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Patent Details for Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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| US 07836585 | 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 method of operatively combining a plurality of components to form a land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The 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 the at least one 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 | Monday, April 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/106462 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/832 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836596 | Suciu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel L. Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); James W. Norris (Lebanon, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A rotor stack is assembled to a turbine engine shaft. A force is exerted to at least one of the rotor stack and the shaft to at least one of place the shaft under tension and place the rotor stack under compression. One or more retainer segments are inserted into a rebate in the shaft. The exerted force is released to permit the rotor stack to bear against the retainer segments. |
| FILED | Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/479334 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/889.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836681 | Pesyna et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth M. Pesyna (Carmel, Indiana); Jeffrey P. Henkle (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A nozzle device defines a passageway including an outlet to discharge working fluid to produce thrust. This device includes a vectoring mechanism having three or more vanes pivotally mounted across the passageway and a linkage pivotally coupling the vanes together. This linkage includes a first arm fixed to a first one of the vanes to pivot therewith about a first pivot axis, a second arm and a third arm fixed to a second one of the vanes to pivot therewith about a second pivot axis, and a fourth arm fixed to a third one of the vanes to pivot therewith about a third pivot axis. A first connecting link pivotally couples the first arm and the second arm together, and a second connecting link pivotally couples the third arm and the fourth arm together. The relative angular positioning of the arms with respect to the corresponding pivot axes and/or the arm links can be varied to define different vectoring schedules with the mechanism linkage. In one particular form, the nozzle is utilized with a lift fan of an aircraft to perform V/STOL operations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/451835 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/228 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836699 | Graves |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles B. Graves (South Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine swirler/nozzle apparatus has a swirler having a central axis and a nozzle. The nozzle has an outlet end with a plurality of outlets about the central axis and having an asymmetry about the central axis. The apparatus may be formed as a reengineering of a baseline apparatus having a symmetric nozzle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/312158 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/748 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836723 | Kaufman 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) | Jonathan William Kaufman (Leonardtown, Maryland); Stephen M. Coleman (Lusby, Maryland); Ravikant T. Barot (Lexington Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An air conditioning system that includes desiccant compartments for holding a desiccant; a heat exchanger, a blower and a vessel. The heat exchanger can be filled with a heat transfer medium, while the blower blows ambient air by the heat exchanger such that the blown air is cooled and the heat exchanger is warmed such that thermal energy increases and is transferred from the air to the heat transfer medium causing the heat transfer medium to turn into vapor. The vapor is then diffused to one of the desiccant compartments such that the vapor is adsorbed onto the desiccant creating a mixture. Then an energy source is applied to the mixture such that the vapor and desiccant are separated. The separated vapor is transported to the vessel where it is condensed and then sent back to the heat exchanger, such that the system is able to be continuously operating. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/136288 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/480 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836811 | Gardner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Science Applications International Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher W. Gardner (San Diego, California); Benjamin V. Stratton (San Diego, California); Aaron Robbins (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems are described herein for remotely aligning and placing disruptive devices at or near suspicious targets such as suspected improvised explosive devices (IEDs). In particular, tools connected to remotely controllable robots include disruptor guns for firing disruptive materials at the targets and disruptive devices filled with explosive materials, e.g., water, for controllably detonating or disrupting the detonation of the targets when placed in close proximity thereto. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/081610 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/40.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836940 | Campbell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | MicroVection, Inc. (Brighton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey O. Campbell (Brighton, Colorado); Jack M. Fryer (Huntington Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | According to the invention, an apparatus for transferring heat with a target is disclosed. The apparatus may include a body which defines a surface, inlet port, inlet manifold passages, heat transfer passages, outlet manifold passages, and outlet port. The surface may couple the target with the body. The inlet port may be configured to receive and direct a fluid into inlet manifold passages. The inlet manifold passages may be configured to receive and direct the fluid to the heat transfer passages. The heat transfer passages may be configured to receive and direct the fluid in a direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular the input manifold passages. The outlet manifold passages may be configured to receive and direct the fluid to an outlet port. The outlet port may be configured to receive and output the fluid. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/477344 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/80.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07836964 | Groonwald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Technologies Corporation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rory L. Groonwald (Janesville, Wisconsin); Kristofor S. Cozart (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An all-terrain fire fighting apparatus has a high power-to-weight ratio, a hydraulic skid steer drive system, a drive-by-wire control system, a proportionally joystick controlled nozzle turret, and a 1500 psi foam injecting water supply system which supplies the nozzle turret and a high-pressure hose mounted on a reel. To dissipate heat load from the fire fighting apparatus systems, the fire fighting apparatus cooling system employs a cooling shroud in the form of a box with multiple system radiators stacked on one face of the box and the remaining faces containing exhaust fans mounted to draw air out of the box and through the stacked heat exchangers. The fire fighting apparatus is capable of being operated remotely by means of onboard GPS, real-time imaging, and inputs to the joystick controller and fire fighting apparatus drive-by-wire system. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/191934 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fire extinguishers 169/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837008 | Lane et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven A. Lane (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Scott J. Kennedy (Morrisville, North Carolina); Jerry Alcone (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A capsule contains fluid and a solid inertial mass that is free to move within the capsule. The capsule is embedded in a foam panel. A plurality of such foam panels are attached to the internal wall of a launch vehicle fairing. This device augments acoustic energy dissipation with damping the resonant frequency of the fairing to reduce the amount of energy that is transmitted into the acoustic volume contained within the wall. Incorporating a plurality of capsules respectively tuned to many frequencies provides broadband structural attenuation. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, and is intended to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/239439 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Acoustics 181/284 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837436 | Corsmeier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Michael Corsmeier (West Chester, Ohio); David Andrew Perveiler (West Chester, Ohio); George Joseph Johnson (Morrow, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for regulating fluid flow through a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling an outer fairing to a radially outer duct wall and coupling an inner fairing to a radially inner duct wall. An annular valve is coupled between the radially outer and the radially inner duct walls such that an outer bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the outer fairing, and such that an inner bypass flow area is at least partially defined between the annular valve and the inner fairing. The annular valve is selectively positioned between a first operational position and a second operational position, such that at least one of the outer bypass and the inner bypass flow areas is varied during a transition from a first turbine operation to a second turbine operation. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/753929 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/145 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837472 | Elsmore 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) | Timothy F. Elsmore (Chula Vista, California); Dennis L. Reeves (San Diego, California); Marie Michelle Reeves, Legal Representative (San Diego, California); Kathryn P. Winter (Pensacola, Florida); Karl E. Friedl (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A computerized Neuropsychological/NeuroCognitive and Psychomotor Performance Assessment and Rehabilitation system is designed for use on handheld computer systems. Components of the system include an executive program, test modules, interpretive and report modules, and supporting utilities. The system provides point-of-use interpretations and result reports. The system is designed for use in clinical settings, occupational medicine, and research. Medical applications include use as a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment instrument. In industrial settings it can be used as a fitness/readiness for work assessment. The assessment and rehabilitation system also contains modules for use in forensic mental competency, mental and emotional status examinations. |
| FILED | Friday, December 27, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/340473 |
| ART UNIT | 3715 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Education and demonstration 434/236 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837525 | Napolitano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Domenic F. Napolitano (Barrington, Rhode Island); Craig W. Bradford (Boston, Massachusetts); William E. Komm (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Marc A. Brown (Tubac, Arizona); Frank H. Hitzke (Sarona, Wisconsin); David A. Sharp (Newport, Rhode Island); Michael W. Little (Cranston, Rhode Island); Douglas L. Veilleux, II (Rochester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An easily deployable data relay buoy, in some embodiments, has a diesel powered alternator and storage battery, providing long service life. The data relay buoy has mechanical characteristics that allow it to maintain antenna stability in the presence of seas states from at least zero through four and to survive in sea states up to sea state six. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/393139 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices 441/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837654 | Shumate et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel L. Shumate (Huntsville, Alabama); Paul B. Ruffin (Toney, Alabama); John Curtis Fulda (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A microneedle insertable in a target cell tissue, including a manipulative end maintained exterior of cell tissue and an insertion end positionable in or adjacent of target cell tissue. A plurality of microtubes are bundled to pass through the needle body and extend to respective distal ends grouped proximally interior of the insertion end. A sensing fiber is extendable from means for sensing for passage through the needle body to a distal end capable of sensing cell tissue parameters. The insertion end and the bundled microtube and sensing fiber distal ends are positionable in or adjacent of cell tissue thereby providing rapid evaluation of cell parameters by optic fiber sensing, fiber sampling of cell parameters, and precise delivery of therapeutic fluids or additional treatment measures. A method is also disclosed of precisely positioning a microneedle having a plurality of microtubes and sensing fibers therein for evaluating and treating cell tissue. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/311585 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/173 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837723 | Montain 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) | Scott J. Montain (Holliston, Massachusetts); Tammy J. Doherty (Berghein, Texas); Samuel N. Cheuvront (Natick, Massachusetts); Margaret A. Kolka (Uxbridge, Massachusetts); Lou Ann Stephenson (Uxbridge, Massachusetts); Bruce S. Cadarette (Burlington, Massachusetts); Robert Carter (Framingham, Massachusetts); Michael N. Sawka (Franklin, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for cooling a human being utilizes skin temperature feedback to control the amount of cooling. When the measured skin temperature reaches a preset high temperature, the human being is cooled until the measured skin temperature reaches a preset low temperature, and then cooling of the human being stops. In one embodiment, the preset high temperature is about 35 degrees Centigrade and the preset low temperature is about 33 degrees Centigrade. Cooling of the human being resumes whenever the preset high temperature is reached and pauses whenever the preset low temperature is reached to thereby provide intermittent cooling to the human being. The invention is also applicable to heating a human being. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/047339 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837801 | Christopher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | kSARIA Corporation (Lawrence, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony J. Christopher (Andover, Massachusetts); Mark S. Aude (North Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for cleaning an optical fiber supported by a fiber optic connector. The cleaning apparatus may include a housing, a cleaning tip supported by the housing and a cleaning wipe advanceable along at least a portion of the cleaning tip to clean an optical fiber when the cleaning wipe engages the optical fiber. The apparatus may include one or more automated features which may enhance the effectiveness of the apparatus. The apparatus may include a fluid dispenser to wet at least a portion of the cleaning wipe with a cleaning fluid. The apparatus may be configured to automatically control the force exerted by the cleaning tip against the optical fiber and/or to automatically control tension in the cleaning wipe. Aspects of the invention are directed to a method of cleaning an end face of an optical fiber by advancing a wet portion of a cleaning wipe across the end face, and thereafter advancing a dry portion of the cleaning wipe across the end face. A cleaning wipe may also be provided with at least one fluid barrier to prevent fluid flow between two adjacent portions of the cleaning wipe. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/447823 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning and liquid contact with solids 134/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837862 | Poshusta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Protonex Technology, LLC (Broomfield, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph C. Poshusta (Broomfield, Colorado); Jerry L. Martin (Superior, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Fuel is desulfurized with a rapid cycle desulfurization-regeneration method and apparatus. Regeneratable mass separating agents, including metals supported on high surface area materials, are used in a plurality of beds that are rotated into, through, and out of a desulfurization series and a regeneration series by valves and plumbing, which can include a rotary valve apparatus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/042187 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mineral oils: Processes and products 28/208.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837914 | Kostar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Daniel Kostar (Nashua, New Hampshire); Douglas Melton Carper (Trenton, Ohio); Suresh Subramanian (Mason, Ohio); James Dale Steibel (Mason, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A preform architecture and process for producing composite materials, and particularly CMC components. The process entails producing a composite component having a matrix material reinforced with a three-dimensional preform. The process includes producing first and second sets of tows containing filaments. Each tow of the first set has a predetermined cross-sectional shape and is embedded within a temporary matrix material formed of a material that is not the matrix material or a precursor of the matrix material. The preform is then fabricated from the first and second sets of tows, in which the second set of tows are transverse to the first set of tows, adjacent tows of the second set are spaced apart to define interstitial regions therebetween, and the cross-sectional shapes of the first set of tows are substantially congruent to the cross-sectional shapes of the interstitial regions so as to substantially fill the interstitial regions. |
