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Patent Details for Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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| US 07921539 | Woodall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne K. Woodall (Oro Valley, Arizona); Walter S. Pope (Tucson, Arizona); E. Russ Althof (Tucson, Arizona); Scott A. Muse (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An inexpensive and reliable floating fastener is provided by manufacturing an integrated nutplate into the backside of the interior structural member. A retention clip engages the nutplate to capture the nut while allowing the nut to float. The integrated nutplate roughly aligns the floating nut to the axial through-hole in the structural member and provides the torque resistance required to drive the screw into the nut. The retention clip holds the nut in place and provides the axial resistance required for the lead chamfer of the screw to engage the nut and resist the axial loading on the screw during installation. The nutplate is designed to facilitate cost-effective manufacturing. The per hole cost of the integrated floating-fastener is approximately 30% of the cost of the industry standard riveted floating fastener. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/943674 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/525.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07921541 | Pei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qibing Pei (Temecula, California); Ronald E. Pelrine (Longmont, Colorado); Marcus Rosenthal (Pacifica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides electroactive polymers, transducers and devices that maintain pre-strain in one or more portions of an electroactive polymer. Electroactive polymers described herein may include a pre-strained portion and a stiffened portion configured to maintain pre-strain in the pre-strained portion. One fabrication technique applies pre-strain to a partially cured electroactive polymer. The partially cured polymer is then further cured to stiffen and maintain the pre-strain. In another fabrication technique, a support layer is coupled to the polymer that maintains pre-strain in a portion of an electroactive polymer. Another embodiment of the invention cures a polymer precursor to maintain pre-strain in an electroactive polymer. |
| FILED | Sunday, July 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/829916 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/595 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07921638 | Kuo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Combustion Propulsion and Ballistic Technology Corp. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth K. Kuo (State College, Pennsylvania); J. Eric Boyer (State College, Pennsylvania); Peter J. Ferrara (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A bi-propellant rocket motor having controlled thermal management is disclosed. The rocket motor produces thrust using a solid or gel-phase primary propellant that can be either fuel- or oxidizer-rich, with a complementary self-pressurizing secondary propellant selected to balance the primary propellant in terms of the equivalence ratio. The motor houses multiple propellant grains arranged in such a configuration that each chamber containing a primary grain serves as both propellant storage and the main combustion chamber for that propellant grain as it burns with the secondary propellant. The secondary propellant is stored separately, and the flow routed past the primary propellant chamber to provide cooling for adjacent primary propellant chambers limiting the temperature rise in the motor structure. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/788458 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/251 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07921757 | Vavrick 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) | Daniel J. Vavrick (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Nicholas V. Nechitailo (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An armor plate is provided for a body jacket to include provision for electrical power. The plate includes a flexible substrate, a ceramic cover disposed on the substrate, and a battery. The cover includes cavities along the substrate, with the battery disposed within the cavities. The battery comprises sheets disposed within the cavities. The battery includes a first metal layer disposed on the substrate, an electrolyte layer disposed on the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed between the electrolyte layer and the cover. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/322957 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07921973 | Wereley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Techno-Sciences, Inc. (Calverton, Maryland); University of Maryland at College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Norman Mark Wereley (Potomac, Maryland); Gregory John Hiemenz (Silver Spring, Maryland); Wei Hu (Rockville, Maryland); Gang Wang (Bethesda, Maryland); Peter Che-Hung Chen (Clarksville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat is disclosed, utilizing an adaptive energy absorber or variable profile energy absorber (VPEA) for mitigating occupant injury due to extreme vehicle movement (e.g., during a vehicle shock event), and/or for mitigating vibration experienced by an occupant of the vehicle seat during normal vehicle operating conditions. The adaptive energy absorption system achieves the aforementioned objectives for a wide range of occupant weights and load levels. Various configurations of dual-goal energy absorption apparatuses that enable both shock mitigation and vibration isolation are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/670761 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Brakes 188/266 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922444 | Propheter-Hinckley |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A shroud rail for retaining a feather seal in a vane shroud of a gas turbine engine comprises a slot for, receiving the feather seal, and a chamfer rail pocket for lightening the shroud rail. The slot traverses the vane shroud and includes a slot base extending from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the shroud rail, and a slot wall extending generally perpendicularly from the slot base. The chamfer rail pocket comprises a pocket wall extending along the slot wall, and a chamfer wall extending from the pocket wall at an angle oblique to the slot base. |
| FILED | Friday, January 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/655546 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/139 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922781 | Chellappa et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Anand S. Chellappa (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael Roy Powell (Kennewick, Washington); Charles J. Call (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact hydrogen generator for use with fuel cells and other applications includes a hydrogen membrane reactor having a combustion chamber and a reaction chamber. The two chambers are have a fluid connection and a heat exchange relationship with one another. The hydrogen generation apparatus also includes a fuel supply, a fuel supply line for transporting fuel from the fuel supply to the reaction chamber, an oxygen supply, an oxygen supply line for transporting oxygen from the oxygen supply to the combustion chamber, as well as a tail gas supply line for transporting tail gas supply line for transporting tail gases from the reaction chamber, a combustion by-product line for transporting combustion by-products for the combustion chamber, and a reaction product line for transporting hydrogen from the reaction chamber. |
| FILED | Monday, April 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/109220 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas: Heating and illuminating 048/197.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922787 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seashell Technology, LLC (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuliang Wang (La Jolla, California); Janet Cravens Dickerson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel methods for the solution-based production of silver nanowires by adaptation of the polyol process. Some embodiments of the present invention can be practiced at lower temperature and/or at higher concentration than previously described methods. In some embodiments reactants are added in solid form rather than in solution. In some embodiments, an acid compound is added to the reaction. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/362960 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922927 | Kamins et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Theodore I. Kamins (Palo Alto, California); Yong Chen (Redwood City, California); Patricia A. Beck (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique is provided for forming a molecule or an array of molecules having a defined orientation relative to the substrate or for forming a mold for deposition of a material therein. The array of molecules is formed by dispersing them in an array of small, aligned holes (nanopores), or mold, in a substrate. Typically, the material in which the nanopores are formed is insulating. The underlying substrate may be either conducting or insulating. For electronic device applications, the substrate is, in general, electrically conducting and may be exposed at the bottom of the pores so that one end of the molecule in the nanopore makes electrical contact to the substrate. A substrate such as a single-crystal silicon wafer is especially convenient because many of the process steps to form the molecular array can use techniques well developed for semiconductor device and integrated-circuit fabrication. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/906819 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922939 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer A. Lewis (Urbana, Illinois); Bok Yeop Ahn (Champaign, Illinois); Eric B. Duoss (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Stabilized silver particles comprise particles comprising silver, a short-chain capping agent adsorbed on the particles, and a long-chain capping agent adsorbed on the particles. The short-chain capping agent is a first anionic polyelectrolyte having a molecular weight (Mw) of at most 10,000, and the long-chain capping agent is a second anionic polyelectrolyte having a molecular weight (Mw) of at least 25,000. The stabilized silver particles have a solid loading of metallic silver of at least 50 wt %. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/245389 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/514 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923021 | Haggard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Memphis Research Foundation (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Warren O. Haggard (Bartlett, Tennessee); Kelly C. Richelsoph (Belmont, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a rapidly degrading composition for local delivery of a medicament, such as, an antibiotic. Additionally, this invention provides a method that can be used on the battlefield to deliver antibiotics as a preliminary treatment through the use of a rapidly degrading composition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/178312 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923064 | Pelrine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald E. Pelrine (Longmont, Colorado); Roy D. Kornbluh (Palo Alto, California); Qibing Pei (Temecula, California); Seajin Oh (Palo Alto, California); Jose P. Joseph (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are transducers and their fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy. The present invention provides methods for fabricating electromechanical devices including one or more electroactive polymers. |
| FILED | Monday, July 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/775021 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/171 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923072 | Ding et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaoling Ding (St. Petersburg, Florida); David Fries (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for the formation of regular-shaped silver crystals through a wet chemical reaction (Tollen's reaction) is presented. The growth of the Ag crystals (size, morphology and aggregation) can be controlled via adjusting reaction conditions such as temperature and reducing agent concentrations before and during the reactions. The smaller Ag crystals (50-200 nm) were generated under the condition of limited reductive reagent (glucose), and the larger sliver crystals (˜5 μm) were the aggregated silver nano-particles (100-200 nm) produced at higher reducing agent concentrations. Most of the larger crystals were in the shape of cube or rectangular cube, and rarely, they were in clusters. The smaller crystals (aggregation of Ag atoms) were shaped in cube or/and cone, and both single crystals and clusters were formed. The presence of impurity (TiO2 nano-particles, 25-50 nm) as crystal seeds enables the 3-D growth of large, irregular-shaped Ag clusters (˜5 μm). |
