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Patent Details for Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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| US 07861411 | Lunin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stepan V Lunin (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite gear and method of making same. In one embodiment the gear includes a body portion having a plurality of teeth. The gear is formed by placing it in a suitable tool such that a compressive stress is exerted on the teeth adjacent the root portion of each tooth. A portion of the gear adjacent the teeth is wrapped with a resin fibrous material that is allowed to cure while the compressive stress is maintained on the gear. When the resin fibrous material has at least substantially cured and the gear is removed from the tool, a permanent compressive stress is formed at the root portion adjacent each tooth. The compressive stress counteracts the tension stress that is experienced at the root portions of the teeth when the gear is in use, thus significantly strengthening (i.e., toughening) the gear and increasing its fatigue life. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/743292 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/893.370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861535 | Figueroa et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlos G. Figueroa (Wellington, Florida); Jeffrey S. Smith (Storrs, Connecticut); Russell Nachtman (Jupiter, Florida); Robert K. Hon (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-aligning hanger for use in a gas turbine engine exhaust system comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, a rod, a first ball joint and a second ball joint. The first bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct of the gas turbine exhaust system. The second bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct liner of the gas turbine exhaust system. The rod extends between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first ball joint connects a first end of the rod with the first bracket. The second ball joint connects a second end of the rod with the second bracket. |
| FILED | Monday, September 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/903670 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/796 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861538 | Welle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard P. Welle (Huntington Beach, California); Siegfried W. Janson (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A refrigerator apparatus includes a housing with an interior chamber, thermoelectric devices that are thermally coupled to the interior chamber, and dual redundant electronics configured to generate and apply input power to the thermoelectric devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/460156 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/3.620 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861541 | Dieckmann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tiax LLC (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. Dieckmann (Belmont, Massachusetts); Detlef Westphalen (Roslindale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In a refrigeration system, an asymmetric scroll expander has an orbiting scroll element engaged with a fixed scroll element. The orbiting scroll element and fixed scroll element can define a first expansion pocket and a second expansion pocket at positions relative to one another. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/181689 |
| ART UNIT | 3784 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861573 | Tenaglia |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LSP Technologies, Inc. (Dublin, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard D. Tenaglia (Westerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Laser shock methods and systems are disclosed for evaluating impact resistance of materials, and for simulating and evaluating threshold conditions where damage may occur. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/946139 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/12.80 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861578 | Adibhatla et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sridhar Adibhatla (Glendale, Ohio); Matthew William Wiseman (Fairfield, Ohio); Brian Francis Nestico (Mason, Ohio); Daniel Edgardo Viassolo (Schenectady, New York); Brent Jerome Brunell (Clifton Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for estimating an operating parameter of a turbine engine is provided. The method includes receiving at least one sensor input, calculating the operating parameter using at least the one sensor input, and determining whether an anomaly is present in the calculated operating parameter using a redundancy system. An estimated operating parameter is output. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/181835 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/112.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861636 | Hoffman |
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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) | Brian R. Hoffman (Bangor, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A flash suppressor of the open prong type having a twist in its structure formed of alternating grooves and flutes or prongs provides a highly effective flash suppression for small and medium caliber weapons and especially for automatic weapons and machine guns when placed on the end of their barrels. The orientation of the direction of the twist of the structure is in a direction opposite to the direction of the rifling in its firearm barrel. Various objective laboratory tests and subjective user evaluation on its performance prove out its effectiveness in terms of mitigating visible flash on shorten machine gun barrels as well as standard full length barrels used in critical helicopter black out operations using night vision equipment. In addition, precise aiming of a weapon equipped with the inventive flash suppressor exhibits lower dispersion of actual projectile impact compared to conventional flash suppressors. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/763252 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/14.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861639 | Trybulski 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) | Mark Trybulski (Hopatcong, New Jersey); Diep Ho (Yuma, Arizona); Brian McAbee (Portland, Pennsylvania); Michael Hollis (Flanders, New Jersey); Donald Carlucci (Sparta, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A hand operated projectile extractor to remove unspent projectiles from 155 mm howitzers, which extractor is generally cylindrical, about 18 inches in length, with a handle extending from the rear thereof and with an overall weight of at least about 30 pounds, to provide enough momentum to eject the projectile. When rammed into the muzzle of a howitzer and down the barrel thereof, the ogive of the projectile enters the open front of the extractor's cylindrical body and will be impacted by a compression ring along the extractor's front edge, which compression ring has a minimum internal diameter of 4.75 inches and is formed of particular flat and curved surfaces which will not bind to either the projectile or the barrel. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/496741 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861719 | Grove 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) | Corey M. Grove (Red Lion, Pennsylvania); Stephen E. Chase (Jarrettsville, Maryland); Daniel J. Barker (Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Airflow is improved for multi-agent chemical biological air-purifying apparatus by providing a filter module that has multiple filter elements contained within a substantially sealed housing. The housing secures the filter elements in a spaced relation such that the top and bottom faces of each filter element are exposed to the flow of air and provides an air path within the housing adapted to channel air through the multiple filter elements in a parallel flow. The filter module may be made from a flexible and resilient plastic material and may be contoured to conform to the shape of a helmet liner or similar headgear. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/533060 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/205.290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861972 | Sarigul-Klijn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Airlaunch LLC (Kirkland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martinus M. Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California); Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn (Dixon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An object is deployed from an aircraft using gravity extraction of the object with the aid of a small parachute. The object is restrained in the fore and aft directions on either side of the center of gravity by fore and aft loading chains which hold the object to a loading deck. The chains are attached to the object by pear shaped rings mounted to a load plate. The load plate is supported on a lower attachment plate mounted to the object and is attached by a pin to an upper attachment plate also mounted to the object. Pulling the pin causes the load plate to rotate about a hinge formed on the lower attachment plate followed by release of the load plate from the lower attachment plate and the object to be deployed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/970768 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/137.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861974 | Hays et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Michigan Aerospace Corporation (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony Beckman Hays (Jackson, Michigan); Greg Alan Ritter (Hamburg, Michigan); Peter Tchoryk, Jr. (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Jane Camile Pavlich (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gregory Joseph Wassick (Petersburg, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A convex forward surface of a forward-biased probe head of a first portion of a docking system engages a central concave conical surface of a second portion of the docking system. A first linear actuator moves a flexible docking cable assembly relative to a support structure through bores therein and through the probe head. An aftward retraction of the docking cable assembly causes a linearly-actuated cam element thereof to rotate a rotary cam follower pivoted from the support structure, which engages an aft edge portion of the probe head, forcing the probe head forward. A plurality of distal coupling elements operatively coupled to the support structure around a central axis thereof engage with and become releasably captured by a corresponding socket and associated capture mechanism of a mating second portion of the docking system, and rigidized when the probe head is forced against the central concave conical surface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/406955 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/172.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861977 | Krol 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) | William P. Krol (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); James S. Uhlman (Jamestown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of use are provided for introducing tangential control fluid flows along the surface of an aerodynamic member. The fluid flows are directed toward a coanda surface disposed at the trailing edge of the aerodynamic member. At least two injection slots are provided on opposite sides of the aerodynamic member to produce opposing forces. Control of the flow of fluid from each slot determines the net effect of these opposing forces. Smart material actuators are used to control the flow of fluid from each slot by varying the size of each slot. |
| FILED | Monday, March 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/376636 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862331 | Norton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel G. Norton (Niskayuna, New York); Eric Dean Wetzel (Baltimore, Maryland); Dionisios G. Vlachos (Voorhees, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises a device which utilizes catalytic microcombustion for the production of heat or power and which exhibits a low pressure drop and has a high catalytic surface area. The catalytic microcombustor includes catalyst inserts in the reaction chamber separated by a sub millimeter distance. Thermal spreaders ensure temperature uniformity and maximum thermal efficiency. A mixing zone is prior to the combustion zone. Thermally conductive and/or insulating inserts are in the vicinity of the reaction zone. |
| FILED | Monday, June 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/451113 |
| ART UNIT | 3743 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Combustion 431/268 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862348 | Strauss |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William C. Strauss (Flower Mound, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment, a connector for a composite structure includes at least one conducting element that is coupled to a node of an electrical circuit embedded in a composite structure. The composite structure has two opposing surfaces in which the conducting element is disposed essentially between the surfaces of the composite structure. |
| FILED | Friday, May 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/122428 |
