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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 08, 2009
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| US 07627938 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The Univeristy of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kabseog Kim (Urbana, Illinois); Jeong-Bong Lee (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes device, system, method of using and making a microneedle array including the steps of forming one or more pins on a substrate, depositing one or more layers on the one or more pins and the substrate, exposing a portion of the one or more pins, and separating the one or more pins from the one or more layers to form the hollow microneedle array. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/966987 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/458 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07627941 | Shervington et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Rockford, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger M. Shervington (Rockford, Illinois); Vallabh V. Vaghani (Belvidere, Illinois); Laurence D. Vanek (Janesville, Wisconsin); Scott A. Christensen (Byron, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An alignment fixture includes a rotor fixture, a stator fixture and a sensor system which measures a rotational displacement therebetween. The fixture precisely measures rotation of a generator stator assembly away from a NULL position referenced by a unique reference spline on the rotor shaft. By providing an adjustable location of the stator assembly within the housing, the magnetic axes within each generator shall be aligned to a predetermined and controlled tolerance between the generator interface mounting pin and the reference spline on the rotor shaft. Once magnetically aligned, each generator is essentially a line replaceable unit which may be readily mounted to any input of a multi-generator gearbox assembly with the assurance that the magnetic alignment will be within a predetermined tolerance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/259729 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/596 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628019 | Tanner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith M. Tanner (Colchester, Connecticut); Philip J. Kirsopp (Lebanon, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A bearing plate assembly for a turbine engine fuel injector includes a bearing plate 30, with an opening 80 bordered by a race 82. A swivel ball 90 nests inside the race and is rotatable relative thereto. A lock, which may be a tip bushing 108 resists disengagement of the swivel ball from the race. A fuel injector nozzle 38 extends through an opening 98 in the swivel ball. During engine operation, the ball can swivel inside the race to accommodate rotational movement of the nozzle about lateral and radial axes. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/085493 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/748 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628239 | Louie 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) | Wallace Louie (Fredericksburg, Virginia); James L. Hebert (Waldorf, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A modular system for remotely controlling an automotive vehicle is provided. The system issues commands responsive to a radio control transmitter, which controls the vehicle by its steering device and respective control pedals for acceleration and braking. The system includes a steer linkage, a steering motor, a pedal linkage, a linear actuator, a radio receiver, and a digital motor controller. By employing a chain pulley, the steer linkage removably attaches to and controllably rotates the steering device. The steering motor conveys torque to the steer linkage. The pedal linkage removably connects to and pushes against at least one of the control pedals using pinned moment levers. The linear actuator transmits force to the pedal linkage. The pedal linkage may be removably mounted on a linkage platform. The radio receiver receives command signals from the transmitter and communicates with the steering motor and the linear actuator via the digital motor controller. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/518735 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/167 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628254 | Henderson 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) | Benjamin K. Henderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven F. Griffin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joel D. Gussy (Chantilly, Virginia); Steven A. Lane (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Elizabeth L. C. Jensen (Redondo Beach, California); Richard K. Davies (Rochester Hills, Michigan); Jennifer A. Gruits (Royal Oak, Michigan); Paul W. Alexander (Ann Arbor, Michigan); David M. Stevens (Athens, Michigan); Ryan D. Majkrzak (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A damper containing magneto-rheological (“MR”) fluid and a plunger lies between and is mechanically coupled both to a fixture and a vibration source. The plunger has a head immersed in the MR fluid. Annular magnets circumscribe the damper and produce a magnetic field surrounding the damper. A tubular shielding sleeve composed of magnetically impermeable material surrounds a portion of the damper. The sleeve is mechanically coupled both to the fixture and the vibration source by springs, and can translate relative to the damper to affect the strength of the magnetic field acting on the MR fluid surrounding the plunger head. The sleeve oscillates responsive to vibration of the vibration source and controls the viscosity of the MR fluid surrounding the plunger head in proportion to the amplitude of the sleeve's oscillation. The resonant frequency of the sleeve is adjusted to approximate the fundamental resonance of the fixture. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/234230 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Brakes 188/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628509 | Scheps |
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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) | Richard Scheps (Rancho Santa Fe, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The variable color LED optical source comprises first, second, and third LEDs, each disposed to generate a linearly polarized optical signal; a first beam splitter cube that is optically coupled to the first and second LEDs; a first half-wave plate that is optically coupled to the first beam splitter cube so that it is capable of rotating the polarization orientation of an optical signal emitted from the first beam splitter cube; a second half-wave plate that is optically coupled to the third LED so that it is capable of rotating the polarization orientation of the third optical signal; and a second beam splitter cube that is optically coupled to the first and second half-wave plates so that the second beam splitter cube is capable of emitting a fourth optical signal. |
| FILED | Friday, June 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/455121 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Illumination 362/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628579 | Giaimo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Giaimo (Weston, Florida); John P. Tirone, III (Moodus, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An inner diameter vane shroud accommodates a mechanism for synchronously rotating an away of variable vanes. Particularly, the inner diameter vane shroud has a gear channel that runs circumferentially through the vane shroud. An array of variable vanes is rotatably mounted in the vane shroud at an inner end. The variable vanes comprise vane gears at their inner end, which are rotatable in the gear channel. Disposed between the vane gears of the variable vanes are idler gears. As one of the individual variable vanes is rotated by an actuation source, the other variable vanes of the variable vane away are rotated a like amount by the vane gears and idler gears. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/185624 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628766 | Kazerooni et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Homayoon Kazerooni (Berkeley, California); Jean-Louis Racine (Rockville, Maryland); Andrew Chu (Berkeley, California); Adam Zoss (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A lower extremity enhancer to be worn by a user to enable the user to carry a load includes two leg supports having a plurality of jointed links. Proximal ends of the leg supports are connected to a back frame adapted to carry the load. Distal ends of the leg supports are connected to two foot links. The leg supports are powered by a plurality of actuators adapted to apply torques to the leg supports in response to movement of the user's legs. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/976652 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628935 | Naciri 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) | Jawad Naciri (Herndon, Virginia); Christopher M Spillmann (Alexandria, Virginia); Jonathan Selinger (Hudson, Ohio); Banahalli R Ratna (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes shape changing membranes that can be precisely controlled using the unique approach of smectic liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with patterned electrodes and a process of preparing and creating the elastomers. The methods to create the shape changing membranes is based on the electroclinic effect of smectic layers in a polymer network and provides a novel material for actuators. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/553305 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/299.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628944 | Mattes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Santa Fe Science and Technology, Inc. (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin R. Mattes (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Phillip N. Adams (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dali Yang (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Lori A. Brown (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Andrei G. Fadeev (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Ian D. Norris (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition of matter suitable for spinning polyaniline fiber, a method for spinning electrically conductive polyaniline fiber, a method for exchanging dopants in polyaniline fibers, and methods for dedoping and redoping polyaniline fibers are described. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/672323 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628973 | Matviya |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. (Triadelphia, West Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M. Matviya (McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes methods for simultaneously producing, within a single container, two or more sections of high density carbon foam materials of defined shape. A method used to prepare high density carbon foam sections may involve heating a comminuted agglomerating bituminous coal bed, that is at least partially divided into two or more sections by the use of partitions within the coal bed, to an elevated temperature sufficient to result in the coal particles softening and melting together to form sections of a generally homogeneous, continuous, open cell carbon material. The sections of homogeneous open cell carbon material are then maintained at an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to substantially reduce or essentially eliminate the plastic properties of the bituminous coal. As desired, the resultant high density carbon foam sections may be cooled to essentially ambient temperatures or immediately or subsequently heated to elevated temperatures as great as about 3200° C., followed by cooling. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/619223 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/445.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629004 | Arafat et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | El Sayed S. Arafat (Leonardtown, Maryland); Craig A. Matzdorf (California, Maryland); Stephen J. Spadafora (LaPlata, Maryland); David L. Gauntt (St. Leonard, Maryland); Paul R. Roser (Leonardtown, Maryland); James A. Whitfield (Newport, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention comprises a composition and the process of using the composition for removing and preventing mold, mildew, and fungal growth. The composition comprises at least one alkali metal perborate, at least one inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of alkali metal silicates, triazoles and mixtures thereof in any ratio, at least one corrosion inhibitor, and effective amounts of surfactant. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/703906 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629080 | Allen 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) | Jan L. Allen (Silver Spring, Maryland); T. Richard Jow (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithiated metal phosphate material is doped by a portion of the lithium atoms which are present at the M2 sites of the material. The doped material has the general formula: Li1+xM1−x−dDdPO4. In the formula, M is a divalent ion of one or more of Fe, Mn, Co and Ni. D is a divalent metal ion which is one or more of Mg, Ca, Zn, and Ti. It is present in an amount represented by the subscript d which has a value ranging from 0 to 0.1. The portion of the lithium which is present at the M2 octahedral sites of the material is represented by the subscript x and is greater than 0 and no more than 0.07. Also disclosed are electrodes which incorporate the material as well as batteries, including lithium ion batteries, which include cathodes fabricated from the doped, lithiated metal phosphate materials. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/185845 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/221 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629129 | 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, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/416509 |
