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Patent Details for Tuesday, May 01, 2012
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| US 08167087 | Simeonov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Simeonov (Morgantown, West Virginia); Hongwei Hsiao (Morgantown, West Virginia); John Powers (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A safety device for measuring and indicating the level of a ladder having rungs extending between a pair of elongated ladder rails, the safety device comprising a housing dimensioned to be inserted into one of the rungs of the ladder, an electronic sensor disposed in the housing, a controller disposed in the housing, which is in electronical communication with the sensor, at least one indicator, and a power supply for supplying power to the device. The electronic sensor measures the inclination of the ladder to produce a measured inclination which the controller compares to a stored predetermined level value to produce a comparison signal. The at least one indicator receives the comparison signal and indicates to the user the comparison signal. |
| FILED | Monday, March 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/400233 |
| ART UNIT | 3634 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold 182/18 |
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| US 08167804 | Kim et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kang Kim (Ann Arbor, Michigan); William F. Weitzel (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Jonathan M. Rubin (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Congxian Jia (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Matthew O'Donnell (Seattle, Washington); Theodore J. Kolias (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | An optimized elastic modulus reconstruction procedure can estimate the nonlinear elastic properties of vascular wall from intramural strain and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements. A noninvasive free-hand ultrasound scanning procedure is used to apply external force, comparable to the force in measuring a subject's blood pressure, to achieve higher strains by equalizing the internal arterial baseline pressure. PWV is estimated at the same location where intramural strain is measured. The reconstructed elastic modulus is optimized and the arterial elastic modulus can be determined and monitored using a simple dual elastic modulus reconstruction procedure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/866000 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/438 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167831 | Wilson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ekos Corporation (Bothell, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard R. Wilson (Seattle, Washington); Robert L. Wilcox (Bothell, Washington); Curtis Genstler (Snohomish, Washington); Tim Abrahamson (Seattle, Washington); Wm. Gerrit Barrere (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Amy Cohen (Seattle, Washington); George Keilman (Seattle, Washington); Leonard R. Oliver (Seattle, Washington); Natalya Peskin (Redmond, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of delivery ultrasonic energy and a therapeutic compound to a treatment site and an ultrasonic catheter system are disclosed. The method comprises providing a catheter with a plurality of ultrasound radiating members, wherein the plurality of ultrasound radiating members are allocated into electrical groups comprising more than one ultrasound radiating member. The method further comprises independently driving each group of ultrasonic radiating members, and delivering the therapeutic compound through the catheter to the treatment site. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/762254 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/22 |
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| US 08167855 | Leahy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vista Scientific LLC (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles D. Leahy (Concord, Massachusetts); Denis Labombard (Georgetown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantially identical to a radius of curvature of the one of the superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. In one embodiment, the ocular device serves as an ocular drug delivery device and contains an active pharmaceutical agent, a lubricant, etc. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/569743 |
| ART UNIT | 3761 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/294 |
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| US 08168166 | Kappe et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington); Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (Parkville, Australia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefan H. I. Kappe (Seattle, Washington); Kai-Uwe C. Matuschewski (Berlin, Germany); Ann-Kristin Mueller (Dossenheim, Germany); Kelley van Buskirk (Columbia City, Indiana); Mehdi Labaied (Bainbridge Island, Washington); Ahmed Sayed Ibrahim Aly (Seattle, Washington); Alan Frederick Cowman (Melbourne, Australia); Alexander Gerd Maier (Coburg, Australia) |
| ABSTRACT | Method for inoculating a vertebrate host against malaria, by administering to the host a live Plasmodium organism that is genetically engineered to disrupt a liver-stage-specific gene function. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/116159 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
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| US 08168168 | Fueyo et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Juan Fueyo (Houston, Texas); Candelaria Gomez-Manzano (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A modified adenovirus capable of overcoming the problem of low level of coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR) expression on tumor cells and methods of using such adenovirus are provided. The fiber protein of the adenovirus is modified by insertion or replacement so as to target the adenovirus to tumor cells, and the replication of the modified adenovirus is limited to tumor cells due to specific promoter control or mutations in E1a or E1b genes. |
| FILED | Friday, December 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/636134 |
| 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 424/93.200 |
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| US 08168176 | Bachmaier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt Bachmaier (Chicago, Illinois); Asrar B. Malik (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating endotoxin-mediated disorders are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, November 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/514410 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.500 |
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| US 08168194 | Barnett et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. (Emeryville, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan Barnett (Emeryville, California); Rino Rappuoli (Siena, Italy); Victoria A. Sharma (Emeryville, California); Indresh K. Srivastava (Emeryville, California); Jan Zur Megede (Emeryville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Hybrid molecules comprising CD4 minimal modules or mimetics that bind to HIV Env polypeptides in combination with one or more HIV Tat polypeptides are described. Also described are complexes of these hybrid molecules with Env as well as methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention using the polynucleotides and polypeptides. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/883696 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/192.100 |
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| US 08168195 | Szu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shousun Chen Szu (Bethesda, Maryland); John B. Robbins (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Edward Konadu (Ashanti Region, Ghana); Yvonne Ageyman Konadu, legal representative (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to conjugates of the O-specific polysaccharide of E. coli O157 with a carrier, and compositions thereof, and to methods of using of using of these conjugates and/or compositions thereof for eliciting an immunogenic response in mammals, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, bacterial infections. More particularly it relates to the use of polysaccharides containing the tetrasaccharide repeat unit: (→3)-α-DGalpNAc-(1→2)-α-D-PerpNAc-(1→3)-α-L-Fucp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→), and conjugates thereof, to induce serum antibodies having bactericidal (killing) activity against hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) causing E. coli, in particular E. coli O157. The conjugates, and compositions thereof, are useful as vaccines to induce serum antibodies which have bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity against E. coli, in particular E. coli O157, and are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by E. coli O157. The invention further relates to the antibodies which immunoreact with the O-specific polysaccharide of E. coli O157 and/or the carrier, that are induced by these conjugates and/or compositions thereof. The invention also relates to methods and kits using one or more of the polysaccharides, conjugates or antibodies described above. |
| FILED | Friday, May 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/471049 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/194.100 |
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| US 08168202 | Kapikian 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) | Albert Z. Kapikian (Rockville, Maryland); Lone Simonsen (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Timo Vesikari (Tampare, Finland); Yasutaka Hoshino (Wheaton, Maryland); David M. Morens (Chevy Chase, Maryland); Robert M. Chanock (Bethesda, Maryland); John R. La Montagne (Alexandria, Virginia); Mary Elaine La Montagne, legal representative (Alexandria, Virginia); Brian R. Murphy (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides vaccine compositions for protection against human rotaviral disease designed for use in particular areas of the world. Human× bovine reassortant rotavirus comprising each of the four clinically most important VP7 serotypes of human rotavirus are combined with other VP7 serotypes typically found in the area of interest into a multivalent formulation which provides a high degree of infectivity and immunogenicity. Methods and an administration protocol for producing an immunogenic response without producing an increased risk of intussusception are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, July 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/994640 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/215.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168222 | Kabanov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alxander V. Kabanov (Omaha, Nebraska); Xiang Yi (Omaha, Nebraska); Serguei V. Vinogradov (Omaha, Nebraska); William A. Banks (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for transporting biologically active proteins and polypeptides, particularly across the blood-brain barrier, are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, June 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/488846 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/486 |
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| US 08168229 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LNK Chemsolutions, LLC (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gustavo Larsen (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ruben Spretz (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a pliable, bioabsorbable hemostatic dressing wherein the dressing is composed of fibers with at least one molecular-scale coating, which upon first contact with blood and due to a large area of contact with blood per unit weight of active ingredients, initiates and accelerates the biochemical blood clotting cascade processes. The steps of the method include dissolving in an organic solvent one or more soluble bioabsorbable polymers and organic or aqueous-organic media of non-protein constituents to create a homogeneous mixture; forming fibers from the homogeneous mixture; adding to the fibers a molecular-scale first coating of one or more proteins of blood clotting species that minimally react with each other; and optionally adding a second coating of one or more proteins of blood clotting species to the fibers that minimally react with each other and that, together with the one or more proteins of blood clotting species in the molecular-scale first coating, induce blood coagulation in the presence of blood. The fibers may optionally have occluded in them or at their surface other chemicals of abiological or biological origin that aid in the blood clotting process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/299842 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/530 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168391 | Levine et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fred Levine (Del Mar, California); Pamela Itkin-Ansari (Carlsbad, California); Mark Mercola (Del Mar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides screening methods for the detection of agents that affect various aspects of β-cell biology, particularly insulin gene expression. Screening methods are also provided for detection of agents that affect β-cell differentiation from progenitor cells. Additionally, agents identified using such methods are provided and are useful for increasing insulin gene expression and reducing lipotoxicity. |
| FILED | Friday, November 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/267507 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168402 | Tabakoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lohocla Research Corporation (Aurora, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris Tabakoff (Denver, Colorado); Lawrence Snell (Aurora, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for identifying and quantifying platelet proteins that relate to various bodily states. The present invention further provides methods and compositions for determining whether an individual is using alcohol or other licit or illicit drugs at levels hazardous or harmful to their health. The invention also provides methods for identifying individuals who would benefit from or who may be harmed by specific medications or therapies. |
| FILED | Friday, November 03, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/084306 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
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| US 08168423 | Meyerhoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark E. Meyerhoff (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Wansik Cha (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for detecting nitrosothiol content in a solution includes at least two electrodes disposed in a housing, wherein one of the at least two electrodes is a working electrode having a platinized tip and the other of the at least two electrodes is a counter electrode. A filter membrane is disposed at an end of the housing and is configured to come in contact with the solution. The filter membrane and at least a portion of the working electrode have a material coated thereon. The material includes a polymer and a source of copper dispersed within the material. The material and the platinized tip are configured to come into contact with the solution containing nitrosothiols to convert the nitrosothiols to nitric oxide in order to detect the nitrosothiol content. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/061271 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.100 |
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| US 08168428 | Zon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts); The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leonard I. Zon (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Trista E. North (Newton Center, Massachusetts); Wolfram Goessling (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for compositions and methods for modulating hematopoietic stem cell populations by using HCS modulators, which are agents that either increase HSC numbers or decrease HSC numbers as desired by a particular indication. For example, HSC modulators found to increase HSC numbers include prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and agents that stimulate the PGE2 pathway. Conversely, HSC modulators that prevent PGE2 synthesis decrease HSC numbers. HCS modulators may be used in vitro, in vivo, or ex vivo. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/294344 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/375 |