| ART UNIT | 2839 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical connectors 439/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862524 | Carignan et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Craig R. Carignan (College Park, Maryland); Michael Scott Liszka (College Park, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an exoskeleton interface apparatus that parallels human arm motion and is comprised of a serial assemblage of five powered linkages and joints based at a rigid support structure worn on the torso of the human subject. Such apparatus generates shoulder rotation using three orthogonal revolute joints mounted on serial linkages encompassing and intersecting at the anatomical glenohumeral joint. Elevation of the shoulder joint is articulated using a link member driven by a single revolute joint mounted in the torso structure. Passive adjustable linkages are used to match variation in anatomical forearm length, upper arm length, and scapula-to-glenohumeral radius. A plurality of integrated dc motor/harmonic drive transmission modules is co-located on adjoining linkages to power the joints. Force is exchanged with the human at the handgrip and elbow brace, and reacted to the torso structure via the base attachment. The present invention is applicable in particular to rehabilitation of the shoulder. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/689631 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Kinesitherapy 61/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862668 | Hildebrandt 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) | Floyd J. Hildebrandt (Montclair, New Jersey); Scott Hildebrandt, legal representative (Montclair, New Jersey); Ronald L. Simmons (Lawrence, Kansas); Carol Simmons, legal representative (Lawrence, Kansas); Thelma G. Manning (Montville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A gun propellant formulation comprising: a nitrocellulose component comprising from about sixty-five percent (65.0%) to about ninety-five (95.0%) of the gun propellant by weight, having a nitrogen proportion of substantially twelve and six-tenths percent (12.6%) nitrogen; an energetic plasticizer component comprising from about 5.0 percent (5.0%) to about 35 percent (35.0%) of the gun propellant by weight, and comprising N-Butyl-2Nitratoethyl Nitramine (BuNena); a burning rate moderator and stabilizer component comprising from about one-half of one percent (0.5%) to about five percent (5.0%) of the gun propellant by weight, and comprising Sym-Diethyl Diphenyl Urea, N,N′-Diethyl Carbanilide (Ethyl Centralite, Centralite I); and a stabilizer component comprising about one-half of one percent (0.5%) to about five percent (5.0) of the gun propellant by weight, and comprising Acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC). Additional components comprising less than 5% of the gun propellant may optionally include Graphite, carbon black, and candelilla wax. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/711651 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/19.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862766 | Liang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiyong Liang (Tallahassee, Florida); Ben Wang (Tallahassee, Florida); Chun Zhang (Tallahassee, Florida); Shiren Wang (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for functionalizing a macroscopic film comprised of nanoscale fibers by controlled irradiation. The methods may include the steps of (a) providing a nanoscale fiber film material comprising a plurality of nanoscale fibers (which may include single wall nanotubes, multi-wall nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, or a combination thereof); and (b) irradiating the nanoscale fiber film material with a controlled amount of radiation in the open air or in a controlled atmosphere. The step of irradiating the nanoscale fiber film material is effective to functionalize the plurality of nanoscale fibers. Irradiated nanoscale fiber films are also provided having improved mechanical and electrical conducting properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/749302 |
| ART UNIT | 1791 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/485 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862773 | Ibrahim |
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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) | M. Sofi Ibrahim (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A purification apparatus, kit and method for purifying DNA, RNA, proteins, antigens, antibodies and cells. The apparatus has a wand and a reservoir tube. The wand is made of a cap, a sample collection assembly and an elongated shaft connecting the cap to the sample collection assembly. The sample collection assembly has a series of microstructures on its surface, or microparticles enclosed within it for increasing the surface area of the sample collection assembly. The increased surface area permits maximum exposure to and binding of target molecules thereto. The reservoir tube associated with the wand has one end defining an opening and a second end that is closed and preferably cone or cylindrical shaped. The cap of the wand securely and sealingly fastens to the open end of the reservoir tube with the shaft and the sample collection assembly fitting easily inside the reservoir tube. The apparatus, kit and methods can be used for protein and nucleic acids detection by colorimetric, luminescent, fluorescent or electrochemical means through attachments for detecting such signals. The apparatus, kit and methods can also be used in conjunction with an attachment for thermal regulation to perform nucleic acids amplification. The apparatus, kit and methods can further be configured for integrated, high throughput purification and detection of proteins and nucleic acids. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/142959 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/68.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862775 | Swager et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Trisha L. Andrew (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Samuel W. Thomas, III (Quincy, Massachusetts); Jean Bouffard (Lévis, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides sensors and methods for determination of an analyte. The analytes may be determined by monitoring, for example, a change in an optical signal of an emissive material upon exposure to an analyte. In some embodiments, the analyte and the emissive material may interact via a chemical reaction, or other chemical, biochemical or biological interaction (e.g., recognition), to form a new emissive species. In some cases, the present invention may be used for the detection of analytes such as explosives (e.g., RDX, PETN). Methods of the present invention may be advantageous in that the high sensitivity of luminescence (e.g., fluorescence) spectroscopy can allow for the reliable detection of small changes in luminescence intensity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/693868 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/82.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862856 | Dang 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) | Thuy D. Dang (Centerville, Ohio); Narayanan Venkatasubramanian (Beavercreek, Ohio); Sandra J. Fries-Carr (Beavercreek, Ohio); Kevin J. Wiacek (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method for making a polymer dielectric composition incorporating diamondoids or diamond-like hydrocarbon units. The method includes forming a polymer solution from the cardo-diol 9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)fluorene and a diacid chloride, casting a freestanding thin polyester film from the polymer solution, and metallizing the polyester film with an evaporated Al layer to form the dielectric composition. The diacid chloride may be derived from trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; 1,3-adamantanedicarboxylic acid; or 4,9-diamantanedicarboxylic acid. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/726199 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862920 | Teeters et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale Teeters (Sand Springs, Oklahoma); Anthony Layson (Newark, Ohio); Christina Dewan (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A sequence or array of electrochemical cells storing both digital and analog data. Both binary code and codes having a higher base may be stored in the memory device to increase information density. Such battery arrays could also provide power for the micro or nanodevice. Devices are microscale and nanoscale in size and utilize electrically conductive atomic force microscopy tips to record and read data stored in the device. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/762133 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863011 | Sirbasku |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Signe Biopharma, Inc. (Irving, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Sirbasku (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to aid in identifying a familial or sporadic pattern of risk in at least one individual for developing cancer of a mucosal epithelial tissue, the method comprising screening said at least one individual for heterozygosity or homozygosity for a mutation in a gene coding for a Poly-Ig (Fc) receptor or a Poly-Ig-like (Fc) receptor capable of mediating inhibition of cancer cell growth by an immunoglobulin inhibitor. A method of treating an individual so identified includes enhancing the amount of immunoglobulin inhibitor contacting a mucosal epithelial tissue of said individual, and, especially in individuals homozygous for the defective receptor, may also include prophylactic surgery. Other methods include implementation of a risk reduction or prevention program in individuals identified as being at risk. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 13, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/293440 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863038 | Motamedi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Massoud Motamedi (Houston, Texas); Nicholas A. Kotov (Stillwater, Oklahoma); James P. Wicksted (Stillwater, Oklahoma); Rinat Esenaliev (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of biosensors and methods for making and using same are disclosed. The biosensors are multi-layered membrane composites, where at least one layer is prepared by the layer-by-layer process and at least one layer is responsive to changes is a property of a biological system such as changes in the concentration of an atom, ion, molecule or molecular assembly. Because the biosensors are multi-layered, a single biosensor is capable monitor a number of different properties of a biological system simultaneously. The biosensors are monitored by systems that impinge an excitation waveform on the biosensors and analyze a reflected and/or a transmitted resultant waveform. Additionally, the biosensors can be associated with field activated electronic components so that implantable, self-contained analytical devices can be constructed and monitored by field generators, where data is transmitted to an analyzer after field activation. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/403845 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863189 | Basker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Veeraraghaven S. Basker (Albany, New York); John Michael Cotte (New Fairfield, Connecticut); Hariklia Deligianni (Tenafly, New Jersey); John Ulrich Knickerbocker (Monroe, New York); Keith T. Kwietniak (Highland Falls, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for fabricating silicon carriers with conductive through-vias that allow high-yield manufacture of silicon carrier with low defect density. In particular, methods are provided which enable fabrication of silicon carries with via diameters such as 1 to 10 microns in diameter for a vertical thickness of less than 10 micrometers to greater than 300 micrometers, which are capable robust to thermal-mechanical stresses during production to significantly minimize the thermal mechanical movement at the via sidewall interface between the silicon, insulator, liner and conductor materials. |
| FILED | Friday, January 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/620423 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/667 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863324 | Thompson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd A. Thompson (Madison, Wisconsin); George Wilding (Verona, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for inhibiting the growth of androgen-independent prostate cancer tumor cells in a human comprising administering to the human. The invention further provides pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compositions containing chroman-derived compounds useful in the alleviation of cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/129338 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/456 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863327 | Gribble et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon W. Gribble (Norwich, Vermont); Tadashi Honda (Hanover, New Hampshire); Michael B. Sporn (Tunbridge, Vermont); Nanjoo Suh (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and methods useful for chemopreventative treatment of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, and multiple sclerosis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/121316 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863376 | Costanzo 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) | Philip J. Costanzo (Silver Spring, Maryland); Frederick L. Beyer (Rising Sun, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition is provided that includes a polymer matrix. A core having a core surface is embedded within the polymer matrix. A polymeric ligand passivates the core surface and has a moiety Y, where Y is a Diels-Alder group of a diene or dienophile. A polymeric linker has a complementary Diels-Alder group diene or dienophile to moiety Y and forms a Diels-Alder bond with the moiety Y. A composition is also provided that includes polymer matrix having a matrix surface. A core having a core surface is present on the matrix surface. A polymeric ligand passivates the core surface and has a moiety Y, where Y is Diels-Alder group of a diene or dienophile. The polymer matrix and polymeric ligand together define a matrix-ligand Flory-Huggins binary interaction function greater than 0. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/717069 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863401 | Laskoski 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) | Matthew Laskoski (Springfield, Virginia); Teddy M Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound having the formula: Each Ar is an aromatic group. Each R is an alkyl group. The value n is a positive integer. The values of w, x, y, and z are 0 or 1. If y is 0 than x and z are 0 and w is 1, and if y is 1 than x and z have different values and w equals z. A thermoset made by crosslinking a silane-containing compound with the above compound. A method of making the above compound when y is 1 by: reacting 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone with an aromatic diol to form an oligomer; and reacting the oligomer with a vinyl dialkylsilane. A method of making the below compound by: reacting 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone with a vinyl dialkylsilane. Each R is an independently selected alkyl group. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/844962 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/127 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863581 | Lozano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paulo Lozano (Arlington, Massachusetts); Manuel Martinez-Sanchez (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for producing negative ions including an emitter coated with an ionic liquid room-temperature molten salt, an electrode positioned downstream relative to the emitter, a power supply that applies a voltage to the emitter with respect to the electrode. The power supply is sufficient to generate a stable high brightness beam of negative ions having minimal chromatic and spherical aberrations in the beam. An electrostatic lens and deflector is used to focus and direct the beam to a target. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135464 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/423.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863937 | Ditto et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); Control Dynamics, Inc. (Bellevue, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Ditto (Gainesville, Florida); Krishnamurthy Murali (Gainesville, Florida); Sudeshna Sinha (Chennai, India); Abraham Miliotis (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A logic gate implements logical expressions. A least one logic gate input receives at least one input logic gate signal and at least one control signal. At least one output for produces a logic gate output signal. A nonlinear updater operates as a dynamically configurable element to produce a plurality of different logic gates as selected by the control signal. The nonlinear updater includes a nonlinear updater output. The nonlinear updater is configured to apply a nonlinear function to the input logic gate signal to produce the nonlinear updater output signal representing a logical expression being implemented by one of the plurality of different logic gates on the input logic gate signal. A comparator includes a comparator input that is adapted to receive a reference threshold value for producing the logical gate output signal based on a comparison of the nonlinear output signal to the reference threshold value. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/394991 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863952 | Friedman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Joseph Friedman (Sleepy Hollow, New York); Alexander V. Rylyakov (Mount Kisco, New York); Jose A. Tierno (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique to mitigate noise spikes in an electronic circuit device such as an integrated circuit. The clock frequency of a clock signal used by the electronic circuit is controlled such that instantaneously large changes to the clock frequency are avoided by use of a frequency filter that is capable of generating frequency ramps having a linear slope which is used as a feedback signal in a digital phase-locked loop clock circuit in lieu of a discrete, stair-stepped feedback control signal. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/023933 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864101 | Samaniego et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond Samaniego (Plano, Texas); Jagannath Rath (Plano, Texas); Brandeis E. Marquette (Allen, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment, a radar tracking system includes a radar coupled to a radar processing system. Radar processing system receives images from the radar and that are each obtained at a differing angular orientation of the radar to a target. Radar processing system dithers each image along its azimuthal extent and then combines the dithered images to form an enhanced image of the target. |
| FILED | Monday, July 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/181145 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/95 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864394 | Rule 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) | Donald W. Rule (Silver Spring, Maryland); Kevin A. Boulais (Waldorf, Maryland); Francisco Santiago (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A dynamically variable lens is made from actively tunable electromagnetic metamaterial cells. The lens operates on electromagnetic radiation including: radio frequency waves, microwaves, teraherz waves, near infrared waves, infrared waves and visible waves. The focal length of the lens is changed at a selected frequency. In the alternative, the frequency of radiation operated on is changed as a function of time. A third alternative provides precise control of the index of refraction of the lens. The index of refraction is varied progressively across the lens from one edge to the opposite edge causing the radiation to be directed at an angle. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/420840 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/244 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864505 | O'Brien et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. O'Brien (Forest Hill, Maryland); Eric D. Wetzel (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A structural capacitor includes at least one pair of electrodes comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode, with a body of dielectric material disposed therebetween. The combination of the electrodes and dielectric has a stiffness which can be between 10 1000 GPa, and in some instances between 50 MPa-100 GPa. Failure strength of the combination can be between 1 MPa-10 GPa, and in specific instances between 10 MPa-1 GPa. The capacitor may include a plurality of electrode pairs. The dielectric may include a reinforcing material therein, and the capacitors may be configured in a variety of shapes so as to function as structural elements for articles of construction. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 09, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/594862 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864507 | Fleig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TPL, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick Franz Fleig (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Charles D. E. Lakeman (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark Fuge (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) in a coin or button cell configuration having low equivalent series resistance (ESR). The capacitor comprises mesh or other porous metal that is attached via conducting adhesive to one or both the current collectors. The mesh is embedded into the surface of the adjacent electrode, thereby reducing the interfacial resistance between the electrode and the current collector, thus reducing the ESR of the capacitor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/850633 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864880 | Giannakis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Georgios B. Giannakis (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Xiliang Luo (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are described that provide inter-symbol interference—(ISI) and multi-user interference—(MUI) resilient blind timing synchronization and low complexity demodulation in wireless communication systems. A nonzero mean symbol is transmitted with a predetermined period in a stream of zero mean symbols during a synchronization phase. Only zero mean symbols are transmitted outside of the synchronization phase. Blind or non-data aided synchronization is performed at the receiver while bypassing channel estimation. The techniques enable timing synchronization via energy detection and low-complexity demodulation by matching the received waveform to a synchronized aggregate template (SAT). The SAT is recovered by averaging samples of the received waveform during the synchronization phase. In this manner, the described techniques may be applied to single or multi-user narrowband, wideband, or ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communication systems with fixed or ad hoc access, but are particularly advantageous for wideband or UWB multi-user ad hoc access. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/243454 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864887 | Lui et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gee L. Lui (Westminster, California); Kuang Tsai (Santa Ana, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A symbol clock recovery subsystem uses a tap delay line having a set of delays, uses a clock bank of samplers providing time-staggered sampled noncoherently received signals, and uses a set of mean magnitude generators, in channelized form, for providing a set of mean magnitudes to a maximum selector for selecting a maximum one of the time-staggered sampled received signals having the greatest signal to noise ratio so as to provide a signal effectively occurring at symbol epoch time for demodulating a symbol stream in a digital communication system receiver. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/827237 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865053 | Gill |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (Murray Hill, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas M. Gill (South Orange, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a substrate having a surface and an optical waveguide having a ridge-shaped semiconductor optical core, the ridge-shaped semiconductor optical core being located over the surface. The apparatus may further include a first semiconductor slab being in contact with a first portion of the ridge-shaped semiconductor optical core, and a second semiconductor slab being in contact with a second portion of the ridge-shaped semiconductor optical core, the second semiconductor slab being farther from the surface than the first semiconductor slab. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/617830 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865054 | Franklin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James D. Franklin (Manhattan Beach, California); Luis Kil (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for handling an optical signal includes: an optical transmitting unit transmitting the optical signal from an input locus to an output locus. The optical transmitting unit includes a plurality of optical transmitting sections. Each respective optical transmitting section of the plurality of optical transmitting sections has a respective length and a respective attenuation gradient to establish a respective length-and-attenuation gradient configuration. Each respective optical transmitting section effects attenuation of the optical signal according to its respective length-and-attenuation gradient configuration. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/177304 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865084 | Krishnamoorthy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); Ronald Ho (Mountain View, California); Brian W. O'Krafka (Austin, Texas); Ilya A. Sharapov (Sunnyvale, California); John E. Cunningham (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a system that includes an array of single-chip modules (CMs) are described. This array includes a first CM, a second CM coupled to the first CM, and a third CM coupled to the second CM. A given CM, which can be the first CM, the second CM or the third CM, includes a semiconductor die that is configured to communicate data signals with other CMs through electromagnetically coupled proximity communication. These proximity connectors are proximate to a surface of the semiconductor die. Moreover, the first CM and the third CM are configured to optically communicate optical signals with each other via the second CM through an optical signal path. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/853316 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/164 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865152 | Brown |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Brown (Yucaipa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed system, device and method for a signal modulation apparatus generally includes a first signal generator suitably configured to generate a first continuous wave radio frequency (RF) signal, and a second signal generator suitably configured to generate a second continuous wave RF signal. A dual-circular polarized antenna may be adapted to receive the first continuous wave RF signal into a right-hand port and the second continuous wave RF signal into a left-hand port, where the signals are combined into a modulated RF signal in the dual-circular polarized antenna. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/875131 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/91 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865277 | Larson 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) | Jacoby R. Larson (San Diego, California); Michael H. Bruch (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes the steps of receiving a present route for a vehicle based on a present vehicle location and a vehicle destination, receiving obstacle information from a sensor of a sensor array, the received obstacle information including information about at least one moving obstacle, and determining if the received present route is valid based upon the received obstacle information. If the received present route is invalid, the method determines a revised route based upon the received present route, the received obstacle information, and/or the vehicle destination. A system incorporating the method may include a sensor array, a communication link, a processing module, and a navigation module. The system and method may be used to control the route of a vehicle such as an unmanned surface vehicle that may be land-based, water-based, or air-based. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/956209 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865650 | Marino et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Francis Marino (Round Rock, Texas); John Thomas Holloway, Jr. (Austin, Texas); Praveen S Reddy (Austin, Texas); William John Starke (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A symmetric multi-processing (SMP) processor includes a primary interconnect trunk for communication of information between multiple compute elements situated along the primary interconnect trunk. The processor also includes a secondary interconnected trunk that may be oriented perpendicular with respect to the primary interconnect trunk. The secondary interconnect trunk communicates information off-chip via a number of I/O interfaces at the perimeter of the processor chip. The I/O interfaces may be distributed uniformly along portions of the perimeter. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/060670 |
| ART UNIT | 2111 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/305 |
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| US 07865674 | 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 hub device integrated in a memory module. The memory system includes a first memory device data interface integrated in the memory hub device that communicates with a first set of memory devices integrated in the memory module. The memory system also includes a second memory device data interface integrated in the memory hub device that communicates with a second set of memory devices integrated in the memory module. In the memory system, the first set of memory devices are separate from the second set of memory devices. In the memory system, the first and 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 | 11/848309 |
