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Patent Details for Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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| US 07657988 | Greene |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Greene (Canyon, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A manufacturing method and apparatus is disclosed, whereby a specific production process is used in conjunction with a specific tooling methodology to provide a tooling process package that is capable of controlling tolerance stack-ups and process variations by accounting for them at each step in the process. One application particularly suited for the present invention is in the manufacturing of panels that are assembled to form the skins of a tiltrotor aircraft (11). |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/566143 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/464 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658148 | Langan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (Halethorpe, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Langan (Catonsville, Maryland); Michael A. Riley (Towson, Maryland); W. Mark Buchta (Ellicott City, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Shaped charge liners are made of reactive materials formed by thermal spray techniques. The thermally sprayed reactive shaped charge materials have low porosity and high structural integrity. Upon detonation, the reactive materials of the shaped charge liner undergo an exothermic reaction that raises the temperature and the effectiveness of the liner. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/867923 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658163 | Renn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Optomec Design Company (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Renn (Hudson, Wisconsin); Bruce H. King (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Manampathy G. Giridharan (Mason, Ohio); Jyh-Cherng Sheu (Hsinchu, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for the deposition of a source material (10) are disclosed. An atomizer (12) renders a supply of source material (10) into many discrete particles. A force applicator (14) propels the particles in continuous, parallel streams of discrete particles. A collimator (16) controls the direction of flight of the particles in the stream prior to their deposition on a substrate (18). In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the viscosity of the particles may be controlled to enable complex depositions of non-conformal or three-dimensional surfaces. The invention also includes a wide variety of substrate treatments which may occur before, during or after deposition. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a virtual or cascade impactor may be employed to remove selected particles from the deposition stream. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/458966 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating apparatus 118/308 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658217 | Vontell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Vontell (Manchester, Connecticut); George A. Salisbury (East Hampton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A tool for laminating a metal foil and polymer film to form a laminate structure is disclosed. A method of using the tool to form a laminate structure is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/646732 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/382 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658303 | Woolfson 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) | Steven Woolfson (Boston, Massachusetts); Matthew Kressy (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Reed Hoyt (Framingham, Massachusetts); Scott Montain (Holliston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A personal water and additive apparatus includes a first container; a manifold having a water passageway and an additive passageway, the water passageway and additive passageway intersecting to form a single mixing passageway; a first tube connecting the first container to the water passageway of the manifold, the combination of the first tube and the water passageway defining a water channel; a second container; a second tube connecting the second container to the additive passageway of the manifold, the combination of the second tube and the additive passageway defining an additive channel; an outlet tube having one end connected to the mixing passageway of the manifold; a check valve disposed in the water channel; and a flow regulator that controls flow in at least one of the water passageway and the additive passageway. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/389701 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Dispensing 222/144.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658346 | Goossen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emray R. Goossen (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual ducted fan arrangement in which the duct components, engine, and avionics/payload pods are capable of being quickly disassembled to fit within common backpacking systems. Each duct is identical in fan, stator, and control vane design. Assembly connections between ducted fans and electronic modules are also identical. An engine or APU drives the dual ducted fans through a splined shaft to a differential or through electric motors. Energy is transferred to the ducted fans by a single gear mounted to the stator hub. Relative speeds of the individual ducted fans are controlled through separate frictional or generator load control braking mechanisms on each of the splined shafts between the differential and ducted fans. In the electric motor case relative speed is through electronic speed control. The fans are counter rotating for torque balancing. The electronic module locations are vertically variable for longitudinal center of gravity for variations in payloads. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/338558 |
| 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 244/17.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658347 | Goossen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emray R. Goossen (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Glen A. Mantych (Placitas, New Mexico); William T. Campbell (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A Micro Air-Vehicle (MAV) starting system that provides the combined functions of: packing protection of sensitive vehicle components, a mechanical starting assembly, and a launch pad. The preferred embodiment comprises a container and a container lid with the MAV clamped to the lid. Also disposed on the container lid is a starting assembly. The lid which doubles as a launching pad with the attached MAV is removed from the container, placed on the ground, the MAV is started with the starting mechanism and launched. The arrangement minimizes the physical risk to the operator, minimizes weight of the total MAV system, consumes minimum space in the operators transport system, and eliminates dependence on supply lines for battery replacement or charging. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/492490 |
| 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 244/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658365 | Eschborn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Eschborn (Gilbert, Arizona); Donald J. Christensen (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Assemblies and methods are provided for use in coupling a component to an actuator, where the component includes a stem and a drive nut, and the stem is configured to be rotated by the actuator and to move linearly through an opening in the drive nut. In an embodiment, the assembly includes a coupling mechanism, a drive ring, and a carrier, where the coupling mechanism and the carrier each include slots and the drive ring includes projections that correspond with the slots. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/848699 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Valves and valve actuation 251/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658616 | Hougham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth G. Hougham (Ossining, New York); Brian S. Beaman (Cary, North Carolina); Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown Heights, New York); Stefano S. Oggioni (Besana in Brianza, Italy); Enrique Vargas (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and interposer groupings of different height being mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. Each interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of each hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/328026 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658868 | Anquetil et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick A Anquetil (Boston, Massachusetts); Ian W Hunter (Lincoln, Massachusetts); John D Madden (Vancouver, Canada); Peter G Madden (Somerville, Massachusetts); Anthony E Pullen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Timothy M Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Bing Xu (Kowloon, China Hong Kong); Hsiao-Hua Yu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The synthesis of thiophene based conducting polymer molecular actuators, exhibiting electrically triggered molecular conformational transitions is reported. Actuation is believed to be the result of conformational rearrangement of the polymer backbone at the molecular level, not simply ion intercalation in the bulk polymer chain upon electrochemical activation. Molecular actuation results from π-π stacking of thiophene oligomers upon oxidation, producing a reversible molecular displacement that leads to surprising material properties, such as electrically controllable porosity and large strains. The existence of active molecular conformational changes is supported by in situ electrochemical data. Single molecule techniques have been used to characterize the molecular actuators. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/603314 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658870 | Nejhad et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Naghi Ghasemi Nejhad (Honolulu, Hawaii); Vinod P. Veedu (Honolulu, Hawaii); Andrea Yuen (Honolulu, Hawaii); Davood Askari (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention provide polymer matrix nanocomposites reinforced with nano-scale materials such as nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes and methods of fabricating. The nanomaterials are provided within relatively low weight fractions, for example in the range of approximately 0.01 to about 0.4% by weight and distributed within the matrix by a magnetic mixing procedure to provide substantially uniform reinforcement of the nanocomposites. Advantageously, these nanocomposites provide significantly enhanced tensile strength, strain to failure, and fracture toughness over corresponding neat matrices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/524091 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/511 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659050 | Bucchignano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James J. Bucchignano (Yorktown Heights, New York); Wu-Song S. Huang (Poughkeepsie, New York); David P. Klaus (Yorktown Heights, New York); Lidija Sekaric (Mount Kisco, New York); Raman G. Viswanathan (Briarcliff Manor, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Non-chemically amplified radiation sensitive resist compositions containing silicon are especially useful for lithographic applications, especially E-beam lithography. More particularly, radiation-sensitive resist compositions comprising a polymer having at least one silicon-containing moiety and at least one radiation-sensitive moiety cleavable upon radiation exposure to form aqueous base soluble moiety can be used to pattern sub-50 nm features with little or no blur. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/146871 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659217 | Narayanan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosyntex, Inc. (Tomball, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vasanthakumar Narayanan (Morristown, Tennessee); Gary Arinder (Bean Station, Tennessee); Stephen Szczesuil (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to the design and manufacturing of a field durable, repeatedly launderable and permanently fire resistant, comfortable and economical FR nonwoven composite fabric based garment, which meets the stringent requirements of military combat uniform clothing. The nonwoven based garment is designed to replace the traditional woven textile fabric used in the military today. The novel garment of the current invention is constructed using a unique spunlaced or hydroentangled FR nonwoven composite fabric that exhibits mechanical, physical, durability and comfort characteristics similar to or better than that of the current woven military uniform fabric. In particular, the present invention contemplates the nonwoven composite fabric used to make the garment is prepared by combining at least two separate nonwoven webs forming the inside and outside layers of the garment. An optional rip-stop element such as a loosely knitted fabric may be sandwiched between the two nonwoven webs to improve the dimensional stability of the entire garment. Hydroentangling process combines the individual nonwoven webs to form a coherent base nonwoven composite fabric before dyeing and printing which is then made fire resistant by application of a phosphate ester chemical in an ammonia-cure process to form the FR nonwoven composite fabric of the garment. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/156847 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Fabric 442/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659523 | Warrick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hach Ultra Analytics, Inc. (Grants Pass, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bret R. Warrick (Grants Pass, Oregon); Geoffrey Wilson (Rogue River, Oregon); Richard DeFreez (Azalea, Oregon); Michael M. Carrabba (Rogue River, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated particle detection apparatus for optical detection of particles in an air stream. The particle detection apparatus includes a scalper for removing large particles from the air stream, a concentrator for separating out small particles and increasing the concentration of particles of interest, and a fluorescence sensor system for detecting the particles present in the air stream. The scalper, concentrator and sensor may include a single integrated unit, such that the scalper is fluidly contiguous with the concentrator and the concentrator is fluidly contiguous with the sensor. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/529114 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/458.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659591 | Aksyuk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (Murray Hill, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir A. Aksyuk (Westfield, New Jersey); Nagesh R. Basavanhally (Skillman, New Jersey); Omar D. Lopez (Summit, New Jersey); Chien-Shing Pai (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an apparatus. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes an actuator located over a substrate, a movable feature located over and coupled to the actuator, and a layer of material located above the actuator and movable feature and not constituting part of a beam/spring associated with the movable feature, the layer of material configured as a reservoir having an interior capable of holding a liquid, the movable feature being exposed to the interior. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/199236 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/416 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659614 | Mehrotra |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Vivek Mehrotra (Newbury Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming packages containing SiC or other semiconductor devices bonded to other components or conductive surfaces utilizing transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding to create high temperature melting point bonds using in situ formed ternary or quaternary mixtures of conductive metals and the devices created using TLP bonds of ternary or quaternary materials. The compositions meet the conflicting requirements of an interconnect or joint that can be exposed to high temperature, and is thermally and electrically conductive, void and creep resistant, corrosion resistant, and reliable upon temperature and power cycling. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/116916 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659619 | Zingher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur R. Zingher (Mountain View, California); Robert J. Moffat (Los Altos, California); Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A device includes a first semiconductor die having a first surface and a second surface. The first semiconductor die is configured to communicate by capacitive coupling using one or more of a plurality of proximity connectors proximate to the first surface. The first semiconductor die is configured to have a flexibility compliance greater than a first pre-determined value in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane including the plurality of proximity connectors in order to reduce misalignment in the direction between the plurality of proximity connectors and additional proximity connectors on another device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/249821 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/735 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659906 | LinneVonBerg 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) | Dale C. LinneVonBerg (Columbia, Maryland); Melvin Kruer (Fort Washington, Maryland); Michael Colbert (Vienna, Virginia); Russell Smith (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus includes an image buffer, a graphics buffer, a memory, a router, and a sensor interface. The apparatus further includes a memory controller for controlling transfer of image data from the image buffer to the memory via the router and for controlling transfer of graphics data from the memory to the graphics buffer via the router. The apparatus also includes an image controller simultaneously operable with the memory controller for controlling transfer of the image data from the sensor interface to the image buffer. Optionally, the sensor interface comprises a receiver and a transmitter. Optionally, the apparatus further includes a header buffer, and a header controller simultaneously operable with the memory controller for controlling transfer of header data from the sensor interface to the header buffer. The apparatus optionally further includes a sensor for communicating with the header controller via the sensor interface. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/911754 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/536 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659967 | Barrows et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey Louis Barrows (Washington, District of Columbia); Craig William Neely (Vienna, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical flow sensor is presented that directly measures the translational component of the optical flow experienced by the sensor while it is on a moving platform. The translational optical flow is measured by using a gyro to measure the platform's angular rates and then incorporating these angular rates in the optical flow computations in a manner that bypasses lags in the optical flow sensor measurement. In one embodiment, individual “velocity report” optical flow measurements have their rotational component removed before these velocity reports are utilized in the remainder of the optical flow algorithm. In another embodiment, a movable window and shifting techniques are used to form a windowed image that has no rotational optical flow components. In another embodiment, an optical flow sensor is mounted on a gimbal and held to point in one direction even as the platform on which the optical flow sensor is mounted moves. |
| FILED | Monday, March 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/681938 |
| 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 356/28.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660081 | Daughton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NVE Corporation (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Daughton (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Dexin Wang (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A ferromagnetic thin-film based magnetic field sensor having an electrically insulative intermediate layer with two major surfaces on opposite sides thereof with an initial film of an anisotropic ferromagnetic material on one of those intermediate layer major surfaces and thin-film platelets on the remaining one of the intermediate layer major surfaces. |
| FILED | Monday, January 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/011545 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval 360/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660441 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern California, University (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California); Yao-Yi Chiang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169076 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660502 | Stone |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas W. Stone (Hellertown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for optical interconnection. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/777170 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660517 | Garg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kshitiz Garg (New York, New York); Shree K. Nayar (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for reducing the visibility of rain in acquired images are provided. One or more inputs relating the scene desired to be acquired by the user are used to retrieve camera settings that will reduce the visibility of rain in acquired images. Additionally, features relating to the scene may be automatically determined and used alone, or in combination with user inputs, to retrieve camera settings. The acquired images may be part of a video. Another feature of the invention is its use as a rain gauge. The camera settings are adjusted to enhance the visibility of rain, then one ore more images are acquired and analyzed for the amount and size of raindrops. From this analysis the rain rate can be determined. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/377743 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Photography 396/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660533 | Meyers 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) | Ronald E. Meyers (Columbia, Maryland); Keith S. Deacon (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of data compression and transmission include splitting a wave function representative of an input data set into an arbitrarily oriented elliptical polarization state and a comparator wave function state, the comparator wave function state being transmitted to a detector. A quantum Fourier transform is performed on the arbitrarily oriented elliptical polarization state to yield a quantum computational product. A quantum Hadamard transform is performed on the quantum computational product to yield one of two possible quantum particle outputs. The input data set is reconstructed based upon the coincident arrival of the comparator wave function state and one of the two quantum particle outputs. A method is performed on either a quantum computer or a digital computer. An optical bench with appropriate electronics is particularly well suited to function as a quantum computer for the compression and transmission of data corresponding to sound. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/196738 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660693 | Ramotowski |
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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) | Thomas S. Ramotowski (Tiverton, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for computing activation energy of diffusion for a material in a liquid is provided. At least two identical samples of the material are submerged in the liquid at different temperatures. The time required for each sample to reach a goal weight percentage is measured. A reaction acceleration factor is computed for the two samples from the resulting times and temperatures. Activation energy of diffusion is computed from the reaction acceleration factor and the temperatures. Additional samples can be used to give an error estimate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/022415 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/127 |
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| US 07660971 | Agarwal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vikas Agarwal (Austin, Texas); William E. Burky (Austin, Texas); Krishnan Kailas (Tarrytown, New York); Balaram Sinharoy (Poughkeepsie, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for dependency tracking and flush recovery for an out-of-order processor includes recording, in a last definition (DEF) data structure, an identifier of a first instruction as the most recent instruction in an instruction sequence that defines contents of the particular logical register and recording, in a next DEF data structure, the identifier of the first instruction in association with an identifier of a previous second instruction also indicating an update to the particular logical register. In addition, a recovery array is updated to indicate which of the instructions in the instruction sequence updates each of the plurality of logical registers. In response to misspeculation during execution of the instruction sequence, the processor performs a recovery operation to place the identifier of the second instruction in the last DEF data structure by reference to the next DEF data structure and the recovery array. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/669999 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/217 |
