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Patent Details for Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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| US 08046845 | Garcia 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) | Felipe Garcia (Panama City, Florida); Robert Woodall (Panama City, Florida); Chris Doyle (Panama City Beach, Florida); Greg Reitmeyer (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A lightweight combat helmet has a rigid helmet shell with first and second flexible and fluid impermeable receptacles nested within the helmet shell. The first receptacle is filled with structures and substances that alter a trajectory of an incoming projectile. When filled, the second receptacle conforms to a wearer's head. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/319916 |
| ART UNIT | 3765 — SELECT * FROM codes_techcenter; |
| CURRENT CPC | Apparel 02/413 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047049 | Daniel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jurgen H. Daniel (San Francisco, California); Sanjiv Sambandan (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensing device has at least two remote units mounted on an attachable tape, the remote units being mounted on separate branches of the attachable tape, a controller mounted on the attachable tape, electrical connections at least between each remote unit and the controller, the electrical connections on the attachable tape, and a surface to which the tape is attached such that the branches are separated from each other. A method of manufacturing a sensing device, including providing an attachable substrate, and fabricating electronic devices on the substrate, the electronic devices including at least two remote units, a controller and electrical connections between the remote units and the controller, and arranging the electronic devices such that at least two remote units are separated from each other. |
| FILED | Monday, January 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/356044 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/11.40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047117 | Tan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wright Materials Research Company (Beaver Creek, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seng Tan (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A blast wave attenuator comprising: a deflector and a foam or foamed composite inside of the deflector. The foamed composite may be a combination of fabrics, fibers, and small reinforcements embedded in a polymeric foam matrix. The foamed composites can be fabricated using a one-step process. The deflector can be manufactured from metal sheets including but not limited to titanium, stainless steel, carbon steel, and superalloys. The blast wave attenuator of the present invention greatly improves the impact resistance and protection of blast protective footwear and combat boots or the like without sacrificing traction or mobility. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/787095 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047149 | Antonelli 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) | Lynn T. Antonelli (Cranston, Rhode Island); Fletcher A. Blackmon (Forestdale, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) docking system is provided in which the UUV is responsive to a first rotating light beam (which emits from a submarine) to begin a docking procedure. The UUV utilizes a photodetector to detect the first light beam and to guide the UUV toward the submarine by utilizing the first light beam. In one embodiment, the UUV reflects light from the first light beam back to the submarine. A photodetector on the submarine detects the reflected light to ascertain that the UUV is locked onto the first light beam. The submarine then stops rotating the light beam so that a trajectory of the UUV heads in the direction of a docking station which is positioned on the submarine. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/701909 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/230.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047154 | Buescher 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) | James Buescher (San Diego, California); V. Keyko McDonald (San Diego, California); Peter Sullivan (Solana Beach, California); Brian J. Granger (San Diego, California); David A. Bultman (San Diego, California); Peter Smith (Raleigh, North Carolina); Aaron Bratten (El Cajon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The attitude of a submerged array of sensing elements can be changed using a fixed quantity of transferable ballast fluid having density different than water. In one embodiment, a non-rigid array of sensor elements is equipped with two expandable reservoirs connected between a flexible conduit which allows the ballast fluid to be transferred back and forth. Pumping fluid between the two reservoirs causes one reservoir to expand while the other contracts. Due to the density difference between the pumped fluid and water, the difference in volume between the two expandable reservoirs causes a shift in the center of buoyancy of the array system. The center of buoyancy in this way becomes offset from the center of gravity of the array system, causing a shift in the attitude of the array. The array can be trimmed, using positively or negatively buoyant static elements, to achieve a specific orientation for given volume ratios between the two expandable reservoirs, and so by controlling the volume ratio, multiple orientations can be selected. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/506313 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047232 | Bernitsas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael M. Bernitsas (Saline, Michigan); Kamaldev Raghavan (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Roughness is added to the surface of a bluff body in a relative motion with respect to a fluid. The amount, size, and distribution of roughness on the body surface is controlled passively or actively to modify the flow around the body and subsequently the Vortex Induced Forces and Motion (VIFM). The added roughness, when designed and implemented appropriately, affects in a predetermined way the boundary layer, the separation of the boundary layer, the level of turbulence, the wake, the drag and lift forces, and consequently the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM), and the fluid-structure interaction. The goal of surface roughness control is to increase Vortex Induced Forces and Motion. Enhancement is needed in such applications as harnessing of clean and renewable energy from ocean/river currents using the ocean energy converter VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy). |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/277321 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid handling 137/808 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047252 | Vontell |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John H. Vontell (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a pressure application device for curing an adhesive on a component, particularly components of complex geometries. The device comprises a pair of jaws, at least one spring recessed into a cavity defined within the first jaw, and a cap. A first end of a spring partially extends into the cavity and a second end of the spring contacts the cap. When force is applied to the cap, the cap transmits the force through the spring to the first jaw. In order to limit the separation of the cap from the first jaw, a retainer is used. |
| FILED | Friday, December 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/339880 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/581 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047332 | Salmela et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon O. Salmela (Framingham, Massachusetts); Joseph A. Creonte (Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A drive gear includes a plurality of internal radial channels extending between the axial bore and the periphery of the gear, and an axial bore includes a lubricant distribution structure therein to provide lubrication where the teeth of the drive gear mesh with the teeth of a gear driven by the drive gear. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/800920 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Lubrication 184/6.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047590 | Hamme |
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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) | Lonnie Hamme (Jamul, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An underwater load release device for a deployed underwater load comprising a fixed support member having a hinge end and a fixed end, a rotating member connected to the first hinge end, the rotating member initially held in a closed position by a rotatable bail to hold the underwater load, the bail initially held in the closed position by a galvanic timed release link, the galvanic link applying a predetermined bail tension to the bail during load deployment, a spring mechanism for applying a predetermined back tension to the bail during the load deployment, the galvanic release link corroding over a predetermined timed release when immersed underwater whereby the back tension overrides the bail tension of the galvanic link so that the galvanic link releases, the bail rotates into an open bail position and the rotating member then rotates into an open load position, thereby releasing the load. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/485989 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Handling: Hand and hoist-line implements 294/66.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047709 | Vaccaro |
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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) | Mark J. Vaccaro (Wakefield, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for detecting the location of an air/sea interface on an Instrumented Tow Cable (ITC) when distributed temperature measurements are provided. The air/sea interface is determined by estimating the variance of observed temperature in the proximity of each measurement cell. The method and system described herein uses a sliding variance across the entire cable length. The variance of the cell or cells in the area of the interface has been found to be large compared to other cells. Accordingly, the location of the air/sea interface is determined based on the location of the peak variance. The location of the air/sea interface is used in determining the catenary of the ITC. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/386182 |
| ART UNIT | 2841 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047771 | Tucker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley Reed Tucker (Chandler, Arizona); Mark C. Morris (Phoenix, Arizona); Jason Smoke (Phoenix, Arizona); Daniel Ryan (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Turbine nozzles and methods of manufacturing the turbine nozzles are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a turbine nozzle includes a first ring, a vane, and a first joint. The first ring comprises a single unitary component and having a first opening and including a first metal alloy. The vane includes a first end disposed in the first opening and includes a second metal alloy. The first joint is formed in the first opening between the first ring and the vane and includes a first braze layer and an oxide layer. The first braze layer is disposed adjacent to the oxide layer, and the first braze layer and the oxide layer are disposed between the first ring and the vane. |
| FILED | Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/272206 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/137 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048241 | Davison |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Shock Transients, Inc (Hopkins, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Davison (Edina, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A high energy, stable, electrically activated explosive replacement comprises at least a mixture of a metal, a highly-halogenated polymer moiety (HHPM) and a reduced (or non-) halogenated polymer moiety (RHPM). These replacements can also be used as detonators, initiators, or explosive devices alone or with other explosive systems and materials. The two polymer moieties, the HHPM and RHPM, may be provided in the following manners and generally in the following proportions. The halogen on the polymer preferably comprises chlorine or fluorine, preferably fluorine, and preferably at least 50% of halogen atoms in the polymer comprise fluorine. The fluorine is preferably provided on the polymer backbone (as in polymers formed from ethylenically unsaturated monomeric units such as tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoromonochloroethylene, difluorodichloroethylene, trichloromonofluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, and the like). |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/844174 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/19.300 |
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| US 08048309 | Osegovic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Water Generating Systems, LLC (Arlington, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Osegovic (St. Petersburg, Florida); Michael D. Max (St. Pete Beach, Florida); Shelli R. Tatro (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for disposing of carbon dioxide is provided. According to the invention, CO2 is dissolved in seawater and the salinity of the seawater is increased to produce CO2-containing brine. The CO2-containing brine is denser than the seawater from which it is made. Therefore, when it is released into the ocean, the CO2-containing brine sinks to depth and sequesters the carbon dioxide. The brine may be produced by forming CO2 hydrate, which extracts fresh water from the seawater. Alternatively, the brine may be produced by forming water ice from the seawater and injecting CO2 into the seawater either before or, more preferably, after the water ice has been formed. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/199886 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/642 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048428 | Reisfeld et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph A. Reisfeld (La Jolla, California); Andreas G. Niethammer (Heidelberg, Germany); Rong Xiang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A DNA composition effective for inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation comprises a DNA construct operably encoding a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor polypeptide, which can be a full length VEGF receptor protein or an immunogenic fragment thereof. This invention provides DNA compositions that encode VEGF receptor-2 (KDR), VEGF receptor-1 (Flt-1), or Flk-1 (the murine homolog of KDR), as well as methods of using such a DNA composition to inhibit vascular endothelial cell proliferation in the tumor micro-environment. Angiogenesis inhibition and subsequent decrease in tumor growth and dissemination is achieved. |