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| US 08168440 | Shamsi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shahab Ahmed Shamsi (Tucker, Georgia); Syed Asad Ali Rizvi (Roswell, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to methods for enantiomeric separation of complex chemical mixtures using micelles of surfactant molecules that have a sulfate or sulfonate head group, a chiral selector, a linker, and a hydrophobic tail. Also provided are micelle compositions with sulfate or sulfonated head groups, methods of manufacture, and applications thereof. In particular, the micelles of the present invention provide an efficient enantiomeric separation and detection techniques for use in capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/692602 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/173 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168447 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weihong Tan (Gainesville, Florida); Lin Wang (Westfield, Indiana); Chaoyong Yang (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides multiple-luminophore silica nanoparticles for multiplexed signaling in bioanalysis. In specific embodiments, two inorganic luminophores, Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)osmium(II) bis(hexafluorophosphate) (OsBpy) and Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate (RuBpy), or three organic luminophores 5-Fluorescein isothiocyanate (5-FITC), 5-carboxyrhodamine 6G, succinimidyl ester (5-CR6G, SE), 6-carboxy-X-rhodamine, succinimidyl ester (6-ROX, SE) can be simultaneously entrapped inside silica nanoparticles at controlled ratios, with desirable sizes and required surface functionality. Single-wavelength excitation with multiple emission endows the nanoparticles with optical encoding capability for rapid and high-throughput multiplexed detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/066308 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/527 |
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| US 08168568 | Mehta 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) | Arpita I. Mehta (Hoffman Estates, Illinois); Lance A. Liotta (Bethesda, Maryland); Emanuel F. Petricoin (Gainesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for selecting combinations of drugs for treatment of diseases that arise from deranged signaling pathways is disclosed. The method involves measuring the activity states for signaling proteins in a diseased cell and determining whether the activity states are different from the activity states observed for a reference cell such as a normal cell. Based on the observed differences, combinations of two or more drugs are selected to reduce these differences. Treatment of a subject with the combinations restores the activity states of the signaling proteins of the deranged disease-associated signaling pathways toward the activity states observed in the reference cell. Since the diseased cell and the reference cell can both be obtained from the same subject, combinations of drugs that specifically target patient-specific signaling derangements is possible. |
| FILED | Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/581019 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Combinatorial chemistry technology: Method, library, apparatus 56/10 |
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| US 08168583 | Schinazi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia); Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond F. Schinazi (Decatur, Georgia); Dennis C. Liotta (McDonough, Georgia); Chung K. Chu (Athens, Georgia); J. Jeffrey McAtee (Mobile, Alabama); Junxing Shi (Decatur, Georgia); Yongseok Choi (Athens, Georgia); Kyeong Lee (Athens, Georgia); Joon H. Hong (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | 2′-Fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae: wherein Base is a purine or pyrimidine base; R1 is OH, H, OR3, N3, CN, halogen, CF3, lower alkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, di(lower)alkylamino, or alkoxy; R2 is H, phosphate, or a stabilized phosphate prodrug; acyl, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving benzyl, a lipid, an amino acid, peptide, or cholesterol; and R3 is acyl, alkyl, phosphate, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/510083 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1 |
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| US 08168591 | Takada et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshikazu Takada (Davis, California); Seiji Mori (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to an isolated amino acid that can act as an antagonist to FGF signaling, comprising at least a portion of the FGF protein amino acid sequence, and including a mutation in either a) the integrin αvβ3 binding region of FGF-1; or b) the FGFR binding region of FGF-1. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/582590 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/9.100 |
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| US 08168601 | Lieberman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Immune Disease Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judy Lieberman (Brookline, Massachusetts); Erwei Song (Guangzhou, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of RNA interference, which comprises contacting the cell with a fusion protein-double stranded RNA complex, the complex comprising the double stranded RNA segment containing a double stranded RNA of interest and a fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising (1) a targeting moiety, which will specifically binds to a site on a target cell, and (2) a binding moiety, which will bind to the double stranded RNA, wherein the double stranded RNA segment initiates RNA interference in the cell. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/659386 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
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| US 08168602 | DePinho et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald A. DePinho (Brookline, Massachusetts); Giovanni Tonon (Milan, Italy); Kwok-Kin Wong (Arlington, Massachusetts); Lynda Chin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human cancer. A variety of chromosomal regions (MCRs) and markers corresponding thereto, are provided, wherein alterations in the copy number of one or more of the MCRs and/or alterations in the amount, structure, and/or activity of one or more of the markers is correlated with the presence of cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/816601 |
| 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.A00 |
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| US 08168603 | Jing et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Naijie Jing (Pearland, Texas); Yongli Guan (Pearland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns particular G-quartet oligonucleotides that are employed for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer. In specific cases, the G-quartet oligonucleotides inhibit HIF-1α. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/117877 |
| 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 514/44.A00 |
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| US 08168626 | Glick |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary D. Glick (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides, for example, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a benzodiazepine compound and an agent selected from the group consisting of a topical steroid, a keratolytic agent, a topical retinoid, a coal tar, and a vitamin D-3 analog. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating medical disorders, such as epidermal hyperplasia. |
| FILED | Monday, March 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/728716 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/221 |
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| US 08168650 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Mach (Eureka, Missouri); Richard Hotchkiss (Chesterfield, Missouri); William Hawkins (Olivette, Missouri); Rebecca Aft (Chesterfield, Missouri); Zhude Tu (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A series of N-substituted 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl phenylcarbamate analogs are disclosed, as well as methods of their preparation. Their affinities for sigma (σ1 and σ2) receptors are described. Two new compounds, N-(9-(4-aminobutyl)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl)-N′-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)carbamate and N-(9-(6-aminohexyl)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl)-N′-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)carbamate, are shown to have a high affinity and selectivity for σ2 versus σ1 receptors. Among the disclosed compounds are biotinylated and fluorescent analogs. These compounds can serve as probes to the σ2 receptor. In addition, some disclosed compounds can induce apoptotic cell death by both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent mechanisms, and are effective for treatment of tumors. The compounds can be used as chemotherapeutics or chemosensitizers in the treatment of a wide variety of solid tumors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/543647 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/299 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168656 | Marnett et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence J. Marnett (Nashville, Tennessee); Jeffery J. Prusakiewicz (Nashville, Tennessee); Andrew S. Felts (Nashville, Tennessee); Chuan Ji (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter provides derivatives of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are characterized by substantially reduced cyclooxygenase inhibiting activity, yet retain the ability to interact with and modulate the activities of other polypeptides such as the class of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors (PPARs) and γ-secretase. Also provided are methods of using the derivatives to treat pathological disorders. |
| FILED | Monday, January 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/319262 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168663 | Kelly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffery W. Kelly (La Jolla, California); Evan T. Powers (La Jolla, California); Hossein Razavi (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Kinetic stabilization of the native state of transthyretin is an effective mechanism for preventing protein misfolding. Because transthyretin misfolding plays an important role in transthyretin amyloid diseases, inhibiting such misfolding can be used as an effective treatment or prophylaxis for such diseases. Treatment methods are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/481527 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168749 | Sung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Hwa Sung (New York, New York); Jen-Zen Chuang (New York, New York); Rajiv Ratan (Scarsdale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of stimulating neurite outgrowth in a subject may include administering to the subject a formulation that includes a tctex-1-related polypeptide that stimulates neurite outgrowth in vitro. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/253428 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168754 | Nelsestuen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. 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 | Wednesday, September 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/877553 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/384 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168771 | Ray et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart C. Ray (Lutherville, Maryland); Andrew L. Cox (Towson, Maryland); David L. Thomas (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides consensus sequences for hepatitis C virus 1a and 1b. Also provided are non-synonymous changes for each residue of the consensus sequences. These sequences are useful as compositions or vaccines for prophylactic use or treating HCV-infected individuals. Also provided are methods for lessening the chances for a HCV-infected individual to enter a chronic phase of infection and methods of diagnosing an individual with HCV 1a or HCV 1b infection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/815203 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168800 | Jin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lee-Way Jin (Davis, California); Kit S. Lam (Davis, California); Ruiwu Liu (Sacramento, California); Hyun-Seok Hong (Davis, California); Izumi Maezawa (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the present invention provides for compounds and labeled compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In another aspect, the present invention provides for methods of using compounds or labeled compounds of Formula I for various therapeutic and imaging purposes, including, but not limited to, treating Alzheimer's disease in patient and imaging Aβ peptide aggregates in a patient. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/740329 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/302.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168804 | Pham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wellington Pham (Brentwood, Tennessee); John C Gore (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound of the following formula: wherein R1 is SO3H; R2 is chosen from carboxylic acid group and SO3H; and R3 is chosen from Cl, carboxylic acid group, amino, amino-carboxylic acid group, amido group, amino-amido group, and methods of use related to imaging. |
| FILED | Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/165369 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168854 | Croce |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Transgenic animals containing a nucleic acid sequence encoding TCL1 operably linked to transcriptional control sequences directing expression to B cells are described. Such transgenic animals provide a useful animal model system for human B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. |
| FILED | Monday, April 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/758177 |
| 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 | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen Morrell (Sandy, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Described are embodiments for slice-selective excitation for MRI that utilize multiple RF transmit coils, each of which are driven with a separate independent current waveform. These embodiments allow slice-selective excitation with slice profile and excitation time similar to other single-channel excitation, but with reduction in SAR caused by the transverse component of the RF field by a factor up to the number of excitation coils. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/398982 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/314 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170315 | Mistretta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A. Mistretta (Madison, Wisconsin); Julia Velikina (Madison, Wisconsin); Kevin Michael Johnson (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An image reconstruction method includes reconstructing a composite image of a subject using a conventional reconstruction method. The composite image employs the best information available regarding the subject of the scan and this information is used to constrain the reconstruction of a highly undersampled image frames or improve the SNR of image frames. A blurred and normalized weighting image is produced from image frame data, and this normalized weighting image is multiplied by the composite image. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/032240 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/131 |
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| US 08170316 | Barbic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mladen Barbic (Ashburn, Virginia); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Tomographic imaging using an imaging sensor that has a stripe-like shape is disclosed where a stripe sensor is mechanically scanned over a sample at different angles. For a single stripe detector imaging, linear motion and angular rotation are required. Single stripe sensor imaging may be performed using an elongated inductive coil detector. By utilizing an array of parallel stripe sensors that can be individually addressed, two-dimensional imaging can be performed with rotation only, eliminating the requirement for linear motion, e.g. with parallel coils array. Imaging with a stripe-type sensor of particular width and thickness (where width is much larger than thickness) is resolution limited only by the thickness (smaller parameter) of the sensor. Multiple sensor families can be produced where this imaging technique may be beneficial such as magneto-resistive, inductive, SQUID, and Hall effect sensors, and particularly in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/243830 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170665 | Cohen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ira S. Cohen (Stony Brook, New York); Amy B. Rosen (New York, New York); Peter R. Brink (Setauket, New York); Glenn Gaudette (Holden, Massachusetts); Michael R. Rosen (New York, New York); Richard B. Robinson (Cresskill, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to the labeling of target cells with nanometer scale fluorescent semiconductors referred to as quantum dots (QDs). Specifically, a delivery system is disclosed based on the use of negatively charged QDs for delivery of a tracking fluorescent signal into the cytosol of target cells via a passive endocytosis-mediated delivery process. In a specific embodiment of the invention the target cell is a stem cell, preferably a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC). Such labeled MSCs provide a means for tracking the distribution and fate of MSCs that have been genetically engineered to express, for example, a hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (“HCN”) channel and administered to a subject to create a biological pacemaker. The invention is based on the discovery that MSCs can be tracked in vitro for up to at least 6 weeks. Additionally, QDs delivered in vivo can be tracked for up to at least 8 weeks, thereby permitting for the first time, the complete 3-D reconstruction of the locations of all MSCs following administration into a host. |