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| US D609770 | Mulfinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Mulfinger (York Haven, Pennsylvania); Michael Narus (Florham Park, New Jersey); Anthony Cautero (Hackettstown, New Jersey) |
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| FILED | Wednesday, July 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 29/339508 |
| ART UNIT | 2914 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Arms, pyrotechnics, hunting and fishing equipment D22/110 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Robinson (Kensington, Maryland); Karl G. Csaky (Kensington, Maryland); Robert B. Nussenblatt (Bethesda, Maryland); Janine A. Smith (Potomac, Maryland); Peng Yuan (Rockville, Maryland); Cynthia Sung (Silver Spring, Maryland); Matthew P. Fronheiser (Durham, North Carolina); Hyuncheol Kim (North Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Ocular implant devices (10, 20, 121) for the delivery of a therapeutic agent to an eye (101, 301) in a controlled and sustained manner. Dual mode and single mode drug delivery devices (10, 20, 121) are illustrated and described. Implants (10, 20) suitable for subconjunctival placement are described. Implants (121, 10, 20) suitable for intravitreal placement also are described. The invention also includes fabrication and implementation techniques associated with the unique ocular implant devices (10, 20, 121) that are presented herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/471468 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Static molds 249/117 |
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| US 07658927 | Yamamoto |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Janet K. Yamamoto (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention pertains to methods and compositions for protecting feline animals from infection by FIV using immunogens derived from primate immunodeficiency viruses, including HIV and SIV. Methods for vaccinating feline animals with the subject vaccine compositions are described. Feline animals vaccinated according to the methods and compositions of the subject invention exhibit protective humoral and cellular immune responses to FIV when challenged with FIV. The subject invention further concerns methods and compositions for protecting humans and other animals against infection by immunodeficiency viruses, such as HIV and FIV. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/326062 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/184.100 |
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| US 07658937 | Nair et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Muraleedharan G. Nair (Okemos, Michigan); Mugunthu R. Dhananjeyan (Toledo, Ohio); Michael A. Kron (Okemos, Michigan); Youli P. Milev (DeWitt, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for the preparation of hydroxyl substituted anthraquinones is described. The process couples a phthalic anhydride (substituted or unsubstituted) to benzene ring moiety substituted with at least two hydroxyl groups. Remaining hydroxy groups were converted to methoxy groups in some anthraquinones. The compounds are particularly useful for the treatment of parasitic diseases. Also, a method of treating or preventing malaria, filariasis schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases using anthraquinones. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/074227 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/405 |
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| US 07658998 | Brown et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alkermes Controlled Therapeutics, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josiah Brown (Somerville, Massachusetts); Warren E. Jaworowicz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Gregory C. Troiano (Weymouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for preparing an injectable composition of microparticles for the sustained release of a biologically active agent. The microparticles include a biocompatible polymer and a biologically active agent. The invention provides an improved process for the preparation of microparticles, wherein the physical characteristics of the microparticles, for example, the morphology, density and size, are independent of the process used to prepare the initially formed polymer/drug matrix. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a polymer/biologically active agent matrix; (b) compressing the polymer/biologically active agent matrix, thereby forming a compressed matrix; and (c) fragmenting the compressed matrix, thereby forming an injectable microparticle composition. The polymer/drug matrix can be provided by any suitable method. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/762220 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/403 |
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| US 07659053 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xingyu Jiang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Rosaria Ferrigno (Grenoble, France); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a series of methods, compositions, and articles for altering a property of a surface (for example, the cytophilicity and/or the hydrophilicity), by exposing at least a portion of the surface to a non-chemical, force-creating field and/or force, such as an electric field. The field/force may be created by any suitable technique. For instance, the field can be created by applying a voltage across the surface, by electrical induction, etc. In certain embodiments, the surface includes molecules attached thereto that can be detached when exposed to non-chemical, force-creating fields and/or forces, thereby altering the chemical composition of at least a portion of the surface. In one set of embodiments, the molecules attached to the surface may include molecules forming a self-assembled monolayer on the surface. In some embodiments, the molecules attached to the surface may include thiol moieties (e.g., as in an alkanethiol), by which the molecule can become attached to the surface. In certain cases, the molecules may be terminated at the unattached end with one or more hydrophilic groups, for example, unmodified ethylene glycol moieties. In some cases, the molecules attached to the surface may include one or more moieties that can bind to various entities such as proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, drugs, cells, etc. In certain embodiments, the techniques are used to enable novel assays for cell motility and/or spreading and screening tests for determining drugs and/or treatments effective in increasing or decreasing cell shape changes and/or motility on surfaces. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/181371 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659071 | Sastry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jagannadha K. Sastry (Katy, Texas); Guillermo Tortolero-Luna (Houston, Texas); Michele Follen (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns the use of E6 and/or E7 peptides from human papilloma virus (HPV) to evaluate a cell-mediated response in a patient infected with HPV to determine the prognosis for that patient with respect to the development or recurrence of pre-cancerous or cancerous growths, including cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/172002 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659078 | Daunert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvia Daunert (Lexington, Kentucky); Michael Poon (New York, New York); Urvee Desai (San Francisco, California); Sapna K. Deo (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid-phase immunoassay for 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α, the stable hydrolysis product of prostacyclin (Prostaglandin I2) is disclosed. Prostacyclin, a potent vasodilator with anti-platelet and anti-proliferative properties is an effective treatment for primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with scleroderma and scleroderma-like syndrome. Levels of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α can be directly correlated with levels of prostacyclin. Therefore, 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α has become the indicator of choice to measure prostacyclin levels. The single step immunoassay for 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α uses the bioluminescent protein, aequorin as a label. Analyte-label conjugates were constructed by linking the carboxyl group of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α and lysine residues of aequorin by chemical conjugation methods. The binding properties of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α towards its antibody and the bioluminescent properties of aequorin are retained in the conjugate. The concentration of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α after extraction from plasma shows good correlation with the concentration of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α obtained without prior extraction of the same plasma sample. The assay allows the measurement of 6-keto-Prostaglandin F1α directly in plasma without any pre-treatment of the samples, which results in a much simpler method with a faster assay time. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/620806 |
