faircloth (Niskayuna, New York); Jie Liu (Niskayuna, New York); James Anthony Cella (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment the present invention discloses a method for making a first layer in an electroactive device comprising the steps of (i) preparing a composition by mixing at least one adhesion promoter material and at least one electroactive material; and (ii) depositing said composition onto a second electroactive layer of said electroactive device; and (iii) optionally further depositing a third electroactive layer onto the surface of said first layer opposite the second layer, wherein said composition enables adhesion between said first layer and said second layer or between said first layer and said third layer, or between said first layer and both said second layer and said third layer. In another embodiment the present invention discloses a method for improving adhesion between layers in an electroactive device comprising the steps of (i) depositing a surface treatment composition comprising at least one adhesion promoter material on at least one surface of a first electroactive layer, and (ii) depositing a second electroactive layer onto the surface of said first layer comprising said adhesion promoter; wherein said composition enables adhesion between said first layer and said second layer of said electroactive device. Electroactive layers and electroactive devices comprising said layers are also disclosed, as well as methods to make said electroactive devices. In another embodiment adhesion promoters comprising 9,9-disubstituted fluorenyl compounds are disclosed, as well as methods for making the same. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/013165 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625756 | Hamilton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Hamilton (Enfield, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing human-like glycoproteins by expressing a Class 2 α-mannosidase having a substrate specificity for Manα1,3 and Manα1,6 glycosidic linkages in a lower eukaryote is disclosed. Hydrolysis of these linkages on oligosaccharides produces substrates for further N-glycan processing in the secretory pathway. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/616082 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/471 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626075 | Beschorner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ximerex, Inc. (Blair, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Beschorner (Omaha, Nebraska); Carlos E. Sosa (Omaha, Nebraska); Scott C. Thompson (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Foreign cells can be grown in fetal non-mammalian hosts for the production of transplant organs and tissues, the development of new therapeutic agents, and the production of biological factors and drugs. Tissue-specific injury to fetal host target cells is carried without substantial injury to the maternal host or foreign cells, providing an environment in which the injured tissue can be regenerated with the foreign cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/527587 |
| 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 | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/8 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626894 | Bedillion et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark David Bedillion (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Patrick Breckow Chu (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Kevin Arthur Gomez (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Tim Rausch (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Edward Charles Gage (Mars, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprises a moveable arm for positioning an optical transducer adjacent to a storage medium, a stationary light source, and a moveable mirror mounted at a pivot axis of the arm for reflecting light from the light source to the optical transducer. An actuator can be provided for rotating the moveable mirror through an angle of about one half of an angle of rotation of the moveable arm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/105248 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic information storage or retrieval 369/13.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627163 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | OG Technologies, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tzyy-Shuh Chang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniel Gutchess (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Hsun-Hau Huang (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to solving the problems associated with the detection of surface defects on metal bars as well as the problems associated with applying metal flat inspection systems to metal bars for non-destructive surface defects detection. A specially designed imaging system, which is comprised of a computing unit, line lights and high data rate line scan cameras, is developed for the aforementioned purpose. The target application is the metal bars (1) that have a circumference/cross-section-area ratio equal to or smaller than 4.25 when the cross section area is unity for the given shape, (2) whose cross-sections are round, oval, or in the shape of a polygon, and (3) are manufactured by mechanically cross-section reduction processes. The said metal can be steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, bronze, titanium, nickel, and so forth, and/or their alloys. The said metal bars can be at the temperature when they are being manufactured. A removable cassette includes various mirrors. A protection tube isolates the moving metal bar from the line light assembly and image acquisition camera. A contaminant reduction mechanism applies a vacuum to remove airborne contaminants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/236886 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627599 | Heer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery M Heer (San Francisco, California); Stuart K Card (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that perform computationally efficient layout of hierarchical data structures. |
| FILED | Monday, April 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/401026 |
