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Patent Details for Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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| US 08316526 | Pei et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qibing Pei (Temecula, California); Ronald E. Pelrine (Longmont, Colorado); Marcus Rosenthal (Pacifica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides electroactive polymers, transducers and devices that maintain pre-strain in one or more portions of an electroactive polymer. Electroactive polymers described herein may include a pre-strained portion and a stiffened portion configured to maintain pre-strain in the pre-strained portion. One fabrication technique applies pre-strain to a partially cured electroactive polymer. The partially cured polymer is then further cured to stiffen and maintain the pre-strain. In another fabrication technique, a support layer is coupled to the polymer that maintains pre-strain in a portion of an electroactive polymer. Another embodiment of the invention cures a polymer precursor to maintain pre-strain in an electroactive polymer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043874 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/594 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316540 | Hougham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gareth G. Hougham (Ossining, New York); Brian S. Beaman (Cary, North Carolina); Evan G. Colgan (Chestnut Ridge, New York); Paul W. Coteus (Yorktown Heights, New York); Stefano S. Oggioni (Besana in Brianza, Italy); Enrique Vargas (Bronx, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing a land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and mounting at least one interposer on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. At least one sidewall of the interposer is slitted to facilitate the venting of gases and pressure therethrough. The method includes arranging a plurality of electrically-conductive elements about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extending them radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/212927 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/884 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316544 | Bichsel |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. Bichsel (Arlington, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of manufacturing an aircraft having adjacent spaced apart surface panels using a hollow filler within the gap between the spaced apart surface panels. |
| FILED | Monday, June 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/475960 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/897.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316770 | Fisher 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) | Patrick Fisher (Newton, New Jersey); Meghan Abraham (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania); Bhuvanesh Thoguluva (Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey); Keith Martin (Hellertown, Pennsylvania); Robin Zeto (Parkville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A munition round includes a cartridge case; a canister disposed at a forward end of the cartridge case, the canister including a piston movable in the canister; a plurality of high-density spheroids having a diameter in a range of about 0.25 inches to about 0.5 inches; a rear container disposed in the canister adjacent the piston, and fully loaded with the high-density spheroids; a front container disposed in the canister and partially loaded with the high-density spheroids, a remaining volume of the front container occupied by a spacer disc disposed atop the high-density spheroids; and a cap that closes a forward end of the canister. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/366976 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/454 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316772 | Gold et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United Stated of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir M. Gold (Hillside, New Jersey); Chuck L. Chin (Ledgewood, New Jersey); William J. Poulos (Park Ridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes a wall breaching explosive fragmentation ammunition and further a warhead having means for efficiently penetrating concrete and masonry walls, effectively delivering an explosive fragmentation case payload with minimum structural damage to the ammunition's projectile body. The effective wall breaching is achieved using an ogive-shaped, high strength, light weight boron carbide ceramic nose cone cap disposed adjacent to a tungsten alloy nose insert, at the fore of the ammunition. The projectile body is generally cylindrically shaped, preferably made of steel or aluminum to withstand expected forces in the launch environment. The ogive-shaped nose cone may be secured circumferentially to the projectile body with a rubber O-ring to ensure a tight seal. The ogive-shaped nose cone minimizes the penetration resistance force and provides more favorable loading onto the ammunition projectile's wall structure, ultimately minimizing the damage to the projectile's fragmenting case and the explosive payload which follows it. The remaining back projectile area may be filled with propellant. Use of light-weight boron carbide material also minimizes interference with possible steel fragment and tungsten alloy fragment spray. The projectile body includes rotating bands to trap propellant gases from escaping during launch which bands can be attached to the projectile body as a separate part. |
| FILED | Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/776560 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/519 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316970 | Tran |