| 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 |
07659081 — Determination of AM-binding proteins and the association of adrenomedullin (AM) therewith
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Cuttitta (Adamstown, Maryland); Ted H. Elsasser (Berwyn Heights, Maryland); Alfredo Martinez (McLean, Virginia); Rubén Pio (Pamplona, Spain) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for the isolation, identification, and purification of adrenomedullin (AM)-binding proteins. Also, provided are methods for utilizing the purified AM-binding proteins, or functional portions thereof, to diagnose, treat, and monitor AM-related diseases, for example, diseases or disorders associated with abnormally elevated AM levels. In addition, the present invention provides a newly identified complex between AM and a specific AM-binding protein 1 (AMBP-1); which has been isolated and identified herein as factor H (fH). The invention also provides AM/AMBP complexes, particularly AM/FH complexes, and antibodies specifically reactive with this complexes. Further provided are methods for identifying and purifying complexes of AM and an AM binding protein using anti-AM/fH antibodies, and methods for treating conditions such as cancer or diabetes utilizing compositions comprising these antibodies. The present invention additionally provides methods for identifying antagonists agents that inhibit the function of AM, factor H, or the AM/factor H complex. The invention also provides methods for treating conditions such as cancer or diabetes using these antagonist agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/236418 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07659085 | Martinez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph E. Martinez (McDonough, Georgia); George M. Carlone (Stone Mountain, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions comprising immunoassays for the detection of antigens and antibodies in a sample are described. In particular, the present invention provides assays that are useful for the rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple different antigens and antibodies. In preferred embodiments, the assays include fluorescent labels of multiple wavelengths or intensities, which are used to label the antigens and antibodies directly and to label beads coated with molecules specific for the antigen or antibody. The detection of a fluorescence shift indicates the presence or identity of the antigen or antibody in the sample. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/259907 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Melissa S. Hasenbank (Seattle, Washington); Elain S. Fu (Seattle, Washington); Paul Yager (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for detecting electrochemical oxidoreduction activity mediated by a redox enzyme at a site remote from the enzyme. In one embodiment, the method comprises immobilizing the redox enzyme on a first region of a conductive surface and contacting a substrate capable of producing a detectable signal upon oxidation or reduction with a second region of the conductive surface. The second region is electrically coupled with the first region and the redox enzyme is not present in the second region. The method further comprises exposing the immobilized redox enzyme to conditions that effect oxidation or reduction of the enzyme, and detecting oxidation or reduction of the substrate at the second region. The invention can be adapted for detecting a plurality of analytes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/045999 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/25 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Christian Olsen (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A retroviral delivery system capable of transducing a target site is described. The retroviral delivery system comprises a first nucleotide sequence coding for at least a part of an envelope protein; a second nucleotide sequence coding for at least a part of an envelope protein and one or more other nucleotide sequences derivable from a retrovirus that ensure transduction of the target site by the retroviral delivery system; wherein the first and second nucleotide sequences are heterologous with respect to at least one of the other nucleotide sequences; and wherein the first nucleotide sequence codes for at least a part of an influenza HA protein or a mutant, variant, derivative or fragment thereof that is capable of recognising the target site. Preferably said second protein is an influenza M2 protein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/910845 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
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| US 07659115 | Griffith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Griffith (Rockville, Maryland); Kiyoto Kurima (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Edward Wilcox (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas Friedman (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated or purified nucleic molecules consisting of a nucleotide sequence encoding human transductin-1 (TDC1), such as SEQ ID NO: 1. The invention also provides vectors comprising the isolated or purified nucleic acid sequences and cells comprising such vectors. |
| FILED | Friday, December 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/615250 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| US 07659118 | Furcht et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ABT Holding Company (Cleveland, Ohio); Regents of the University of Minnesote (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leo T. Furcht (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Catherine M. Verfaillie (St. Paul, Minnesota); Morayma Reyes (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated stem cells of non-embryonic origin that can be maintained in culture in the undifferentiated state or differentiated to form cells of multiple tissue types. Also provided are methods of isolation and culture, as well as therapeutic uses for the isolated cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/238234 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/366 |
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| US 07659119 | Steinman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina); The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph M. Steinman (Westport, Connecticut); Nina Bhardwaj (Montclair, New Jersey); Gerold Schuler (Spardorf, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | We describe an improved method for generating sizable numbers of mature dendritic cells from nonproliferating progenitors in human blood. The first step or “priming” phase is a culture of T cell depleted mononuclear cells in medium supplemented with GM-CSF and IL-4 to produce immature dendritic cells. The second step or “differentiation” phase requires the exposure to dendritic cell maturation factor such as monocyte conditioned medium. Using this two-step approach, substantial yields are obtained. The dendritic cells derive from this method have all the features of mature cells. They include a stellate cell shape, nonadherence to plastic, and very strong T cell stimulatory activity. The mature dendritic cells produced according to this invention are useful for activating T cells. |
| FILED | Monday, February 12, 1996 |
| APPL NO | 08/600483 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/377 |
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| US 07659289 | Ghosh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | CoMentis, Inc. (South San Francisco, California); Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arun K. Ghosh (West Lafayette, Indiana); Hui Lei (Edmond, Oklahoma); Thippeswamy Devasamudram (Edmond, Oklahoma); Jordan J. N. Tang (Edmond, Oklahoma); Geoffrey M. Bilcer (Edmond, Oklahoma); Chunfeng Liu (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel beta-secretase inhibitors and methods for their use, including methods of treating of Alzheimer's disease. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/662915 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/342 |