| FILED | Friday, January 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/905658 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/383.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923109 | Belcher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Angela M. Belcher (Lexington, Massachusetts); Chuanbin Mao (Austin, Texas); Daniel J. Solis (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An inorganic nanowire having an organic scaffold substantially removed from the inorganic nanowire, the inorganic nanowire consisting essentially of fused inorganic nanoparticles substantially free of the organic scaffold, and methods of making same. For example, a virus-based scaffold for the synthesis of single crystal ZnS, CdS and free-standing L10 CoPt and FePt nanowires can be used, with the means of modifying substrate specificity through standard biological methods. Peptides can be selected through an evolutionary screening process that exhibit control of composition, size, and phase during nanoparticle nucleation have been expressed on the highly ordered filamentous capsid of the M13 bacteriophage. The incorporation of specific, nucleating peptides into the generic scaffold of the M13 coat structure can provide a viable template for the directed synthesis of a variety of materials including semiconducting and magnetic materials. Removal of the viral template via annealing can promote oriented aggregation-based crystal growth, forming individual crystalline nanowires. The unique ability to interchange substrate specific peptides into the linear self-assembled filamentous construct of the M13 virus introduces a material tunability not seen in previous synthetic routes. Therefore, this system provides a genetic tool kit for growing and organizing nanowires from various materials including semiconducting and magnetic materials. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/976179 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923153 | Huang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eveready Battery Company, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weiwei Huang (Westlake, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A primary electrochemical cell and electrolyte incorporating a linear asymmetric ether is disclosed. The ether may include EME, used in combination with DIOX and DME, or have the general structural formula R1—O—CH2—CH2—O—R2 or R1—O—CH2—CH(CH3)—O—R2, where a total of at least 7 carbon atoms must be present in the compound, and R1 and R2 consist alkyl, cyclic, aromatic or halogenated groups but cannot be the same group (i.e., R1≠R2). |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/111520 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/231.950 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923194 | Kohl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Paul J. Joseph (Lawrenceville, Georgia); Hollie K. Reed (Pearland, Texas); Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Celesta E. White (Katy, Texas); Clifford Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer and a catalytic amount of a negative tone photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/273114 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/270.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923226 | Frost |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John W Frost (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A bioengineered synthesis scheme for the production of L-1,2,4-butanetriol, D-1,2,4-butanetriol and racemic mixtures thereof from a carbon source is provided. Methods of producing L-1,2,4-butanetriol, D-1,2,4-butanetriol and racemic mixtures thereof are also provided. Methods are also provided for converting D-1,2,4-butanetriol and L-1,2,4,-butanetriol to D,L-1,2,4-butanetriol trinitrate. |
| FILED | Friday, March 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/396177 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923251 | Vankov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Vankov (Menlo Park, California); Thomas W. Chalberg, Jr. (Redwood City, California); Philip Huie, Jr. (Cupertino, California); Daniel V. Palanker (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transferring an agent into a cell. The method includes the steps of providing an agent outside of a cell and generating a vapor bubble and a plasma discharge between an avalanche electrode and a conductive fluid surrounding the cell. The vapor bubble and plasma discharge generate a mechanical stress wave and an electric field, respectively. The combination of this mechanical stress wave and electric field results in permeabilization of the cell, which in turn results in transfer of the agent into the cell. |
| FILED | Friday, September 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/526153 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/461 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923320 | Ryu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sei-Hyung Ryu (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Silicon carbide metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) may include an n-type silicon carbide drift layer, a first p-type silicon carbide region adjacent the drift layer and having a first n-type silicon carbide region therein, an oxide layer on the drift layer, and an n-type silicon carbide limiting region disposed between the drift layer and a portion of the first p-type region. The limiting region may have a carrier concentration that is greater than the carrier concentration of the drift layer. Methods of fabricating silicon carbide MOSFET devices are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/677422 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923523 | Keller 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) | Teddy M Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Manoj K. Kolel-Veetil (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A linear polymer comprising carborane, siloxane, and acetylene units, which may be cross-linked to a cured polymer and/or pyrolyzed to a ceramic. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/633854 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923550 | Gao et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaolian Gao (Houston, Texas); Peilin Yu (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention describes novel compounds and methods for capping reactive groups on support and during multistep synthesis. These new capping reagents are also useful for high quality synthesis on solid supports and surfaces used as microarrays, biosensors, or in general as biochips. The compounds are also useful for controlling surface density of reactive groups on a support. The compounds may also be used to modify the hydrophilic/hydrophobic characteristics of a surface or a molecule. The compounds have functional utility in various applications in the fields of genomics, proteomics, diagnostics and medicine. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 14, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/553328 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/25.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923582 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/039478 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923584 | Holmes 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 T Holmes (Arlington, Virginia); Arthur W Snow (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of reacting a toluenesulfonyl-terminated polyoxyethylene compound having the formula CH3—C6H4—SO2—(O—CH2—CH2)n—O—R1 with an ammonium salt having the formula NR24X to form a compound having the formula X—CH2—CH2—(O—CH2—CH2)n-1—R3. The value n is a positive integer. X is a halogen, cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate, or azide. R1 is a terminating group. Each R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group. —R3 is —O—R1 or —X. |
| FILED | Friday, January 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/358296 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/614 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923845 | Krishnamoorthy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); John E. Cunningham (San Diego, California); James G. Mitchell (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a semiconductor die that includes proximity connectors proximate to a first surface of the semiconductor die are described. This semiconductor die is configured to communicate signals with another semiconductor die via proximity communication through one or more of the proximity connectors. Moreover, the semiconductor die includes a positive feature coupled to a second surface of the semiconductor die that facilitates mechanical alignment of the semiconductor die with the other semiconductor die. Note that a first region around the positive feature defines a first plane, and the positive feature protrudes above the first plane. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/864347 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/777 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923984 | Philbert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Philbert (Northville, Michigan); Katherine M. Tyner (Silver Spring, Maryland); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A universal, wireless, nano-optical voltmeter comprises an organic core having at least one voltage-sensitive dye and at least one polymeric shell substantially surrounding the organic core. The nano-optical voltmeter can detect electric fields in cells. The nano-optical voltmeter allows three-dimensional E field profiling throughout the entire volume of living cells. The nano-optical voltmeter may be calibrated externally and then applied for E field determinations inside any live cell or cellular compartment, with no further calibration steps. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/015674 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/96 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923999 | Edelstein |
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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) | Alan S. Edelstein (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A microelectromechanical modulating magnetic device comprising: a base; a magnetic transducer that provides an output in response to a magnetic field associated with the base; at least one movable flux concentrator positioned to move relative to the magnetic transducer; at least one flux collector positioned to collect flux for transfer onto at least one movable flux concentrator; which transfers the magnetic flux to the magnetic transducer for detection and measurement purposes; support structure for enabling the at least one movable flux concentrators to move within a predetermined frequency range; a power source for causing the movable flux concentrators to move at a frequency within the predetermined frequency range; whereby magnetic flux may enter through the flux collector, pass through the at least one movable flux concentrator for transfer to the magnetic transducer, and due to the movement of the movable flux concentrator, the signal outputted from the transducer is modulated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/536213 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924059 | 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); Adi Bulsara (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A logic gate is adapted to implement logical expressions. The logic gate includes at least one input that is adapted to receive an input signal and at least one control signal. At least one of the input signal and the control signal is a noise signal. At least one output is adapted to produce an output signal. A nonlinear updater operates as a dynamically configurable element and produces multiple different logic gates as selected by the control signal based at least in part on the noise signal. The nonlinear updater is electrically coupled to the input and is also electrically coupled to the output. The nonlinear updates is configured to apply a nonlinear function to the input signal in response to the control signal to produce the output signal representing a logical expression being implemented by one of the multiple different logic gates on the input signal. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/394749 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924119 | Ayazi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Gavin Kar-Fal Ho (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Reza Abdolvand (Stilwater, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromechanical resonator operable in a bulk acoustic mode includes a resonator apparatus suspended over a substrate by a plurality of pairs of anchors. The resonator apparatus includes a conductive metal layer, a piezoelectric layer on the conductive metal layer and a plurality of interdigitated electrodes on the piezoelectric layer. The interdigitated electrodes are configured so that a total number of electrode fingers in the plurality of interdigitated electrodes is greater than a total number of the plurality of pairs of anchors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943319 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/186 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924332 | Gruev et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Viktor Gruev (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Zheng Yang (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Jan van der Spiegel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A voltage and current mode active pixel sensor for high resolution imaging is presented. The photo pixel is composed of a photodiode and two transistors: reset and transconductance amplifier transistor. The switch transistor is moved outside the pixel, allowing for lower pixel pitch and increased linearity of the output photocurrent. The reset and amplifier (readout) transistors may also be shared among adjacent pixels by the introduction of transfer switches between the photodiodes and the source of the reset transistor and the gate of the readout transistor. The switch transistor outside the pixels provides biasing voltages or currents to the readout transistors to selectively turn them on when readout of the corresponding photodiode is desired and turns the readout transistor off when the corresponding photodiode is not to be read out. The increased linearity of the image sensor has greatly reduced spatial variations across the image after correlated double sampling and the column fix pattern noise is greatly improved. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/754048 |
| ART UNIT | 2622 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/308 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924547 | Collins 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) | Steven R. Collins (Lexington, Massachusetts); Abron S. Toure (Portland, Oregon); Steven D. Bernstein (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A structure including a TiW oxygen plasma mask, a photoresist mask above and in contact with the TiW oxygen plasma mask, a 2000 angstrom thick oxygen plasma vaporizable RuO0.8 electrode layer partially under and in contact with the TiW oxygen plasma mask, the RuO0.8 electrode layer not being completely covered by a pattern of the TiW oxygen plasma mask, a first side of a PZT ferroelectric layer in contact with the RuO0.8 electrode layer and a second RuO0.8 electrode layer in contact with a second side of the PZT ferroelectric layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/585733 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/303 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924654 | Stottlemyer 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) | Thomas R. Stottlemyer (Noank, Connecticut); Ira B. Cohen (Waterford, Connecticut); James E. Chisum (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | A system using beamforming techniques in conjunction with an active or passive acoustic buoy field, where the buoy field has a plurality of buoys, each buoy employing at least one sensor attached to and extending substantially downward from that buoy so as to form a planar or conformal array. Each array buoy uses highly accurate GPS tracking devices to locate that buoy's array sensor position relative to all other buoy arrays in the known buoy field. This accurate positional data is used in conjunction with the sensor data from each depth to beamform a planar or a volumetric array. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/287163 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924728 | Riga et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Niky Riga (Allston, Massachusetts); Abraham I. Matta (Wayland, Massachusetts); Alberto Antonio Medina (Arlington, Massachusetts); Craig Partridge (East Lansing, Michigan); Jason Keith Redi (Belmont, Massachusetts); Isidro Marcos Castineyra (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a transport protocol and associated methods and stack architectures for improving the energy efficiency of transmitting packets through an ad hoc network. The protocol controls transmissions by taking into account per-packet energy limits, per-node loss tolerances, and/or minimum availability rates determined based on path quality measurements collected by packets traversing the network and application reliability requirements associated with various applications. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/895608 |