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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) | Nghia X. Tran (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes a plurality of fluid chambers uniformly distributed about and in fluidic connection with a fluid reservoir, each fluid chamber having a valve and pressure sensor adjacent thereto, the valve configured to allow fluid flow between the fluid reservoir and the fluid chamber and the pressure sensor configured to determine the amount of fluid within the respective fluid chamber; means, adjacent to the fluid reservoir, for pumping fluid between the fluid reservoir and each of the fluid chambers; and a controller configured to control the means for pumping fluid and the valves using data from the pressure sensors. The means for pumping fluid, the valves, the pressure sensors, and the controller are contained within an inner housing and the plurality of fluid chambers are contained within an outer housing, which may be spherical in shape, and are external to the inner housing. |
| FILED | Monday, February 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/022204 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08316971 | Couture et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam P. Couture (Somerville, Massachusetts); Richard Page (Middleton, Massachusetts); John P. O'Brien (Newton, Massachusetts); Mikhail Filippov (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A robotic vehicle is disclosed, which is characterized by high mobility, adaptability, and the capability of being remotely controlled in hazardous environments. The robotic vehicle includes a chassis having front and rear ends and supported on right and left driven tracks. Right and left elongated flippers are disposed on corresponding sides of the chassis and operable to pivot. A linkage connects a payload deck, configured to support a removable functional payload, to the chassis. The linkage has a first end rotatably connected to the chassis at a first pivot, and a second end rotatably connected to the deck at a second pivot. Both of the first and second pivots include independently controllable pivot drivers operable to rotatably position their corresponding pivots to control both fore-aft position and pitch orientation of the payload deck with respect to the chassis. |
| FILED | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/838824 |
| ART UNIT | 3611 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Motor vehicles 180/9.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317025 | Kolozs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | San Diego Composites, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert T. Kolozs (San Diego, California); Josh S. Moore (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-adjusting bumper comprising slidably adjustable upper and lower tapered nylon wedges for eliminating rattle space between objects and their containers. A tapered lower wedge comprises a dovetail guide rail and opposing guide pin rails; a tapered upper wedge comprises a corresponding dovetail guide path and opposing slots shaped for insertion and slidable adjustment of the guide pin rails. Opposing helical extension springs secured to the sides of the upper and lower wedges minimize friction forces between the wedges as they slidably move relative to one another. External surfaces of the wedges may be contoured to accommodate the shape of the object and/or its container. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/072766 |
| ART UNIT | 3728 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/521 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317058 | Toth et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shirley A. Toth (Rome, New York); E. Paul Ratazzi (Rome, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus for dispensing water or other liquids to a bicyclist while riding. Invention provides a means for dispensing fluids from its bottom end so as to eliminate the need for inverting. Contents of the bottle are gravity-dispensed so as to eliminate repeated squeezing of bottle to discharge contents. Invention incorporates functional ergonomic elements including recesses for better handhold, concave sections and extended sections to provide a close conformity to a bicyclist's face to both preserve the aerodynamics of the bicyclist and for maintaining adequate clearance for breathing, while drinking from the invention. Invention is compatible with prior art carriage and retention systems. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/591661 |
| ART UNIT | 3781 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Receptacles 220/710 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317136 | Kirkland et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | West Coast Netting, Inc. (Kingman, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Kirkland (Kingman, Arizona); Eric Reed (Kingman, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The stabilized controllable drogue for an inflight aerial refueling system includes a reception coupling, a paradrogue frame, a drogue canopy, and a plurality of actuators for moving the drogue canopy in a desired direction to control, steer and stabilize the stabilized controllable drogue during turbulent conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/831185 |
| 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 244/135.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317151 | Koehler |
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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) | Michael O. Koehler (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A bracket is provided for mounting an antenna onto a well disposed on a gun turret. The antenna (for receiving GPS signals) has an exposed dome and a connector extending underneath the dome. The bracket includes a substantially cylindrical housing that contains an internal chamber. The housing has proximal and distal ends along a longitudinal axis. The distal end has a first surface for attaching to the well. A flange disposed at the proximal end provides a surface onto which the antenna mounts. The connector can be inserted into the chamber. A male-threaded boss extends from the distal end to insert into a female-threaded well disposed on the turret. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/136901 |