| ART UNIT | 2189 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/154 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865705 | Levitan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S. Levitan (Austin, Texas); Lixin Zhang (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In at least one embodiment, a processor includes an execution unit and instruction sequencing logic that fetches instructions from a memory system for execution by the execution unit. The instruction sequencing logic includes branch logic that outputs predicted branch target addresses for use as instruction fetch addresses. The branch logic includes a branch target address prediction circuitry concurrently holding a first entry providing storage for a first branch target address prediction associating a first instruction fetch address with a first branch target address to be used as an instruction fetch address and a second entry providing storage for a second branch target address prediction associating the first instruction fetch address with a different second branch target address. The first entry indicates a first instruction address type for the first instruction fetch address, and the second entry indicates a second instruction address type for the first instruction fetch address. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024203 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/239 |
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| US 07865778 | Duesterwald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evelyn Duesterwald (Ossining, New York); Yuan Zhang (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for error detection in programs with collective synchronization and/or procedures are provided. In one aspect, the method and system may use interprocedural analysis for matching synchronizations in a program in order to detect synchronization errors, and, if no such errors exist, may determine the synchronization phases of the program. The method and system in one aspect may use a combination of path expressions and interprocedural program slicing to match the synchronization statements that may execute along each program path. If the synchronization matching succeeds, the method and system in one aspect may determine the sets of synchronization statements that synchronize together. A matching failure may indicate the presence of a synchronization error and the method and system in one aspect may construct a counter example to illustrate the error. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/676853 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865836 | Sperlongano 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) | Brian M. Sperlongano (Newport, Rhode Island); Bruce W. Stevens (North Kingstown, Rhode Island); Daniel P. Juttelstad (North Dartmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention as disclosed is a method to identify and monitor/track ships as they traverse waterways. The earth's surface is partitioned into geospatial regions with attributes of each region being stored. A priority is assigned to each partitioned region. A variety of data sources are used to collect data about ships in the geospatial regions. The data is merged and presented in geospatial or tabular formats on a graphical user interface, where the data itself, the data accuracy, and the age of the data can be visually determined graphically and chromatically from the display. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/829547 |
| ART UNIT | 2179 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865954 | Phoha et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Louisiana Tech Research Foundation; a division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc. (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vir V. Phoha (Ruston, Louisiana); Kiran S. Balagani (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a method of predicting a SYN flooding attack on a server. The method tracks the number of SYN signals received (or SYN+ACK signals sent) over the communications port of the server in a specified time interval, the arrival estimation window. The invention then predicts the number of anticipated ACK signals to be received over the communication port within a predetermined time length prediction window. The prediction may be made at multiple points within the prediction window. The prediction window is offset in time from the arrival estimation window. The prediction of ACK signals to be received is based upon the number of SYN signals received or SYN+ACK signals sent in the arrival estimation window. In one embodiment, a polynomial is fit to the data in the Arrival estimation window and extrapolated to the prediction window. The predicted number of ACK signals is compared to the actual number received in the prediction window, and if the difference is in excess of a threshold value, and attack is indicated. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/844841 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Photodynamic Technologies, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. Mersch (Germantown, Ohio); Ronald R. Zimmermann (Woodbury, Minnesota); Merrill A. Biel (Mendota Heights, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A light diffusing device for use in photodynamic therapy has a progressively distally increased exposed amount of core fiber defining a light emitting section. Excessive light energy emission is thus prevented access to proximal locations and provides an increased amount of available light energy at distal locations, thus permitting an even emission of light energy along the light emitting section. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/288649 |
| ART UNIT | 2885 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Illumination 362/558 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Annelise E. Barron (Evanston, Illinois); Cheuk Wai Kan (Medford, Massachusetts); Christopher P. Fredlake (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Matrix polymers and dynamic coating polymers, compositions thereof and related methods, systems and apparatus for microchannel separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/591915 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York Medical College (Valhalla, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Piero Anversa (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compositions, and kits for repairing damaged myocardium and/or myocardial cells including the administration cytokines are disclosed and claimed. Methods and compositions for the development of large arteries and vessels are also disclosed and claimed. The present application also discloses and claims methods and media for the growth, expansion, and activation of human cardiac stem cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/357898 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862815 | Cuttitta 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) | Frank Cuttitta (Adamstown, Maryland); Alfredo Martinez (La Rioja, Spain); William G. Stetler-Stevenson (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure concerns the use of peptides and compositions, such as pharmaceutical compositions, to influence angiogenesis. Particular methods are useful for promoting angiogenesis, while others are particularly useful for inhibiting angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/240656 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/139.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862819 | Cases et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sylvaine Cases (Belmont, California); Robert V. Farese (San Francisco, California); Scot J. Stone (Fairfield, California); Ping Zhou (Walnut Creek, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acid compositions encoding mammalian DGAT2α polypeptide products with diglyceride acyltransferase activity, as well as the mammalian DGAT2α polypeptide products encoded thereby and methods for producing the same, are provided. The subject DGAT2α polypeptide and nucleic acid compositions find use in a variety of applications, including research, diagnostic, and therapeutic agent screening applications, as well as in treatment therapies and in the production of triacylglycerols. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/446441 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/146.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862826 | Murphy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Murphy (Madison, Wisconsin); Jonathan F. McAnulty (Oregon, Wisconsin); Gordon S. Mitchell (Madison, Wisconsin); Francis J. Golder (Stoughton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a composition including an effective amount of at least one of an antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect and an effective amount of a neurotrophin. The composition can also include an effective amount of at least one of a growth factor and a neuropeptide. The present invention also relates a method of treating an injury to a nervous system of an animal that includes the steps of identifying the injury to the nervous system and applying to the injury an effective amount of at least one of antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect. The method can also include applying an effective amount of one or more trophic factors selected from the group consisting of a growth factor, a neurotrophin, and a neuropeptide to the injury. |
| FILED | Monday, May 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/123366 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/198.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862829 | Johnston et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Johnston (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Joseph M. Thompson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides viral adjuvants for enhancing an immune response to an immunogen. In particular embodiments, the viral adjuvant is an alphavirus adjuvant or a Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis viral adjuvant. Also provided are compositions comprising the viral adjuvant and an immunogen, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising the viral adjuvant or compositions of the invention in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further provided are methods of producing an immune response against an immunogen in a subject comprising administering the immunogen and a viral adjuvant of the invention to the subject. |
| FILED | Friday, July 08, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/628512 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/281.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863010 | Papadopoulos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vassilios Papadopoulos (North Potomac, Maryland); Thierry Hauet (Saint Benoit, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods, reagents, and kits for assessing organ damage, such as damage due to ischemia reperfusion injury, in the course of a transplantation therapy and/or for assessing organ regeneration following transplantation therapy. The invention provides a method for determining an index of organ health in the course of transplantation therapy comprising measuring the expression level of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in the organ. Measuring the expression level of PBR is also useful for assessing the progress of organ regeneration in the course of transplantation therapy by comparing the index of organ health. The expression level of PBR may be used as a predictor of the outcome of transplantation therapy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/569511 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — 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 07863017 | Ervasti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James M. Ervasti (Shoreview, Minnesota); Kevin J. Sonnemann (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a fusion protein including a full-length TAT-utrophin or an anti-dystrophinopathic fragment thereof, a method of treating dystrophinopathies (including Duchenne muscular dystrophy) using the fusion protein, a pharmaceutical composition for treating dystrophinopathies in mammals comprising the fusion protein, and nucleic acid constructs for expressing the fusion protein. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/998798 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863038 | Motamedi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Massoud Motamedi (Houston, Texas); Nicholas A. Kotov (Stillwater, Oklahoma); James P. Wicksted (Stillwater, Oklahoma); Rinat Esenaliev (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of biosensors and methods for making and using same are disclosed. The biosensors are multi-layered membrane composites, where at least one layer is prepared by the layer-by-layer process and at least one layer is responsive to changes is a property of a biological system such as changes in the concentration of an atom, ion, molecule or molecular assembly. Because the biosensors are multi-layered, a single biosensor is capable monitor a number of different properties of a biological system simultaneously. The biosensors are monitored by systems that impinge an excitation waveform on the biosensors and analyze a reflected and/or a transmitted resultant waveform. Additionally, the biosensors can be associated with field activated electronic components so that implantable, self-contained analytical devices can be constructed and monitored by field generators, where data is transmitted to an analyzer after field activation. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/403845 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863041 | Rupprecht et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles E. Rupprecht (Lawrenceville, Georgia); Xianfu Wu (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Rabies Virus compositions and methods are provided. The full-length sequence of Rabies Virus strain Evelyn-Rokitnicki-Abelseth (ERA) is disclosed. A reverse genetics system for producing recombinant ERA virus and derivatives thereof is provided, along with compositions including ERA and/or ERA derivative strain viruses, nucleic acids and/or proteins. In some instances, the compositions are immunogenic compositions useful for the pre- or post-exposure treatment of Rabies Virus. |