| ART UNIT | 2476 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925049 | Zhu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiwei Zhu (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Taragay Oskiper (East Windsor, New Jersey); Oleg Naroditsky (Princeton, New Jersey); Supun Samarasekera (Princeton, New Jersey); Harpreet Singh Sawhney (West Windsor, New Jersey); Rakesh Kumar (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for estimating pose from a sequence of images, which includes the steps of detecting at least three feature points in both the left image and right image of a first pair of stereo images at a first point in time; matching the at least three feature points in the left image to the at least three feature points in the right image to obtain at least three two-dimensional feature correspondences; calculating the three-dimensional coordinates of the at least three two-dimensional feature correspondences to obtain at least three three-dimensional reference feature points; tracking the at least three feature points in one of the left image and right image of a second pair of stereo images at a second point in time different from the first point in time to obtain at least three two-dimensional reference feature points; and calculating a pose based on the at least three three-dimensional reference feature points and its corresponding two-dimensional reference feature points in the stereo images. The pose is found by minimizing projection residuals of a set of three-dimensional reference feature points in an image plane. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/833498 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925122 | Diest et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth A. Diest (Pasadena, California); Jennifer A. Dionne (Pasadena, California); Harry A. Atwater (S. Pasadena, California); Henri Lezec (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A slot waveguide utilized as a color-selecting element. The slot waveguide includes a first layer of plasmon supporting material, the first layer being optically opaque and having an input slit extending through the first layer; a second layer of plasmon supporting material facing the first layer and separated from the first layer by a first distance in a first direction, the second layer being optically opaque and having an output slit extending through the second layer and separated from the input slit by a second distance extending along a second direction differing from first direction; a dielectric layer interposed between the first layer and the second layer, the dielectric layer having a real or complex refractive index; and a power source electrically coupled to the first layer and the second layer to apply an electrical signal for modulation of the real or complex refractive index of the dielectric layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/215330 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925332 | Crane et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Infrared Imaging Systems, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Crane (Dayton, Ohio); James E. McGuire, Jr. (Columbus, Ohio); David M. Callard (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-layered structure in the form of a disposable patch is described for supporting a light source and useful in conjunction with procedures for the non-invasive visualization of veins, arteries or other subcutaneous structures of the body or for facilitating intravenous insertion or extraction of fluids, medication or the like, which in a representative embodiment includes a coupling layer for interfacing and optically coupling with the body surface and conforming to the surface topography of the body portion of interest, a ring for supporting a light source, and a reflective layer between the source and coupling layer for redirecting light reflected from the body surface back through the coupling layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 11, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/382736 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/476 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925392 | Altieri et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LORD Corporation (Cary, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell E. Altieri (Cary, North Carolina); James F. Kuhn (Erie, Pennsylvania); Mark R. Jolly (Raleigh, North Carolina); Steve C. Southward (Danville, Virginia); Askari Badre-Alam (Apex, North Carolina); Leslie P. Fowler (Redondo Beach, California); Matthew Ferguson (Fairview, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle propulsion system. The measuring system/method provides for a high reliability short take off vertical landing fixed wing aircraft in which the vertical propulsion dynamically rotating drive shaft system and couplings are monitored in real time. The vehicular shaft coupling misalignment measuring system utilizes multiple positional sensors to provide highly reliable and precise determination of the dynamic characteristics of the rotating sensor target components of the propulsion system drive shaft. The relative position of the sensors is rigidly fixed externally from the rotating targets with a structural frame. The collar misalignment measuring system of the invention provide a misalignment measurement of the propulsion system drive shaft flexible coupling which relates to a critical performance of rotating shaft coupling in the operation of an aircraft vehicle. The method/system provides for monitoring a rotating drive shaft system and dynamically measuring a rotating drive shaft coupling in a fixed wing aircraft propulsion system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/099461 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925472 | Nasr et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nabil Nasr (Pittsford, New York); Michael Thurston (Penfield, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, computer readable medium, and system for optimizing utilization of one or more assets includes obtaining at least one of operational data and condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets. At least one of historical maintenance data and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is retrieved. One or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the obtained at least one of the operational data and the condition data. One or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the at least one of the obtained operational data and condition data and on the retrieved at least one of the historical maintenance data and the life-cycle data. One or more optimization instructions for the at least one asset are determined based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics and the determined one or more optimization instructions are displayed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/437966 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/184 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925496 | Rubin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Harvey Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes the steps of comparing a first body of text with a user-created summary of the first body of text, creating rules based on the comparison of the first body of text with the user-created summary of the first body of text, selecting one or more summary rules for generating a computer-created summary of a second body of text, and applying the selected summary rules to the second body of text to generate a computer-created summary of the second body of text. The first body of text may be a user-corrected summary of a computer-created summary of the first body of text. The rules may be selected based on previous use, frequency of use, context of the body of text, or most-specific applicability. The rules may be iteratively applied to generate a summary. A method is also provided for generating a heading for a summary of text. |
| FILED | Monday, April 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789129 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925605 | Rubin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart H. Rubin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, evolutionary expert systems and methods are disclosed. For example, a method for evolving a rule base of an expert system includes creating a set of meta-rules from a set of first rules associated with the expert system, creating a set of one or more generalized virtual rule candidates based on the set of first rules and the set of meta-rules, filtering the set of generalized virtual rule candidates to remove generalized virtual rule candidates that conflict with at least one rule of the set of first rules to form a set of virtual rules, and incorporating at least one virtual rule of the set of virtual rules into the set of first rules to evolve the first set of rules. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/854638 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925614 | Burkard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guido Burkard (Irvington, New York); David P. DiVincenzo (Tarrytown, New York); George A. Keefe (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Roger H. Koch (Amawalk, New York); James R. Rozen (Peekskill, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method (and structure) of coupling a qubit includes locating the qubit near a transmission line approximately at a location corresponding to a node at a predetermined frequency. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/847203 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925824 | Brittain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Brittain (Pflugerville, Texas); Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Warren E. Maule (Cedar Park, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A memory system is provided that reduces latency by running a memory channel fully asynchronous from a memory device frequency. The memory system comprises a memory hub device integrated in a memory module. The memory hub device comprises a command queue that receives a memory access command from an external memory controller via a memory channel at a first operating frequency. The memory system also comprises a memory hub controller integrated in the memory hub device. The memory hub controller reads the memory access command from the command queue at a second operating frequency. By receiving the memory access command at the first operating frequency and reading the memory access command at the second operating frequency an asynchronous boundary is implemented. The first operating frequency is a maximum designed operating frequency of the memory channel and the first operating frequency is independent of the second operating frequency. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/019043 |
| ART UNIT | 2189 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925825 | Brittain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Brittain (Pflugerville, Texas); Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Warren E. Maule (Cedar Park, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A memory system is provided that implements an asynchronous boundary in a memory module. The memory system comprises a memory hub device integrated in a memory module. The memory system also comprises a set of memory devices coupled to the memory hub device. The memory hub device comprises a command queue that receives a memory access command from an external memory controller via a memory channel at a first operating frequency. The memory system further comprises a memory hub controller integrated in the memory hub device. The memory hub controller reads the memory access command from the command queue at a second operating frequency. By receiving the memory access command at the first operating frequency and reading the memory access command at the second operating frequency an asynchronous boundary is implemented within the memory hub device of the memory module. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/019071 |
| ART UNIT | 2189 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925826 | Brittain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark A. Brittain (Pflugerville, Texas); Kevin C. Gower (LaGrangeville, New York); Warren E. Maule (Cedar Park, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A memory system is provided that increases the overall bandwidth of a memory channel by operating the memory channel at a independent frequency. The memory system comprises a memory hub device integrated in a memory module. The memory hub device comprises a command queue that receives a memory access command from an external memory controller via a memory channel at a first operating frequency. The memory system also comprises a memory hub controller integrated in the memory hub device. The memory hub controller reads the memory access command from the command queue at a second operating frequency. By receiving the memory access command at the first operating frequency and reading the memory access command at the second operating frequency an asynchronous boundary is implemented. Using the asynchronous boundary, the memory channel operates at a maximum designed operating bandwidth, which is independent of the second operating frequency. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/019095 |