| FILED | Friday, March 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/077970 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170682 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Jay Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Kelly Hobart McClure (Simi Valley, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Rongqing Dai (Valencia, California); Arup Roy (Santa Clarita, California); Richard Agustin Castro (Pasadena, California); John Reinhold (Tarzana, California); Kea-Tiong Tang (Temple City, California); Sumit Yadav (Los Angeles, California); Chunhong Zhou (Pasadena, California); Dao Min Zhou (Saugus, California); Pishoy Maksy (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application deals generally with the stimulation of neural tissue by electronic means and specifically with controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, October 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/927391 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170852 | Famili et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Imandokht Famili (San Diego, California); Jochen Förster (Copenhagen, Denmark); Pengcheng Fu (Honolulu, Hawaii); Jens B. Nielsen (Charlottenlund, Denmark); Bernhard O. Palsson (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an in silico model for determining a S. cerevisiae physiological function. The model includes a data structure relating a plurality of S. cerevisiae reactants to a plurality of S. cerevisiae reactions, a constraint set for the plurality of S. cerevisiae reactions, and commands for determining a distribution of flux through the reactions that is predictive of a S. cerevisiae physiological function. A model of the invention can further include a gene database containing information characterizing the associated gene or genes. The invention further provides methods for making an in silico S. cerevisiae model and methods for determining a S. cerevisiae physiological function using a model of the invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/769555 |
| 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: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter T. Heisen (Kent, Washington); Scott A. Raby (Redmond, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention removes copper from the concave side of a flex circuit around a bendable region and replaces it with a conductive epoxy to allow it to be formed to tighter bend radii than would otherwise be possible. After the flex circuit is shaped in a tight radius and attached to a mechanical structure, the conductive epoxy is cured to act as functional replacement of the removed copper. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/612817 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/830 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies Holding S.arl (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Godfrey Greeves (Hatch-End, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method is described for testing a multi-hole fuel injector nozzle. The apparatus comprises mounting means for the multi-hole nozzle and fuel supply means for supplying fuel to the multi-hole nozzle. The multi-hole nozzle is mounted outside a measurement chamber for capturing the fuel spray from an individual spray hole outlet of the multi-hole nozzle. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a spray target plate, located within the measurement chamber, at which the fuel spray is directed. The spray target plate (28) is connected to a remote pressure sensor, which is used to determine the spray force of the fuel spray acting on the spray target plate. The apparatus is further arranged to determine the mass flow rate of the fuel spray. A new parameter, referred to as ‘momentum efficiency’ is defined, and calculated using the determined values of spray force and mass flow rate. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/663047 |
| ART UNIT | 2855 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/114.450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08166903 | Demmelmaier 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) | Allan W. Demmelmaier (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Donald R. Jacobson (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | As typically embodied, the present invention's add-on device includes two wedge-shaped structural components that are oppositely congruent and symmetrically connected. In profile, the device describes a pair of nearly triangular quadrilateral figures that are enantiomorphs (mirror images) with respect to the linear bisector (mirror line) at which they join. The device's V-angular upper surface defines the same V-angularity (“deadrise”) as does a V-angular hull bottom, the device thus fitting beneath the hull bottom. The device's V-angular lower surface defines a different angularity, which is imparted to the hull bottom when the device is attached thereto. According to typical inventive practice, the device alters the hull bottom's V-angularity by at least 1° and, at least, covers approximately 100% of the hull bottom's widthwise expanse along approximately 50% or more of the hull bottom's lengthwise expanse. The device modifies a marine vessel's hydrodynamics and/or hydrostatics, and may provide armor and/or wear benefits. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456268 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08166904 | Israel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Craig Israel (Durham, North Carolina); Dominic Caza Germana (Durham, North Carolina); Craig A. Greiner (Pittsboro, North Carolina); Frederick Vosburgh (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A payload delivery unit for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium comprises a container including a pressure resistant shell and a resilient seal device. The shell defines a containment chamber and includes first and second shell members having opposed first and second sealing faces, respectively. The seal device engages and is interposed between the first and second sealing faces. The container is configured and constructed such that: when the submersion medium applies an exterior pressure to the first and second shell members such that a shell pressure differential, defined as the exterior pressure less an interior pressure of the containment chamber, exceeds a prescribed pressure, the first and second shell members compressively load and deform the seal device to effect a seal between the first and second shell members that prevents ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber; and when the shell pressure differential is less than the prescribed pressure, the seal device elastically rebounds to separate the first and second shell members to permit ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511676 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08166969 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Research International, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peyton W. Hall (Austin, Texas); Frank T. Zeller (Austin, Texas); John Werner Bulluck (Spicewood, Texas); Michael L. Dingus (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydration system for providing fluid to a user. The system comprises a bladder configured to hold a fluid, wherein comprises an outer layer of a fluorinated rubber composite. A spout is connected to the bladder and in communication with the inside of the bladder, wherein the spout comprises an output port and an fill port for filling the bladder with fluid. A cap adapted to engage and close the fill port is included. Also, a tube having a first end is connected to the output port of the spout and having a second end and having a second end connected to a fluid delivery fitting. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/092030 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/202.150 |
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| US 08167072 | Leonard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua J. Leonard (North Branch, Minnesota); Richard Raymond Maki (North Branch, Minnesota); Eric Bjerketvedt (North Branch, Minnesota); Michael D. Schneider (Dalbo, Minnesota); Bradley Robert Morisch (Lindstrom, Minnesota); Brian D. Krosschell (Chisago City, Minnesota); Louis J. Brady (Wyoming, Minnesota); James Bergman (Oslo, Minnesota); Larry Holter (Alvarado, Minnesota); Richard Nelson (Oslo, Minnesota); Lionel Hoff (Oslo, Minnesota); Doug Moman (Warren, Minnesota); Mitchell D. Johnson (Roseau, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A utility vehicle with space utilization features is disclosed. The space utilization features provide storage and access to components. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/050048 |
| ART UNIT | 3618 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167213 | Stimeck et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Williams-Pyro, Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher M. Stimeck (Fort Worth, Texas); Roger Q. Paulsel (Weatherford, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for attaching a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to an ordnance is provided. By tailoring the packaged tag and electronics to accommodate existing ordnance body cavities the integrity of the bomb casing is maintained. Likewise, fin assemblies also remain intact and are mounted in a conventional manner to the tagged ordnance. Numerous ordnance types, to include the mark (MK) 80 series general purpose bombs and equivalents are compatible with the tagging method and system described herein. Set screw mounted tail assemblies of various fin configurations are readily assembled onto the metal body casings of tagged ordinances. A curved dipole antenna provides access to external query signals and transmission of tag locating signals. As described herein, tag antennas can mount between ordnance assembly parts, adding to the ease of retrofitting existing ordnance inventory for a RFID tag localizing system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/783468 |
| ART UNIT | 2887 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Registers 235/492 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167234 | Moore |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Moore (Alplaus, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro air vehicle (MAV) comprises features that emulate insect-like topology and flight, including a dangling three part body (100a, 100b, 100c), wing-like dual side rotors (107, 107a) positioned to either side on rotor arms (103) providing tilt and teeter motions to vector thrust and allow crawling along improved surfaces, and elevators (101) that approximate the center of gravity and center of pressure control employed by insects via the inertial reaction and aerodynamic influence of a repositionable abdomen. Control, sensing, surveillance, and payload elements (114), (401), (402), (403), (404), (405), and (407) enable transmission of surveillance and engagement of an emerging target. Left and right perch hangers and grapples (112, 112a) allow perching on various structures, and energy storage (504) and (505) combined with power line (500) and solar (502) energy scavenging circuitry allow extended loiter and mission duration by replenishing onboard energy supplies. |
| FILED | Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/728271 |
| 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 244/17.250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167546 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Shi (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Kevin E. Green (Broad Brook, Connecticut); Gregory E. Reinhardt (South Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine shroud includes a ceramic shroud ring configured to surround a plurality of turbine rotor blades, a plurality of slots circumferentially distributed around the ceramic shroud ring, a forward metallic support ring, a plurality of tabs attached to a forward edge of the forward metallic support ring configured to engage a turbine support case, and a plurality of tabs attached to an aft edge of the forward metallic support ring received by the slots of the ceramic shroud ring. Only two axially extending radial surfaces of each of the tabs attached to the aft edge of the forward metallic support ring are configured to contact the slots of the ceramic shroud ring. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/552157 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/173.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167670 | Gibson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Gibson (Panama City, Florida); Walt Hollis (Panama City, Florida); Robert A. Leasko (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention in one variation is a modular recovery apparatus for dispensing a tether spool having a tow line with a float, where the tow line can be used to retrieve an unmanned underwater vehicle and other underwater platforms. The modular recovery apparatus can be triggered underwater or on the surface, and being modular in configuration it is suitable to be fitted to a variety of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The apparatus has a tether spool that is spring loaded, such that when the tether spool is deployed, the spring expels the tether spool with sufficient force to clearly separate it from the UUV. One end of the tow line is typically fastened to a tow point on the UUV, and an opposing end is attached to the float. When the tether spool is deployed, the tow line unwinds from the float, providing a securable length. |
| FILED | Monday, September 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/924800 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices 441/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168016 | Nicolich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Nicolich (Wyckoff, New Jersey); Christos Capellos (Morris Plains, New Jersey); Wendy A. Balas (Green Brook, New Jersey); Jeffrey D. Akester (Bountiful, Utah); Robert L. Hatch (Wellsville, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | High performance aluminized explosive compositions for high performance, high blast, low sensitivity explosive applications are disclosed. The compositions include Cl-20, HMX, RDX, or another material as the explosive ingredient, a binder system of cellulose acetate butyrate and bis-dinitropropyl acetyl and bis-dinitropropyl formal, and aluminum. The explosive is preferably pressable and or/mixable to permit formation into grains suitable for ordnance and similar applications including grenades, warheads, landmines, demolition, etc. The aluminum fully participates in the detonation of said explosive, manifesting its energy into fully useable metal pushing energy suitable for shaped charges, explosively formed penetrators, fragmentation warheads, enhanced blast warheads, multipurpose warheads, and the like. The aluminum is substantially reacted at two volume expansions of the expanding gas, and fully reacted prior to seven volume expansions of the expanding gas. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/907599 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/109.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168386 | Horsmon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer R. Horsmon (Parkville, Maryland); Kevin P. O'Connell (Abingdon, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is generally related to products and methods that facilitate the use of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus TC-83 (TC-83) as a non-hazardous simulant, or surrogate, for viable pathogenic viruses. Specifically, TC-83 nucleic sequences are used in a method of detecting VEE or TC-83 in a sample thought to contain a biological threat agent. TC-83 and its nucleic acid sequence may therefore be used in the research, development, testing, evaluation, and training for technologies that enable the detection of biological threat agents. More particularly, specific primers and probes may be used to verify that instruments and systems using PCR detection methods are functioning properly. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/008539 |
| 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 08168604 | Stein et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | AVI BioPharma Inc. (Corvallis, Oregon); The United States of America as represented by the Army Medical Research and Material Command (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Stein (Corvallis, Oregon); Patrick L. Iversen (Corvallis, Oregon); Sina Bavari (Frederick, Maryland); Dwight D. Weller (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides antisense antiviral compounds and methods of their use and production in inhibition of growth of viruses of the Filoviridae family, and in the treatment of a viral infection. The compounds and methods relate to the treatment of viral infections in mammals including primates by Ebola and Marburg viruses. The antisense antiviral compounds are morpholino oligonucleotides having: a) a nuclease resistant backbone, b) 15-40 nucleotide bases, and c) a targeting sequence of at least 15 bases in length that hybridizes to a target region selected from the following: i) the Ebola virus AUG start site region of VP24; ii) the Ebola virus AUG start site region of VP35; iii) the Marburg virus AUG start site region of VP24; or iv) the Marburg virus AUG start site region of NP. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/402464 |