| FILED | Friday, October 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/090083 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863044 | Cheng et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Tao Cheng (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Youzhong Yuan (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Hongmei Shen (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Hui Yu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David T. Scadden (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to increase self-renewal of an undifferentiaded human stem cell culture or cell line, by reducing or eliminating the presence of the protein “p18”. |
| FILED | Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/576785 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/377 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863046 | Márton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | László Márton (Chapin, South Carolina); Mihaly Czako (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of micropropagating a monocotyledonous plant comprising: (a) cultivating an explant of tissue from a monocotyledonous plant shoot tip on a primary medium, wherein the explant has been pretreated with a cold temperature and the primary medium comprises auxin or auxin and cytokinin, to produce a totipotent embryogenic cell culture; (b) treating the totipotent embryonic cell culture with a cold temperature; (c) maintaining the totipotent embryogenic cell culture by cultivation on a secondary medium, whereby a totipotent embryogenic cell culture of a monocotyledonous plant is produced and maintained; and (d) transferring the embryogenic cell culture of step (c) to a tertiary medium to continue multiplication and to produce a plantlet with roots and shoots, thereby micropropagating a monocotyledonous plant. The micropropagation techniques described herein provide plants for such purposes as development of elite plant lines, phytoremediation and biomass production. |
| FILED | Monday, May 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/800719 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863254 | Renshaw |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The McLean Hospital Corporation (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Perry F. Renshaw (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for treating or preventing psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, involving administration of a therapeutically-effective amount of a cytosine-containing or cytidine-containing compound, creatine-containing compound, adenosine-containing, or adenosine-elevating compound to a mammal. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 01, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427306 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/49 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863262 | Wink et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); 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 California (Los Angeles, California); The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Wink (Hagerstown, Maryland); Martin Feelisch (Shreveport, Louisiana); David A. Kass (Columbia, Maryland); Nazareno Paolocci (Baltimore, Maryland); Katrina Miranda (Tucson, Arizona); Jon Fukuto (Agoura, California); Tatsuo Katori (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Administration of an HNO/NO− donating compound, such as Angeli's salt, increases myocardial contractility while concomitantly lowering left ventricular preload in subjects experiencing heart failure. Moreover, administration of the HNO/NO− donating compound isopropylamine (IPA)/NO(Na(CH3)2CHNHN(O)NO) surprisingly exhibited positive inotropic effects in subjects experiencing heart failure that were superior to those caused by the HNO/NO− donating compound Angeli's salt. Additionally, in contrast to the effects observed with NO− donors, administration of an HNO/NO− donor in combination with a positive inotropic agent did not impair the positive inotropic effect of the positive inotropic agent. Further, HNO/NO− exerts its positive inotropic effect independent of the adrenergic system, increasing contractility even in subjects receiving beta-antagonist therapy. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/096924 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863295 | Corfas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel Corfas (Brookline, Massachusetts); Joshua C. Murtie (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Small fiber neuropathy is treated by topically administering to a subject in need thereof topically active quinoline compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof under conditions effective to treat neuropathy in the subject. Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) receptors are modulated with the subject active quinoline compounds, which may be formulated in topical lotions. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/350751 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/313 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863301 | Attie et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan D. Attie (Madison, Wisconsin); Mary E. Rabaglia (Lodi, Wisconsin); Ronald T. Raines (Madison, Wisconsin); Mark Gray-Keller (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a recognition that an analog of αKG can increase glucose-induced insulin secretion in vitro and in vivo in animals, particularly in mammals, and more particularly in humans and in rodents. By employing the methods of the invention, insulin secretion can be increased. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/922442 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/354 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863327 | Gribble et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon W. Gribble (Norwich, Vermont); Tadashi Honda (Hanover, New Hampshire); Michael B. Sporn (Tunbridge, Vermont); Nanjoo Suh (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and methods useful for chemopreventative treatment of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, and multiple sclerosis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/121316 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863414 | Backs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas Systems (Austin, Texas); Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Johannes Backs (Dallas, Texas); Brooke Harrison (Longmont, Colorado); Khai Huynh (Westminster, Colorado); Keith Koch (Erie, Colorado); Timothy A. McKinsey (Broomfield, Colorado); Eric Olson (Dallas, Texas); Nikos Pagratis (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for methods of treating and cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy or hypertension comprising the use of CaMKII-HDAC binding domains. The present invention discloses not only the fact that CaMKII binds to HDAC4 at a specific site, but that HDAC4 may dimerize with other HDACs. Both events can lead to export of HDACs from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, an event associated with the development of heart disease. Thus the methods of treatment and the screening methods of the present invention are novel attempts to prevent, treat or identify therapies for cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy or hypertension. |
| FILED | Friday, November 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/560950 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863415 | Gorin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fredric A. Gorin (Davis, California); Michael H. Nantz (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions comprising amiloride amino acid and peptide conjugates. Efficient methods are also provided for administering the amiloride conjugates of the present invention for treating cancer or a central nervous system disease or disorder or for preventing or reducing ischemia-reperfusion injury. Further, kits are provided for the treatment of a central nervous system disease or disorder or for the prevention or reduction of ischemia-reperfusion injury using the amiloride conjugates of the present invention. |
| FILED | Friday, January 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/040831 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/329 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863424 | Dalla-Favera |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Riccardo Dalla-Favera (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes immunoglobulin receptor, Immunoglobulin superfamily Receptor Translocation Associated, IRTA, protein. Provided too, are the IRTA proteins encoded by the isolated nucleic acid molecules, IRTA1, IRTA2, IRTA3, IRTA4 or IRTA5 proteins, having the amino acid sequences set forth in any of FIG. 18A, 18B-1-18B-3, 18C-1-18C-2, 18D-1-18D-2 or 18E-1-18E-2. Oligonucleotides of the isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided. Antibodies directed to an epitope of a purified IRTA1, IRTA2, IRTA3, IRTA4 or IRTA5 proteins are also provided, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies or oligonucleotides. Methods for detecting a B cell malignancy in a sample from a subject; diagnosing B cell malignancy in a sample from a subject; detecting human IRTA protein in a sample; and treating a subject having a B cell cancer are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/520183 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863425 | Crystal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald G Crystal (New York, New York); Julie L Boyer (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a gene transfer vector for inducing an immune response against Yersinia pestis in a mammal. The gene transfer vector comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an immunogenic portion of one or more proteins of Yersinia pestis and/or a nucleic acid sequence encoding a monoclonal antibody directed against Yersinia pestis. The invention further provides a method of producing an immune response against Yersinia pestis in a mammal comprising administration of the gene transfer vector to the mammal. The invention also provides a monoclonal antibody directed against the Virulence (V) antigen of Y. pestis, as well as a hybridoma cell line producing same and a nucleic acid sequence encoding same. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/238129 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863433 | Zuker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles S. Zuker (San Diego, California); Jon Elliot Adler (Pacific Beach, California); Juergen Lindemeier (Werl, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sensory cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/716362 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865226 | Chiodo |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Chiodo (Warren, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An animal holder is provided with a specialized coupling that is releasably mountable to a number of different imaging machines such as X-ray, CAT, MRI and PET machines. Composite images created from combining images from such different machines are particularly clear due to the predetermined alignment of the animal holder within the center of the field of view of each machine. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/346850 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/407 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865228 | Alsop |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David C. Alsop (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is a method for multi-slice CBF imaging using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) with an amplitude modulated control which is both highly effective at controlling for off resonance effects, and efficient at doubly inverting inflow spins, thus retaining the signal advantages of CASL versus pulsed ASL techniques. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/047974 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865230 | Sevick-Muraca et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eva M. Sevick-Muraca (College Station, Texas); Michael Gurfinkel (Bryan, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for detecting lymph nodes in a human includes introducing a fluorescent contrast agent into a lymph node system of a body, directing near-infrared time-varying excitation light into the tissue of the body, causing the near-infrared time-varying excitation light to contact a lymph node of the lymphatic system, whereby a redshifted and time-varying emission light is generated, detecting the time-varying emission light at a surface of the body, filtering the time-varying emission light to reject excitation light re-emitted from the lymph node, and imaging the lymph node of the lymphatic system. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/618194 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865234 | Modarres |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mo Modarres (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a subject for excessive daytime sleepiness, and more particularly to a quick (short duration), quantitative method of sleep disorder analysis. The present invention additionally relates to a method, which can be used to quantitatively measure the treatment endpoints for the subject, i.e., appropriate levels of stimulants. Additionally, the present invention relates to a device for sleep disorder analysis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/021594 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/544 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07861567 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | OG Technologies, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tzyy-Shuh Chang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Hsun-Hau Huang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Chang-Hung Lin (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus to control lateral motion of a bar moving along a guidance path includes a pair of rotatable hubs each having at least first and second rollers at locations around the perimeter of the hub. The first roller has a first retaining groove of a first radius and the second roller has a second groove of a second radius smaller than the first radius. Each hub further includes at least one guiding element located between the rollers with a guide channel extending in the outer surface. A mounting system allows the hubs to be rotated between first and second positions. In the first position the first rollers oppose each other forming a guideway having a first, enlarged diameter for capturing a free end of an approaching bar. In the second position the second rollers form a second, smaller diameter to match the actual size of the bar. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/846303 |