| FILED | Monday, August 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507298 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/200.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048547 | Ringeisen 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) | Bradley R. Ringeisen (Lorton, Virginia); Justin C. Biffinger (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell comprising an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, and a nanoporous membrane between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, wherein the nanoporous membrane sequesters and isolates a microbe in the anode chamber. The nanoporous membrane allows nutrients to flow actively or passively from the cathode chamber to the anode chamber and can be modified by a thin film composite (TFC) to create a TFC nanofiltration membrane. The nanoporous membrane can have a pore size from about 100 nm to about 1000 nm. A method of making a fuel cell comprising configuring a nanoporous membrane between an anode chamber and a cathode chamber wherein the nanoporous membrane sequesters and isolates a microbe in the anode chamber and can be used to protect the cathode chamber. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/978662 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048638 | Svetlov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); Banyan Biomakers (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislav Svetlov (Gainesville, Florida); Ronald L. Hayes (Gainesville, Florida); Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel, sensitive and specific markers for diagnostics and monitoring of liver injuries, including, but not limited to ischemic liver damage, are provided. This includes identification of several enzymes of arginine/urea/nitric oxide cycle, sulfuration enzymes and spectrin breakdown related products, among others. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/685822 |
| 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 08048640 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Solon, Ohio); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provide is a method for evaluating test agents as candidates for treating prostatic diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and androgen dependent and androgen independent prostate cancer. The method comprises providing a mouse comprising a human prostate primary xenograft, where the xenograft contains blood vessels that include human endothelial cells, initiating androgen deprivation in the mouse, administering to the mouse a test agent within a period of 1-7 days after initiating the androgen deprivation, and determining a reduction in human epithelial cells in the xenografts and/or a reduction in number of the endothelial cells or blood vessels in the xenograft. Also provided is a method for treating an individual for human prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia. The method comprises initiating androgen deprivation in the individual and administering to the individual an agent capable of inducing apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells within a period of 1-7 days of initiating androgen deprivation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/011929 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048662 | Adjei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Araba A. Adjei (Rochester, Minnesota); Eric D. Wieben (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard M. Weinshilboum (Rochester, Minnesota); Bianca A. Thomae (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated sulfotransferase nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence variant and nucleotides flanking the sequence variant are described, as well as sulfotransferase allozymes. Methods for determining if a mammal is predisposed to cancer also are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/079965 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048949 | La Scala et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Joseph La Scala (Bear, Delaware); James Matthew Sands (Kingsville, Maryland); Giuseppe Raffaello Palmese (Hainesport, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a composition and method for fabricating composite resins that produce either reduced or zero volatile organic compound (VOC) and zero hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. The non-volatile reactive diluents of the composite resin, fatty acid monomers, enhance the stability, shelf-life, flexibility and strength of the composite resin. The resins incorporating fatty acid monomers may be used to repair military equipment or for any commercial repair purposes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/689191 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048983 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Kimmo Porkka (Helsinki, Finland); Sven Christian (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a conjugate which contains a therapeutic moiety linked to a homing molecule that selectively homes to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and that specifically binds the receptor bound by peptide KDEPQRRSARLSAKPAPPKPEPKPKKAPAKK (SEQ ID NO: 9). Methods of directing a conjugate of the invention to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and of using a conjugate to treat cancer also are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/288547 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049147 | Hogate |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isaac Jon Hogate (Meriden, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes a first heater located at the leading edge of a gas turbine structural member, a second heater located aft of the first heater, and a third heater located aft of the second heater. The first, second and third heaters are electrically-powered to prevent icing of the gas turbine structural member. Each of the heaters has a Watt density, and the Watt densities of the heaters differ from one another as a function of a magnitude of a cooling coefficient for airflow passing the vicinity of each heater. |
| FILED | Friday, March 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/079762 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/544 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049272 | Henning et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason P. Henning (Carrboro, North Carolina); Allan Ward (Durham, North Carolina); Alexander Suvorov (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A MESFET includes a silicon carbide layer, spaced apart source and drain regions in the silicon carbide layer, a channel region positioned within the silicon carbide layer between the source and drain regions and doped with implanted dopants, and a gate contact on the silicon carbide layer. Methods of forming a MESFET include providing a layer of silicon carbide, forming spaced apart source and drain regions in the silicon carbide layer, implanting impurity atoms to form a channel region between the source and drain regions, annealing the implanted impurity atoms, and forming a gate contact on the silicon carbide layer. |
| FILED | Monday, April 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/735799 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049326 | Najafi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khalil Najafi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Sang-Hyun Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Sang Woo Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An environment-resistant module which provides both thermal and vibration isolation for a packaged micromachined or MEMS device is disclosed. A microplatform and a support structure for the microplatform provide the thermal and vibration isolation. The package is both hermetic and vacuum compatible and provides vertical feedthroughs for signal transfer. A micromachined or MEMS device transfer method is also disclosed that can handle a wide variety of individual micromachined or MEMS dies or wafers, in either a hybrid or integrated fashion. The module simultaneously provides both thermal and vibration isolation for the MEMS device using the microplatform and the support structure which may be fabricated from a thin glass wafer that is patterned to create crab-leg shaped suspension tethers or beams. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135532 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/698 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049486 | In 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) | Visarath In (Chula Vista, California); Adi R. Bulsara (San Diego, California); Yong (Andy) An Kho (Chula Vista, California); Antonio Palacios (San Diego, California); Salvatore Baglio (Catania, Italy); Bruno Ando (Catania, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, an apparatus for detecting electric fields is disclosed that includes an array of non-linear elements configured into an oscillator with each coupled to one or more electric-field sensing plates. In various embodiments, an output of the array produces a frequency that varies as a function of an electric field sensed by the one or more electric-field sensing plates. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/175262 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/72 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049570 | In 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) | Visarath In (Chula Vista, California); Patrick Longhini (San Diego, California); Yong (Andy) An Kho (Chula Vista, California); Joseph D. Neff (San Diego, California); Antonio Palacios (San Diego, California); Norman Liu (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrical/magnetic current sensing system includes a first collection mechanism configured to convert an electric field into surface charge, a second collection mechanism comprising a magnetic reactive material, and a sensor coupled to the first and second collection mechanisms. The sensor comprises an odd number, greater than or equal to three, of unidirectionally-coupled non-linear over-damped bi-stable elements. Each element comprises a resistive load, an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with a bipolar junction transistor differential pair, a cross-coupled OTA, and a non-linear OTA. Each element may comprise fully differential inputs and outputs. The sensor may be contained in a microchip or on a printed circuit board. A resident time difference readout device may be connected to the sensor, and may be configured to perform a power spectral density calculation. The sensor may include a resistance to voltage circuit connected between the second collection mechanism and the elements. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/732023 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Oscillators 331/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049966 | Chann et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bien Chann (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Tso Yee Fan (Belmont, Massachusetts); Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An external-cavity one-dimensional multi-wavelength beam combiner that performs wavelength beam combining along a stacking dimension of a laser stack formed of a plurality of laser arrays, each laser array configured to generate optical radiation having a unique wavelength, and each of the plurality of laser arrays including a plurality of laser emitters arranged along an array dimension of the laser stack. The multi-wavelength beam combiner includes a cylindrical telescope configured to image each of the laser emitters along a slow axis of the laser emitters, a transform lens arranged to intercept the optical radiation from each of the plurality of laser arrays and combine the optical radiation along a stacking dimension of the laser stack to form a multi-wavelength optical beam, and a diffraction element positioned at a region of overlap of the optical radiation to receive and transmit the multi-wavelength optical beam. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/611514 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/624 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050004 | Collins et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark J. Collins (Windsor Locks, Connecticut); Justin R. Mattern (East Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A power circuit includes a gate drive sever comparator circuit operable to disconnect a pre-drive transistor circuit from ground in response to an over voltage fault condition. A back-up gate drive comparator circuit operable to switch a reference directly into a multiple of shunt MosFets such that the multiple of shunt MosFets are turned on to reverse the over voltage fault condition until voltage drops and the gate drive sever comparator circuit and the back-up gate drive comparator circuit turn off to maintain a regulated voltage between comparator controlled limits. |
