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Patent Details for Tuesday, September 04, 2012
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| US 08256232 | Burg |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften, e.V. (Munich, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas P. Burg (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An ultra-rapid freezing device (100) adapted for cooling a sample (1), includes a substrate chip (10) being adapted for cooling the sample (1), and at least one sample carrier (20) being adapted for accommodating the sample (1) and including at least one heatable support (21), through which the at least one sample carrier (20) is attached to the substrate chip (10). Preferably, the at least one sample carrier (20) is attached to the substrate chip (10) in a suspended manner. Furthermore, a method of ultra-rapid freezing a sample (1) is described. The at least one sample carrier (20) can be switched between a heated state at which a thermal gradient is formed relative to the substrate chip (10) and a cooled state at which a thermal equilibrium is formed relative to the substrate chip (10). |
| FILED | Thursday, November 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/274653 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256338 | Kirchner 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) | Richard Kirchner (Ridgecrest, California); Mallory Boyd (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system that provides wireless power transfer between a weapon and a platform. A method for loading, testing, targeting, and launching a weapon. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/652869 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256339 | Hamalian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ari Hamalian (Mount Laurel, New Jersey); Alexander Cosmas (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A missile is guided and/or supported within a canister by a collapsible support structure. In one embodiment the collapsible support structure is part of a railcar running on a rail within the canister. Each railcar includes a missile-engaging guidance and/or support structure, a rail engaging element, and a hinged pantograph-like collapsible support extending between the missile-engaging structure and the rail engaging element. A hinge of the pantograph is locked in a storage state and during part of motion during the missile launch. The hinge is unlocked, and travel of the rail engaging element is stopped. The missile-engaging support structure momentarily continues its motion, and the pantograph collapses. Capture elements engage parts of the railcar or the canister during collapse to prevent rebound of the missile-engaging support structure toward the missile. |
| FILED | Friday, December 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/647737 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.815 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256340 | Bohs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian E. Bohs (Severn, Maryland); William E. Everitt (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is a launch system that includes a missile canister cover that, in use, is attached to a missile canister. The cover is capable of being blown off of the canister before there is any contact between the nose of the missile and the cover and is further capable of withstanding a higher ambient pressure than internal canister pressure. These capabilities are achieved based on an attention to material mechanics and the prevailing geometry of the system. |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/072482 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.816 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256542 | Couture et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam P. Couture (Allston, Massachusetts); Richard Page (Middleton, Massachusetts); John P. O'Brien (Newton, Massachusetts); Mikhail Filippov (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A mobile robot includes a chassis defining at least one chassis volume and first and second sets of right and left driven flippers associated with the chassis. Each flipper has a drive wheel and defines a flipper volume adjacent to the drive wheel. The first set of flippers is disposed between the second set of flippers and the chassis. Motive power elements are distributed among the chassis volume and the flipper volumes. The motive power elements include a battery assembly, a main drive motor assembly, and a load shifting motor assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/134595 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/9.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256716 | Dietrich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark C. Dietrich (Tucson, Arizona); Charles N. Trepanier (Vail, Arizona); Timothy R. Werch (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An aircraft has a flight termination system that allows flight of an unmanned aircraft to be quickly and efficiently terminated. The flight termination system separates one of the control surfaces of the aircraft, such as a wing, from a fuselage of the aircraft, while one or more other control surfaces connected to the fuselage. The separation may be accomplished by firing one or more explosive bolts to release a clamp that connects the control surface to the fuselage. The separation causes an asymmetry in configuration that results in a rapid crash of the aircraft. The flight termination system causes termination to be effected in small flight footprint, without use of powerful explosives, and without a large cost in weight or volume. The flight termination system may be used in unpowered or powered aircraft. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/112047 |
| 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 244/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256717 | Sadeck |
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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) | James E. Sadeck (East Freetown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A ground impact cargo parachute release mechanism includes a pair of interlocking release elements, one for connection to the parachute the other the cargo; each release element has a pawl and a notch for engaging the pawl of the other release element; a shear pin mounted in both the release elements shears upon parachute opening and enables the pawls and notches to engage; a bias device urges the elements apart upon impact of the load with the ground releasing the pawls from engagement with the notches. |
| FILED | Monday, June 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/794931 |
| 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 244/151.B00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256953 | Yuhas et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Donald E. Yuhas (Glen Ellyn, Illinois); Don G. Walker, Jr. (Nashville, Tennessee); Mark J. Mutton (DeKalb, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus for measuring heat flux in a material are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves emitting an acoustic signal into the material and determining a first propagation time associated with the propagation of the acoustic signal through the material. A first heat flux value indicative of a first heat flux of the material is then determined based on the first propagation time. |
| FILED | Friday, October 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/262758 |
| ART UNIT | 2841 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257030 | Lyders et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Lyders (Middletown, Connecticut); Carl Brian Klinetob (Manchester, Connecticut); Phillip Alexander (Colchester, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Gas turbine engine systems involving fairings with locating data are provided. In this regard, a representative a fairing assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a first locating component having a leading edge, first and second sides extending from the leading edge, and a recess oriented parallel to the leading edge, the recess having a first datum surface, the first locating component being operative to be positioned between a portion of a strut and a portion of an interior surface of a fairing sheath such that the first datum surface establishes a desired orientation of the fairing sheath relative to the strut. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/050238 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/142 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257045 | Spangler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corp. (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brandon W. Spangler (Vernon, Connecticut); Jeffrey S. Beattie (West Hartford, Connecticut); Scott D. Hjelm (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Platforms with curved side edges and gas turbine engine systems involving such platforms are provided. In this regard, a representative airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine includes: a platform having a gas path side, a non-gas path side, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side edge extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge and exhibiting a first curve along a length thereof, and a second side edge extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge and exhibiting a second curve along a length thereof; and an airfoil extending from the gas path side of the platform; the platform and the airfoil exhibiting a unitary construction such that a continuous exterior surface blends from the airfoil to the platform. |
| FILED | Friday, August 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/192271 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/193.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257519 | Nelson 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) | Andrew P. Nelson (Ridgecrest, California); Nirupam J. Trivedi (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for making metal-organic frameworks and metal-organic frameworks having host-guest complexes of either liquid energetics, solid energetics, or solid oxidizers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/835572 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257523 | Puszynski 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) | Jan A. Puszynski (Rapid City, South Dakota); Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz (Rapid City, South Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and process for making thermite compositions. The process includes providing a fuel-based slurry and at least one oxidizer-based slurry, formulating combination of fuel-based slurry and oxidizer-based slurry in a solvent to a desired energetic dose depending on nanocomposites' use, circulating the fuel-based slurry/oxidizer-based slurry combination in a mixing device operating semi-continuously during mixing and dispensing cycles forming a homogeneous mixed slurry, agitating ultrasonically or by high shear rate mixers the mixed slurry, and drying of the mixed slurry forming compact structures. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/750405 |
| 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 08257566 | Farrow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Reginald C. Farrow (Somerset, New Jersey); Zafar Iqbal (Morristown, New Jersey); Amit Goyal (Kearny, New Jersey); Sheng Liu (Harrison, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanotube device and a method of depositing nanotubes for device fabrication are disclosed. The method relates to electrophoretic deposition of nanotubes, and allows a control of the number of deposited nanotubes and positioning within a defined region. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/162163 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257600 | Raji |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edris Raji (Tolland, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of chemically milling a workpiece includes depositing a masking material on portions of the workpiece according to a predefined masking pattern such that other portions of the workpiece that are desired to be milled are unmasked. Material from the unmasked desired milling areas of the workpiece is chemically removed. |
| FILED | Monday, March 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/714638 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257716 | Sood |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ashwani Sood (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds with high affinity to at least a portion of a segment of human prostate-derived Ets transcription factor (PDEF). The anti-PDEF antibody of the present invention is effective in prognostic and diagnostic assays for detecting PDEF with immunohistochemistry. The present invention also relates to methods of making the anti-PDEF antibody disclosed herein. The present invention further relates to vaccines against cancers associated with positive expression of PDEF, as well as methods for treating those cancers. Vectors, diagnostic kits, and hybridomas are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/342037 |
| 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 424/277.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257778 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LNK Chemsolutions, LLC (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gustavo Larsen (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ruben Spretz (Lincoln, Nebraska); Raffet Velarde-Ortiz (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing a sturdy and pliable fibrous hemostatic dressing by making fibers that maximally expose surface area per unit weight of active ingredients as a means for aiding in the clot forming process and as a means of minimizing waste of active ingredients. The method uses a rotating object to spin off a liquid biocompatible fiber precursor, which is added at its center. Fibers formed then deposit on a collector located at a distance from the rotating object creating a fiber layer on the collector. An electrical potential difference is maintained between the rotating disk and the collector. Then, a liquid procoagulation species is introduced at the center of the rotating disk such that it spins off the rotating disk and coats the fibers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/414949 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257795 | Lu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guo-Quan Lu (Blacksburg, Virginia); Guangyin Lei (Blacksburg, Virginia); Jesus Calata (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A paste including metal or metal alloy particles (which are preferably silver or silver alloy), a dispersant material, and a binder is used to form an electrical, mechanical or thermal interconnect between a device and a substrate. By using nanoscale particles (i.e., those which are less than 500 nm in size and most preferably less than 100 nm in size), the metal or metal alloy particles can be sintered at a low temperature to form a metal or metal alloy layer which is desired to allow good electrical, thermal and mechanical bonding, yet the metal or metal alloy layer can enable usage at a high temperature such as would be desired for SiC, GaN, or diamond (e.g., wide bandgap devices). Furthermore, significant application of pressure to form the densified layers is not required, as would be the case with micrometer sized particles. In addition, the binder can be varied so as to insulate the metal particles until a desired sintering temperature is reached; thereby permitting fast and complete sintering to be achieved. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/019450 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/383.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257987 | Moustakas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Theodore D. Moustakas (Dover, Massachusetts); Adrian D. Williams (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Films of III-nitride for semiconductor device growth are planarized using an etch-back method. The method includes coating a III-nitride surface having surface roughness features in the micron range with a sacrificial planarization material such as an appropriately chose photoresist. The sacrificial planarization material is then etched together with the III-nitride roughness features using dry etch methods such as inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching. By closely matching the etch rates of the sacrificial planarization material and the III-nitride material, a planarized III-nitride surface is achieved. The etch-back process together with a high temperature annealing process yields a planarize III-nitride surface with surface roughness features reduced to the nm range. Planarized III-nitride, e.g., GaN, substrates and devices containing them are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, February 02, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/223505 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258031 | Lauer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Isaac Lauer (Mahopac, New York); Amlan Majumdar (White Plains, New York); Paul M. Solomon (Yorktown Heights, New York); Steven J. Koester (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments include a method for fabricating a heterojunction tunnel field-effect-transistor (FET), the method including forming a gate region on a silicon layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, forming a drain region on the silicon layer adjacent the gate region and forming a vertical heterojunction source region adjacent the gate region, wherein the vertical heterojunction source region generates a tunnel path inline with a gate field associated with the gate region. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/815902 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/264 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258093 | Van Dyke |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark E. Van Dyke (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are keratin preparations for use in medical applications. Methods of treating wounds are provided, wherein keratin preparations are applied to the wound in a treatment effective amount. Methods of treating burn wounds are also provided. Surgical or paramedic aids are provided, comprising a substrate with keratin preparations provided thereon. Kits comprising keratin derivatives packaged in sterile form are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/241552 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258261 | Ioannides et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Constantin G. Ioannides (Houston, Texas); George E. Peoples, Jr. (Fulton, Maryland); Kathleen Ann Peoples, legal representative (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to variants of antigens comprising folate binding protein epitopes as a composition associated with providing immunity against a tumor in an individual. The variant is effective in inducing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes but preferably not to the extent that they become sensitive to silencing by elimination, such as by apoptosis, or by anergy, as in unresponsiveness. |