| 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 07629137 | Sauer-Budge et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BioScale, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexis F. Sauer-Budge (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eric Fitch (Arlington, Massachusetts); Brett P. Masters (Watertown, Massachusetts); Michael Miller (Hollis, New Hampshire); Mark Lundstrom (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting bacteria are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the bacteria, is combined with the sample to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The system also includes a transport arrangement for transporting the sample to the sensor surface, and optionally a magnetic field inducing structure constructed and arranged to establish a magnetic field at and adjacent to the sensor surface. The resonant sensor produces a signal corresponding to an amount of analyte-particle complexes that are bound to the sensor surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/416998 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629500 | McVey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Steris Inc (Temecula, California); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Iain F. McVey (Lakewood, Ohio); Lewis I. Schwartz (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Michael A. Centanni (Parma, Ohio); George W. Wagner (Elkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Hydrogen peroxide is vaporized (20) and mixed (30) with ammonia gas in a ratio between 1:1 and 1:0.0001. The peroxide and ammonia vapor mixture are conveyed to a treatment area (10) to neutralize V-type, H-type, or G-type chemical agents, pathogens, biotoxins, spores, prions, and the lip-,e. The ammonia provides the primary deactivating agent for G-type agents with the peroxide acting as an accelerator. The peroxide acts as the primary agent for deactivating V-type and H-type agents, pathogens, biotoxins, spores, and prions. The ammonia acts as an accelerator in at least some of these peroxide deactivation reactions. |
| FILED | Friday, April 23, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/554223 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment 588/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629640 | She et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Min She (Albany, California); Tsu-Jae King (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Charge migration in a SONOS memory cell is eliminated by physically separating nitride layer storage sites with dielectric material. Increased storage in a cell is realized with a double gate structure for controlling bit storage in line channels between a source and a drain, such as with a FinFET structure in which the gates are folded over the channels on sides of a fin. |
| FILED | Monday, May 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120468 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629664 | Elliott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Morgan Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Faye Elliott (Madison, Alabama); Philip John Reiner (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The Lateral-Moving Micromachined Thermal Bimorph provides the capability of achieving in-plane thermally-induced motion on a microchip, as opposed to the much more common out-of-plane, or vertical, motion seen in many devices. The present invention employs a novel fabrication process to allow the fabrication of a lateral bimorph in a fundamentally planar set of processes. In addition, the invention incorporates special design features that allow the bimorph to maintain material interfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/149882 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/467 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629691 | Roush et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerry A. Roush (Phoenix, Arizona); John F. Schmidt (Phoenix, Arizona); Sonia R. Dodd (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible conductor formed on a flexible substrate. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a periodic structure of islands and at least one conductor. The at least one conductor comprises a series of repeating geometric features affixed to the periodic structure of islands. The geometric features of the conductor are adapted to stretch the conductor rather than break the conductor when the substrate is bent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 16, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/869404 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/773 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629699 | Annen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerodyne Research, Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt D. Annen (Rowley, Massachusetts); Jamie Woodroffe (North Reading, Massachusetts); Roger Putnam (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a power generating system particularly suitable for field use in remote locations, which is fuel-efficient, relatively quiet, tolerant of dust, capable of operating on low-grade logistics and diesel-like fuels and capable of generating between 500 W and 2 KW of continuous electrical power. This generating system employs a two-cycle MICE generator having a piston that operates within a cylinder, and an interconnected, axially moving piston shaft that oscillates an alternator coil within a magnetic core. The piston shaft is attached to, and resisted by, the free end of a strong spring with a second, opposing end fixed to the MICE casing. To control operation of the MICE generator a clipper circuit is employed with a set threshold to resolve peaks and an adjustable harshness for applying load to the coil based upon an amps/volt harshness setting. The engine can also be controlled dynamically throughout the cycle using the added feedback from the proportional and integral elements of a PID controller in conjunction with an energy dissipating and/or storing circuit to load the coil. The dynamic control can be based on a switching power supply implementation. Various engine operating parameters can be derived from coil voltage, current and resistance, and used to control and/or monitor the engine's performance. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/619969 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/1.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629736 | Hofmann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Hofmann (Boise, Idaho); John K. Lee (Meridian, Idaho); David A. Cathey (Boise, Idaho); Glen E. Hush (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for stabilizing a threshold voltage in an active matrix field emission device are disclosed. The method includes formation of radiation-blocking elements between a cathodoluminescent display screen of an FED and semiconductor junctions formed on a baseplate of the FED. |
| FILED | Monday, December 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/301206 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/497 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629764 | Shoemaker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W. Shoemaker (Andover, Minnesota); Timothy M. Lewis (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a torque loop control method for servomotors utilizing discontinuous pulse width modulation that incorporates measuring the power factor in real time. Also included is a sine wave generator for software-based spectrum analysis. |
| FILED | Monday, February 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/702426 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/629 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629813 | Proebsting et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Proebsting (Sonora, California); Robert J. Drost (Mountain View, California); Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system that dynamically refreshes the inputs of a differential receiver. During operation, while a differential transmitter is not transmitting data, the system applies substantially equal voltages to the outputs of the differential transmitter so that the differential voltage on the outputs of the differential transmitter is substantially zero. The system then refreshes the inputs of an associated differential receiver by applying substantially equal voltages to the inputs of the differential receiver so that the differential voltage on the inputs of the differential receiver is substantially zero. The differential transmitter is coupled to the differential receiver through a DC blocking mechanism, which prevents a DC voltage on the differential transmitter from reaching the differential receiver. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/327530 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629850 | Floyd et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Busines Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Allan Floyd (Mahopac, New York); Scott Kevin Reynolds (Amawalk, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A variable-gain amplifier includes an intermediate node operative to receive an electric current from a current source. A common-emitter amplifier has a collector electrically connected to the intermediate node. A first common-base amplifier has an emitter electrically connected to the intermediate node and a collector electrically connected to an output node. A base-degenerated amplifier has an emitter electrically connected to the intermediate node and a collector electrically connected to the output node. A second common-base amplifier has an emitter electrically connected to the intermediate node and a collector electrically connected to small-signal ground. The intermediate node is operative to direct the electric current to the first common-base amplifier, thereby causing the variable-gain amplifier to operate in a first mode; and the intermediate node is operative to direct the electric current to the base-degenerated amplifier and the second common-base amplifier, thereby causing the variable-gain amplifier to operate in a second mode. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/127379 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/285 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629920 | Kuhl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parker L. Kuhl (Mount Laurel, New Jersey); Rao M. Nuthalapati (Delran, New Jersey); Harry Urkowitz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The proper timing or alignment for coherent or noncoherent integration of radar pulses returned from a potentially moving target is determined by determining the entropy associated with sets of range samples based on a plurality of different velocity hypotheses. That set associated with the minimum entropy is deemed to be the correct velocity hypothesis, and integration is then performed using the velocity hypothesis so determined. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/861718 |
| 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 342/160 |
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| US 07629921 | Manry 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) | Charles Manry (Auburn, Washington); John W. Rockway (San Diego, California); John D. Rockway (San Diego, California); Akira Ishimaru (Bellevue, Washington); Yasuo Kuga (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A resonance confocal imaging of resonance control points method and system. The method includes receiving a far-field scattered response from a structure. The method further includes determining resonant frequencies from said far-field scattered response. Then, determining resonant control points of said structure from said far-field scattered response at the resonant frequencies. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/872129 |
| 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 342/179 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629938 | Josypenko |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Josypenko (Norwich, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An open Yaggi antenna array is disclosed wherein the reflector element and parasitic director elements of the antenna array are opened in line with the feed point of the driven element so that the reflector and director elements do not cause a shunting effect on the driven element of the antenna. |
| FILED | Monday, July 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/499976 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/815 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630067 | Nimmakayala et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Molecular Imprints, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pawan Kumar Nimmakayala (Austin, Texas); Tom H. Rafferty (Austin, Texas); Alireza Aghili (Austin, Texas); Byung-Jin Choi (Austin, Texas); Philip D. Schumaker (Austin, Texas); Daniel A. Babbs (Austin, Texas); Van N. Truskett (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a method to determine relative spatial parameters between two coordinate systems, which may be a mold and a region of a substrate in which mold is employed to generate a pattern. The method includes sensing relative alignment between the two coordinate systems at multiple points and determines relative spatial parameters therebetween. The relative spatial parameters include a relative area and a relative shape. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/000321 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/139.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630395 | Keppler 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) | David Keppler (Clinton, New York); Nathan Lutchansky (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for providing a data interface to a plurality of radio transceivers such as between a personal computer or other information processing device to one or more radio transmitter/receiver systems having a serial data interface in a manner that provides control of the radio and means to send and receive data via the radio without regard to the characteristics of the radio or its serial interface. A common control protocol is employed that exposes the functionality necessary to control the radio transmitter/receiver device in a generic manner. The invention may communicate with the data terminal equipment via a widely-available data interface or network protocol, such as an asynchronous serial interface, the Universal Serial Bus (USB), or an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The invention also provides a means of implementing synchronous serial framing formats through software implementation, allowing compatibility with future data systems to be achieved without requiring hardware modifications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/007774 |