| ART UNIT | 2189 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/105 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925842 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Robert S. Blackmore (Poughkeepsie, New York); Ramakrishnan Rajamony (Austin, Texas); William J. Starke (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of operating a data processing system includes each of multiple tasks within a parallel job executing on multiple nodes of the data processing system issuing a system call to request allocation of backing storage in physical memory for global shared memory accessible to all of the multiple tasks within the parallel job, where the global shared memory is in a global address space defined by a range of effective addresses. Each task among the multiple tasks receives an indication that the allocation requested by the system call was successful only if the global address space for that task was previously reserved and backing storage for the global shared memory has not already been allocated. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/958956 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/147 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07922674 | Sarvazyan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Artann Laboratories Inc (Lambertville, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Armen P. Sarvazyan (Lambertville, New Jersey); Vladimir Egorov (Princeton, New Jersey); Sergiv Kanilo (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Suren Ayrapetyan (Lambertville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for real time mechanical imaging of a prostate with a transrectal probe. In the method, generating a composite two- and three-dimensional prostate mechanical image from a plurality of partial mechanical images extracted from pressure response data and a probe orientation data starts with examining the prostate by pressing a probe head pressure sensor array against it at various overlapping locations. Merging of partial mechanical images together is accomplished by analyzing an overlap between each subsequent and previous partial mechanical image. Finding the prostate is assisted with a supplemental pressure response data indicating the location of a sphincter known to be about 4-5 cm away from the prostate. Data processing is improved by including probe orientation data to further increase the accuracy and sensitivity of the method. The probe is equipped with a two-dimensional head pressure sensor array, a supplemental shaft sensor array and orientation tracking sensors including a three-axis magnetic sensor and a two-axis accelerometer sensor for calculating elevation, rotation and azimuth angles of the probe. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/123999 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/587 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922774 | Macomber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orthocare Innovations LLC (Mountlake Terrace, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ben Gilbert Macomber (Shoreline, Washington); David Alan Boone (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A computerized prosthesis alignment system includes a transducer that can measure socket reactions in the anterior/posterior plane and the right/left planes, while canceling or reducing the transverse forces on the measurements of these socket reactions. In addition, the transducer is also capable of determining the axial load or weight experienced by the prosthesis. The computerized prosthesis alignment system is in communication with a host computer. The moment data from the transducer is interpreted by the user via a computer interface. The host computer includes memory for storing one or more applications. These applications receive data from the transducer, interpret the data with discrete algebraic or fuzzy logic algorithms, and display the output numerically and graphically. Applications may also interpret the data to provide analyses to the user for aligning the prosthesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/853711 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/27 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922999 | Bankiewicz |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Krystof S. Bankiewicz (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system that is directed to the local delivery of growth factors to the mammalian CNS to treat CNS disorders associated with neuronal death and/or dysfunction is described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/740124 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923001 | Mobley |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harry L. T. Mobley (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating urinary tract infections. In particular, the present invention relates to vaccines and immune modulators for treating urinary tract infections. |
| FILED | Friday, September 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/204966 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923013 | Tsuji et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Rockefeller University (New York, New York); The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Moriya Tsuji (New York, New York); David D. Ho (New York, New York); Chi-Huey Wong (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Douglass Wu (San Diego, California); Masakazu Fujio (San Diego, California); Xiangming Li (Elmhurst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to immunogenic compounds which serve as ligands for NKT (natural killer T) cells and to methods of use thereof in modulating immune responses. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/735313 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/184.100 |
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| US 07923014 | Hooper et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lora V. Hooper (Dallas, Texas); Heather L. Cash (Owens Cross Roads, Alabama); Cecilia V. Whitham (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of compositions comprising RegIII and HIP/PAP proteins, including the use of such proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic targets. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/026010 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923016 | Volkman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian F. Volkman (Muskego, Wisconsin); Christopher T. Veldkamp (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Francis C. Peterson (Racine, Wisconsin); Thomas Sakmar (New York, New York); Christoph H. Seibert (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel CXCL12-α2 locked dimer polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using said dimer in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disease, and HIV/AIDS. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/380308 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/192.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923041 | Stock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Signum Biosciences, Inc. (Monmouth Junction, New Jersey); The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffry Stock (Rocky Hill, New Jersey); Maxwell Stock (Rocky Hill, New Jersey); Haoming Gu (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Zhu Li (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Peter Wolanin (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions for promoting general health and well-being, comprising an extract of a botanical raw material, wherein said extract inhibits the carboxyl demethylating activity of a protein phosphatase, and methods of making and using same. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/890278 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/725 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923219 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hengbin Wang (Hoover, Alabama); Yi Zhang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a native or reconstituted complex comprising Bmi1 and/or Ring1 and/or Ring2, wherein the complex has ubiquitin E3 ligase activity. Optionally, the complex further comprises HPH2 and/or HPC3. Also disclosed are methods of producing the reconstituted complex, methods of identifying compounds that modulate the ubiquitin E3 ligase activity of the native or reconstituted complex, and methods of identifying candidate compounds for treating cancer. Kits for determining modulation of protein ubiquitination and/or for ubiquitinating a target substrate are further provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/915610 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923230 | Graef et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isabella A. Graef (Woodside, California); Gerald R. Crabtree (Woodside, California); Jason E. Gestwicki (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for reducing aggregation of neurodegenerative proteins associated with neurotoxicity or other proteins. The compounds comprise a first domain or targeting element for binding to the target proteins linked to a second domain or recruiting element that binds to an aggregation inhibiting protein, e.g. a prolyl isomerase. By associating the aggregating forming proteins or neuronal cells under conditions where aggregating proteins are produced with the compound and the aggregation inhibiting protein, aggregation is reduced. The subject agents can be used in assays, investigating the etiology of the neuronal diseases and for prophylaxis and therapy. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/050017 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923243 | Lee |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amy S. Lee (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to compositions and methods for selective expression of a heterologous nucleic acid sequence in a targeted tissue, and more particularly to the glucose regulated protein 78 (grp78) stress-responsive promoter and its use in gene therapy and the production of transgenic animals. |
| FILED | Friday, August 27, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/928806 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923247 | Steinman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina); The Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph M. Steinman (Westport, Connecticut); Kayo Inaba (Kyoto, Japan); Gerold Schuler (Innsbruck, Austria) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing proliferating cultures of dendritic cell precursors is provided. Also provided is a method for producing mature dendritic cells in culture from the proliferating dendritic cell precursors. The cultures of mature dendritic cells provide an effective means of producing novel T cell dependent antigens comprised of dendritic cell modified antigens or dendritic cells pulsed with antigen, including particulates, which antigen is processed and expressed on the antigen-activated dendritic cell. The novel antigens of the invention may be used as immunogens for vaccines or for the treatment of disease. These antigens may also be used to treat autoimmune diseases such as juvenile diabetes and multiple sclerosis. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/218899 |
| 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 07923251 | Vankov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Vankov (Menlo Park, California); Thomas W. Chalberg, Jr. (Redwood City, California); Philip Huie, Jr. (Cupertino, California); Daniel V. Palanker (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transferring an agent into a cell. The method includes the steps of providing an agent outside of a cell and generating a vapor bubble and a plasma discharge between an avalanche electrode and a conductive fluid surrounding the cell. The vapor bubble and plasma discharge generate a mechanical stress wave and an electric field, respectively. The combination of this mechanical stress wave and electric field results in permeabilization of the cell, which in turn results in transfer of the agent into the cell. |
| FILED | Friday, September 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/526153 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/461 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923253 | Metz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O Metz (Kennewick, Washington); Weijun Qian (Richland, Washington); Jon M. Jacobs (Pasco, Washington); David G. Camp, II (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for classifying subject populations utilizing predictive and diagnostic biomarkers for type I diabetes mellitus. The method including determining the levels of a variety of markers within the serum or plasma of a target organism and correlating this level to general populations as a screen for predisposition or progressive monitoring of disease presence or predisposition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/291173 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923436 | Monahan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E. Monahan (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Richard Jude Samulski (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Joseph E. Rabinowitz (Carrboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention uses recombinant parvoviruses, and particularly recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) to deliver genes and DNA sequences for gene therapy following manipulation of the therapeutic virus for packaging and transport. The invention delivers therapeutic viral vectors via rAAV affixed to support matrixes (i.e., sutures, surgically implantable materials, grafts, and the like). |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/697194 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44.R00 |
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| US 07923448 | Nedergaard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York); New York Medical College (Valhalla, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maiken Nedergaard (Webster, New York); Steven A. Goldman (Webster, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method of treating a subject with acute spinal cord injury by administering a purine receptor antagonist to the subject under conditions effective to treat spinal cord injury. The purine receptor antagonist inhibits P2X purine receptor activation. The inhibition of P2X purine receptor activation can also be used in conjunction with methods of treating a subject with spinal cord ischemia resulting from stroke or vascular insult, interruption, or mechanical injury, treating a subject with ischemic or traumatic insults of brain tissue in regions expressing P2X receptors, and for inhibiting ATP-triggered brain or spinal cord cell death. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/979526 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/253.50 |
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| US 07923535 | Moss et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Moss (Bethesda, Maryland); Linda Stevens (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Christelle Bourgeois (Bethesda, Maryland); Rita Bortell (Shirley, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for producing a polypeptide with a modified activity or stability, by replacing an arginine residue capable of being ADP-ribosylated with a tryptophan or a phenylalanine. In one embodiment, compositions are provided that include polypeptides, such as alpha defensin, with arginine-to-tryptophan or arginine-to-phenylalanine substitutions, where the arginine residue is capable of being ADP-ribosylated. In another embodiment, methods are disclosed for modifying an immune response in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, April 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/430023 |