| FILED | Monday, April 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/422600 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258265 | Koide |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shohei Koide (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides modified fibronectin type III (Fn3) molecules, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the modified Fn3 molecules. Also provided are methods of preparing these molecules, and kits to perform the methods. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/848135 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258280 | Yadava 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) | Anjali Yadava (Rockville, Maryland); Christian F. Ockenhouse (Chevy Chase, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described in this application is a synthetic P. vivax circumsporozoite protein useful as a diagnostic reagent, for antibody production, and as a vaccine protective against infection with any strain of P. vivax. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/803940 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258511 | Ye |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Ye (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to TFTs and methods of fabricating the TFTs. In TFTs, the active channel carries the current between the source and drain electrodes. By tailoring the composition of the active channel, the current can be controlled. The active channel may be divided into three layers, a gate control layer, a bulk layer, and an interface control layer. The separate layers may have different compositions. Each of the gate control, bulk and interface control layers may additionally comprise multiple layers that may have different compositions. The composition of the various layers of the active channel comprise oxygen, nitrogen, and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of zinc, indium, cadmium, tin, gallium and combinations thereof. By varying the composition among the layers, the mobility, carrier concentration and conductivity of the various layers may be controlled to produce a TFT having desired properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/411195 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258873 | Buckwalter |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Buckwalter (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method include a transmission line carrying a propagating signal between an inlet port and an outlet port. The propagating signal can include a forward traveling wave and optionally a backward traveling wave. A feedback stage samples a the propagating signal at the outlet port, generates a feedback signal the includes a time translation and a gain translation in the feedback energy, and routes the feedback signal to the inlet port such that the gain translation constructively interferes with the forward traveling wave and thereby increases the amplitude of the forward traveling wave. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120422 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/291 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258884 | Borwick, III et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert L. Borwick, III (Thousand Oaks, California); Alan L. Sailer (Camarillo, California); Jeffrey F. DaNatale (Thousand Oaks, California); Philip A. Stupar (Oxnard, California); Chialun Tsai (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed for charging a compact vapor cell, including placing an alkali-filled capillary into a reservoir cell formed in a substrate, the reservoir cell in vapor communication with an interrogation cell in the substrate and bonding a transparent window to the substrate on a common face of the reservoir cell and the interrogation cell to form a compact vapor cell. Capillary action in the capillary delays migration of alkali in the alkali-filled capillary from the reservoir cell into the interrogation cell during the bonding. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/645207 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Oscillators 331/94.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258996 | Raney |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell K. Raney (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A synthetic aperture radar hybrid-quadrature-polarity method and architecture comprising transmitting both left and right circular polarizations (by alternately driving, at the minimum (Nyquist) sampling rate, orthogonal linear feeds simultaneously by two identical waveforms, +/−90° out of phase), and receiving two orthogonal linear polarizations, coherently. Once calibrated, the single-look complex amplitude data are sufficient to form all Stokes parameters, which fully characterize the radar backscatter. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/822408 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/25.F00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William S. Song (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | In conventional pulse compression processing, sidelobes from strong return signals may hide correlation peaks associated with weaker return signals. Example embodiments include methods of mitigating this near/far interference by weighting a received return signal or corresponding reference signal based the return signal's time of arrival, then performing pulse compression using the weighted signal to produce a correlation peak that is not hidden by sidelobes from another return. Multi-frequency processing can also be used to reduce the pulse width of the transmitted pulses and received return signals, thereby mitigating near/far interference by decreasing the overlap between signals from nearby targets. Weighting can be combined with multi-frequency pulse transmission and reception to further enhance the fidelity of the processed correlation peak. Weighting and multi-frequency processing also enable higher duty cycles than are possible with conventional pulse compression radars. |
| FILED | Friday, May 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/780221 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/132 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259022 | Mendis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajind Mendis (Houston, Texas); Daniel M. Mittleman (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprising a parallel plate waveguide (PPWG) comprising two plates separated by a distance that supports a multimode wave, and a transmitter configured to emit a wave having a frequency from about one hundred Gigahertz (GHz) to about ten terahertz (THz) and to couple to one mode of the PPWG. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising two plates substantially parallel to one another and separated by at least about five millimeters (mm), and an antenna coupled to the two plates and configured to transmit or receive a wave having a frequency from about one hundred GHz to about ten THz. Disclosed is a method comprising polarizing an electromagnetic beam in the first transverse electric (TE1) mode with respect to a PPWG comprising two plates, adjusting the diameter of the electromagnetic beam based on the separation between the plates, and sending the electromagnetic beam into the PPWG. |
| FILED | Friday, May 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/434454 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259759 | Hammons, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A. Roger Hammons, Jr. (N. Potomac, Maryland); Frederic M. Davidson (Parkton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for calculating and applying a metric that is calculated over a binary interval that corresponds in length to a preamble. The value of the metric reflects the likelihood that the interval is the preamble. A lower value for the metric suggests that the interval is more likely to be the preamble. In an embodiment, the metric is calculated beginning at an initial location in the bitstream, and then recalculated beginning at each of several successive locations in the bitstream. This results in a set of calculated metrics. The start of the preamble is considered likely to be the initial location of the interval that corresponds to the metric having the lowest value. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/759329 |
| ART UNIT | 2471 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259779 | Blanchard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott David Blanchard (Mesa, Arizona); Randall K. Bahr (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless network (20) with at least a first radio communication unit (24) and a second radio communication unit (26) transmits and receives signals with minimal interference from the surrounding environment of the first unit (24) and second unit (26). The first radio communication unit (24) determines frequencies (54) having power level above a threshold (52), and creates a list of these frequencies (50) to be transmitted to the second radio communication unit (26). The second radio communication unit (26) places notches (140) in its transmission band (88) based on frequencies (54) in the list (50), reserved frequencies (132), and local frequencies (92) having signal energy above a threshold (90). When transmitting a signal (42), the second radio communication unit (26) avoids transmitting in frequencies that have notches (140). |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/331208 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/146 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259841 | Dally |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/027893 |
| 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 08259857 | Dybdal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Dybdal (Palos Verdes Estates, California); Flavio Lorenzelli (Los Angeles, California); Samuel J. Curry (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for increasing communication throughput by superimposing multiple signal components in the same bandwidth are disclosed. Cochannel interference is reduced by using signal separation algorithms. The signal separation algorithms may use both a priori information about the superimposed signals and measured channel parameters. In addition, error correction encoding and interleaving may be used to reduce signal power and obviate the need for ideal signal separation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/156128 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259860 | Sisley |
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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) | Brandon Sisley (Greenwood, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method of processing and method of manufacturing related to a signal processing scheme which receives multiple inputs and performs signal correlation to identify a predetermined signal based on a specific modulation type such as phase shift key or quadrature modulation related signal characteristics. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/900141 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/329 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259868 | Halford et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas R. Halford (West Hollywood, California); Keith M. Chugg (La Canada Flintridge, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, devices and techniques for soft-in, soft-out (SISO) decoding can include accessing initial soft information on a series of data units received over a communication channel, using a cyclic graphical model to represent a coding scheme associated with the received data units, obtaining cycle-free graphical models for a plurality of second conditions allowable by the coding scheme, and generating soft-out decision information by using information that includes the obtained cycle-free graphical models and the initial soft information. The number of obtained cycle-free graphical models can be less than a total number of conditions associated with the cyclic graphical model. Soft decision information can include confidence levels for each data unit. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/238425 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/341 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260009 | Du et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yingzi Du (Indianapolis, Indiana); Craig S. Belcher (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An image quality measuring method enables a biometric image to be evaluated to determine whether the biometric image data are adequate for identification processing. The method includes converting a biometric image to dimensionless image data, filtering the dimensionless image data with a band pass filter, identifying a plurality of portions in the filtered data as containing identification features, each portion in the plurality having an information measurement that indicates feature content greater than portions in the filtered data that are excluded from the plurality, and measuring clarity for the biometric image from the identified plurality of portions in the filtered data. |
| FILED | Friday, August 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/673626 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260052 | Scannell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Scannell (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kenric P. Nelson (Hollis, New Hampshire); Nora T. Tgavalekos (Tewksbury, Massachusetts); Ethan Phelps (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The technology described herein includes a system and/or a method for identifying an object. The technology includes determining an alpha parameter that is associated with a fusion function. The technology includes determining a beta parameter that is associated with a degree of expected independence of a received set of data and the received set of data including information associated with a classification of the object. The technology includes fusing the received set of data based on the alpha parameter and the beta parameter. The technology includes generating a probability of identification of the classification of the object based on the fused data. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/956637 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/181 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260142 | Bernasconi |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alcatel Lucent (Paris, France) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pietro Bernasconi (Aberdeen, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | In communications where synchronization of optical signals containing data is required, a multi-channel optical arrayed time buffer may be used. The time buffer includes multiple delay paths comprising delay elements, some of which can be shared to dispense different delays. In an embodiment, an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is illustratively used to route an optical signal to a first delay path, which is returnable to the AWG through the first delay path to be rerouted to a second delay path. The total delay affordable to the optical signal is a function of at least a first delay afforded by a delay element in the first delay path, and a second delay afforded by a delay element in the second delay path. In addition, without returning to the AWG, another optical signal may be routed through the second delay path alone to be afforded the second delay only. |
