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Patent Details for Tuesday, June 07, 2011
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| US 07954335 | Hill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Water Generating Systems LLC (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Hill (Macon, Georgia); Christopher G. Preston (St. Petersburg, Florida); Michael D. Max (St. Pete Beach, Florida); Allen C. Hunter (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An atmospheric water harvester includes a cooling member over which humid air flows to condense moisture from the atmosphere. The cooling member may be the evaporator of a conventional, gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit. If a gas vapor-based refrigeration circuit is used, the compressor of the circuit may be variable speed. A fan or impeller used to move air through the system may also be variable speed. Preferred embodiments are reconfigurable between at least two operational configurations such that to varying degrees the incoming air may be pre-cooled, before it passes over the cooling member, by heat exchange with colder air that has already flowed over the cooling member. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/418077 |
| ART UNIT | 3784 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/272 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954390 | Andrews, Jr. 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) | George A. Andrews, Jr. (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Bryan D. Stelmok (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Robert M. Kinter (Waldorf, Maryland); William P. Adams (Mechanicsville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A collection apparatus is provided for receiving a portion of a medium that flows around the apparatus and directing the portion into a collector. The apparatus includes an axisymmetric streamline receiver and a support member. The streamline receiver includes a chamber as well as at least one opening into the chamber that receives the portion. The support member includes an axisymmetric conduit for directing the portion from the chamber towards the collector. An alternate apparatus includes a streamline receiver, a support member and a tail stabilizer. The receiver includes upper and lower members that form leading and trailing edges to define a chord. Along an exterior surface, one or both of the members provide at least one opening that receives the portion. The support member has a conduit that directs the portion from the opening towards the collector. The tail stabilizer is secured to the streamline receiver to orient the leading edge into the medium. |
| FILED | Monday, April 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789127 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954410 | Prescott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amos Neal Prescott (Yarmouth, Maine); Todd Anderson (California, Maryland); Douglas Mousseau (Leonardtown, Maryland); Stan Zanis (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A fast rope, which includes a weighted core, a first braid surrounding the core, a second braid surrounding the first braid, and a third braid surrounding the second braid. The core is constructed from lead wires extruded over a polyester yarn, the first braid is strands of polypropylene, the second braid is strands of composite press material, and the third braid is strands of spun polyester. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/469197 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Textiles: Braiding, netting, and lace making 087/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954432 | Piegols 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) | Bruce Walter Piegols (Laplata, Maryland); George David Eccard, Jr. (Laplata, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A shipping cap is provided for use with a shielded mild detonating cord (SMDC) having an explosive tip that contains a volume of explosive material. The shipping cap is coupled to a portion of the SMDC to define a sealed free volume region about the SMDC's explosive tip. The size of the free volume region is a function of the volume of explosive material contained in the explosive tip. The shipping cap's wall strength in the free volume region is defined by a factor of safety that is a function of the yield strength of the material used to construct the cap. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456265 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/275.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954509 | Dulay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph L. Dulay (Chandler, Arizona); Maureen Sugai (Phoenix, Arizona); Amer Aizaz (Phoenix, Arizona); Michael Kolic (Phoenix, Arizona); David B. Tornquist (Chandler, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus are provided for retaining a hinge shaft of a check valve with a bushing. The check valve includes a valve body defining a flow passage therethrough; a hinge shaft; a bushing coupled to the valve body and welded to the hinge shaft; and a closure element pivotally mounted on the hinge shaft for opening and closing the flow passage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/831446 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid handling 137/512.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954519 | Powell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intelligent Energy, Inc. (Long Beach, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael R. Powell (Kennewick, Washington); Matthew Fountain (Kennewick, Washington); Anand Chellappa (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Safe storage of volatile compounds or elements is provided by utilizing storage configurations that take advantage of the diffusibility and release characteristics of cell-based materials, such as foam materials. Such configurations may provide storage of hazardous, liquefied gases in closed-cell foam material. Release of gas/liquid from the foam is restricted by the need for the gas to diffuse through the closed cells. Because rapid release is prevented, storage safety is greatly improved. |
| FILED | Friday, February 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/598139 |
| ART UNIT | 3751 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means 141/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954754 | Kennedy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin D. Kennedy (Huntsville, Alabama); Brian J. Smith (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A noise generator system is provided with each noise generator being pivotally mounted to a mounting surface associated with the air intake of a turbineless jet engine. Each noise generator is positioned so as to convert a laminar or transitional air stream into a turbulent air stream such that a turbulent air-fuel mixture is realized in the combustion section of the engine to achieve more efficient operation. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/131248 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/53.B00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954758 | McGeer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, Washington); Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, Oregon); Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. |
| FILED | Monday, August 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/837878 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/110.F00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954766 | Brainard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Brainard (Cheshire, Connecticut); David R. Houy (Shelton, Connecticut); Anthony Z. Stobiecki (Huntington, Connecticut); Mark W. Scott (Bethany, Connecticut); Steven D. Weiner (Orange, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An interactive aircraft load management system automates calculation and provides simulation capability to changes in an aircraft C.G. limit for display on a three-dimensional aircraft symbology. The aircraft load management system also communicates with a fly by wire (FBW) flight control system wherein the aircraft's control system is programmed to automatically compensate for C.G. excursions and to alter control laws. The aircraft load management system also selectively reels-in and reels out sling lines as the aircraft pitches and rolls to maintain a load vector from a slung load along the aircraft centerline. Load vector travel is accomplished by coupling a winch control system into the flight control system. |
| FILED | Monday, June 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/455482 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/194 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954768 | Patel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio); Notre Dame University (South Bend, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehul Patel (Chandler, Arizona); Thomas C. Corke (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlling an aircraft, missile, munition or ground vehicle with plasma actuators, and more particularly of controlling fluid flow across their surfaces or other surfaces which would benefit from such a method, includes the design of an aerodynamic plasma actuator for the purpose of controlling airflow separation over a control surface of a aircraft, missile, or a ground vehicle, and a method of determining a modulation frequency for the plasma actuator for the purpose of fluid flow control over these vehicles. Various embodiments provide steps to increase the efficiency of aircraft, missiles, munitions and ground vehicles. The method of flow control reduces the power requirements of the aircraft, missile, munition or ground vehicle. These methods also provide alternative aerodynamic control using low-power hingeless plasma actuator devices. |
| FILED | Friday, October 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/604903 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/205 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955452 | Singh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjeev K. Singh (Dover, New Jersey); Philip Samuels (Manville, New Jersey); Christos Capellos (Morris Plains, New Jersey); Barry Fishburn (Dover, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for manufacture of explosive formulations containing a halogenated wax binder, involving dilution of the halogenated wax in a non-aqueous lacquer, slurring the explosive in an aqueous solution and applying heat and vacuum to yield a granular explosive which provides complete coating to avoid hot spots and is quickly pressable at lower temperature and pressure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/401061 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955453 | Kelley 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) | John M. Kelley (Owings Mills, Maryland); Raafat H. Guirguis (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for manufacturing gradient structures uses multiple jet-spraying mechanisms to form layers of distinct precursors into a gradient composition. |
| FILED | Friday, September 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/527657 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/109.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955551 | McBride et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California); The Regents of University of Colorado, a body Corporate (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sterling Eduardo McBride (Princeton, New Jersey); Steven Alan Lipp (West Windsor, New Jersey); Joey John Michalchuk (Lambertville, New Jersey); Dana Z. Anderson (Boulder, Colorado); William Frederick Holmgren (Tucson, Arizona); Matthew B. Squires (Tewksbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an improved alkali metal dispenser which is pure and free of contaminant gases, and provides for controlled releasing, delivery and recycling of the alkali metal in multiple stages in a controlled manner. The present invention also provides an alkali metal pump or getter. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/121068 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metallurgical apparatus 266/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955561 | Lewis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan S. Lewis (La Canada, California); Brett J. Doleman (San Francisco, California); Shawn M. Briglin (Pasadena, California); Erik J. Severin (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Chemical sensors for detecting analytes in fluids comprising a plurality of alternating nonconductive regions (comprising a nonconductive material) and conductive regions (comprising a conductive material). In preferred embodiments, the conducting region comprises a nanoparticle. Variability in chemical sensitivity from sensor to sensor is provided by qualitatively or quantitatively varying the composition of the conductive and/or nonconductive regions. An electronic nose for detecting an analyte in a fluid may be constructed by using such arrays in conjunction with an electrical measuring device electrically connected to the conductive elements of each sensor. |
| FILED | Monday, April 18, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/108538 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955603 | Richardson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ligocyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Richardson (Bozeman, Montana); Thomas S. Vedvick (Federal Way, Washington); Thomas R. Foubert (Bozeman, Montana); William T. Tino (Belgrade, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to antigenic and vaccine compositions comprising Norovirus antigens and adjuvants, in particular, mixtures of monovalent VLPs and mixtures of multivalent VLPs, and to a process for the production of both monovalent and multivalent VLPs, the VLPs comprising capsid proteins from one or more Norovirus genogroups. |