| ART UNIT | 2416 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630428 | Rasmussen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald John Rasmussen (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Gregory Thomas Barnett (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for determining carrier frequency error of a serial offset quadrature pulse shaped signal, such as a minimum shift keyed (MSK) signal, are disclosed. Carrier frequency error is determined by receiving a quadrature pulse shaped signal having a synchronization sequence, detecting synchronization of the quadrature pulse shaped signal, and storing a baseband inphase (I) signal and a baseband quadrature (Q) signal of the synchronization sequence while detecting synchronization. After detecting synchronization, segments of the stored baseband I and Q signals are read and correlated with a spreading sequence. Carrier frequency error is then estimated based on phase differences between each of the correlated segments. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/314122 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630604 | Waks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edo Waks (Washington, District of Columbia); Jelena Vuckovic (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A normally opaque waveguide interacting with a drop-filter cavity can be switched to a transparent state when the drop filter is also coupled to a dipole. This dipole induced transparency may be obtained even when the vacuum Rabi frequency of the dipole is much less than the cavity decay rate. The condition for transparency is a large Purcell factor. Dipole induced transparency can be used in quantum repeaters for long distance quantum communication. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/977244 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630699 | Mancuso |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent Mancuso (Cinnaminson, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to systems and methods which may allow the determination of a correction factor between full scale antennas and scale antennas in order to determine the coupling loss of the full scale antennas on full scale structures based on models of the full scale structures. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/613038 |
| ART UNIT | 2614 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/277.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630798 | Mossman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David C. Mossman (Gilbert, Arizona); John D. Butkiewicz (Gilbert, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for determining a final heading of a turning vehicle, such as a rotorcraft. The system may include an algorithm that calculates an advance prediction of a final heading that will be achieved after control input is terminated. |
| FILED | Friday, August 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/197977 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — 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 71/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630820 | Sims et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay R. Sims (Chandler, Arizona); Richard Ling (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method implements improved machine performance, most preferably for gas turbine engines. The system and method implement a control law that receives sensed operational parameter feedback signals. For each sensed engine operational parameter, the feedback signals that are supplied to the control law selectively comprise the sensor signal representative of the engine operational parameter, if the sensor signal is valid, or an observer estimate of the sensed engine operational parameter, if the sensor signal is invalid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/739461 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — 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 71/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630835 | Cox et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Cox (New Brighton, Minnesota); Christopher J. Zins (Coon Rapids, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A first frequency of electromagnetic radiation and a second frequency of electromagnetic radiation are received at a detector. The first and second frequencies of electromagnetic radiation are transmitted through a medium within a frequency range of approximately 0.1 TeraHertz to approximately 10 TeraHertz. Signals are generated that are proportional to the transmittance of the frequencies of electromagnetic radiation through the medium. A ratio of the of the signals is formed, and one or more of a relative humidity, an absolute humidity, and a water vapor concentration of the medium are calculated as a function of a temperature of the medium, the ratio, and a set of functional parameters associated with the temperature of the medium. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/930517 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630950 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haixun Wang (Irvington, New York); Jian Yin (Bronx, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for learning models from scarce and/or skewed training data includes partitioning a data stream into a sequence of time windows. A most likely current class distribution to classify portions of the data stream is determined based on observing training data in a current time window and based on concept drift probability patterns using historical information. |
| FILED | Friday, August 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/506226 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07631028 | Mathan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Santosh Mathan (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Michael C. Dorneich (St. Paul, Minnesota); Stephen D. Whitlow (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | An electroencephalograph system and method for controlling the stability of an adaptive filter during high noise spikes in ocular sensor channels. The method comprises receiving a signal from at least one sensor and determining when an adaptive filter algorithm is subject to becoming unstable based on a signal from the at least one sensor. Operation of the adaptive filter algorithm is suspended while the algorithm is subject to becoming unstable. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/224332 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence J. Marnett (Nashville, Tennessee); Kevin R. Kozak (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for discriminating between COX-1 and COX-2 activity. In particular, the prevent invention provides for the detection and/or measurement of COX-2 activity in subjects, samples thereof, and in laboratory tests. The present invention discloses that 2-arachidonylglycerol is a COX-2 selective substrate which is metabolized by COX-2 to prostaglandin glycerol esters (PG-Gs) and that the diversity of PG-Gs parallels that of arachidonic acid derived metabolites of COX. The present invention also provides certain novel COX-2 selective metabolites including prostaglandin I2-glycerol ester (PGI2-G) and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α-glycerol ester. Methods and kits are described for detecting COX-2 activity comprising detecting PG-Gs (including the novel PG-Gs disclosed herein). Uses for these methods and kits include the detection and monitoring of inflammation and tumors or cancer. Additional uses include the monitoring of test agents in assays to screen for COX-2 specific inhibitors and other laboratory uses. |
| FILED | Friday, November 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/283368 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628977 | Edwards et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Edwards (Boston, Massachusetts); Robert S. Langer (Newton, Massachusetts); Rita Vanbever (Brussels, Belgium); Jeffrey Mintzes (Brighton, Massachusetts); Jue Wang (Clifton, New Jersey); Donghao Chen (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to a method for pulmonary delivery of therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic agents to a patient wherein the agent is released in a sustained fashion, and to particles suitable for use in the method. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the pulmonary delivery of a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent comprising administering to the respiratory tract of a patient in need of treatment, prophylaxis or diagnosis an effective amount of particles comprising a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent or any combination thereof in association with a charged lipid, wherein the charged lipid has an overall net charge which is opposite to that of the agent upon association with the agent. Release of the agent from the administered particles occurs in a sustained fashion. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/420071 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628985 | Shan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (San Carlos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lu Shan (Houston, Texas); Michael Thomas Bethune (Stanford, California); Chaitan Khosla (Palo Alto, California); Jonathan David Gass (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Pharmaceutical formulations of glutenase enzymes are provided. The enzymes find particular use in the treatment of a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/587217 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.630 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628993 | Vilalta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vical Incorporated (San Diego, California); University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adrian Vilalta (San Diego, California); Michal Margalith (Solana Beach, California); Lichun Dong (Seattle, Washington); David M. Koelle (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to a method for systemic immune activation which is effective for eliciting both a systemic, non-antigen specific immune response and a strong antigen-specific immune response in a mammal. The method is particularly effective for protecting a mammal from herpes simplex virus. Also disclosed are therapeutic compositions useful in such a method. |
| FILED | Friday, July 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/781153 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/231.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629116 | Ott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Idaho Research Foundation (Moscow, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy L. Ott (Moscow, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining the presence of a viral infection in an animal not known to have been infected with a virus or other disease-causing microbial organism by determining the level of Mx protein or other Type I Interferon-inducible protein in the animal. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/441418 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629121 | Srivastava et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deepak Srivastava (Dallas, Texas); Vidu Garg (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Human individuals at increased risk for vascular pathology are identified by determining whether the individuals' genome comprises a Notch1 allele predetermined to be associated with an increased risk for vascular pathology. Notch1 alleles are identified as being associated with increased risk for vascular pathology by detecting the presence of a same Notch allele in a plurality of persons with increased risk for vascular pathology. |
| FILED | Friday, December 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/015098 |
| 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 07629122 | Krantz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian D. Krantz (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania); Laird G. Jackson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for the diagnosis of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/120925 |
| 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 07629123 | Millonig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Somerset, New Jersey); Rutgers, The State University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Millonig (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Linda Brzustowicz (Madison, New Jersey); Neda Gharani (North Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Mutations located within the gene encoding the homeobox transcription factor, ENGRAILED 2 (EN2), have now been identified as molecular markers associated with susceptibility for autism and related disorders. Thus, the present invention relates to compositions in the form of diagnostic kits, primers and target sequences, for use in methods for determining the predisposition, the onset or the presence of autism spectrum disorder in a mammal. Moreover, therapeutic methods for treating a person inflicted with, or predisposed to, an autism spectrum disorder based upon modulating the level or activity of EN2 are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/324563 |
| 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 07629128 | Kirkpatrick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Prolx Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynn Kirkpatrick (Houston, Texas); Linda Anne Pestano (Oro Valley, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of measuring HIF expression and activity, as well as measuring inhibition of HIF following administration of an HIF inhibitor useful in treating HIF related diseases. The present invention further relates to methods of identifying individuals who will respond to HIF inhibitors. The invention also relates to methods of monitoring a patient response to a given dosage of an HIF inhibitor. The invention also includes assays and kits for performing the methods described herein. |
| FILED | Monday, April 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/379034 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07629134 | 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); Yoshiro Ishimaru (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to sour taste receptors and compositions and methods thereof. In particular, the present invention provides assays and methods of screening for ligands specific for sour taste receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for screening for accessory proteins and mutations, polymorphisms and other potential sour taste receptor protein mutations that are associated with disease states, and therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for modulating sour taste receptors in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/825941 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