| 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 08168650 | Mach et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert H. Mach (Eureka, Missouri); Richard Hotchkiss (Chesterfield, Missouri); William Hawkins (Olivette, Missouri); Rebecca Aft (Chesterfield, Missouri); Zhude Tu (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A series of N-substituted 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl phenylcarbamate analogs are disclosed, as well as methods of their preparation. Their affinities for sigma (σ1 and σ2) receptors are described. Two new compounds, N-(9-(4-aminobutyl)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl)-N′-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)carbamate and N-(9-(6-aminohexyl)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3α-yl)-N′-(2-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)carbamate, are shown to have a high affinity and selectivity for σ2 versus σ1 receptors. Among the disclosed compounds are biotinylated and fluorescent analogs. These compounds can serve as probes to the σ2 receptor. In addition, some disclosed compounds can induce apoptotic cell death by both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent mechanisms, and are effective for treatment of tumors. The compounds can be used as chemotherapeutics or chemosensitizers in the treatment of a wide variety of solid tumors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/543647 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/299 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168772 | Apt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Altravax, Inc. (Fargo, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Doris Apt (San Jose, California); Juha Punnonen (Belmont, California); Alice M. Brinkman (Tustin, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom having advantageous properties, including an ability to induce an immune response to flaviviruses. The polypeptides and polynucleotides of the invention are useful in methods of inducing immune response against flaviviruses, including dengue viruses. Compositions and methods for utilizing polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/897320 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles H. Fields (Calabasas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention refers to a method for preparing a non-self-aligned heterojunction bipolar transistor comprising: preparing a patterned emitter metal on an emitter epi layer of a HBT epi structure on a substrate; preparing an emitter epitaxy below the emitter metal; applying a resist layer on the top surface covering the emitter metal and emitter epitaxy, and the base layer; applying lithography leaving the emitter epitaxy and the emitter metal covered by the resist vertically with a width pD and leaving a pattern according to the mask in the resist; depositing base metal on the entire surface; and removing the remaining resist and the base metal covering the resist defining a base metal, the base metal being spaced from the emitter epitaxy and the emitter metal by a distance xD from 0.05 μm to 0.7 μm. The present invention refers to a non-self-aligned heterojunction bipolar transistor as prepared by this method. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/939376 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169005 | Wu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Goleta, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yifeng Wu (Goleta, California); Primit Parikh (Goleta, California); Umesh Mishra (Montecito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, a drain, and a gate. A first spacer layer is over the active region between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer over the active region between the drain and the gate. A first field plate on the first spacer layer is connected to the gate. A second field plate on the second spacer layer is connected to the gate. A third spacer layer is on the first spacer layer, the second spacer layer, the first field plate, the gate, and the second field plate, with a third field plate on the third spacer layer and connected to the source. The transistor exhibits a blocking voltage of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.0 mΩ-cm2, of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.3 mΩ-cm2, of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 6.6 mΩ-cm2, or a blocking voltage of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 7.0 mΩ-cm2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/014619 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/194 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169360 | Weatherford |
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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) | Shaun David Weatherford (Camarillo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system(s) and method(s) of tracking a target(s). Systems include at least one electronic waveform processor operatively associated with an apparent emitted signal electronic sensor and a reflected signal electronic sensor and configured and programmed to generate an estimate of the range from an object to the target and an estimate of the closing velocity of the object to the target by processing a semi-active mode apparent emitted signal and a reflected signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/013174 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/109 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169362 | Cook et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carl D. Cook (La Habra, California); Scott E. Adcook (Irvine, California); Michael D. Lee (Aliso Viejo, California); Mena J. Ghebranious (Cerritos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for sensing a target through a wall or obstruction by a Moving Target Indicator (MTI) radar sensor. In an exemplary embodiment, a series of radar pulses are transmitted at frequencies less than about 5 GHz. Radar return signals are received at a plurality of receive antenna array subapertures. The radar return signals are processed by a digital beamformer to form multiple beams. Target detection processing detects moving and stationary targets through a plurality of parallel target detection signal processing paths. |
| FILED | Monday, August 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/462378 |
| ART UNIT | 3662 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/162 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel W. S. Tam (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An antenna comprising: a first current probe comprising a core of ferromagnetic material having an aperture therein; a pump comprising a nozzle, wherein the pump is configured to pump a free-standing stream of electrolytic fluid out the nozzle and through the aperture such that the stream and the current probe are magnetically coupled; and a first transceiver operatively coupled to the current probe. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/012575 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/701 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169378 | Barson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George F. Barson (Plano, Texas); Trae M. Blain (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for stabilizing an electronic array includes at least one component having a notch and at least one stabilizing bar. The stabilizing bar comprises a first pair of contact points. The at least one stabilizing bar is positioned upon the at least one component such that the first pair of points deform against the at least one component below the notch. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/028265 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/770 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169402 | Shahoian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Immersion Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Erik J Shahoian (San Ramon, California); Kenneth M Martin (Palo Alto, California); Bruce M Schena (Menlo Park, California); David F Moore (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a device includes: a mass, an actuator configured to vibrate the mass, and a coupling disposed between the actuator and the mass or between the mass and a housing, the coupling having a first configuration with a compliance and a second configuration with a compliance, the compliance of the coupling in the first configuration being different from the compliance of the coupling in the second configuration, the actuator being configured to output haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling and haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling, the haptic feedback associated with the first configuration of the coupling being different from the haptic feedback associated with the second configuration of the coupling. |
| FILED | Monday, June 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/480577 |
| ART UNIT | 2629 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/156 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169611 | Herzinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Nebraska Board of Regents (Lincoln, Nebraska); J. A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Matias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Nebraska); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including: a source such as a backward wave oscillator; a Smith-Purcell cell; a free electron laser, or an FTIR source and a solid state device; and a detector such as a Golay cell; a bolometer or a solid state detector; and preferably including at least one odd-bounce polarization state image rotating system, and optionally including a polarizer, at least one compensator and/or modulator, in addition to an analyzer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456791 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169693 | Ward |
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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) | Benjamin G. Ward (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved method and apparatus for passively conjugating the phases of a distorted wavefronts resulting from optical phase mismatch between elements of a fiber laser array are disclosed. A method for passively conjugating a distorted wavefront comprises the steps of: multiplexing a plurality of probe fibers and a bundle pump fiber in a fiber bundle array; passing the multiplexed output from the fiber bundle array through a collimating lens and into one portion of a non-linear medium; passing the output from a pump collection fiber through a focusing lens and into another portion of the non-linear medium so that the output from the pump collection fiber mixes with the multiplexed output from the fiber bundle; adjusting one or more degrees of freedom of one or more of the fiber bundle array, the collimating lens, the focusing lens, the non-linear medium, or the pump collection fiber to produce a standing wave in the non-linear medium. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/540399 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/341.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170054 | Keppler 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) | David Keppler (Clinton, New York); Nathan Lutchansky (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method for providing a data interface to a plurality of radio transceivers such as between a personal computer or other information processing device to one or more radio transmitter/receiver systems having a serial data interface in a manner that provides control of the radio and means to send and receive data via the radio without regard to the characteristics of the radio or its serial interface. A common control protocol is employed that exposes the functionality necessary to control the radio transmitter/receiver device in a generic manner. The invention may communicate with the data terminal equipment via a widely-available data interface or network protocol, such as an asynchronous serial interface, the Universal Serial Bus (USB), or an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The invention also provides a means of implementing synchronous serial framing formats through software implementation, allowing compatibility with future data systems to be achieved without requiring hardware modifications. |
| FILED | Friday, November 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/313790 |
| ART UNIT | 2474 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/463 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170135 | Hanna et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig A. Hanna (Vestal, New York); Anthony J. Gounalis (Endicott, New York); Robert Haefner (Apalachin, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for coordinating detection of emitted signals by a receiver with transmission of signals by a transmitter, wherein the receiver and the transmitter are located on the same platform. The receiver scans a surrounding environment to detect emitted signals in multiple frequency ranges while the transmitter transmits signals in a predetermined frequency range. The receiver may employ dwells which may be defined as receiver configurations. A dwell, when executed, may be used to detect signals in a certain frequency range. If a frequency range of the dwell conflicts with the frequency range of transmitter signals, which may result in interference of transmitter signals with detection of emitted signals, execution of the dwell may be delayed. If the frequency range of the dwell is such that transmitter signals do not interfere with execution of the dwell, the dwell can be executed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/714717 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170152 | Mody et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Apurva N Mody (Lowell, Massachusetts); Paul D Fiore (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed to detect a broad class of signals in Gaussian noise using higher order statistics. The method detects a number of different signal types. The signals may be in the base-band or the pass-band, single-carrier or multi-carrier, frequency hopping or non-hopping, broad-pulse or narrow-pulse etc. In a typical setting this method provides an error rate of 3% at a signal to noise ratio of 0 dB. This method gives the time frequency detection ratio which may be used to determine if the detected signal falls in Class Single-Carrier of Class Multi-Carrier. Additionally, this method may be used for a number of different applications such as multiple signal identification, finding the basis functions of the received signal. |
| FILED | Friday, July 11, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/439168 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/340 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170272 | Joslin 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) | Erin Joslin (San Diego, California); Heidi Buck (San Diego, California); Jason Cole (San Diego, California); Daniel Garcia (San Diego, California); Stephen Hobbs (San Diego, California); John Stastny (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for processing overhead imagery of a vessel include the step of determining an initial classification and classification probability based on the vessel length and length-to-width ratio. Next, mutually exclusive deck features can be extracted from the image. For several embodiments, the extracted deck features that can be spherical tanks, hatches and containers that are stored on deck. The initial classification probability is then weighted using the results of the deck feature extraction step to yield a posterior classification probability for the ship image. If the posterior classification probability is above a predetermined value, the image is assigned a posterior classification. If the posterior probability is below the predetermined value, the vessel image is classified as unknown, and the gross tonnage of the vessel is calculated using the length and width of the vessel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/711110 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170638 | Nishida et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Toshikazu Nishida (Gainsville, Florida); Erin E. Patrick (Vero Beach, Florida); Justin Sanchez (Newberry, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a MEMS flexible substrate neural probe is provided. The method can include applying an insulation layer on a substrate, and depositing a plurality of metal traces on the insulation layer and electroplating each of the plurality of traces. The method also can include encapsulating the insulation layer and metal traces deposited thereon with an insulation layer. Additionally the method can include etching the insulation layer to form a plurality bond pad sites and probes to form a flexible ribbon cable having a plurality of bond pad sites disposed on a surface of the flexible cable and a plurality of neural probes extending from the flexible cable. The method further can include separating the substrate from the insulation layer and depositing insulation on each of the neural probes, each probe comprising insulated portion and exposed metallic tip. Moreover, the method can include cutting each of the exposed metallic tips, and plating each of the exposed metallic tips and each of the plurality of bond pad sites. |