| FILED | Monday, June 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/459246 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/102 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260479 | Christenson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julie Christenson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Linda Watson (Corrales, New Mexico); Jeffrey McNamara (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for developing software as a layered, segmented system having diverse functionalities, based on a software architecture and an aerial vehicle utilizing the software architecture are provided. The software architecture for the aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes an electrical segment, a propulsion segment, a flight management segment, a navigation segment, a data link segment, and perhaps a payload segment. Each segment includes a number of software modules and objects, and each segment interfaces with or controls one or more devices. The software architecture also includes a number of layers, including an executive layer for managing execution rates of the segments, a vehicle controller layer for coordinating activities across segments, and various layers providing utilities, common services, and computing support including operating system support. Rules of engagement guiding interaction between software entities within the software architecture are specified. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/331274 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/15 |
| 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) | George H. Kaplan (Colora, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems are presented for determining position and velocity information using angles-only measurements for a moving observer in a three-dimensional space, in which three or more observations are obtained by the observer of objects with known positions, line of position vectors are generated which correspond to the individual observations, and position and velocity vectors for a chosen time are determined using a closed-form least-squares minimization over the Euclidian distances between each line of position vector and the observer's estimated position at the time of the observation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/552534 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/142 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260793 | Kiraly et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Kiraly (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Adam L. Adkins (Fort Wayne, Indiana); Gregory M. Jewell (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for updating data includes, in a processor, receiving a data field update associated with an existing data object of a data class, modifying a data field of an updater data object of the data class based upon the data field update, traversing the updater data object to identify the modified data field, and modifying a data field of the existing data object based upon the identified data field of the updater data object. |
| FILED | Friday, June 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/813700 |
| ART UNIT | 2156 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/756 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260817 | Boschee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Megan Boschee (Watertown, Massachusetts); Michael Levit (Berkeley, California); Marjorie Ruth Freedman (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to topic classification systems in which text intervals are represented as proposition trees. Free-text queries and candidate responses are transformed into proposition trees, and a particular candidate response can be matched to a free-text query by transforming the proposition trees of the free-text query into the proposition trees of the candidate responses. Because proposition trees are able to capture semantic information of text intervals, the topic classification system accounts for the relative importance of topic words, for paraphrases and re-wordings, and for omissions and additions. Redundancy of two text intervals can also be identified. |
| FILED | Monday, January 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/012225 |
| ART UNIT | 2163 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/794 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260850 | Bell et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Blaine A. Bell (New York, New York); Steven K. Feiner (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of data programming includes declarative rule-based programming in which a distributed program for computers on a network is defined through tabular structures. The tabular structures can store logic, including data (e.g., primitive variables and dynamic data structures) and code (e.g., arguments and functions) that govern operation of the distributed program. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/791380 |
| ART UNIT | 2454 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/203 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08261138 | Chang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leland Chang (New York, New York); Jente B. Kuang (Austin, Texas); Robert K. Montoye (New York, New York); Hung C. Ngo (Austin, Texas); Kevin J. Nowka (Georgetown, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A test structure for characterizing a production static random access memory (SRAM) array. The test structure includes a characterization circuit having multiple memory cell columns connected in series to form a ring configuration. The characterization circuit is fabricated on a wafer substrate in common with and proximate to a production SRAM array. The characterization circuit preferably includes SRAM cells having a circuit topology substantially identical to the circuit topology of memory cells within the production SRAM array. In one embodiment, the test structure is utilized for characterizing a multi-port memory array and includes multiple memory cell columns connected in series to form a ring oscillator characterization circuit. Each cell column in the characterization circuit includes multiple SRAM cells each having a latching node and multiple data path access nodes. Selection control circuitry selectively enables the multiple data path access nodes for the SRAM cells within the characterization circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/552158 |
| ART UNIT | 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/718 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08261276 | Bose et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pradip Bose (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); Richard James Eickemeyer (Rochester, Minnesota); Susan Elizabeth Eisen (Round Rock, Texas); Michael Stephen Floyd (Cedar Park, Texas); Hans Mikael Jacobson (White Plains, New York); Jeffrey R. Summers (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism for controlling instruction fetch and dispatch thread priority settings in a thread switch control register for reducing the occurrence of balance flushes and dispatch flushes for increased power performance of a simultaneous multi-threading data processing system. To achieve a target power efficiency mode of a processor, the illustrative embodiments receive an instruction or command from a higher-level system control to set a current power consumption of the processor. The illustrative embodiments determine a target power efficiency mode for the processor. Once the target power mode is determined, the illustrative embodiments update thread priority settings in a thread switch control register for an executing thread to control balance flush speculation and dispatch flush speculation to achieve the target power efficiency mode. |
| FILED | Monday, March 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/059576 |
| 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 718/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aradigm Corporation (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor Gonda (Hayward, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates generally to a system and method for treating conditions responsive to nicotine therapy. More specifically, the invention relates to pulmonary administration of a nicotine containing formulation to effect smoking cessation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/932437 |
| ART UNIT | 1747 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Tobacco 131/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256898 | Gratton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Enrico Gratton (San Clemente, California); Kaveh Azartash (Laguna Hills, California); Luisa Marsili (Frascati, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Tear film stability has an important role in the quality of vision. A system and method for performing Fluctuation Analysis of Spatial Image Correlation (FASIC) provides for a non-invasive system and method for evaluating the dynamics of the tear film surface using spatial autocorrelation analysis. With FASIC, a series of images are obtained using illumination and a camera. The spatial autocorrelation is calculated for image frames produced by the camera. A sinusoidal background appears in this correlation together with other features. The changes in the sinusoidal background of the spatial autocorrelation is extracted and monitored over time. The spatial period of this sinusoidal background correlates with the thickness of the tear film. In this regard, one is able to derive the tear film thickness from the period of this sinusoidal background. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/813423 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Eye examining, vision testing and correcting 351/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257568 | Simmons et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake A. Simmons (San Francisco, California); Vincent R. Hill (Decatur, Georgia); Yolanda Fintschenko (Livermore, California); Eric B. Cummings (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for monitoring sources of public water supply for a variety of pathogens by using a combination of ultrafiltration techniques together dielectrophoretic separation techniques. Because water-borne pathogens, whether present due to “natural” contamination or intentional introduction, would likely be present in drinking water at low concentrations when samples are collected for monitoring or outbreak investigations, an approach is needed to quickly and efficiently concentrate and separate particles such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites in large volumes of water (e.g., 100 L or more) while simultaneously reducing the sample volume to levels sufficient for detecting low concentrations of microbes (e.g., <10 mL). The technique is also designed to screen the separated microbes based on specific conductivity and size. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/899671 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257666 | Quake et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California); Hou-Pu Chou (Foster City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a microfabricated device for the rapid detection of DNA, proteins or other molecules associated with a particular disease. The devices and methods of the invention can be used for the simultaneous diagnosis of multiple diseases by detecting molecules (e.g. amounts of molecules), such as polynucleotides (e.g., DNA) or proteins (e.g., antibodies), by measuring the signal of a detectable reporter associated with hybridized polynucleotides or antigen/antibody complex. In the microfabricated device according to the invention, detection of the presence of molecules (i.e. Polynucleotides, proteins, or antigen/antibody complexes) are correlated to a hybridization signal from an optically-detectable (e.g. fluorescent) reporter associated with the bound molecules. These hybridization signals can be detected by any suitable means, for example optical, and can be stored for example in a computer as a representation of the presence of a particular gene. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/368703 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/504 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257696 | Steindler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis A. Steindler (Gainesville, Florida); Noah M. Walton (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Cell culture conditions for the isolation, maintenance, and indefinite expansion of human glia are established favoring the growth of neural precursor cells. Cultured cells proliferate indefinitely, express catalytic telomerase, and retain a non-immortalized phenotype. Compositions allow for the indefinite expansion of non-immortalized neural tissue for bioassay applications and restorative neuroscience. |
| FILED | Monday, November 21, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/719039 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257716 | Sood |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ashwani Sood (Williamsville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds with high affinity to at least a portion of a segment of human prostate-derived Ets transcription factor (PDEF). The anti-PDEF antibody of the present invention is effective in prognostic and diagnostic assays for detecting PDEF with immunohistochemistry. The present invention also relates to methods of making the anti-PDEF antibody disclosed herein. The present invention further relates to vaccines against cancers associated with positive expression of PDEF, as well as methods for treating those cancers. Vectors, diagnostic kits, and hybridomas are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/342037 |
| 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 424/277.100 |
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| US 08257915 | Gordon et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Progeria Research Foundation, Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leslie B. Gordon (Foxboro, Massachusetts); Francis S. Collins (Rockville, Maryland); Thomas Glover (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Michael W. Glynn (Darien, Connecticut); Brian C. Capell (Rumson, New Jersey); Adrienne D. Cox (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Channing J. Der (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Although it can be farnesylated, the mutant lamin A protein expressed in Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) cannot be defarnesylated because the characteristic mutation causes deletion of a cleavage site necessary for binding the protease ZMPSTE24 and effecting defarnesylation. The result is an aberrant farnesylated protein (called “progerin”) that alters normal lamin A function as a dominant negative, as well as assuming its own aberrant function through its association with the nuclear membrane. The retention of farnesylation, and potentially other abnormal properties of progerin and other abnormal lamin gene protein products, produces disease. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) (both direct effectors and indirect inhibitors) will inhibit the formation of progerin, cause a decrease in lamin A protein, and/or an increase prelamin A protein. Decreasing the amount of aberrant protein improves cellular effects caused by and progerin expression. Similarly, treatment with FTIs should improve disease status in progeria and other laminopathies. In addition, elements of atherosclerosis and aging in non-laminopathy individuals will improve after treatment with farnesyltransferase inhibitors. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/905838 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
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| US 08257917 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David T. W. Wong (Beverly Hills, California); Shen Hu (Simi Valley, California); Jianghua Wang (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for the first time the identification of salivary protein and RNA factors that can be used in the detection of primary Sjögren's Syndrome. The present invention therefore provides methods of diagnosing and providing a prognosis for Sjögren's Syndrome, by examining relevant proteins (including certain autoantigens and autoantibodies) and RNA in a patient's saliva. |
| FILED | Friday, May 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/475347 |
| 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 435/5 |
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| US 08257918 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Na Li (Los Angeles, California); Winny Tan (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlling the activity of a biologically active compound. The method concerns an oligonucleotide-based compound, comprising a hairpin-forming oligonucleotide, an effector moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the effector moiety possesses a biological activity, and a regulating moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the regulating moiety controls the biological activity of the effector moiety by interacting with the effector moiety. The oligonucleotide can assume a hairpin configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties interact, or an open configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties fail to interact. Depending on the nature of the effector and regulating moieties, either configuration can result in the expression of the biological activity of the effector moiety. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/631738 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