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| US 07629135 | Ye et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard D. Ye (Westmont, Illinois); Ni Cheng (Chicago, Illinois); Rong L. He (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of modulating inflammatory and immune responses through binding of SAA to TLR2 in a subject (e.g., human, non-human primate, rodent, etc.), and compositions and methods for screening TLR2 agonists and antagonists. In the studies described herein, a potential role of SAA in neutrophilia was investigated and the results demonstrated that SAA is a potent inducer for macrophage secretion of G-CSF, which leads to neutrophilia in mice. Using G-CSF−/− and TLR2−/− mice, it was found that the SAA-induced neutrophilia is dependent on TLR2-mediated production of G-CSF. Based on direct binding assay and gain-of-function studies in TLR2-transfected cells, SAA was identified as a novel ligand for TLR2 and a link between increased SAA concentration and TLR2-mediated inflammatory responses such as neutrophilia was established. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/963610 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 07629137 | Sauer-Budge et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BioScale, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexis F. Sauer-Budge (Lincoln, Massachusetts); Eric Fitch (Arlington, Massachusetts); Brett P. Masters (Watertown, Massachusetts); Michael Miller (Hollis, New Hampshire); Mark Lundstrom (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting bacteria are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the bacteria, is combined with the sample to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The system also includes a transport arrangement for transporting the sample to the sensor surface, and optionally a magnetic field inducing structure constructed and arranged to establish a magnetic field at and adjacent to the sensor surface. The resonant sensor produces a signal corresponding to an amount of analyte-particle complexes that are bound to the sensor surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/416998 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629146 | Levin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene G. Levin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to fragments of an amino acid sequence of mature, full length 24 kDa fibroblast growth factor-2 or an analog thereof. The fragments have an activity that inhibits the migration of cultured cells as well as inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth, or any other processes that involve the migration of cells in vivo. This fragment does not stimulate the proliferation of cells which is in contrast to activity shown by the mature, full-length 24 kDa fibroblast growth factor-2. The present invention also relates to a DNA molecule encoding the fragment, an expression vector and a transformed host containing the DNA molecule, and a method of producing the protein by culturing the transformed host. Moreover, the present invention relates to a therapeutic composition the 24 kDa fibroblast growth factor fragment and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| FILED | Friday, October 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/544970 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629163 | Gerngross |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins in humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar, if not substantially identical, to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans, including unicellular and multicellular fungi are modified to produce N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAc2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways. This is achieved using a combination of engineering and/or selection of strains which: do not express certain enzymes which create the undesirable complex structures characteristic of the fungal glycoproteins, which express exogenous enzymes selected either to have optimal activity under the conditions present in the fungi where activity is desired, or which are targeted to an organelle where optimal activity is achieved, and combinations thereof wherein the genetically engineered eukaryote expresses multiple exogenous enzymes required to produce “human-like” glycoproteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/271235 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/254.100 |
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| US 07629308 | Williams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Sanders Williams (Dallas, Texas); Beverly Rothermel (Bedford, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the polypeptides known as muscle calcineurin interacting proteins (MCIPs). These molecules binding to calcineurin and, in so doing, modulate its functions, which includes phosphate removal as part of a pathway coupling Ca2+ to cellular responses in muscle. MCIPs form a physical complex with the catalytic subunit of calcineurin, and increased levels of MCIPs correspond to a reduced ability of calcineurin to stimulate transcription of certain target genes. Methods to exploit these observation are provided and include screening for modulators of MCIP expression and binding to calcineurin, methods of diagnosis of MCIP defects, and methods for treating cardiomyopathies, including cardiac hypertrophy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 13, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/782953 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07629310 | Sebti |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns the use of the protein RhoB and its variants to inhibit cancer cell growth, migration, invasion, metastasis, malignant cell transformation, and/or to modulate oncogenic signaling, wherein introducing RhoB directly, or indirectly via a nucleic acid sequence encoding RhoB, into a malignantly transformed cell or a cancerous cell decreases phosphorylation of Erk and Akt proteins inhibiting the PI3-kinase/Akt cell survival pathway and promoting apoptotic cell death. In one aspect, the compositions and methods of the present invention are used to inhibit the malignant transformation of cells by the oncogenes H-Ras, N-Ras, K-Ras, EGFR, or ErbB2, or to inhibit the growth of cancer cells transformed by such oncogenes. The compositions and methods of the present invention may be used to inhibit cancer cell growth, inhibit malignant cell transformation, and modulate oncogenic signaling in vivo or in vitro. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/512563 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07629314 | Cox, III |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bolder Biotechnology, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George N. Cox, III (Louisville, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel methods of making soluble proteins having free cysteines in which a host cell is exposed to a cysteine blocking agent. The soluble proteins produced by the methods can then be modified to increase their effectiveness. Such modifications include attaching a PEG moiety to form pegylated proteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/857644 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07629315 | Zhao |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan Z. Zhao (Sewickley, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Leptin controls the production of C-Reactive Protein (CRP), which, in turn, interacts with leptin to diminish its ability to signal satiety and reduce food intake. The interactions between leptin and CRP can be exploited to screen for agents capable of disrupting the leptin-CRP interaction, and thereby improve leptin signaling. Such agents can be used to reduce body weight, adiposity, and alleviate insulin resistance and diabetes. |
| FILED | Friday, January 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/327596 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07629317 | Toback et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | F. Gary Toback (Chicago, Illinois); Terence E. Martin (Chicago, Illinois); Margaret M. Walsh-Reitz (River Forest, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel group of gastrokines called Gastric Antrum Mucosal Protein is characterized. A member of the group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, cDNA and the AMP-18 protein are sequenced for human, mouse and pig. The AMP-18 protein and active peptides derived from it are cellular growth factors. Surprisingly, peptides capable of inhibiting the effects of the complete protein, are also derived from the AMP-18 protein. Cytoprotection and control of mammalian gastro-intestinal tissue growth and repair (restitution) is facilitated by the use of the proteins, making the proteins candidates for therapies in inflammatory bowel disease, mucositis, and gastric ulcers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 11, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/842989 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/13 |
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| US 07629323 | Surmeier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | D. James Surmeier (Chicago, Illinois); Tatiana Tkatch (Chicago, Illinois); Gytis Baranauskas (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions and methods for the manipulation of ion channels. For example, the present invention relates to Parkinson's and other neurological diseases and conditions, and treatments thereof. In particular, the present invention provides methods of decreasing pathophysiological high frequency neuronal bursts of Parkinson's and other neurological diseases and conditions. Methods of the present invention comprise decreasing Kv3 ion channel activity in fast-spiking neurons, including by decreasing activity of a Kv3.4 protein and by specifically targeting a Kv3.4 protein with an inhibitor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/761557 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
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| US 07629330 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ying Wang (Brookline, Massachusetts); Michael H. Roehrl (Brookline, Massachusetts); Dennis L. Kasper (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to three-dimensional molecular structure determination of polymers, three-dimensional computer molecular modeling, rational drug design, and immunomodulatory polymers. In particular the invention is directed to immunomodulatory polymers, as well as to methods for designing, selecting, and screening therapeutic agents having immunomodulatory activity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/432406 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/54 |
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| US 07629387 | Maupin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary O. Maupin (Cape Coral, Florida); Joseph Karchesy (Corvallis, Oregon); Nicholas A. Panella (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marc C. Dolan (Wellington, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, compositions, and methods for controlling an arthropod pest population that employ an eremophilane sesquiterpene parent structure are presented. The compounds have minimal adverse or toxic effects on humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment. The compounds may be isolated from natural sources, semi-synthesized from naturally occurring compounds, or completely synthesized. The compounds may be applied directly to a pest, or the locus of a pest, and function as topical or ingestible toxins. Eremophilane sesquiterpenes 13-hydroxy-valencene, valencene-11,12-epoxide, valencene-13-aldehyde, and nootkatone-1,10-11,12-diepoxide are exemplary compounds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/105807 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/691 |
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| US 07629388 | Mikos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antonios G. Mikos (Houston, Texas); Kazuhiro Tanahashi (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A cross-linkable monomer comprises a fumaric acid functional group having a first end and a second end, a first spacer group affixed to said first end and comprising at least repeating unit, a first terminal group affixed to said first spacer group, a second spacer group affixed to said second end and comprising at least one ethylene glycol repeating unit, and a second terminal group affixed to said second spacer group. A hydrogel formed by cross-linking the present monomer and a method for making the monomer. A method for forming a hydrogel, comprises the steps of a) synthesizing a copolymer of poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) and poly(ethylene glycol (PEG) so as to produce P(PF-co-EG), b) synthesizing a PEG-tethered fumarate (PEGF), c) coupling agmatine sulfate to the PEGF to produce PEGF modified with agmatine (Agm-PEGF), and d) cross-linking the P(PF-co-EG) from step a) with Agm-PEGF from step c). |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/300202 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/772.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629437 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer L. Harris (San Diego, California); Bradley J. Backes (San Diego, California); Jonathan A. Ellman (Oakland, California); Charles S. Craik (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is presented for the preparation and use of fluorogenic peptide substrates that allows for the configuration of general substrate libraries to rapidly identify the primary and extended specificity of enzymes, such as proteases. The substrates contain a fluorogenic-leaving group, such as 7-amino-4-carbamoylmethyl-coumarin (ACC). Substrates incorporating the ACC leaving group show comparable kinetic profiles as those with the traditionally used 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin (AMC) leaving group. The bifunctional nature of ACC allows for the efficient production of single substrates and substrate libraries using solid-phase synthesis techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/686884 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