| FILED | Monday, December 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/566370 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/136 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837987 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Riyi Shi (West Lafayette, Indiana); Richard B. Borgens (Delphi, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | To achieve, an in vivo repair of injured mammalian nerve tissue, an effective amount of a biomembrane fusion agent is administered to the injured nerve tissue. The application of the biomembrane fusion agent may be preformed by directly contacting the agent with the nerve tissue at the site of the injury. Alternatively, the biomembrane fusion agent is delivered to the site of the injury through the blood supply after administration of the biomembrane fusion agent to the patient. The administration is preferably by parenteral administration including intravascular, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraperitoneal injection of an effective quantity of the biomembrane fusion agent so that an effective amount is delivered to the site of the nerve tissue injury. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/132542 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/78.370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838077 | Tour et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Tour (Bellaire, Texas); Michael P. Stewart (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is generally related to a method of making a molecule-surface interface comprising at least one surface comprising at least one material and at least one organic group wherein the organic group is adjoined to the surface and the method comprises contacting at least one organic group precursor with at least one surface wherein the organic group precursor is capable of reacting with the surface in a manner sufficient to adjoin the organic group and the surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/407471 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/399 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838212 | Bjorndal 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) | Bryan Bjorndal (Carlsbad, California); David Lapota (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A cartridge comprising: a container having a lower end; an aqueous suspension of dinoflagellates contained in the container; a gas port operatively coupled to the container, the port capable of directing a gas into the aqueous suspension in the lower end of the container; a gas vent operatively coupled to the container; and a shipping seal operatively coupled to the container to prevent the aqueous suspension from exiting the container. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/603656 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838227 | Sagripanti |
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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) | Jose-Luis Sagripanti (BelAir, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and products simultaneously enabling detection of several biological threat agents, including viruses and bacteria, during a combat situation or in any suspected contamination situation. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/546741 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838252 | Cohen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley N. Cohen (Stanford, California); Wensheng Wei (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for treating a subject for an anthrax toxin mediated disease condition are provided. Aspects of the subject methods include administering to a subject an effective amount of an agent that inhibits cellular internalization of an anthrax toxin, e.g., such as a LRP6 modulatory agent. Also provided are active agents suitable for use in the subject methods, as well as pharmaceutical preparations thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/356740 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838302 | Zhuang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaowei Zhuang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wilfred M. Bates (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael J. Rust (Medford, Massachusetts); Bo Huang (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. The emitted light may be used to determine the positions of the first and second entities, for example, using Gaussian fitting or other mathematical techniques, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. The methods may thus be used, for example, to determine the locations of two or more entities immobilized relative to a common entity, for example, a surface, or a biological entity such as DNA, a protein, a cell, a tissue, etc. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/012524 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/172 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838330 | Kiesel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Kiesel (Palo Alto, California); Oliver Schmidt (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for creating high quality Schottky barrier devices in doped (e.g., Li+) crystalline metal oxide (e.g., ZnO) comprises field-controlled diffusion of mobile dopant atoms within the metal oxide crystal lattice. When heated (e.g., above 550 K) in the presence of an electric field (e.g., bias to ground of +/−50 V) the dopant atoms are caused to collect to form an ohmic contact, leaving a depletion region. The size of the depletion region controls the thickness of the Schottky barrier. Metal-semiconductor junction devices such as diodes, photo-diodes, photo-detectors, MESFETs, etc. may thereby be fabricated. |
| FILED | Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/777045 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838409 | Zingher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur R. Zingher (Mountain View, California); Bruce M. Guenin (San Diego, California); Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California); Robert J. Drost (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates high-bandwidth communication using a flexible bridge. This system includes a chip with an active face upon which active circuitry and signal pads reside, and a second component with a surface upon which active circuitry and/or signal pads reside. A flexible bridge provides high-bandwidth communication between the active face of the chip and the surface of the second component. This flexible bridge provides a flexible connection that allows the chip to be moved with six degrees of freedom relative to the second component without affecting communication between the chip and the second component. Hence, the flexible bridge allows the chip and the second component to communicate without requiring precise alignment between the chip and the second component. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/686285 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/599 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838476 | Wagner |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George W. Wagner (Elkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for in situ generation of a decontamination solution adapted to decontaminate mustard agents by oxidation and nerve agents by perhydrolysis, comprising the steps of generating a stable precursor solution of aqueous NH4HCO3 by bubbling CO2 and NH3 into a container of water; and adding a peroxide component to the precursor solution. The step of bubbling CO2 into a container of water may be accomplished by bubbling fossil fuel engine exhaust including CO2 directly into the container of water. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/238862 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions therefor, or processes of preparing the compositions 510/110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838491 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Pearland, Texas); Elia Beniash (Auburndale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Peptide-amphiphilic compositions capable of self-assembly into useful nanostructures. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/330468 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838495 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuexing Zhang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Anne Hamburger (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibition of the proliferation of hormone refractory prostate cancer cells is achieved by administering EPB1, an ErbB3 binding protein, in combination with another anti-proliferation therapy such as administration of antiandrogens, other anticancer agents, radiation therapy, or surgery. Administration of EPB1 reverses the phenotype of hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells to hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cells. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/109600 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838665 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/874548 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/29.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838716 | de Luis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | FEG Holdings, LLC (Strongsville, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Javier de Luis (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Marco Serra (Lucca, Italy); Timothy Sutherland (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Liping Sun (North Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides devices and methods for treating wounds. The devices may include polymer particles capable of absorbing fluid such as blood. When devices of the invention are exposed to fluid, the fluid may enter the device and cause the polymer particles to swell. Devices of the invention may also apply pressure on wound cavities to stop or restrict the flow of fluid. In some embodiments, the devices may comprise components to facilitate absorption of fluid throughout the device, such as wicking elements and/or multiple compartments. One or more of the devices can be placed directly in the wound cavity, or in a containment structure and then into the wound cavity. |
| FILED | Friday, August 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/891660 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838760 | Venkatasubramanian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rama Venkatasubramanian (Cary, North Carolina); Kip D. Coonley (Durham, North Carolina); Edward P. Siivola (Raleigh, North Carolina); Michael Puchan (Clayton, North Carolina); Randall G. Alley (Raleigh, North Carolina); Pratima Addepalli (Cary, North Carolina); Brooks C. O'Quinn (Mamers, North Carolina); Thomas Colpitts (Durham, North Carolina); Mary Napier (Carroboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermoelectric device having at least one unipolar couple element (22) including two legs (22a) of a same electrical conductivity type. A first-temperature stage (24) is connected to one of the two legs. A second-temperature stage (28) is connected across the legs of the at least one unipolar couple element. A third-temperature stage (30) is connected to the other of the two legs. Methods for cooling an object and for thermoelectric power conversion utilize the at least one unipolar couple element to respectively cool an object and produce electrical power. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/536463 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/203 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838820 | Verbeck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battlelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guido F. Verbeck (Knoxville, Tennessee); William B. Whitten (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Jeremy Moxom (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion trap mass spectrometry system adapted for portability and related method includes an ion source for generating ions from a sample to be analyzed, and a resistive drift tube coupled to an output of the ion source for receiving the ions injected therein. The resistive drift tube decelerates the ions to provide cooled ions having a mean translational kinetic energy of less than 5 keV. A miniature ion trap or trap array, such having apertures <1 mm, is coupled to an output of the resistive drift tube for trapping the cooled ions. A spectrometer is coupled to the miniature ion trap for analyzing the cooled ions. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/145699 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/281 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838832 | Mankos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marian Mankos (Palo Alto, California); Vassil Spasov (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for generating a dual-energy electron beam. The apparatus includes a first electron beam source configured to generate a lower-energy electron beam, and a second electron beam source configured to generate a higher-energy electron beam. The apparatus further includes a combining device for forming the dual-energy electron beam by combining the lower-energy and higher-energy electron beams. In addition, a first controllable electron-beam deflector is configured to provide a controllable offset of a first area illuminated by the lower-energy electron beam in relation to an image data collection area, and a second controllable electron-beam deflector configured to provide a controllable offset of a second area illuminated by the higher-energy electron beam in relation to the image data collection area. A moving stage and a time delay integration detection system are utilized. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135058 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838869 | Perera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A.G. Unil Perera (Mableton, Georgia); Steven George Matsik (Chamblee, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual band photodetector for detecting infrared and ultraviolet optical signals is disclosed. Aspects include homojunction and heterojunction detectors comprised of one or more of GaN, AlGaN, and InGaN. In one aspect ultraviolet/infrared dual-band detector is disclosed that is configured to simultaneously detect UV and IR. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/585048 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839023 | Jacobson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris S. Jacobson (Westford, Massachusetts); Evgeny N. Holmansky (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for a circuit including first and second energy sources, a rectifier coupled to the first and second energy sources, first and second energy storage devices coupled end-to-end across the positive and negative rails, and a single three-level inverter coupled to the rectifier for providing three-phase sinusoidal output voltages. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/936896 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical transmission or interconnection systems 37/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839054 | Cooke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Cooke (Kent, United Kingdom); Christopher A. Goat (Kent, United Kingdom); Simon R. Panteny (Kent, United Kingdom); Gordon M. Reid (Kent, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric actuator comprising a stack of piezoelectric layers formed from a piezoelectric material, a plurality of internal electrodes disposed throughout the stack to define active regions of the piezoelectric material therebetween which are responsive to a voltage applied across two or more groups of the internal electrodes in use, an insulating arrangement which at least partially covers at least one surface of the stack to define a piezoelectric/insulator interface, and two or more side electrodes to connect with the two or more groups of the internal electrodes. At least one bridging arrangement extends through the insulating arrangement and comprises a conductive material, so as to provide a connection between a side electrode and an internal electrode, wherein at least one first surface, defined by an interface between the conductive material and the insulating arrangement, and at least one second surface, defined by an internal boundary of a piezoelectric layer, are substantially continuous with one another in the vicinity of the piezoelectric/insulator interface. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/724457 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839169 | Murotake |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SCA Technica, Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David K Murotake (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention in the simplest form is a programmable logic device comprising logic blocks configured substantially in a plane, external I/O endpoints, and embedded switched fabrics which provide non-contentious connection between the logic blocks and between logic blocks and I/O endpoints, the switch fabrics being offset from the plane of the logic blocks. The logic blocks are organized into logic groups, whereby a plurality of primary embedded switch fabrics are configurable for connecting logic blocks within logic groups, and at least one secondary switch fabric provides non-contentious connection between primary switch fabrics. The switch fabrics can employ non-blocking crossbar switches. A hierarchy of secondary switch fabrics can be included for providing non-contentions connection between both primary and other secondary switch fabrics. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/795789 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839226 | Frazier |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary A. Frazier (Garland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A circuit includes a resonant tunneling device having first and second terminals, and biased to exhibit a negative resistance between the terminals, the terminals being coupled at spaced locations to a further section made of a material which has a plasma resonance tuned to a selected frequency. A different circuit includes a resonant tunneling structure with plural layers, including an outer layer coupled to a further layer made of a material which has a plasma resonance tuned to a selected frequency. Two circuit sections are respectively coupled to the resonant tunneling structure at spaced locations thereon. A bias is applied across the tunneling structure and further layer, and causes the tunneling structure to exhibit a negative resistance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/779184 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Oscillators 331/107.T00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839304 | Riser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Michael Riser (California, Maryland); Matthew Joseph Stepura (Hollywood, Maryland); Mark Andrew Long (Lusby, Maryland); Allen James Landers (Great Mills, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An onboard system for a rotary wing aircraft detects a limit cycle oscillation in the tail mast and provides a timely indication of the limit cycle oscillation to an aircrew before serious damage to the airframe is likely to occur. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/113387 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/963 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839550 | Billmers et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard I. Billmers (Langhorne, Pennsylvania); Elizabeth J. Billmers (Langhorne, Pennsylvania); Mary E. Ludwig (Hellertown, Pennsylvania); Joseph David Matchett (Mantua, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A narrowband filter with a wide acceptance angle which utilizes two holographic filter elements connected in series. The filter blocks light outside of a narrow spectral band of interest, while enabling light to be seen over a wide range of angles incident on the filter. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/012410 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839721 | Clark |