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| US 08257925 | Brown et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Biosystems, LLC (Carlsbad, California); The United States of America, as represented Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James F. Brown (Clearwater Beach, Florida); Jonathan E. Silver (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniaturized assembly is provided whereby a fluid sample can be divided into a plurality of sample portions in retaining wells and the sample fluid can be displaced from open ends of the wells while simultaneously being sealed in the wells. A method of dividing a fluid sample using the assembly is also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/108959 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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08257928 — Methods for predicting and treating tumors resistant to drug, immunotherapy and radiation
| US 08257928 | Weaver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valerie M. Weaver (San Francisco, California); Kun-Chih Kelvin Tsai (Taipei, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant tumors that were treatment resistant. The present invention provides methods of prognosis and diagnosis of multidrug resistant tumors through detection of the expression levels of nuclear co-repressor 2 (“N-CoR2”), histone deacetylases 3 (“HDAC3”), and their associated gene expression biomarkers. The present invention also provides methods of sensitizing tumors to anti-tumor therapeutics by disrupting HDAC3 activation, abrogating the N-CoR2-HDAC3 interaction, inhibiting the activity of either protein, or by downregulating the expression of either protein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/227279 |
| 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 435/6.100 |
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| US 08257931 | Wagner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerhard Wagner (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Michael Chorev (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts); Nathan John Moerke (Brookline, Massachusetts); Bertal Huseyin Aktas (Newton, Massachusetts); José Halperin (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition and method for inhibiting proliferation of a tumor cell compared to a non-tumor cell. Also described are methods of screening for a composition that inhibits cap-dependent translation compared to cap-independent translation of proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/795078 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 08257946 | Satchell |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karla J. F. Satchell (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are fusion proteins, polynucleotides that encode the disclosed fusion proteins, and methods for expressing and autoprocessing of the disclosed fusion proteins to obtain a target protein. The disclosed fusion proteins include an autoproteolytic cysteine protease fused to a heterologous polypeptide, which may be isolated as the target protein. Preferably, the protease activity of the cysteine protease is inducible. Suitable autoproteolytic cysteine proteases for the fusion proteins include the cysteine protease of the Vibrio cholerae RTX toxin. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/183071 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 08257967 | McDevitt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. McDevitt (Austin, Texas); Eric V. Anslyn (Austin, Texas); Jason B. Shear (Austin, Texas); Dean P. Neikirk (Austin, Texas); Nick J. Christodoulides (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for the rapid characterization of multi-cardiovascular risk factor analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member, in which a plurality of cavities may be formed. A series of chemically sensitive particles, in one embodiment, are positioned within the cavities. The particles may produce a signal when a receptor, coupled to the particle, interacts with the cardiovascular risk factor analyte and the particle-analyte complex is visualized using a visualization reagent. Using pattern recognition techniques, the analytes within a multi-analyte fluid may be characterized. In an embodiment, each cavity of the plurality of cavities is designed to capture and contain a specific size particle. Flexible projections may be positioned over each of the cavities to provide retention of the particles in the cavities. |
| FILED | Monday, April 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427744 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/288.700 |
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| US 08258106 | Krieg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa); Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (New York, New York); The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur M. Krieg (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Joel N. Kline (Iowa City, Iowa); Dennis Klinman (Potomac, Maryland); Alfred D. Steinberg (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Nucleic acids containing unmethylated CpG dinucleotides and therapeutic utilities based on their ability to stimulate an immune response and to redirect a Th2 response to a Th1 response in a subject are disclosed. Methods for treating atopic diseases, including atopic dermatitis, are disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, November 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/598207 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44.A00 |
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| US 08258108 | Kolesnick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard N. Kolesnick (New York, New York); Hongmei R. Xing (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of kinase suppressor of Ras (KSR). In particular, the invention provides genetic approaches and nucleic acids for the specific inhibition of KSR, particularly of KSR expression. The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides and the expression of nucleic acid which is substantially complementary to KSR RNA. Oligonucleotide and nucleic acid compositions are provided. The invention provides methods to inhibit KSR, including inhibition of KSR expression. Methods for blocking gfRas mediated tumorigenesis, metastasis, and for cancer therapy are provided. Methods for conferring radiosensitivity to cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, October 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/974473 |
| 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 08258143 | Gangjee et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aleem Gangjee (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Larry H Matherly (Farmington Hills, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for treating cancer tumors, particularly ovarian cancer tumors, is described, where fused cyclic pyrimidine having a cancer treating ability is selectively delivered to an FR expressing cancerous tumor. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/820872 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/265.100 |
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| US 08258150 | Soliven |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Betty C. Soliven (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to the field of inflammatory diseases of the peripheral nervous system. More particularly, it concerns methods for treating inflammatory diseases of the peripheral nervous system by modulating sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor activity. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating a subject with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) or other autoimmune neuropathies comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of FTY720. |
| FILED | Friday, August 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/377736 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/291 |
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| US 08258159 | DeGrado et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. DeGrado (Media, Pennsylvania); Joel S. Bennett (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Seth Elliott Snyder (Bronx, New York); Sungwook Choi (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel compounds inhibiting the integrin α2β1/GPIa-IIa receptor are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, as well as methods of their therapeutic use. The compounds disclosed are useful, inter alia, as inhibitors of integrin α2β1/GPIa-IIa-mediated activity. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/916746 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/327 |
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| US 08258172 | Greig et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp (Novato, California); National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nigel H. Greig (Phoenix, Maryland); Karen T. Y. Shaw (St. Laurent, Canada); Qiang-Sheng Yu (Lutherville, Maryland); Harold W. Holloway (Middle River, Maryland); Tada Utsuki (West Chester, Pennsylvania); Timothy T. Soncrant (Silver Spring, Maryland); Donald K. Ingram (Ellicott City, Maryland); Arnold Brossi (Bethesda, Maryland); Anthony Giordano (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania); Gordon Powers (Malvern, Pennsylvania); Diane M. Davidson (Collegeville, Pennsylvania); Michael Sturgess (Quakertown, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds and methods of administering compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. The present invention also provides non-carbamate compounds and methods of administering such compounds to a subject that can reduce βAPP production and that is not toxic in a wide range of dosages. It has been discovered that either the racemic or enantiomerically pure non-carbamate compounds can be used to decrease βAPP production. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/841888 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/411 |
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| US 08258186 | McKearn et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pathologica, LLC (Burlingame, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John McKearn (Saint Louis, Missouri); Jeremy Blitzer (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are new oral pharmaceutical compositions of MGBG and related polyamine analogs, polyamine biosynthesis inhibitors, polyamine inhibitors of AMD-I and regulators of osteopontin, and their application for the treatment of disease. |
| FILED | Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/837753 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/632 |
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| US 08258263 | Morrison et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherie L. Morrison (Los Angeles, California); Tzu-Hsuan Huang (Houston, Texas); Caiyun Xuan (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel chimeric moieties that show significant efficacy against cancers are provided. In certain embodiments the chimeric moieties comprise a targeting moiety attached to an interferon. In certain embodiments, the chimeric moieties comprise fusion proteins where an antibody that specifically binds to a cancer marker is fused to interferon alpha (IFN-α) or interferon beta (IFN-β). |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/650329 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/351 |
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| US 08258265 | Koide |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shohei Koide (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides modified fibronectin type III (Fn3) molecules, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the modified Fn3 molecules. Also provided are methods of preparing these molecules, and kits to perform the methods. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/848135 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.100 |
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| US 08258271 | Sabatini et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Sabatini (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Do-Hyung Kim (Minneapolis, Minnesota); Dos D. Sarbassov (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes isolated mTOR-associated proteins (“mTOR-APs”) as well as isolated variants and fragments thereof and the isolated nucleic acids encoding them. The invention also describes vectors and host cells containing nucleic acid encoding an mTOR-AP polypeptide and methods for producing an mTOR-AP polypeptide. Also described are methods for screening for compounds which modulate mTOR-AP activity and methods for treating or preventing a disorder that is responsive to mTOR-AP modulation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/436394 |
| 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 530/827 |
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| US 08258277 | Gambhir et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv S. Gambhir (Portollo Valley, California); Andreas M. Loening (Stanford, California); Anna M. Wu (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include polynucleotides that encode mutant Cnidarian luciferases that exhibit modulated properties as compared to the corresponding wild-type luciferases, and the modulated properties include at least one of: modulated stability; enhanced light output; and modulated emission maximum. Embodiments of the present disclosure also include polypeptides or fragments thereof encoded by the polynucleotides, constructs including the polynucleotide, expression cassettes, cells, methods of producing the polynucleotides and polypeptides, antibodies, transgenic cells and/or animals, kits, and the like. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/426790 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/23.200 |
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| US 08258278 | Arya et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bira Arya (Lutherville, Maryland); Dan Longo (Kensington, Maryland); Igor Espinoza (Clarksvile, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention provides compositions for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, the invention provides polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules comprising tumor-associated embryonic antigens, e.g., OFA-iLRP, and chemoattractant ligands, e.g., a proinflammatory chemokine such as MIP3α/CCL20 or β-defensin mDF2β. The invention further provides cancer vaccines and methods for treating subjects having, or at risk of developing, cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, September 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/899165 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.500 |
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| US 08258279 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Development Foundation (Carson City, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alon Chen (Rehovot, Israel); Marilyn Perrin (La Jolla, California); Wylie Vale (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to compositions and methods related to soluble G-protein coupled receptors (sGPCR). In certain aspects the invention includes compositions and methods related to a soluble corticotropin releasing factor receptor related protein, sCRFR2, as well as its effects on CRFR signaling and interaction between CRF family ligand and CRFR receptors, including but not limited to CRFR2, CRFR1 and functional or signaling capable variants thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/236806 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.500 |
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| US 08258286 | Davidson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beverly L. Davidson (North Liberty, Iowa); Alejandro Mas Monteys (Iowa City, Iowa); Jodi L. McBride (Iowa City, Iowa); Ryan Boudreau (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules targeted against a nucleic acid sequence, and methods of using these RNAi molecules to reduce off-target toxicity. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/129523 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.500 |
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| US 08258321 | Smith et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W. Smith (La Jolla, California); Daniel Romo (College Station, Texas); Gil Ma (College Station, Texas); Manuel Zancanella (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds having the general structure A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof: wherein R is an alkyl group, and R1 comprises at least one moiety selected from a group consisting of an alkyl, an alkenyl, an aryl, a heterocycle, hydroxyl, ester, amido, aldehyde, and a halogen. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/262101 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/328 |
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| US 08258347 | Popik et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir V. Popik (Watkinsville, Georgia); Andrei A. Poloukhtine (Scottsdale, Arizona); Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Margaretha Wolfert (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Cyclic alkynes (e.g., cyclooctynes such as dibenzocyclooctynes) can be photochemically generated from cyclopropenones as disclosed herein. The cyclic alkynes can be reacted (e.g., in situ) with materials having alkyne-reactive groups (e.g., azide groups in a “click” reaction). In preferred embodiments, the generation and reaction of the cyclic alkyne can proceed in the absence of a catalyst (e.g., Cu(I)). These reactions can be useful, for example, for the selective labeling of living cells that are metabolically modified with azido-containing surface monosaccharides, or for light-directed surface patterning. |