| 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 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923545 | Ting et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jenny P.-Y Ting (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Michael W. Linhoff (St. Louis, Missouri); Jonathan A. Harton (Tampa, Florida); Kristi L. Williams (Durham, North Carolina); Brian J. Conti (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Jinghua Zhang (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Xin-sheng Zhu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a new family of structurally and functionally related nucleic acids and proteins, designed the CATERPILLER family, which is characterized by landmark structural motifs including a nucleotide binding domain and leucine-rich repeat domains. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/491487 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923562 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James K. Chen (Mountain View, California); Surajit Sinha (Madurdaha, India); Ilya Shestopalov (Mountain View, California); Xiaohu Ouyang (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Bifunctional linkers are provided that comprise a photocleavable moiety flanked by two different amine reactive moieties. In some embodiments the photocleavable moiety is a dimethoxynitrobenzyl moiety. In other embodiments the photocleavable moiety is 8-bromo-7-hydroxyquinoline. In other embodiments the photocleavable moiety is nitrodibenzofuran. In other embodiments the photocleavable moiety is 6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-ylmethyl. The linkers find use in synthetic methods, including the generation of photocleavable oligonucleotides, e.g. caged morpholinos. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/485774 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923582 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/039478 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924002 | Lu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wenmiao Lu (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for mapping field inhomogeneity for forming a magnetic resonance image is provided. A magnetic resonance excitation is applied. A plurality of k-space echoes signals is acquired. A periodic cost function is calculated from the acquired plurality of k-space echo signals. A period of the calculated periodic cost function is divided into multiple regions. A search algorithm is used to locate a local minimum in each region. Located local minimums are chosen to provide global smoothness. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/971722 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/307 |
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| US 07924425 | Morgan 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) | Nicole Y. Morgan (Bethesda, Maryland); Paul Smith (Annapolis, Maryland); Ed Wellner (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for spatially selective, fixed-optics fluorescence detection in a multichannel polymeric microfluidic device, and a method for performing spatially selective, fixed-optics fluorescence detection. |
| FILED | Monday, June 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/993852 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/440 |
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| US 07925069 | Ortyn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amnis Corporation (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Ortyn (Bainbridge Island, Washington); David A. Basiji (Seattle, Washington); Philip Morrissey (Bellevue, Washington); Thaddeus George (Seattle, Washington); Brian Hall (Seattle, Washington); Cathleen Zimmerman (Bainbridge Island, Washington); David Perry (Woodinville, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Multimodal/multispectral images of a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric features identifiable in the images are used to separate the population of cells into a plurality of subpopulations. Where the population of cells includes diseased cells and healthy cells, the images can be separated into a healthy subpopulation, and a diseased subpopulation. Where the population of cells does not include diseased cells, one or more ratios of different cell types in patients not having a disease condition can be compared to the corresponding ratios in patients having the disease condition, enabling the disease condition to be detected. For example, blood cells can be separated into different types based on their images, and an increase in the number of lymphocytes, a phenomenon associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, can readily be detected. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/569612 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/133 |
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| US 07925335 | Feldman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc D. Feldman (San Antonio, Texas); Jonathan W. Valvano (Austin, Texas); John A. Pearce (Austin, Texas); Chia-Ling Wei (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for determining cardiac performance in the patient involving a conductance catheter (12) for measuring conductance and blood volume in a heart chamber of the patient. The apparatus includes a processor (14) for determining instantaneous volume of the ventricle by applying a non-linear relationship between the measured conductance and the volume of blood in the heart chamber to identify mechanical strength of the chamber. The processor (14) is in communication with the conductance catheter (12). |
| FILED | Friday, September 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/568912 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/513 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925354 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Richard P. Williamson (Sherman Oaks, California); Joseph H. Schulman (Santa Clarita, California); Reza P. Rassool (Stevenson Ranch, California); Lee J. Mandell (West Hills, California); Abraham N. Seidman (Beverly Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for improving visual acuity when providing a visual image from a “high” resolution input device to a “low” resolution output device. The described invention is of particular use when the output device is an array of electrodes as part of a retinal prosthesis used to restore vision to a visually-impaired patient. In that various limitations may, within the foreseeable future, limit the density of such an electrode array (and thus the resolution of the output image), the present invention teaches techniques to assign processed pixel subsets of a higher resolution image to a single electrode. By varying the pixel subsets, e.g., by jittering, and/or altering the processing criteria, the perceived visual acuity may be further improved. Alternatively and additionally, such processing may be further extended to drive neighboring electrodes in combination to thus stimulate virtual electrode sites and thus further enhance visual acuity. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/879982 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paula Krauter (Livermore, California); David Zalk (San Jose, California); D. Mark Hoffman (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A copolymer and water/ethanol solvent solution capable of binding with airborne contaminants or potential airborne contaminants, such as biological weapon agents or toxic particulates, coagulating as the solvent evaporates, and adhering the contaminants to a surface so as to inhibit the re-suspension of such contaminants. The solution uses a water or ethanol/water mixture for the solvent, and a copolymer having one of several functional group sets so as to have physical and chemical characteristics of high adhesion, low viscosity, low surface tension, negative electrostatic charge, substantially neutral pH, and a low pKa. Use of the copolymer solution prevents re-aerosolization and transport of unwanted, reactive species thus increasing health and safety for personnel charged with decontamination of contaminated buildings and areas. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/524554 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment 588/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922792 | Soong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yee Soong (Monroeville, Pennsylvania); Douglas E. Allen (Salem, Massachusetts); Chen Zhu (Monroe County, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutralization/sequestration process is provided for concomitantly addressing capture and sequestration of both CO2 and SO2 from industrial gas byproduct streams. The invented process concomitantly treats and minimizes bauxite residues from aluminum production processes and brine wastewater from oil/gas production processes. The benefits of this integrated approach to coincidental treatment of multiple industrial waste byproduct streams include neutralization of caustic byproduct such as bauxite residue, thereby decreasing the risk associated with the long-term storage and potential environmental of storing caustic materials, decreasing or obviating the need for costly treatment of byproduct brines, thereby eliminating the need to purchase CaO or similar scrubber reagents typically required for SO2 treatment of such gasses, and directly using CO2 from flue gas to neutralize bauxite residue/brine mixtures, without the need for costly separation of CO2 from the industrial byproduct gas stream by processes such as liquid amine-based scrubbers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/046714 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/232 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922809 | Constantz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Calera Corporation (Los Gatos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent R. Constantz (Portola Valley, California); Kasra Farsad (San Jose, California); Chris Camire (San Jose, California); Irvin Chen (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compositions and methods including hydraulic cement, supplementary cementitious material, and/or self-cementing material. Methods for making the compositions and using the compositions are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, August 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/857248 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/713 |
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| US 07922893 | Busche et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick D. Busche (Highland Village, Texas); John B. Rollins (Southlake, Texas); Harold J. Noyes (Golden, Colorado); James G. Bush (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for enhancing the recovery of heavy oil in an oil extraction environment by feeding nutrients to a preferred microbial species (bacteria and/or fungi). A method is described that includes the steps of: sampling and identifying microbial species that reside in the oil extraction environment; collecting fluid property data from the oil extraction environment; collecting nutrient data from the oil extraction environment; identifying a preferred microbial species from the oil extraction environment that can transform the heavy oil into a lighter oil; identifying a nutrient from the oil extraction environment that promotes a proliferation of the preferred microbial species; and introducing the nutrient into the oil extraction environment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/350206 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Mineral oils: Processes and products 28/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922931 | Cordaro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph G. Cordaro (Oakland, California); Robert W. Bradshaw (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-melting point, heat transfer fluid comprising a mixture of LiNO3, NaNO3, KNO3, NaNO2 and KNO2 salts where the Li, Na and K cations are present in amounts of about 20-33.5 mol % Li, about 18.6-40 mol % Na, and about 40-50.3 mol % K and where the nitrate and nitrite anions are present in amounts of about 36-50 mol % NO3, and about 50-62.5 mol % NO2. These compositions can have liquidus temperatures between 70° C. and 80° C. for some compositions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/850032 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/71 |
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| US 07922939 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer A. Lewis (Urbana, Illinois); Bok Yeop Ahn (Champaign, Illinois); Eric B. Duoss (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Stabilized silver particles comprise particles comprising silver, a short-chain capping agent adsorbed on the particles, and a long-chain capping agent adsorbed on the particles. The short-chain capping agent is a first anionic polyelectrolyte having a molecular weight (Mw) of at most 10,000, and the long-chain capping agent is a second anionic polyelectrolyte having a molecular weight (Mw) of at least 25,000. The stabilized silver particles have a solid loading of metallic silver of at least 50 wt %. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/245389 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/514 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922965 | Kuntz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua D. Kuntz (Livermore, California); Thomas F. Soules (Livermore, California); Richard Lee Landingham (Livermore, California); Joel P. Hollingsworth (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a transparent ceramic including the steps of providing nano-ceramic powders in a processed or unprocessed form, mixing the powders with de-ionized water, the step of mixing the powders with de-ionized water producing a slurry, sonifing the slurry to completely wet the powder and suspend the powder in the de-ionized water, separating very fine particles from the slurry, molding the slurry, and curing the slurry to produce the transparent ceramic. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/465708 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/651 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923234 | Thompson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David N. Thompson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Vicki S. Thompson (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kastli D. Schaller (Ammon, Idaho); William A. Apel (Jackson, Wyoming); Jeffrey A. Lacey (Idaho Falls, Idaho); David W. Reed (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and variations thereof are provided. Further provided are methods of at least partially degrading xylotriose and/or xylobiose using isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and variations thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, January 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/321636 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/200 |