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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) | Joseph A. Clark (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, as typically embodied, represents a novel methodology for effecting linear processing of output signals that are received from one or more acoustic vector sensors. First, as pertains to each modal beam, the modal beam amplitude response bmn, is calculated as the matrix product of a data vector d and a modal weighting vector wmn, wherein the weighting vector wmn is uniquely defined in terms of three different linear modal weighting vector equations corresponding to wmnx, wmny, and wmnz, respectively. Second, as pertains to all of the modal beams, the directional beam amplitude response bdirMN is calculated as the sum of all of the individual modal beam amplitude responses bmn. Because the inventive processing methodology is linear in nature (as distinguished from non-linear, e.g., quadratic, in nature), inventive practice is highly effective for performing quantitative acoustic measurements of sound fields. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/221152 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/135 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839905 | Kaertner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franz X. Kaertner (Newton, Massachusetts); Richard Ell (Oberkirch, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The carrier-envelope phase in a train of optical pulses is varied utilizing the dispersive properties of lossless plates while the total dispersion in transmission is maintained practically constant. The plates include sloped surfaces and are mounted for displacement such that the ratio of the thicknesses of the two plates through which the optical pulses will pass can be varied by displacing the plates so as to shift the carrier-envelope phase in the optical pulses. In one embodiment, the plates include a barium fluoride wedge and a fumed silica wedge, wherein the wedges are bond together to form a composite structure with thicker and thinner portions of the wedges inversely matched. |
| FILED | Friday, December 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/608666 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840086 | Bertozzi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea L. Bertozzi (Santa Monica, California); Selim Esedoglu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Alan E. Gillette (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for filling in of missing or damaged regions of images using information from surrounding areas are disclosed. A model for binary inpainting based on the Cahn-Hilliard equation is used, which allows for fast, efficient inpainting of degraded text, as well as super-resolution of high contrast images. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/543011 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840099 | Pan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dong Pan (Andover, Massachusetts); Jifeng Liu (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Lionel C. Kimerling (Concord, Massachusetts); James F. McMillan (New York, New York); Michael D. Sockin (New York, New York); Chee Wei Wong (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical modulator structure includes at least two waveguide structures for inputting and outputting an optical signal. At least one ring resonator structure provides coupling between the at least two waveguide structures. The at least one ring resonator structure includes Ge or SiGe. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/624357 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840376 | Torng |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Tony Torng (Diamond Bar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining an optimal inspection schedule for a structure is described. The method includes determining a crack size distribution table for the structure, determining a plurality of risk values, each risk value for a different estimated usage hours of the structure and based on said crack size distribution table, estimating a first inspection interval based on a predetermined risk value threshold, and determining a second inspection interval based on analyzing the rate of increase of risk value and probability of detection of a crack in said first inspection interval. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/052256 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/177 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840506 | Rubin |
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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) | Stuart Harvey Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, geodesic mining systems and methods are disclosed. For example, a method for forming and adapting a geodesic adaptive network may include embedding a set of rules into a two-dimensional adaptive network having N-rows and M-columns with rule independent variables embedded in a first column of the two-dimensional adaptive network and rule dependent variables embedded in the last column of the two-dimensional adaptive network, where N and M are positive integers greater than two, and repetitively selecting a pair of rows of the two-dimensional adaptive network having common dependent attributes using a random process, then adapting the two-dimensional adaptive network based on the selected pair of rows. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/971393 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840518 | Rubin |
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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) | Stuart Harvey Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for object recognition includes generating a set of rules, using multiple systems to recognize a target object, applying the set of rules to a set of responses to determine an output, and displaying the output to a user. Each rule contains predicates and a consequent, each predicate comprising a rule token identifier and a rule probability of recognition. The rule token identifiers are generated from multiple systems. Each rule token identifier represents a system recognized object. Each rule is derived by associating a range of rule probabilities of recognition for one or more rule token identifiers to a known object. The range of rule probabilities of recognition is determined by at least one system and by combining multiple rule probabilities of recognition. Each system produces a response having a response token identifier and a response probability of recognition. Responses are combined to form the sets of responses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/849428 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840703 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ramakrishnan Rajamony (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, computer program product, and system are provided for dynamically routing data through the data processing system. Data is received at a first processor that is to be transmitted to a destination processor. The data that is received includes address information. A lookup is performed in routing table data structures based on the address information to identify candidate paths through which the data is routed to the destination processor. A determination is made as to whether any of the candidate paths are not able to be used to route the data to the destination processor based on a setting of at least one identifier. A path is selected from the identified candidate paths for routing of the data based on a setting of the at least one identifier. Then, the data is transmitted from the first processor along the selected path toward the destination processor. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/845213 |
| ART UNIT | 2163 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/239 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840748 | Gower et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Warren E. Maule (Cedar Park, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A memory system is provided that enhances the memory bandwidth available through a memory module. The memory system includes a memory controller and at least one memory module coupled to the memory controller. In the memory systems, each memory module comprises at least one memory hub device integrated in the memory module. In the memory system, each memory hub device in the memory module comprises a first memory device data interface that communicates with a first set of memory devices and a second memory device data interface that communicates with a second set of memory devices. In the memory system, the first set of memory devices which are separate from the second set of memory devices are communicated with by the memory hub device via the separate first and second memory device data interfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/848318 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840803 | Clarke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Intrinsic ID B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dwaine Clarke (Christ Church, Barbados); Blaise Gassend (San Carlos, California); Marten Van Dijk (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Srinivas Devadas (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A group of devices are fabricated based on a common design, each device having a corresponding plurality of measurable characteristics that is unique in the group to that device, each device having a measurement module for measuring the measurable characteristics. Authentication of one of the group of devices is enabled by selective measurement of one or more of the plurality of measurable characteristics of the device. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/407603 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/168 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840915 | Jeong 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) | Cheoljoo Jeong (Leonia, New Jersey); Steven M. Nowick (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and media for forming a bound network are provided. In some embodiments, methods for forming a bound network include: decomposing an asynchronous input network to form a network of base functions, wherein the network of base functions includes simple base functions that include two-input threshold OR functions and two-input threshold AND functions with hysteresis, and complex base functions generated during the decomposing; partitioning the network of base functions into at least one subject graph, each portion of the at least one subject graph having a function; determining matches between the at least one subject graph and one or more pattern graphs; and selecting at least one of the one or more pattern graphs to be used in the bound network for the function of each of different portions of the at least one subject graph. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/701864 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/1 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angel Secure Networks (Ornono, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Smith (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for defending a software against reverse engineering in a target environment includes acquiring information from the target environment, encrypting the software to be protected with the acquired information, sending the encrypted software with the acquired information to an execution environment, acquiring information from the execution environment, comparing the information from the execution environment with the acquired information from the target environment to authenticate the execution environment as the target environment, and if the two set of information match, decrypting the software to be protected, and if two set of information do not match, destroying said software. |
| FILED | Monday, July 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/178527 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/26 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE41958 | Dwarkadas et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sandhya Dwarkadas (Pittsford, New York); Rajeev Balasubramonian (Sandy, Utah); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); David H. Albonesi (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A cache and TLB layout and design leverage repeater insertion to provide dynamic low-cost configurability trading off size and speed on a per application phase basis. A configuration management algorithm dynamically detects phase changes and reacts to an application's hit and miss intolerance in order to improve memory hierarchy performance while taking energy consumption into consideration. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/645329 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Simbex LLC (Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Greenwald (Norwich, Vermont); Jeffrey J. Chu (Norwich, Vermont); Alexander W. Jessiman (Wilmington, Delaware); Aaron T. Buck (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); David W. Bertoni (Beverly Farms, Massachusetts); Joseph T. Gwin (White River Junction, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel means of joint and body protection using engineered textiles to provide dynamic kinematic control within the device itself and for the underlying body part. The apparatus may be used in apparel or orthosis wherein a textile is organized about the proximal and distal aspects of a joint or body part and uses the mechanical and material characteristics of the engineered textile to dynamically control the kinetics of the body part and more specifically to prevent the body part from reaching extremes in range of motion. The engineered textiles can be designed to provide non-uniform increases in stiffness in any direction. The engineered textile may incorporate strain or strain rate dependant materials in which case stiffness properties would vary non-uniformly with velocity and/or acceleration within the device allowing for protection from blunt trauma, blast, or ballistic events anywhere on the body. A further aspect of the present invention is to provide a novel means of dynamically fitting and anchoring apparel, orthosis, body protection devices or other objects that need to be securely fixed to the body anatomy during joint flexion or extension, by using motion at a body joint to actuate a closure mechanism and bracing system that actively closes upon the body anatomy surrounding the joint and transfers loads created during dynamic restraint of the joint to anchor zones on the body. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/780115 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark M. Goodman (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel amino acid compounds useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors. These compounds have the advantageous properties of rapid uptake and prolonged retention in tumors and can be labeled with halogen isotopes such as fluorine-18, iodine-123, iodine-124, iodine-125, iodine-131, bromine-75, bromine-76, bromine-77, bromine-82, astatine-210, astatine-211, and other astatine isotopes. These compounds can also be labeled with technetium and rhenium isotopes using known chelation complexes. The compounds disclosed herein bind tumor tissues in vivo with high specificity and selectivity when administered to a subject. Preferred compounds show a target to non-target ratio of at least 2:1, are stable in vivo and substantially localized to target within 1 hour after administration. Preferred compounds include 1-amino-2-[18F]fluorocyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FACBC) and 1-amino-2-[18F]fluoromethylcyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FMACBC). The labeled amino acid compounds of the invention are useful as imaging agents in detecting and/or monitoring tumors in a subject by PET or SPECT. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/425078 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/1.890 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837987 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Riyi Shi (West Lafayette, Indiana); Richard B. Borgens (Delphi, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | To achieve, an in vivo repair of injured mammalian nerve tissue, an effective amount of a biomembrane fusion agent is administered to the injured nerve tissue. The application of the biomembrane fusion agent may be preformed by directly contacting the agent with the nerve tissue at the site of the injury. Alternatively, the biomembrane fusion agent is delivered to the site of the injury through the blood supply after administration of the biomembrane fusion agent to the patient. The administration is preferably by parenteral administration including intravascular, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraperitoneal injection of an effective quantity of the biomembrane fusion agent so that an effective amount is delivered to the site of the nerve tissue injury. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/132542 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/78.370 |