| FILED | Friday, February 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/708617 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/326 |
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| US 08258480 | Olcott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter D. Olcott (Stanford, California); Craig S. Levin (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for processing an analog signal that is generated by a high energy photon detector in response to a high energy photon interaction. A digital edge is generated representing the time of the interaction along a first path, and the energy of the interaction is encoded as a delay from the digital edge along a second path. The generated digital edge and the delay encode the time and energy of the analog signal using pulse width modulation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/397195 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/363.20 |
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| US 08258635 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (Montrose, California); Jordan Matthew Neysmith (Pasadena, California); Jerry Ok (Canyon Country, California); Honggang Jiang (Valencia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An implantable hermetically sealed microelectronic device and method of manufacture are disclosed. The microelectronic device of the present invention is hermetically encased in a insulator, such as alumina formed by ion bean assisted deposition (“IBAD”), with a stack of biocompatible conductive layers extending from a contact pad on the device to an aperture in the hermetic layer. In a preferred embodiment, one or more patterned titanium layers are formed over the device contact pad, and one or more platinum layers are formed over the titanium layers, such that the top surface of the upper platinum layer defines an external, biocompatible electrical contact for the device. Preferably, the bottom conductive layer is larger than the contact pad on the device, and a layer in the stack defines a shoulder. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/726274 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/788 |
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| US 08260596 | Kobilka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian Kobilka (Palo Alto, California); Daniel Rosenbaum (Burlingame, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Certain embodiments provide a method for crystallizing a GPCR. The method may employ a fusion protein comprising: a) a first portion of a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR), where the first portion comprises the TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4 and TM5 regions of the GPCR; b) a stable, folded protein insertion; and c) a second portion of the GPCR, where the second portion comprises the TM6 and TM7 regions of the GPCR. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/803328 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allister W. James (Chuluota, Florida); Jay A. Morrison (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A stem (34) extends from a second part (30) through a hole (28) in a first part (22). A groove (38) around the stem provides a non-threaded contact surface (42) for a ring element (44) around the stem. The ring element exerts an inward force against the non-threaded contact surface at an angle that creates axial tension (T) in the stem, pulling the second part against the first part. The ring element is formed of a material that shrinks relative to the stem by sintering. The ring element may include a split collet (44C) that fits partly into the groove, and a compression ring (44E) around the collet. The non-threaded contact surface and a mating distal surface (48) of the ring element may have conic geometries (64). After shrinkage, the ring element is locked onto the stem. |
| FILED | Monday, August 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/545930 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/447 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256170 | Plaisted et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | PVT Solar, Inc. (Fremont, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua Reed Plaisted (Oakland, California); Brian West (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A rack assembly is provided for mounting solar modules over an underlying body. The rack assembly may include a plurality of rail structures that are arrangeable over the underlying body to form an overall perimeter for the rack assembly. One or more retention structures may be provided with the plurality of rail structures, where each retention structure is configured to support one or more solar modules at a given height above the underlying body. At least some of the plurality of rail structures are adapted to enable individual rail structures to be sealed over the underlying body so as to constrain air flow underneath the solar modules. Additionally, at least one of (i) one or more of the rail structures, or (ii) the one or more retention structures are adjustable so as to adapt the rack assembly to accommodate solar modules of varying forms or dimensions. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/949551 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Static structures 052/173.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256220 | Reynolds et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Reynolds (Troy, Michigan); Jihui Yang (Lakeshore, California); Greogry P. Meisner (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Francis R. Stabler (Troy, Michigan); Hendrik Pieter (Peter) Jacobus De Bock (Clifton Park, New York); Todd Alan Anderson (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlling engine exhaust flow through at least one of an exhaust bypass and a thermoelectric device via a bypass valve is provided. The method includes: determining a mass flow of exhaust exiting an engine; determining a desired exhaust pressure based on the mass flow of exhaust; comparing the desired exhaust pressure to a determined exhaust pressure; and determining a bypass valve control value based on the comparing, wherein the bypass valve control value is used to control the bypass valve. |
| FILED | Friday, May 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/437890 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/686 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256221 | Rubio et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark F. Rubio (Orlando, Florida); John C. Glessner (King Mills, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An assembly (45) includes a plurality of separate pie-shaped segments (72) forming a disk (70) around a central region (48) for retaining a plurality of tubes (46) in a concentrically spaced apart configuration. Each segment includes a support member (94) radially extending along an upstream face (96) of the segment and a plurality of annularly curved support arms (98) transversely attached to the support member and radially spaced apart from one another away from the central region for receiving respective upstream end portions of the tubes in arc-shaped spaces (100) between the arms. Each segment also includes a radial passageway (102) formed in the support member for receiving a fluid segment portion (106) and a plurality of annular passageways (104) formed in the support arms for receiving respective arm portions (108) of the fluid segment portion from the radial passageway and for conducting the respective arm portions into corresponding annular spaces (47) formed between the tubes retained by the disk. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/784149 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/723 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08256226 | Khan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abdul Rafey Khan (Greenville, South Carolina); Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina); Christian Xavier Stevenson (Inman, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A burner for use in a gas turbine engine includes a burner tube having an inlet end and an outlet end; a plurality of air passages extending axially in the burner tube configured to convey air flows from the inlet end to the outlet end; a plurality of fuel passages extending axially along the burner tube and spaced around the plurality of air passage configured to convey fuel from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a radial air swirler provided at the outlet end configured to direct the air flows radially toward the outlet end and impart swirl to the air flows. The radial air swirler includes a plurality of vanes to direct and swirl the air flows and an end plate. The end plate includes a plurality of fuel injection holes to inject the fuel radially into the swirling air flows. A method of mixing air and fuel in a burner of a gas turbine is also provided. The burner includes a burner tube including an inlet end, an outlet end, a plurality of axial air passages, and a plurality of axial fuel passages. The method includes introducing an air flow into the air passages at the inlet end; introducing a fuel into fuel passages; swirling the air flow at the outlet end; and radially injecting the fuel into the swirling air flow. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/428690 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/772 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257147 | Summers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regency Technologies, LLC (Tulsa, Oklahoma); The Curators of the University of Missouri (Rolla, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Archibold Summers (Rolla, Missouri); Klaus Hubert Woelk (Rolla, Missouri); Kenneth Doyle Oglesby (Tulsa, Oklahoma); Grzegorz Galecki (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | An abrasive cutting or drilling system, apparatus and method, which includes an upstream supercritical fluid and/or liquid carrier fluid, abrasive particles, a nozzle and a gaseous or low-density supercritical fluid exhaust abrasive stream. The nozzle includes a throat section and, optionally, a converging inlet section, a divergent discharge section, and a feed section. |
| FILED | Monday, March 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/400507 |
| ART UNIT | 3723 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Abrading 451/38 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257494 | Gruen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Dimerond Technologies, LLC (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dieter M. Gruen (Downers Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | One provides nanocrystalline diamond material that comprises a plurality of substantially ordered diamond crystallites that are sized no larger than about 10 nanometers. One then disposes a non-diamond component within the nanocrystalline diamond material. By one approach this non-diamond component comprises an electrical conductor that is formed at the grain boundaries that separate the diamond crystallites from one another. The resultant nanowire is then able to exhibit a desired increase with respect to its ability to conduct electricity while also preserving the thermal conductivity behavior of the nanocrystalline diamond material. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/966347 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/87 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257520 | Gash et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander E. Gash (Brentwood, California); Thomas Yong-Jin Han (Livermore, California); Donald J. Sirbuly (Mountain House, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An ordered energetic composite structure according to one embodiment includes an ordered array of metal fuel portions; and an oxidizer in gaps located between the metal fuel portions. An ordered energetic composite structure according to another embodiment includes at least one metal fuel portion having an ordered array of nanopores; and an oxidizer in the nanopores. A method for forming an ordered energetic composite structure according to one embodiment includes forming an ordered array of metal fuel portions; and depositing an oxidizer in gaps located between the metal fuel portions. A method for forming an ordered energetic composite structure according to another embodiment includes forming an ordered array of nanopores in at least one metal fuel portion; and depositing an oxidizer in the nanopores. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/392025 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/2 |
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| US 08257568 | Simmons et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blake A. Simmons (San Francisco, California); Vincent R. Hill (Decatur, Georgia); Yolanda Fintschenko (Livermore, California); Eric B. Cummings (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for monitoring sources of public water supply for a variety of pathogens by using a combination of ultrafiltration techniques together dielectrophoretic separation techniques. Because water-borne pathogens, whether present due to “natural” contamination or intentional introduction, would likely be present in drinking water at low concentrations when samples are collected for monitoring or outbreak investigations, an approach is needed to quickly and efficiently concentrate and separate particles such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites in large volumes of water (e.g., 100 L or more) while simultaneously reducing the sample volume to levels sufficient for detecting low concentrations of microbes (e.g., <10 mL). The technique is also designed to screen the separated microbes based on specific conductivity and size. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/899671 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257571 | Cummings et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric B. Cummings (Livermore, California); Yolanda Fintschenko (Livermore, California); Blake A. Simmons (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Microfluidic devices according to embodiments of the present invention include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a channel or chamber having a non-uniform array of insulating features on one or more surfaces. Electrodes are provided for generation of a spatially non-uniform electric field across the array. A voltage source, which may be an A.C. and/or a D.C. voltage source may be coupled to the electrodes for the generation of the electric field. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/072765 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/643 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257669 | Jankowski |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E. Jankowski (Goodrich, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A chemical reactor is provided that includes: a plurality of tubes having a catalytic reactor substrate therein, each of the tubes having an inlet at one end for receiving a fluid flow and an outlet at an opposing end for discharging fluid flow, and a longitudinal axis parallel to the direction of fluid flow through the tube, the longitudinal axis of each tube being parallel to one another; and a plurality of heat exchange fins disposed on and extending radially from the exterior surface of each tube; the heat exchange fins on each tube independently having a profile along a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each tube, and the tubes being arranged with respect to one another, such that the heat exchange fin profiles together form a tessellated pattern in a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the tubes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/975814 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/652 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongyou Fan (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a precursor solution for synthesis of carbon nanomaterials, where a polar solvent is added to at least one block copolymer and at least one carbohydrate compound, and the precursor solution is processed using a self-assembly process and subsequent heating to form nanoporous carbon films, porous carbon nanotubes, and porous carbon nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/560191 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/445.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257778 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LNK Chemsolutions, LLC (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gustavo Larsen (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ruben Spretz (Lincoln, Nebraska); Raffet Velarde-Ortiz (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing a sturdy and pliable fibrous hemostatic dressing by making fibers that maximally expose surface area per unit weight of active ingredients as a means for aiding in the clot forming process and as a means of minimizing waste of active ingredients. The method uses a rotating object to spin off a liquid biocompatible fiber precursor, which is added at its center. Fibers formed then deposit on a collector located at a distance from the rotating object creating a fiber layer on the collector. An electrical potential difference is maintained between the rotating disk and the collector. Then, a liquid procoagulation species is introduced at the center of the rotating disk such that it spins off the rotating disk and coats the fibers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/414949 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257867 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton, New Jersey); Daiwon Choi (Richland, Washington); Donghai Wang (Richland, Washington); Zhenguo Yang (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material without the graphene at a charge/discharge rate greater than about 10C. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/460993 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/231.500 |