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| US 07629881 | Gao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tia Gao (Ellicott City, Maryland); William E. Bishop (Baltimore, Maryland); Radford R. Juang (Irvine, California); Alexander M. Alm (Rockville, Maryland); David M. White (Silver Spring, Maryland); David A. Crawford (Silver Spring, Maryland); Steven M. Babin (Greenbelt, Maryland); Jeffrey S. Chavis (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure is directed towards apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved sensor-based patient monitoring and tracking. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided for adjusting a vital sign alarm threshold of a vital status sensor as a function of a patient's GPS data, which may comprise: altitude data, velocity data, and position data. In accordance with another aspect, a method is provided for adjusting one or more alarm detection parameters based in part on a patient's calculated heart rate variability (HRV) data. According to yet another aspect, an electronic triage tag is configured to include a colored card insertion region for inserting a colored card for preventing the device from being inadvertently activated, an LCD screen and a series of LEDs for displaying the triage status of a patient (red, yellow, green, black). |
| FILED | Sunday, April 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/741756 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/539.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630073 | Lundquist et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pacific Biosciences of California (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Lundquist (San Jose, California); Denis Zaccarin (San Jose, California); Yves Lacroix (San Jose, California); Stephen Turner (Menlo Park, California); John Dixon (Moss Beach, 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 | 11/978168 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/317 |
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| US 07630750 | Liang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Stony Brook, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhengrong Liang (Stony Brook, New York); Bin Li (Centereach, New York); Dongqing Chen (Port Jefferson Station, New York); Eric E. Smouha (Northport, New York); Clemente T. Roque (Stony Brook, New York); Arie E. Kaufman (Plainview, New York); Mark R. Wax (Greenlawn, New York); Kevin Kreeger (East Setauket, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of computer aided treatment planning is performed by generating and manipulating a three dimensional (3D) image of a region which includes at least one anatomical structure for which treatment, such as surgery, biopsy, tissue component analysis, prosthesis implantation, radiation, chemotherapy and the like, is contemplated. A virtual intervention, which simulates at least a portion of the contemplated treatment, is performed in the 3D image. The user can then determine the effect of the intervention and interactively modify the intervention for improved treatment results. Preferably, a warning is automatically provided if the intervention poses a risk of detrimental effect. The user can navigate through the contemplated region in the 3D image and assess the results. The treatment plans can be saved for comparison and post treatment evaluation. |
| FILED | Monday, February 05, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/182217 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/407 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Kittelson (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Brian C. Krafthefer (Stillwater, Minnesota); Hongbin Ma (Columbus, Indiana); Michael L. Rhodes (Richfield, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and system of onboard diagnostics in engine emissions monitoring, particularly for detecting anomalous cylinder behavior. In some embodiments, at least one sensor in the exhaust path measures electric charge that is indicative of particulate matter. In some embodiments, at least one sensor measures oxides of nitrogen. The indications of instantaneous emissions can be used to effect real-time adjustments in engine control, and can be logged for maintenance purposes. |
| FILED | Monday, December 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/612183 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/277 |
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| US 07628942 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David V. Miller (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Rita Baranwal (Glenshaw, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A process has been developed for fabricating composite structures using either reaction forming or polymer infiltration and pyrolysis techniques to densify the composite matrix. The matrix and reinforcement materials of choice can include, but are not limited to, silicon carbide (SiC) and zirconium carbide (ZrC). The novel process can be used to fabricate complex, net-shape or near-net shape, high-quality ceramic composites with a crack-free matrix. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/465184 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/29.100 |
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| US 07628951 | Akash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akash Akash (Salt Lake City, Utah); Nair Balakrishnan G. (Sandy, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for producing insulation materials and insulation for high temperature applications using novel castable and powder-based ceramics. The ceramic components produced using the proposed process offers (i) a fine porosity (from nano-to micro scale); (ii) a superior strength-to-weight ratio; and (iii) flexibility in designing multilayered features offering multifunctionality which will increase the service lifetime of insulation and refractory components used in the solid oxide fuel cell, direct carbon fuel cell, furnace, metal melting, glass, chemical, paper/pulp, automobile, industrial heating, coal, and power generation industries. Further, the ceramic components made using this method may have net-shape and/or net-size advantages with minimum post machining requirements. |
| FILED | Monday, August 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/464476 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/603 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629028 | Alford et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Insitute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kentin L. Alford (Pasco, Washington); Kevin L. Simmons (Kennewick, Washington); William D. Samuels (Richland, Washington); Thomas S. Zemanian (Richland, Washington); Jun Liu (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Yongsoon Shin (Richland, Washington); Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention pertains to methods of forming monolayers on various surfaces. The surfaces can be selected from a wide array of materials, including, for example, aluminum dioxide, silicon dioxide, carbon and SiC. The substrates can be planar or porous. The monolayer is formed under enhanced pressure conditions. The monolayer contains functionalized molecules, and accordingly functionalizes a surface of the substrate. The properties of the functionalized substrate can enhance the substrate's applicability for numerous purposes including, for example, utilization in extracting contaminants, or incorporation into a polymeric matrix. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/607870 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/287 |
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| US 07629156 | Viitanen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware); Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul V. Viitanen (West Chester, Pennsylvania); Carol M. Mc Cutchen (Wilmington, Delaware); Xu Li (Newark, Delaware); Mark Emptage (Wilmington, Delaware); Perry G. Caimi (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Min Zhang (Lakewood, Colorado); Yat-Chen Chou (Lakewood, Colorado); Mary Ann Franden (Centennial, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Xylose-utilizing Z. mobilis strains were found to have improved ethanol production when grown in medium containing mixed sugars including xylose if sorbitol or mannitol was included in the medium. The effect was seen in concentrations of mixed sugars where no growth lag period occurs, as well as in higher sugars concentrations. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/862522 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/161 |
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| US 07629162 | Zhou et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shengde Zhou (Sycamore, Illinois); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lorraine Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Tammy B. Grabar (Gainesville, Florida); Jonathan C. Moore (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides derivatives of ethanologenic Escherichia coli K011 constructed for the production of lactic acid. The transformed E. coli of the invention are prepared by deleting the genes that encode competing pathways followed by a growth-based selection for mutants with improved performance. These transformed E. coli are useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/501137 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.330 |
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| US 07629236 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qi Wang (Littleton, Colorado); Tihu Wang (Littleton, Colorado); Matthew R. Page (Littleton, Colorado); Yanfa Yan (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method of making a c-Si-based cell or a μc-Si-based cell, the improvement of increasing the minority charge carrier's lifetime, comprising: a) placing a c-Si or polysilicon wafer into CVD reaction chamber under a low vacuum condition and subjecting the substrate of the wafer to heating; and b) passing mixing gases comprising NH3/H2 through the reaction chamber at a low vacuum pressure for a sufficient time and at a sufficient flow rate to enable growth of an a-Si:H layer sufficient to increase the lifetime of the c-Si or polysilicon cell beyond that of the growth of an a-Si:H layer without treatment of the wafer with NH3/H2. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/574167 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/488 |
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| US 07629285 | Popov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Branko N. Popov (Columbia, South Carolina); Jog-Won Lee (Columbia, South Carolina); Nalini P. Subramanian (Kennesaw, Georgia); Swaminatha P. Kumaraguru (Honeoye Falls, New York); Hector R. Colon-Mercado (Columbia, South Carolina); Vijayadurga Nallathambi (T-Nagar, India); Xuguang Li (Columbia, South Carolina); Gang Wu (West Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for synthesis of a catalyst is provided. The process includes providing a carbon precursor material, oxidizing the carbon precursor material whereby an oxygen functional group is introduced into the carbon precursor material, and adding a nitrogen functional group into the oxidized carbon precursor material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/930322 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/180 |
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| US 07629291 | Dai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sheng Dai (Knoxville, Tennessee); Wenfu Yan (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A surface-stabilized gold nanocatalyst includes a solid support having stabilizing surfaces for supporting gold nanoparticles, and a plurality of gold nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 8 nm disposed on the stabilizing surfaces. The surface-stabilized gold nanocatalyst provides enhanced stability, such as at high temperature under oxygen containing environments. In one embodiment, the solid support is a multi-layer support comprising at least a first layer having a second layer providing the stabilizing surfaces disposed thereon, the first and second layer being chemically distinct. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/166950 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/344 |
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| US 07629292 | Mann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nick R. Mann (Blackfoot, Idaho); Donald J. Wood (Peshastin, Washington); Terry A. Todd (Aberdeen, Idaho); Ferdinand Sebesta (Prague, Czech Republic) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite media, systems, and devices for substantially removing, or otherwise processing, one or more constituents of a fluid stream. The composite media comprise a plurality of beads, each having a matrix substantially comprising polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and supporting one or more active components which are effective in removing, by various mechanisms, one or more constituents from a fluid stream. Due to the porosity and large surface area of the beads, a high level of contact is achieved between composite media of the present invention and the fluid stream being processed. Further, the homogeneity of the beads facilitates use of the beads in high volume applications where it is desired to effectively process a large volume of flow per unit of time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/154976 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629588 | Bell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zane William Bell (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Lynn Allen Boatner (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of detecting an activator, the method including impinging with an activator a receptor material lacking a photoluminescent material and generating a by-product of a radioactive decay due to the activator impinging the receptor material. The method further including, generating light from the by-product via the Cherenkov effect and identifying a characteristic of the activator based on the light. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/228660 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630179 | Umans |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Reliance Electric Technologies, LLC (Mayfield Heights, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen D. Umans (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A superconducting coil system includes a superconducting coil and a protective link of superconducting material coupled to the superconducting coil. A rotating machine includes first and second coils and a protective link of superconducting material. The second coil is operable to rotate with respect to the first coil. One of the first and second coils is a superconducting coil. The protective link is coupled to the superconducting coil. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/232523 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630469 | Akers |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas W. Akers (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for evaluating a material specimen comprises: Mounting a neutron source and a detector adjacent the material specimen; bombarding the material specimen with neutrons from the neutron source to create prompt gamma rays within the material specimen, some of the prompt gamma rays being emitted from the material specimen, some of the prompt gamma rays resulting in the formation of positrons within the material specimen by pair production; collecting positron annihilation data by detecting with the detector at least one emitted annihilation gamma ray resulting from the annihilation of a positron; storing the positron annihilation data on a data storage system for later retrieval and processing; and continuing to collect and store positron annihilation data, the continued collected and stored positron annihilation data being indicative of an accumulation of lattice damage over time. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/788743 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Induced nuclear reactions: Processes, systems, and elements 376/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07628951 | Akash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akash Akash (Salt Lake City, Utah); Nair Balakrishnan G. (Sandy, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for producing insulation materials and insulation for high temperature applications using novel castable and powder-based ceramics. The ceramic components produced using the proposed process offers (i) a fine porosity (from nano-to micro scale); (ii) a superior strength-to-weight ratio; and (iii) flexibility in designing multilayered features offering multifunctionality which will increase the service lifetime of insulation and refractory components used in the solid oxide fuel cell, direct carbon fuel cell, furnace, metal melting, glass, chemical, paper/pulp, automobile, industrial heating, coal, and power generation industries. Further, the ceramic components made using this method may have net-shape and/or net-size advantages with minimum post machining requirements. |
| FILED | Monday, August 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/464476 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/603 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628959 | Penner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reginald Mark Penner (Laguna Beach, California); Erich C. Walter (Irvine, California); Fred Favier (Saint Clemente de Riviere, France) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydrogen gas sensor and/or switch fabricated from arrays nanowires composed of metal or metal alloys that have stable metal hydride phases. The sensor and/or switch response times make it quite suitable for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a flowing gas stream. The sensor and/or switch preferably operates by measuring the resistance of several metal nanowires arrayed in parallel in the presence of hydrogen gas. The nanowires preferably comprise gaps or break junctions that can function as a switch that closes in the presence of hydrogen gas. Consequently, the conductivity of the nanowires of the sensor and/or switch increases in the presence of hydrogen. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/682827 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/98 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629120 | Bennett et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Nelson Bennett (Houston, Texas); Mary Lou Harrison (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for assembling a series of DNA fragments generated by PCR into an ordered circular arrangement for replication and genetic work in cells. The PCR fragments are made with a modified nucleotide in the primers that can be removed with a DNA excision repair enzyme to generate a 3′ overhang. The 3′ overhangs are designed to allow directional annealing and thus sequential PCR fragments can be assembled by annealing the overhangs and subsequent ligation. Sequential addition of PCR fragments is facilitated by growing the chain on a solid support, and the assembled chain can be removed with a site specific recombinase if the first and last primers contain the recombinase site. The circularized assembled fragment can be directly used for cell transformation if the appropriate sequences are included, such as an origin of replication and a selectable marker. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/699511 |
| 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 07629133 | Schlenoff |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph B. Schlenoff (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for causing a membrane to become permeable to a first chemical species, in which the membrane is contacted with a solution comprising a second chemical species. The membrane comprises a polyelectrolyte complex film comprising a positively-charged polyelectrolyte and a negatively-charged polyelectrolyte. The second chemical species selectively interacts with the membrane, and selective interaction of the second chemical species with the membrane causes the membrane to become permeable to the first chemical species, thereby causing the first chemical species to permeate the membrane. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/764350 |
| 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 07629179 | Zhao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaojun Julia Zhao (Grand Forks, North Dakota); David T. Pierce (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | Surfaces coated with a target-induced fluorescent compound are used to detect target elements, especially trace elements. The target-induced fluorescent compound does not fluoresce when excited at a specific wavelength until it has bound a target element. The use of these coated surfaces provides several benefits including reduced background for greater sensitivity and eliminating the need to separate target-induced fluorescent compound that has not bound target element from target-induced fluorescent compound that has bound target element. Coated nanoparticles are especially useful for detection of target elements. |
| FILED | Friday, March 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/368315 |
| 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 07629291 | Dai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sheng Dai (Knoxville, Tennessee); Wenfu Yan (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A surface-stabilized gold nanocatalyst includes a solid support having stabilizing surfaces for supporting gold nanoparticles, and a plurality of gold nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 8 nm disposed on the stabilizing surfaces. The surface-stabilized gold nanocatalyst provides enhanced stability, such as at high temperature under oxygen containing environments. In one embodiment, the solid support is a multi-layer support comprising at least a first layer having a second layer providing the stabilizing surfaces disposed thereon, the first and second layer being chemically distinct. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/166950 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/344 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629437 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer L. Harris (San Diego, California); Bradley J. Backes (San Diego, California); Jonathan A. Ellman (Oakland, California); Charles S. Craik (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is presented for the preparation and use of fluorogenic peptide substrates that allows for the configuration of general substrate libraries to rapidly identify the primary and extended specificity of enzymes, such as proteases. The substrates contain a fluorogenic-leaving group, such as 7-amino-4-carbamoylmethyl-coumarin (ACC). Substrates incorporating the ACC leaving group show comparable kinetic profiles as those with the traditionally used 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin (AMC) leaving group. The bifunctional nature of ACC allows for the efficient production of single substrates and substrate libraries using solid-phase synthesis techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/686884 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629448 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Brent S. Gaylord (Santa Barbara, California); Shu Wang (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for assaying a sample for a target polynucleotide are provided. A sample suspected of containing the target polynucleotide is contacted with a polycationic multichromophore and a sensor polynucleotide complementary to the target polynucleotide. The sensor polynucleotide comprises a signaling chromophore to receive energy from the excited multichromophore and increase emission in the presence of the target polynucleotide. The methods can be used in multiplex form. Kits comprising reagents for performing such methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/854365 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629661 | Rafferty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Noble Peak Vision Corp. (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Conor S. Rafferty (Newtown, Massachusetts); Clifford King (Gloucester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the invention, a photonic device comprises a semiconductor substrate including at least one circuit component comprising a metal silicide layer and an overlying layer including at least one photoresponsive component. The metal silicide layer is disposed between the circuit component and the photoresponsive component to prevent entry into the circuit component of light that penetrates the photoresponsive component. The silicide layer advantageously reflects the light back into the photoresponsive element. In addition, the overlying layer can include one or more reflective layers to reduce entry of oblique light into the photoresponsive component. In an advantageous embodiment, the substrate comprises single-crystal silicon including one or more insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs), and/or capacitors, and the photoresponsive element comprises germanium and/or germanium alloy epitaxially grown from seeds on the silicon. The metal silicide layer can comprise the gate of the IGFET and/or an electrode of the capacitor. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/351638 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629797 | Tai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Chi-yuan Shih (Pasadena, California); Wei Li (Monterey Park, California); Siyang Zheng (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for improving the sensitivity of a variety of conductivity sensing devices, in particular capacitively-coupled contactless conductivity detectors. A parallel inductor is added to the conductivity sensor. The sensor with the parallel inductor is operated at a resonant frequency of the equivalent circuit model. At the resonant frequency, parasitic capacitances that are either in series or in parallel with the conductance (and possibly a series resistance) is substantially removed from the equivalent circuit, leaving a purely resistive impedance. An appreciably higher sensor sensitivity results. Experimental verification shows that sensitivity improvements of the order of 10,000-fold are possible. Examples of detecting particulates with high precision by application of the apparatus and methods of operation are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/697060 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/684 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629832 | Apsel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Analog Silicon IP Corporation (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alyssa B. Apsel (Ithaca, New York); Anand M. Pappu (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of designing a current source involves selecting an equation for a current output through a circuit. Variations in current are checked to make sure they are not a strong function of process and bias. A circuit topology is then created as a function of the equation. Example circuits include an addition based current source and a square root based current source. |
| FILED | Monday, April 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/742405 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/538 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630852 | Ghanta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents (Scottdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Praveen Ghanta (Tempe, Arizona); Sarma Vrudhula (Chandler, Arizona); Sarvesh Bhardwaj (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for analyzing IC system performance. The method includes receiving system variables that correspond to an IC system; normalizing the system variables; using an infinite dimensional Hilbert space, modeling a system response as a series of series of orthogonal polynomials; and, solving for coefficients of the series of orthogonal polynomials. A system equation or a simulated response may be used to solve for the coefficients. If a simulated response is used, the coefficients may be solved by using the statistical expectance of the product of the simulated system response and the series of orthogonal polynomials. Alternatively, a simulated system response may be used to generate coefficients by performing a least mean square fit. |