| FILED | Monday, September 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/852842 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/378 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170968 | Colclough et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Colclough (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Timothy J. Felke (Glendale, Arizona); George D. Hadden (Plymouth, Minnesota); David M. Kolbet (Glendale, Arizona); Randy Magnuson (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A recursive mapping structure for diagnostic models is provided. A parent diagnostic model includes a first input module, a first output module, a first monitor module coupled to the first input and first output modules, and a first propagation module coupled between the first input and first output modules. A child diagnostic model includes a second input module, a second output module, a second monitor module coupled to the second input and second output modules, and a second propagation module coupled between the second input and second output modules, wherein the second monitor module is coupled to the first monitor module. |
| FILED | Friday, August 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/192700 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170980 | Lulue et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel L. Lulue (San Diego, California); Glenn A. Osga (San Diego, California); Neil P. Acantilado (San Diego, California); Bryan L. Croft (San Diego, California); Jimmy C. Lam (Costa Mesa, California); Michael J. Carlin (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A universal software architecture for decision support includes an n-tiered architecture for building a universal task and workload management software system. The design incorporates a connectivity tier for activating a data object representative of application specific data; a management tier for activating a workflow object in response to both the data object and application specific rules; and a presentation tier for providing a user with decision support elements responsive to said workflow object. The design may also incorporate a corporate tier for providing the application specific data and rules. |
| FILED | Friday, October 10, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/683250 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/61 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171319 | Ghiasi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soraya Ghiasi (Boulder, Colorado); Malcolm S. Ware (Austin, Texas); Karthick Rajamani (Austin, Texas); Freeman L. Rawson, III (Austin, Texas); Michael S. Floyd (Austin, Texas); Juan C. Rubio (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program products for managing power states in processors of a data processing system. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a data processing system having dynamically configurable power-performance states (“pstates”). The data processing system includes a processor configured to operate at multiple states of frequency and voltage. The data processing system also has a power manager module configured to monitor operation of the data processing system. The data processing system further includes a pstates table having a plurality of pstate definitions, wherein each pstate definition includes a voltage value, a frequency value, and at least one unique pointer that indicates a transition from a given pstate to a different pstate. The voltage value, frequency value, and unique pointer of a given pstate definition are configurable, during operation of the data processing system, by the power manager module in response to changes in the operating parameters of the data processing system. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/425189 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/321 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171377 | Dell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy J. Dell (Colchester, Vermont); Luis A. Lastras-Montano (Cortlandt Manor, New York); Barry M. Trager (Yorktown Heights, New York); Shmuel Winograd (Scarsdale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system to improve memory reliability in computer systems that may include memory chips, and may rely on a error control encoder to send codeword symbols for storage in each of the memory chips. At least two symbols from a codeword are assigned to each memory chip and therefore failure of any of the memory chips could affect two symbols or more. The system may also include a table to record failures and partial failures of the codeword symbols for each of the memory chips so the error control encoder can correct subsequent partial failures based upon the previous partial failures. The error control coder is capable of correcting and/or detecting more errors if only a fraction of a chip is noted in the table as having a failure as opposed to a full chip noted as having a failure. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/023374 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/763 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171476 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hardware private array is a thread state storage that is embedded within the processor or within logic associated with a bus or wake-and-go logic. The hardware private array and/or wake-and-go array may have a limited storage area. Therefore, each thread may have an associated priority. If there is insufficient space in the hardware private array, then the wake-and-go mechanism may compare the priority of the thread to the priorities of the threads already stored in the hardware private array and wake-and-go array. If the thread has a higher priority than at least one thread already stored in the hardware private array and wake-and-go array, then the wake-and-go mechanism may remove a lowest priority thread, meaning the thread is removed from hardware private array and wake-and-go array and converted to a flee model. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024669 |
| ART UNIT | 2196 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Virtual machine task or process management or task management/control 718/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171542 | Tucker |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Tucker (Clearwater, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A system to control access to at least one protected device, the system comprising a test access port operable to mate with an external key device and an internal key device that is operable to receive synchronized cipher words during an idle state of the test access port from a removable external key device. The internal key device is also operable to receive test signals via the external key device and to input the received test signals to the protected device based on the synchronized cipher words. The protected device and the internal key device are one of located within a closed chassis, located under a protective security coating, located within a multi-chip-module, located within a closed integrated circuit package, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, February 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/352539 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kerry D. Meinhardt (Richland, Washington); Brent W. Kirby (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A glass foaming material and method are disclosed for filling void spaces in electrochemical devices. The glass material includes a reagent that foams at a temperature above the softening point of the glass. Expansion of the glass fills void spaces including by-pass and tolerance channels of electrochemical devices. In addition, cassette to cassette seals can also be formed while channels and other void spaces are filled, reducing the number of processing steps needed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/729096 |
| ART UNIT | 1741 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Glass manufacturing 065/17.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08166801 | Sinha |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dipen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The noninvasively measurement of the density and viscosity of static or flowing fluids in a section of pipe such that the pipe performs as the sensing apparatus, is described. Measurement of a suitable structural vibration resonance frequency of the pipe and the width of this resonance permits the density and viscosity to be determined, respectively. The viscosity may also be measured by monitoring the decay in time of a vibration resonance in the pipe. |
| FILED | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/865042 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/32.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167546 | Shi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Shi (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Kevin E. Green (Broad Brook, Connecticut); Gregory E. Reinhardt (South Glastonbury, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine shroud includes a ceramic shroud ring configured to surround a plurality of turbine rotor blades, a plurality of slots circumferentially distributed around the ceramic shroud ring, a forward metallic support ring, a plurality of tabs attached to a forward edge of the forward metallic support ring configured to engage a turbine support case, and a plurality of tabs attached to an aft edge of the forward metallic support ring received by the slots of the ceramic shroud ring. Only two axially extending radial surfaces of each of the tabs attached to the aft edge of the forward metallic support ring are configured to contact the slots of the ceramic shroud ring. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/552157 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/173.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167973 | Viswanathan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tito Viswanathan (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for synthesizing carbon-metal nanocomposites. In one embodiment, the process includes the steps of preparing a metal derivative or a metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form, and subjecting the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form to microwave radiation at a frequency in the range of 900 MHz to 5.8 GHz, for a period of time effective to generate a heat flow from inside of the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form to the outside such that the temperature of the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form reaches 1,000° C. in less than 6 minutes with a temperature (T) derivative over time (t), ΔT/Δt, no less than 2.5° C./second to form carbon-metal nanocomposites. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/487174 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/345 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167995 | Wagh |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Latitude 18, Inc. (Marco Island, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arun S. Wagh (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for making inexpensive synthetic inorganic resins that are stable, mix easily with water and may be conveniently diluted to form an easy-to-use paste for commercial applications. The method uses environmentally friendly techniques to provide improved efficiencies in the commercial production of these resins. The resins are produced by the partial reaction of phosphoric acid with sparsely-soluble oxides, or sparsely-soluble oxide minerals, that are added to the phosphoric acid under controlled conditions. In certain specific embodiments, methods are provided for modifying synthetic inorganic resins so as to produce rapid-setting phosphate cements and ceramics having high flexural strength. Unique synthetic inorganic resin formulations are also disclosed. These formulations are phosphate-mineral based, non-volatile, tend to be non-flammable, do not contain any hazardous inorganic or organic compounds, and are chemically stable at relatively high temperatures, yet they are less expensive than most commercially available organic synthetic polymeric resins. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/482816 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/690 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168147 | Olson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Thompson, North Dakota); John H. Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A promoted activated carbon sorbent is described that is highly effective for the removal of mercury from flue gas streams. The sorbent comprises a new modified carbon form containing reactive forms of halogen and halides. Optional components may be added to increase reactivity and mercury capacity. These may be added directly with the sorbent, or to the flue gas to enhance sorbent performance and/or mercury capture. Mercury removal efficiencies obtained exceed conventional methods. The sorbent can be regenerated and reused. Sorbent treatment and preparation methods are also described. New methods for in-flight preparation, introduction, and control of the active sorbent into the mercury contaminated gas stream are described. |
| FILED | Monday, April 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/419219 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168325 | Hyung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoo-Eup Hyung (Naperville, Illinois); Donald R. Vissers (Naperville, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithium based electrochemical cell system includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a degassing agent. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/943462 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/188 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168326 | Chiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | A123 Systems, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yet-Ming Chiang (Framingham, Massachusetts); William D. Moorehead (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Antoni S. Gozdz (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Richard K. Holman (Belmont, Massachusetts); Andrew L. Loxley (Roslindale, Massachusetts); Gilbert N. Riley, Jr. (Marlborough, Massachusetts); Michael S. Viola (Burlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/512421 |
| ART UNIT | 1728 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/209 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168347 | Reisdorf et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies Inc. (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary F. Reisdorf (Penfield, New York); Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. (Fairport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A textured surface is formed on at least one of a fuel cell mounting plate or fuel cell subassembly to define a joint spacing between these two components. In a preferred embodiment, the textured surface comprises a plurality of dimples coined or otherwise formed in the metal mounting plate. The joint spacing improves the manufacturing and assembly process of the fuel cell cassettes through precise application and control of the brazing process which improves the braze joint strength while reducing material cost. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/250678 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/469 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168411 | Bradbury et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew M. Bradbury (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Geoffrey S. Waldo (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Csaba Kiss (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Thermostable fluorescent proteins (TSFPs), methods for generating these and other stability-enhanced proteins, polynucleotides encoding such proteins, and assays and method for using the TSFPs and TSFP-encoding nucleic acid molecules are provided. The TSFPs of the invention show extremely enhanced levels of stability and thermotolerance. In one case, for example, a TSFP of the invention is so stable it can be heated to 99° C. for short periods of time without denaturing, and retains 85% of its fluorescence when heated to 80° C. for several minutes. The invention also provides a method for generating stability-enhanced variants of a protein, including but not limited to fluorescent proteins. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/306735 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168746 | Firestone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Millicent A. Firestone (Elmhurst, Illinois); Philip D. Laible (Villa Park, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method for the insertion of protein in storage vehicles and the recovery of the proteins from the vehicles, the method comprising supplying isolated protein; mixing the isolated protein with a fluid so as to form a mixture, the fluid comprising saturated phospholipids, lipopolymers, and a surfactant; cycling the mixture between a first temperature and a second temperature; maintaining the mixture as a solid for an indefinite period of time; diluting the mixture in detergent buffer so as to disrupt the composition of the mixture, and diluting to disrupt the fluid in its low viscosity state for removal of the guest molecules by, for example, dialysis, filtering or chromatography dialyzing/filtering the emulsified solid. |
| FILED | Friday, April 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/148518 |