| FILED | Sunday, April 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/426269 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/56 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050141 | Carroll et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas L. Carroll (Alexandria, Virginia); Graham K. Hubler (Highland, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method is provided for estimating a trajectory of an incoming bullet based on the acoustics of the shock wave created as the bullet travels through the air. A first auditory signal representing a direct sound from the shock wave is recorded and its azimuthal direction is determined. Based on this azimuthal direction and other assumptions two possible bullet directions that can cause that shock wave are estimated. A second auditory signal representing a reflection of the shock wave as it travels through the air also is recorded and its azimuthal direction determined. The azimuthal direction of the ground reflection will lie between the azimuthal direction of the first auditory signal and the more correct of the two estimated trajectories, and thus can resolve the ambiguity in the estimated direction of the bullet source. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/275355 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050196 | Yoon |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chang-June Yoon (Edison, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Network formation in wireless networks according to an embodiment of the present invention is enhanced based on control of network formation packet transmissions (e.g., Packet Radio Organizational Packet (PROP) transmissions). A source-initiated approach controls re-transmission of inquiry/reply PROP packets based on the presence of a neighboring node. This reduces the size and amount of PROP packets transmitted during neighbor discovery. In addition, the source-initiated approach controls re-transmission of PROP packets indicating a change in an upstream or control type node (e.g., LNC PROP). In this case, the node determines the presence of steady-state conditions (e.g., maintenance of conditions for the original LNC PROP transmission), and enables a single re-transmission of the LNC PROP packet, thereby reducing the transmission of unnecessary or duplicate LNC PROP packets (e.g., containing substantially the same information as previously transmitted packets since conditions have remained the same). |
| FILED | Thursday, July 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/500292 |
| ART UNIT | 2476 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050301 | Wells et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan P. Wells (Marina Del Rey, California); James C. Camparo (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for stabilizing laser frequency based on an isoclinic point of an atomic or molecular medium are provided herein. A system may include: a transmission cell containing a gas and configured to transmit light from the laser, the gas having an absorption spectrum with an isoclinic point; a photodiode generating an output based on an amplitude of transmitted laser light; and circuitry configured to tune the frequency of the laser to the isoclinic point of the absorption spectrum based on the output. The absorption spectrum may have first and second overlapping peaks respectively corresponding to first and second transitions of the gas, the isoclinic point being a saddle point between the first and second peaks. The first and second peaks may have substantially equal amplitude as one another and/or may broaden substantially equally as each other as a function of a physical parameter of the gas. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/702991 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050410 | Sanders et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UTI Limited Partnership (Calgary, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barry Sanders (Calgary, Canada); Travis Beals (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for providing communication over arbitrary distances with a desired probability of security is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention shares of a random key are encoded, the random key for effecting communication of a message through a network employing a cryptographically strong forward security system having a limited effective communications distance. A distributed re-randomization of the encoded shares is then effected at a plurality of intermediate network nodes. |
| FILED | Friday, December 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/636427 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050527 | Noddings |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth C. Noddings (Manhattan Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one of the embodiments there is disclosed a self healing optical fiber cable assembly comprising an elongated optical fiber core having a cladding layer, a buffer layer, a sealing layer that seals any microcracks or defects in the buffer layer, the cladding layer, and the optical fiber core, and, an outer protection layer, wherein an end of the outer layer is connected to a strain relief device to provide expansion protection to the cable assembly and to minimize strain on the cable assembly, and further wherein an end of the strain relief device is connected to an optical fiber module. The cable assembly may further comprise a constraining layer and/or a strengthening layer. There is also disclosed a method of making a self healing optical fiber cable assembly. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/268258 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050648 | Kirichenko et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hypres, Inc. (Elmsford, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander F. Kirichenko (Pleasantville, New York); Deepnarayan Gupta (Hawthorne, New York); Saad Sarwana (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Digital mixers which permit mixing of asynchronous signals may be constructed of Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) logic elements. The logic elements may include an RSFQ non-destructive readout cell (NDRO), an RSFQ D flip-flop, an RSFQ XOR circuit, and an RSFQ T flip-flop. A binary tree arrangement of T flip-flops can be used to provide in-phase and quadrature phase-divided replicas of a reference signal. The mixing elements can be either an XOR circuit, a dual port NDRO circuit functioning as a multiplexer or an RS type NDRO functioning as an AND gate. The RSFQ logic elements utilize Josephson junctions which operate in superconducting temperature domains. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/725426 |
| ART UNIT | 2618 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/323 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050849 | Brown 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) | Gerald Gerard Brown (Pebble Beach, California); Jeffrey Eugene Kline (Salinas, California); Richard Edwin Rosenthal (Monterey, California); Pascale Menconi, legal representative (Monterey, California); Alan R. Washburn (Monterey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A mixed-mode method for operating a vehicle's propulsion plant to travel at a selected average speed using the minimum amount of fuel. The method involves travelling in one mode at high speed part of the time, and in a different mode at low speed part of the time, in such a way that the average speed is the selected value. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/368823 |
| 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 71/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050872 | Sun et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bing Sun (Jersey City, New Jersey); Jacob T. Schwartz (New York, New York); Ofer H. Gill (Springfield, New Jersey); Bhubaneswar Mishra (Great Neck, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An exemplary embodiment of system, computer-accessible medium and method for comparing a first genome to a second genome. For example, a first genome may be compared to a second genome by building a first library for the first genome and a second library for the second genome, providing a plurality of matches between elements in the first library common to elements in the second library, ranking each match to determine a likelihood of similarity between the common elements in the first and second libraries; and associating matches having a predetermined likelihood. The association may be performed efficiently by a stable marriage procedure. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/115187 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050880 | Pillai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | C and P Technologies, Inc. (Closter, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Unnikrishna Sreedharan Pillai (Harrington Park, New Jersey); Ke Yong Li (Jackson Heights, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | One or more embodiments of the present invention relates to an iterative method for generating an almost-constant, nearly constant, or substantially-constant envelope time signal with prescribed Fourier transform magnitude in the frequency domain, and a constant envelope time signal whose Fourier transform magnitude closely matches the prescribed Fourier transform magnitude in the frequency domain. Different starting points for the iterative algorithm give rise to different solutions and their accuracy can be adjusted using a monotonic error criterion presented here. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/259522 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051021 | Aggarwal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charu Aggarwal (Mohegan Lake, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for resource adaptive classification of data streams. Embodiments of systems and methods provide classifying data received in a computer, including discretizing the received data, constructing an intermediate data structure from said received data as training instances, performing subspace sampling on said received data as test instances and adaptively classifying said received data based on statistics of said subspace sampling. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/530938 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051228 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Daniel M. Dreps (Georgetown, Texas); Edward J. Seminaro (Milton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated processor design includes physical interface macros supporting heterogeneous electrical properties. The processor design comprises a plurality of processing cores and a plurality of physical interfaces to connect to a memory interface, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI Express or PCIe) interface for input/output, an Ethernet interface for network communication, and/or a serial attached SCSI (SAS) interface for storage. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/270576 |
| ART UNIT | 2182 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: Input/output 710/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051276 | Krieger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Orran Y. Krieger (Newton, Massachusetts); Bryan S. Rosenburg (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Robert B. Tremaine (Stormville, New York); Robert W. Wisniewski (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for thread scheduling for optimal heat dissipation are provided. Temperature sensors measure temperature throughout various parts of a processor chip. The temperatures detected are reported to an operating system or the like for scheduling threads. In one aspect, the observed temperature values are recorded on registers. An operating system or the like reads the registers and schedules threads based on the temperature values. |
| FILED | Friday, July 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/482270 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051475 | Poore et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas A. Poore (Rome, New York); Scott Thomas (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for exchanging information between heterogeneous secured networks. Method supports synchronous communications across security domains including text chat, instant messaging, audio applications, video applications, and whiteboard collaboration. The invention intercepts incoming information traffic on either side and employs a guard for filtering information traffic between security domains according to a policy engine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/728914 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42884 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles C. Wang (Alhambra, California); Dean J. Sklar (Chatsworth, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An nth root transformation is used for generating near Gaussian metrics from non-Gaussian metrics for input into a conventional turbo decoder that is based on the assumption that the input sequence to the decoder has a Gaussian distribution. The nth root transformation transforms channel non-Gaussian statistics to near Gaussian statistics for use with conventional turbo decoding for improved noncoherent communications over a non-Gaussian channel, such as a fading channel. For a differential coherent PSK waveform, where the channel statistics of a demodulator are non-Gaussian, for example, in the presence of fading, the nth root transformation is used to transform the non-Gaussian statistics to near Gaussian statistics for generating near Gaussian metrics, for improved PSK communications. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/289216 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/265 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42887 | Mehregany et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehran Mehregany (San Diego, California); Christian A. Zorman (Euclid, Ohio); Xiao-An Fu (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeremy Dunning (Berea, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of depositing a ceramic film, particularly a silicon carbide film, on a substrate is disclosed in which the residual stress, residual stress gradient, and resistivity are controlled. Also disclosed are substrates having a deposited film with these controlled properties and devices, particularly MEMS and NEMS devices, having substrates with films having these properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548363 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/255.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip S. Green (Palo Alto, California); Joel F. Jensen (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to manipulator assembly (2) for holding and manipulating a surgical instrument (14) in a telerobotic system. The assembly comprises a base (6) fixable by passive or power driven positioning devices to a surface, such as an operating table, and an instrument holder (4) movably mounted on the base. The instrument holder comprises a chassis (6) and an instrument support (70) movably mounted on the body and having an interface engageable with the surgical instrument to releasably mount the instrument to the instrument holder. A drive assembly (7) is operatively coupled to the instrument holder for providing the instrument with at least two degrees of freedom. The instrument holder is separable from the base and the drive assembly so that the holder can be sterilized. The assembly further includes a force sensing element (52) mounted distal to the holder and the drive assembly for detecting forces exerted on the surgical instrument and providing feedback to the surgeon. The assembly is attached to a remote center positioner (300) for constraining the instrument to rotate a point coincident with the entry incision and an inclinometer (350) for preventing gravitational forces acting on the system's mechanisms from being felt by the surgeon. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/633972 |