| FILED | Monday, November 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/556766 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630869 | Shen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | I-Yeu Shen (Seattle, Washington); Chaw-Wu Tseng (San Jose, California); Jr-Yi Shen (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for analyzing the vibrational characteristics of rotating devices, such as hard disk drives and jet engines, that are coupled through bearings to flexible supports. In the method, the rotating device is discretized, for example, using a mesh suitable for finite element analysis. The support is also discretized. The natural frequency of elastic vibration modes for the rotating device is calculated and the natural frequency of vibration modes for the support is calculated. The mode shapes are then calculated and a set of modal basis corresponding to the mode shapes is utilized. Bearing stiffness and damping matrices are input, and the Lagrangian equations of motion are integrated numerically in the modal space, to calculate the vibrational response of the rotating device and support. The modal space results are then transformed into ordinary space. The vibrational analysis may be used to design devices having desired vibrational characteristics. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/854608 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07628836 | Barone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Barone (Amston, Connecticut); Karen Murdoch (Somers, Connecticut); Timothy D. Scull (Riverton, Connecticut); James H. Fort (Granby, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotary phase separator system generally includes a step-shaped rotary drum separator (RDS) and a motor assembly. The aspect ratio of the stepped drum minimizes power for both the accumulating and pumping functions. The accumulator section of the RDS has a relatively small diameter to minimize power losses within an axial length to define significant volume for accumulation. The pumping section of the RDS has a larger diameter to increase pumping head but has a shorter axial length to minimize power losses. The motor assembly drives the RDS at a low speed for separating and accumulating and a higher speed for pumping. |
| FILED | Monday, May 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/429859 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation 055/406 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628878 | Riedell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | COI Ceramics, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Riedell (San Diego, California); Timothy E. Easler (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A precursor of a ceramic adhesive suitable for use in a vacuum, thermal, and microgravity environment. The precursor of the ceramic adhesive includes a silicon-based, preceramic polymer and at least one ceramic powder selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, boron carbide, boron oxide, boron nitride, hafnium boride, hafnium carbide, hafnium oxide, lithium aluminate, molybdenum silicide, niobium carbide, niobium nitride, silicon boride, silicon carbide, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, tin oxide, tantalum boride, tantalum carbide, tantalum oxide, tantalum nitride, titanium boride, titanium carbide, titanium oxide, titanium nitride, yttrium oxide, zirconium diboride, zirconium carbide, zirconium oxide, and zirconium silicate. Methods of forming the ceramic adhesive and of repairing a substrate in a vacuum and microgravity environment are also disclosed, as is a substrate repaired with the ceramic adhesive. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/228469 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/89.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628972 | Stevens |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eloret Corporation (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramsey M. Stevens (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion flux is directed to a carbon nanotube to permanently shape, straighten and/or bend the carbon nanotube into a desired configuration. Such carbon nanotubes have many properties that make them ideal as probes for Scanning Probe Microscopy and many other applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/240173 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/445.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629258 | Babu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clarkson University (Potsdam, New York); Infotonics Technology Center Inc. (Canandaigua, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Suryadevara V. Babu (Potsdam, New York); Anita Natarajan (Potsdam, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of removing silicon nitride at about the same removal rate as silicon dioxide by CMP. The method utilizes a polishing slurry that includes colloidal silica abrasive particles dispersed in water and additives that modulate the silicon dioxide and silicon nitride removal rates such that they are about the same. In one embodiment of the invention, the additive is lysine or lysine mono hydrochloride in combination with picolinic acid, which is effective at a pH of about 8. In another embodiment of the invention, the additive is arginine in combination with picolinic acid, which is effective at a pH of about 10. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/562453 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/691 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629797 | Tai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Chi-yuan Shih (Pasadena, California); Wei Li (Monterey Park, California); Siyang Zheng (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for improving the sensitivity of a variety of conductivity sensing devices, in particular capacitively-coupled contactless conductivity detectors. A parallel inductor is added to the conductivity sensor. The sensor with the parallel inductor is operated at a resonant frequency of the equivalent circuit model. At the resonant frequency, parasitic capacitances that are either in series or in parallel with the conductance (and possibly a series resistance) is substantially removed from the equivalent circuit, leaving a purely resistive impedance. An appreciably higher sensor sensitivity results. Experimental verification shows that sensitivity improvements of the order of 10,000-fold are possible. Examples of detecting particulates with high precision by application of the apparatus and methods of operation are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/697060 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/684 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630417 | Maleki et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lutfollah Maleki (Pasadena, California); Andrey B. Matsko (Pasadena, California); Anatoliy Savchenkov (La Crescenta, California); Dmitry V. Strekalov (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) optical resonators made of crystal materials to achieve high quality factors at or above 1010. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/166355 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07630736 | Wang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mobitrum Corporation (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ray Wang (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for spatial data manipulation input and distribution via an adaptive wireless transceiver. The method and system include a wireless transceiver for automatically and adaptively controlling wireless transmissions using a Waveform-DNA method. The wireless transceiver can operate simultaneously over both the short and long distances. The wireless transceiver is automatically adaptive and wireless devices can send and receive wireless digital and analog data from various sources rapidly in real-time via available networks and network services. |
| FILED | Friday, September 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/541102 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/553.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07628979 | Morales-Ramos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juan A. Morales-Ramos (Greenville, Mississippi); Maria G. Rojas (Greenville, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | Termite bait matrix containing cellulose, calco oil blue V (solvent blue 58 or 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino]), and optionally a termite toxicant (e.g., chitin synthesis inhibitor). Methods of monitoring termite activity in a region involving placing a termite bait matrix in the region and assessing the presence of termites at the site of the termite matrix, the termite bait matrix contains cellulose and 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino]. Methods of killing termites, involving placing a termite bait matrix in a termite habitat and allowing termites to feed on the bait matrix, the termite bait matrix contains cellulose, 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino], and a termite toxicant (e.g., chitin synthesis inhibitor). |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/110670 |
| 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 424/84 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629116 | Ott |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Idaho Research Foundation (Moscow, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy L. Ott (Moscow, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining the presence of a viral infection in an animal not known to have been infected with a virus or other disease-causing microbial organism by determining the level of Mx protein or other Type I Interferon-inducible protein in the animal. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/441418 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629162 | Zhou et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shengde Zhou (Sycamore, Illinois); Lonnie O'Neal Ingram (Gainesville, Florida); Keelnatham T. Shanmugam (Gainesville, Florida); Lorraine Yomano (Gainesville, Florida); Tammy B. Grabar (Gainesville, Florida); Jonathan C. Moore (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides derivatives of ethanologenic Escherichia coli K011 constructed for the production of lactic acid. The transformed E. coli of the invention are prepared by deleting the genes that encode competing pathways followed by a growth-based selection for mutants with improved performance. These transformed E. coli are useful for providing an increased supply of lactic acid for use in food and industrial applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/501137 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07629163 | Gerngross |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins in humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar, if not substantially identical, to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans, including unicellular and multicellular fungi are modified to produce N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAc2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways. This is achieved using a combination of engineering and/or selection of strains which: do not express certain enzymes which create the undesirable complex structures characteristic of the fungal glycoproteins, which express exogenous enzymes selected either to have optimal activity under the conditions present in the fungi where activity is desired, or which are targeted to an organelle where optimal activity is achieved, and combinations thereof wherein the genetically engineered eukaryote expresses multiple exogenous enzymes required to produce “human-like” glycoproteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/271235 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/254.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629661 | Rafferty et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Noble Peak Vision Corp. (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Conor S. Rafferty (Newtown, Massachusetts); Clifford King (Gloucester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the invention, a photonic device comprises a semiconductor substrate including at least one circuit component comprising a metal silicide layer and an overlying layer including at least one photoresponsive component. The metal silicide layer is disposed between the circuit component and the photoresponsive component to prevent entry into the circuit component of light that penetrates the photoresponsive component. The silicide layer advantageously reflects the light back into the photoresponsive element. In addition, the overlying layer can include one or more reflective layers to reduce entry of oblique light into the photoresponsive component. In an advantageous embodiment, the substrate comprises single-crystal silicon including one or more insulated gate field effect transistors (IGFETs), and/or capacitors, and the photoresponsive element comprises germanium and/or germanium alloy epitaxially grown from seeds on the silicon. The metal silicide layer can comprise the gate of the IGFET and/or an electrode of the capacitor. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/351638 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629699 | Annen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerodyne Research, Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt D. Annen (Rowley, Massachusetts); Jamie Woodroffe (North Reading, Massachusetts); Roger Putnam (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a power generating system particularly suitable for field use in remote locations, which is fuel-efficient, relatively quiet, tolerant of dust, capable of operating on low-grade logistics and diesel-like fuels and capable of generating between 500 W and 2 KW of continuous electrical power. This generating system employs a two-cycle MICE generator having a piston that operates within a cylinder, and an interconnected, axially moving piston shaft that oscillates an alternator coil within a magnetic core. The piston shaft is attached to, and resisted by, the free end of a strong spring with a second, opposing end fixed to the MICE casing. To control operation of the MICE generator a clipper circuit is employed with a set threshold to resolve peaks and an adjustable harshness for applying load to the coil based upon an amps/volt harshness setting. The engine can also be controlled dynamically throughout the cycle using the added feedback from the proportional and integral elements of a PID controller in conjunction with an energy dissipating and/or storing circuit to load the coil. The dynamic control can be based on a switching power supply implementation. Various engine operating parameters can be derived from coil voltage, current and resistance, and used to control and/or monitor the engine's performance. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/619969 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/1.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07628507 | Allen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Allen (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Howard Yoon (N. Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The LED-radiance source is a suitable replacement of lamp-based integrating sphere sources where they are used as stable and uniform radiance sources. The LED-based radiance source includes an array of LEDs having substantially similar radiance output wavelengths and a radiation detector such as a photodiode that detects and monitors radiation directed from the LEDs. Temperature of the LEDs can be controlled by feedback from a photodiode, thereby allowing for control and stabilization of temperature-dependent radiation output. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/144303 |