| FILED | Friday, September 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/093921 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/204.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955706 | Withers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Materials and Electrochemical Research Corp. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James C. Withers (Tucson, Arizona); Roger S. Storm (Tucson, Arizona); Vladimir Shapovalov (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Raouf Loutfy (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A cermet armor material for highly effective ballistic performance which is comprised of a layer of base metal in which is deposited a layer or layers of ceramic and a compatible metal such that the deposited metal in combination with the base metal forms a continuous matrix around the ceramic particles. The body has a structure which is continuously graded from a highest ceramic content at the outer surface (strike face) decreasing to zero within the base substrate, and contained no abrupt interfaces. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/770453 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/469 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955855 | Rothschild et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mordechai Rothschild (Newton, Massachusetts); Charles M. Wynn (Groton, Massachusetts); John J. Zayhowski (Pepperell, Massachusetts); Roderick R. Kunz (Acton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for detecting the presence of a NO forming material (e.g., a material that can form, or is, a nitrogen monoxide molecule) are disclosed based on detection of fluorescence exhibited by NO molecules in a first vibrationally excited state of a ground electronic state. Such excited NO molecules can be formed, for example, when small amounts of explosives are photodissociated. By inducing fluorescence of the material, a distinct signature of the explosive can be detected. Such techniques can be performed quickly and with a significant standoff distance, which can add to the invention's utility. In another aspection of the invention, methods and apparatus for generating electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. Such methods and apparatus can be used in conjunction with any detection method disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/500880 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955918 | Wu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yifeng Wu (Goleta, California); Marcia Moore (Santa Barbara, California); Tim Wisleder (Auckland, New Zealand); Primit Parikh (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A semiconductor device, and particularly a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), having a plurality of epitaxial layers and experiencing an operating (E) field. A negative ion region in the epitaxial layers to counter the operating (E) field. One method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a substrate and growing epitaxial layers on the substrate. Negative ions are introduced into the epitaxial layers to form a negative ion region to counter operating electric (E) fields in the semiconductor device. Contacts can be deposited on the epitaxial layers, either before or after formation of the negative ion region. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/581977 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/191 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955967 | La Tulipe, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. La Tulipe, Jr. (Albany, New York); Mark Todhunter Robson (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a high aspect ratio via opening through multiple dielectric layers, a high aspect ratio electrically conductive via, methods of forming three-dimension integrated circuits, and three-dimensional integrated circuits. The methods include forming a stack of at least four dielectric layers and etching the first and third dielectric layers with processes selective to the second and fourth dielectric layers, etching the second and third dielectric layers with processes selective to the first and second dielectric layers. Advantageously the process used to etch the third dielectric layer is not substantially selective to the first dielectric layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/540457 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/618 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955996 | Nosker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Nosker (Stockton, New Jersey); Jennifer K Lynch (Franklin Park, New Jersey); Mark N Mazar (Piscataway, New Jersey); Patrick L Nosker (Stockton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A flame or heat flux protective coating composition, which includes a dispersion of fiberglass, hollow glass spheres, or a combination of both in silicone. A flame or heat flux protective sheet, which includes hollow glass spheres dispersed in silicone in a sheet form or fiberglass and silicone in a sheet form, wherein the fiberglass is dispersed in the silicone or the fiberglass is a woven cloth coated with the silicone is also presented. Articles incorporating the flame or heat flux protective coating or sheet form and methods for coating an article with the flame or heat flux protective coating composition are also presented. |
| FILED | Monday, February 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/364281 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Fabric 442/136 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956086 | Ellis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Y. Ellis (Laurel, Maryland); Peter Lim (Palo Alto, California); Manaj Maniar (Freemont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for the manufacture of a sterile intravenous or intramuscular formulation of artesunic acid and the formulation are the subject of this invention. First the artesunic acid powder is sterilized with ethylene oxide and placed into a sterile container. The contained sterilized powder is then dissolved in sterile sodium phosphate buffered solution to produce an injectable intravenous or intramuscular formulation. The sodium phosphate dissolves and dilutes the artesunic acid powder without caking or frothing resulting in an improved drug product. The invention also relates to the formulation and a method of treating a patient with either uncomplicated or severe and complicated malaria. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/658229 |
| ART UNIT | 1614 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956102 | 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); Eric B. Duoss (Urbana, Illinois); Mariusz Twardowski (Newtonville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an ink which comprises: a metal oxide precursor, a stress reliever, and a solvent. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/733067 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 523/160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956302 | Jean 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 Jean (Odenton, Maryland); Ezra Chen (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A hermetically packaged G-switch includes a MEMS structure having a bottom substrate layer, a top device layer and an intermediate oxide layer. A mass disposed in the top device layer is connected to one, two or three anchor portions using spring arms. One end of a spring arm is connected to the mass and another end to an anchor portion. The connection to the anchor portion includes a T shaped arrangement, which has a torsional spring cross piece connected to the spring arm. A cap containing a conductive pad is hermetically sealed to the MEMS structure. When a predetermined acceleration is attained, the mass makes electrical contact with the conductive pad to close the G-switch. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/069001 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Circuit makers and breakers 2/61.45R |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956347 | Dadkhah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cubic Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahyar Dadkhah (San Diego, California); Tony Maryfield (Poway, California); Thomas Davidson (Santee, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel package that integrates components for a modulating retro reflector into a single package is disclosed according to various embodiments. According to some embodiments the package is configured to secure a retro reflector, a quantum well modulator and photodiode. In some embodiments, the package may include interconnects to surface mount to a circuit board. Such interconnects may be coupled with the photodiode and/or the quantum well modulator. In some embodiments, the package may be constructed of liquid crystal polymers and/or may include one or more windows. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/171837 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956369 | Reed et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Meredith L. Reed (Perry Hall, Maryland); Michael Wraback (Germantown, Maryland); Paul Shen (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A light emitting device comprising: a polar template; a p-type layer grown thereon; the p-type layer having a first polarization vector having a first projection relative to a growth direction; an n-type layer grown on the p-type layer; the n-type layer having a second polarization vector that is larger than the first polarization vector; the n-type layer and p-type layer forming an interface. Another preferred embodiment light emitting device comprises a polar template; an n-type layer grown on the template; the n-type layer having a first polarization vector having a first projection relative to a growth direction; a p-type layer grown on the n-type layer having a second polarization vector that is larger than the first polarization vector. In both embodiments, the first polarization vector in the p-layer and second polarization vector in the n-layer create discontinuity at the interface resulting in a negative charge appearing at the interface. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/437170 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/94 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956382 | Fonstad, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clifton G. Fonstad, Jr. (Arlington, Massachusetts); Markus Zahn (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A wafer having heterostructure therein is formed using a substrate with recesses formed within a dielectric layer. A magnetized magnetic layer or a polarized electret material is formed at the bottom of each recess. The magnetized magnetic layer or a polarized electret material provides a predetermined magnetic or electrical field pattern. A plurality of heterostructures is formed from on an epitaxial wafer wherein each heterostructure has formed thereon a non-magnetized magnetic layer that is attracted to the magnetized magnetic layer formed at the bottom of each recess or dielectric layer that is attracted to the polarized electret material formed at the bottom of each recess. The plurality of heterostructures is etched from the epitaxial wafer to form a plurality of heterostructure pills. The plurality of heterostructure pills is slurried over the surface of the dielectric layer so that individual heterostructure pills can fall into a recess and be retained therein due to the strong short-range magnetic or electrical attractive force between the magnetized magnetic layer in the recess and the non-magnetized magnetic layer on the heterostructure pill or between the polarized electret material in the recess and the dielectric on the heterostructure pill. Any excess heterostructure pills that are not retained in a recess formed within the dielectric layer are removed and an overcoat is applied to form a substantial planar surface. |
| FILED | Friday, January 24, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/350769 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956427 | Lieber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongkun Park (Lexington, Massachusetts); Qingqiao Wei (Corvallis, Oregon); Yi Cui (Sunnyvale, California); Wenjie Liang (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/792711 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956639 | Pavicic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Pavicic (Fargo, North Dakota); Chao You (West Fargo, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method controlling cellular automata containing a plurality of cascaded circuit cells having logic units. The cells are interleaved in groups toward supporting multiple directions, for example quad cells in which each cells of the quad is directed in a different directions separated by a fixed angle, such as 90 degrees (i.e., north, east, south, and west). These cells are triggered asynchronously as each cell is stabilized in preparation for receiving the trigger. The cells process data selectively based on the configuration of the cell and in response to receipt of data and trigger (or combined data and trigger) conditions from neighboring cells. The array can be utilized within a wide range of digital logic. As there is no need for distributing a global clock across the array of cells, the size of the array can be extended to any desired dimension. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/508149 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956664 | Chueh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juang-Ying Chueh (Auburndale, Massachusetts); Jerry Kao (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Visvesh Sathe (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marios C. Papaefthymiou (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Conrad Ziesler (Granby, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a digital system that includes a distribution network having a path to carry a reference clock and an adjustable delay element disposed along the path, and first and second clock domains coupled to the distribution network to receive the reference clock and configured to be driven by respective clock waveforms, each of which has a frequency in common with the reference clock. The digital system further includes a phase detector coupled to the first and second clock domains to generate a phase difference signal based on the clock waveforms, and a control circuit coupled to the phase detector and configured to adjust the adjustable delay element based on the phase difference signal. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/949673 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/293 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956669 | Chuang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Te K. Chuang (South Salem, New York); Koushik K. Das (Yorktown Heights, New York); Keunwoo Kim (Somers, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A new power gating structure with robust data retention capability using only one single double-gate device to provide both power gating switch and virtual supply/ground diode clamp functions. The scheme reduces the transistor count, area, and capacitance of the power gating structure, thus improving circuit performance, power, and leakage. The scheme is compared with the conventional power gating structure via mixed-mode physics-based two-dimensional numerical simulations. Analysis of virtual supply/ground bounce for the proposed scheme is also presented. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/106913 |
| ART UNIT | 2816 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/427 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956733 | Nechitailo |
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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) | Nicholas V. Nechitailo (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A measurement system is provided to monitor a launcher assembly along a path along which to accelerate a projectile. This system includes an optical sensor, a light emitter, a light detector and a signal analyzer. The sensor is continuously disposed on (or integrated to) the assembly at a position on the path and has initial and terminus ends. The light emitter transmits an optical signal from the initial end. The light detector receives the optical signal from either the initial or terminus ends. The signal analyzer compares the optical signal from the detector to a quantifiable deflection of the assembly launcher. The signal analyzer issues an alarm indication in response to the quantifiable deflection exceeds a hazard-condition threshold. The sensor may be positioned either substantially parallel to or transverse at discrete points along the path and be disposed longitudinally along and/or wrapped helically around the launcher barrel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/286281 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956759 | Kim |