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| US 08257932 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xing Chen (Allston, Massachusetts); Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Berkeley, California); Alexander K. Zettl (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods and materials by which nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, nanorods, etc. are bound to lectins and/or polysaccharides and prepared for administration to cells. Also disclosed are complexes comprising glycosylated nanostructures, which bind selectively to cells expressing glycosylated surface molecules recognized by the lectin. Exemplified is a complex comprising a carbon nanotube functionalized with a lipid-like alkane, linked to a polymer bearing repeated α-N-acetylgalactosamine sugar groups. This complex is shown to selectively adhere to the surface of living cells, without toxicity. In the exemplified embodiment, adherence is mediated by a multivalent lectin, which binds both to the cells and the α-N-acetylgalactosamine groups on the nanostructure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/034388 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian S. Wares (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment relates to an arrangement of photovoltaic modules configured for transportation. The arrangement includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, each photovoltaic module including a frame having at least a top member and a bottom member. A plurality of alignment features are included on the top member of each frame, and a plurality of alignment features are included on the bottom member of each frame. Adjacent photovoltaic modules are interlocked by the alignment features on the top member of a lower module fitting together with the alignment features on the bottom member of an upper module. Other embodiments, features and aspects are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/392076 |
| ART UNIT | 1728 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/251 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258398 | Pellin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Pellin (Naperville, Illinois); Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Ulrich Welp (Lisle, Illinois); Alex B. F. Martinson (Evanston, Illinois); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A heterojunction photovoltaic cell. The cell includes a nanoporous substrate, a transparent conducting oxide disposed on the nanoporous substrate, a nanolaminate film deposited on the nanoporous substrate surface, a sensitizer dye disposed on a wide band gap semiconducting oxide and a redox shuttle positioned within the layer structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/823789 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/263 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258482 | Nikolic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rebecca J. Nikolic (Oakland, California); Adam M. Conway (Dublin, California); Art J. Nelson (Trieste, Italy); Stephen A. Payne (Castro Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a system comprises a semiconductor gamma detector material and a hole blocking layer adjacent the gamma detector material, the hole blocking layer resisting passage of holes therethrough. In another embodiment, a system comprises a semiconductor gamma detector material, and an electron blocking layer adjacent the gamma detector material, the electron blocking layer resisting passage of electrons therethrough, wherein the electron blocking layer comprises undoped HgCdTe. In another embodiment, a method comprises forming a hole blocking layer adjacent a semiconductor gamma detector material, the hole blocking layer resisting passage of holes therethrough. Additional systems and methods are also presented. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/472081 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258483 | Boatner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynn A. Boatner (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); John T. Mihalczo (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed below are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for detecting particles, such as radiation or charged particles. One exemplary embodiment disclosed herein is particle detector comprising an optical fiber with a first end and second end opposite the first end. The optical fiber of this embodiment further comprises a doped region at the first end and a non-doped region adjacent to the doped region. The doped region of the optical fiber is configured to scintillate upon interaction with a target particle, thereby generating one or more photons that propagate through the optical fiber and to the second end. Embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used in a variety of applications, including associated particle imaging and cold neutron scattering. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/101741 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.110 |
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| US 08258632 | Sullivan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James S. Sullivan (Livermore, California); Steven A. Hawkins (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved photoconductive switch having a SiC or other wide band gap substrate material with opposing contoured profile cavities which have a contoured profile selected from one of Rogowski, Bruce, Chang, Harrison, and Ernst profiles, and two electrodes with matching contoured-profile convex interface surfaces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/171281 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/778 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258761 | Hammerstrom |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald J. Hammerstrom (West Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrical energy consumption control apparatuses and electrical energy consumption control methods are described. According to one aspect, an electrical energy consumption control apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to receive a signal which is indicative of current of electrical energy which is consumed by a plurality of loads at a site, to compare the signal which is indicative of current of electrical energy which is consumed by the plurality of loads at the site with a desired substantially sinusoidal waveform of current of electrical energy which is received at the site from an electrical power system, and to use the comparison to control an amount of the electrical energy which is consumed by at least one of the loads of the site. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/181954 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Power supply or regulation systems 323/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258995 | Bunch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyle J. Bunch (Richland, Washington); Douglas L. McMakin (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for imaging material properties in natural-fiber-containing materials can utilize time-domain data. In particular, images can be constructed that provide quantified measures of localized moisture content. For example, one or more antennas and at least one transceiver can be configured to collect time-domain data from radiation interacting with the natural-fiber-containing materials. The antennas and the transceivers are configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation at one or more frequencies, which are between 50 MHz and 1 THz, according to a time-domain impulse function. A computing device is configured to transform the time-domain data to frequency-domain data, to apply a synthetic imaging algorithm for constructing a three-dimensional image of the natural-fiber-containing materials, and to provide a quantified measure of localized moisture content based on a pre-determined correlation of moisture content to frequency-domain data. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/944927 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259105 | Wald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ingo Wald (Salt Lake City, Utah); Solomon Boulos (Salt Lake City, Utah); Peter Shirley (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ray tracing a three-dimensional scene made up of geometric primitives that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure. One example embodiment is a method for ray tracing a three-dimensional scene made up of geometric primitives that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure. In this example embodiment, the hierarchical data structure includes at least a parent node and a corresponding plurality of child nodes. The method includes a first act of determining that a first active ray in the packet hits the parent node and a second act of descending to each of the plurality of child nodes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/374392 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/420 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08259530 — System for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof
| US 08259530 | Vu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (San Ramon, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cung Khac Vu (Houston, Texas); Dipen N. Sinha (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Cristian Pantea (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Kurt T. Nihei (Oakland, California); Denis P. Schmitt (Katy, Texas); Christopher Skelt (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In some aspects of the invention, a device, positioned within a well bore, configured to generate and direct an acoustic beam into a rock formation around a borehole is disclosed. The device comprises a source configured to generate a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency; a transducer configured to receive the generated first and the second signals and produce acoustic waves at the first frequency and the second frequency; and a non-linear material, coupled to the transducer, configured to generate a collimated beam with a frequency equal to the difference between the first frequency and the second frequency by a non-linear mixing process, wherein the non-linear material includes one or more of a mixture of liquids, a solid, a granular material, embedded microspheres, or an emulsion. |
| FILED | Friday, August 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/870604 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260428 | Fink et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wolfgang Fink (Montrose, California); Mark A. Tarbell (Walnut, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for training a visual prosthesis includes presenting a non-visual reference stimulus corresponding to a reference image to a visual prosthesis patient. Training data sets are generated by presenting a series of stimulation patterns to the patient through the visual prosthesis. Each stimulation pattern in the series is determined at least in part on a received user perception input and a fitness function optimization algorithm. The presented stimulation patterns and the user perception inputs are stored and presented to a neural network off-line to determine a vision solution. |
| FILED | Monday, March 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/041203 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260523 | Singh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kapil Kumar Singh (Rexford, New York); Balachandar Varatharajan (Loveland, Ohio); Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina); Ertan Yilmaz (Glenville, New York); Benjamin Paul Lacy (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for monitoring and controlling a gas turbine, comprises predicting frequencies of combustion dynamics in a combustor using operating conditions of a gas turbine, receiving a signal from a sensor that is indicative of combustion dynamics in the combustor, and detecting a flashback if a frequency of the received signal does not correspond to the predicted frequencies. |
| FILED | Monday, May 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/434695 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260565 | De Geronimo |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gianluigi De Geronimo (Syosset, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A charge amplifier for use in radiation sensing includes an amplifier, at least one switch, and at least one capacitor. The switch selectively couples the input of the switch to one of at least two voltages. The capacitor is electrically coupled in series between the input of the amplifier and the input of the switch. The capacitor is electrically coupled to the input of the amplifier without a switch coupled therebetween. A method of measuring charge in radiation sensing includes selectively diverting charge from an input of an amplifier to an input of at least one capacitor by selectively coupling an output of the at least one capacitor to one of at least two voltages. The input of the at least one capacitor is operatively coupled to the input of the amplifier without a switch coupled therebetween. The method also includes calculating a total charge based on a sum of the amplified charge and the diverted charge. |
| FILED | Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/196504 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/64 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260566 | Akers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the United States Deparment of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas W. Akers (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Lyle G. Roybal (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Hopi Salomon (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Charles Leroy Williams (Pocatello, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method relating to screening radioactive waste are disclosed for ensuring that at least one calculated parameter for the measurement data of a sample falls within a range between an upper limit and a lower limit prior to the sample being packaged for disposal. The apparatus includes a radiation detector configured for detecting radioactivity and radionuclide content of the of the sample of radioactive waste and generating measurement data in response thereto, and a collimator including at least one aperture to direct a field of view of the radiation detector. The method includes measuring a radioactive content of a sample, and calculating one or more parameters from the radioactive content of the sample. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/787192 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/85 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08257491 | Park 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) | Yeonjoon Park (Yorktown, Virginia); Sang Hyouk Choi (Poquoson, Virginia); Glen C. King (Yorktown, Virginia); James R. Elliott (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Growth conditions are developed, based on a temperature-dependent alignment model, to enable formation of cubic group IV, group II-V and group II-VI crystals in the [111] orientation on the basal (0001) plane of trigonal crystal substrates, controlled such that the volume percentage of primary twin crystal is reduced from about 40% to about 0.3%, compared to the majority single crystal. The control of stacking faults in this and other embodiments can yield single crystalline semiconductors based on these materials that are substantially without defects, or improved thermoelectric materials with twinned crystals for phonon scattering while maintaining electrical integrity. These methods can selectively yield a cubic-on-trigonal epitaxial semiconductor material in which the cubic layer is substantially either directly aligned, or 60 degrees-rotated from, the underlying trigonal material. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/288379 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor 117/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257918 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Na Li (Los Angeles, California); Winny Tan (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlling the activity of a biologically active compound. The method concerns an oligonucleotide-based compound, comprising a hairpin-forming oligonucleotide, an effector moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the effector moiety possesses a biological activity, and a regulating moiety physically associated with the oligonucleotide, where the regulating moiety controls the biological activity of the effector moiety by interacting with the effector moiety. The oligonucleotide can assume a hairpin configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties interact, or an open configuration, where the effector and regulating moieties fail to interact. Depending on the nature of the effector and regulating moieties, either configuration can result in the expression of the biological activity of the effector moiety. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 07, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/631738 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257991 | Park et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yong-Lae Park (Stanford, California); Behzad Moslehi (Los Altos, California); Richard James Black (Menlo Park, California); Mark R. Cutkosky (Palo Alto, California); Kelvin K. Chau (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor for force is formed from an elastomeric cylinder having a region with apertures. The apertures have passageways formed between them, and an optical fiber is introduced into these passageways, where the optical fiber has a grating for measurement of tension positioned in the passageways between apertures. Optionally, a temperature measurement sensor is placed in or around the elastomer for temperature correction, and if required, a copper film may be deposited in the elastomer for reduced sensitivity to spot temperature variations in the elastomer near the sensors. |