| ART UNIT | 3632 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Supports 248/534 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317233 | Pionke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence J. Pionke (St. Charles, Missouri); Michael H. Curry (St. Peters, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A coupling apparatus that may have a first component having a first sealing surface and a second component having a second sealing surface. The first and second sealing surfaces are in facing relationship with one another when the first and second components are coupled together. One of the first and second sealing surfaces has a metallic film layer that transforms into a liquefied metal layer when the metallic film layer is exposed to a temperature that exceeds a melting temperature of a metal from which the metallic film layer is formed. The liquefied metal layer forms a seal between the sealing surfaces. |
| FILED | Friday, August 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/201449 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipe joints or couplings 285/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317461 | Tholen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan Tholen (Kennebunk, Maine); Paul M. Luljen (Kennebunkport, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | A blade outer air seal for being positioned radially outwardly of a gas turbine blade has at least one cooling air passage with a dividing wall dividing the at least one cooling air passage into two separate flow paths. The dividing wall does not extend throughout an entire length of the blade outer air seal of the first dimension. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/198917 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317518 | Jarrell et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce Jarrell (Severna Park, Maryland); Sergei Nirenburg (Reisterstown, Maryland); Marjorie Joan McShane (Reisterstown, Maryland); Stephen Beale (Bel Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for delivering medical care include receiving normal data that indicates normal conditions in a patient. Abnormality data is received and indicates an abnormal condition, if any, in a patient. An instance of a virtual patient is generated based on the normal data and the abnormality data. The instance includes a physiological component that describes a sufficiently comprehensive physical state of a patient having the abnormal condition to simulate clinical measurements of the patient's condition. The instance also includes a cognitive component that describes a patient's awareness of symptoms, history of behavior and ability to convey information in response to queries. Action data is received from a trainee. Response data is generated based on the action data and the instance. Display data is presented based on the response data, and indicates information about the instance available as a result of the requested action. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/672161 |
| ART UNIT | 3715 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Education and demonstration 434/262 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317789 | LeCronier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kettering University (Flint, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David LeCronier (Oxford, Michigan); Patrick Atkinson (Grand Blanc, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A compression transmission collar apparatus (20) for implantation into a bone (22) with a hole (28) having a hole wall (32) comprising an intramedullary nail (34) defining a bore (40) and a threaded fastener (42) and a compression transmission collar (58) including an exterior face (64) and a top edge (60) and a bottom edge (62) and a first end (70) intersecting the top edge (60) at an acute angle (α1) and the bottom edge (62) at an obtuse angle (α2) and a second end (72) intersecting the top edge (60) at an obtuse angle α2) and the bottom edge (62) at an acute angle α1) and the first end (70) partially overlapping and opposing the second end (72) to define a slit (74) such that applying a compressional load to the top edge (60) causes the first end (70) to slide relative to and along the second end (72) causing the compression transmission collar (58) to compress axially and expand radially pressing the exterior face (64) against the hole wall (32). |
| FILED | Monday, October 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901728 |
| ART UNIT | 3733 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/64 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317931 | Wagner 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) | George W. Wagner (Elkton, Maryland); Yue Wu (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Alfred Kleinhammes (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and products enabling decontamination of chemical warfare agents and/or toxic industrial chemicals. More particularly, the invention pertains to improvements of surface decontamination processes using novel sorbents such as nanotubular titania. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/668524 |