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| US 07923235 | Foreman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pamela Foreman (Los Altos, California); Pieter Van Solingen (Naaldwijk, Netherlands); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Michael Ward (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are novel gene sequences isolated from Trichoderma reesei. Two genes encoding proteins comprising a cellulose binding domain, one encoding an arabionfuranosidase and one encoding an acetylxylanesterase are described. The sequences, CIP1 and CIP2, contain a cellulose binding domain. These proteins are especially useful in the textile and detergent industry and in pulp and paper industry. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/683108 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923253 | Metz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O Metz (Kennewick, Washington); Weijun Qian (Richland, Washington); Jon M. Jacobs (Pasco, Washington); David G. Camp, II (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for classifying subject populations utilizing predictive and diagnostic biomarkers for type I diabetes mellitus. The method including determining the levels of a variety of markers within the serum or plasma of a target organism and correlating this level to general populations as a screen for predisposition or progressive monitoring of disease presence or predisposition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/291173 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/63 |
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| US 07923582 | Saxon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eliana Saxon (Albany, California); Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features a chemoselective ligation reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves condensation of a specifically engineered phosphine, which can provide for formation of an amide bond between the two reactive partners resulting in a final product comprising a phosphine moiety, or which can be engineered to comprise a cleavable linker so that a substituent of the phosphine is transferred to the azide, releasing an oxidized phosphine byproduct and producing a native amide bond in the final product. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provides for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids). |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/039478 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923592 | Tonkovich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anna Lee Tonkovich (Dublin, Ohio); Thomas Yuschak (Lewis Center, Ohio); Timothy J. LaPlante (Columbus, Ohio); Scott Rankin (Columbus, Ohio); Steven T. Perry (Galloway, Ohio); Sean Patrick Fitzgerald (Columbus, Ohio); Wayne W. Simmons (Dublin, Ohio); Terry Mazanec (Solon, Ohio); Eric Daymo (Dublin, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed invention relates to a process for converting a feed composition comprising one or more hydrocarbons to a product comprising one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons, the process comprising: flowing the feed composition and steam in contact with each other in a microchannel reactor at a temperature in the range from about 200° C. to about 1200° C. to convert the feed composition to the product, the process being characterized by the absence of catalyst for converting the one or more hydrocarbons to one or more unsaturated hydrocarbons. Hydrogen and/or oxygen may be combined with the feed composition and steam. |
| FILED | Friday, February 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/670608 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/654 |
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| US 07923599 | Altier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Johnston, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel J. Altier (Waukee, Iowa); Glen Dahlbacka (Oakland, California); Irina Elleskaya (Kyiv, Ukraine); Natalia Ellanskaya, legal representative (Kyiv, Ukraine); Rafael Herrmann (Wilmington, Delaware); Jennie Hunter-Cevera (Elliott City, Maryland); Billy F. McCutchen (College Station, Iowa); James K. Presnail (Avondale, Pennsylvania); Janet A. Rice (Wilmington, Delaware); Eric Schepers (Port Deposit, Maryland); Carl R. Simmons (Des Moines, Iowa); Tamas Torok (Richmond, California); Nasser Yalpani (Johnston, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include novel amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for antipathogenic polypeptides that were isolated from microbial fermentation broths. Nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences that encode the antipathogenic polypeptides of the invention are also provided. A method for inducing pathogen resistance in a plant using the nucleotide sequences disclosed herein is further provided. The method comprises introducing into a plant an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antipathogenic polypeptide of the invention. Compositions comprising an antipathogenic polypeptide or a transformed microorganism comprising a nucleic acid of the invention in combination with a carrier and methods of using these compositions to protect a plant from a pathogen are further provided. Transformed plants, plant cells, seeds, and microorganisms comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes an antipathogenic polypeptide of the invention, or variant or fragment thereof, are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/833535 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/279 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923692 | Tranter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy J. Tranter (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Christopher P. Oertel (Idaho Falls, Idaho); John R. Giles (Pocatello, Idaho); Nicholas R. Mann (Rigby, Idaho); Michael E. McIlwain (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for collection of radionuclides includes a mixture of a polymer, a fluorescent organic scintillator and a chemical extractant. A radionuclide detector system includes a collection device comprising a mixture of a polymer, a fluorescent agent and a selective ligand. The system includes at least one photomultiplier tube (PMT). A method of detecting radionuclides includes providing a collector device comprising a mixture comprising a polymer, a fluorescent organic scintillator and a chemical extractant. An aqueous environment is exposed to the device and radionuclides are collected from the environment. Radionuclides can be concentrated within the device. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/244876 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/364 |
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| US 07923922 | Geohegan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Bruce Geohegan (Knoxville, Tennessee); Ilia N. Ivanov (Knoxville, Tennessee); Alexander A. Puretzky (Knoxville, Tennessee); Stephen Jesse (Knoxville, Tennessee); Bin Hu (Knoxville, Tennessee); Matthew Garrett (Knoxville, Tennessee); Bin Zhao (Easley, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of forming an organic electric device that includes providing a plurality of carbon nanostructures; and dispersing the plurality of carbon nanostructures in a polymeric matrix to provide a polymeric composite, wherein when the plurality of carbon nanostructures are present at a first concentration an interface of the plurality of carbon nanostructures and the polymeric matrix is characterized by charge transport when an external energy is applied, and when the plurality of carbon nanostructures are present at a second concentration the interface of the plurality of carbon nanostructures and the polymeric matrix are characterized by exciton dissociation when an external energy is applied, wherein the first concentration is less than the second concentration. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/965651 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/504 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924031 | Watkins, Jr. et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth S. Watkins, Jr. (Dahlonega, Georgia); Shelby J. Morris (Hampton, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An in-situ method for monitoring the health of a composite component utilizes a condition sensor made of electrically conductive particles dispersed in a polymeric matrix. The sensor is bonded or otherwise formed on the matrix surface of the composite material. Age-related shrinkage of the sensor matrix results in a decrease in the resistivity of the condition sensor. Correlation of measured sensor resistivity with data from aged specimens allows indirect determination of mechanical damage and remaining age of the composite component. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/510875 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/693 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924121 | Caporaso et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George J. Caporaso (Livermore, California); Scott D. Nelson (Patterson, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A dispersion-free radial transmission line (“DFRTL”) preferably for linear accelerators, having two plane conductors each with a central hole, and an electromagnetically permeable material (“EPM”) between the two conductors and surrounding a channel connecting the two holes. At least one of the material parameters of relative magnetic permeability, relative dielectric permittivity, and axial width of the EPM is varied as a function of radius, so that the characteristic impedance of the DFRTL is held substantially constant, and pulse transmission therethrough is substantially dispersion-free. Preferably, the EPM is divided into concentric radial sections, with the varied material parameters held constant in each respective section but stepwise varied between sections as a step function of the radius. The radial widths of the concentric sections are selected so that pulse traversal time across each section is the same, and the varied material parameters of the concentric sections are selected to minimize traversal error. |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/144274 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/236 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick W Johnson (Jefferson, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method, and/or apparatus for remote measurement of terrestrial biomass contained in vegetative elements, such as large tree boles or trunks present in an area of interest, are provided. The method includes providing an airborne VHF radar system in combination with a LiDAR system, overflying the area of interest while directing energy toward the area of interest, using the VHF radar system to collect backscatter data from the trees as a function of incidence angle and frequency, and determining a magnitude of the biomass from the backscatter data and data from the laser radar system for each radar resolution cell. A biomass map is generated showing the magnitude of the biomass of the vegetative elements as a function of location on the map by using each resolution cell as a unique location thereon. In certain preferred embodiments, a single frequency is used with a linear array antenna. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/990505 |
| 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 342/25.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924423 | Van Neste et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles W. Van Neste (Kingston, Tennessee); Lawrence R. Senesac (Knoxville, Tennessee); Thomas G. Thundat (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are disclosed for generating a reversed photoacoustic spectrum at a greater distance. A source may emit a beam to a target and a detector measures signals generated as a result of the beam being emitted on the target. By emitting a chopped/pulsed light beam to the target, it may be possible to determine the target's optical absorbance by monitoring the intensity of light collected at the detector at different wavelengths. As the wavelength of light is changed, the target may absorb or reject each optical frequency. Rejection may increase the intensity at the sensing element and absorption may decrease the intensity. Accordingly, an identifying spectrum of the target may be made with the intensity variation of the detector as a function of illuminating wavelength. |
| FILED | Monday, August 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/189663 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/432 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian P. Rice (Mason, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensing system for use in monitoring the structural health of a structure such as a polymeric matrix composite structure is provided. The system includes a sensor formed from a conductive ink containing carbon nanofibers and a polymeric resin, and a data acquisition system for acquiring and evaluating data from the sensor. The conductive ink may be applied directly to the structure to be monitored in the form of a grid pattern. Damage to the structure may be detected by measuring changes in resistance values detected from the sensor. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/166056 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/762 |
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| US 07921731 | Bajikar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sateesh Bajikar (San Jose, California); Michael A. Scott (Newport News, Virginia); Edward E. Adcock (Poquoson, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro sized multi-axis semiconductor skin friction/wall shear stress induced by fluid flow. The sensor design includes a shear/strain transduction gimble connected to a force collecting plate located at the flow boundary surface. The shear force collecting plate is interconnected by an arm to offset the tortional hinges from the fluid flow. The arm is connected to the shear force collecting plate through dual axis torsional hinges with piezoresistive torsional strain gauges. These gauges are disposed on the tortional hinges and provide a voltage output indicative of applied shear stress acting on the force collection plate proximate the flow boundary surface. Offsetting the torsional hinges creates a force concentration and resolution structure that enables the generation of a large stress on the strain gauge from small shear stress, or small displacement of the collecting plate. The design also isolates the torsional sensors from exposure to the fluid flow. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/327514 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/841 |