| 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 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168768 | Berka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy Berka (Davis, California); Elena Bachkirova (Davis, California); Michael Rey (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for monitoring differential expression of a plurality of genes in a first filamentous fungal cell relative to expression of the same genes in one or more second filamentous fungal cells using microarrays containing Trichoderma reesei ESTs or SSH clones, or a combination thereof. The present invention also relates to computer readable media and substrates containing such array features for monitoring expression of a plurality of genes in filamentous fungal cells. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/133642 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168861 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhenbiao Yang (Riverside, California); Stephen Karr (Camarillo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for genetically altering cellulose biosynthesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/624690 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/284 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169779 | Le et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khiet Le (Mission Viejo, California); Terence G. Ward (Redondo Beach, California); Brooks S. Mann (Redondo Beach, California); Edward P. Yankoski (Corona, California); Gregory S. Smith (Woodland Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and apparatus are provided for power electronics substrates adapted for direct substrate cooling. A power electronics substrate comprises a first surface configured to have electrical circuitry disposed thereon, a second surface, and a plurality of physical features on the second surface. The physical features are configured to promote a turbulent boundary layer in a coolant impinged upon the second surface. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/638683 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/689 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170041 | Underwood et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith D. Underwood (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronald B. Brightwell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); K. Scott Hemmert (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | In message passing implementations, associative matching structures are used to permit list entries to be searched in parallel fashion, thereby avoiding the delay of linear list traversal. List management capabilities are provided to support list entry turnover semantics and priority ordering semantics. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 14, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/226092 |
| ART UNIT | 2474 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/412 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170079 | Briles |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott D. Briles (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for utilizing code division multiple access in modulated reflectance transmissions comprises the steps of generating a phase-modulated reflectance data bit stream; modifying the modulated reflectance data bit stream; providing the modified modulated reflectance data bit stream to a switch that connects an antenna to an infinite impedance in the event a “+1” is to be sent, or connects the antenna to ground in the event a “0” or a “−1” is to be sent. |
| FILED | Monday, July 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/628677 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170282 | Roskovensky |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John K. Roskovensky (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated ship detection technique includes accessing data associated with an image of a portion of Earth. The data includes reflectance values. A first portion of pixels within the image are masked with a cloud and land mask based on spectral flatness of the reflectance values associated with the pixels. A given pixel selected from the first portion of pixels is unmasked when a threshold number of localized pixels surrounding the given pixel are not masked by the cloud and land mask. A spatial variability image is generated based on spatial derivatives of the reflectance values of the pixels which remain unmasked by the cloud and land mask. The spatial variability image is thresholded to identify one or more regions within the image as possible ship detection regions. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/561282 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170302 | Gleason et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaun S. Gleason (Knoxville, Tennessee); James S. Goddard, Jr. (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and related system for generating motion corrected tomographic images includes the steps of illuminating a region of interest (ROI) to be imaged being part of an unrestrained live subject and having at least three spaced apart optical markers thereon. Simultaneous images are acquired from a first and a second camera of the markers from different angles. Motion data comprising 3D position and orientation of the markers relative to an initial reference position is then calculated. Motion corrected tomographic data obtained from the ROI using the motion data is then obtained, where motion corrected tomographic images obtained therefrom. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/241359 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170813 | Linn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rodman Ray Linn (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Eunmo Koo (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a technique for simulating wind interaction with wind turbines. A turbine blade is divided into radial sections. The effect that each of these radial sections has on the velocities in Eulerian computational cells they overlap is determined. The effect is determined using Lagrangian techniques such that the calculations need not include wind components in the radial direction. A force on each radial section of turbine blade is determined. This force depends on the axial and azimuthal components of the fluid flow in the computational cell and the geometric properties of the turbine blade. The force on the turbine blade is fed back to effect the fluid flow in the computational cell for the next time step. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/118307 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Houri Johari (St. Charles, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Capacitive bulk acoustic wave x, y and z-axes gyroscopes implemented on (100) and (111) silicon substrates are disclosed. Exemplary gyroscopes comprise a handle substrate, a bulk acoustic wave resonator element supported by the handle substrate, and a plurality of electrodes surrounding and separated from the resonator element by very small capacitive gaps. The electrodes can excite and detect at least two degenerate bulk acoustic wave resonant modes in the resonator. Advantages include reduced size; higher Q, which improves noise and bias stability; larger bandwidth, and improved shock resistance. In addition, the high Q is maintained in atmospheric or near-atmospheric pressure which reduces the cost and complexity of the wafer-scale packaging of the gyroscope. |
| FILED | Monday, May 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/434956 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/504.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167092 | Skerlos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Skerlos (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kim F. Hayes (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Andres F. Clarens (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for lubricating a metal workpiece during a metalworking process includes delivering supercritical carbon dioxide to the workpiece during the metalworking process. The supercritical carbon dioxide acts as a lubricant, coolant, chip evacuator, and/or carrier for another lubricant or corrosion inhibitor. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/185033 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Lubrication 184/6.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167973 | Viswanathan |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tito Viswanathan (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for synthesizing carbon-metal nanocomposites. In one embodiment, the process includes the steps of preparing a metal derivative or a metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form, and subjecting the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form to microwave radiation at a frequency in the range of 900 MHz to 5.8 GHz, for a period of time effective to generate a heat flow from inside of the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form to the outside such that the temperature of the metal derivative or metal chelated derivative of a carbon-containing precursor in solid form reaches 1,000° C. in less than 6 minutes with a temperature (T) derivative over time (t), ΔT/Δt, no less than 2.5° C./second to form carbon-metal nanocomposites. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/487174 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/345 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08167979 | Hintz |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher J. Hintz (Savannah, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Scrubbing systems and methods for removing carbon dioxide from a gas are provided. The scrubbing system can include a scrubber defining a vertically oriented tubing assembly, a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The tubing assembly has a tank section, a reduced diameter section, and an expansion section such that the expansion section is positioned above the reduced diameter section and the reduced diameter section is positioned above the tank section. An aqueous liquid-phase scrubbing media is contained within the tank section. The scrubbing system can further include a water bath configured to receive the CO2-free gas exiting the scrubber. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/430467 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/199 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168074 | Komvopoulos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyriakos Komvopoulos (Orinda, California); Satomi Tajima (Beachwood, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for modifying a surface of a polymer with a shielded plasma are provided. The surface may be modified to create a surface with increased crosslinking and/or a particular mechanical property, such as a coefficient of friction. A shielding arrangement is used to modify the plasma to which the polymer surface is exposed, thereby providing a surface with the desired mechanical properties. In one aspect, a single source that provides multiple species of plasma particles is advantageously used instead of having to switch or move in multiple sources. The extent of crosslinking is evaluated using a surface force microscope to determine a frictional property that is correlated to the crosslinking, e.g., via calibrated values determined from reference surfaces. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/233371 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/81 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168084 | Ringstrand et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bryan Ringstrand (Antioch, Tennessee); Piotr Kaszynski (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Polar nematic compounds, one example of which has the following structure: is a caged boron structure, where the sphere of the caged boron structure is C and each non-sphere vertex of the caged boron structure is B—H. R is H, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a bicycloalkyl, an alkenyl, a cycloalkenyl, a bicycloalkenyl, an alkynyl, an acyl, an aryl, an alkylaryl, a halogen, a cyano group, or an isothiocyanoto group, or R is a group that forms an ether, a ketone, an ester, a thioester, a sulfide, or a sulfone. X is COOR′ or COSR′. R′ is H, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a bicycloalkyl, an alkenyl, a cycloalkenyl, a bicycloalkenyl, an alkynyl, an aryl, a halogen, or a cyano group. The compounds may be used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and in television sets, laptop computers, computer monitors, hand-held communication devices, gaming devices, watches, cash registers, clocks, and calculators having liquid crystal displays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/912712 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/299.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168284 | Nealey et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Franklin Nealey (Madison, Wisconsin); Mark Petar Stoykovich (Dover, New Hampshire); Konstantinos C. Daoulas (Goettingen, Germany); Marcus Muller (Goettingen, Germany); Juan J. de Pablo (Madison, Wisconsin); SangMin Park (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of fabricating complex three-dimensional structures on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. The methods involve depositing on the substrate a block copolymer material that is “mismatched” to the substrate pattern, and then ordering the material to form a complex three-dimensional structure. According to various embodiments, the copolymer material mismatches the substrate pattern in that the symmetry and/or length scale of its bulk morphology differs from that of the pattern. When ordered, a balance between the physics that determines the bulk block copolymer morphology and the physics that determines the substrate surface interfacial interactions results in a thermodynamically stable complex three-dimensional film that varies in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and has a morphology that differs from its bulk morphology. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/545060 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/137 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168438 | Zamborini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis P. Zamborini (Louisville, Kentucky); Francisco J. Ibanez (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently-disclosed subject matter provides sensors and methods for detecting hydrogen by determining the conductivity of a chemiresistant film upon exposure to hydrogen, including for example chemiresistant films comprised of alkylamine-, alkylthiolate-, and/or surfactant-coated metal alloy nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Saturday, July 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/279936 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168447 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weihong Tan (Gainesville, Florida); Lin Wang (Westfield, Indiana); Chaoyong Yang (El Cerrito, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides multiple-luminophore silica nanoparticles for multiplexed signaling in bioanalysis. In specific embodiments, two inorganic luminophores, Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)osmium(II) bis(hexafluorophosphate) (OsBpy) and Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate (RuBpy), or three organic luminophores 5-Fluorescein isothiocyanate (5-FITC), 5-carboxyrhodamine 6G, succinimidyl ester (5-CR6G, SE), 6-carboxy-X-rhodamine, succinimidyl ester (6-ROX, SE) can be simultaneously entrapped inside silica nanoparticles at controlled ratios, with desirable sizes and required surface functionality. Single-wavelength excitation with multiple emission endows the nanoparticles with optical encoding capability for rapid and high-throughput multiplexed detection. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/066308 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/527 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168534 | Tang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jinyao Tang (New York, New York); Samuel Jonas Wind (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for fabricating nanoscale electrodes separated by a nanogap, wherein the gap size may be controlled with high precision using a self-aligning aluminum oxide mask, such that the gap width depends upon the thickness of the aluminum oxide mask. The invention also provides methods for using the nanoscale electrodes. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/945424 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/669 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168955 | Sutko et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John L. Sutko (Reno, Nevada); Nelson G. Publicover (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | Locations of the origins of the photons are acquired from a scanned sample with reference to a scan frame. The location on the sample from which a photon was emitted is inferred from the location of the scan as commanded by a scan drive signal, a feedback signal related to the position of the scan device, or alternatively by the point in time during a scan at which the photon is detected. A position function, e.g., photon probability density, is associated with a photon position. Summing or other processing of photon probability density functions can require fewer photons to converge to an ideal density distribution associated with an image feature than are required using conventional pixel binning. Stored data can be mapped into pixels or voxels of a display or otherwise processed. Original data remains available in the digital storage for post-hoc analysis. Imprecision introduced by the display process need not adversely affect the precision of the collected data. |