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| US 07837990 | Dhodapkar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York); Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Madhav V Dhodapkar (New York, New York); Ralph M. Steinman (Westport, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the in vivo expansion of NKT cells by their exposure to mature dendritic cells expressing α-galactosyl ceramide and to methods of use thereof in modulating immune responses, such as anti-cancer responses, and enhancing memory responses. |
| FILED | Monday, March 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/378257 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.710 |
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| US 07837993 | Conboy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irina M. Conboy (Stanford, California); Michael J. Conboy (Stanford, California); Thomas A. Rando (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The regenerative potential of aged stem cells is enhanced by activation of the Notch signaling pathway and/or inhibition of TGF-β signaling pathway. Stem cells in aged tissues are capable of proliferation and tissue regeneration, but in their native setting are not provided with the appropriate signals to do so. By administering tissue regenerating agents, organ stem/progenitor cells are provided with the appropriate signals to regenerate the corresponding differentiated tissues. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/078899 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
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| US 07838216 | King 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) | C. Richter King (Washington, District of Columbia); Matthias H. Kraus (Bethesda, Maryland); Stuart A. Aaronson (Great Falls, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The isolation, cloning and characterization of a human gene related to but distinct from EGF receptor gene has been described. Nucleotide sequence of the gene and amino acid sequence of the polypeptide encoded by the gene have been determined. The use of the nucleic acid probes and antibodies having specific binding affinity with said polypeptide for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes have also been described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 21, 1987 |
| APPL NO | 07/110791 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07838217 | Omary et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Bishr Omary (Palo Alto, California); Nam-On Ku (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Keratin 8 and 18 (K8/K18) mutations are shown to be associated with a predisposition to liver or biliary tract disease, particularly noncryptogenic hepatobiliary disease. Unique K8/K18 mutations are shown in patients with diseases including but without limitation to viral hepatitis, biliary atresia, alcoholic cirrhosis and other acute or chronic toxic liver injury, cryptogenic cirrhosis, acute fulminant hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, cystic fibrosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, diseases that are linked with cryptogenic cirrhosis, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and the like. Livers with keratin mutations had increased incidence of cytoplasmic filamentous deposits. Therefore, K8/K18 are susceptibility genes for developing cryptogenic and noncryptogenic forms of liver disease. Mutant alleles are associated with disease susceptibility, and their detection is used in the diagnosis of a predisposition to these conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/552949 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07838223 | Rivkees et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Rivkees (Orange, Connecticut); Jeffrey Gruen (Hamden, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses methods, assays and kits for the diagnosis, screening and identification of Turner syndrome and other disorders of sexual differentiation in a human using single nucleotide polymorphisms present on the X and Y chromosomes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/402775 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07838231 | Hidebrandt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Friedhelm Hidebrandt (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Edgar A. Otto (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hemant Khanna (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Anand Swaroop (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to Nephronophthisis, in particular to the NPHP6 protein (nephrocystin-6) and nucleic acids encoding the NPHP6 protein. The present invention also provides assays for the detection of NPHP6, and assays for detecting NPHP6 polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/732919 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 07838251 | Bruenagel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gisela Bruenagel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert H. Getzenberg (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert E. Schoen (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Proteins useful in the diagnosis of proliferative disorders of the colon are present in nuclear matrix protein preparations and can be characterized by molecular weight, isoelectric point, and amino acid sequence. The proteins may be identified, for example, by 2D-gel electrophoresis or by specific binding partners, such as antibodies. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/125664 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 07838253 | Julius et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Julius (San Francisco, California); David D. McKemy (Livermore, California); Werner M. Neuhausser (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to regulation of cold sensation and pain. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding a member of the transient regulatory protein family, CMR1, which is involved in modulation of the perception of cold sensations and pain. The invention further relates to methods for identifying and using agents that modulate cold responses and pain responses stimulated by cold via modulation of CMR1 and CMR1-related signal transduction. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/032485 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
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| US 07838256 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald W. Miller (Winnepeg, Canada); Corbin J. Bachmeier (Minot, North Dakota); Richard B. Lomneth (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to high-throughput cell-based assays for real-time monitoring of multi-resistant drug protein activity. The present invention is an improvement over existing assays in that in addition to a fluorescent drug efflux probe as an indicator of MDR protein activity, the instant assays provide an o-tolidine-based dye for quenching extracellular fluorescence of the probe. |
| FILED | Friday, February 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/678209 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
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| US 07838259 | Rodrigues et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paulo Henrique Rodrigues (Gainesville, Florida); Ann Progulske-Fox (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for detection and treatment of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/814942 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.320 |
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| US 07838270 | Davydova et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elena K. Davydova (Chicago, Illinois); Krystyna Maria Kazmierczak (Bloomington, Indiana); Lucia B. Rothman-Denes (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises novel methods, compositions and kits that use N4 vRNAP deletion mutants to detect and quantify analytes comprising one or multiple target nucleic acid sequences, including target sequences that differ by as little as one nucleotide or non-nucleic acid analytes, by detecting a target sequence tag that is joined to an analyte-binding substance. The method consists of an annealing process, a DNA ligation process, an optional DNA polymerase extension process, a transcription process, and, optionally, a detection process. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/743975 |
| 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 435/91.210 |
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| US 07838275 | Lee-Huang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvia Lee-Huang (New York, New York); Philip L. Huang (Maple Glen, Pennsylvania); Paul Huang (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A fragment of lysozyme which contains a minimum nine amino acid sequence with antiviral, anti-tumor and bactericidal activities but lacking muramidase activity is provided. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing this fragment and methods for treating HIV infection or for inhibiting tumor growth using this fragment as an active ingredient. |
| FILED | Monday, July 09, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 10/487259 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/206 |
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| US 07838288 | Matsunami et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Momoka Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Harumi Saito (Durham, North Carolina); Hanyi Zhuang (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to polypeptides capable of promoting odorant receptor cell surface localization and odorant receptor functional expression. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of ligands specific for various odorant receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of screening for odorant receptor accessory protein polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/261774 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| US 07838290 | Friedlander et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Friedlander (Del Mar, California); Atsushi Otani (Maebashi, Japan); Karen Da Silva (Irvine, California); Stacey (Hanekamp) Moreno (Spring Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated, mammalian, adult bone marrow-derived, lineage negative hematopoietic stem cell populations (Lin− HSCs) contain endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) capable of rescuing retinal blood vessels and neuronal networks in the eye. Preferably at least about 20% of the cells in the isolated Lin− HSCs express the cell surface antigen CD31 and not more than about 1 percent of the cells express Tie-2. The isolated Lin− HSC populations are useful for treatment of ocular vascular diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 28, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/833743 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/372 |
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| US 07838292 | Roisen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred J. Roisen (Prospect, Kentucky); Kathleen M. Klueber (Louisville, Kentucky); Chengliang Lu (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated human olfactory stem cell can be prepared by culturing human tissue from olfactory neuroepithelium to form neurospheres. |
| FILED | Friday, March 29, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/112658 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/377 |
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| US 07838294 | Davis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger J. Davis (Princeton, Massachusetts); Martin Dickens (Bristol, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | JNK-interacting protein 1 (JIP-1), an inhibitor of the JNK1 protein, and methods of treating a pathological condition or of preventing the occurrence of a pathological condition in a patient by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of JIP-1 polypeptides, peptides, peptide mimetics, or nucleic acids are described. |
| FILED | Friday, June 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/474513 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/455 |
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| US 07838296 | Corey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Separation Technology, Inc. (Sanford, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Corey (Hydes, Maryland); John Sakers (Baltimore, Maryland); Keith Lipford (Severna Park, Maryland); Samuel Reed (North Garden, Virginia); Brian Murphy (Erial, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an apparatus and method for measuring the properties of blood using ultrasound. The present invention is particularly suitable for measuring HCT, HGB, MCV, RBC, MCHC, MCH or TPC of blood. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 28, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/229030 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/10 |
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| US 07838302 | Zhuang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaowei Zhuang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Wilfred M. Bates (Somerville, Massachusetts); Michael J. Rust (Medford, Massachusetts); Bo Huang (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. The emitted light may be used to determine the positions of the first and second entities, for example, using Gaussian fitting or other mathematical techniques, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. The methods may thus be used, for example, to determine the locations of two or more entities immobilized relative to a common entity, for example, a surface, or a biological entity such as DNA, a protein, a cell, a tissue, etc. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/012524 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/172 |
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| US 07838305 | Cho-Chung 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) | Yoon S. Cho-Chung (Bethesda, Maryland); Christina Chung, legal representative (Glendale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the detection of anti-ECPKA autoantibodies in a biological sample, and to the use of such compositions and methods in the diagnosis of cancer in humans and non-human mammals. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/592040 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/507 |
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| US 07838490 | Schwartz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Schwartz (Earlysville, Virginia); Rebecca A. Stockton (Del Mar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for regulating vascular permeability. The present invention relates to methods and compositions for blocking proteins and signal transduction pathways involved in increasing vascular permeability. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/997957 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
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| US 07838492 | Jaques et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | John Scott T. Jaques (College Station, Texas); Donald L. Jarvis (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes a nucleic acid having a sequence at least 98% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 1, which encodes the α subunit of canine thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). The invention also includes a nucleic acid having a sequence at least 98% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2, which encodes the β subunit of canine TSH. The invention also includes a method of producing a recombinant canine thyroid stimulating hormone (rcTSH) subunit by expressing a nucleic acid having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a nucleic acid having a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 in a transgenic insect cell modified to sialylate proteins and producing a sialylated rcTSH subunit. The insect cell may be a lepidopteran cell. The rcTSH may be used for diagnosis and treatment. It may be used to diagnose canine hypothyroidism. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/351441 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/8 |
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| US 07838495 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuexing Zhang (Ellicott City, Maryland); Anne Hamburger (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibition of the proliferation of hormone refractory prostate cancer cells is achieved by administering EPB1, an ErbB3 binding protein, in combination with another anti-proliferation therapy such as administration of antiandrogens, other anticancer agents, radiation therapy, or surgery. Administration of EPB1 reverses the phenotype of hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells to hormone-sensitive prostate cancer cells. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/109600 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/12 |
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| US 07838502 | Akerley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts Medical School (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Akerley (Millbury, Massachusetts); Sandy M. Wong (Millbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses novel signaling pathways controlling the pathogenesis of the human respiratory bacterium, Haemophilus influenzae. The lipooligosaccharide-phosphorylycholine (LOS-PC) cell surface epitope of H. influenzae enhances pathogenesis but also increases bacterial susceptibility to innate and adaptive immunity and the administration of therapeutic compounds. Modulation of the LOS-PC epitope may be affected by an interaction between environmental conditions (i.e., for example, oxygen tension) and genetic regulation of precursor biosynthetic pathway activity. LOS-PC epitope display increases under microaerobic conditions and decreases under aerobic conditions. This is consisent with a bacteria's propensity to initiate pathogensis under low oxygen conditions. Pathogenesis may be prevented by disrupting the role of the putative H. influenzae homologue of CsrA, that downregulates galU expression. Disrupting CsrA repression of galU expression resulted in increased LOS-PC epitope display. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/123761 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44.A00 |