| FILED | Monday, March 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/042168 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258251 | Meador 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); Ohio Aerospace Institute (Brook Park, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mary Ann B. Meador (Strongsville, Ohio); Baochau N. Nguyen (North Royalton, Ohio); Haiquan Guo (Avon, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Ceramic oxide aerogels having improved flexibility are disclosed. Preferred embodiments exhibit high modulus and other strength properties despite their improved flexibility. The gels may be polymer cross-linked via organic polymer chains to further improve strength properties, without substantially detracting from the improved flexibility. Methods of making such aerogels are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, May 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/776088 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258957 | Mickle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marlin H. Mickle (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Alex K. Jones (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); James T. Cain (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Peter J. Hawrylak (Tulsa, Oklahoma); Frank Marx (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Raymond R. Hoare (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active transponder to have all circuit elements in a sleep (standby) state, thus drastically extending battery life or other charge storage device life. Also, a wake-up solution that reduces total energy consumption of an active transponder system by allowing all non-addressed transponders to remain in a sleep (standby) state, thereby reducing total system or collection energy. Also, the transponder and wake-up solution are employed in an asset tracking system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/211610 |
| ART UNIT | 2612 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/572.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259104 | Pirzadeh 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) | Shahyar Z. Pirzadeh (Newport News, Virginia); Soheila Banihashemi, legal representative (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method for domain decomposition for generating unstructured grids, a surface mesh is generated for a spatial domain. A location of a partition plane dividing the domain into two sections is determined. Triangular faces on the surface mesh that intersect the partition plane are identified. A partition grid of tetrahedral cells, dividing the domain into two sub-domains, is generated using a marching process in which a front comprises only faces of new cells which intersect the partition plane. The partition grid is generated until no active faces remain on the front. Triangular faces on each side of the partition plane are collected into two separate subsets. Each subset of triangular faces is renumbered locally and a local/global mapping is created for each sub-domain. A volume grid is generated for each sub-domain. The partition grid and volume grids are then merged using the local-global mapping. |
| FILED | Monday, June 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/493666 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259753 | Ross et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Anderson Fergus Ross (Niskayuna, New York); Harold Woodruff Tomlinson (Ballston Spa, New York); Daniel White Sexton (Niskayuna, New York); John Erik Hershey (Ballston Lake, New York); Richard Anthony DeCristofaro (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method transmitting a message over at least one of a plurality of channels of a communications network is provided. The method comprises the steps of detecting a presence of jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of channels. The characteristics of the jamming pulses in the at least one of the plurality of channels is determined wherein the determined characteristics define at least interstices between the jamming pulses. The message is transmitted over the at least one of the plurality of channels wherein the message is transmitted within the interstices of the jamming pulse determined from the step of determining characteristics of the jamming pulses. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/768684 |
| ART UNIT | 2464 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260440 | Santillo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mario A. Santillo (North Chili, New York); Dennis S. Bernstein (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A discrete-time adaptive control law for stabilization, command following, and disturbance rejection that is effective for systems that are unstable, MIMO, and/or nonminimum phase. The adaptive control algorithm includes guidelines concerning the modeling information needed for implementation. This information includes the relative degree, the first nonzero Markov parameter, and the nonminimum-phase zeros. Except when the plant has nonminimum-phase zeros whose absolute value is less than the plant's spectral radius, the required zero information can be approximated by a sufficient number of Markov parameters. No additional information about the poles or zeros need be known. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the algorithm's effectiveness in handling systems with errors in the required modeling data, unknown latency, sensor noise, and saturation. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/630004 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260460 | Sanders 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 Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam M. Sanders (Holly, Michigan); Matthew J. Reiland (Oxford, Michigan); Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Douglas Martin Linn (White Lake, Michigan); Robert Platt (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A robotic system includes a robot having joints, actuators, and sensors, and a distributed controller. The controller includes command-level controller, embedded joint-level controllers each controlling a respective joint, and a joint coordination-level controller coordinating motion of the joints. A central data library (CDL) centralizes all control and feedback data, and a user interface displays a status of each joint, actuator, and sensor using the CDL. A parameterized action sequence has a hierarchy of linked events, and allows the control data to be modified in real time. A method of controlling the robot includes transmitting control data through the various levels of the controller, routing all control and feedback data to the CDL, and displaying status and operation of the robot using the CDL. The parameterized action sequences are generated for execution by the robot, and a hierarchy of linked events is created within the sequence. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/564096 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — 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 08260492 | Stange et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kent Stange (Phoenix, Arizona); Richard Hess (Glendale, Arizona); Gerald B Kelley (Glendale, Arizona); Randy Rogers (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for redundancy management is provided for a distributed and recoverable digital control system. The method uses unique redundancy management techniques to achieve recovery and restoration of redundant elements to full operation in an asynchronous environment. The system includes a first computing unit comprising a pair of redundant computational lanes for generating redundant control commands. One or more internal monitors detect data errors in the control commands, and provide a recovery trigger to the first computing unit. A second redundant computing unit provides the same features as the first computing unit. A first actuator control unit is configured to provide blending and monitoring of the control commands from the first and second computing units, and to provide a recovery trigger to each of the first and second computing units. A second actuator control unit provides the same features as the first actuator control unit. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 04, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/381652 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/34.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260652 | Silver et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Silver (Boston, Massachusetts); Olivier de Weck (Natick, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus and computer program for determining and utilizing a time-expanded decision network is presented. A set of potential system configurations is defined. Next, switching costs are quantified to create a “static network” that captures the difficulty of switching among these configurations. A time-expanded decision network is provided by expanding the static network in time, including chance and decision nodes. Minimum cost paths through the network are evaluated under plausible operating scenarios. The set of initial design configurations are iteratively modified to exploit high-leverage switches and the process is repeated to convergence. Time-expanded decision networks are applicable, but not limited to, the design of systems, products, services and contracts. |
| FILED | Friday, January 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/969617 |
| ART UNIT | 3684 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/7.280 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260770 | Bell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Universities Space Research Association (Columbia, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Bell (Menlo Park, California); Michael Crawford (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and systems for editing data from a query result include requesting a query result using a unique collection identifier for a collection of individual files and a unique identifier for a configuration file that specifies a data structure for the query result. A query result is generated that contains a plurality of fields as specified by the configuration file, by combining each of the individual files associated with a unique identifier for a collection of individual files. The query result data is displayed with a plurality of labels as specified in the configuration file. Edits can be performed by querying a collection of individual files using the configuration file, editing a portion of the query result, and transmitting only the edited information for storage back into a data repository. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/234595 |
| ART UNIT | 2166 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/722 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 08257465 | Xia et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Younan Xia (St. Louis, Missouri); Yujie Xiong (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Crystalline noble metal nanostructures and methods for their preparation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/397168 |
| 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 075/361 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08257967 | McDevitt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. McDevitt (Austin, Texas); Eric V. Anslyn (Austin, Texas); Jason B. Shear (Austin, Texas); Dean P. Neikirk (Austin, Texas); Nick J. Christodoulides (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for the rapid characterization of multi-cardiovascular risk factor analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member, in which a plurality of cavities may be formed. A series of chemically sensitive particles, in one embodiment, are positioned within the cavities. The particles may produce a signal when a receptor, coupled to the particle, interacts with the cardiovascular risk factor analyte and the particle-analyte complex is visualized using a visualization reagent. Using pattern recognition techniques, the analytes within a multi-analyte fluid may be characterized. In an embodiment, each cavity of the plurality of cavities is designed to capture and contain a specific size particle. Flexible projections may be positioned over each of the cavities to provide retention of the particles in the cavities. |
| FILED | Monday, April 28, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/427744 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/288.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258197 | Lavigne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Lavigne (Columbia, South Carolina); R. William Tilford (Kingsport, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Porous networks are described linked by boronates. Also described are processes for producing the porous networks. The porous networks are formed by reacting a polyboronic acid with itself or with a polydiol, a polydiamine, or a polyamino alcohol. The resulting boronate linkage is covalently bonded. The characteristics and properties of the resulting porous material can be varied and altered by changing the reactants and by incorporating functional groups into the reactants. Of particular advantage, the porous materials can be formed at or near atmospheric pressure and at low temperature in the presence of one or more solvents. |
| FILED | Friday, February 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/279006 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258347 | Popik et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir V. Popik (Watkinsville, Georgia); Andrei A. Poloukhtine (Scottsdale, Arizona); Geert-Jan Boons (Athens, Georgia); Margaretha Wolfert (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Cyclic alkynes (e.g., cyclooctynes such as dibenzocyclooctynes) can be photochemically generated from cyclopropenones as disclosed herein. The cyclic alkynes can be reacted (e.g., in situ) with materials having alkyne-reactive groups (e.g., azide groups in a “click” reaction). In preferred embodiments, the generation and reaction of the cyclic alkyne can proceed in the absence of a catalyst (e.g., Cu(I)). These reactions can be useful, for example, for the selective labeling of living cells that are metabolically modified with azido-containing surface monosaccharides, or for light-directed surface patterning. |
| FILED | Friday, February 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/708617 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258909 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen Li (Pasadena, California); Damien C Rodger (Los Angeles, California); Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A foldable polymer-based coil structure and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coil structure has metal wirings and interconnections between the wirings. The wirings and connections are embedded by a polymer. The coil structure is foldable in two or more layers. In the folded condition, coils of one layer overlap the coils of another layer. A stackable structure and jigs for aligning the foldable and stackable structures are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/106296 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Inductor devices 336/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259022 | Mendis et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rajind Mendis (Houston, Texas); Daniel M. Mittleman (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprising a parallel plate waveguide (PPWG) comprising two plates separated by a distance that supports a multimode wave, and a transmitter configured to emit a wave having a frequency from about one hundred Gigahertz (GHz) to about ten terahertz (THz) and to couple to one mode of the PPWG. Also disclosed is an apparatus comprising two plates substantially parallel to one another and separated by at least about five millimeters (mm), and an antenna coupled to the two plates and configured to transmit or receive a wave having a frequency from about one hundred GHz to about ten THz. Disclosed is a method comprising polarizing an electromagnetic beam in the first transverse electric (TE1) mode with respect to a PPWG comprising two plates, adjusting the diameter of the electromagnetic beam based on the separation between the plates, and sending the electromagnetic beam into the PPWG. |