| ART UNIT | 3725 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal deforming 072/250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07861574 | Sheen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Argonne, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shuh-Haw Sheen (Naperville, Illinois); Apostolos C. Raptis (Downers Grove, Illinois); Hual-Te Chien (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A user-friendly photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) system and process (technique) provides an open-field PAS instrument, unit and device to remotely sense explosives, chemicals and biological agents. The PAS system and process can include: a pulsed tunable laser, such as a CO2 laser, a reflector, such as a parabolic reflector, an acoustic reverberant resonator in which a microphone is installed, and a data acquisition and analysis system. |
| FILED | Friday, December 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/631607 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/24.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862635 | Gonze et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations, Inc. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene V. Gonze (Pinckney, Michigan); Frank Ament (Troy, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An exhaust system includes a particulate filter (PF) that is disposed downstream from an engine. The PF filters particulates within an exhaust from the engine. A heating element heats particulate matter in the PF. A catalyst substrate or a flow converter is disposed upstream from said heating element. The catalyst substrate oxidizes the exhaust prior to reception by the heating element. The flow converter converts turbulent exhaust flow to laminar exhaust flow prior to reception by the heating element. |
| FILED | Monday, February 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/673933 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation 055/282.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862647 | Hupp et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois); Karen L. Mulfort (Chicago, Illinois); Randall Q. Snurr (Evanston, Illinois); Youn-Sang Bae (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxiode and hydrocarbon gas using a mixed-ligand, metal-organic framework (MOF) material having metal ions coordinated to carboxylate ligands and pyridyl ligands. |
| FILED | Monday, December 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/317774 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/139 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862793 | Jensen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth J. Jensen (Berkeley, California); William E. Mickelson (San Francisco, California); Alex K. Zettl (Kensington, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods by which the growth of a nanostructure may be precisely controlled by an electrical current are described here. In one embodiment, an interior nanostructure is grown to a predetermined geometry inside another nanostructure, which serves as a reaction chamber. The growth is effected by a catalytic agent loaded with feedstock for the interior nanostructure. Another embodiment allows a preexisting marginal quality nanostructure to be zone refined into a higher-quality nanostructure by driving a catalytic agent down a controlled length of the nanostructure with an electric current. In both embodiments, the speed of nanostructure formation is adjustable, and the growth may be stopped and restarted at will. The catalytic agent may be doped or undoped to produce semiconductor effects, and the bead may be removed via acid etching. |
| FILED | Friday, April 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/278999 |
| ART UNIT | 1793 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/447.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863003 | Perov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander N. Perov (Woodridge, Illinois); Darrell P. Chandler (Yorkville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus implements non-destructive quality control of substrates and printed biological microarrays. A method and apparatus are provided for implementing quality control of gel-based microarrays prepared by dispensing a gel-forming composition on a solid substrate. The method utilizes the difference between the wettability properties of a supporting substrate and a gel, where the gel is hydrophilic. Condensation of vapor of a chemically inert water-soluble liquid, such as water or glycerol, on the surface of a substrate under inspection creates a layer of tiny droplets that affect both transmission and scattering of light on the surface. A pattern of condensation, characterized by spatial distribution, average size of the droplets and spacing between the droplets, reflects variation in wetting properties of the substrate. The pattern of condensation circumscribes printed microarray features to be non-destructively imaged and analyzed. |
| FILED | Monday, October 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/573167 |
| 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 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (Murray Hill, New Jersey); Columbia University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaoliu Chi (Kingsville, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method comprising reducing an acenequinone to form an acenepolyhydrodiol by exposing the acenequinone to a reducing environment comprising an alkoxyaluminate. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/701937 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/808 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863572 | Doty |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | F. Patrick Doty (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Lanthanide halide alloys have recently enabled scintillating gamma ray spectrometers comparable to room temperature semiconductors (<3% FWHM energy resolutions at 662 keV). However brittle fracture of these materials upon cooling hinders the growth of large volume crystals. Efforts to improve the strength through non-lanthanide alloy substitution, while preserving scintillation, have been demonstrated. Isovalent alloys having nominal compositions of comprising Al, Ga, Sc, Y, and In dopants as well as aliovalent alloys comprising Ca, Sr, Zr, Hf, Zn, and Pb dopants were prepared. All of these alloys exhibit bright fluorescence under UV excitation, with varying shifts in the spectral peaks and intensities relative to pure CeBr3. Further, these alloys scintillate when coupled to a photomultiplier tube (PMT) and exposed to 137Cs gamma rays. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/174761 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/361.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863798 | Regan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Regan (Los Angeles, California); Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California); Shaul Aloni (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoscale nanocrystal which may be used as a reciprocating motor is provided, comprising a substrate having an energy differential across it, e.g. an electrical connection to a voltage source at a proximal end; an atom reservoir on the substrate distal to the electrical connection; a nanoparticle ram on the substrate distal to the atom reservoir; a nanolever contacting the nanoparticle ram and having an electrical connection to a voltage source, whereby a voltage applied between the electrical connections on the substrate and the nanolever causes movement of atoms between the reservoir and the ram. Movement of the ram causes movement of the nanolever relative to the substrate. The substrate and nanolever preferably comprise multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and the atom reservoir and nanoparticle ram are preferably metal (e.g. indium) deposited as small particles on the MWNTs. The substrate may comprise a silicon chip that has been fabricated to provide the necessary electrodes and other electromechanical structures, and further supports an atomic track, which may comprise an MWNT. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229935 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864019 | Meinke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. (Palm Bay, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rainer Meinke (Melbourne, Florida); Gerald Stelzer (Palm Bay, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A conductor assembly and method for constructing an assembly of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, induces a voltage. In one embodiment the method provides a first layer that is tubular in shape with an outer surface along which a conductor may be positioned. A channel defining a first conductor path is formed in the first layer outer surface to create a pattern extending along the first layer. A first segment of conductor is placed in the first channel and defines a shape about an aperture region. After placing the first segment of conductor in the first channel, at least part of the first layer outer surface and at least part of the first segment of conductor are coated with a second layer. A second channel is formed along an outer surface of the second layer to define a second conductor path extending about the aperture region for placement of a second segment of conductor. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/061813 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Inductor devices 336/208 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864097 | Ormesher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Ormesher (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Bertice L. Tise (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert M. Axline, Jr. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | In radar transponder operation, a variably delayed gating signal is used to gate a received radar pulse and thereby produce a corresponding gated radar pulse for transmission back to the source of the received radar pulse. This compensates for signal distortion due to amplitude modulation on the retransmitted pulse. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/349137 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/51 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864322 | Carpenter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Carpenter (Scotia, New York); George Sirinakis (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting a gas phase constituent such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen, or hydrocarbons in a gas comprising oxygen such as air, includes providing a sensing material or film having a metal embedded in a catalytically active matrix such as gold embedded in a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) matrix. The method may include annealing the sensing material at about 900° C., exposing the sensing material and gas to a temperature above 400° C., projecting light onto the sensing material, and detecting a change in the absorption spectrum of the sensing material due to the exposure of the sensing material to the gas in air at the temperature which causes a chemical reaction in the sensing material compared to the absorption spectrum of the sensing material in the absence of the gas. Systems employing such a method are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/293501 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/437 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U Chicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian McNulty (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and objective apparatus are provided for implementing an enhanced phase contrast microscope. A focusing vortex lens, defined by a diffractive spiral zone plate (SZP) lens, is used for the objective for the phase contrast microscope. The SZP lens focuses and imparts a helical phase to incident illumination to image the specimen with spiral phase contrast. The spiral phase contrast microscope is sensitive to phase gradients in all sample axes. Replacing the objective of a microscope with the diffractive SZP lens of the invention immediately provides existing instruments with spiral phase contrast capability. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/856403 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865336 | Pebay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philippe P. Pebay (Livermore, California); James M. Brandt (Dublin, California); Ann C. Gentile (Dublin, California); Youssef M. Marzouk (Oakland, California); Darrian J. Hale (San Jose, California); David C. Thompson (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of monitoring and analyzing a plurality of attributes for an alarm condition is disclosed. The attributes are processed and/or unprocessed values of sensed conditions of a collection of a statistically significant number of statistically similar components subjected to varying environmental conditions. The attribute values are used to compute the normal behaviors of some of the attributes and also used to infer parameters of a set of models. Relative probabilities of some attribute values are then computed and used along with the set of models to determine whether an alarm condition is met. The alarm conditions are used to prevent or reduce the impact of impending failure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/792927 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/187 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pierre Deymier (Tucson, Arizona); Ian Jongewaard (Tucson, Arizona); Almoi Nyls Jongewaard, legal representative (Castro Valley, California); James B. Hoying (Tucson, Arizona); Roberto Guzman (Tucson, Arizona); Srini Raghavan (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Microtubules are excellent candidates for the fabrication of nanostructures, including nanowires. A method for controlled nucleation and growth of microtubules on substrates (e.g., gold on a silicon wafer) is provided. The substrate is functionalized with a nucleating agent for microtubule growth. The method can be employed to generate nanoscale structures on substrates or between substrates by additional attachment of MT capture agents which function to capture the ends of growing MT to form connecting MT structures. The method can be used to form 2- and 3-D structures on or between substrates and can function to establish interconnects between nanoscale devices or molecular electronic devices and electrodes. A specific method for metallization of biological macromolecules and structures in provides which can be beneficially applied to metallized the MT formed by the growth and capture method. The metallization method is biologically benign and is particularly useful for copper metallization of MTs. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/418817 |