| ART UNIT | 3733 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048411 | Qian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shiguang Qian (Broadview Heights, Ohio); Lina Lu (Broadview Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of inhibiting graft rejection includes isolating Hepatic Stellate Cells from a mammal liver, activating the isolated Hepatic Stellate Cells, and administering a combination of Hepatic Stellate cells and a graft to a mammal. |
| FILED | Friday, August 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/840633 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048425 | Raines et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald T. Raines (Madison, Wisconsin); George N. Phillips, Jr. (Madison, Wisconsin); R. Jeremy Johnson (Middleton, Wisconsin); Jason G. McCoy (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to cytotoxic variants of human ribonuclease 1 (RNase 1) identified through analysis of the interaction between RNase 1 and the human ribonuclease inhibitor (hRI) as defined by the three dimensional (3-D) atomic structure of the RNase1 hRI complex. Also disclosed is the 3-D structure of the hRI•RNase 1 complex and methods for designing the RNase 1 variants. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/497038 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/193.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048427 | Pang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiaowu Pang (Rockville, Maryland); Andrew I. Dayton (Knoxville, Maryland); Mingjie Zhang (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses the construction of dengue virus subgenomic replicons containing large deletions in the structural region (C-preM-E) of the genome, which replicons are useful as vaccines to protect against dengue virus infection. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/394822 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/199.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048428 | Reisfeld et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph A. Reisfeld (La Jolla, California); Andreas G. Niethammer (Heidelberg, Germany); Rong Xiang (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A DNA composition effective for inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation comprises a DNA construct operably encoding a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor polypeptide, which can be a full length VEGF receptor protein or an immunogenic fragment thereof. This invention provides DNA compositions that encode VEGF receptor-2 (KDR), VEGF receptor-1 (Flt-1), or Flk-1 (the murine homolog of KDR), as well as methods of using such a DNA composition to inhibit vascular endothelial cell proliferation in the tumor micro-environment. Angiogenesis inhibition and subsequent decrease in tumor growth and dissemination is achieved. |
| FILED | Monday, August 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/507298 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/200.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048432 | Lee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Che-Hung Robert Lee (Silver Spring, Maryland); Carl E. Frasch (Martinsburg, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Abstract of the Disclosure Methods for synthesis and manufacture of polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines at high yield are provided. The methods involve reaction of a hydrazide group on one reactant with an aldehyde or cyanate ester group on the other reactant. The reaction proceeds rapidly with a high conjugation efficiency, such that a simplified purification process can be employed to separate the conjugate product from the unconjugated protein and polysaccharide and other small molecule by-products. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/566899 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/234.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048627 | Dressman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Devin Dressman (Baltimore, Maryland); Hai Yan (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Kenneth W Kinzler (Baltimore, Maryland); Bert Vogelstein (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Many areas of biomedical research depend on the analysis of uncommon variations in individual genes or transcripts. Here we describe a method that can quantify such variation at a scale and ease heretofore unattainable. Each DNA molecule in a collection of such molecules is converted into a single particle to which thousands of copies of DNA identical in sequence to the original are bound. This population of beads then corresponds to a one-to-one representation of the starting DNA molecules. Variation within the original population of DNA molecules can then be simply assessed by counting fluorescently-labeled particles via flow cytometry. Millions of individual DNA molecules can be assessed in this fashion with standard laboratory equipment. Moreover, specific variants can be isolated by flow sorting and employed for further experimentation. This approach can be used for the identification and quantification of rare mutations as well as to study variations in gene sequences or transcripts in specific populations or tissues. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/562840 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048630 | Nix et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Allan Nix (Bethlehem, Georgia); M. Steven Oberste (Alpharetta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides methods that permit detection of all known species of Parechovirus, including Human parechovirus and Ljungan virus (LV). In particular examples the method includes amplifying at least a portion of the 5′NTR of parechovirus nucleic acid molecules obtained from a sample, and detecting the resulting amplicons, but does not require culturing of the virus. The present disclosure also provides methods for determining which particular species or serotype of parechovirus is present in a biological sample. Also provided are oligonucleotide primers and probes that can be used in the disclosed methods. |
| FILED | Monday, May 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/299097 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048631 | Cawthon |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard Cawthon (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for compositions and methods for amplifying target nucleic acids using nucleic acid primers designed to limit non-target nucleic acid dependent priming events. The present invention permits amplifying and quantitating the number of repetitive units in a repetitive region, such as the number of telomere repetitive units. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/700475 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048636 | Jin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northshore University Healthsystem (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian-Ping Jin (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for identifying modulators of mammalian, e.g., human, h2-calponin, the calponin isoform of relatively neutral pI. H2-calponin exerts an effect on the migration and proliferation of a variety of muscle (smooth muscle) and non-muscle cells and is an actin filament-associated regulatory protein influencing the structure of the actin cytoskeleton. Modulators of the activity levels of this protein are useful in preventing, ameliorating, or treating a variety of diseases, disorders or conditions characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or cell proliferation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/043013 |
| 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 08048638 | Svetlov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); Banyan Biomakers (Alachua, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislav Svetlov (Gainesville, Florida); Ronald L. Hayes (Gainesville, Florida); Ka-Wang (Kevin) Wang (Gainesville, Florida); Monika Oli (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel, sensitive and specific markers for diagnostics and monitoring of liver injuries, including, but not limited to ischemic liver damage, are provided. This includes identification of several enzymes of arginine/urea/nitric oxide cycle, sulfuration enzymes and spectrin breakdown related products, among others. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/685822 |
| 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 08048640 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary J. Smith (Buffalo, New York); Howard M. Reisner (Durham, North Carolina); Danny R. Gray (Solon, Ohio); Wendy Huss (Kenmore, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provide is a method for evaluating test agents as candidates for treating prostatic diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and androgen dependent and androgen independent prostate cancer. The method comprises providing a mouse comprising a human prostate primary xenograft, where the xenograft contains blood vessels that include human endothelial cells, initiating androgen deprivation in the mouse, administering to the mouse a test agent within a period of 1-7 days after initiating the androgen deprivation, and determining a reduction in human epithelial cells in the xenografts and/or a reduction in number of the endothelial cells or blood vessels in the xenograft. Also provided is a method for treating an individual for human prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia. The method comprises initiating androgen deprivation in the individual and administering to the individual an agent capable of inducing apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells within a period of 1-7 days of initiating androgen deprivation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/011929 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048641 | Doyle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew D. Doyle (Bethesda, Maryland); Kenneth M. Yamada (Bethesda, Maryland); Francis W. Wang (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention employs the natural hydrophilic properties of a macromolecular film such as a hydrogel and in combination with localized photo-ablation of monolayers created with the hydrogel using multi-photon laser excitation, provides a stampless, versatile method of micropattern fabrication. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/249824 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048646 | Ting et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kang Ting (Beverly Hills, California); Shunichi Kuroda (Osaka, Japan); Ben Wu (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention generally relates to a bone growth factor, and more particularly to compositions including NELL1, articles of manufacture including NELL1 and methods of using NELL1 to induce bone formation. This invention also provides methods for the expression and purification of NELL1 and NELL2 peptides. |
| FILED | Monday, March 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/400715 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048659 | Leif et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Leif (San Diego, California); Lidia Vallarino (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A tagged water-soluble polymer linked to a solid support is provided and includes a solid support optionally including a spacer sequence including one or more spacer monomer units attached to the solid support; and a water-soluble polymer covalently linked to the solid support or to the spacer sequence, the water-soluble polymer including a first cleavage segment including at least one monomer unit including a selectively cleavable link to the solid support or to the spacer sequence, where cleavage of the selectively cleavable link separates the water-soluble polymer from the solid support, a second segment including at least one monomer unit selected from a monomer unit linked to a reactive functionality able to be covalently coupled to a tag or linked to a tag, a third segment including one or more monomer units linked to a reactive functionality that can form a covalent bond with an analyte-binding species or an analyte, and optionally one or more spacer monomer units provided adjacent to any segment and/or between any two segments and/or within any one or more of the second segment and the third segment. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 07, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/110114 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/174 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048662 | Adjei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Araba A. Adjei (Rochester, Minnesota); Eric D. Wieben (Rochester, Minnesota); Richard M. Weinshilboum (Rochester, Minnesota); Bianca A. Thomae (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated sulfotransferase nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence variant and nucleotides flanking the sequence variant are described, as well as sulfotransferase allozymes. Methods for determining if a mammal is predisposed to cancer also are described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/079965 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048672 | Glimcher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurie H. Glimcher (West Newton, Massachusetts); Susanne J. Szabo (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding T-bet, and isolated T-bet polypeptides, are provided. The invention further provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced and non-human transgenic animals carrying a T-bet transgene. The invention further provides T-bet fusion proteins and anti-T-bet antibodies. Methods of using the T-bet compositions of the invention are also disclosed, including methods for detecting T-bet expression and/or activity in a biological sample, methods of modulating T-bet expression and/or activity in a cell, and methods for identifying agents that modulate the expression and/or activity of T-bet. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 03, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/309747 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048676 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arbor Vita Corporation (Fremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Lu (Sunnyvale, California); Johannes Schweizer (Mountain View, California); Chamorro Somoza Diaz-Sarmiento (Mountain View, California); Michael P. Belmares (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides reagents and methods for detecting pathogen infections in human samples. This detection utilizes specific proteins to detect the presence of pathogen proteins or abnormal expression of human proteins resulting from pathogen infections. Specific methods, compositions and kits are disclosed herein for the detection of oncogenic Human papillomavirus E6 proteins in clinical samples. |