| FILED | Friday, May 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/434454 |
| ART UNIT | 2821 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259105 | Wald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ingo Wald (Salt Lake City, Utah); Solomon Boulos (Salt Lake City, Utah); Peter Shirley (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ray tracing a three-dimensional scene made up of geometric primitives that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure. One example embodiment is a method for ray tracing a three-dimensional scene made up of geometric primitives that are spatially partitioned into a hierarchical data structure. In this example embodiment, the hierarchical data structure includes at least a parent node and a corresponding plurality of child nodes. The method includes a first act of determining that a first active ray in the packet hits the parent node and a second act of descending to each of the plurality of child nodes. |
| FILED | Monday, July 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/374392 |
| ART UNIT | 2628 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/420 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259239 | Hua |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | An image display system and associated method for image displaying The system includes an image source configured to generate image light, projection optics configured to project the image light, and a polarizing beam splitter optically coupled to the projection optics and configured to propagate into a first optical path first polarized light having a first polarization and to propagate into a second optical path second polarized light having a second polarization The system includes a quarter wave converter disposed in the first optical path and configured to rotate the first polarization by a quarter phase as the first polarized light first passes through the quarter wave converter, and includes a reflective screen disposed in the first optical path and configured to reflect rotated first polarized light from the quarter wave converter back through the quarter wave converter for further quarter phase rotation. |
| FILED | Friday, January 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/522262 |
| ART UNIT | 2871 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems 349/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260459 | Herbert et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of Minnesota (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sammuel D. Herbert (Woodbury, Minnesota); Nikolaos P. Papanikolopoulos (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Robotic vehicle systems and methods regarding such systems, such as, e.g., methods of movement for such robotic vehicle systems (e.g., movement across varying terrain including steps). |
| FILED | Friday, May 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/463067 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — 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 08261153 | Chugg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith M. Chugg (La Canada, California); Jordan Melzer (Edmonton, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and techniques for transmitting an Irregular Systematic with Serially Concatenated Parity (Ir-S-SCP) are described. The techniques include generating an outer code comprising a plurality of bits using systematic bits as input, repeating the plurality of bits of the outer code a pre-determined number of times to generate at least a first set of repeated bits and a second set of repeated bits, serializing the generated sets of repeated bits, wherein each generated set is serialized in parallel with another generated set, interleaving the generated sets of repeated bits, generating an inner code, the inner code generated in part based on the interleaved sets, puncturing the inner code to output parity bits, wherein the puncturing is non-uniform and the puncturing is based at least in part on an incremental redundancy scheme, and transmitting the parity bits, wherein the transmitted parity bits and the systematic bits comprise the Ir-S-SCP code. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/875810 |
| ART UNIT | 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/758 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08257866 | Loveness et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amprius, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ghyrn E. Loveness (Menlo Park, California); William S. DelHagen (Menlo Park, California); Rainer Fasching (Mill Valley, California); Song Han (Foster City, California); Zuqin Liu (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are examples of electrochemically active electrode materials, electrodes using such materials, and methods of manufacturing such electrodes. Electrochemically active electrode materials may include a high surface area template containing a metal silicide and a layer of high capacity active material deposited over the template. The template may serve as a mechanical support for the active material and/or an electrical conductor between the active material and, for example, a substrate. Due to the high surface area of the template, even a thin layer of the active material can provide sufficient active material loading and corresponding battery capacity. As such, a thickness of the layer may be maintained below the fracture threshold of the active material used and preserve its structural integrity during battery cycling. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/039031 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/223 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08259411 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Cupertino, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | XiaoMin Yang (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Shuaigang Xiao (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jie Gong (Eden Prairie, Minnesota); Michael Seigler (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a magnetic write pole with a trapezoidal cross-section is described. The method consists of first forming a magnetic seedlayer on a base followed by depositing a removable material layer on the seedlayer, and then a resist layer on the removable material layer. A trench is then formed in the resist, and the resist is heated to cause the cross-sectional profile of the trench to assume a trapezoidal shape. The resist is then capped with another resist layer and further heated to cause the width of the trapezoidal trench to become narrower. The cap layer and removable material layer at the bottom of the trench are then removed and the trench filled with magnetic material by electroplating. The resist and seedlayer external to the trench are finally removed to form a write pole with a trapezoidal cross-section. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/116798 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval 360/125.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08260963 | Huang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yih Huang (Fairfax, Virginia); Arun Sood (Clifton, Virginia); David Arsenault (McLean, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a self-cleansing intrusion tolerance-domain name systems system comprising at least three DNS servers, at least four storage systems accessible by the DNS servers, a communications link, a message transfer mechanism, and a self-cleansing mechanism. The storage systems include at least three online storage systems and at least one offline storage system. The communications link can connect the DNS servers with the storage systems, as well as connect the DNS servers with a local area network, which can connect the DNS servers with an external network. The message transfer mechanism can rotate the DNS servers into a plurality of roles, including a primary role, a secondary role, a designated role, and a self-cleansing role. The self-cleansing mechanism can be used to perform the self-cleansing role. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695710 |
| ART UNIT | 2444 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/245 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08257778 | Larsen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LNK Chemsolutions, LLC (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gustavo Larsen (Lincoln, Nebraska); Ruben Spretz (Lincoln, Nebraska); Raffet Velarde-Ortiz (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing a sturdy and pliable fibrous hemostatic dressing by making fibers that maximally expose surface area per unit weight of active ingredients as a means for aiding in the clot forming process and as a means of minimizing waste of active ingredients. The method uses a rotating object to spin off a liquid biocompatible fiber precursor, which is added at its center. Fibers formed then deposit on a collector located at a distance from the rotating object creating a fiber layer on the collector. An electrical potential difference is maintained between the rotating disk and the collector. Then, a liquid procoagulation species is introduced at the center of the rotating disk such that it spins off the rotating disk and coats the fibers. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/414949 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/2.310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08258202 | Chasser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony M. Chasser (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Lawrence J. Fitzgerald (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Venkateshwarlu Kalsani (Allison Park, Pennsylvania); Jennifer L. Thomas (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are antimicrobial coating compositions. These coating compositions comprise (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a porous solid comprising pores having anti-microbial metal ions disposed therein; and (c) an onium compound. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/370161 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 523/122 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08258425 | Denney et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul E. Denney (Columbus, Ohio); Jay R. Eastman (Westerville, Ohio); Paul M. Fallara (Columbus, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A laser head for irradiating an interaction region of a structure with laser light to remove material from the structure. The laser head includes a housing, an anchoring mechanism, and a connector coupled to the housing and optically coupled to a laser generator. The anchoring mechanism is reversably coupled to the housing and releasably affixed to the structure by vacuum pressure. The anchoring mechanism releasably holds the laser head at a selected position in relation to the structure. The connector transmits laser light from the laser generator. The laser head further includes a plurality of optical elements contained in the housing. The laser head further includes a containment plenum coupled to the housing. The containment plenum is optically coupled to the plurality of optical elements to receive the laser light. The containment plenum confines the material and removes the material from the interaction region resulting from irradiating the structure with the laser light. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/363647 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.670 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 08260279 | Kiasaleh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kamran Kiasaleh (Plano, Texas); Poras T. Balsara (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a software defined radio transceiver that includes a programmable cellular radio front end and a programmable baseband processor. The programmable cellular radio front end is typically a digital radio frequency processor configured to support a cellular communication standard. The programmable baseband processor is connected to the digital radio frequency processor. The programmable baseband processor (a) selectively reconfigures the cellular configured digital radio frequency processor to support a non-cellular communication standard by bypassing one or more cellular communication standard specific function, and modifying one or more operating parameters to conform to the non-cellular communication standard, (b) processes input data in accordance with the non-cellular communication standard and provides the processed input data to the digital radio frequency processor for transmission, and (c) receives output data from the digital radio frequency processor and processes the received output data to obtain transmitted data. |
| FILED | Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/618754 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/418 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 08259841 | Dally |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/027893 |
| 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 |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08260622 | Chron et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York); National Security Agency (Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward G. Chron (Sunnyvale, California); David A. Pease (Redwood Estates, California); Elizabeth S. Richards (Columbia, Maryland); Sandeep M. Uttamchandani (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The embodiments of the invention provide methods, computer program products, etc. for complaint-based service level objectives. More specifically, a method of deducing undefined service level objectives receives complaints regarding behavior of a system. The complaints could include a severity parameter, an entity parameter, a nature-of-complaint parameter, a timestamp parameter, and/or an identification parameter. Next, system details representing a current state of the system are recorded for each of the complaints. The method then automatically analyzes a history of the system details and the complaints to produce a historical compilation of the system details. The analyzing can include weighing each of the system details by a severity parameter value. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/674197 |
| ART UNIT | 3629 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08258197 | Lavigne et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Lavigne (Columbia, South Carolina); R. William Tilford (Kingsport, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Porous networks are described linked by boronates. Also described are processes for producing the porous networks. The porous networks are formed by reacting a polyboronic acid with itself or with a polydiol, a polydiamine, or a polyamino alcohol. The resulting boronate linkage is covalently bonded. The characteristics and properties of the resulting porous material can be varied and altered by changing the reactants and by incorporating functional groups into the reactants. Of particular advantage, the porous materials can be formed at or near atmospheric pressure and at low temperature in the presence of one or more solvents. |
| FILED | Friday, February 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/279006 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08260647 | Scott et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gale R. Scott (Louisville, Kentucky); Charles V. Fisher (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a system for managing information related to a delivery service provider and systems of using such a system. The system and systems provided herein allow a delivery service provider to coordinate with efficiency the volume of mail or packages to be delivered with the carrier resources available to deliver them. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the delivery operation information system tracks quantities of articles, schedules their distribution, and schedules and tracks the work force that distributes the articles. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/208232 |
| ART UNIT | 3624 — 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 75/7.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08259485 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jianhua Yang (Palo Alto, California); Wei Wu (Palo Alto, California); John Paul Strachan (Millbrae, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multilayer structure is provided that includes a base and a multilayer circuit disposed above the base. The multilayer circuit includes memory elements, each including a switching layer, and conductive lines leading from the base to the memory element. The total resistance of the switching layer of a memory element is varied based on the total resistance of conductive lines leading from the base to the memory element. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/873084 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/148 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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