| ART UNIT | 1711 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning and liquid contact with solids 134/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317953 | Sawka et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Digital Solid State Propulsion, LLC (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne N. Sawka (Reno, Nevada); Charles E. Grix (Carmichael, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new process for forming MICs as well as three exemplary categories of MIC formulations is disclosed. MICs disclosed herein include a first exemplary category for which combustion can be initiated and sustained by either a heat (flame) source or electrical power, a second exemplary category of formulations that can be ignited and that sustain combustion at low pressures only with electrical power and a third exemplary category of formulations that can be ignited and extinguished at low pressures only with electrical power. The new process of MIC formulation provides energetic liquid oxidizers in place of traditional solvents, thus eliminating the need for solvent extraction. The energetic liquid oxidizer serves as a medium in which to suspend and grow the 3D nanostructure formed by the cross linked polymer (PVA). As a consequence, the 3D nanostructure entraps the liquid oxidizer, preventing it from evaporating and thereby eliminating the need for solvent extraction, preserves the 3D nanostructure shape. Further, the liquid oxidizer matrix produces provides a mechanism through which ignition and combustion may be controlled. The material combustion rate may be adjusted/throttled through adjustments in the amount electrical power supply and may even be extinguished by complete removal of the electrical power supply. Repeated on/off ignition/extinguishment is possible through repeated application and removal of electrical current. |
| FILED | Friday, May 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/467209 |
| 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 08317983 | Holloway et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Holloway (Williamsburg, Virginia); Peter C. Eklund (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michelle Shinn (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces and output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred. |
| FILED | Friday, April 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/798377 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318060 | Sundberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald C. Sundberg (Madbury, New Hampshire); John G. Tsavalas (Boston, Massachusetts); Jonathan K. Nguyen (Rockland, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for microencapsulation of an amine in a polymer shell in an aqueous environment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/460537 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/4.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318086 | Chandrasekhar |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ashwin-Ushas Corporation, Inc. (Holmdel, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Prasanna Chandrasekhar (Lakewood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, devices, and remediation compositions for the microwave remediation of medical wastes are provided. The remediation compositions include a microwave active fluid including a microwave active liquid, a microwave enhancer, and a viscosity modifying agent. Methods include immersing medical waste in the remediation composition and then irradiating the medical waste and the remediation composition to remediate the medical waste. The devices include a container for the medical waste and the remediation composition, a microwave radiation source and a temperature monitoring device. |
| FILED | Friday, June 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/483398 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318093 | Wang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shan X. Wang (Portola Valley, California); Robert L. White (Stanford, California); Chris D. Webb (Scotts Valley, California); Guanxiong Li (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Magnetic nanoparticles and methods for their use in detecting biological molecules are disclosed. The magnetic nanoparticles can be attached to nucleic acid molecules, which are then captured by a complementary sequence attached to a detector, such as a spin valve detector or a magnetic tunnel junction detector. The detection of the bound magnetic nanoparticle can be achieved with high specificity and sensitivity. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/804583 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318127 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xingmao Jiang (Albuquerque, New Mexico); C. Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods of forming a metal oxide composite and a porous metal oxide, which can be used for applications including catalysis, sensors, energy storage, solar cells, heavy metal removal and separations, etc. In one embodiment, a one-step solvothermal process can be used to form the metal oxide phase with high crystallinity and high surface area. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/033232 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/592.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318183 | Duffy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle, Washington); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, on Behalf of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Washington, District of Columbia); Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Patrick Duffy (Seattle, Washington); Stefan H. I. Kappe (Seattle, Washington); Urszula Krzych (Washington, District of Columbia); Donald G. Heppner (Vienna, Virginia); Lawrence W. Bergman (Landsdale, Pennsylvania); Vladislav A. Malkov (Seattle, Washington); Alice Tarun (Shoreline, Washington); Jason P. Wendler (Lincoln, Nebraska); Igor Bacik (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides isolated liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1-48 and immunogenic derivatives thereof. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides of the invention, compositions comprising one or more liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides of the invention, methods for inducing an immune response against the liver stage Plasmodium polypeptides, and methods for treating and diagnosing liver stage malaria. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/722439 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/268.