| ART UNIT | 2158 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07624640 | Maris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Humphrey J. Maris (Providence, Rhode Island); Arto V Nurmikko (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An opto-acoustic transducer assembly includes a substrate; at least one layer of opto-acoustic material coupled to a surface of the substrate, where the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material generates sound waves when struck by pulses of pump light; and an acoustic lens configured to focus sound waves generated by the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material towards a sample. The acoustic lens is further configured to collect sound waves returning from the sample and to direct the returning sound waves to the at least one layer of opto-acoustic material. The at least one layer of opto-acoustic material is responsive to the returning sound waves for having at least one optical property thereof changed, where the change is detectable from a change in a characteristic of reflected pulses of probe light that are time delayed with respect to the pulses of pump light. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/324866 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/643 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625497 | Iverson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isaac K. Iverson (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Suk-Wah Tam-Chang (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides materials and methods for making anisotropic solids which may be in the form of films, layers, shaped elements, and other shaped articles. The methods provide anisotropic solids without the need for rolling, rubbing, or stretching to impart orientational alignment of the molecules of the solid. The methods employ organic or organometallic compounds which are soluble orienting molecules. The solvent or solvent system must be sufficiently volatile to be removed without disruption of the molecular orientation. The soluble orienting molecules include those containing one or more hydrophilic and/or ionic groups and the solvent or solvent system can be a polar organic solvent or solvent system or an aqueous solvent or solvent system. The invention also provides novel compounds having quaterrylene, perylene and naphthalene ring systems carrying one or more hydrophilic and/or ionic groups. These novel compounds can exhibit useful absorption and fluorescence properties in solution and in the solid phase and can exhibit useful liquid crystalline properties. |
| FILED | Monday, November 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/996133 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/299.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625780 | Jacobs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | REgents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heiko O. Jacobs (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Wei Zheng (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Self-assembly of components carried in a fluid is provided. A first component and a second component are obtained and self-assembled together. A third component is obtained and assembled with the first and second components, following the step of assembling the first and second components. The first, second and third components are all different types of components. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/375701 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/116 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625885 | Baker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida); The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bill J Baker (Tampa, Florida); Thusahara Diyabalanage (Tampa, Florida); James B McClintock (Birmingham, Alabama); Charles D Amsler (Pelham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound or groups of compounds, present in an active principle, derived from tunicates of the species Synoicum adareanum, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts from tunicates show selective toxicity against several different cancer cell lines in the NCI 60 cell line panel. These compounds are useful in the effective treatment of cancers, particularly malignant melanomas, colon cancer, and renal cancer cell lines. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/906386 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626192 | Hutchison et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting by the Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Hutchison (Eugene, Oregon); Martin N. Wybourne (Hanover, New Hampshire); Scott M. Reed (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic nanoparticles is described. An embodiment of the method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising, for example, polynucleotides and/or polypeptides, and coupling the nanoparticles to the scaffold. Methods of producing arrays in predetermined patterns and electronic devices that incorporate such patterned arrays are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, May 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120352 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627040 | Woods et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W. Woods (Clifton Park, New York); Peisong Chen (San Diego, California); Yongjun Wu (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system, computer program product, and computer system for processing video frames. Frames A and B of a pair of successive video frames each comprise blocks of pixels. Frame A is earlier in time than frame B. A connection state of each pixel in frame B relative to the pixels of frame A is determined. The connection state is a connected state or an unconnected state. Each block in frame B is classified as either unconnected or uni-connected. Uni-connected blocks in frame B satisfying a reclassification criteria are reclassified as being unconnected. Each unconnected block in frame B is categorized as being a P-block or an I-block. Values for the pixels of each I-block in frame B are calculated by spatial interpolation based on values of nearest available neighbor pixels relative to each I-block. A residual error block for each I-block in frame B is generated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/864833 |
| ART UNIT | 2621 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/240.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627438 | Salapaka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murti V. Salapaka (Ames, Iowa); Deepak Ranjan Sahoo (Horgen, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | An observer based Q control method for a cantilever in an atomic force microscopy is provided that provides for a “dual” Q behavior such that a particular effective Q is achieved when a sample is present and another effective Q when a sample is absent. In the control method, the transfer function from dither input to photo-diode output is independent of the observer so that the cantilever effectively behaves like a spring-mass-damper system. The effective quality factor and stiffness of the cantilever can be changed by appropriately choosing the state feedback gain. The method provides sample-imaging using transient atomic force microscopy. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/796205 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Campbell, Australia); The State of Queensland Through Its Department of Primary Industries (Brisbane, Australia); The University of New England (Armidal, Australia); The State of New South Wales Through Its Department of Agriculture (Orange, Australia); Meat and Livestock Australia Limited (North Sydney, Australia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William John Barendse (Bellbowrie, Australia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for assessing the tenderness of meat from an animal, comprising the step of testing the animal for the presence or absence of a genetic marker selected from the group consisting of: (1) an allele of the gene encoding calpastatin (CAST) associated with peak-force variation or genetic variation located other than in the CAST gene which shows allelic association with the CAST allele; and (2) an allele of the gene encoding lysyl oxidase (LOX) associated with instron compression of the semitendinosis muscle or genetic variation located other than in the LOX gene which shows allelic association with the LOX allele. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/467665 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625703 | Rothschild et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Max F. Rothschild (Ames, Iowa); Daniel C. Ciobanu (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are novel alleles characterized by polymorphisms in the CAST gene. The alleles may be used to genetically type animals. In a preferred embodiment, the alleles may be used as markers for animal meat quality and/or growth. Methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening animals to determine those more likely to produce desired meat quality and/or growth and preferably selecting those animals for future breeding purposes are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/565337 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625743 | Bulla, Jr. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lee A. Bulla, Jr. (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The cDNA that encodes a glycoprotein receptor from the tobacco hornworm which binds a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin has been obtained and sequenced. The availability of this cDNA permits the retrieval of DNAs encoding homologous receptors in other insects and organisms as well as the design of assays for the cytotoxicity and binding affinity of potential pesticides and the development of methods to manipulate natural and/or introduced homologous receptors and, thus, to destroy target cells, tissues and/or organisms. |
| FILED | Monday, December 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311442 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/243 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07624788 | Brown et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of The University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Zindel Brown (Eugene, Oregon); Thomas Dale Northcutt (Springfield, Oregon); Jeffrey Alan Kline (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat exchanger according to certain embodiments includes an outer portion formed of at least one inflatable cell and an inner portion. The inflatable cell has inner and outer surfaces that are separated from each other and at least partially support the outer portion when inflated. The outer portion defines a first interior passage configured to convey fluid. The inner portion is positioned within the outer portion, the inner portion defining a second interior passage configured to convey fluid. |
| FILED | Monday, November 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/999604 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626192 | Hutchison et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting by the Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Hutchison (Eugene, Oregon); Martin N. Wybourne (Hanover, New Hampshire); Scott M. Reed (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming arrays of metal, alloy, semiconductor or magnetic nanoparticles is described. An embodiment of the method comprises placing a scaffold on a substrate, the scaffold comprising, for example, polynucleotides and/or polypeptides, and coupling the nanoparticles to the scaffold. Methods of producing arrays in predetermined patterns and electronic devices that incorporate such patterned arrays are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, May 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120352 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626339 | Paton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Watt Stopper Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Douglas Paton (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and device for and a method of programming and controlling light fixtures is disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention includes a stationary controller unit that is electrically coupled to the light fixtures. The stationary controller unit is configured to be remotely programmed with a portable commissioning device to automatically control the lights fixtures. The stationary controller unit and the portable commissioning device include light sensors, micro-computers and transceivers for measuring light levels, running programs, storing data and transmitting data between the stationary controller unit and the portable commissioning device. In operation, target light levels selected with the portable commissioning device and the controller unit is remotely programmed to automatically maintain the target level. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/657427 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/155 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07624566 | Manzella et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David H. Manzella (Cleveland, Ohio); David T. Jacobson (Lakewood, Ohio); Robert S. Jankovsky (Brunswick, Ohio); Richard Hofer (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Peter Peterson (Brunswick, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A Hall effect plasma accelerator includes inner and outer electromagnets, circumferentially surrounding the inner electromagnet along a thruster centerline axis and separated therefrom, inner and outer magnetic conductors, in physical connection with their respective inner and outer electromagnets, with the inner magnetic conductor having a mostly circular shape and the outer magnetic conductor having a mostly annular shape, a discharge chamber, located between the inner and outer magnetic conductors, a magnetically conducting back plate, in magnetic contact with the inner and outer magnetic conductors, and a combined anode electrode/gaseous propellant distributor, located at a bottom portion of the discharge chamber. The inner and outer electromagnets, the inner and outer magnetic conductors and the magnetically conducting back plate form a magnetic circuit that produces a magnetic field that is largely axial and radially symmetric with respect to the thruster centerline. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/040304 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/202 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627538 | Hinchey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Hinchey (Bowie, Maryland); Roy Sterritt (Antrim, Ireland) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic entity manages a system by generating one or more stay alive signals based on the functioning status and operating state of the system. In some embodiments, an evolvable synthetic neural system is operably coupled to one or more evolvable synthetic neural systems in a hierarchy. The evolvable neural interface receives and generates heartbeat monitor signals and pulse monitor signals that are used to generate a stay alive signal that is used to mange the operations of the synthetic neural system. In another embodiment an asynchronous Alice signal (Autonomic license) requiring valid credentials of an anonymous autonomous agent is initiated. An unsatisfactory Alice exchange may lead to self-destruction of the anonymous autonomous agent for self-protection. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251538 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 07625988 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Joshua L. Jurs (Houston, Texas); Jason J. Stephenson (Humble, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to novel flame retardant monomers and polymers, wherein the flame retardant properties of the polymers are provided by functionality in pendant groups attached to a polymer backbone (as opposed to the polymer backbone itself possessing flame retardant properties. The present invention is also directed to methods of making such polymers and monomers, and articles of manufacture incorporating such monomers and polymers. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/560291 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/292.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07627861 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | THe University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason McColm Smith (Raleigh, North Carolina); Paul David Stotts (Pittsboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying computer source code constructs are disclosed. According to one method, computer source code is converted to a format suitable for an automated inference engine. The automated inference engine receives as inputs the converted source code, a set of elemental design patterns defining patterns to be identified, and a set of rules defining relationships between patterns. The automated inference engine outputs proofs indicative of patterns present in the source code. The proofs may be converted to a source code pattern report. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/003841 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/144 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07627251 | Walther et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick G. Walther (Winchester, Massachusetts); Jeffrey M. Roth (Arlington, Massachusetts); William E. Keicher (Burlington, Massachusetts); Alan E. DeCew (W. Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A communication device uses one or two stacks of reflective deflectors to steer the electromagnetic waves carrying signals received and transmitted through a single telescope/aperture device. The signals outside the device may be circularly polarized while inside the device they are linearly polarized most of the time. The deflectors within each stack are transparent to the signals steered by the deflectors behind them. Since the deflecting wave band may shift with the changing angle of incidence of the signals due to steering, the wave bands are sufficiently spaced apart. When the signals impact the deflectors at nearly normal angles, the wave bands can be made more narrow. When more than one stack of deflectors is used, the spacing between the wave bands within one stack may be utilized by another stack. Beam splitters and a variety of other optical devices (such as quarter wave plates, half wave plates, Faraday rotators, and equivalent devices) are used to separate signals for further processing within the device. Instead of reflective deflectors, the device may generally use stacks of transmissive deflectors for similar effect in a similar way. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/603071 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07624668 | Sanford |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew J. Sanford (Bel Alton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An arrangement for recoilless launch including a non-gaseous reaction mass having a weight in a range of about 25% to about 75% of a weight of a projectile. For the same projectile energy, less propellant is required than a rocket, which minimizes backblast and reduces before-launch weight. The recoilless launching is adapted to shoulder-launched projectiles in a confined space. The reaction mass may be particles associated with a propellant so as to be released concurrently as the propellant turns into gas and accelerated by and with the propellant gas in a nozzle. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/151169 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.701 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07625600 | Bellitto et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Victor J. Bellitto (Alexandria, Virginia); John N. Russell, Jr. (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for forming a protected metal mass includes forming an unprotected metal mass, vaporizing a layer forming reactant and depositing the layer forming reactant onto the unprotected metal mass, causing the layer forming reactant to bind to the surface of the metal mass as an attached protective layer. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/010701 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/248.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07626007 | Amar |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Salomon Amar (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an isolated polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. The isolated polypeptide binds to the DNA binding domain located from −550 to −487 in the promoter of the human TNF-α gene. Additionally, the level of the mRNA transcript encoding the isolated polypeptide is substantially increased in response to LPS stimulation in cultured THP-1 cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/405738 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627147 | LoIacono et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sarnoff Corporation (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dominick LoIacono (Yardville, New Jersey); James R. Matey (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for obtaining iris biometric information that provides increased standoff distance and capture volume is provided herein. In one embodiment, a system for obtaining iris biometric information includes an array of cameras defining an image capture volume for capturing an image of an iris; and an image processor, coupled to the array of cameras, for determining at least one suitable iris image for processing from the images generated for the image capture volume. The image capture volume may include a plurality of cells, wherein each cell corresponds to at least one of the cameras in the array of iris image capture cameras. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/377042 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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