| 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 | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/1.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862699 | Barron et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Annelise E. Barron (Evanston, Illinois); Cheuk Wai Kan (Medford, Massachusetts); Christopher P. Fredlake (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Matrix polymers and dynamic coating polymers, compositions thereof and related methods, systems and apparatus for microchannel separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/591915 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862849 | Stellacci et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francesco Stellacci (Somerville, Massachusetts); Arum Amy Yu (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of stamping of molecular patterns and/or devices based on the reversible self-assembly of molecules, particularly organic molecules is disclosed. This method is suitable for the stamping of almost any nanofabricated device and can be used to transferring a large amount of pattern information from one substrate to another at the same time. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/688867 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862892 | Chan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | YinThai Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John P. Zimmer (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Moungi G. Bawendi (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microparticle can include a central region and a peripheral region. The peripheral region can include a nanoparticle, such as a metal nanoparticle, a metal oxide nanoparticle, or a semiconductor nanocrystal. The microparticle can be a member of a monodisperse population of particles. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/262435 |
| ART UNIT | 1787 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862920 | Teeters et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale Teeters (Sand Springs, Oklahoma); Anthony Layson (Newark, Ohio); Christina Dewan (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A sequence or array of electrochemical cells storing both digital and analog data. Both binary code and codes having a higher base may be stored in the memory device to increase information density. Such battery arrays could also provide power for the micro or nanodevice. Devices are microscale and nanoscale in size and utilize electrically conductive atomic force microscopy tips to record and read data stored in the device. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/762133 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863030 | Arnold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frances H Arnold (La Canada, California); Matthew W Peters (Pasadena, California); Peter Meinhold (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Cytochrome P450 BM-3 from Bacillus megaterium was engineered using a combination of directed evolution and site-directed mutagenesis to hydroxylate linear alkanes regio- and enantioselectively using atmospheric dioxygen as an oxidant. Mutant 9-10A-A328V hydroxylates octane primarily at the 2-positio to form S-2-octanol (40% ee). Another mutant, 1-12G, hydroxylates alkanes larger than hexane primarily at the 2-position, but forms R-2-alcohols (40-55% ee). These biocatalysts are highly active for alkane substrates and support thousands of product turnovers. These regio- and enantio-selectivities are retained in whole-cell biotransformations with E. coli, where the engineered P450s can be expressed at high levels and the expensive cofactor is supplied endogenously. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/424454 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863038 | Motamedi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Massoud Motamedi (Houston, Texas); Nicholas A. Kotov (Stillwater, Oklahoma); James P. Wicksted (Stillwater, Oklahoma); Rinat Esenaliev (League City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A new class of biosensors and methods for making and using same are disclosed. The biosensors are multi-layered membrane composites, where at least one layer is prepared by the layer-by-layer process and at least one layer is responsive to changes is a property of a biological system such as changes in the concentration of an atom, ion, molecule or molecular assembly. Because the biosensors are multi-layered, a single biosensor is capable monitor a number of different properties of a biological system simultaneously. The biosensors are monitored by systems that impinge an excitation waveform on the biosensors and analyze a reflected and/or a transmitted resultant waveform. Additionally, the biosensors can be associated with field activated electronic components so that implantable, self-contained analytical devices can be constructed and monitored by field generators, where data is transmitted to an analyzer after field activation. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/403845 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863603 | Bao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Mark E. Roberts (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Cross-linked dielectric layers are facilitated. According to an example embodiment, an organic polymer is mixed with a reaction-stabilized cross-linking material. The organic polymer is cross-linked with the reaction-stabilized cross-linking material to form a dielectric layer. |
| FILED | Monday, July 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/781725 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863798 | Regan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Regan (Los Angeles, California); Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California); Shaul Aloni (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoscale nanocrystal which may be used as a reciprocating motor is provided, comprising a substrate having an energy differential across it, e.g. an electrical connection to a voltage source at a proximal end; an atom reservoir on the substrate distal to the electrical connection; a nanoparticle ram on the substrate distal to the atom reservoir; a nanolever contacting the nanoparticle ram and having an electrical connection to a voltage source, whereby a voltage applied between the electrical connections on the substrate and the nanolever causes movement of atoms between the reservoir and the ram. Movement of the ram causes movement of the nanolever relative to the substrate. The substrate and nanolever preferably comprise multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and the atom reservoir and nanoparticle ram are preferably metal (e.g. indium) deposited as small particles on the MWNTs. The substrate may comprise a silicon chip that has been fabricated to provide the necessary electrodes and other electromechanical structures, and further supports an atomic track, which may comprise an MWNT. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229935 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864006 | Foster et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Innovative Micro Technology (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Foster (Santa Barbara, California); Paulo Silveira da Motta (Santa Barbara, California); Alok Paranjpye (Santa Barbara, California); Kimon Rybnicek (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for forming an electrostatic MEMS plate switch include forming a deformable plate on a first substrate, forming the electrical contacts on a second substrate, and coupling the two substrates using a hermetic seal. The deformable plate may have a flexible shunt bar which has one end coupled to the deformable plate, and the other end coupled to a contact on the second substrate. Upon activating the switch, the deformable plate urges the shunt bar against a second contact formed in the second substrate, thereby closing the switch. The hermetic seal may be a gold/indium alloy, formed by heating a layer of indium plated over a layer of gold. Electrical access to the electrostatic MEMS switch may be made by forming vias through the thickness of the second substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/068586 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets 335/78 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865048 | McCaughan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leon McCaughan (Madison, Wisconsin); Chad Staus (Portland, Oregon); Thomas F. Kuech (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A radiation source or detector including a nested waveguide structure is provided. A smaller waveguide provides wave guiding for radiation of shorter wavelength. The smaller waveguide is embedded within a larger waveguide that provides wave guiding for radiation of longer wavelength. Wavelength conversion between the shorter wavelength and the longer wavelength can be realized through a nonlinear process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/208026 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/122 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865339 | Rushby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Rushby (Redwood City, California); Leonardo Mendonga De Moura (Fremont, California); Gregoire Hamon (Saint Leu la Foret, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the use of model checkers to generate efficient test sets for hardware and software systems. The method provides for extending existing tests to reach new coverage targets; searching *to* some or all of the uncovered targets in parallel; searching in parallel *from* some or all of the states reached in previous tests; and slicing the model relative to the current set of coverage targets. The invention provides efficient test case generation and test set formation. Deep regions of the state space can be reached within allotted time and memory. The approach has been applied to use of the model checkers of SRI's SAL system and to model-based designs developed in Stateflow. Stateflow models achieving complete state and transition coverage in a single test case are reported. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/889266 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07862725 | Mazyck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Mazyck (Gainesville, Florida); Chang-Yu Wu (Gainesville, Florida); Erik R. Pitoniak (St. Louis, Florida); Kevin W. Powers (Gainesville, Florida); Danielle J. Londeree (Deerfield Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for removing mercury from a fluid stream includes the steps of providing a porous composite material comprising a substrate and a plurality of catalyst and/or photocatalyst particles, and contacting substrate with a fluid stream. The porous composite material adsorbs and/or then oxidizes or reduces metallic species including elemental mercury. A fossil fuel fired power plant can include an emission control device comprising the porous composite material to filter flue gas to and thereby minimize mercury emissions into the environment. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/522589 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/670 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862946 | Vasquez |
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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) | Arturo Vasquez (Pasadena, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell power system comprises an internal or self-regulating control of a system or device requiring a parasitic load. The internal or self-regulating control utilizes certain components and an interconnection scheme to produce a desirable, variable voltage potential (i.e., power) to a system or device requiring parasitic load in response to varying operating conditions or requirements of an external load that is connected to a primary fuel cell stack of the system. Other embodiments comprise a method of designing such a self-regulated control scheme and a method of operating such a fuel cell power system. |
| FILED | Monday, February 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/671210 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/430 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864071 | Bachelder et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron D. Bachelder (Irvine, California); Conrad F. Foster (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An emergency vehicle traffic light preemption system for preemption of traffic lights at an intersection to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles. The system includes a real-time status monitor of an intersection which is relayed to a control module for transmission to emergency vehicles as well as to a central dispatch office. The system also provides for audio warnings at an intersection to protect pedestrians who may not be in a position to see visual warnings or for various reasons cannot hear the approach of emergency vehicles. A transponder mounted on an emergency vehicle provides autonomous control so the vehicle operator can attend to getting to an emergency and not be concerned with the operation of the system. Activation of a priority-code (i.e. Code-3) situation provides communications with each intersection being approached by an emergency vehicle and indicates whether the intersection is preempted or if there is any conflict with other approaching emergency vehicles. On-board diagnostics handle various information including heading, speed, and acceleration sent to a control module which is transmitted to an intersection and which also simultaneously receives information regarding the status of an intersection. Real-time communications and operations software allow central and remote monitoring, logging, and command of intersections and vehicles. |