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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) | Yoonkee Kim (Freehold, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A humidity-sensitive cutoff fuse RFID tag is provided with a bimorph element and thin conductive bridges positioned on an RFID tag substrate that can react to all changes in storage humidity conditions. The bimorph element is configured and positioned so that when it bends in response to one or more predetermined humidity levels, the bimorph element will break one of the conductive bridges and cause an open circuit that can be detected when the RFID tag is interrogated by a sensor. The humidity-sensitive cutoff fuse RFID tag can provide humidity information about numerous stored objects such as food, medicine, chemicals, batteries, explosives and munitions. Multiple humidity conductive bridge cutoff fuse RFID tag arrangements and methods for notifying the user when a predetermined storage humidity limit has been reached with a passive humidity-sensitive cutoff fuse RFID tag are provided. Since it does not require power to operate, the cutoff fuse is suitable for monitoring e long-term storage condition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/154815 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/602 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956761 | Polak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Leon Polak (Redondo Beach, California); Carlton Douglas Nealy (Redondo Beach, California); John P. Stafsudd (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas detection system and method for analysis of infrared gas spectra is used for chemical threat detection, quantification and alarm, using a chemical library, a chemical threat list, and a background model that incorporates the data history, allows spectra containing interferent signals into the background model, the model being updated using delay buffering to prevent threat spectra incorporation and using exponential decays to preferentially represent recent background history, all computed in the logarithmic space for rapid detection and alarm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/807515 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/632 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956782 | Werking |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul M. Werking (Rockford, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | In general, this disclosure is directed to a differential current-mode sigma-delta digital-to-analog converter (SD DAC) with improved accuracy and reduced offset and gain errors. In one example, the SD DAC may include a current source configured to provide a differential current. The SD DAC may further include a switching network configured to adjust a polarity of the differential current according to a bit within the bit-stream to produce a differential current signal. The SD DAC may further include a current-to-voltage converter configured to convert the differential current signal to a differential voltage signal. In additional examples, the differential current source may include one or more source degeneration resistances. In further examples, the current-to-voltage converter may include a fully-differential operational amplifier. A low pass filter may be included within the current-to-voltage converter and/or coupled to the output of the current-to-voltage converter. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456061 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/143 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956818 | Hsu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tsung-Yuan Hsu (Westlake Village, California); James H Schaffner (Chatsworth, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An leaky coaxial cable antenna with high radiation efficiency and low insertion loss is described. The outer shield of the coaxial cable is constructed to facilitate energy transfer between the bifilar mode and the monofilar mode by constructing the outer conductor of a first conductive strip wrapped in a spiral about the dielectric and a plurality of second conductive strips wrapped in a counter spiral about the first but spaced serially along the length of the coaxial cable such that portions of the cable are wrapped by a single spiral and the other portions are wrapped by two spirals. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/211983 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/895 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957056 | Franck |
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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) | Jerome B. Franck (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes a master lens, which initially focuses a laser pulse, and then the pulse passes through a zonal lenslet array, which uses different lenslet elements that provide for predetermined focal lengths so as to establish a three or two dimensional, predetermined dispersion of foci of the laser pulse. The zonal lenslet array of the present invention may be thought of as a variant of a Shack-Hartman wave front sensor, but used for an entirely different application. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/575492 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/334 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957276 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Telcordia Licensing Company, LLC (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kirk Chang (Morganville, New Jersey); Gi Tae Kim (Morristown, New Jersey); John Unger (Bud Lake, New Jersey); John Sucec (Piscataway, New Jersey); Sunil Samtani (East Newark, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | In a secure network where the network characteristics are not known, a call admission control algorithm and a preemption control algorithm based on a destination node informing the source node of the observed carried traffic are used to regulate the amount of traffic that needs to be preempted by the source. The amount of traffic that needs to be preempted is based on the carried traffic measured at the destination node. The traffic to be preempted is based on the priority of the traffic, where the lowest priority traffic is the first to be preempted until the amount of traffic preempted is sufficient to allow the remaining traffic to pass through the network without congestion. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/116512 |
| ART UNIT | 2473 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957355 | Heiferling et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Heiferling (Burton, Ohio); Jonathon C. Kelm (Shaker Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A Swarm Autonomous Routing Algorithm (SARA) is performed by simple communication node devices for node to node communications in a network, especially a Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET). Each node maintains a table of pheromone values for known neighbor nodes. Pheromone values are dynamic for adapting to a dynamic arrangement of nodes, and are updated either passively or actively. Routing tables are not used. When a node receives a packet, it uses the pheromone table to simply determine whether or not to forward (rebroadcast) the packet to a neighbor node, and if possible, determines and indicates the best neighbor node for next forwarding the packet. Destination Zone Routing (DZR) and Swarm Location Service (SLS) are alternative enhancements of SARA that can be used for more efficient routing when nodes are location aware/knowledgeable. SLS may also be used to improve routing algorithms other than SARA. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/421067 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/338 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957858 | Larson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacoby R. Larson (San Diego, California); Michael H. Bruch (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method involves calculating a closest point of approach (CPA) between a vehicle and a moving obstacle, determining the CPA is within a pre-determined distance from the vehicle at a point in time along the vehicle path, calculating a projected obstacle area (POA) for the moving obstacle, and modifying the vehicle path so the vehicle avoids the POA. The POA is a polygonal region between the boundaries calculated by determining a first point in time along the obstacle path that the moving obstacle is within the pre-determined distance, determining a second point in time along the obstacle path that the moving obstacle is within the pre-determined distance, creating a first line on one side of a midpoint line based upon a pre-determined angle of uncertainty, and creating a second line on the other side of the midpoint line based upon the pre-determined angle of uncertainty. |
| FILED | Monday, February 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/036441 |
| 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 71/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957902 | Karabin 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) | Christopher R. Karabin (White Plains, Maryland); Robert M. Daily (Swann Point, Maryland); Shad M. Reese (Indian Head, Maryland); Lothar H. Ruhnke (Bluffton, South Carolina); Vladislav Mazur (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time, multi-sensor local-area lightning detection network system. The system uses waveform indicative of electrostatic field changes with respect to time is generated at each of N locations due to a cloud-to-ground lightning strike occurring in the vicinity of the N locations. Each waveform is integrated to generate a corresponding electric field associated with a corresponding one of the locations. A mathematical relationship is used to determine a ground surface location of the lightning strike, height of the lightning strike, and charge per unit length of the lightning strike using each electric field generated during integration of the waveforms. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/221148 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957949 | Subasic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pero Subasic (Phoenix, Arizona); Enis Aykut Dengi (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of system design, and more particularly a method of designing systems that achieve a set of performance goals using a hierarchically partitioned system representation wherein performance simulations are performed at multiple levels within the hierarchy and are combined to simulate a system level result in order to reduce the aggregate time required for performance simulation. |
| FILED | Monday, January 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/685605 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958073 | Griffith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Discovery Machine, Inc. (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd Griffith (Williamsport, Pennsylvania); Robert Ross (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed for the graphical entry of knowledge information in Task-Method-Knowledge (TMK) notation into a computer system. The system comprises methods for entering the TMK hierarchy, defining new tasks 510, methods 512, procedures 522, and subtasks 518. Defined elements may be reviewed, modified, or deleted. Inputs to the tasks may be defined and the outputs of methods and procedures may be assigned. The hierarchy may be processed towards a solution. The entered hierarchy is displayed with visual clues as to the state and progress of the solution process. |
| FILED | Monday, December 23, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/326386 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958093 | Anderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kay Schwendimann Anderson (Washington, District of Columbia); Frederick Douglis (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Nagui Halim (Yorktown Heights, New York); John Davis Palmer (San Jose, California); Elizabeth Suzanne Richards (Columbia, Maryland); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); William Harold Tetzlaff (Emeryville, California); John Michael Tracey (Scarsdale, New York); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for optimizing a storage system to support short data object lifetimes and highly utilized storage space are provided. With the system and method, data objects are clustered based on when they are anticipated to be deleted. When an application stores data, the application provides an indicator of the expected lifetime of the data, which may be a retention value, a relative priority of the data object, or the like. Data objects having similar expected lifetimes are clustered together in common data structures so that clusters of objects may be deleted efficiently in a single operation. Expected lifetimes may be changed by applications automatically. The system automatically determines how to handle these changes in expected lifetime using one or more of copying the data object, reclassifying the container in which the data object is held, and ignoring the change in expected lifetime for a time to investigate further changes in expected lifetime of other data objects. |
| FILED | Friday, September 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/944597 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/662 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958182 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ramakrishnan Rajamony (Austin, Texas); William E. Speight (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism is provided for performing collective operations. In hardware of a parent processor in a first processor book, a number of other processors are determined in a same or different processor book of the data processing system that is needed to execute the collective operation, thereby establishing a plurality of processors comprising the parent processor and the other processors. In hardware of the parent processor, the plurality of processors are logically arranged as a plurality of nodes in a hierarchical structure. The collective operation is transmitted to the plurality of processors based on the hierarchical structure. In hardware of the parent processor, results are received from the execution of the collective operation from the other processors, a final result is generated of the collective operation based on the received results, and the final result is output. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/845223 |
| ART UNIT | 2452 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/201 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958183 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ramakrishnan Rajamony (Austin, Texas); William E. Speight (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism for performing collective operations. In software executing on a parent processor in a first processor book, a number of other processors are determined in a same or different processor book of the data processing system that is needed to execute the collective operation, thereby establishing a plurality of processors comprising the parent processor and the other processors. In software executing on the parent processor, the plurality of processors are logically arranged as a plurality of nodes in a hierarchical structure. The collective operation is transmitted to the plurality of processors based on the hierarchical structure. In hardware of the parent processor, results are received from the execution of the collective operation from the other processors, a final result is generated of the collective operation based on the received results, and the final result is output. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/845224 |