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| US 07922920 | Harpold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan N. Harpold (Beltsville, Maryland); Hasso B. Niemann (Columbia, Maryland); Brian G. Jamieson (Severna Park, Maryland); Bernard A. Lynch (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a mass spectrometer micro-leak includes a number of channels fabricated by semiconductor processing tools and that includes a number of inlet holes that provide access to the channels. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/862550 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/20 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gopal Das (Simsbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for producing sheets of γ-TiAl includes the steps of forming a melt of a γ-TiAl alloy; casting the γ-TiAl alloy to form an as-cast γ-TiAl alloy; encapsulating the as-cast γ-TiAl alloy to form an as-cast γ-TiAl alloy preform; and rolling the as-cast γ-TiAl alloy preform to form a sheet comprising γ-TiAl. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/270103 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/660 |
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| US 07923709 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bin Chen (Palo Alto, California); Christoper P. McKay (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for shielding personnel and/or equipment from radiation particles. In one embodiment, a first substrate is connected to a first array or perpendicularly oriented metal-like fingers, and a second, electrically conducting substrate has an array of carbon nanostructure (CNS) fingers, coated with an electro-active polymer extending toward, but spaced apart from, the first substrate fingers. An electric current and electric charge discharge and dissipation system, connected to the second substrate, receives a current and/or voltage pulse initially generated when the first substrate receives incident radiation. In another embodiment, an array of CNSs is immersed in a first layer of hydrogen-rich polymers and in a second layer of metal-like material. In another embodiment, a one- or two-dimensional assembly of fibers containing CNSs embedded in a metal-like matrix serves as a radiation-protective fabric or body covering. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/273502 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/515.100 |
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| US 07923715 | Nessel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Nessel (Hinckley, Ohio); Richard Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A nonvolatile nanoionic switch is disclosed. A thin layer of chalcogenide glass engages a substrate and a metal selected from the group of silver and copper photo-dissolved in the chalcogenide glass. A first oxidizable electrode and a second inert electrode engage the chalcogenide glass and are spaced apart from each other forming a gap therebetween. A direct current voltage source is applied with positive polarity applied to the oxidizable electrode and negative polarity applied to the inert electrode which electrodeposits silver or copper across the gap closing the switch. Reversing the polarity of the switch dissolves the electrodeposited metal and returns it to the oxidizable electrode. A capacitor arrangement may be formed with the same structure and process. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/336503 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/4 |
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| US 07924126 | Hait et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas P. Hait (Laurel, Maryland); Peter J. Shirron (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A superconducting magnet includes an insulating layer disposed about the surface of a mandrel; a superconducting wire wound in adjacent turns about the mandrel to form the superconducting magnet, wherein the superconducting wire is in thermal communication with the mandrel, and the superconducting magnet has a field-to-current ratio equal to or greater than 1.1 Tesla per Ampere; a thermally conductive potting material configured to fill interstices between the adjacent turns, wherein the thermally conductive potting material and the superconducting wire provide a path for dissipation of heat; and a voltage limiting device disposed across each end of the superconducting wire, wherein the voltage limiting device is configured to prevent a voltage excursion across the superconducting wire during quench of the superconducting magnet. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/555634 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Magnetically operated switches, magnets, and electromagnets 335/216 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924415 | Leviton |
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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) | Douglas B. Leviton (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a light direction sensor for determining the direction of a light source. The system includes an image sensor; a spacer attached to the image sensor, and a pattern mask attached to said spacer. The pattern mask has a slit pattern that as light passes through the slit pattern it casts a diffraction pattern onto the image sensor. The method operates by receiving a beam of light onto a patterned mask, wherein the patterned mask as a plurality of a slit segments. Then, diffusing the beam of light onto an image sensor and determining the direction of the light source. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/389097 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/139.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924608 | Campbell |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boise State University (Boise, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristy A. Campbell (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Non-volatile memory devices with two stacked layers of chalcogenide materials comprising the active memory device have been investigated for their potential as phase change memories. The devices tested included GeTe/SnTe, Ge2Se3/SnTe, and Ge2Se3/SnSe stacks. All devices exhibited resistance switching behavior. The polarity of the applied voltage with respect to the SnTe or SnSe layer was critical to the memory switching properties, due to the electric field induced movement of either Sn or Te into the Ge-chalcogenide layer. One embodiment of the invention is a device comprising a stack of chalcogenide-containing layers which exhibit phase change switching only after a reverse polarity voltage potential is applied across the stack causing ion movement into an adjacent layer and thus “activating” the device to act as a phase change random access memory device or a reconfigurable electronics device when the applied voltage potential is returned to the normal polarity. Another embodiment of the invention is a device that is capable of exhibiting more that two data states. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/875805 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/163 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925469 | Delin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin A. Delin (Arcadia, California); Shannon P. Jackson (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A Sensor Web formed of a number of different sensor pods. Each of the sensor pods include a clock which is synchronized with a master clock so that all of the sensor pods in the Web have a synchronized clock. The synchronization is carried out by first using a coarse synchronization which takes less power, and subsequently carrying out a fine synchronization to make a fine sync of all the pods on the Web. After the synchronization, the pods ping their neighbors to determine which pods are listening and responded, and then only listen during time slots corresponding to those pods which respond. |
| FILED | Friday, September 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/514458 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/178 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925600 | Hinchey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Hinchey (Bowie, Maryland); Roy Sterritt (Newtownabbey, Ireland) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic entity manages a system by generating one or more stay alive signals based on the functioning status and operating state of the system. In some embodiments, an evolvable synthetic neural system is operably coupled to one or more evolvable synthetic neural systems in a hierarchy. The evolvable neural interface receives and generates heartbeat monitor signals and pulse monitor signals that are used to generate a stay alive signal that is used to manage the operations of the synthetic neural system. In another embodiment an asynchronous Alice signal (Autonomic license) requiring valid credentials of an anonymous autonomous agent is initiated. An unsatisfactory Alice exchange may lead to self-destruction of the anonymous autonomous agent for self-protection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/603140 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07922667 | Gianchandani et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yogesh B. Gianchandani (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kenichi Takahata (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic flow sensor device for monitoring flow of fluid in a channel. The sensor device includes a first electrode to be disposed along the channel and in communication with the fluid, a second electrode to be disposed along the channel and in communication with the fluid, and a radially expandable frame to structurally support the first electrode and the second electrode while conforming to the channel to position the first electrode and the second electrode along the channel. The device may also include an antenna coupled to the first and second electrodes to wirelessly provide an indication of a voltage induced between the first and second electrodes. In some embodiments, the radially expandable frame includes an insulating link such that the first and second electrodes are not electrically connected via the radially expandable frame. The sensor device may also include a structure having an inductance coupled to the first and second electrodes to wirelessly provide an indication of the induced voltage. |
| FILED | Monday, June 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/146193 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/505 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922878 | Logan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce Logan (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for hydrogen gas generation is provided according to the present invention which includes a hydrogen gas electrode assembly including a first anode in electrical communication with a first cathode; a microbial fuel cell electrode assembly including a second anode in electrical communication with a second cathode, the microbial fuel cell electrode assembly in electrical communication with the hydrogen gas electrode assembly for enhancing an electrical potential between the first anode and the first cathode. A single chamber housing contains the hydrogen gas electrode assembly at least partially in the interior space of the housing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/145722 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923098 | Mishima et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tetsuya Mishima (Norman, Oklahoma); Madhavie Edirisooriya (Norman, Oklahoma); Michael B. Santos (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-defect-density crystalline structure comprising a first crystalline material, a layer of second crystalline material epitaxially grown on the first crystalline material, and a layer of third crystalline material epitaxially grown on the second layer such that the second layer is positioned between the first crystalline material and the third crystalline material. The second and third crystalline materials cooperate to form a desirable relationship. The crystalline structures of the second crystalline material and third crystalline material have a higher crystalline compatibility than the first crystalline material and third crystalline material. The layer of second crystalline material is sufficiently thick to form the desirable relationship with the third crystalline material but sufficiently thin for the layer of second crystalline material to be strained. The layer of third crystalline material is grown to a thickness beyond a thickness had the third layer been grown on an unstrained second layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/968544 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/212 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923194 | Kohl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, Georgia); Paul J. Joseph (Lawrenceville, Georgia); Hollie K. Reed (Pearland, Texas); Sue Ann Bidstrup-Allen (Atlanta, Georgia); Celesta E. White (Katy, Texas); Clifford Henderson (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods of use thereof, and methods of decomposition thereof, are provided. One exemplary composition, among others, includes a polymer and a catalytic amount of a negative tone photoinitiator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/273114 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/270.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923532 | Hausch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Felix Hausch (Langenselbold, Germany); Gary Gray (Stanford, California); Lu Shan (Houston, Texas); Chaitan Khosla (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Administering an effective dose of glutenase to a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient reduces levels of toxic gluten oligopeptides, thereby attenuating or eliminating the damaging effects of gluten. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/927527 |
| 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 530/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923936 | Cooley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Cooley (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Steven B. Leeb (Belmont, Massachusetts); Al-Thaddeus Avestruz (Waltham, Massachusetts); Leslie K. Norford (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluorescent lamp sensor system is provided. The fluorescent lamp sensor system includes a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the bulbs. A balanced differential circuit measures changes in electric fields produced by the bulbs in front of the electrodes. The balanced differential circuit includes a symmetric current source associated with alternating the surface potential of the bulbs. A current mode detection circuit detects the current associated with the capacitive effects of the balanced differential circuit. A synchronous detection circuit isolates the capacitive effects of the symmetrical current source from stray signals that differ in either frequency or phase. |