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| US 07838508 | Secrist, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Research Institute (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Secrist, III (Birmingham, Alabama); Kamal N. Tiwari (Birmingham, Alabama); John A. Montgomery (Birmingham, Alabama); William L. Hinds, Jr., legal representative (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds represented by the formula 1: A is selected from the group consisting of wherein each R individually is H or acyl, Y is X, N3, NH2, monoalkylamino, or dialkylamino; Z is O or S; and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, thioaryl, thioalkyl, allylamino, cyano and nitro; tautomers thereof; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided along with methods for their fabrication. Various of these compounds can be used as anticancer agents, or antiviral agents or to inhibit DNA replication. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/557329 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/49 |
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| US 07838512 | Kufe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arch Development Corporation (Chicago, Illinois); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald Kufe (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Ralph R. Weichselbaum (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for enhancing cancer cell death using therapeutically effective amounts of DNA damaging agent(s) that act in combination to enhance cancer cell death, e.g., nucleic acid precursors, and protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors, e.g., that inhibit EGFR activity. The agents and inhibitors are administered in an amount effective to kill cancer cells, that is, the combined effect is sufficient so that cancer cell death is enhanced. If not administered at the same time, the DNA damaging agent(s) and tyrosine kinase inhibitors are administered close enough in time so they are still able to enhance cancer cell death. The methods and compositions are useful to treat neoplastic disease, e.g., pancreatic cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/381311 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/107 |
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| US 07838531 | Gordon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The Regents of the University of Michiga (Anne Arbor, Michigan); Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leslie B. Gordon (Foxboro, Massachusetts); Francis S. Collins (Rockville, Maryland); Thomas Glover (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Michael W. Glynn (Darien, Connecticut); Brian C. Capell (Rumson, New Jersey); Adrienne D. Cox (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Channing J. Der (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Although it can be farnesylated, the mutant lamin A protein expressed in Hutchison Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) cannot be defarnesylated because the characteristic mutation causes deletion of a cleavage site necessary for binding the protease ZMPSTE24 and effecting defarnesylation. The result is an aberrant farnesylated protein (called “progerin”) that alters normal lamin A function as a dominant negative, as well as assuming its own aberrant function through its association with the nuclear membrane. The retention of farnesylation, and potentially other abnormal properties of progerin and other abnormal lamin gene protein products, produces disease. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) (both direct effectors and indirect inhibitors) will inhibit the formation of progerin, cause a decrease in lamin A protein, and/or an increase prelamin A protein. Decreasing the amount of aberrant protein improves cellular effects caused by and progerin expression. Similarly, treatment with FTIs should improve disease status in progeria and other laminopathies. In addition, elements of atherosclerosis and aging in non-laminopathy individuals will improve after treatment with farnesyltransferase inhibitors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/828117 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/290 |
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| US 07838556 | Coop et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Coop (Columbia, Maryland); Maharaj K. Ticku (San Antonio, Texas); Charles P. France (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising ethers of 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid. The present invention also relates to therapeutic uses of the ethers of 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid. The ethers of 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid have the chemical structural of formula (I): where R is an aromatic or arylalkyl substituent. |
| FILED | Friday, February 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/707120 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/557 |
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| US 07838561 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin); MCW Research Foundation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan M. Smith (Madison, Wisconsin); John W. Lough (Elm Grove, Wisconsin); George R. Flentke (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating or preventing cardiac hypertrophy in a mammal, comprising manipulating levels of RBP, retinoids, or an affiliated signaling and regulatory pathway in the mammal. Preferably, the method comprises reducing or inhibiting the level of RBP or retinoids or their signaling pathway, or an affiliated signaling pathway, via a dietary, genetic, protein-based, or pharmacologic approach, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical composition suitable for the method. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/151240 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/613 |
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| US 07838562 | Hla et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Hla (Avon, Connecticut); Teresa Sanchez (West Hartford, Connecticut); Kevin Patrick Claffey (Burlington, Connecticut); Ji-Hye Paik (New Britain, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Agonist of vascular endothelial sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors are described. Compounds such as FTY720 can be phosphorylated by sphingosine kinase-2 into the phosphorylated forms which serve as sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonists. The vascular endothelial sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonists are employed in methods of treating a mammal for vascular permeability disorders and unwanted vascular endothelial cell apoptosis, and for the growth of new blood vessels. The sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonists can be used for the manufacture of a medicament for treating vascular permeability disorders and unwanted vascular endothelial cell apoptosis, and for the growth of new blood vessels. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/562305 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/646 |
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| US 07838571 | Bowman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher N. Bowman (Boulder, Colorado); Hui Lu (Dover, Delaware); Jeffrey W. Stansbury (Centennial, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Photopolymerizable polymer composites based on dimethacrylate systems have been increasingly utilized as dental restorative materials. One of the biggest drawbacks of current dental resin systems is the volume shrinkage and shrinkage induced stresses that arise during the polymerization. Other major problems include incomplete double bond conversion and insufficient wear resistance. This invention involves the development of an entirely novel approach to the photopolymerization process that utilizes thiol-ene systems as low shrinkage and ultra-low shrinkage stress dental restorative materials. Compared with the traditional dimethacrylate dental resins, these novel photopolymerizations have demonstrated a dramatically decreased volume shrinkage, extremely rapid polymerization, abilities to photopolymerize ultrathick materials and achieve much higher conversion, lack of oxygen inhibition and ultra-low shrinkage stress due to low volume shrinkage and drastically delayed gel point conversion. These polymers have thus shown outstanding suitability as dental restorative materials. |
| FILED | Friday, October 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/576635 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 522/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838619 | Papisov |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mikhail I. Papisov (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to biodegradable biocompatible polyketals, methods for their preparation, and methods for treating animals by administration of biodegradable biocompatible polyketals. In one aspect, a method for forming the biodegradable biocompatible polyketals comprises combining a glycol-specific oxidizing agent with a polysaccharide to form an aldehyde intermediate, which is combined with a reducing agent to form the biodegradable biocompatible polyketal. The resultant biodegradable biocompatible polyketals can be chemically modified to incorporate additional hydrophilic moieties. A method for treating animals includes the administration of the biodegradable biocompatible polyketal in which biologically active compounds or diagnostic labels can be disposed. The present invention also relates to chiral polyketals, methods for their preparation, and methods for use in chromatographic applications, specifically in chiral separations. A method for forming the chiral polyketals comprises combining a glycol-specific oxidizing agent with a polysaccharide to form an aldehyde intermediate, which is combined with a suitable reagent to form the chiral polyketal. A method for use in chiral separations includes the incorporation of the chiral polyketals in the mobile phase during a chromatographic separation, or into chiral stationary phases such as gels. The present invention further relates to chiral polyketals as a source for chiral compounds, and methods for generating such chiral compounds. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 14, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/501565 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/220 |
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| US 07838630 | Murray et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martha M. Murray (Sherborn, Massachusetts); Michael F. Murray (Sherborn, Massachusetts); Jennifer Marler (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides composition and methods for repairing a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/092992 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/356 |
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| US 07838645 | Baehrecke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland); National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric H. Baehrecke (University Park, Maryland); Ajjai Alva (Baltimore, Maryland); Michael J. Lenardo (Potomac, Maryland); Yu Li (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a new molecular pathway in which activation of the receptor-interacting protein (RIP, a serine-threonine kinase) and Jun N-terminal kinase induce cell death with the morphology of autophagy. Further, autophagic death is induced by caspase 8 inhibition and expression of the mammalian genes ATG7 and beclin. |
| FILED | Monday, May 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/119569 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
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| US 07838665 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/874548 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/29.100 |
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| US 07838691 | De Brabander et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jef K. De Brabander (Lewisville, Texas); Xin Jiang (Dallas, Texas); Bo Liu (Sichuan, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Organic compounds having Formulas I and II are provided where the variables have the values described herein. Pharmaceutical formulations include the organic compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier can be prepared. Methods of preparing the compounds includes deprotecting protected precursor compounds. Methods of treating cancer or inhibiting ATPase include administering the organic compounds to a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/098001 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/346 |
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| US 07838821 | Clemmer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Clemmer (Bloomington, Indiana); Ruwan T. Kurulugama (Richland, Washington); Fabiane M. Nachtigall (Bloomington, Indiana); Zachary Henson (Bloomington, Indiana); Samuel I. Merenbloom (Bloomington, Indiana); Stephen J. Valentine (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion mobility spectrometer instrument has a drift tube that is partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments. A number of electric field activation sources may each be coupled to one or more of the plurality of drift tube segments. A control circuit is configured to control operation of the number of electric field activation sources in a manner that applies switched electric fields at a specified switching rate to the drift tube segments to thereby produce at the ion outlet only ions having a predefined ion mobility or range of ion mobilities. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/357198 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/281 |
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| US 07840045 | Guo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Junyu Guo (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Eugene G. Kholmovski (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ling Zhang (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Dennis L. Parker (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of performing parallel image reconstruction of undersampled image data in k-space. A defined partitioning of a k-space region into a plurality of segments is received. A segment of the plurality of segments is identified wherein data is sampled at less than a Nyquist rate. First imaging data is sampled at the Nyquist rate. A reconstruction coefficient is calculated for at least a portion of the identified segment using the sampled first imaging data. Second imaging data is sampled at less than the Nyquist rate. A value for a missing k-space sample in the identified segment is predicted using the calculated reconstruction coefficient and the sampled second imaging data. An image of the image area is defined using the predicted value and the received second dataset. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/737527 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
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| US 07840249 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ge Wang (Iowa City, Iowa); Shiying Zhao (St. Peters, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method and system (CMCT system) for improving spatial resolution imaging of CT systems. The systems and method can achieve improved spatial resolution while using CT X-ray dosage levels comparable to those currently used in practice. The system and method can be used for micro-tomography and/or micortomosynthesis of a local region and/or volume of interest in a patient head or another body part. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/281798 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/407 |
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| US RE41949 | Barbour 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) | Randall L. Barbour (Glenhead, New York); Christoph H. Schmitz (Berlin, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for the detection and three dimensional imaging of absorption and scattering properties of a medium such as human tissue is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, the system directs optical energy toward a turbid medium from at least one source and detects optical energy emerging from the turbid medium at a plurality of locations using at least one detector. The optical energy emerging from the medium and entering the detector originates from the source is scattered by the medium. The system then generates an image representing interior structure of the turbid medium based on the detected optical energy emerging from the medium. Generating the image includes a time-series analysis. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 14, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 11/525188 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/446 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy H. Olsson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ihab F. El-Kady (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Frederick McCormick (Albuquerque, New Mexico); James G. Fleming (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carol Fleming, legal representative (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfabricated bulk wave acoustic bandgap device comprises a periodic two-dimensional array of scatterers embedded within the matrix material membrane, wherein the scatterer material has a density and/or elastic constant that is different than the matrix material and wherein the periodicity of the array causes destructive interference of the acoustic wave within an acoustic bandgap. The membrane can be suspended above a substrate by an air or vacuum gap to provide acoustic isolation from the substrate. The device can be fabricated using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies. Such microfabricated bulk wave phononic bandgap devices are useful for acoustic isolation in the ultrasonic, VHF, or UHF regime (i.e., frequencies of order 1 MHz to 10 GHz and higher, and lattice constants of order 100 μm or less). |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/764700 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/25.350 |