| ART UNIT | 2454 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/201 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958309 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Jerry D. Lewis (Round Rock, Texas); Warren E. Maule (Cedar Park, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of data processing in a processing unit supported by a memory hierarchy includes the processing unit performing a plurality of memory accesses to the memory hierarchy. The plurality of memory accesses includes one or more memory accesses targeting a full cache line of data. The processing unit monitors utilization of data accessed by the plurality of memory accesses, and based upon the utilization of the data, dynamically alters a memory access mode of operation so that a subsequent storage-modifying memory access targets less than a full cache line of data. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024476 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/133 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958316 | Speight et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Speight (Austin, Texas); Lixin Zhang (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, processor, and data processing system for dynamically adjusting a prefetch stream priority based on the consumption rate of the data by the processor. The method includes a prefetch engine issuing a prefetch request of a first prefetch stream to fetch one or more data from the memory subsystem. The first prefetch stream has a first assigned priority that determines a relative order for scheduling prefetch requests of the first prefetch stream relative to other prefetch requests of other prefetch streams. Based on the receipt of a processor demand for the data before the data returns to the cache or return of the data along time before the receiving the processor demand, logic of the prefetch engine dynamically changes the first assigned priority to a second higher or lower priority, which priority is subsequently utilized to schedule and issue a next prefetch request of the first prefetch stream. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024411 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/137 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958327 | 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); Chulho Kim (Poughkeepsie, New York); Balaram Sinharoy (Poughkeepsie, New York); Hanhong Xue (Poughkeepsie, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A data processing system with a processor and memory includes an instruction set architecture (ISA) that provides an asynchronous memory move (AMM) store (ST) instruction. When the processor executes the AMM ST instruction, the processor performs a series of functions, which initiates an asynchronous memory move (AMM) operation. The AMM ST instruction moves data from a first memory location having a first real address to a second memory location having a second real address by: (a) performing a move of the data in virtual address space utilizing a source effective address that is memory mapped to the first memory location and a destination effective address that is memory mapped to the second memory location. When the move is completed in the virtual address space, the AMM operation performs the physical move of the data to the second memory location outside the processor core, without processor involvement. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024494 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/165 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958556 | Roesch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Level 3 Communications, LLC (Broomfield, Colorado); Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin F. Roesch (Eldersburg, Maryland); Ronald J. Gula (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus is disclosed for increasing the security of computer networks through the use of an Intrusion and Misuse Deterrence System (IMDS) operating on the network. The IMDS is a system that creates a synthetic network complete with synthetic hosts and routers. It is comprised of a network server with associated application software that appears to be a legitimate portion of a real network to a network intruder. The IMDS consequently invites inquiry and entices the intruder away from the real network. Simulated services are configured to appear to be running on virtual clients with globally unique, class “C” IP addresses. Since there are no legitimate users of the virtual network simulated by the IMDS, all such activity must be inappropriate and can be treated as such. Consequently, the entire set of transactions by an intruder can be collected and identified rather than just those transactions that meet a predefined attack profile. Also, new exploits and attacks are handled just as effectively as known attacks, resulting in better identification of attack methodologies as well as the identification and analysis of new attack types. Since the IMDS only has to be concerned with the traffic going to its simulated hosts it additionally eliminates the bandwidth limitation that plagues a traditional intrusion detection system (IDS). |
| FILED | Monday, November 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/978765 |
| ART UNIT | 2432 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2254 | Hebert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Hebert (Waldorf, Maryland); Eric C. Hansen (Norfolk, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An unmanned floating platform is provided for continual surveillance at a station-keeping position at sea. The platform is equipped to dispatch an unmanned vehicle to conduct at least one of observation and rendezvous. The platform includes a hull, first and second hangers, and a liquid storage compartment. The hull has a submerged portion and a floating portion. The first hanger is equipped for stowing, deploying and retrieving a self-propelled unmanned vehicle and is substantially disposed in the floating portion. The second hanger houses equipment for electrical power and on-board functions. The liquid storage compartment supplies fuel to the on-board equipment and to the unmanned vehicle. For static stability, the compartment is disposed in the submerged portion. The platform may also include a superstructure for housing sensor equipment. The superstructure can be disposed above at least one of the first and second hangers. The second hanger may additionally house a tetherable observation aerial post. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/290866 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2255 | Arevalo 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) | Michelle R. Arevalo (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Geoffrey Bland (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for determining fratricide probability of projectile collision from a projectile launcher on a platform and an interception hazard that can be ejected or launched from a deployment position. The platform can represent a combat vessel, with the projectile launcher being a gun, the interception hazard being a missile, and the deployment position being a vertical launch cell. The projectile launcher operates within an angular area called the firing zone of the platform. The method includes determining the firing zone, calculating an angular firing area, quantifying a frontal area of the interception hazard, translating the resulting frontal area across a flight trajectory, sweeping the projectile launcher to produce a slew angle, combining the slew and trajectory, and dividing the combined interception area by the firing area. The firing and interception areas are calculated using spherical projection. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/152122 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Registers 235/404 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2256 | Rayms-Keller |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alfredo Rayms-Keller (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments are described relating to devices and methods for detecting local human presence by olfactory reception of volatile organic compound (VOC) molecules dispersed in air. Such devices include a chamber inlet, a trap, a sensor and a communicator. The inlet receives the air that contains the VOC molecules, a trap for capturing the VOC molecules in the air. The sensor detects at least a threshold quantity of at least one of 3-hydroxy-3-methylhexanoic (3H3MH) acid and 3-methyl-2-hexanoic (3M2H) acid among the VOC molecules. The communicator provides notification of the threshold quantity. The methods include operations to receive the air, capture the molecules in the air, detect the 3H3MH and 3M2H acids, and signal notification of that detection. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/345675 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2257 | Rayms-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) | Alfredo N. Rayms-Keller (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Jonas C. Gunter (Canton, North Carolina); Shelia M. Kuhstoss (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A customized microtag identifier has a custom synthesized polynucleic acid having a known sequence of bases, a recovery compound, and a protective coat; effective to identify said custom synthesized polynucleic acid. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/251533 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42423 | Kordesch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin E. Kordesch (The Plains, Ohio); Howard D. Bartlow (Nampa, Idaho); Richard L. Woodin (Gorham, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a process for forming a contact for a compound semiconductor device without electrically shorting the device. In one embodiment, a highly doped compound semiconductor material is electrically connected to a compound semiconductor material of the same conductivity type through an opening in a compound semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type. Another embodiment discloses a transistor including multiple compound semiconductor layers where a highly doped compound semiconductor material is electrically connected to a compound semiconductor layer of the same conductivity type through an opening in a compound semiconductor layer of the opposite conductivity type. Embodiments further include metal contacts electrically connected to the highly doped compound semiconductor material. A substantially planar semiconductor device is disclosed. In embodiments, the compound semiconductor material may be silicon carbide. |
| FILED | Friday, November 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/266739 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/198 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Najia Shakoor (Chicago, Illinois); Roy Lidtke (North Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Footwear including a flexible sole having a series of flexure zones positioned to correspond to primary joint axes of the human foot approximating the characteristics of a bare foot in motion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/861745 |
| ART UNIT | 3728 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Boots, shoes, and leggings 036/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954379 | Righetti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raffaella Righetti (Houston, Texas); Johathan Ophir (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning. |
| FILED | Saturday, July 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/501419 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/602 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954486 | Papania 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); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia); Creare Inc. (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Papania (Lilburn, Georgia); James J. Barry (Hanover, New Hampshire); Mark C. Bagley (Grafton, New Hampshire); Nabil A. Elkouh (Meriden, New Hampshire); Darin Knaus (Norwich, Vermont); Robert Trabka (Newport, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for aerosol delivery of agents to a patient are described herein. The present system can be used to administer various types of agents, such as a vaccine or other types of pharmaceutical substances. Certain embodiments of the present system utilize an actuator coupled to a disposable aerosolizing element that aerosolizes an agent for delivery to a patient when acted upon by the actuator. The aerosolizing element prevents the agent from contacting the actuator and other non-disposable components of the system so that little or no cleaning or maintenance is required. The present system also can include an aerosolization rate monitor that monitors the rate at which an agent is being aerosolized and provides feedback to the user to ensure that the proper dose is being administered. |
| FILED | Friday, April 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/587814 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/200.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955270 | Keall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Keall (Stanford, California); Rohini George (Richmond, Virginia); Radhe Mohan (Pearland, Texas); Keith Miller (Fort Myers, Florida); Theodore Chung (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved method and apparatus for respiratory audio-visual biofeedback are disclosed. A guide patterned after a breathing cycle comfortable to the patient serves as a target. The target is displayed as a bar moving vertically upward during inhale and vertically downward during exhale, between fixed end ex-hale and end in-hale limits. The patient's current respiratory position is also displayed as a bar, oriented parallel to the target bar so that the difference between the current position and the target position is easy for the patient to see. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/538548 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/534 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955596 | Jones et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcus B. Jones (Rockville, Maryland); Martin J. Blaser (New York, New York); Thomas Wood (Tolland, Connecticut); Dacheng Ren (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention pertains to the discovery that B. anthracis possesses a luxS gene that encodes a functional LuxS polypeptide, and that B. anthracis synthesizes a functional AI-2 quorum-sensing molecule. The invention provides mutant B. anthracis bacteria lacking the function of the luxS gene, which do not produce a functional AI-2 molecule and have growth defects compared to wild-type B. anthracis. The invention also concerns methods for inhibiting the growth of B. anthracis, or for preventing or treating B. anthracis infection, by inhibiting the activity of the B. anthracis LuxS polypeptide, or by exposure of the B. anthracis to furanone. In particular, the invention concerns the use of furanone, a compound that inhibits AI-2-mediated quorum-sensing, to inhibit the growth of B. anthracis, to inhibit B. anthracis toxin production, particularly that of protective antigen, and to prevent or treat B. anthracis infection. The invention also provides methods to prevent B. anthracis infection, or enhance an immune response to B. anthracis infection, by administering a vaccine comprising a B. anthracis cell in which the luxS gene is mutated. |