| FILED | Friday, January 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/650455 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/975 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048844 | Nadel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay A. Nadel (San Francisco, California); Kiyoshi Takeyama (Tokyo, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Hypersecretion of mucus in the lungs is inhibited by the administration of an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) antagonist. The EGF-R antagonist may be in the form of a small organic molecule, an antibody, or portion of an antibody that binds to and blocks the EGF receptor. The EGF-R antagonist is preferably administered by injection in an amount sufficient to inhibit formation of goblet cells in pulmonary airways. The degranulation of goblet cells that results in airway mucus production is thereby inhibited. Assays for screening candidate agents that inhibit goblet cell proliferation are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, February 07, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/359982 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048851 | Fogelman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Fogelman (Beverly Hills, California); Mohamad Navab (Los Angles, California); Gattadahalli M. Anantharamaiah (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides novel active agents (e.g. peptides, small organic molecules, amino acid pairs, etc.) peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis and/or other pathologies characterized by an inflammatory response. In certain embodiment, the peptides resemble a G* amphipathic helix of apolipoprotein J. The agents are highly stable and readily administered via an oral route. |
| FILED | Monday, July 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/830497 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048864 | Rao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Immune Disease Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anjana Rao (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Patrick Hogan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Sonia Sharma (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the inventions relates to modulating NFAT activity, modulating store-operated Ca2+ entry into a cell and treating and/or preventing hyperactivity or inappropriate immune response by inhibiting the expression or activities of proteins involved in the calcineurin/NFAT axis. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/575655 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048983 | Ruoslahti et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erkki Ruoslahti (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Kimmo Porkka (Helsinki, Finland); Sven Christian (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a conjugate which contains a therapeutic moiety linked to a homing molecule that selectively homes to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and that specifically binds the receptor bound by peptide KDEPQRRSARLSAKPAPPKPEPKPKKAPAKK (SEQ ID NO: 9). Methods of directing a conjugate of the invention to tumor blood vessels and tumor cells and of using a conjugate to treat cancer also are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/288547 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048990 | Nelsestuen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (Saint Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary L Nelsestuen (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides vitamin K-dependent polypeptides with enhanced membrane binding affinity. These polypeptides can be used to modulate clot formation in mammals. Methods of modulating clot formation in mammals are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/929341 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/380 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050740 | Davis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shakti K. Davis (Madison, Wisconsin); Susan C. Hagness (Madison, Wisconsin); Barry D. Van Veen (McFarland, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Microwave examination of individuals is carried out by transmitting microwave signals from multiple antenna locations into an individual and receiving the backscattered microwave signals at multiple antenna locations to provide received signals from the antennas. The received signals are processed to remove the skin interface reflection component of the signal and the corrected signal data are provided to a hypothesis testing process. In hypothesis testing for detecting tumors, image data are formed from the test statistic used to perform a binary hypothesis test at each voxel. The null hypothesis asserts that no tumor is present at a candidate voxel location. The voxel threshold is determined by specifying a false discovery rate to control the expected proportion of false positives in the image. When the test statistic value associated with a voxel is greater than the threshold, the null hypothesis is rejected and the test statistic is assigned to the voxel. For voxels where the test statistic falls below the threshold, the null hypothesis is accepted and the voxel value is set to zero. The resulting image indicates the locations or other characteristics of detected tumors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 15, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/942115 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/430 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050766 | Zealear |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Zealear (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A laryngeal stimulation system including a sensor for detecting an occurrence of a respiratory signal in a subject and a laryngeal stimulator adapted for coupling to a laryngeal muscle and operable to stimulate the laryngeal muscle in response to the sensor detecting the occurrence of the respiratory signal is provided. A method for laryngeal stimulation including detecting an occurrence of a respiratory signal in a subject and then stimulating a laryngeal muscle in response to detecting the occurrence of the respiratory signal is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/858182 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/42 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08047094 | Love et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lonnie J. Love (Knoxville, Tennessee); Randall F. Lind (Loudon, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Mechanical joints are provided in which the angle between a first coupled member and a second coupled member may be varied by mechanical actuators. In some embodiments the angle may be varied around a pivot axis in one plane and in some embodiments the angle may be varied around two pivot axes in two orthogonal planes. The joints typically utilize a cam assembly having two lobes with an involute surface. Actuators are configured to push against the lobes to vary the rotation angle between the first and second coupled member. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/394276 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Machine element or mechanism 074/490.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047232 | Bernitsas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael M. Bernitsas (Saline, Michigan); Kamaldev Raghavan (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Roughness is added to the surface of a bluff body in a relative motion with respect to a fluid. The amount, size, and distribution of roughness on the body surface is controlled passively or actively to modify the flow around the body and subsequently the Vortex Induced Forces and Motion (VIFM). The added roughness, when designed and implemented appropriately, affects in a predetermined way the boundary layer, the separation of the boundary layer, the level of turbulence, the wake, the drag and lift forces, and consequently the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM), and the fluid-structure interaction. The goal of surface roughness control is to increase Vortex Induced Forces and Motion. Enhancement is needed in such applications as harnessing of clean and renewable energy from ocean/river currents using the ocean energy converter VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy). |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/277321 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid handling 137/808 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047593 | Fuchs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Council for Automotive Research (Southfield, Michigan); United States Automotive Materials Partnership, LLC (Southfield, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Fuchs (Farmington, Michigan); John D. Fickes (Brighton, Michigan); Erik Arthur Banks (Dearborn, Michigan); Elisabeth Jane Berger (Farmington Hills, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A joint for an automotive vehicle may be formed by applying an adhesive to at least one of a first member and a first surface of a composite member, placing the first member in contact with the first surface of the composite member, applying an adhesive to at least one of a second member and a second surface of the composite member, positioning a divot portion of the second member within an aperture of the composite member, placing the second member in contact with the second surface of the composite member, attaching the divot portion of the second member with the first member and curing the adhesives. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/860536 |
| ART UNIT | 3612 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Land vehicles: Bodies and tops 296/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047829 | Sommer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory J. Sommer (Livermore, California); Anson V. Hatch (Tracy, California); Ying-Chih Wang (Pleasanton, California); Anup K. Singh (Danville, California); Ronald F. Renzi (Tracy, California); Mark R. Claudnic (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for making a micofluidic device according to embodiments of the present invention include defining a cavity. Polymer precursor solution is positioned in the cavity, and exposed to light to begin the polymerization process and define a microchannel. In some embodiments, after the polymerization process is partially complete, a solvent rinse is performed, or fresh polymer precursor introduced into the microchannel. This may promote removal of unpolymerized material from the microchannel and enable smaller feature sizes. The polymer precursor solution may contain an iniferter. Polymerized features therefore may be capped with the iniferter, which is photoactive. The iniferter may aid later binding of a polyacrylamide gel to the microchannel surface. |
| FILED | Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/321881 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: Apparatus 425/174.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047978 | Haroldsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent L. Haroldsen (Manteca, California); Jerome H. Stofleth (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John E. Didlake, Jr. (Livermore, California); Benjamin C-P Wu (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new High-Throughput Explosive Destruction System is disclosed. The new system is comprised of two side-by-side detonation containment vessels each comprising first and second halves that feed into a single agent treatment vessel. Both detonation containment vessels further comprise a surrounding ventilation facility. Moreover, the detonation containment vessels are designed to separate into two half-shells, wherein one shell can be moved axially away from the fixed, second half for ease of access and loading. The vessels are closed by means of a surrounding, clam-shell type locking seal mechanisms. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/260645 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment 588/249.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048221 | Stoddard |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan G. Stoddard (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With such methods and apparatuses, a cast body of monocrystalline silicon may be formed that is free of, or substantially free of, radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 35 cm is provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/624365 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048242 | Tappan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander S. Tappan (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joseph Cesarano, III (Albuquerque, New Mexico); John N. Stuecker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanocomposite thermite ink for use in inkjet, screen, and gravure printing. Embodiments of this invention do not require separation of the fuel and oxidizer constituents prior to application of the ink to the printed substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/696904 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/37 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048548 | Adzic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven ScienceAssociates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radoslav Adzic (East Setauket, New York); Andrzej Kowal (Cracow, Poland) |