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| US 07659370 | Woolf et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clifford J. Woolf (Newton, Massachusetts); Tarek A. Samad (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention features methods and compositions useful for treating and diagnosing diseases of the nervous system, retina, skin, muscle, joint, and cartilage using a Dragon family protein. Protein and nucleic acid sequences of human, murine, zebrafish, and C. elegans Dragon family members are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, August 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/891850 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
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| US 07659382 | Sodroski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Sodroski (Medford, Massachusetts); Matthew Stremlau (Brookline, Massachusetts); Christopher M. Owens (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel TRIM polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules. In addition to isolated, full-length TRIM proteins, the invention further provides isolated TRIM fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-TRIM antibodies. The invention also provides TRIM nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced and non-human transgenic animals in which an TRIM gene has been introduced or disrupted. The present invention also provides methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of viral infection and/or replication, e.g., HIV infection. The invention further provides methods for identifying a compound capable of treating or preventing viral infection and/or replication, e.g., HIV infection and AIDS. In addition, the invention provides a method for treating a subject having a viral infection and/or replication, e.g., HIV infection using the modulators of the invention. |
| FILED | Friday, August 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/510500 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
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| US 07659387 | Tei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia (Madison Hall, Charlottesville, None); Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation (Osaka, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hajime Tei (Tokyo, Japan); Yoshiyuki Sakaki (Yokohama, Japan); Shin Yamazaki (Nashville, Tennessee); Michikazu Abe (Tokyo, Japan); Ri-ichi Takahashi (Tochigi, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an isolated Period 1 (Per1) promoter DNA inducing rhythmical expression of a gene operably linked thereto. This invention also provides a DNA comprising a Period 1 promoter DNA and a gene operably linked thereto, the gene being under the regulation of the promoter DNA. The present invention further provides transformants and transgenic mammals into which the DNA has been introduced. The transformants and transgenic mammals are useful in the screening of pharmaceutical drugs against diseases and disorders pertaining to the circadian rhythm. |
| FILED | Friday, November 17, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/130659 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
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| US 07659718 | Lustig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Lustig (Stanford, California); Zhong-Min Hu (McKinleyville, California); Daniel B. Vigneron (Corte Madera, California); John M. Pauly (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of providing a magnetic resonance spectral image (MRSI) is provided. A magnetic resonance imaging excitation is applied. Data is acquired, comprising applying an oscillating gradient in a first dimension and applying blips in at least a second dimension in a pseudo-random order to acquire pseudo-random temporally undersampled spectral data in at least two planes. The pseudo-random order is used to reconstruct a magnetic resonance spectral image in at least two dimensions. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/183391 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Pfeffer (Fort Lee, New Jersey); Caroline H. Nam (Budd Lake, New Jersey); Rajesh N. Dave (Short Hills, New Jersey); Guangliang Liu (Wilmington, Delaware); Jose A. Quevedo (Brick, New Jersey); Qun Yu (South Bound Brook, New Jersey); Chao Zhu (Edison, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | With the coupling of an external field and aeration (or a flow of another gas), nanoparticles can be smoothly and vigorously fluidized. A magnetic force and/or pre-treatment may be employed with the fluidizing gas and, when coupled with a fluidizing medium, provide excellent means for achieving homogenous nanofluidization. The magnetic force interacts with non-fluidizing magnetic particles and helps to break channels as well as provide enough energy to disrupt the strong interparticle forces, thereby establishing an advantageous agglomerate size distribution. Enhanced fluidization is reflected by improved performance-related attributes. The fluidized nanoparticles may be coated, surface-treated and/or surface-modified in the fluidized state. In addition, the fluidized nanoparticles may participate in a reaction, either as a reactant or a catalyst, while in the fluidized state. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/605176 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Solid material comminution or disintegration 241/1 |
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| US 07658991 | Zhao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yiping Zhao (Statham, Georgia); Jianguo Fan (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Substrates having nanostructures disposed thereon and methods of forming nanostructures on the substrates are disclosed. In particular, embodiments of the present invention provide for structures having a substrate having a non-planar surface. In an embodiment, a portion of the non-planar surface has at least one layer of nanostructures disposed thereon. |
| FILED | Friday, October 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/256395 |
| ART UNIT | 1794 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/323 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659321 | Sogah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dotsevi Y. Sogah (Ithaca, New York); Jianbo Di (Evansville, Indiana); Xiao-Ping Chen (Bellmore, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Photoinitiator modified silicate and ethylenically unsaturated monomer are reacted in solvent to cause living polymerization of monomer and exfoliation of silicate layers and cause attachment of silicate layers to polymer chains, thereby providing dispersed homopolymer or block copolymer silicate nanocomposites. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/664998 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 522/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659350 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Douglas Adamson (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for polymerization of at least one monomer including polymerizing the at least one monomer in the presence of a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194021 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659447 | Tzfira et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Tzvi Tzfira (Port Jefferson, New York); Vitaly Citovsky (Commack, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compositions which employ an Arabidopsis VIP1 gene or VIP1-like gene from another plant species for purposes of increasing host plant susceptibility to Agrobacterium infection. Methods for increasing susceptibility of a host to Agrobacterium infection and methods for improving Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer are provided. Also provided are chimeric genes and expression vectors that, upon introduction into a plant cell, enable the plant cell to become more susceptible to Agrobacterium infection and thus better transformed via Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer. Transgenic plant cells and plants regenerated therefrom which overexpress a VIP1 or VIP1-like gene are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/434968 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660441 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern California, University (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California); Yao-Yi Chiang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169076 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660517 | Garg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kshitiz Garg (New York, New York); Shree K. Nayar (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for reducing the visibility of rain in acquired images are provided. One or more inputs relating the scene desired to be acquired by the user are used to retrieve camera settings that will reduce the visibility of rain in acquired images. Additionally, features relating to the scene may be automatically determined and used alone, or in combination with user inputs, to retrieve camera settings. The acquired images may be part of a video. Another feature of the invention is its use as a rain gauge. The camera settings are adjusted to enhance the visibility of rain, then one ore more images are acquired and analyzed for the amount and size of raindrops. From this analysis the rain rate can be determined. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/377743 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Photography 396/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 07658073 | Hernandez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nestor Hernandez (Schenectady, New York); Clement Gazzillo (Schenectady, New York); Michael J. Boss (Ballston Spa, New York); William Parry (Rexford, New York); Karen J. Tyler (Burnt Hills, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooling system for a turbine with a first section and a second section. The first section may include a first line for diverting a first flow with a first temperature from the first section, a second line for diverting a second flow with a second temperature less than the first temperature from the first section, and a merged line for directing a merged flow of the first flow and the second flow to the second section. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/782169 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/677 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658603 | Medina et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Sandia Corporation, Operator of Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francisco Medina (El Paso, Texas); Ryan Wicker (El Paso, Texas); Jeremy A. Palmer (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Don W. Davis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Bart D. Chavez (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Phillip L. Gallegos (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated system and method of integrating fluid dispensing technologies (e.g., direct-write (DW)) with rapid prototyping (RP) technologies (e.g., stereolithography (SL)) without part registration comprising: an SL apparatus and a fluid dispensing apparatus further comprising a translation mechanism adapted to translate the fluid dispensing apparatus along the Z-, Y- and Z-axes. The fluid dispensing apparatus comprises: a pressurized fluid container; a valve mechanism adapted to control the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid container; and a dispensing nozzle adapted to deposit the fluid in a desired location. To aid in calibration, the integrated system includes a laser sensor and a mechanical switch. The method further comprises building a second part layer on top of the fluid deposits and optionally accommodating multi-layered circuitry by incorporating a connector trace. Thus, the present invention is capable of efficiently building single and multi-material SL fabricated parts embedded with complex three-dimensional circuitry using DW. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/095120 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: Apparatus 425/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658788 | Holmes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, Pennsylvania); SOFCO-EFS Holdings LLC (Alliance, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Jerome Holmes (Thompson, North Dakota); Theodore R. Ohrn (Alliance, Ohio); Christopher Ming-Poh Chen (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an inlet adapted to introduce gas into the interior of the vessel, an outlet adapted to withdraw gas from the interior of the vessel, and an axis; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region; and (c) one or more gas flow control partitions disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and adapted to change a direction of gas flow within the vessel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/284188 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658854 | Oder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | EXPORTech Company, Inc. (Export, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robin R. Oder (Export, Pennsylvania); Russell E. Jamison (Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic separator vessel (1) for separating magnetic particles from non-magnetic fluid includes a separation chamber having an interior and exterior wall, a top and bottom portion; a magnet (3) having first and second poles (2) positioned adjacent to the exterior wall, wherein the first pole is substantially diametrically opposed to the second pole; a inlet port (5) is directed into the top portion of the separation chamber, wherein the inlet port (5) is positioned adjacent to one of the first and second poles (2), wherein the inlet port (5) is adapted to transfer a mixture into the separation chamber; an underflow port (6) in communication with the bottom portion, wherein the underflow port (6) is adapted to receive the magnetic particles; and an overflow port (9) in communication with the separation chamber, wherein the overflow port (9) is adapted to receive the non-magnetic fluid. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/574859 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/695 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659083 | Stevens et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred J. Stevens (Naperville, Illinois); Marianne Schiffer (Downers Grove, Illinois); Priscilla Wilkins-Stevens (Evanston, Illinois); W. Carey Hanly (Chicago, Illinois); Sandra L. Tollaksen (Montgomery, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A construct is provided that is capable of binding a plurality of molecules, the construct comprising a first moiety with a first molecule binding region and a first molecule non-binding region; and a second moiety with a second molecule-binding region and a second molecule-non-binding region, whereby the first binding region and second binding region are at opposite ends of the construct. Also provided is a method for detecting protein having certain amino acid sequences, the method comprising supplying a collection of proteins each with unknown amino acid sequences, contacting the collection with a moiety having a plurality of binding sites capable of binding with the protein having certain amino acid sequences so as to form a moiety-protein complex, and mixing the complex with a marker specific for the moiety in an amount sufficient to indicate existence of the complex. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/199683 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660338 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen F. Smith (London, Tennessee); William B. Dress (Camas, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are described for hybrid spread spectrum radio systems. A method, includes receiving a hybrid spread spectrum signal including: fast frequency hopping demodulating and direct sequence demodulating a direct sequence spread spectrum signal, wherein multiple frequency hops occur within a single data-bit time and each bit is represented by chip transmissions at multiple frequencies. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/648021 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07658536 | Johnson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Johnson (Charlestown, Massachusetts); David J. Ross (Silver Spring, Maryland); Laurie E. Locascio (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is an apparatus and method for the mixing of two microfluidic channels wherein several wells are oriented diagonally across the width of a mixing channel. The device effectively mixes the confluent streams with electrokinetic flow, and to a lesser degree, with pressure driven flow. The device and method may be further adapted to split a pair of confluent streams into two or more streams of equal or non-equal concentrations of reactants. Further, under electrokinetic flow, the surfaces of said wells may be specially coated so that the differing electroosmotic mobility between the surfaces of the wells and the surfaces of the channel may increase the mixing efficiency. The device and method are applicable to the steady state mixing as well as the dynamic application of mixing a plug of reagent with a confluent stream. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/106990 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/181.