| FILED | Friday, March 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/044135 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.460 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955790 | Comer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stratatech Corporation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allen Comer (Madison, Wisconsin); Lynn Allen-Hoffmann (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael Hoffmann (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin substitutes, and in particular to in vitro cultured skin substitutes that have improved barrier function. In some embodiments, improved barrier function is a result of improved culture conditions, while in other embodiments, improved barrier function results from genetic modification of keratinocytes. Improved culture conditions to improve barrier function include organotypic culture in the presence of linoleic acid and/or linoleic acid at about 75% humidity. Suitable genetic modifications for improving barrier function includes transfection with a DNA construct capable of expressing GKLF. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/174319 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955794 | Shen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Illumina, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mun-Jui Richard Shen (Poway, California); Arnold Oliphant (Poway, California); Scott L. Butler (San Diego, California); John E. Stuelpnagel (Encinitas, California); Mark S. Chee (Del Mar, California); Kenneth M. Kuhn (San Diego, California); Jian-Bing Fan (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a variety of multiplexing methods used to amplify and/or genotype a variety of samples simultaneously. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/177727 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955803 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhihua Jiang (Pullman, Washington); Jennifer J. Michal (Albion, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in urotensin II (UTS2) and urotensin 2 receptor (UTS2R) genes and their associations with beef marbling score (BMS), ribeye area (REA), amounts of saturated (rSFA) and monounsaturated (rMUFA), and Δ9 desaturase activity R2=16:1 to 16:0. The invention further encompasses methods and systems, including network-based processes, to manage the SNP data, haplotype data and other data relating to specific animals and herds of animals, veterinarian care, diagnostic and quality control data and management of livestock which, based on genotyping, have predictable meat quality traits, husbandry conditions, animal welfare, food safety information, audit of existing processes and data from field locations. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/061863 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955805 | Karumanchi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Ananth Karumanchi (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Vikas P. Sukhatme (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing or treating pregnancy related hypertensive disorders that include the use of a polypeptide or a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide selected from the following: follistatin related protein, interleukin 8, inhibin A, VEGF-C, angiogenin, beta fertilin, hypothetical protein, leukocyte associated Ig-like receptor secreted protein, erythroid differentiation protein, adipogenesis inhibitory factor, corticotropin releasing factor binding protein, alpha-1 anti-chymotrypsin, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5, CD33L, cytokine receptor like factor 1, platelet derived endothelial growth factor, lysyl hydroxylase isoform 2, stanniocalcin precursor, secreted frizzled related protein, galectin-3, alpha defensin, ADAM-TS3, cholecystokinin precursor, interferon stimulated T-cell alpha chemoattractant precursor, azurocidin, sperminine oxidase, UDP glycosyltransferase 2 family polypeptide B28, neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 2, neutral endopeptidase, CDC28 protein kinase regulatory subunit 2, beta glucosidase, lanosterol synthase, calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase, estrogen receptor-alternatively spliced transcript H, chemokine (CX3C motif) receptor 1, tyrosinase-related protein 1, hydoxy-delta-5-steroid dehyrogenase, dihydropyramidinase-like-4, and cytochrome P450-family 11. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/300928 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955836 | Clemmens et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Micronics, Inc. (Redmond, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Clemmens (Redmond, Washington); C. Frederick Battrell (Redmond, Washington); John Gerdes (Columbine Valley, Colorado); Denise Maxine Hoekstra (Monroe, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a device comprising a pair of bellows pumps configured for efficient mixing at a microfluidic scale. By moving a fluid sample and particles in suspension through an aperture between the paired bellows pump mixing chambers, molecular collisions leading to binding between the particles and ligands in the sample are enhanced. Such devices provide an alternative for mixing that does not use a vent and can be used with a variety of particles in suspension such as magnetic beads to capture or purify useful cells and molecules. |
| FILED | Monday, January 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/685546 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/286.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955844 | Gambhir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Ray Pritha (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel double and triple fusion reporter gene constructs harboring distinct imagable reporter genes are provided, as well as applications for the use of such double and triple fusion constructs in living cells and in living animals using distinct imaging technologies. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/398352 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955846 | Tilly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan L. Tilly (Windham, New Hampshire); Joshua Johnson (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to female germline stem cells and their progenitors, methods of isolation thereof, and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/131114 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
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| US 07955848 | Dmitrovsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ethan Dmitrovsky (Hanover, New Hampshire); Xi Liu (Lebanon, New Hampshire); Sarah Freemantle (Hanover, New Hampshire); Lorenzo Sempere (Elche, Spain); Charles Cole (Thetford, Vermont); Sakari Kauppinen (Smoerum, Denmark); Mads Bak (Vanloese, Denmark); Mette Christensen (Valby, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel molecular markers for diagnosis and classification of human breast cancer and lung cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, April 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/730570 |
| 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 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955849 | Keller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon M. Keller (Toronto, Canada); Valerie Kouskoff (Manchester, United Kingdom); Atsushi Kubo (Nara, Japan); Hans Joerg Fehling (Ulm, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides cell populations that are enriched for mesendoderm and mesoderm, and cell populations that are enriched for endoderm. The cell populations of the invention are useful for generating cells for cell replacement therapy. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/077976 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake R. Peterson (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to new synthetic receptors. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of the synthetic receptors for delivering a protein, peptide, drug, prodrug, lipid, nucleic acid, carbohydrate or small molecule into a target cell via receptor-mediated endocytosis. According to the invention, novel synthetic mimics of cell surface receptors have been designed and methods for use of the same are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/316701 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956044 | Houchen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Courtney Houchen (Edmond, Oklahoma); Shrikant Anant (Edmond, Oklahoma); Sripathi M. Sureban (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions for inhibiting RNA binding proteins, as well as methods of producing and using same, are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, April 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/384387 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
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| US 07956076 | Yen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yun Yen (Arcadia, California); David Horne (Altadena, California); Yate-Ching Yuan (Arcadia, California); Bing-Sen Zhou (West Covina, California); Angela L Perkins Harki (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Leila Su (Diamond Bar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are novel compounds that inhibit ribonucleotide reductase (RR) by binding to RRM2 and interfering with the activity of the RRM1/RRM2 holoenzyme. These inhibitors may be used to inhibit RR activity and to treat various conditions associated with RRM2 expression, such as for example certain cancer types, mitochondrial diseases, or degenerative diseases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/420713 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei-Chiang Shen (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A polypeptide comprising a first protein domain, a second protein domain, and a dithiocyclopeptide spacer containing at least one protease cleavage site, wherein the dithiocyclopeptide is exogenous relative to the first or second protein domain, and wherein the first and second protein domains are operably linked by the dithiocyclopeptide. Also disclosed are methods of producing the polypeptide and delivering the protein domains into a cell. |
| FILED | Friday, March 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/058648 |
| 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 530/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956175 | Sampath et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ibis Biosciences, Inc. (Carlsbad, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rangarajan Sampath (San Diego, California); Thomas A. Hall (Oceanside, California); David J. Ecker (Encinitas, California); Lawrence Blyn (Mission Viejo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for rapid identification and quantification of bacteria by molecular mass and base composition analysis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/683280 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.330 |
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| US 07956187 | Wentland |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Menands, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | 8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure I in which A is —CH2OH, —CH2NH2, —NHSO2CH3, Q is O or S and Y is O, S or NOH are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/249238 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/61 |
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| US 07956197 | Jordan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siga Technologies, Inc. (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Jordan (Corvallis, Oregon); Thomas R. Bailey (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania); Susan R. Rippin (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of using di, tri, and tetracyclic acylhydrazide derivatives and analogs, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the orthopoxvirus. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/752462 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/424 |
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| US 07956331 | Lewellen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte. Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Lewellen (Port Ludow, Washington); Robert Miyaoka (Shoreline, Washington); Abdelmounaime Faouzi Zerrouk (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention disclosed herein is directed to scintillation detectors capable of detecting the position or depth of gamma photon interactions occurring within a scintillator, thereby improving the resolution of ring based positron emission tomography (PET) imaging systems. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a scintillation detector that comprises at least one pair of side-by-side conjunct scintillation crystal bars having a shared interface between, and a solid-state semiconductor photodetector optically coupled to each output window of each individual scintillation crystal bar. The solid-state semiconductor photodetector includes an array of discrete sensitive areas disposed across a top surface of a common substrate, wherein each sensitive area contains an array of discrete micro-pixelated avalanche photodiodes, and wherein the output window of each scintillation crystal bar is optically coupled to each respective sensitive area in a one-on-one relationship. |
| FILED | Monday, October 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/259270 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.110 |
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| US 07956427 | Lieber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongkun Park (Lexington, Massachusetts); Qingqiao Wei (Corvallis, Oregon); Yi Cui (Sunnyvale, California); Wenjie Liang (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/792711 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
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| US 07956989 | Gryczynski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zygmunt Gryczynski (Fort Worth, Texas); Ignacy Gryczynski (Fort Worth, Texas); Nils Calander (Gothenburg, Sweden); Julian Borejdo (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a microscope and a method for using the microscope for single molecule with reduced photobleaching of a fluorophore (20) that includes a light translucent material (16); a metal layer (18) disposed on the light translucent material (16); a medium (15) disposed on the metal layer (18), the medium (15) having one or more fluorophores (20) capable of binding a target analyte (e.g., inside a cell); a microscope positioned to observe the surface plasmon emissions from the one or more fluorophores (20) within 50 nanometers of the surface of the metal layer (18); an excitation source capable of exciting the one or more fluorophores (20), the excitation source positioned to strike the light translucent material (16) at a first angle; and a light detector (38) that selectively detects emitted light generated by excited fluorophores (20) at a second angle (22), wherein light emitted by the one or more fluorophores (20) at the surface plasmon angle is detected through the microscope, such that single molecules may be detected without significantly degrading fluorophore (20) emissions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/018107 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/36 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957609 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian-yu Lu (Sylvania, Ohio); Jiqi Cheng (Selden, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method and a system for producing an image using an imaging system by weighting: i) the signals transmitted from at least one element of a transducer array to form limited diffraction transmitted beams or the transmitted beams are steered with linear time delay over transducer aperture; and, ii) weighting the echo signals received at the separate elements to form limited diffraction receive beams or doing Fourier transformations of the echo signals over the transducer aperture. Fourier transformations of the weighted or Fourier transformed signals form multi-dimensional k-space data sets which are used to interpolate into a rectilinear k-space of the object to be imaged. Inverse Fourier transformation along each dimension of the rectilinear k-space to produce an image. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/991129 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/280 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957808 | Dawant et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benoit M. Dawant (Nashville, Tennessee); Pierre-Francois Dominique D'Haese (Nashville, Tennessee); Peter E. Konrad (Old Hickory, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for programming a deep brain stimulator implanted in a target region of a brain of a living subject. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of creating an efficacy atlas; acquiring a position of each electrode contact of the at least one electrode; mapping the acquired position of each electrode contact of the at least one electrode onto a corresponding position in the efficacy atlas so as to determine the efficacy of stimulation at the acquired position; and selecting one or more electrode contacts having the highest efficacy for stimulation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/653599 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/45 |