| FILED | Monday, May 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/103749 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/395 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169611 | Herzinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Nebraska Board of Regents (Lincoln, Nebraska); J. A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Matias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Nebraska); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including: a source such as a backward wave oscillator; a Smith-Purcell cell; a free electron laser, or an FTIR source and a solid state device; and a detector such as a Golay cell; a bolometer or a solid state detector; and preferably including at least one odd-bounce polarization state image rotating system, and optionally including a polarizer, at least one compensator and/or modulator, in addition to an analyzer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456791 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169615 | Glazier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Glazier (Bloomington, Indiana); Dragos Amarie (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor for detecting the presence of a target analyte, ligand or molecule in a test fluid, comprising a light transmissive substrate on which an array of surface plasmon resonant (SPR) elements is mounted is described. A multi-channel sensor for detecting the presence of several targets with a single microchip sensor is described. A multi-channel sensor including collections of SPR elements which are commonly functionalized to one of several targets is also described. The detectors sense changes in the resonant response of the SPR elements indicative of binding with the targets. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/116491 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/445 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169621 | Gharib et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Morteza Gharib (Pasadena, California); Joshua Adams (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a system for three-dimensional (3-D) acoustic imaging of a scattering structure using information from a two-dimensional (2-D) image. The system uses a characterized sensor array to emit a signal from the sensor array into an object of interest to generate at least one 2-D representation of the object of interest. The 2-D representation comprises a plurality of x and y coordinate pairs and at least one candidate scattering structure. The candidate scattering structure comprises a shape defined by at least one pair of x and y coordinates. The candidate scattering structure shape is restricted to at least one pair of x and y coordinates. The pair of x and y coordinates of the candidate scattering structure shape are then compared with a first coordinate-dependent response function to assign an x, y, and z position of a scattering structure in 3-D space. |
| FILED | Monday, March 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/729100 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/601 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170311 | Ying |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The UWM Research Foundation, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lei Ying (Kenosha, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and a system for generating a magnetic resonance image of a subject. The method and system include generating a first pulse having first random data having a first amplitude and a first linear phase; applying the first pulse to the subject as an radio frequency pulse; collecting a first signal from the subject; generating a second pulse having second random data having a second amplitude and a second linear phase, wherein the second amplitude is substantially equal to the first amplitude, and wherein the second phase has a different slope from the first phase; applying the second pulse to the subject as an radio frequency pulse; collecting a second signal from the subject; and reconstructing an image of the subject. |
| FILED | Monday, May 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/434870 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170316 | Barbic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mladen Barbic (Ashburn, Virginia); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Tomographic imaging using an imaging sensor that has a stripe-like shape is disclosed where a stripe sensor is mechanically scanned over a sample at different angles. For a single stripe detector imaging, linear motion and angular rotation are required. Single stripe sensor imaging may be performed using an elongated inductive coil detector. By utilizing an array of parallel stripe sensors that can be individually addressed, two-dimensional imaging can be performed with rotation only, eliminating the requirement for linear motion, e.g. with parallel coils array. Imaging with a stripe-type sensor of particular width and thickness (where width is much larger than thickness) is resolution limited only by the thickness (smaller parameter) of the sensor. Multiple sensor families can be produced where this imaging technique may be beneficial such as magneto-resistive, inductive, SQUID, and Hall effect sensors, and particularly in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/243830 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171562 | Feng |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wu-chang Feng (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and methods utilizing the network layer to provide security in distributed computing systems in order to thwart denial of service attacks. The system and methods of the present invention utilize puzzles placed at the network layer level to protect against denial of service attacks. The system and methods of the present invention advantageously provide a robust and flexible solution to support puzzle issuance at arbitrary points in the network, including end hosts, firewalls, and routers and thereby a defense against denial of service attacks. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/926487 |
| ART UNIT | 2437 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/27 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08167204 | Woodard 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) | Stanley E. Woodard (Hampton, Virginia); Bryant Douglas Taylor (Smithfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless damage location sensing system uses a geometric-patterned wireless sensor that resonates in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field to generate a harmonic response that will experience a change when the sensor experiences a change in its geometric pattern. The sensing system also includes a magnetic field response recorder for wirelessly transmitting the time-varying magnetic field and for wirelessly detecting the harmonic response. The sensing system compares the actual harmonic response to a plurality of predetermined harmonic responses. Each predetermined harmonic response is associated with a severing of the sensor at a corresponding known location thereof so that a match between the actual harmonic response and one of the predetermined harmonic responses defines the known location of the severing that is associated therewith. |
| FILED | Friday, October 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/253422 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Registers 235/449 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169371 | Chamberlain et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrator (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil F. Chamberlain (Burbank, California); Richard E. Hodges (Claremont, California); Mark S. Zawadzki (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a patch antenna comprises a planar conductive patch attached to a ground plane by a support member, and a probe connector in electrical communication with the conductive patch arranged to conduct electromagnetic energy to or from the conductive patch, wherein the conductive patch is disposed essentially parallel to the ground plane and is separated from the ground plane by a spacing distance; wherein the support member comprises a plurality of sides disposed about a central axis oriented perpendicular to the conductive patch and the ground plane; wherein the conductive patch is solely supported above the ground plane by the support member; and wherein the support member provides electrical communication between the planer conductive patch and the ground plane. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/541725 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/700.MS0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169615 | Glazier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Glazier (Bloomington, Indiana); Dragos Amarie (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor for detecting the presence of a target analyte, ligand or molecule in a test fluid, comprising a light transmissive substrate on which an array of surface plasmon resonant (SPR) elements is mounted is described. A multi-channel sensor for detecting the presence of several targets with a single microchip sensor is described. A multi-channel sensor including collections of SPR elements which are commonly functionalized to one of several targets is also described. The detectors sense changes in the resonant response of the SPR elements indicative of binding with the targets. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/116491 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/445 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169620 | Stahl 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) | H. Philip Stahl (Brownsboro, Alabama); James T. Mooney (Fairport, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A phase imaging method for an optical wavefront acquires a plurality of phase images of the optical wavefront using a phase imager. Each phase image is unique and is shifted with respect to another of the phase images by a known/controlled amount that is less than the size of the phase imager's pixels. The phase images are then combined to generate a single high-spatial resolution phase image of the optical wavefront. |
| FILED | Monday, September 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/563819 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/513 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170234 | Brooks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas F. Brooks (Seaford, Virginia); William M. Humphreys, Jr. (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Mapping coherent/incoherent acoustic sources as determined from a phased microphone array. A linear configuration of equations and unknowns are formed by accounting for a reciprocal influence of one or more cross-beamforming characteristics thereof at varying grid locations among the plurality of grid locations. An equation derived from the linear configuration of equations and unknowns can then be iteratively determined. The equation can be attained by the solution requirement of a constraint equivalent to the physical assumption that the coherent sources have only in phase coherence. The size of the problem may then be reduced using zoning methods. An optimized noise source distribution is then generated over an identified aeroacoustic source region associated with a phased microphone array (microphones arranged in an optimized grid pattern including a plurality of grid locations) in order to compile an output presentation thereof, thereby removing beamforming characteristics from the resulting output presentation. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/108562 |
| ART UNIT | 2614 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices 381/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170718 | Abdallah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Matthew J. Reiland (Oxford, Michigan); Robert Platt (Houston, Texas); Charles W. Wampler, II (Birmingham, Michigan); Brian Hargrave (Dickenson, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for providing multiple priority impedance control for a robot manipulator where impedance laws are realized simultaneously and with a given order of priority. The method includes a control scheme for realizing a Cartesian space impedance objective as a first priority while also realizing a joint space impedance objective as a second priority. The method also includes a control scheme for realizing two Cartesian space impedance objectives with different levels of priority. The method includes instances of the control schemes that use feedback from force sensors mounted at an end-effector and other instances of the control schemes that do not use this feedback. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/338697 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/245 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170836 | Champaigne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Invocon, Inc. (Conroe, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin Champaigne (Conroe, Texas); Jonathan Sumners (Conroe, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A low-power triggered data acquisition system and method utilizes low-powered circuitry, comparators, and digital logic incorporated into a miniaturized device interfaced with self-generating transducer sensor inputs to detect, identify and assess impact and damage to surfaces and structures wherein, upon the occurrence of a triggering event that produces a signal greater than a set threshold changes the comparator output and causes the system to acquire and store digital data representative of the incoming waveform on at least one triggered channel. The sensors may be disposed in an array to provide triangulation and location of the impact. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/362504 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/187 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond W. Schneider (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Erik Durr (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An airborne particulate sampling device is disclosed. The device includes a conduit whose interior allows the flow of air through the device. The conduit, or at least its surface, is a conductor. The device also includes an electrode with a sharp tip or edge on or near the output side of the conduit. An electrically conducting particle collector outside the conduit is positioned so that a surface is perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the axis of the funnel. A fan or other blower forces air through the funnel. A power supply imparts an electrostatic potential difference between the electrode, on the one hand, and the holder and particle collector, on the other hand. The electrostatic potential difference produces a corona field in the air in the vicinity of the electrode's sharp tip. The corona field imparts a charge to airborne particles. The combined effect of the air flow, electrostatic repulsion from the funnel and electrode, and electrostatic attraction toward the particle collector causes the airborne particles to move toward and then to adhere to the particle collector. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/506603 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/61 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168048 | Maget |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | M and R Consulting Services, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henri J. R. Maget (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A CO2 generating and dispensing device having container with a first space for receiving oxalic acid and water, and a second space for receiving a CO2 generator which generator is attached to a lid. The lid secures to the container. Two conductive rods extend above the lid and are attached to the CO2 generator. Electric current is applied to the rods which initiates the CO2 generation. Generated CO2 rises from the second space and out a discharge vent on the lid. An hose attached to the discharge vent direct the CO2 to a pre-determined destination. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/038342 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168229 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LNK Chemsolutions, LLC (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gustavo Larsen (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ruben Spretz (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a pliable, bioabsorbable hemostatic dressing wherein the dressing is composed of fibers with at least one molecular-scale coating, which upon first contact with blood and due to a large area of contact with blood per unit weight of active ingredients, initiates and accelerates the biochemical blood clotting cascade processes. The steps of the method include dissolving in an organic solvent one or more soluble bioabsorbable polymers and organic or aqueous-organic media of non-protein constituents to create a homogeneous mixture; forming fibers from the homogeneous mixture; adding to the fibers a molecular-scale first coating of one or more proteins of blood clotting species that minimally react with each other; and optionally adding a second coating of one or more proteins of blood clotting species to the fibers that minimally react with each other and that, together with the one or more proteins of blood clotting species in the molecular-scale first coating, induce blood coagulation in the presence of blood. The fibers may optionally have occluded in them or at their surface other chemicals of abiological or biological origin that aid in the blood clotting process. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 27, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/299842 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/530 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169483 | Backus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elaine Backus (Clovis, California); William H. Bennett (Otterville, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A subject is connected to a monitoring system and videoed while being monitored. The monitoring system receives raw data from the subject and processes the raw data into waveform data, and transmits the waveform data to a marking device. The marking device simultaneously marks the waveform data with a waveform reference point and causes a light emitting diode to flash in the video, thereby creating a video reference point. A computer program locks the waveform reference point with the video reference point and thereby synchronizes the waveform data with the video. |