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318278 | Arnal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David B. Arnal (Mt. Laurel, New Jersey); Timothy T. Broderick (Voorhees, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An easy to use epoxy-mount base plate assembly has components of a two-part epoxy adhesive pre-dispensed on the assembly's base plate in a plurality of alternating segments and prepackaged with a protective adhesive cover that keeps each epoxy component segment separated from one another until ready for use. To attach the base plate of the assembly to a surface, the adhesive cover is removed exposing the epoxy segments. The base plate is then pressed against a mounting surface and twisted thus mixing the epoxy components and initiating a curing process for the epoxy. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/944054 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/40.100 |
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| US 08318407 | Keszler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon); Jeremy Anderson (Corvallis, Oregon); Peter A. Hersh (Denver, Colorado); Jason K. Stowers (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices having a thin film or laminate structure comprising hafnium and/or zirconium oxy hydroxy compounds, and methods for making such devices, are disclosed. The hafnium and zirconium compounds can be doped, typically with other metals, such as lanthanum. Examples of electronic devices or components that can be made include, without limitation, insulators, transistors and capacitors. A method for patterning a device using the materials as positive or negative resists or as functional device components also is described. For example, a master plate for imprint lithography can be made. An embodiment of a method for making a device having a corrosion barrier also is described. Embodiments of an optical device comprising an optical substrate and coating also are described. Embodiments of a physical ruler also are disclosed, such as for accurately measuring dimensions using an electron microscope. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/286606 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/311 |
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| US 08318438 | Vivekananda et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeevalatha Vivekananda (San Antonio, Texas); Johnathan L. Kiel (Universal City, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | We describe examples using aptamers for capturing and reporting the presence of a target, such as a pathogen. Examples described here include a set of aptamers that are specific to F. tularensisis. Other examples described here include an Aptamer-Linked Immobilized Sorbent Assay (ALISA) and dot blot assay. An example of a method provided here comprises: providing a set of DNA sequences that exhibit high binding affinity to target antigen, placing the DNA sequences in a sandwich aptamer-linked immobilized sorbent assay (ALISA), contacting the DNA sequences with a sample, and detecting whether the target is present in the sample. Some alternative implementations may include dot blots and different reporters. Quantum dot sandwich assays and quantum dot de-quenching reporters can be used. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/072758 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.150 |
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| US 08318508 | Mirkin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruhe, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Ling Huang (Corning, New York); Rafael Vega (Evanston, Illinois); Steven Lenhert (Karlsruhe, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Better patterning methods, including for better methods for forming biomolecular arrays, including a method comprising: providing a tip and a substrate surface, disposing a patterning composition at the end of the tip, depositing at least some of the patterning composition from the tip to the substrate surface to form a deposit disposed on the substrate surface, wherein the patterning composition comprises at least one lipid, optionally at least one solvent, and at least one patterning species different from the lipid and the optional solvent. The lipid can be a phospholipid such as DOPC. The patterning species can be an oligonucleotide or a protein. Microarrays and nanoarrays can be prepared including nanoscale resolution of deposits. The lipid can activate patterning or increase the rate of patterning. Simplified tip preparation can be achieved. Nanoscopic, SPM, and AFM tips can be used. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/213301 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/180 |
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| US 08318532 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Alexander Mikhailovsky (Ventura, California); Daniel Moses (Santa Barbara, California); Thuc-Quyen Nguyen (Goleta, California); Jeffrey Peet (Goleta, California); Cesare Soci (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved processing methods for enhanced properties of conjugated polymer films are disclosed, as well as the enhanced conjugated polymer films produced thereby. Addition of low molecular weight alkyl-containing molecules to solutions used to form conjugated polymer films leads to improved photoconductivity and improvements in other electronic properties. The enhanced conjugated polymer films can be used in a variety of electronic devices, such as solar cells and photodiodes. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/949705 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318562 | Khan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Asif Khan (Irmo, South Carolina); Vinod Adivarahan (Columbia, South Carolina); Qhalid Fareed (Columbia, South Carolina); Grigory Simin (Columbia, South Carolina); Naveen Tipirneni (Milpitas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of achieving high breakdown voltages in semiconductor devices by suppressing the surface flashover using high dielectric strength insulating encapsulation material are generally described. In one embodiment of the present invention, surface flashover in AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors (HFETs) is suppressed by using high dielectric strength insulating encapsulation material. Surface flashover in as-fabricated III-Nitride based HFETs limits the operating voltages at levels well below the breakdown voltages of GaN. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/061358 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/285 |