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| US 07957811 | Caspi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Avraham Caspi (La Jolla, California); Jessy Dorn (Los Angeles, California); Matthew J. McMahon (Los Angeles, California); Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A visual prosthesis and a method of operating a visual prosthesis are disclosed. Neural stimulation through electrodes is controlled by spatial maps, where a grouped or random association is established between the pixels of the acquired image and the electrodes. In this way distortions from the foveal pit and wiring mistakes in the implant can be corrected. Moreover, broken electrodes can be bypassed and a resolution limit can be tested, together with testing the benefit the patient receives from correct spatial mapping. |
| FILED | Friday, May 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/114657 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958063 | Long et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi Long (Seattle, Washington); W. Louis Cleveland (New York, New York); Y. Lawrence Yao (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of identifying and localizing objects belonging to one of three or more classes, includes deriving vectors, each being mapped to one of the objects, where each of the vectors is an element of an N-dimensional space. The method includes training an ensemble of binary classifiers with a CISS technique, using an ECOC technique. For each object corresponding to a class, the method includes calculating a probability that the associated vector belongs to a particular class, using an ECOC probability estimation technique. In another embodiment, increased detection accuracy is achieved by using images obtained with different contrast methods. A nonlinear dimensional reduction technique, Kernel PCA, was employed to extract features from the multi-contrast composite image. The Kernel PCA preprocessing shows improvements over traditional linear PCA preprocessing possibly due to its ability to capture high-order, nonlinear correlations in the high dimensional image space. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789571 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 07954190 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Procter and Gamble Company (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shulin Larry Zhang (West Chester, Ohio); Joseph Dean Heatherly (Morrow, Ohio); Vicente Santamarina (Loveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a process of increasing liquid extraction from fabrics having a first liquid content through the use of a mechanical extraction means and a liquid extraction agent. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 10, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/865123 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification of textiles and fibers 08/159 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954642 | Jody et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U Chicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bassam J. Jody (Tinley Park, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Spangenberger (Plainfield, Illinois); Joseph A. Pomykala, Jr. (Shorewood, Illinois); Edwards J. Daniels (Orland Park, Illinois); Scott T. Lockwood (Joilet, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An elutriation column is installed in a separation tank. The elutriation column includes a vertical separation column having a first side feed arm and a second side overflow arm spaced above the first side feed arm. Water is forced upwardly through the vertical separation column at a controllable velocity. A solid feed mixture is fed through the first side feed arm to the vertical separation column. Water from the tank rising in the vertical separation column at the controlled velocity causes targeted floater materials to move upwardly in the vertical separation column and heavier sinker materials to continue to sink. The floater materials flow from an outlet in the side of the separation tank into the recovery tank. At a discharge, lower end of the vertical separation column, the heavier sinker materials are removed from the separation tank. A mechanism is provided for purging undesirable materials that can cause plugging from the feed arm. |
| FILED | Monday, September 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/563816 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/158 |
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| US 07955423 | Gordon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Howard Gordon (Salt Lake City, Utah); Dale M. Taylor (Murray, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Solid-state membrane modules comprising at least one membrane unit, where the membrane unit has a dense mixed conducting oxide layer, and at least one conduit or manifold wherein the conduit or manifold comprises a dense layer and at least one of a porous layer and a slotted layer contiguous with the dense layer. The solid-state membrane modules may be used to carry out a variety of processes including the separating of any ionizable component from a feedstream wherein such ionizable component is capable of being transported through a dense mixed conducting oxide layer of the membrane units making up the membrane modules. For ease of construction, the membrane units may be planar. |
| FILED | Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/084934 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/7 |
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| US 07955759 | Evans et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barbara R. Evans (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Hugh M. O'Neill (Knoxville, Tennessee); Valerie Malyvanh Jansen (Memphis, Tennessee); Jonathan Woodward (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for the deposition of metals in bacterial cellulose and for the employment of the metallized bacterial cellulose in the construction of fuel cells and other electronic devices is disclosed. The method for impregnating bacterial cellulose with a metal comprises placing a bacterial cellulose matrix in a solution of a metal salt such that the metal salt is reduced to metallic form and the metal precipitates in or on the matrix. The method for the construction of a fuel cell comprises placing a hydrated bacterial cellulose support structure in a solution of a metal salt such that the metal precipitates in or on the support structure, inserting contact wires into two pieces of the metal impregnated support structure, placing the two pieces of metal impregnated support structure on opposite sides of a layer of hydrated bacterial cellulose, and dehydrating the three layer structure to create a fuel cell. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/889155 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/535 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955821 | Waldo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey S. Waldo (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Stephanie Cabantous (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a protein labeling and detection system based on self-complementing fragments of fluorescent and chromophoric proteins. The system of the invention is exemplified with various combinations of self-complementing fragments derived from Aequorea victoria Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), which are used to detect and quantify protein solubility in multiple assay formats, both in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Monday, October 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/973693 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 07955844 | Gambhir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv Gambhir (Portola Valley, California); Ray Pritha (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel double and triple fusion reporter gene constructs harboring distinct imagable reporter genes are provided, as well as applications for the use of such double and triple fusion constructs in living cells and in living animals using distinct imaging technologies. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/398352 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
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| US 07955889 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fan Yang (Piscataway, New Jersey); Stephen R. Forrest (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An optoelectronic device and a method for fabricating the optoelectronic device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate, an exposed surface of the first electrode having a root mean square roughness of at least 30 nm and a height variation of at least 200 nm, the first electrode being transparent. A conformal layer of a first organic semiconductor material is deposited onto the first electrode by organic vapor phase deposition, the first organic semiconductor material being a small molecule material. A layer of a second organic semiconductor material is deposited over the conformal layer. At least some of the layer of the second organic semiconductor material directly contacts the conformal layer. A second electrode is deposited over the layer of the second organic semiconductor material. The first organic semiconductor material is of a donor-type or an acceptor-type relative to the second organic semiconductor material, which is of the other material type. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 11, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/483642 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/82 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955945 | Dirk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Aubuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shawn M. Dirk (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ross S. Johnson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David R. Wheeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Gregory R. Bogart (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for making a dielectric material where a precursor polymer selected from poly(phenylene vinylene) polyacetylene, poly(p-phenylene), poly(thienylene vinylene), poly(1,4-naphthylene vinylene), and poly(p-pyridine vinylene) is energized said by exposure by radiation or increase in temperature to a level sufficient to eliminate said leaving groups contained within the precursor polymer, thereby transforming the dielectric material into a conductive polymer. The leaving group in the precursor polymer can be a chloride, a bromide, an iodide, a fluoride, an ester, an xanthate, a nitrile, an amine, a nitro group, a carbonate, a dithiocarbamate, a sulfonium group, an oxonium group, an iodonium group, a pyridinium group, an ammonium group, a borate group, a borane group, a sulphinyl group, or a sulfonyl group. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/892055 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/393 |
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| US 07956006 | Gangwal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Triangle Institute (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Santosh Kumar Gangwal (Cary, North Carolina); Brian Scott Turk (Durham, North Carolina); Raghubir Prasad Gupta (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to zinc oxide-based sorbents, and processes for preparing and using them. The sorbents are preferably used to remove one or more reduced sulfur species from gas streams. The sorbents comprise an active zinc component, optionally in combination with one or more promoter components and/or one or more substantially inert components. The active zinc component is a two phase material, consisting essentially of a zinc oxide (ZnO) phase and a zinc aluminate (ZnAl2O4) phase. Each of the two phases is characterized by a relatively small crystallite size of typically less than about 500 Angstroms. Preferably the sorbents are prepared by converting a precursor mixture, comprising a precipitated zinc oxide precursor and a precipitated aluminum oxide precursor, to the two-phase, active zinc oxide containing component. |
| FILED | Friday, June 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/771396 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/415 |
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| US 07956224 | Elliott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas C. Elliott (Kennewick, Washington); Jianli Hu (Richland, Washington); Todd R. Hart (Kennewick, Washington); Gary G. Neuenschwander (Burbank, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides palladium-catalyzed hydrogenations of bio-oils and certain organic compounds. Experimental results have shown unexpected and superior results for palladium-catalyzed hydrogenations of organic compounds typically found in bio-oils. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/140929 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/869 |
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| US 07956328 | Sundaram et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | S. Kamakshi Sundaram (Richland, Washington); Brian J. Riley (West Richland, Washington); Thomas J. Weber (Richland, Washington); Colette A. Sacksteder (West Richland, Washington); R. Shane Addleman (Benton City, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | An ATR-FTIR device and system are described that defect live-cell responses to stimuli and perturbations in real-time. The system and device can monitor perturbations resulting from exposures to various physical, chemical, and biological materials in real-time, as well as those sustained over a long period of time, including those associated with stimuli having unknown modes-of-action (e.g. nanoparticles). The device and system can also be used to identify specific chemical species or substances that profile cellular responses to these perturbations. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511833 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/339.110 |