| FILED | Friday, October 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/245022 |
| ART UNIT | 2454 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/161 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08166904 | Israel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Craig Israel (Durham, North Carolina); Dominic Caza Germana (Durham, North Carolina); Craig A. Greiner (Pittsboro, North Carolina); Frederick Vosburgh (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A payload delivery unit for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium comprises a container including a pressure resistant shell and a resilient seal device. The shell defines a containment chamber and includes first and second shell members having opposed first and second sealing faces, respectively. The seal device engages and is interposed between the first and second sealing faces. The container is configured and constructed such that: when the submersion medium applies an exterior pressure to the first and second shell members such that a shell pressure differential, defined as the exterior pressure less an interior pressure of the containment chamber, exceeds a prescribed pressure, the first and second shell members compressively load and deform the seal device to effect a seal between the first and second shell members that prevents ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber; and when the shell pressure differential is less than the prescribed pressure, the seal device elastically rebounds to separate the first and second shell members to permit ingress of the submersion medium into the containment chamber. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511676 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08166969 | Hall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Texas Research International, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peyton W. Hall (Austin, Texas); Frank T. Zeller (Austin, Texas); John Werner Bulluck (Spicewood, Texas); Michael L. Dingus (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hydration system for providing fluid to a user. The system comprises a bladder configured to hold a fluid, wherein comprises an outer layer of a fluorinated rubber composite. A spout is connected to the bladder and in communication with the inside of the bladder, wherein the spout comprises an output port and an fill port for filling the bladder with fluid. A cap adapted to engage and close the fill port is included. Also, a tube having a first end is connected to the output port of the spout and having a second end and having a second end connected to a fluid delivery fitting. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 06, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/092030 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/202.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08169611 | Herzinger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Nebraska Board of Regents (Lincoln, Nebraska); J. A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska); Matias M. Schubert (Lincoln, Nebraska); Tino Hofmann (Lincoln, Nebraska); Martin M. Liphardt (Lincoln, Nebraska); John A. Woollam (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including: a source such as a backward wave oscillator; a Smith-Purcell cell; a free electron laser, or an FTIR source and a solid state device; and a detector such as a Golay cell; a bolometer or a solid state detector; and preferably including at least one odd-bounce polarization state image rotating system, and optionally including a polarizer, at least one compensator and/or modulator, in addition to an analyzer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456791 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08169342 | Barbeau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean J. Barbeau (Tampa, Florida); Philip L. Winters (Tampa, Florida); Rafael Perez (Temple Terrace, Florida); Miguel Labrador (Tampa, Florida); Nevine Georggi (Valrico, Florida); Dmytro Bilov (Palm Harbor, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a detection method used to alert a rider of a transit system that his or her upcoming destination location is approaching. The method detects upcoming transit stops and alerts the transit rider to prepare to depart the transit vehicle. Another alert to request a stop at the appropriate time may also be given. The detection method detects a destination location when the transit vehicle is not going to stop and service the second-to-last, or triggering, stop and when the transit vehicle stops at the triggering location and then resumes travel towards the destination location. The detection method establishes a triggering location, two regions about the triggering location, a destination location, a destination region about the destination location, and a current location and speed from available location data. The method then triggers alerts based on the current speed and the current location's position within or without the established regions. |
| FILED | Monday, September 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/234778 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/994 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170173 | Reyes, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The State of Oregon Acting by and Through the State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose N. Reyes, Jr. (Corvallis, Oregon); John T. Groome (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A power module assembly includes a reactor vessel containing a reactor core surrounded by a primary coolant. A containment vessel is adapted to be submerged in a containment cooling pool and to prohibit a release of the primary coolant outside of the containment vessel. A secondary cooling system is configured to remove heat generated by the reactor core. The heat is removed by circulating liquid from the containment cooling pool through the primary coolant. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/121733 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Induced nuclear reactions: Processes, systems, and elements 376/282 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08171413 | McLaughlin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Manatee County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida (Bradenton, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Bruce McLaughlin (Bradenton, Florida); William Brian Kersey, III (Bradenton, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An interface for a database. The database contains information about subnets in a large network, such as the Internet. The interface displays the information in a hierarchical fashion. However, because all subnets cannot be displayed on a display at once, some subnets are displayed, and a user reaches other subnets by calling for subsets of the subnets displayed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/060950 |
| ART UNIT | 2171 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/734 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08167195 | Mikolajczyk et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryszard K. Mikolajczyk (Chicago, Illinois); Taurris D. Baskerville (Schaumburg, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for enhancing the security of a cluster box unit which includes a protective enclosure, internal cabinetry, door, hinge and locking system. The cluster box unit may also include outgoing mail compartment doors that are heavily constructed and rigidly reinforced, with the locks carried thereon protectively shielded, and with the extensible bolts of these locks being engaged by brackets that not only lock the outgoing mail compartment doors but also the master loading doors of the cluster box units. The cluster box unit may also include master loading doors are provided with hinges that extend the full height of the doors—hinges that are defined by pivotally interfitting elements of extrusions that very sturdily mount the master loading doors, that prevent prying or bending the doors in the vicinities of their hinges. The interfitting elements of the hinge extrusions also permit the doors to be installed on their surrounding door frames quickly and easily, and permit one or both of the master loading doors to be quickly and easily removed for service or replacement when necessary. |
| FILED | Monday, November 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/951966 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Deposit and collection receptacles 232/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170291 | Zimmerman |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Zimmerman (South Riding, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for evaluating an imager that produces bi-chrome images from a scanner or a digital imaging device, the bi-chrome images having pixels of a first and second color. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an image with a hand-held imaging device, the image having pixels of a first color and a second color, analyzing the image to determine information about particles of the first and second color contained in the image, each particle comprising contiguous pixels of the same color, the particle information comprising information on first and second color particle size and count, and determining if the image is unacceptable based on predetermined objective criteria and the particle information. |
| FILED | Friday, May 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/118460 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/112 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08170959 | Willoughby et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Willoughby (Oakton, Virginia); Ronald F. Smith (Rockville, Maryland); Daniel Lord (Upper Marlboro, Maryland); Charles Outman (Damascus, Maryland); Joseph A. Otten (San Francisco, California); John Gullo (Alexandria, Virginia); Anna Vale (Pearland, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information. A user may request both a label and postage in what, to the user, appears to be a single computerized connection on a single internet web-page. A postage indicia is provided through a postage provider with whom the user has a deposit or credit. The label itself may be generated through a label-generating application hosted or generated by an entity separate from the postage provider. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 15, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/144870 |
| ART UNIT | 3628 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/404 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 08167092 | Skerlos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven J. Skerlos (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Kim F. Hayes (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Andres F. Clarens (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for lubricating a metal workpiece during a metalworking process includes delivering supercritical carbon dioxide to the workpiece during the metalworking process. The supercritical carbon dioxide acts as a lubricant, coolant, chip evacuator, and/or carrier for another lubricant or corrosion inhibitor. |
| FILED | Friday, August 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/185033 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Lubrication 184/6.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08168147 | Olson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Thompson, North Dakota); John H. Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A promoted activated carbon sorbent is described that is highly effective for the removal of mercury from flue gas streams. The sorbent comprises a new modified carbon form containing reactive forms of halogen and halides. Optional components may be added to increase reactivity and mercury capacity. These may be added directly with the sorbent, or to the flue gas to enhance sorbent performance and/or mercury capture. Mercury removal efficiencies obtained exceed conventional methods. The sorbent can be regenerated and reused. Sorbent treatment and preparation methods are also described. New methods for in-flight preparation, introduction, and control of the active sorbent into the mercury contaminated gas stream are described. |
| FILED | Monday, April 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/419219 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 08169342 | Barbeau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean J. Barbeau (Tampa, Florida); Philip L. Winters (Tampa, Florida); Rafael Perez (Temple Terrace, Florida); Miguel Labrador (Tampa, Florida); Nevine Georggi (Valrico, Florida); Dmytro Bilov (Palm Harbor, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a detection method used to alert a rider of a transit system that his or her upcoming destination location is approaching. The method detects upcoming transit stops and alerts the transit rider to prepare to depart the transit vehicle. Another alert to request a stop at the appropriate time may also be given. The detection method detects a destination location when the transit vehicle is not going to stop and service the second-to-last, or triggering, stop and when the transit vehicle stops at the triggering location and then resumes travel towards the destination location. The detection method establishes a triggering location, two regions about the triggering location, a destination location, a destination region about the destination location, and a current location and speed from available location data. The method then triggers alerts based on the current speed and the current location's position within or without the established regions. |
| FILED | Monday, September 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/234778 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/994 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08168398 | Pass et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harvey I. Pass (New York, New York); Anil Wali (Detroit, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides diagnostic methods based on levels of osteopontin. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/005344 |
| 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 |
Federal Reserve Bank (FED)
| US 08167196 | Mueller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia); Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Cleveland, Ohio); Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas, Texas); Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall Lee Mueller (Kansas City, Missouri); Thomas Edwin Schaadt (Westerville, Ohio); V. Srinivas Nori (Norcross, Georgia); Steven Q. Purser (Plano, Texas); Pablo Gonzalez (Forney, Texas); Bruce D. Herring (Smithville, Missouri); James A. Blake (Brunswick, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Accommodating the data needed to process checks for payment under the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act by using expanded fields of a financial data file. The financial data file can comprise the complete, original MICR data from an original or substitute paper check. The financial data file can comprise truncated data in conventional fields F1-F7 and untruncated data in expanded fields F10-F11. The financial data file further can comprise a result from an image quality analysis performed on an electronic image of the check. The untruncated MICR data and the electronic check image can be used to correct errors in the financial data file and to present the check for payment via a substitute check or an electronic image cash letter. The truncated MICR data can be used to electronically process the check via conventional means. |
| FILED | Friday, June 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/479219 |
| ART UNIT | 2887 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Registers 235/375 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08167057 | Gabelich |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen A. Gabelich (San Pedro, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An intrusion-resistant apparatus may include a magnetic memory array disposed with an enclosure. The magnetic memory may include a plurality of magnetic memory elements, each adapted to store a binary value only in the presence of a predetermined bias magnetic field having a magnetic field strength and direction within predetermined limits. Means for providing the predetermined bias magnetic field and an encryption/decryption engine may be disposed within the enclosure. An encryption/decryption key may be stored in the magnetic memory array. The encryption/decryption key may be used by the encryption/decryption engine to encrypt and decrypt data. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/136634 |
| ART UNIT | 2434 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Tool driving or impacting 173/194 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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