| ABSTRACT | In some embodiments a ternary electrocatalyst is provided. The electrocatalyst can be used in an anode for oxidizing alcohol in a fuel cell. In some embodiments, the ternary electrocatalyst may include a noble metal particle having a surface decorated with clusters of SnO2 and Rh. The noble metal particles may include platinum, palladium, ruthenium, iridium, gold, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the ternary electrocatalyst includes SnO2 particles having a surface decorated with clusters of a noble metal and Rh. Some ternary electrocatalysts include noble metal particles with clusters of SnO2 and Rh at their surfaces. In some embodiments the electrocatalyst particle cores are nanoparticles. Some embodiments of the invention provide a fuel cell including an anode incorporating the ternary electrocatalyst. In some aspects a method of using ternary electrocatalysts of Pt, Rh, and SnO2 to oxidize an alcohol in a fuel cell is described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/853368 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048655 | Verser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ZeaChem, Inc. (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan W. Verser (Menlo Park, California); Timothy J. Eggeman (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed for the recovery of an organic acid from a dilute salt solution in which the cation of the salt forms an insoluble carbonate salt. A tertiary amine and CO2 are introduced to the solution to form the insoluble carbonate salt and a complex between the acid and an amine. A water immiscible solvent, such as an alcohol, is added to extract the acid/amine complex from the dilute salt solution to a reaction phase. The reaction phase is continuously dried and a product between the acid and the solvent, such as an ester, is formed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548312 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/135 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048682 | West et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. West (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Frederick C. Montgomery (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Timothy R. Armstrong (Clinton, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a method for selectively detecting and/or measuring gaseous SO2 at a temperature of at least 500° C., the method involving: (i) providing a SO2-detecting device including an oxygen ion-conducting substrate having on its surface at least three electrodes comprising a first, second, and third electrode; (ii) driving a starting current of specified magnitude and temporal variation between the first and second electrodes; (iii) contacting the SO2-detecting device with the SO2-containing sample while maintaining the magnitude and any temporal variation of the starting current, wherein said SO2-containing sample causes a change in the electrical conductance of said device; and (iv) detecting the change in electrical conductance of the device based on measuring an electrical property related to or indicative of the conductance of the device between the first and third electrodes, or between the second and third electrodes, and detecting SO2 in the SO2-containing sample based on the measured change in electrical conductance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/111641 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/122 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048933 | Lucero et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Wyoming Research Corporation (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew J. Lucero (Laramie, Wyoming); Vijay K. Sethi (Laramie, Wyoming); William H. Tuminello (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| ABSTRACT | At least one embodiment of the inventive technology focuses on a new composition that comprises hexagonally close packed molybdenum carbide crystals, in addition to metallic nickel crystals and/or sodium, and having use as a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch process to produce alcohol. At least one embodiment of a related aspect of the inventive technology is a Fischer-Tropsch reaction to produce alcohols from carbon monoxide and hydrogen using the aforementioned composition to catalyze reactions producing higher alcohols. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/298733 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Fischer-Tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof 518/717 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048956 | Chichak et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kelly Scott Chichak (Clifton Park, New York); Larry Neil Lewis (Scotia, New York); James Anthony Cella (Clifton Park, New York); Joseph John Shiang (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to process comprising reacting a polyfluorenes comprising at least one structural group of formula I with an iridium (III) compound of formula II The invention also relates to the polyfluorenes, which are products of the reaction, and the use of the polyfluorenes in optoelectronic devices. |
| FILED | Friday, December 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/328797 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049026 | Dai et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oakridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sheng Dai (Knoxville, Tennessee); Huimin Luo (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Ionic compounds which are liquids at room temperature are formed by the method of mixing a neutral organic ligand with the salt of a metal cation and its conjugate anion. The liquids are hydrophobic, conductive and stable and have uses as solvents and in electrochemical devices. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/971949 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 556/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049176 | Majewski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Assocates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaw Majewski (Yorktown, Virginia); James Proffitt (Newport News, Virginia); Daniel J. Macey (Birmingham, Alabama); Andrew G. Weisenberger (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for real time imaging and monitoring of radiation therapy beams is designed to preferentially distinguish and image low energy radiation from high energy secondary radiation emitted from a target as the result of therapeutic beam deposition. A detector having low sensitivity to high energy photons combined with a collimator designed to dynamically image in the region of the therapeutic beam target is used. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/316444 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049178 | Lynn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kelvin Lynn (Pullman, Washington); Kelly Jones (Colfax, Washington); Guido Ciampi (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | High rate radiation detectors are disclosed herein. The detectors include a detector material disposed inside the container, the detector material containing cadmium, tellurium, and zinc, a first dopant containing at least one of aluminum, chlorine, and indium, and a second dopant containing a rare earth metal. The first dopant has a concentration of about 500 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion, and the second dopant has a concentration of about 200 to about 20,000 atomic parts per billion. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/202026 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049949 | Schwendeman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irina G. Schwendeman (Wexford, Pennsylvania); James J. Finley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Adam D. Polcyn (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Cheri M. Boykin (Wexford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrochromic device includes a first substrate spaced from a second substrate. A first transparent conductive electrode is formed over at least a portion of the first substrate. A polymeric anode is formed over at least a portion of the first conductive electrode. A second transparent conductive electrode is formed over at least a portion of the second substrate. In one aspect of the invention, a multi-layer polymeric cathode is formed over at least a portion of the second conductive electrode. In one non-limiting embodiment, the multi-layer cathode includes a first cathodically coloring polymer formed over at least a portion of the second conductive electrode and a second cathodically coloring polymer formed over at least a portion of the first cathodically coloring polymer. An ionic liquid is positioned between the anode and the cathode. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/545441 |
| ART UNIT | 2873 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/265 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42875 | Fischer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Larry E. Fischer (Los Gatos, California); Brian L. Anderson (Lodi, California); Kevin C. O'Brien (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A combustion engine method and system provides increased fuel efficiency and reduces polluting exhaust emissions by burning fuel in a two-stage combustion system. Fuel is combusted in a piston engine in a first stage producing piston engine exhaust gases. Fuel contained in the piston engine exhaust gases is combusted in a second stage turbine engine. Turbine engine exhaust gases are used to supercharge the piston engine. |
| FILED | Monday, June 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/488741 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/606 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42876 | Heffel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Heffel (Lake Matthews, California); Paul B. Scott (Northridge, California); Chan Seung Park (Yorba Linda, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for utilizing any arbitrary mixture ratio of multiple fuel gases having differing combustion characteristics, such as natural gas and hydrogen gas, within an internal combustion engine. The gaseous fuel composition ratio is first sensed, such as by thermal conductivity, infrared signature, sound propagation speed, or equivalent mixture differentiation mechanisms and combinations thereof which are utilized as input(s) to a “multiple map” engine control module which modulates selected operating parameters of the engine, such as fuel injection and ignition timing, in response to the proportions of fuel gases available so that the engine operates correctly and at high efficiency irrespective of the gas mixture ratio being utilized. As a result, an engine configured according to the teachings of the present invention may be fueled from at least two different fuel sources without admixing constraints. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/769408 |
| ART UNIT | 3783 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/1.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08047248 | Prud'homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A tire, tire lining or inner tube, containing a polymer composite, made of at least one rubber and/or at least one elastomer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194037 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Resilient tires and wheels 152/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047472 | Brand et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vance D. Brand (Tehachapi, California); Walter Ray Morgan (Simi Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a space launch system and method to propel a payload bearing craft into earth orbit. The invention has two, or preferably, three stages. The upper stage has rocket engines capable of carrying a payload to orbit and provides the capability of releasably attaching to the lower, or preferably, middle stage. Similar to the lower stage, the middle stage is a reusable booster stage that employs all air breathing engines, is recoverable, and can be turned-around in a short time between missions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/045970 |
| 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 244/158.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047473 | Johnson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Johnson (Houston, Texas); Jasen L. Raboin (League City, Texas); Gary R. Spexarth (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A connecting node comprises a polyhedral structure comprising a plurality of panels joined together at its side edges to form a spherical approximation, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels comprises a faceted surface being constructed with a passage for integrating with one of a plurality of elements comprising a docking port, a hatch, and a window that is attached to the connecting node. A method for manufacturing a connecting node comprises the steps of providing a plurality of panels, connecting the plurality of panels to form a spherical approximation, wherein each edge of each panel of the plurality is joined to another edge of another panel, and constructing at least one of the plurality of panels to include a passage for integrating at least one of a plurality of elements that may be attached to the connecting node. |