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660453 | Lang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Imaging Therapeutics, Inc. (Redwood City, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philipp Lang (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and devices for analyzing x-ray images. In particular, devices, methods and algorithms are provided that allow for the accurate and reliable evaluation of bone structure from x-ray images. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/225083 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07659350 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Douglas Adamson (Skillman, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for polymerization of at least one monomer including polymerizing the at least one monomer in the presence of a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194021 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07660698 | Seelig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Agrihouse, Inc. (Berthoud, Colorado); The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans-Dieter Seelig (Boulder, Colorado); Richard J. Stoner, II (Berthoud, Colorado); Alexander Hoehn (Boulder, Colorado); William Walter Adams, III (Superior, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for determining when plants require watering, and methods of attending to the watering of plants including signaling the grower that the plants are in need of hydration are provided. The novel methods include real-time measurement of plant metabolics and phytometric physiology changes of intrinsic physical or behavioral traits within the plant such as determining physiological flux measurement of enzyme flux due to environmental changes such as the wind and drought stress, soil and plant mineral deficiencies, or the interaction with a bio-control for organic disease control including, cell movement, signal transduction, internal chemical processes and external environmental processes including when plants require watering, and methods of attending to the watering of plants including signaling the grower that the plants are in need of hydration. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/714490 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/170 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07659447 | Tzfira et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Tzvi Tzfira (Port Jefferson, New York); Vitaly Citovsky (Commack, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods and compositions which employ an Arabidopsis VIP1 gene or VIP1-like gene from another plant species for purposes of increasing host plant susceptibility to Agrobacterium infection. Methods for increasing susceptibility of a host to Agrobacterium infection and methods for improving Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer are provided. Also provided are chimeric genes and expression vectors that, upon introduction into a plant cell, enable the plant cell to become more susceptible to Agrobacterium infection and thus better transformed via Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer. Transgenic plant cells and plants regenerated therefrom which overexpress a VIP1 or VIP1-like gene are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/434968 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 07660441 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern California, University (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California); Yao-Yi Chiang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/169076 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07659067 | Dean et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy R. Dean (Oxford, North Dakota); Michael J. Kohan (Rougemont, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Multiple species of fungi in an environment can be identified in one sample by extracting and purifying fungal DNA in the sample. PCR is then performed followed by cloning the amplifed DNA and transforming the DNA into bacteria for purposes of growing the organisms. Colonies of the growth containing transformed bacteria are then chosen on the basis of coloration. Plasmids from the chosen colonies were then purified and the DNA is analyzed to identify fungi present in the sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/355190 |
| 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 |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07658612 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kang Lee (Woodland Hills, California); Thomas Forrester (Hacienda Heights, California); Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, California); Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, California); Eugene Levin (Los Angeles, California); Gajendra Savant (Rolling Hills Estates, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/323360 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/37 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658704 | Fox et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Fox (San Antonio, Texas); Jack Lancaster (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation. The apparatus includes a TMS coil which when energized generates an electric field substantially parallel to a long axis of the coil and substantially normal to a surface of the coil. Furthermore disclosed an apparatus for delivery of TMS in which a coil is adapted to a robotic member for computer-aided control and delivery. Further disclosed are methods of TMS planning and delivery in which subject images are utilized to plan, position and orient the TMS coil for precise delivery. Disclosed also are TMS coils having unique designs to better focus and direct magnetic stimulation. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/977405 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07658931 | Green et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wyeth Holdings Corporation (Madison, New Jersey); The United States of America, as represented by the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Green (New City, New York); Randall K. Holmes (Golden, Colorado); Michael G. Jobling (Aurora, Colorado); Duzhang Zhu (Pomona, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Mutant cholera holotoxins having single or double amino acid substitutions or insertions have reduced toxicity compared to the wild-type cholera holotoxin. The mutant cholera holotoxins are useful as adjuvants in antigenic compositions to enhance the immune response in a vertebrate host to a selected antigen from a pathogenic bacterium, virus, fungus, or parasite, a cancer cell, a tumor cell, an allergen, or a self-molecule. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/960226 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/190.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659802 | Gonzalez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mario Gonzalez (Phoenix, Arizona); Steve L. Hadden (Peoria, Arizona); David A. Osterberg (Glendale, Arizona); Paul D. Buchele (Glendale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A bi-stable magnetic switch assembly comprises a stator having an axis and first and second magnetic portions angularly disposed there around, and a rotor having at least one magnetic region attracted to the first and second portions. The rotor is configured for rotation about the axis between (1) a first latched position wherein the region resides proximate to, but is spaced apart from, the first portion; and (2) a second latched position wherein the region resides proximate to, but is spaced apart from, the second portion. A spring biases the rotor to a position where the region resides intermediate the first and second portions. A coil, which is associated with at least one of the first portion, the second portion, and the region, may be energized to reduce the force of attraction between the region and the first and second portions when in the first and second latched positions, respectively. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/376829 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets 335/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07659822 | Carrender et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alien Technology Corporation (Morgan Hill, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis Lee Carrender (Morgan Hill, California); Mark A. Hadley (Newark, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for testing RFID straps. Arrays of RFID straps in a roll-to-roll process are coupled to an array of test elements. RF programming and interrogation signals are frequency and time multiplexed to the RFID array. Return signals are detected to determine sensitivity and programmability parameters of the RFID straps. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/022933 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/572.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
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