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| US 07837040 | Ward et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Ward (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Gregory Kaduchak (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for acoustic concentration of particles in a fluid flow includes a substantially acoustically transparent membrane and a vibration generator that define a fluid flow path therebetween. The fluid flow path is in fluid communication with a fluid source and a fluid outlet and the vibration generator is disposed adjacent the fluid flow path and is capable of producing an acoustic field in the fluid flow path. The acoustic field produces at least one pressure minima in the fluid flow path at a predetermined location within the fluid flow path and forces predetermined particles in the fluid flow path to the at least one pressure minima. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/784936 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/210 |
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| US 07837852 | Thorn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Thorn (Los Alamos, New Mexico); William Tumas (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Daniel E. Schwarz (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Anthony K. Burrell (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The reaction of halo-boron compounds (B—X compounds, compounds having one or more boron-halogen bonds) with silanes provides boranes (B—H compounds, compounds having one or more B—H bonds) and halosilanes. Inorganic hydrides, such as surface-bound silane hydrides (Si—H) react with B—X compounds to form B—H compounds and surface-bound halosilanes. The surface bound halosilanes are converted back to surface-bound silanes electrochemically. Halo-boron compounds react with stannanes (tin compounds having a Sn—H bond) to form boranes and halostannanes (tin compounds having a Sn—X bond). The halostannanes are converted back to stannanes electrochemically or by the thermolysis of Sn-formate compounds. When the halo-boron compound is BCl3, the B—H compound is B2H6, and where the reducing potential is provided electrochemically or by the thermolysis of formate. |
| FILED | Friday, July 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/533736 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/350 |
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| US 07837976 | Sandrock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary Sandrock (Ringwood, New Jersey); James Reilly (Bellport, New York); Jason Graetz (Mastic, New York); James E. Wegrzyn (Brookhaven, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to activated aluminum hydride hydrogen storage compositions containing aluminum hydride in the presence of, or absence of, hydrogen desorption stimulants. The invention particularly relates to such compositions having one or more hydrogen desorption stimulants selected from metal hydrides and metal aluminum hydrides. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods for generating hydrogen from such hydrogen storage compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, July 29, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/192262 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/658.200 |
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| US 07838079 | Chu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henry S. Chu (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Thomas M. Lillo (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kevin M. McHugh (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An armor system and method involves providing a core material and a stream of atomized coating material that comprises a liquid fraction and a solid fraction. An initial layer is deposited on the core material by positioning the core material in the stream of atomized coating material wherein the solid fraction of the stream of atomized coating material is less than the liquid fraction of the stream of atomized coating material on a weight basis. An outer layer is then deposited on the initial layer by positioning the core material in the stream of atomized coating material wherein the solid fraction of the stream of atomized coating material is greater than the liquid fraction of the stream of atomized coating material on a weight basis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/992521 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/421.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838083 | Youchison et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis L. Youchison (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jimmie M. McDonald (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas J. Lutz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michail A. Gallis (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for depositing thermal barrier coatings on gas turbine blades and vanes using Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) combined with Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD). |
| FILED | Saturday, January 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/343127 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/529 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838134 | Wolfe |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jesse D. Wolfe (Discovery Bay, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A durable highly reflective silver mirror characterized by high reflectance in a broad spectral range of about 300 nm in the UV to the far infrared (˜10000 nm), as well as exceptional environmental durability. A high absorptivity metal underlayer is used which prevents the formation of a galvanic cell with a silver layer while increasing the reflectance of the silver layer. Environmentally durable overcoat layers are provided to enhance mechanical and chemical durability and protect the silver layer from corrosion and tarnishing, for use in a wide variety of surroundings or climates, including harsh or extreme environments. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/286368 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/701 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838138 | Larson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Larson (Saint Paul, Minnesota); Phat T. Pham (Little Canada, Minnesota); Matthew H. Frey (Cottage Grove, Minnesota); Steven J. Hamrock (Stillwater, Minnesota); Gregory M. Haugen (Edina, Minnesota); William M. Lamanna (Stillwater, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an electrolyte membrane comprising an acid and a basic polymer, where the acid is a low-volatile acid that is fluorinated and is either oligomeric or non-polymeric, and where the basic polymer is protonated by the acid and is stable to hydrolysis. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/230091 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/33 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838141 | Marina et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Olga A. Marina (Richland, Washington); Jeffry W. Stevenson (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel compositions that find advantageous use in making electrodes for electrochemical cells and electrochemical devices such as solid oxide fuel cells, electrolyzers, sensors, pumps and the like, the compositions comprising cerium-modified doped strontium titanate. The invention also provides novel methods for making and using anode material compositions and solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cell assemblies having anodes comprising the compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, August 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/542431 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838273 | Kim |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jungbae Kim (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a composition and method for fabricating novel hybrid materials comprised of, e.g., carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and crosslinked enzyme clusters (CECs). In one method, enzyme-CNT hybrids are prepared by precipitation of enzymes which are subsequently crosslinked, yielding crosslinked enzyme clusters (CECs) on the surface of the CNTs. The CEC-enzyme-CNT hybrids exhibit high activity per unit area or mass as well as improved enzyme stability and longevity over hybrid materials known in the art. The CECs in the disclosed materials permit multilayer biocatalytic coatings to be applied to surfaces providing hybrid materials suitable for use in, e.g., biocatalytic applications and devices as described herein. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/053373 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/176 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838491 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Pearland, Texas); Elia Beniash (Auburndale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Peptide-amphiphilic compositions capable of self-assembly into useful nanostructures. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/330468 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838612 | Teasley |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark F. Teasley (Landenberg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are aromatic sulfonimide compositions that can be used to prepare polymers useful as membranes in electrochemical cells. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/865081 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838628 | Bohnert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George W. Bohnert (Harrisonville, Missouri); Thomas E. Hand (Lee's Summit, Missouri); Gary M. DeLaurentiis (Jamestown, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A resin recycling system that produces essentially contaminant-free synthetic resin material in an environmentally safe and economical manner. The system includes receiving the resin in container form. A grinder grinds the containers into resin particles. The particles are exposed to a solvent in one or more solvent wash vessels, the solvent contacting the resin particles and substantially removing contaminants on the resin particles. A separator is used to separate the resin particles and the solvent. The resin particles are then placed in solvent removing element where they are exposed to a solvent removing agent which removes any residual solvent remaining on the resin particles after separation. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/426522 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/480 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838665 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/874548 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/29.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838823 | Pfeifer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kent B. Pfeifer (Los Lunas, New Mexico); Arthur N. Rumpf (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion mobility spectrometer does not require a physical aperture grid to prevent premature ion detector response. The last electrodes adjacent to the ion collector (typically the last four or five) have an electrode pitch that is less than the width of the ion swarm and each of the adjacent electrodes is connected to a source of free charge, thereby providing a virtual aperture grid at the end of the drift region that shields the ion collector from the mirror current of the approaching ion swarm. The virtual aperture grid is less complex in assembly and function and is less sensitive to vibrations than the physical aperture grid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/336270 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/286 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838841 | Morris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Morris (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Andrew Mcleod Fraser (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Larry Joe Schultz (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Konstantin N. Borozdin (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Alexei Vasilievich Klimenko (Maynard, Massachusetts); Michael James Sossong (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Gary Blanpied (Lexington, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus and systems for detecting charged particles and obtaining tomography of a volume by measuring charged particles including measuring the momentum of a charged particle passing through a charged particle detector. Sets of position sensitive detectors measure scattering of the charged particle. The position sensitive detectors having sufficient mass to cause the charged particle passing through the position sensitive detectors to scatter in the position sensitive detectors. A controller can be adapted and arranged to receive scattering measurements of the charged particle from the charged particle detector, determine at least one trajectory of the charged particle from the measured scattering; and determine at least one momentum measurement of the charged particle from the at least one trajectory. The charged particle can be a cosmic ray-produced charged particle, such as a cosmic ray-produced muon. The position sensitive detectors can be drift cells, such as gas-filled drift tubes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/977410 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/397 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839282 | Mathur et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahendra P. Mathur (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); James L. Spenik (Morgantown, West Virginia); Christopher M. Condon (Morgantown, West Virginia); Rodney Anderson (Grafton, West Virginia); Daniel J. Driscoll (Morgantown, West Virginia); William L. Fincham, Jr. (Fairmont, West Virginia); Esmail R. Monazam (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to analysis of materials using a capacitive sensor to detect anomalies through comparison of measured capacitances. The capacitive sensor is used in conjunction with a capacitance measurement device, a location device, and a processor in order to generate a capacitance versus location output which may be inspected for the detection and localization of anomalies within the material under test. The components may be carried as payload on an inspection vehicle which may traverse through a pipe interior, allowing evaluation of nonmetallic or plastic pipes when the piping exterior is not accessible. In an embodiment, supporting components are solid-state devices powered by a low voltage on-board power supply, providing for use in environments where voltage levels may be restricted. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/844986 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/562 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839492 | Parks, II et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Parks, II (Knoxville, Tennessee); William P. Partridge, Jr. (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus for detecting fuel in oil includes an excitation light source in optical communication with an oil sample for exposing the oil sample to excitation light in order to excite the oil sample from a non-excited state to an excited state and a spectrally selective device in optical communication with the oil sample for detecting light emitted from the oil sample as the oil sample returns from the excited state to a non-excited state to produce spectral indicia that can be analyzed to determine the presence of fuel in the oil sample. A method of detecting fuel in oil includes the steps of exposing a oil sample to excitation light in order to excite the oil sample from a non-excited state to an excited state, as the oil sample returns from the excited state to a non-excited state, detecting light emitted from the oil sample to produce spectral indicia; and analyzing the spectral indicia to determine the presence of fuel in the oil sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/137964 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839499 | Duan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yixiang Duan (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Quanxi Jia (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Wenqing Cao (Katy, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydrogen sensor for detecting/quantitating hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes includes a sampling line and a microplasma generator that excites hydrogen from a gas sample and produces light emission from excited hydrogen. A power supply provides power to the microplasma generator, and a spectrometer generates an emission spectrum from the light emission. A programmable computer is adapted for determining whether or not the gas sample includes hydrogen, and for quantitating the amount of hydrogen and/or hydrogen isotopes are present in the gas sample. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/069971 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839718 | Vu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, California); Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cung Khac Vu (Houston, Texas); Dipen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Cristian Pantea (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Kurt Nihei (Oakland, California); Denis P. Schmitt (Katy, Texas); Christopher Skelt (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In some aspects of the invention, a device, positioned within a well bore, configured to generate and direct an acoustic beam into a rock formation around a borehole is disclosed. The device comprises a source configured to generate a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency; a transducer configured to receive the generated first and the second signals and produce acoustic waves at the first frequency and the second frequency; and a non-linear material, coupled to the transducer, configured to generate a collimated beam with a frequency equal to the difference between the first frequency and the second frequency by a non-linear mixing process, wherein the non-linear material includes one or more of a mixture of liquids, a solid, a granular material, embedded microspheres, or an emulsion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/166842 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839786 | Archer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Jens Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Roy Glenn Musselman (Rochester, Minnesota); Amanda Peters (Rochester, Minnesota); Kurt Walter Pinnow (Rochester, Minnesota); Brent Allen Swartz (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Brian Paul Wallenfelt (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A massively parallel computer system contains an inter-nodal communications network of node-to-node links. Nodes vary a choice of routing policy for routing data in the network in a semi-random manner, so that similarly situated packets are not always routed along the same path. Semi-random variation of the routing policy tends to avoid certain local hot spots of network activity, which might otherwise arise using more consistent routing determinations. Preferably, the originating node chooses a routing policy for a packet, and all intermediate nodes in the path route the packet according to that policy. Policies may be rotated on a round-robin basis, selected by generating a random number, or otherwise varied. |