| FILED | Monday, June 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/139678 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07923984 | Philbert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Philbert (Northville, Michigan); Katherine M. Tyner (Silver Spring, Maryland); Raoul Kopelman (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A universal, wireless, nano-optical voltmeter comprises an organic core having at least one voltage-sensitive dye and at least one polymeric shell substantially surrounding the organic core. The nano-optical voltmeter can detect electric fields in cells. The nano-optical voltmeter allows three-dimensional E field profiling throughout the entire volume of living cells. The nano-optical voltmeter may be calibrated externally and then applied for E field determinations inside any live cell or cellular compartment, with no further calibration steps. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/015674 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/96 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924025 | Eisenstadt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William R. Eisenstadt (Gainesville, Florida); Robert M. Fox (Gainesville, Florida); Jang Sup Yoon (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An embedded s-parameter measurement system for measuring or determining an s-parameter is provided. The system includes an s-parameter test circuit for connecting to a port of a high-frequency multi-port device-under-test (DUT). The s-parameter test circuit includes a directional coupler for sampling a forward signal conveyed to the DUT and for sampling a reverse signal reflected by the DUT. The s-parameter test circuit also includes a peak detector electrically connected to the directional coupler for detecting a magnitude of a signal conveyed to the peak detector by the directional coupler. The s-parameter test circuit further includes a phase detector electrically connected to the directional coupler for determining a phase of a signal conveyed to the phase detector by the directional coupler, and at least one other s-parameter test circuit for connecting to another port of the high-frequency multi-port DUT. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/996913 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/638 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07924057 | Verbauwhede et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ingrid Verbauwhede (Santa Monica, California); Kris J. V. Tiri (Genk, Belgium) |
| ABSTRACT | DPA-resistant logic circuits and routing are described. An architecture and methodology are suitable for integration in a common automated EDA design tool flow. The architecture and design methodology can be used in logic circuits, gate arrays, FPGAs, cryptographic processors, etc. In one embodiment, the implementation details of how to create a secure encryption module can be hidden from the designer. The designer is thus, able to write the code for the design of DPA-resistant logic circuits using the same design techniques used for conventional logic circuits. Contrary to other complicated DPA -blocking techniques, the designer does not need specialized knowledge and understanding of the methodology. In one embodiment, the automated design flow generates a secure design from a Verilog or VHDL netlist. The resulting encryption module has a relatively constant power consumption that does not depend on the input signals and is thus relatively independent of which logic operations are performed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/586846 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/93 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925711 | Gopalan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kartik Gopalan (Vestal, New York); Michael Hines (Endicott, New York); Jian Wang (Vestal, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | There is a constant battle to break even between continuing improvements in DRAM capacities and the growing memory demands of large-memory high-performance applications. Performance of such applications degrades quickly once the system hits the physical memory limit and starts swapping to the local disk. We present the design, implementation and evaluation of Anemone—an Adaptive Network Memory Engine—that virtualizes the collective unused memory of multiple machines across a gigabit Ethernet LAN, without requiring any modifications to the either the large memory applications or the Linux kernel. We have implemented a working prototype of Anemone and evaluated it using real-world unmodified applications such as ray-tracing and large in-memory sorting. Our results with the Anemone prototype show that unmodified single-process applications execute 2 to 3 times faster and multiple concurrent processes execute 6 to 7.7 times faster, when compared to disk based paging. The Anemone prototype reduces page-fault latencies by a factor of 19.6—from an average of 9.8 ms with disk based paging to 500 μs with Anemone. Most importantly, Anemone provides a virtualized low-latency access to potentially “unlimited” network memory resources. |
| FILED | Saturday, December 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/957411 |
| ART UNIT | 2457 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/212 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07922674 | Sarvazyan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Artann Laboratories Inc (Lambertville, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Armen P. Sarvazyan (Lambertville, New Jersey); Vladimir Egorov (Princeton, New Jersey); Sergiv Kanilo (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Suren Ayrapetyan (Lambertville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for real time mechanical imaging of a prostate with a transrectal probe. In the method, generating a composite two- and three-dimensional prostate mechanical image from a plurality of partial mechanical images extracted from pressure response data and a probe orientation data starts with examining the prostate by pressing a probe head pressure sensor array against it at various overlapping locations. Merging of partial mechanical images together is accomplished by analyzing an overlap between each subsequent and previous partial mechanical image. Finding the prostate is assisted with a supplemental pressure response data indicating the location of a sphincter known to be about 4-5 cm away from the prostate. Data processing is improved by including probe orientation data to further increase the accuracy and sensitivity of the method. The probe is equipped with a two-dimensional head pressure sensor array, a supplemental shaft sensor array and orientation tracking sensors including a three-axis magnetic sensor and a two-axis accelerometer sensor for calculating elevation, rotation and azimuth angles of the probe. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/123999 |
| ART UNIT | 3768 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/587 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07922787 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seashell Technology, LLC (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuliang Wang (La Jolla, California); Janet Cravens Dickerson (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel methods for the solution-based production of silver nanowires by adaptation of the polyol process. Some embodiments of the present invention can be practiced at lower temperature and/or at higher concentration than previously described methods. In some embodiments reactants are added in solid form rather than in solution. In some embodiments, an acid compound is added to the reaction. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/362960 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925335 | Feldman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc D. Feldman (San Antonio, Texas); Jonathan W. Valvano (Austin, Texas); John A. Pearce (Austin, Texas); Chia-Ling Wei (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for determining cardiac performance in the patient involving a conductance catheter (12) for measuring conductance and blood volume in a heart chamber of the patient. The apparatus includes a processor (14) for determining instantaneous volume of the ventricle by applying a non-linear relationship between the measured conductance and the volume of blood in the heart chamber to identify mechanical strength of the chamber. The processor (14) is in communication with the conductance catheter (12). |
| FILED | Friday, September 03, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/568912 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/513 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07924157 | Weller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Charles Weller (Clear Brook, Virginia); Clayton Craig Bonnell (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated document holder and RFID tag device is disclosed herein. The document holder may take the form of a shipping envelope which is affixed to an item and carries documents related to the item such as a packing list or shipping manifest. The device includes an RFID tag integrated into the shipping envelope which allows both the RFID tag and the shipping envelope to be affixed to the item in a single labor effort. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/497792 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/572.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07925514 | Williams et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Williams (Stafford, Virginia); Stephen J. McElroy (Manassas, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/416614 |
| ART UNIT | 3629 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07922483 | Donnelly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Donnelly (Warrensville, Illinois); William H. Eschenfeldt (St. Charles, Illinois); Jonathan Trent (La Silva Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are novel nucleic acids, proteins and methods that can be used to provide new catalysts with desirable traits for industrial processes. In particular, novel reductases isolated from the environment using PCR methods are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/487497 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Heating 432/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 07923698 | Stephan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Material Innovations, Inc. (Knoxville, Tennessee); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew C. Stephan (Knoxville, Tennessee); Vincent D. Jardret (Powell, Tennessee); Roger A. Kisner (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A neutron detector comprises a gas-filled dielectric shell, preferably a glass balloon, having opposite electrodes. An electric field is established whereby ionizing particles may be detected via ionization and current flow in the gas, using a pulse height analyzer or other conventional means. The dielectric shell preferably has low gas permeability and a bulk resistivity in the range of 108 to 1017 Ω-m, and is preferably in the millimeter to centimeter size range. Multiple balloons may be arranged in parallel or may be individually addressable by the detector electronics. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/586949 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 07923936 | Cooley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Cooley (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Steven B. Leeb (Belmont, Massachusetts); Al-Thaddeus Avestruz (Waltham, Massachusetts); Leslie K. Norford (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluorescent lamp sensor system is provided. The fluorescent lamp sensor system includes a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the bulbs. A balanced differential circuit measures changes in electric fields produced by the bulbs in front of the electrodes. The balanced differential circuit includes a symmetric current source associated with alternating the surface potential of the bulbs. A current mode detection circuit detects the current associated with the capacitive effects of the balanced differential circuit. A synchronous detection circuit isolates the capacitive effects of the symmetrical current source from stray signals that differ in either frequency or phase. |
| FILED | Monday, June 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/139678 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Library of Congress (LOC)
| US 07925104 | Buckley |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert R. Buckley (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for decompressing a job in a document management system, such as a printer, scanner or display device, is provided. The method includes buffering the compressed image data, and decompressing the buffered compressed image data such that the decompressing varies as a function of a resolution level and either a first set of quality layers or a second set of quality layers. The number of quality layers in the first quality layer set is greater than the number of quality layers in the second quality set and, pursuant to the decompressing, the resolution level is corresponded with the second quality layer set so that the compressed image data is decompressed with less quality layers than in the first quality layer set. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/359715 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/233 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07925059 | Hoyos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hector T. Hoyos (New York, New York); Thomas M. Zappia (Sommerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for designing an iris biometrics system that operates in minimally constrained settings. The image acquisition system has fewer constraints on subjects than traditional methods by extending standoff distance and capture volume. The method receives design parameters and provides derived quantities that are useful in designing an image acquisition system having a specific set of performance requirements. Exemplary scenarios of minimally constrained settings are provided, such as a high volume security checkpoint, an office, an aircraft boarding bridge, a wide corridor, and an automobile. |
| FILED | Friday, October 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/576644 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
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HOW DO I GET HERE?
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You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
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Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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