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| US 07956637 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bin Lu (Kenosha, Wisconsin); Thomas G. Habetler (Snellville, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining electric motor efficiency includes a monitoring system having a processor programmed to determine efficiency of an electric motor under load while the electric motor is online. The determination of motor efficiency is independent of a rotor speed measurement. Further, the efficiency is based on a determination of stator winding resistance, an input voltage, and an input current. The determination of the stator winding resistance occurs while the electric motor under load is online. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/132194 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/765.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957433 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | AdValue Photonics, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shibin Jiang (Tucson, Arizona); Qing Wang (Tucson, Arizona); Jihong Geng (Tucson, Arizona); Tao Luo (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A mode-locked fiber laser comprising a multicomponent glass fiber doped with a trivalent rare-earth ion of thulium and/or holmium. |
| FILED | Friday, July 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/509406 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/6 |
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| US 07957441 | Taubman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew S. Taubman (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A resonant modulator device and process are described that provide enhanced resonant frequency waveforms to electrical devices including, e.g., laser devices. Faster, larger, and more complex modulation waveforms are obtained than can be obtained by use of conventional current controllers alone. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/613229 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/38.70 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957504 | Hill et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Roy Hill (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Kiril Dimitrov Ianakiev (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are disclosed for determining the enrichment of 235U in Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) utilizing synthesized X-rays which are directed at a container test zone containing a sample of UF6. A detector placed behind the container test zone then detects and counts the X-rays which pass through the container and the UF6. In order to determine the portion of the attenuation due to the UF6 gas alone, this count rate may then be compared to a calibration count rate of X-rays passing through a calibration test zone which contains a vacuum, the test zone having experienced substantially similar environmental conditions as the actual test zone. Alternatively, X-rays of two differing energy levels may be alternately directed at the container, where either the container or the UF6 has a high sensitivity to the difference in the energy levels, and the other having a low sensitivity. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/582641 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/45 |
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| US 07957505 | Katz et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan I. Katz (Clayton, Missouri); Christopher L. Morris (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Arrangements of X-ray inspection systems are described for inspecting high-z materials in voluminous objects such as containers. Inspection methods may involve generating a radiographic image based on detected attenuation corresponding to a pulsed beams of radiation transmitted through a voluminous object. The pulsed beams of radiation are generated by a high-energy source and transmitted substantially downward along an incident angle, of approximately 1° to 30°, to a vertical axis extending through the voluminous object. The generated radiographic image may be analyzed to detect on localized high attenuation representative of high-z materials and to discriminate high-z materials from lower and intermediate-z materials on the basis of the high density and greater attenuation of high-z material for higher energy (3-10 MeV) X-rays, and the compact nature of threatening masses of fissionable materials. |
| FILED | Monday, March 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/684667 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/57 |
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| US 07958274 | Archer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles J. Archer (Rochester, Minnesota); Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip Heidelberger (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Sameer Kumar (White Plains, New York); Jeffrey J. Parker (Rochester, Minnesota); Joseph D. Ratterman (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, compute nodes, and computer program products are provided for heuristic status polling of a component in a computing system. Embodiments include receiving, by a polling module from a requesting application, a status request requesting status of a component; determining, by the polling module, whether an activity history for the component satisfies heuristic polling criteria; polling, by the polling module, the component for status if the activity history for the component satisfies the heuristic polling criteria; and not polling, by the polling module, the component for status if the activity history for the component does not satisfy the heuristic criteria. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/764282 |
| ART UNIT | 2181 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42434 | Fronk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Howard Fronk (Honeoye Falls, New York); Rodney Lynn Borup (East Rochester, New York); Jay S. Hulett (Rochester, New York); Brian K. Brady (North Chili, New York); Kevin M. Cunningham (Romeo, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A PEM fuel cell having electrical contact elements comprising a corrosion-susceptible substrate metal coated with an electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant polymer containing a plurality of electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant filler particles. The substrate may have an oxidizable metal first layer (e.g., stainless steel) underlying the polymer coating. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/720005 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/529 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 07954595 | Kalinski |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael E. Kalinski (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A borehole receiver for seismic testing has a support frame and an inflatable membrane configured to form a single, compact unit. The inflatable membrane has at least one sensor, such as an accelerometer affixed to the membrane. The at least one accelerometer may be adhesively affixed to an interior portion of the membrane with a cyanoacrylate adhesive. A pneumatic inflation system is used to inflate the membrane with pressurized air. In use, the membrane is slipped over the support frame and secured with a pair of O-rings. Once the borehole receiver is properly positioned in the borehole, pressurized air from the pneumatic inflation system inflates the membrane such that the at least one accelerometer achieves intimate coupling with a wall of the borehole to accurately measure dynamic seismic waves. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/644655 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Acoustics 181/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955486 | Yu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Min-Feng Yu (Champaign, Illinois); Abhijit P. Suryavanshi (Worthington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Probe-based methods are provided for formation of one or more nano-sized or micro-sized elongated structures such as wires or tubes. The structures extend at least partially upwards from the surface of a substrate, and may extend fully upward from the substrate surface. The structures are formed via a localized electrodeposition technique. The electrodeposition technique of the invention can also be used to make modified scanning probe microscopy probes having an elongated nanostructure at the tip or conductive nanoprobes. Apparatus suitable for use with the electrodeposition technique are also provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/034365 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/133 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07955861 | Fraser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cassandra L. Fraser (Charlottesville, Virginia); Guoqing Zhang (Charlottesville, Virginia); Jianbin Chen (Foshan, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides in one aspect polymeric luminescent dye compounds having fluorescent properties, phosphorescent properties, or both fluorescent and phosphorescent properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/326541 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/172 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956193 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | X. Peter Zhang (Tampa, Florida); Joshua V. Ruppel (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Cobalt (II) complexes of porphyrins are effective catalysts for intramolecular nitrene insertion of C—H bonds with arylsulfonyl azides. The cobalt-catalyzed process can proceed efficiently under mild and neutral conditions in low catalyst loading without the need of other reagents or additives, generating nitrogen gas as the only byproduct. Using the simple tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) as the ligand, the cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular amidation can be applied to primary, secondary, and tertiary C—H bonds and suitable for a broad range of arylsulfonyl azides, leading to the syntheses of various benzosultam derivatives in excellent yields |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/151182 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956427 | Lieber et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles M. Lieber (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongkun Park (Lexington, Massachusetts); Qingqiao Wei (Corvallis, Oregon); Yi Cui (Sunnyvale, California); Wenjie Liang (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/792711 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956608 | Wessels et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce W. Wessels (Wilmette, Illinois); Steven J. May (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of use of ferromagnetic Group III-V semiconductor/non-magnetic Group III-V semiconductor heterojunctions, with a magnetodiode device, to detect heterojunction magnetoresistance responsive to an applied magnetic field. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/476253 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/252 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956793 | Puscasu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ICX Technologies, Inc. (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irina Puscasu (Somerville, Massachusetts); William Schaich (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for providing a tunable absorption band in a wavelength selective surface are disclosed. A device for selectively absorbing incident electromagnetic radiation includes an electrically conductive surface layer including an arrangement of multiple surface elements. The surface layer is disposed at a nonzero height above a continuous electrically conductive layer. An electrically isolating intermediate layer defines a first surface that is in communication with the electrically conductive surface layer. The continuous electrically conductive backing layer is provided in communication with a second surface of the electrically isolating intermediate layer. The arrangement of surface elements couples at least a portion of the incident electromagnetic radiation between itself and the continuous electrically conductive backing layer, such that the resonant device selectively absorbs incident radiation, and reflects a portion of the incident radiation that is not absorbed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/638043 |
| 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 342/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957833 | Beucher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Q-Track Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter J. Beucher (Owens Cross Roads, Alabama); Hans Gregory Schantz (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for identification and location of an asset by tracking the mover of the asset using a locating device associated with the mover and identifying the asset using an identification reader associated with the mover and a passive identification tag associated with the asset. A single mover may move many assets. An asset is identified; the mover then moves the asset to a destination location, whereupon the mover and asset position are determined. The asset location may then be recorded in memory. The measurement of the destination location may be extended from the location measured by the active location device by using additional measurement devices, for example a forklift height sensor. A further embodiment utilizes RFID or barcode technology for the passive tag and may utilize near field positioning technology for the active location device. |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/890350 |