| FILED | Friday, October 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/539270 |
| ART UNIT | 2477 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840625 | Candes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emmanuel Candes (Los Angeles, California); David Donoho (Setauket, New York); Laurent Demanet (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Fast digital implementations of the second generation curvelet transform for use in data processing are disclosed. One such digital transformation is based on unequally-spaced fast Fourier transforms (USFFT) while another is based on the wrapping of specially selected Fourier samples. Both digital transformations return a table of digital curvelet coefficients indexed by a scale parameter, an orientation parameter, and a spatial location parameter. Both implementations are fast in the sense that they run in about O(n2 log n) flops for n by n Cartesian arrays or about O(N log N) flops for Cartesian arrays of size N=n3; in addition, they are also invertible, with rapid inversion algorithms of about the same complexity. |
| FILED | Friday, April 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/400048 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840626 | Keenan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Keenan (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Several full-spectrum imaging techniques have been introduced in recent years that promise to provide rapid and comprehensive chemical characterization of complex samples. One of the remaining obstacles to adopting these techniques for routine use is the difficulty of reducing the vast quantities of raw spectral data to meaningful chemical information. Multivariate factor analysis techniques, such as Principal Component Analysis and Alternating Least Squares-based Multivariate Curve Resolution, have proven effective for extracting the essential chemical information from high dimensional spectral image data sets into a limited number of components that describe the spectral characteristics and spatial distributions of the chemical species comprising the sample. There are many cases, however, in which those constraints are not effective and where alternative approaches may provide new analytical insights. For many cases of practical importance, imaged samples are “simple” in the sense that they consist of relatively discrete chemical phases. That is, at any given location, only one or a few of the chemical species comprising the entire sample have non-zero concentrations. The methods of spectral image analysis of the present invention exploit this simplicity in the spatial domain to make the resulting factor models more realistic. Therefore, more physically accurate and interpretable spectral and abundance components can be extracted from spectral images that have spatially simple structure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/702934 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/446 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840779 | Archer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Jeremy E. Berg (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian E. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for line-plane broadcasting in a data communications network of a parallel computer, the parallel computer comprising a plurality of compute nodes connected together through the network, the network optimized for point to point data communications and characterized by at least a first dimension, a second dimension, and a third dimension, that include: initiating, by a broadcasting compute node, a broadcast operation, including sending a message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the first dimension for the network; sending, by each compute node along the axis of the first dimension, the message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the second dimension for the network; and sending, by each compute node along the axis of the second dimension, the message to all of the compute nodes along an axis of the third dimension for the network. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/843083 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840834 | Archer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Jens Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Kurt Walter Pinnow (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota); Brian Edward Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus, program product and method checks for nodal faults in a group of nodes comprising a center node and all adjacent nodes. The center node concurrently communicates with the immediately adjacent nodes in three dimensions. The communications are analyzed to determine a presence of a faulty node or connection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/165784 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Behrokh Khoshnevis (Marina del Rey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mixer-extruder assembly may include a hollow cylindrical chamber and a hopper connected to the chamber. A piston drive shaft having a piston attached at one end may be rotatable about a drive shaft axis that is coaxial with the cylindrical chamber. The piston may have one or more mixer blades coupled thereto and rotatable therewith. The piston may be controllably rotated about the drive shaft axis, after input material received by the hopper is delivered into the chamber, causing the mixer blades to rotate and mix the input material with mixing fluid introduced into the chamber. The piston may also be slidably movable from an upper end of the chamber toward the outlet port of the chamber, so that the mixed input material is extruded through the output port of the chamber. |
| FILED | Friday, January 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/040518 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/78 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837909 | Chmelka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley F. Chmelka (Goleta, California); Jordi Nolla (Catalunya, Spain); Christian A. Steinbeck (Waltham, Massachusetts); George L. Athens (Goleta, California); Douglas Wildemuth (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Mesostructured inorganic-organic materials, in the form of patterned films, monoliths, and fibers, can be prepared with controllable orientational ordering over macroscopic length scales. They are synthesized by controlling solvent removal rates across material interfaces, in conjunction with the rates of surfactant self-assembly and inorganic cross-linking and surface interactions. A method for controlling the rates and directions of solvent removal from a heterogeneous material synthesis mixture that allows the nucleation and directional alignment of self-assembling mesostructures to be controlled during synthesis is disclosed. The aligned mesostructured inorganic-organic materials and mesoporous inorganic or carbon materials can be prepared in the form of patterned films, monoliths, and fibers with controllable orientational ordering. Such materials possess anisotropic structural, mechanical, optical, reaction, or transport properties that can be exploited for numerous applications in opto-electronics, separations, fuel cells, catalysis, MEMS/microfluidics, for example. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/735252 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/42 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837987 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Riyi Shi (West Lafayette, Indiana); Richard B. Borgens (Delphi, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | To achieve, an in vivo repair of injured mammalian nerve tissue, an effective amount of a biomembrane fusion agent is administered to the injured nerve tissue. The application of the biomembrane fusion agent may be preformed by directly contacting the agent with the nerve tissue at the site of the injury. Alternatively, the biomembrane fusion agent is delivered to the site of the injury through the blood supply after administration of the biomembrane fusion agent to the patient. The administration is preferably by parenteral administration including intravascular, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraperitoneal injection of an effective quantity of the biomembrane fusion agent so that an effective amount is delivered to the site of the nerve tissue injury. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 24, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/132542 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/78.370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838208 | Yellen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin B. Yellen (Cary, North Carolina); Gennady Friedman (Richboro, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Magnetic nanoparticle masks for lithographic applications of a substrate and methods for producing such masks via defining regions of localized magnetic field maxima and minima on a substrate are provided. Also provided are methods for producing multi-component patterns on a substrate with the magnetic nanoparticle masks. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/585161 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/394 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838491 | Stupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois); Jeffrey D. Hartgerink (Pearland, Texas); Elia Beniash (Auburndale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Peptide-amphiphilic compositions capable of self-assembly into useful nanostructures. |
| FILED | Monday, December 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/330468 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838730 | Gallie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Des Moins, Iowa); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel R. Gallie (Riverside, California); Robert Meeley (Des Moines, Iowa); Todd Young (Palm Springs, California); Timothy George Helentjaris (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/313376 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838869 | Perera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A.G. Unil Perera (Mableton, Georgia); Steven George Matsik (Chamblee, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual band photodetector for detecting infrared and ultraviolet optical signals is disclosed. Aspects include homojunction and heterojunction detectors comprised of one or more of GaN, AlGaN, and InGaN. In one aspect ultraviolet/infrared dual-band detector is disclosed that is configured to simultaneously detect UV and IR. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/585048 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839551 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sang-Hyuk Lee (Albany, California); David G. Grier (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for performing three-dimensional holographic microscopy of an optically trapped structure. The method and system use an inverted optical microscope, a laser source which generates a trapping laser beam wherein the laser beam is focused by an objective lens into a plurality of optical traps. The method and system also use a collimated laser at an imaging wavelength to illuminate the structure created by the optical traps. Imaging light scattered by the optically tapped structure forms holograms that are imaged by a video camera and analyzed by optical formalisms to determine light field to reconstruct 3-D images for analysis and evaluation. |
| FILED | Friday, January 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/020376 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839974 | Shepard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Shepard (Seattle, Washington); Matthew A. Earl (Crownsville, Maryland); Daliang Cao (Bothell, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a radiation therapy method, and in particular, to a method of conducting an intensity modulated arc therapy (IMAT). The invention provides a planning technique that translates traditional static fixed-field IMRT plans into deliverable IMAT plans and allows IMAT to be realized as a routine clinical delivery technique. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/412867 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/65 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840086 | Bertozzi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrea L. Bertozzi (Santa Monica, California); Selim Esedoglu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Alan E. Gillette (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for filling in of missing or damaged regions of images using information from surrounding areas are disclosed. A model for binary inpainting based on the Cahn-Hilliard equation is used, which allows for fast, efficient inpainting of degraded text, as well as super-resolution of high contrast images. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/543011 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840101 | Wong 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) | Chee Wei Wong (New York, New York); Rohit Chatterjee (Chennai, India); Xiaochun Li (Madison, Wisconsin); Xugang Zhang (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for sensing properties of a workpiece and embedding a photonic sensor in metal are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, systems for sensing properties of a workpiece include an optical input, a photonic device, an optical detector, and a digital processing device. The optical input provides an optical signal at an output of the optical input. The photonic device is coupled to the workpiece and to the output of the optical input. The photonic device generates an output signal in response to the optical signal, wherein at least one of an intensity of the output signal and a wavelength of the output signal depends on at least one of thermal characteristics and mechanical characteristics of the workpiece. The optical detector receives the output signal from the photonic device and is configured to generate a corresponding electronic signal. The digital processing device is coupled to the optical detector and determines at least one of the thermal characteristics and mechanical the characteristics of the workpiece based on the electronic signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/160043 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840353 | Ouksel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boards of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aris Ouksel (Oak Park, Illinois); Lin Xiao (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are disclosed for managing a network of sensors (100). A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a sensor (102) belonging to the network of sensors operating in a geographic space having a controller (210) that manages a sensing device (204). The controller can be programmed to locate (302) itself in the geographic space, and assign (304) itself according to its location a zone within a portion of the geographic space and a corresponding data range for storing sensed information. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/914466 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840505 | Polyak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roman A. Polyak (Fairfax, Virginia); Igor Griva (Fairfax, Virginia); Shen-Shyang Ho (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A classification system that includes a first input module, a marker module, unclassified Lagrange multiplier calculation module, and a classification module. The unclassified vector describes a physical condition. The marker module assigns a marker to the unclassified vector. The marker should place the unclassified vector into one of two classes. The unclassified Lagrange multiplier calculation module calculates a classifying Lagrange multiplier for the unclassified vector using the marker and a classification rule. The classification rule may be generated using a training system for classifying the physical condition. The classification module is configured to determine that the marker places the unclassified vector in the proper class if the classifying Lagrange multiplier is small. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/934569 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840625 | Candes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California); Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emmanuel Candes (Los Angeles, California); David Donoho (Setauket, New York); Laurent Demanet (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Fast digital implementations of the second generation curvelet transform for use in data processing are disclosed. One such digital transformation is based on unequally-spaced fast Fourier transforms (USFFT) while another is based on the wrapping of specially selected Fourier samples. Both digital transformations return a table of digital curvelet coefficients indexed by a scale parameter, an orientation parameter, and a spatial location parameter. Both implementations are fast in the sense that they run in about O(n2 log n) flops for n by n Cartesian arrays or about O(N log N) flops for Cartesian arrays of size N=n3; in addition, they are also invertible, with rapid inversion algorithms of about the same complexity. |
| FILED | Friday, April 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/400048 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840914 | Agarwal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anant Agarwal (Weston, Massachusetts); Michelle Leger (Edgewood, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system comprises a plurality of computation units interconnected by an interconnection network. A method for configuring the system comprises accepting a set of instructions corresponding to a portion of a program that performs a computation repeatedly; identifying subsets of the instructions; and associating each subset with a different one of the computation units to form a specification of the set of instructions such that execution according to the specification forms a pipeline among at least some of the computation units. |