| FILED | Monday, September 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/240537 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/159.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047703 | Elliott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Elliott (Hollywood, Alabama); Roberto DiSalvo (Madison, Alabama); Phillip Shepherd (Hollywood, Alabama); Ryan Kosier (Athens, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for gelling liquid propane and other liquefied gasses includes a temperature controlled churn mixer, vacuum pump, liquefied gas transfer tank, and means for measuring amount of material entering the mixer. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for the production of high quality rocket fuels and propellants. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/874242 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/256 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048214 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A conductive ink containing a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer contains at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, and it use in a method for making a conductive circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194030 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/31.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048534 | Gregory et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Otto J. Gregory (Wakefield, Rhode Island); Markus A. Downey (Narragansett, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A superalloy article which comprises a substrate comprised of a superalloy, a bond coat comprised of MCrAlY wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and mixtures thereof applied onto at least a portion of the substrate and a ceramic top coat applied over at least a portion of the bond coat. The bond coat is exposed to a temperature of within the range of between about 1600-1800° F. subsequent to its application onto the substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/683796 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/629 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048789 | Odom et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teri W. Odom (Chicago, Illinois); Joel Henzie (Evanston, Illinois); Eun-Soo Kwak (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Ordered, two-dimensional arrays of pyramidal particulates and related methods of preparation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/411594 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/576 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048931 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An emulsifier containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194054 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048950 | Prud'homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Douglas Adamson (Skillman, New Jersey); Ahmed Abdala (Suez, Egypt) |
| ABSTRACT | A wire coating containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194007 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/495 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE42887 | Mehregany et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehran Mehregany (San Diego, California); Christian A. Zorman (Euclid, Ohio); Xiao-An Fu (Louisville, Kentucky); Jeremy Dunning (Berea, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of depositing a ceramic film, particularly a silicon carbide film, on a substrate is disclosed in which the residual stress, residual stress gradient, and resistivity are controlled. Also disclosed are substrates having a deposited film with these controlled properties and devices, particularly MEMS and NEMS devices, having substrates with films having these properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/548363 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/255.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 08046990 | Bollinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SustainX, Inc. (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin R. Bollinger (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); Troy O. McBride (West Lebanon, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to power generation and energy storage and recovery. In particular, the invention relates to compressed gas energy storage and recovery systems using staged pneumatic conversion systems for providing narrow pressure ranges to a hydraulic motor. |
| FILED | Monday, February 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/026920 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08047248 | Prud'homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A tire, tire lining or inner tube, containing a polymer composite, made of at least one rubber and/or at least one elastomer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194037 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Resilient tires and wheels 152/451 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048214 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A conductive ink containing a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer contains at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g, and it use in a method for making a conductive circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194030 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/31.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048278 | Broadley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Broadley Technologies Corporation (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Broadley (Mission Viejo, California); Herbert P. Silverman (Laguna Beach, California); Ta-Yung Chen (Lake Forest, California); Steven R. Ragsdale (Mukilteo, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and provides fluid communication between the electrolyte solution and the sample solution. The filter is configured to allow a greater flux of electrolyte than that associated with the junction member. Preferably, the number of pores is greater than the number of nanochannels. The filter is preferably configured to have pores with an inner diameter that is the same or less than the inner diameter of the nanochannels. In some embodiment, the resistance of the filter is made lower relative to the resistance of the junction member by selecting suitable length, number, and inner diameter size for the pores of the filter relative to the nanochannels of the junction member. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/925658 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048931 | Prud'Homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'Homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An emulsifier containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194054 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048950 | Prud'homme et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Prud'homme (Lawrenceville, New Jersey); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Douglas Adamson (Skillman, New Jersey); Ahmed Abdala (Suez, Egypt) |
| ABSTRACT | A wire coating containing a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/194007 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/495 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049167 | Rorrer, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard C. Rorrer, III (Gainesville, Florida); Richard Alan Yost (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A FAIMS device for separating ions has a pair of electrodes for providing a compensation voltage and an asymmetric waveform that are separated and insulated where at least one porous spacer reside in the proximity of the analyzer region of the FAIMS cell. The porous spacers allow a focusing gas to flow into the analyzer region to provide pneumatic focusing of the ions traversing the analyzer region to improve the ion transmission. |
| FILED | Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/723066 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/286 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049580 | Reichenbach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Reichenbach (Portland, Oregon); Keith Aubin (Coventry, Rhode Island); Maxim Zalalutdinov (Silver Springs, Maryland); Jeevak M. Parpia (Ithaca, New York); Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An array of micromechanical oscillators have different resonant frequencies based on their geometries. In one embodiment, a micromechanical oscillator has a resonant frequency defined by an effective spring constant that is modified by application of heat. In one embodiment, the oscillator is disc of material supported by a pillar of much smaller diameter than the disc. The periphery of the disc is heated to modify the resonant frequency (or equivalently the spring constant or stiffness) of the disc. Continuous control of the output phase and frequency may be achieved when the oscillator becomes synchronized with an imposed sinusoidal force of close frequency. The oscillator frequency can be detuned to produce an easily controlled phase differential between the injected signal and the oscillator feedback. A phased array radar may be produced using independent phase controllable oscillators. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/938126 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/186 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049963 | Menon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajesh Menon (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Paul Rogge (Lincoln, Nebraska); Hsin-Yu Tsai (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A dichromatic lens includes a plurality of zones being arranged on a lens structure, each of the zones having a specified radius and varying height. The lens structure focuses propagating light applicable to any intensity distribution for a plurality of wavelengths. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/253512 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/565 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051368 | Bertacco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the Univeristy of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valeria Bertacco (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Todd Michael Austin (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Smitha Shyam (San Jose, California); Kypros Constantinides (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Sujay Phadke (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting microprocessor hardware faults includes sending at least one input signal to a logic block within the microprocessor, collecting an output response to the input signal from the logic block, and determining whether the output response matches an expected output response of the logic block. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/036276 |
| ART UNIT | 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/819 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08047703 | Elliott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Elliott (Hollywood, Alabama); Roberto DiSalvo (Madison, Alabama); Phillip Shepherd (Hollywood, Alabama); Ryan Kosier (Athens, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for gelling liquid propane and other liquefied gasses includes a temperature controlled churn mixer, vacuum pump, liquefied gas transfer tank, and means for measuring amount of material entering the mixer. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for the production of high quality rocket fuels and propellants. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/874242 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/256 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048278 | Broadley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Broadley Technologies Corporation (Irvine, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott T. Broadley (Mission Viejo, California); Herbert P. Silverman (Laguna Beach, California); Ta-Yung Chen (Lake Forest, California); Steven R. Ragsdale (Mukilteo, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A flowing junction reference electrode comprising a liquid junction member matched with a filter. The junction member and the filter are situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. An array of nanochannels spans the junction member and provides fluid communication between the electrolyte solution and the sample solution. The filter is configured to allow a greater flux of electrolyte than that associated with the junction member. Preferably, the number of pores is greater than the number of nanochannels. The filter is preferably configured to have pores with an inner diameter that is the same or less than the inner diameter of the nanochannels. In some embodiment, the resistance of the filter is made lower relative to the resistance of the junction member by selecting suitable length, number, and inner diameter size for the pores of the filter relative to the nanochannels of the junction member. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/925658 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/435 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048623 | Rublee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parke A. Rublee (Greensboro, North Carolina); Vincent C. Henrich, III (Greensboro, North Carolina); Michael McClain Marshall (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions, products, methods and systems for monitoring ecosystems, such as bodies of water, for a parameter of the ecosystems, such as the presence or absence of mercury. In one embodiment, the product may include a plurality of oligonucleotides immobilized at known locations on a substrate as an array, such that each location on the array is an oligonucleotide having a sequence derived from a single, predetermined operational taxonomic unit (OTU) and wherein at least one sequence on the array is associated with the presence or absence of mercury. The sequences immobilized on the array may be from known, or unknown organisms. Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating bioindicators diagnostic of ecosystem parameters, such as whether mercury is present. The compositions, products, methods and systems of the invention may be used for rapid, and continual monitoring of ecosystems for parameters of interest, such as the presence or absence of mercury. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/221541 |