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| US 08318595 | Morris 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) | Christopher J. Morris (Silver Spring, Maryland); Mandan Dubey (South River, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Self-assembling microscale electrical and mechanical connections includes a part binding site and a part electrical binding site; and a template binding site comprising a template electrical conductor layer; a metallization layer on the template electrical conductor layer; a bump structure comprising a solder alloy positioned on the metallization layer, wherein the solder alloy is liquefied to allow the bump structure to self-assemble and align with the part electrical binding site using capillary forces, and wherein the solder alloy only liquefies at a temperature above that at which the self-assembly and alignment is performed; and a fluid on the template electrical conductor layer, wherein the fluid comprises a melting point lower than that of the solder alloy, wherein the fluid binds with the part binding site. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/625189 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/613 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kennametal Inc. (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell L. Yeckley (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A SiAlON armor ceramic made from a starting powder mixture including silicon nitride powder. The armor ceramic includes a ceramic body that has between about 64 weight percent and about 90 weight percent alpha SiAlON phase that contains an alpha SiAlON-bound rare earth element. The ceramic body also has between about 5 weight percent and about 35 weight percent of a beta SiAlON phase of the formula Si6−zAlzOzN8−z wherein the value of “z” ranges between about 0.10 and about 0.35. The alpha SiAlON-bound rare earth element in the alpha SiAlON phase is present as a result of the starting powder mixture that contains between about 1 weight percent and about 7 weight percent of an oxide of the alpha SiAlON-bound rare earth element. The ceramic body has a fracture toughness (KIC) greater than about 6.00 MPa·m1/2 and a Vickers hardness (HVN) equal to greater than about 19.3 GPa. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/652876 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Ceramic 51/98.200 |
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| US 08318808 | Chen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Zn2+-chelating motif-tethered fatty acids as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Compounds performed well in in vitro and in vivo tests. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/361626 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/575 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318888 | Tan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loon-Seng Tan (Centerville, Ohio); Matthew Dalton (Bellbrook, Ohio); Ramamurthi Kannan (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Two-photon absorbing (2PA), cross-linked polyurethanes were prepared from bis(isocyanato) monomers, tris(isocyanato) monomers or a mixture of bis(isocyanato) and tris(isocyanato) monomers, in conjunction with a novel polyol molecules with donor-acceptor octupolar geometry, whose generic structure is comprised of an electron-accepting 1,3,5-triazine hub with three spokes constituted by electron-donating triarylalkylamine end-groups, which are polyfunctionalized with thermally reactive alcohol functions. The resulting neat glassy or rubbery solids are applicable in a wide range of linear & nonlinear optical applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/237078 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/73 |
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| US 08318959 | Baum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Flurochem, Inc. (Azusa, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt Baum (Pasadena, California); Wen-Huey Lin (Laguna Niguel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The method of preparing novel allyl ethers. Novel glycidyl ethers and their preparation. Polyfunctional poly(glycidyl ethers) their methods of preparation. Novel polyurethanes based on the polyfunctional glycidyl ethers and their method of preparation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/343132 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/551 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319002 | Daniels et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanosys, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Hugh Daniels (Mountain View, California); Esther Li (Fremont, California); Erica J. Rogers (Emerald Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and apparatuses for nanomaterial-enhanced platelet binding and hemostatic medical devices are provided. Hemostatic materials and structures are provided that induce platelet binding, including platelet binding and the coagulation of blood at a wound/opening caused by trauma, a surgical procedure, ulceration, or other cause. Example embodiments include platelet binding devices, hemostatic bandages, hemostatic plugs, and hemostatic formulations. The hemostatic materials and structures may incorporate nanostructures and/or further hemostatic elements such as polymers, silicon nanofibers, silicon dioxide nanofibers, and/or glass beads into a highly absorbent, gelling scaffold. The hemostatic materials and structures may be resorbable. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/720297 |