| FILED | Monday, February 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/025630 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/906 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864507 | Fleig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TPL, Inc. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick Franz Fleig (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Charles D. E. Lakeman (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Mark Fuge (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) in a coin or button cell configuration having low equivalent series resistance (ESR). The capacitor comprises mesh or other porous metal that is attached via conducting adhesive to one or both the current collectors. The mesh is embedded into the surface of the adjacent electrode, thereby reducing the interfacial resistance between the electrode and the current collector, thus reducing the ESR of the capacitor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/850633 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07865339 | Rushby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Rushby (Redwood City, California); Leonardo Mendonga De Moura (Fremont, California); Gregoire Hamon (Saint Leu la Foret, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to the use of model checkers to generate efficient test sets for hardware and software systems. The method provides for extending existing tests to reach new coverage targets; searching *to* some or all of the uncovered targets in parallel; searching in parallel *from* some or all of the states reached in previous tests; and slicing the model relative to the current set of coverage targets. The invention provides efficient test case generation and test set formation. Deep regions of the state space can be reached within allotted time and memory. The approach has been applied to use of the model checkers of SRI's SAL system and to model-based designs developed in Stateflow. Stateflow models achieving complete state and transition coverage in a single test case are reported. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/889266 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07863089 | Coteus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Coteus (Yorktown, New York); Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Shawn Anthony Hall (Pleasantville, New York); Gareth Geoffrey Hougham (Ossining, New York); Dale J. Pearson (Bedford Hills, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A Planar Memory Module (PAMM) device comprising a generally planar card comprising a first side and a second side, the first side having a plurality of couplings and the second side having a plurality of connectors, a plurality of memory devices coupled to the card via a first portion of the plurality of couplings, and at least one hub chip coupled to the card via a second portion of the plurality of couplings. Each of the plurality of couplings is connected to an associated one of the plurality of connectors. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/855325 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/106 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863091 | Coteus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Coteus (Yorktown, New York); Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Shawn Anthony Hall (Pleasantville, New York); Gareth Geoffrey Hougham (Ossining, New York); Dale J. Pearson (Bedford Hills, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A Planar Memory Module (PAMM) device comprising a generally planar card comprising a first side and a second side, the first side having a plurality of couplings and the second side having a plurality of connectors, a plurality of memory devices coupled to the card via a first portion of the plurality of couplings, and at least one hub chip coupled to the card via a second portion of the plurality of couplings. Each of the plurality of couplings is connected to an associated one of the plurality of connectors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/166773 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/106 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863189 | Basker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Veeraraghaven S. Basker (Albany, New York); John Michael Cotte (New Fairfield, Connecticut); Hariklia Deligianni (Tenafly, New Jersey); John Ulrich Knickerbocker (Monroe, New York); Keith T. Kwietniak (Highland Falls, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for fabricating silicon carriers with conductive through-vias that allow high-yield manufacture of silicon carrier with low defect density. In particular, methods are provided which enable fabrication of silicon carries with via diameters such as 1 to 10 microns in diameter for a vertical thickness of less than 10 micrometers to greater than 300 micrometers, which are capable robust to thermal-mechanical stresses during production to significantly minimize the thermal mechanical movement at the via sidewall interface between the silicon, insulator, liner and conductor materials. |
| FILED | Friday, January 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/620423 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/667 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864792 | Scott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cray, Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. Scott (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Dennis C. Abts (Eleva, Wisconsin); William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In a system having a N output ports, wherein N is an integer greater than one, a method of distributing packets across the plurality of output ports. A packet having two or more fields is received and a first number is computed as a function of one or more of the plurality of fields. A second number is computed that is modulo base N of the first number and an output port is selected as a function of the second number. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/107019 |
| ART UNIT | 2465 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07862914 | Kubota et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yukiko Kubota (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bin Lu (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jai-Young Kim (Gilroy, California); Julius Kurt Hohlfeld (Wexford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Metal alloy heatsink films for magnetic recording media are disclosed. The metal alloy heatsink films possess both high thermal conductivity and improved mechanical properties such as relatively high hardness. The metal alloy heatsink films also have controlled microstructures which are compatible with subsequently deposited crystalline magnetic recording layers. The films may comprise single phase CuZr or AgPd alloys having a selected crystal structure and orientation. The combination of high thermal conductivity, good mechanical properties and controlled microstructures makes the metal alloy heatsink films suitable for various applications including heat assisted magnetic recording systems. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/189663 |
| ART UNIT | 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/831 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07863406 | Chu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chih-Chang Chu (Ithaca, New York); Ramaz Katsarava (Tbilisi, Georgia (Republic O); Kai Guo (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Biodegradable poly(ester-amides) are synthesized from amino acids, diols and dicarboxylic acids where one or both of the diols and dicarboxylic acids contain unsaturation; e.g., from di-p-nitrophenyl dicarboxylates and p-toluenesulfonic acid salts of bis(alpha-amino acid) disesters of diols where one or both of the dicarboxylate and diol moieties contain unsaturation or from di-p-nitrophenyl dicarboxylates, and p-toluene-sulfonic acid salts of bis(alpha-amino acid) diesters of diols and p-toluenesulfonic acid salt of lysine ester where one or both of the dicarboxylate and diol moieties contain unsaturation. The polymers are useful as biodegradable carriers for drugs of other bioactive agents. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/587530 |
| ART UNIT | 1796 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/272 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07864419 | Cossairt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ellis Amalgamated LLC (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oliver S. Cossairt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Michael Thomas (Belmont, Massachusetts); Rick K. Dorval (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | An image scanning assembly comprising at least two optics wherein at least one of the optics is movable relative to the other. An embodiment may be used to scan images for a 3D display. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/146749 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/446 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 07862782 | Denes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ferencz S. Denes (Madison, Wisconsin); Sorin O. Manolache (Madison, Wisconsin); Hongquan Jiang (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method are disclosed for producing nanoparticles in a dense fluid medium. The method is based on the formation of nanoparticles from nanoparticle precursors in a dense fluid medium in which a plasma discharge is created between electrodes submerged in the dense fluid medium. The electrodes define a plasma discharge zone between opposing electrode discharge faces and further define an internal cavitation zone into which a cavitation gas is released, creating bubbles in the dense fluid medium. The result is the efficient production of nanoparticles using a high-frequency, high-voltage electric field to react dense-phase precursors in an atmospheric pressure, low temperature environment. |
| FILED | Friday, January 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/622749 |
| ART UNIT | 1795 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/186.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP21607 | Chaparro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (Greenwood, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose Chaparro (Gainesville, Florida); Wayne B. Sherman (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct variety of peach tree, denominated ‘UF ONE’, has a low winter chilling requirement estimated at 150 chill units (cu). The tree is of medium size, has a moderate vigorous and semi-spreading growth habit. It has showy, pink flowers, and leaves with globose glands. Trees of ‘UF ONE’ are self-fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit that are large for its ripening season. Fruit are uniformly firm and yellow with non-melting, clingstone flesh. Fruit are slightly oval, and uniform with substantially symmetrical shape, and have an attractive 40% bright red skin. The fruit of ‘UF ONE’ blooms about 3 days before and ripens about 8 days after ‘UFBeauty’ peach after the first week in May at Gainesville, Fla. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/231810 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/197 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 07861525 | Haugen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David James Haugen (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A two-volute low pressure turbocharger is provided with a VGT mechanism in one turbine volute only. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/156601 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/612 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07862725 | Mazyck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Mazyck (Gainesville, Florida); Chang-Yu Wu (Gainesville, Florida); Erik R. Pitoniak (St. Louis, Florida); Kevin W. Powers (Gainesville, Florida); Danielle J. Londeree (Deerfield Beach, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for removing mercury from a fluid stream includes the steps of providing a porous composite material comprising a substrate and a plurality of catalyst and/or photocatalyst particles, and contacting substrate with a fluid stream. The porous composite material adsorbs and/or then oxidizes or reduces metallic species including elemental mercury. A fossil fuel fired power plant can include an emission control device comprising the porous composite material to filter flue gas to and thereby minimize mercury emissions into the environment. |
| FILED | Friday, March 05, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/522589 |
| ART UNIT | 1797 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/670 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 07864315 | Denney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E Denney (Columbus, Ohio); Jay R Eastman (Westerville, Ohio); Ta-Chieh Huang (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method processes a structure comprising embedded material. The system includes a laser adapted to generate light and to irradiate an interaction region of the structure. The system further includes an optical system adapted to receive light from the interaction region and to generate a detection signal indicative of the presence of embedded material in the interaction region. The system further includes a controller operatively coupled to the laser and the optical system. The controller is adapted to receive the detection signal and to be responsive to the detection signal by selectively adjusting the laser. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/352123 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US H2251 | Malmstrom et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert A. Malmstrom (San Leandro, California); Joy L. Meier (Martinez, California); Jannet M. Carmichael (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of preparing multiple doses of a pharmaceutical solution, such as ranibizumab, from a single-dose container, includes providing a sterile enclosed area with a plurality of unused sterile syringes, a decapper, and a plurality of sterile bags, opening a single-use container of a pharmaceutical solution in the enclosed area, withdrawing a first portion of the pharmaceutical solution using one of the sterile syringes, withdrawing a second portion of the pharmaceutical solution using a second of the sterile syringes, repeating the previous step for the remaining pharmaceutical solution using the remaining sterile syringes, and placing the sterile syringes containing portions of the pharmaceutical solution individually in the sterile bags. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/453488 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means 141/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07864006 | Foster et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Innovative Micro Technology (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Foster (Santa Barbara, California); Paulo Silveira da Motta (Santa Barbara, California); Alok Paranjpye (Santa Barbara, California); Kimon Rybnicek (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for forming an electrostatic MEMS plate switch include forming a deformable plate on a first substrate, forming the electrical contacts on a second substrate, and coupling the two substrates using a hermetic seal. The deformable plate may have a flexible shunt bar which has one end coupled to the deformable plate, and the other end coupled to a contact on the second substrate. Upon activating the switch, the deformable plate urges the shunt bar against a second contact formed in the second substrate, thereby closing the switch. The hermetic seal may be a gold/indium alloy, formed by heating a layer of indium plated over a layer of gold. Electrical access to the electrostatic MEMS switch may be made by forming vias through the thickness of the second substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/068586 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets 335/78 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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