| ART UNIT | 3651 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/215 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 07955824 | Carney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kosan Biosciences Incorporated (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Carney (Hayward, California); Yong Li (Hayward, California); Hugo Menzella (Hayward, California); Ralph C. Reid (Hayward, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides novel compounds that may be used as intermediates in the preparation of epothilones, epothilone analogs and derivative, as well as new synthetic methods for producing the intermediates and products. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/118432 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/125 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956520 | Shankar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi Shankar (Raleigh, North Carolina); Tushar K. Ghosh (Cary, North Carolina); Richard J. Spontak (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | An actuator element formed from an actuator composition is described, along with transducers including the same. The composition comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, the copolymer comprising at least one flexible midblock, and at least two glassy or semicrystalline endblocks; and (ii) a liquid modifier that selectively solvates the at least one flexible midblock. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/515761 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07957902 | Karabin 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) | Christopher R. Karabin (White Plains, Maryland); Robert M. Daily (Swann Point, Maryland); Shad M. Reese (Indian Head, Maryland); Lothar H. Ruhnke (Bluffton, South Carolina); Vladislav Mazur (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time, multi-sensor local-area lightning detection network system. The system uses waveform indicative of electrostatic field changes with respect to time is generated at each of N locations due to a cloud-to-ground lightning strike occurring in the vicinity of the N locations. Each waveform is integrated to generate a corresponding electric field associated with a corresponding one of the locations. A mathematical relationship is used to determine a ground surface location of the lightning strike, height of the lightning strike, and charge per unit length of the lightning strike using each electric field generated during integration of the waveforms. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/221148 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 07954325 | Burd et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven W. Burd (Cheshire, Connecticut); Albert K. Cheung (East Hampton, Connecticut); Dae K. Dempsey (Greenwood, Indiana); James B. Hoke (Tolland, Connecticut); Stephen K. Kramer (Cromwell, Connecticut); John T. Ols (Coventry, Connecticut); Reid Dyer Curtis Smith (Amston, Connecticut); William A. Sowa (Simsbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine has a combustor module including an annular combustor having a liner assembly that defines an annular combustion chamber having a length, L. The liner assembly includes a radially inner liner, a radially outer liner that circumscribes the inner liner, and a bulkhead, having a height, H1, which extends between the respective forward ends of the inner liner and the outer liner. The combustor has an exit height, H3, at the respective aft ends of the inner liner and the outer liner interior. The annular combustor has a ratio H1/H3 having a value less than or equal to 1.7. The annular combustor may also have a ration L/H3 having a value less than or equal to 6.0. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/294951 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/752 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07954757 | Moe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W. Moe (Chula Vista, California); Julia Whitmire (Chula Vista, California); Hwa-Wan Kwan (Chula Vista, California); Amal Abeysinghe (Bonita, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A landing gear noise attenuator mitigates noise generated by airframe deployable landing gear. The noise attenuator can have a first position when the landing gear is in its deployed or down position, and a second position when the landing gear is in its up or stowed position. The noise attenuator may be an inflatable fairing that does not compromise limited space constraints associated with landing gear retraction and stowage. A truck fairing mounted under a truck beam can have a compliant edge to allow for non-destructive impingement of a deflected fire during certain conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, March 25, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/599495 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/100.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956339 | Ohta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron Ohta (Honolulu, Hawaii); Pei-Yu Chiou (Los Angeles, California); Hsan-Yin Hsu (Berkeley, California); Arash Jamshidi (Berkeley, California); Ming-Chiang Wu (Moraga, California); Steven L. Neale (Dunfermline, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are single-sided lateral-field optoelectronic tweezers (LOET) devices which use photosensitive electrode arrays to create optically-induced dielectrophoretic forces in an electric field that is parallel to the plane of the device. In addition, phototransistor-based optoelectronic tweezers (PhOET) devices are described that allow for optoelectronic tweezers (OET) operation in high-conductivity physiological buffer and cell culture media. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/565984 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/559.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 07957412 | Steinberger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cray Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Steinberger (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Ricky J. Hakes (Oregon, Wisconsin); Christopher K. White (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprising a transmission line, a receiver circuit, and a high pass filter circuit coupled between the transmission line and a receiver circuit input. The receiver circuit is configured to receive a data signal over the transmission line at a first data rate. The high pass filter circuit is connected between the transmission line and a receiver circuit input and has a corner frequency that is less than approximately the first data rate and is greater or equal to than approximately one-half the second data rate. The second data rate is an effective data rate caused by an expected data pattern on the transmission line. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/051674 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07958093 | Anderson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kay Schwendimann Anderson (Washington, District of Columbia); Frederick Douglis (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Nagui Halim (Yorktown Heights, New York); John Davis Palmer (San Jose, California); Elizabeth Suzanne Richards (Columbia, Maryland); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); William Harold Tetzlaff (Emeryville, California); John Michael Tracey (Scarsdale, New York); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for optimizing a storage system to support short data object lifetimes and highly utilized storage space are provided. With the system and method, data objects are clustered based on when they are anticipated to be deleted. When an application stores data, the application provides an indicator of the expected lifetime of the data, which may be a retention value, a relative priority of the data object, or the like. Data objects having similar expected lifetimes are clustered together in common data structures so that clusters of objects may be deleted efficiently in a single operation. Expected lifetimes may be changed by applications automatically. The system automatically determines how to handle these changes in expected lifetime using one or more of copying the data object, reclassifying the container in which the data object is held, and ignoring the change in expected lifetime for a time to investigate further changes in expected lifetime of other data objects. |
| FILED | Friday, September 17, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/944597 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/662 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 07955504 | Jovanovic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Goran Jovanovic (Corvallis, Oregon); Sundar V. Atre (Corvallis, Oregon); Brian Kevin Paul (Corvallis, Oregon); John Simonsen (Corvallis, Oregon); Vincent Thomas Remcho (Corvallis, Oregon); Chih-Hung Chang (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure describes devices useful for microscale fluid purification, separation, and synthesis devices. Generally, such devices comprise a fluid membrane that separates two or more fluids flowing through plural microchannels operatively associated with the membrane. Often, the membrane is a semipermeable membrane, such as might be used with a filtration device, such as a dialyzer. Devices of the present invention can be combined with other microscale devices to make systems. For example, the devices may be coupled with one or more microchemical microfactories, one or more micromixers, one or more microheaters; etc. Particular materials had to be developed for use with certain embodiments of the device disclosed herein. For example, a new composite material was made comprising nanocrystalline cellulose filler and a polysulfone polymeric material. A dialyzer comprising the composite membrane also is disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/243937 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/321.710 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP21965 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiang Lu (Tallahassee, Florida); Zhong-bo Ren (Tallahassee, Florida); Xia Xu (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of the muscadine grape plant, Vitis rotundifolia Michx., which has exceptionally good flavor, firm flesh texture with relatively thin skin, and a larger berry than the current grapes that are produced commercially. The vines of this cultivar are vigorous, productive and disease resistant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/082850 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US PP21965 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiang Lu (Tallahassee, Florida); Zhong-bo Ren (Tallahassee, Florida); Xia Xu (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct cultivar of the muscadine grape plant, Vitis rotundifolia Michx., which has exceptionally good flavor, firm flesh texture with relatively thin skin, and a larger berry than the current grapes that are produced commercially. The vines of this cultivar are vigorous, productive and disease resistant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/082850 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
General Services Administration (GSA)
| US 07958096 | Perrizo |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NDSU-Research Foundation (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William K. Perrizo (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for performing data mining in a set of binary data arranged as a plurality of data items in which each data item has a plurality of bits, each bit in a corresponding one of a plurality of bit positions. The set of binary data is arranged in the data storage such that the binary data is in bit position groups. Each bit position group corresponds to a different one of the plurality of bit positions and includes bits of the binary data having that bit position. The binary data of each bit position group is compressed to produce data structures representing the set of binary data. A data mining technique is performed using the plurality of compressed data structures. |
| FILED | Monday, April 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/732501 |
| ART UNIT | 2167 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/693 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 07956193 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | X. Peter Zhang (Tampa, Florida); Joshua V. Ruppel (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Cobalt (II) complexes of porphyrins are effective catalysts for intramolecular nitrene insertion of C—H bonds with arylsulfonyl azides. The cobalt-catalyzed process can proceed efficiently under mild and neutral conditions in low catalyst loading without the need of other reagents or additives, generating nitrogen gas as the only byproduct. Using the simple tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) as the ligand, the cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular amidation can be applied to primary, secondary, and tertiary C—H bonds and suitable for a broad range of arylsulfonyl azides, leading to the syntheses of various benzosultam derivatives in excellent yields |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/151182 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 07955790 | Comer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stratatech Corporation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allen Comer (Madison, Wisconsin); Lynn Allen-Hoffmann (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael Hoffmann (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to in vitro cultured skin substitutes, and in particular to in vitro cultured skin substitutes that have improved barrier function. In some embodiments, improved barrier function is a result of improved culture conditions, while in other embodiments, improved barrier function results from genetic modification of keratinocytes. Improved culture conditions to improve barrier function include organotypic culture in the presence of linoleic acid and/or linoleic acid at about 75% humidity. Suitable genetic modifications for improving barrier function includes transfection with a DNA construct capable of expressing GKLF. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/174319 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 07954622 | Schimmel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Todd M Schimmel (Annandale, Virginia); Thomas C Potter (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A diverter gate generally includes a bracket which connects to an actuator and a flag which releasably engages with the bracket via cooperating engagement members. The cooperating engagement members may be symmetrical, and may comprise one or more tabs and one or more corresponding receptacles. The tabs may be dimensioned slightly larger than the receptacles so as to create a positive interference fit. The bracket and the flag may include openings to receive a fastener extending substantially across the length of the gate. Tightening the fastener compresses the tab(s) against the receptacle(s) to result in a compression fit between the flag and the bracket. The two-piece design allows the flag to be easily removed and reversed or replaced, without disassembling or removing the bracket or the actuator. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/842800 |
| ART UNIT | 3651 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Conveyors: Power-driven 198/367.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 07954442 | Stottlemyer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secertary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas R. Stottlemyer (Noank, Connecticut); Richard C. Mewer (Kittery, Maine); Mark A. Maugle (Groton, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A towed array deployment system is provided that uses the flow of fluid through the interior of a tube to deploy a towed line array. The system includes a small surface water craft such as an unmanned surface vehicle having a length between seven and eleven meters and a U-shaped tube mounted to the outside of the hull of the watercraft below the waterline. A towed array is fed from a winch aboard the surface craft, through one end of the tube, and the fluid is introduced through into the interior of the tube to force the towed array for deployment through the tube and out a second end of the tube near the stern of the watercraft. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/454494 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 07956037 | Peterson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (North Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darryl R. Peterson (Barrington Hills, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to the use of γ-glutamyl antioxidants, particularly γ-glutamyl-cysteine, as cytoprotective agents to prevent reperfusion injury (i.e., hemorrhagic transformation) of the blood-brain barrier during reperfusion following an ischemic stroke. The γ-glutamyl antioxidants can be used alone or used in combination with an agent which inhibits the reverse movement of Na/Ca exchange in the blood-brain barrier such as 2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea methanesulphonate (KB-R7943). |
| FILED | Friday, June 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/479776 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/17.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, June 07, 2011.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2011/fedinvent-patents-20110607.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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