| 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 08048659 | Leif et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. Leif (San Diego, California); Lidia Vallarino (Richmond, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A tagged water-soluble polymer linked to a solid support is provided and includes a solid support optionally including a spacer sequence including one or more spacer monomer units attached to the solid support; and a water-soluble polymer covalently linked to the solid support or to the spacer sequence, the water-soluble polymer including a first cleavage segment including at least one monomer unit including a selectively cleavable link to the solid support or to the spacer sequence, where cleavage of the selectively cleavable link separates the water-soluble polymer from the solid support, a second segment including at least one monomer unit selected from a monomer unit linked to a reactive functionality able to be covalently coupled to a tag or linked to a tag, a third segment including one or more monomer units linked to a reactive functionality that can form a covalent bond with an analyte-binding species or an analyte, and optionally one or more spacer monomer units provided adjacent to any segment and/or between any two segments and/or within any one or more of the second segment and the third segment. |
| FILED | Saturday, October 07, 2000 |
| APPL NO | 10/110114 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/174 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048676 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arbor Vita Corporation (Fremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter S. Lu (Sunnyvale, California); Johannes Schweizer (Mountain View, California); Chamorro Somoza Diaz-Sarmiento (Mountain View, California); Michael P. Belmares (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides reagents and methods for detecting pathogen infections in human samples. This detection utilizes specific proteins to detect the presence of pathogen proteins or abnormal expression of human proteins resulting from pathogen infections. Specific methods, compositions and kits are disclosed herein for the detection of oncogenic Human papillomavirus E6 proteins in clinical samples. |
| FILED | Friday, January 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/650455 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/975 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08048236 | Shull et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert D. Shull (Boyds, Maryland); Alexander J. Shapiro (Rockville, Maryland); Virgil Provenzano (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A Gd5Ge2Si2 refrigerant compound is doped or alloyed with an effective amount of silicide-forming metal element such that the magnetic hysteresis losses in the doped Gd5Ge2Si2 compound are substantially reduced in comparison to the hysteresis losses of the undoped Gd5Ge2Si2 compound. The hysteresis losses can be nearly eliminated by doping the Gd5Ge2Si2 compound with iron, cobalt, manganese, copper, or gallium. The effective refrigeration capacities of the doped Gd5Ge2Si2 compound are significantly higher than for the undoped Gd5Ge2Si2 compound. |
| FILED | Monday, October 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/605464 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal treatment 148/121 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08048584 | Eshraghi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microcell Corporation (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ray R. Eshraghi (Cary, North Carolina); Michael W. Riley (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to microfibrous fuel cell sub-bundle structures, fuel cell bundles and fuel cell assemblies formed by such fuel cell sub-bundles and bundles. Specifically, a fuel cell sub-bundle is provided, which comprises multiple microfibrous fuel cells. Each microfibrous fuel cell comprises: (a) a hollow microfibrous membrane separator comprising an electrolyte medium, (b) an inner electrocatalyst layer in contact with an inner surface of such membrane separator, (c) an outer electrocatalyst layer in contact with an outer surface of such membrane separator, and (d) an individual current collector in electrical contact with the inner surface of such membrane separator. Each of such multiple microfibrous fuel cells is in electrical contact with a common current collector at the outer surface of its membrane separator. |
| FILED | Friday, May 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/750990 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/452 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08049205 | Ong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beng S. Ong (Mississauga, Canada); Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic device comprising a semiconductive material of Formula (I) wherein R is a suitable hydrocarbon or a heteroatom containing group; and n represents the number of repeating units. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/398931 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08051021 | Aggarwal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charu Aggarwal (Mohegan Lake, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for resource adaptive classification of data streams. Embodiments of systems and methods provide classifying data received in a computer, including discretizing the received data, constructing an intermediate data structure from said received data as training instances, performing subspace sampling on said received data as test instances and adaptively classifying said received data based on statistics of said subspace sampling. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/530938 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08051338 | Bethard |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cray Inc. (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roger A. Bethard (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus includes a SerDes circuit and a link control block (LCB). The SerDes circuit is a first end of a SerDes circuit pair of a SerDes lane. A SerDes lane includes the SerDes circuit pair coupled by a communications medium. The LCB includes an error tracking circuit and a controller. The controller includes an error recovery module configured to retry a data communication when an error is detected and deactivate the SerDes lane when a rate of errors on the SerDes lane exceeds a threshold error rate value. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/780258 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/704 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08048466 | McHugh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Matthew de Bord (Stockton, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tara H. McHugh (El Cerrito, California); Matthew D. de Bord (Manteca, California); Carl W. Olsen (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer films made from fruit, vegetable or a combination thereof, which films have the thinness, strength, flexibility, and crispness to serve as alternates or substitutes for seaweed-based films such as nori, while providing the nutrition and flavor of fruits and vegetables. The films are useful for wrapping around a multiplicity of foods, and can be used to provide wrapped foods, including for example fruit and vegetable wrapped sushi and onigiri. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/937183 |
| ART UNIT | 1781 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Food or edible material: Processes, compositions, and products 426/575 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08050807 | Varon |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan Varon (Needham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for vertical motion detection of objects, such as aircraft. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving altitude data for an object, determining a residual of a lag function, wherein the lag function comprises a moving average of the altitude data for the object, and wherein the residual corresponds to a difference between a value for the lag function and the object altitude data at a given time such that the residual grows in magnitude over time in response to the object transitioning from level flight to vertical motion, detecting vertical motion of the object by comparing a sum of data derived from the residuals against a threshold value, and outputting a vertical motion indicator after detecting the vertical motion of the object. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/125248 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — 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 71/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 08048623 | Rublee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parke A. Rublee (Greensboro, North Carolina); Vincent C. Henrich, III (Greensboro, North Carolina); Michael McClain Marshall (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions, products, methods and systems for monitoring ecosystems, such as bodies of water, for a parameter of the ecosystems, such as the presence or absence of mercury. In one embodiment, the product may include a plurality of oligonucleotides immobilized at known locations on a substrate as an array, such that each location on the array is an oligonucleotide having a sequence derived from a single, predetermined operational taxonomic unit (OTU) and wherein at least one sequence on the array is associated with the presence or absence of mercury. The sequences immobilized on the array may be from known, or unknown organisms. Also disclosed are methods for identifying and isolating bioindicators diagnostic of ecosystem parameters, such as whether mercury is present. The compositions, products, methods and systems of the invention may be used for rapid, and continual monitoring of ecosystems for parameters of interest, such as the presence or absence of mercury. |
| FILED | Monday, August 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/221541 |
| 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 |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08051025 | Wohlganger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward A. Wohlganger (Silver Spring, Maryland); Vincent J. Mougey (Springfield, Virginia); Ossam Manea (Leesburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for intelligent data management enables the transport of items within a network by creating a first database defining a transport path of an item from an origin facility to a destination facility, and operations that affect the transport of items. In order to update the transport path and operations, a data management application receives changes. The application, and associated data storage device, includes user profile, table, network model and development model databases. Modules within the application manage users and data, implement ad hoc and holiday schedules, report errors, verify changes and create new databases to reflect the changes. |
| FILED | Friday, June 01, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/806599 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/47 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08049991 | Pépin et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Gilles Pépin (St-Charles de Drummondville, Canada); Alain Pare (Kirkland, Canada); Dominic R. Labbé (McMasterville, Canada); Gerard M. Chevalier (Edmonton, Canada); Thomas D. Haubert (Columbus, Ohio); Joseph A. Juratovac (Columbus, Ohio); Jeffrey R. Held (Columbus, Ohio); Jeffrey Michael Witt (Baltimore, Maryland); Gregg Charles Vanderheiden (Madison, Wisconsin); David Paul Kelso (Madison, Wisconsin); Frank Kurt Cylke (Great Falls, Virginia); Jean Marie Moss (Glendale, Maryland); Michael Gilbert Katzmann (Washington, District of Columbia); Robert Edward Fistick (Charlotte Hall, Maryland); Michael Montfort Moodie (Bethesda, Massachusetts); Alice Kathryn Baker (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A cartridge for use by print-disabled users to play digital audio content and a player having a receptacle for receiving the cartridge are provided. The cartridge includes a random-access digital storage device storing the digital audio content and having a connector providing access to the digital audio content; and a casing permanently housing the digital storage device and allowing access to the connector of the digital storage device. The casing has a form facilitating handling of the cartridge by the print-disabled users which includes bevelled edges, and has dimensions comparable to dimensions of a standard compact audio cassette. Preferably, the cartridge has a hole extending through the casing at its back end and a sloped surface on the bottom side of the casing at the back end. The receptacle has a form and shape facilitating insertion of the cartridge therein. It has a lower surface defining an elevated ramp along which the cartridge slides as it is inserted into the player. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/857582 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval 360/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08050407 | Hughes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James P. Hughes (Palo Alto, California); Alexander S. Stewart (Louisville, Colorado); Dwayne A. Edling (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of protecting a media key including obtaining the media key, obtaining an auxiliary key, calculating a split key using the media key and the auxiliary key, encrypting the split key using a wrap key to generate an encrypted split key, assembling the encrypted split key and a communication key to obtain a data bundle, and sending the data bundle to a token, where the media key is extracted from the data bundle on the token to protect data on a storage device. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/516885 |
| ART UNIT | 2439 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/277 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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