| FILED | Monday, May 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/433989 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840915 | Jeong 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) | Cheoljoo Jeong (Leonia, New Jersey); Steven M. Nowick (Leonia, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and media for forming a bound network are provided. In some embodiments, methods for forming a bound network include: decomposing an asynchronous input network to form a network of base functions, wherein the network of base functions includes simple base functions that include two-input threshold OR functions and two-input threshold AND functions with hysteresis, and complex base functions generated during the decomposing; partitioning the network of base functions into at least one subject graph, each portion of the at least one subject graph having a function; determining matches between the at least one subject graph and one or more pattern graphs; and selecting at least one of the one or more pattern graphs to be used in the bound network for the function of each of different portions of the at least one subject graph. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/701864 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE41958 | Dwarkadas et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sandhya Dwarkadas (Pittsford, New York); Rajeev Balasubramonian (Sandy, Utah); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); David H. Albonesi (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A cache and TLB layout and design leverage repeater insertion to provide dynamic low-cost configurability trading off size and speed on a per application phase basis. A configuration management algorithm dynamically detects phase changes and reacts to an application's hit and miss intolerance in order to improve memory hierarchy performance while taking energy consumption into consideration. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/645329 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07836754 | Skaff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sierra Lobo Inc. (Fremont, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antony Skaff (Sandusky, Ohio); Daniel Schieb (Powell, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A test rig capable to test feed-throughs for cryogenic service is provided. The test rig permits testing feed-throughs under the actual pressure and cryogenic temperature conditions of the anticipated in-service application, without the risk of releasing volatile liquid cryogens in the event of leakage or catastrophic failure of the feed-through. Methods of using the test rig are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, March 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/048520 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/45.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07837913 | Sakamoto et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeff S. Sakamoto (San Gabriel, California); James R. Weiss (Pasadena, California); Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Altadena, California); Adam Kisor (Burbank, California); Mark Tuszynski (La Jolla, California); Shula Stokols (La Jolla, California); Todd Edward Holt (Vancouver, Washington); David James Welker (Vancouver, Washington); Christopher David Breckon (Ruston, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Millimeter to nano-scale structures manufactured using a multi-component polymer fiber matrix are disclosed. The use of dissimilar polymers allows the selective dissolution of the polymers at various stages of the manufacturing process. In one application, biocompatible matrixes may be formed with long pore length and small pore size. The manufacturing process begins with a first polymer fiber arranged in a matrix formed by a second polymer fiber. End caps may be attached to provide structural support and the polymer fiber matrix selectively dissolved away leaving only the long polymer fibers. These may be exposed to another product, such as a biocompatible gel to form a biocompatible matrix. The polymer fibers may then be selectively dissolved leaving only a biocompatible gel scaffold with the pores formed by the dissolved polymer fibers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 10, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/200982 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839195 | Feng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaoxin Feng (Shakopee, Minnesota); Weston Roper (Shakopee, Minnesota); James D. Seefeldt (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, this disclosure is directed to a duty cycle correction (DCC) circuit that adjusts a falling edge of a clock signal to achieve a desired duty cycle. In some examples, the DCC circuit may generate a pulse in response to a falling edge of an input clock signal, delay the pulse based on a control voltage, adjust the falling edge of the input clock signal based on the delayed pulse to produce an output clock signal, and adjust the control voltage based on the difference between a duty cycle of the output clock signal and a desired duty cycle. Since the DCC circuit adjusts the falling edge of the clock cycle to achieve a desired duty cycle, the DCC may be incorporated into existing PLL control loops that adjust the rising edge of a clock signal without interfering with the operation of such PLL control loops. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/455572 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839504 | Newbury |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amy B. Newbury (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a dispersive spectrometer. The spectrometer allows detection of multiple orders of light on a single focal plane array by splitting the orders spatially using a dichroic assembly. A conventional dispersion mechanism such as a defraction grating disperses the light spectrally. As a result, multiple wavelength orders can be imaged on a single focal plane array of limited spectral extent, doubling (or more) the number of spectral channels as compared to a conventional spectrometer. In addition, this is achieved in a common path device. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/836694 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840387 | Spexarth |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary R. Spexarth (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining a design of an inflatable module including a rigid member disposed in a restraint layer, wherein the restraint layer includes orthogonal straps, includes modeling a strap adjacent to the rigid member and a strap connected to the rigid member. The adjacent strap and the member strap extend in a first direction. The method further includes selecting a first length of the member strap such that the adjacent strap carries load before the member strap during pressurization of the inflatable module, modeling tensions in the member strap with the first length and the adjacent strap during pressurization of the inflatable model, and outputting the modeled tensions in the member strap with the first length and the adjacent strap. An inflatable module includes a member strap having a length such that an adjacent strap carries load before the member strap during pressurization of the inflatable module. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/778858 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840852 | Copenhaver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason L. Copenhaver (Sarasota, Florida); Ramos Jeremy (Clearwater, Florida); Jeffrey M. Wolfe (Parrish, Florida); Dean Brenner (Largo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for adapting fault tolerant computing. The method includes the steps of measuring an environmental condition representative of an environment. An on-board processing system's sensitivity to the measured environmental condition is measured. It is determined whether to reconfigure a fault tolerance of the on-board processing system based in part on the measured environmental condition. The fault tolerance of the on-board processing system may be reconfigured based in part on the measured environmental condition. |
| FILED | Friday, August 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/202467 |
| ART UNIT | 2113 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07837921 | Xu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Molecular Imprints, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Y. Xu (Round Rock, Texas); Pankaj B. Lad (Austin, Texas); Ian M. McMackin (Austin, Texas); Van N. Truskett (Austin, Texas); Edward B. Fletcher (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method that features improved wetting characteristics while allowing preferential adhesion and release characteristics with respect to a substrate and a mold having imprinting material disposed therebetween. The method includes coating a surface of the mold with a volume of surfactant containing solution. The surfactant in the solution includes a hydrophobic component consisting essentially of a plurality of fluorine-containing molecules. The distribution of the plurality of the fluorine atoms in the fluorine-containing molecules, as well as the fluorine-containing molecules throughout the volume provides a desired contact angle with respect to a polymerizable composition disposed on the substrate. The contact angle is in a range of 50° or less. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/244428 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/293 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07839497 | Rausch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tim Rausch (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Michael A. Seigler (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Edward C. Gage (Mars, Pennsylvania); William A. Challener (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Robert E. Rottmayer (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Chubing Peng (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprising a phase compensator and an optical condenser in communication with the phase compensator. The phase compensator provides for phase shifting a portion of an electromagnetic wave. The optical condenser is shaped to direct the electromagnetic wave to a focal region of the optical condenser. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/485737 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/256 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07840301 | Staroselsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Staroselsky (Avon, Connecticut); Clark V. Cooper (Arlington, Virginia); Igor I. Fedchenia (West Hartford, Connecticut); Edward J. Karedes (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A power transmission system including a component having a surface and a plurality of micro-defects is provided. The surface has a distribution of asperities has a second resonance frequency distribution that is substantially outside of the resonance frequency distribution. |
| FILED | Friday, December 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 12/084606 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07838866 | Fitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Director of the National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Fitz (Windsor Mill, Maryland); Daniel Stephen Hinkel (Sykesville, Maryland); Scott C. Horst (Sykesville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method of fabricating a waveguide using a sacrificial spacer layer. The first step in this process is to fabricate the underlying optical semiconductor structure. A trench is then etched in this structure resulting in an underlying L-shaped structure. A sacrificial spacer layer is deposited in the trench. The waveguide is created in the trench on the sacrificial spacer layer using a mask layer to angle the vertex of the L-shaped structure. User-defined portions of the sacrificial spacer layer are subsequently removed to create air gaps between the waveguide and the sidewalls of the trench in the optical semiconductor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/454490 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838867 | Fitz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Director, National Security Agency, The (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Fitz (Windsor Mill, Maryland); Daniel S. Hinkel (Sykesville, Maryland); Scott C. Horst (Sykesville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method of fabricating a waveguide using a sacrificial spacer layer. The first step in this process is to fabricate the underlying optical semiconductor structure. A trench is then etched in this structure resulting in an underlying L-shaped structure. A sacrificial spacer layer is deposited in the trench. The waveguide is created in the trench on the sacrificial spacer layer using a mask layer to angle the vertex of the L-shaped structure. User-defined portions of the sacrificial spacer layer are subsequently removed to create air gaps between the waveguide and the sidewalls of the trench in the optical semiconductor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/454491 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07838730 | Gallie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Des Moins, Iowa); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel R. Gallie (Riverside, California); Robert Meeley (Des Moines, Iowa); Todd Young (Palm Springs, California); Timothy George Helentjaris (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/313376 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 07840519 | Birdwell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennesse Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Douglas Birdwell (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Tse-Wei Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Dale V. Stansberry (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jared Pendleton (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of analyzing data are provided. An expert system receives input from at least a first source. Data is imported and analyzed by an expert system, wherein the expert system makes at least one first decision, which characterizes the data based on a rule base. The at least one first decision is displayable and modifiable by a first input from a first source. In response to the first input from the first source, the rule base may be re-applied to make at least one second decision, wherein the at least one second decision is different from the at least one first decision, or the at least one first decision may be accepted. The at least one first decision or the at least one second decision is then displayable and modifiable in response to a first input from a second source. In response to the first input from the second source, the rule base is either re-applied to make at least one third decision, wherein the third decision is different from the second decision, or either the first or second decisions are accepted. |
| FILED | Friday, November 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/618205 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07838869 | Perera et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A.G. Unil Perera (Mableton, Georgia); Steven George Matsik (Chamblee, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A dual band photodetector for detecting infrared and ultraviolet optical signals is disclosed. Aspects include homojunction and heterojunction detectors comprised of one or more of GaN, AlGaN, and InGaN. In one aspect ultraviolet/infrared dual-band detector is disclosed that is configured to simultaneously detect UV and IR. |
| FILED | Monday, October 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/585048 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07838222 | Knezevic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America/ NIH (Washington, District of Columbia); 20/20 Genesystems, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Knezevic (North Potomac, Maryland); Dan-Paul Hartmann (Bethesda, Maryland); Michael R. Emmert-Buck (Easton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods, devices and kits that permit large numbers of target biomolecules to be detected simultaneously in samples originating from a multi-sample holder, such as a multi-well plate. One specific example method is a method of making multiple substantial replicas of a biomolecular content of a multi-well sample holder. Devices and kits for carrying out the described methods are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/277227 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838377 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qingchun Zhang (Cary, North Carolina); Anant K. Agarwal (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A bipolar junction transistor includes a collector having a first conductivity type, a drift layer having the first conductivity type on the collector, a base layer on the drift layer and having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, a lightly doped buffer layer having the first conductivity type on the base layer and forming a p-n junction with the base layer, and an emitter mesa having the first conductivity type on the buffer layer and having a sidewall. The buffer layer includes a mesa step adjacent to and spaced laterally apart from the sidewall of the emitter mesa, and a first thickness of the buffer layer beneath the emitter mesa is greater than a second thickness of the buffer layer outside the mesa step. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/207028 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/343 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07838504 | Sarnow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Sarnow (Palo Alto, California); Catherine L. Jopling (Beeston, United Kingdom); Alissa M. Lancaster (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for reducing viral genome amounts in a target cell are provided. In the subject methods, the activity of a miRNA is inhibited in a manner sufficient to reduce the amount of viral genome in the target cell, e.g., by introducing a miRNA inhibitory agent in the target cell. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and systems for use in practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of applications, including the treatment of subjects suffering from a viral mediated disease condition, e.g., an HCV mediated disease condition. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/953705 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, November 23, 2010.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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