| ART UNIT | 2885 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Illumination 362/230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629163 | Gerngross |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlycoFi, Inc. (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tillman U. Gerngross (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell lines having genetically modified glycosylation pathways that allow them to carry out a sequence of enzymatic reactions, which mimic the processing of glycoproteins in humans, have been developed. Recombinant proteins expressed in these engineered hosts yield glycoproteins more similar, if not substantially identical, to their human counterparts. The lower eukaryotes, which ordinarily produce high-mannose containing N-glycans, including unicellular and multicellular fungi are modified to produce N-glycans such as Man5GlcNAc2 or other structures along human glycosylation pathways. This is achieved using a combination of engineering and/or selection of strains which: do not express certain enzymes which create the undesirable complex structures characteristic of the fungal glycoproteins, which express exogenous enzymes selected either to have optimal activity under the conditions present in the fungi where activity is desired, or which are targeted to an organelle where optimal activity is achieved, and combinations thereof wherein the genetically engineered eukaryote expresses multiple exogenous enzymes required to produce “human-like” glycoproteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/271235 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/254.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07628969 | Holmes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Holmes (Thompson, North Dakota); John H. Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota); Ye Zhuang (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Steven A. Benson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Jason D. Laumb (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and a method that uses generated alkaline, alkaline-earth, and/or silica/alumina aerosols as a multifunctional additive to scavenge sulfur oxides in flue gas, minimize poisoning effects of sulfur oxides on mercury sorbent performance, and enhance particulate matter capture in electrostatic precipitators and other particulate filter devices by conditioning the fly ash. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/177771 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/242.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629123 | Millonig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Somerset, New Jersey); Rutgers, The State University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Millonig (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Linda Brzustowicz (Madison, New Jersey); Neda Gharani (North Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Mutations located within the gene encoding the homeobox transcription factor, ENGRAILED 2 (EN2), have now been identified as molecular markers associated with susceptibility for autism and related disorders. Thus, the present invention relates to compositions in the form of diagnostic kits, primers and target sequences, for use in methods for determining the predisposition, the onset or the presence of autism spectrum disorder in a mammal. Moreover, therapeutic methods for treating a person inflicted with, or predisposed to, an autism spectrum disorder based upon modulating the level or activity of EN2 are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/324563 |
| 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 |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 07627941 | Shervington et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Rockford, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger M. Shervington (Rockford, Illinois); Vallabh V. Vaghani (Belvidere, Illinois); Laurence D. Vanek (Janesville, Wisconsin); Scott A. Christensen (Byron, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An alignment fixture includes a rotor fixture, a stator fixture and a sensor system which measures a rotational displacement therebetween. The fixture precisely measures rotation of a generator stator assembly away from a NULL position referenced by a unique reference spline on the rotor shaft. By providing an adjustable location of the stator assembly within the housing, the magnetic axes within each generator shall be aligned to a predetermined and controlled tolerance between the generator interface mounting pin and the reference spline on the rotor shaft. Once magnetically aligned, each generator is essentially a line replaceable unit which may be readily mounted to any input of a multi-generator gearbox assembly with the assurance that the magnetic alignment will be within a predetermined tolerance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/259729 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/596 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07630950 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haixun Wang (Irvington, New York); Jian Yin (Bronx, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for learning models from scarce and/or skewed training data includes partitioning a data stream into a sequence of time windows. A most likely current class distribution to classify portions of the data stream is determined based on observing training data in a current time window and based on concept drift probability patterns using historical information. |
| FILED | Friday, August 18, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/506226 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07629387 | Maupin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary O. Maupin (Cape Coral, Florida); Joseph Karchesy (Corvallis, Oregon); Nicholas A. Panella (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marc C. Dolan (Wellington, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, compositions, and methods for controlling an arthropod pest population that employ an eremophilane sesquiterpene parent structure are presented. The compounds have minimal adverse or toxic effects on humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment. The compounds may be isolated from natural sources, semi-synthesized from naturally occurring compounds, or completely synthesized. The compounds may be applied directly to a pest, or the locus of a pest, and function as topical or ingestible toxins. Eremophilane sesquiterpenes 13-hydroxy-valencene, valencene-11,12-epoxide, valencene-13-aldehyde, and nootkatone-1,10-11,12-diepoxide are exemplary compounds. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/105807 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/691 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07628352 | Low et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Low (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael Deeds (Port Tobacco, Maryland); Daniel L. Jean (Odenton, Maryland); Christopher Hovland (Waldorf, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A projectile includes a projectile body including a flow surface; the flow surface including at least one control surface formed therein. The controls surface is formed continuous with the flow surface, and a pressure source is connected to at least one control surface. The pressure source delivers a pressure to at least one control surface to cause at least one control surface to bulge away from the flow surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/268401 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07628839 | Iwasaki et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Iwao Iwasaki (Grand Rapids, Minnesota); Michael J. Lalich (Duluth, Minnesota); Robert C. Beaudin (Duluth, Minnesota); Richard F. Kiesel (Hibbing, Minnesota); Andrew J. Lindgren (Grand Rapids, Minnesota); Rodney L. Bleifuss (Grand Rapids, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and system for producing metallic nuggets includes providing reducible mixture (e.g., reducible micro-agglomerates; reducing material and reducible iron bearing material; reducible mixture including additives such as a fluxing agent; compacts, etc.) on at least a portion of a hearth material layer. In one embodiment, a plurality of channel openings extend at least partially through a layer of the reducible mixture to define a plurality of nugget forming reducible material regions. Such channel openings may be at least partially filled with nugget separation fill material (e.g., carbonaceous material). Thermally treating the layer of reducible mixture results in formation of one or more metallic iron nuggets. In other embodiments, various compositions of the reducible mixture and the formation of the reducible mixture provide one or more beneficial characteristics. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/296179 |
| 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 075/483 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629181 | Sternick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Interior (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Sternick (Mansfield, Pennsylvania); William K. Krise (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | Near-infrared molecular assays can be used to detect small quantities of a molecule of interest in vivo or in vitro using laser dyes. A hand-held portable device is provided which can rapidly read small quantities of selected molecular tags in tissues of fish or other animals in the field. The device is composed of four components: (1) a light source, such as a laser diode; (2) a sample holder; (3) an optical system; and (4) a detector. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/677519 |
| 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 07629240 | Stan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emcore Solar Power, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Stan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Nein Y. Li (Sunnyvale, California); Frank A. Spadafora (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Hong Q. Hou (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul R. Sharps (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Navid S. Fatemi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Dopant diffusion into semiconductor material is controlled during fabrication of a semiconductor structure by depositing a nucleation layer over a first layer of the semiconductor structure and depositing a device layer containing the dopant over the nucleation layer. The nucleation layer serves as a diffusion barrier by limiting in depth the diffusion of the dopant into the first layer. The dopant can include arsenic (As). |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/143516 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/542 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629538 | Heisen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter T. Heisen (Kent, Washington); Scott A. Raby (Redmond, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention removes copper from the concave side of a flex circuit around a bendable region and replaces it with a conductive epoxy to allow it to be formed to tighter bend radii than would otherwise be possible. After the flex circuit is shaped in a tight radius and attached to a mechanical structure, the conductive epoxy is cured to act as functional replacement of the removed copper. |
| FILED | Friday, November 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/558615 |
| ART UNIT | 2841 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Conductors and insulators 174/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629763 | Quitmeyer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James N. Quitmeyer (Chandler, Arizona); Dwayne M. Benson (Chandler, Arizona); Kellan P. Geck (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An actuator assembly including an actuator housing assembly and a single axis of rotation locking member fixedly attached to a portion of the actuator housing assembly and an external mounting structure. The single axis of rotation locking member restricting rotational movement of the actuator housing assembly about at least one axis. The single axis of rotation locking member is coupled at a first end to the actuator housing assembly about a Y axis and at a 90° angle to an X and Z axis providing rotation of the actuator housing assembly about the Y axis. The single axis of rotation locking member is coupled at a second end to a mounting structure, and more particularly a mounting pin, about an X axis and at a 90° angle to a Y and Z axis providing rotation of the actuator housing assembly about the X axis. The actuator assembly is thereby restricted from rotation about the Z axis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/700271 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/568.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07629986 | Bobrow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Bobrow (Arlington, Massachusetts); Aaron Mark Helsinger (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael J. Walczak (Hudson, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A data-display system employs a display in which the representations of data objects are caused to move on the display in order to convey information about the represented data objects. In one example, icons in a link-analysis display that represent data objects satisfying a selection criterion are made to execute distinctive motion. In another example, three-dimensional models of moving bodies in whose features components of respective data objects are encoded are projected onto a screen plane, and the resultant values are used to generate the display. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/961242 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/629 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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