| ART UNIT | 3772 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Splint, brace, or bandage 62/41 |
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| US 08319156 | 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); Jeffrey F. DeNatale (Thousand Oaks, California); Chialun Tsai (Thousand Oaks, California); Philip A. Stupar (Oxnard, California); Ya-Chi Chen (Simi Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A vapor cell includes an interrogation cell in a substrate, the interrogation cell having an entrance window and an exit window, and a first transparent thin-film heater in thermal communication with the entrance window. The transparent thin-film heater has a first layer in communication with a first pole contact at a proximal end of the heater and a layer coupler contact at a distal end, a second layer in communication with a second pole contact at the proximal end, and the second layer electrically coupled to the layer coupler contact at the distal end. An insulating layer is sandwiched between the first and second layers. The insulating layer has an opening at the distal end to admit the layer coupler contact and to insulate the remainder of the second layer from the first layer. The first and second pole contacts are available to complete an electric circuit at the proximal end, with magnetic fields for each of the first and second layers oriented in opposing directions when a current is applied through the circuit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/645427 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/482 |
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| US 08319191 | Allee |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Allee (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of sensor systems and related methods of operating and manufacturing the same are described herein. The sensor systems can be used to detect atomic or subatomic particles or radiation. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/458728 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.110 |
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| US 08319549 | Sengupta et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kaushik Sengupta (Pasadena, California); Steven Bowers (Duarte, California); Aydin Babakhani (White Plains, New York); Arthur H. Chang (Irvine, California); Seyed Ali Hajimiri (La Canada, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated power amplifier includes a divider and a combiner. The integrated power amplifier also includes two or more amplifiers. Each of the amplifier input terminals is electrically coupled to a divider output terminal and each of the amplifier output terminals is electrically coupled to a combiner input terminal. At least one power sensor is configured to provide a power amplifier performance metric. The divider and the combiner include a plurality of actuators. Each actuator has at least one actuator control terminal which is configured to provide an actuator setting. The actuators are configured via the actuator control terminals to optimize the power amplifier performance metric. Methods to simulate the operation of a self-healing power amplifier and a process for the operation of a self-healing circuit are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/964281 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/2 |
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| US 08319561 | Venugopal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sameer M. Venugopal (San Jose, California); Aritra Dey (Folsom, California); David R. Allee (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of amplifiers with depletion and enhancement mode thin film transistors are disclosed herein. Other examples, devices, and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/411356 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/307 |
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| US 08319584 | Piazza et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gianluca Piazza (Lodi, Italy); Philip J. Stephanou (Berkeley, California); Albert P. Pisano (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A contour mode micromechanical piezoelectric resonator. The resonator has a bottom electrode; a top electrode; and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The piezoelectric resonator has a planar surface with a cantilevered periphery, dimensioned to undergo in-plane lateral displacement at the periphery. The resonator also includes means for applying an alternating electric field across the thickness of the piezoelectric resonator. The electric field is configured to cause the resonator to have a contour mode in-plane lateral displacement that is substantially in the plane of the planar surface of the resonator, wherein the fundamental frequency for the displacement of the piezoelectric resonator is set in part lithographically by the planar dimension of the bottom electrode, the top electrode or the piezoelectric layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/850556 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/186 |
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| US 08319965 | Jeys et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas H. Jeys (Lexington, Massachusetts); Antonio Sanchez-Rubio (Lexington, Massachusetts); Ronald H. Hoffeld (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Jonathan Z. Lin (Winchester, Massachusetts); Nicholas M. F. Judson (Baltimore, Maryland); George S. Haldeman (Melrose, Massachusetts); Vincenzo Daneu (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Aerosol and hydrosol particle detection systems without knowledge of a location and velocity of a particle passing through a volume of space, are less efficient than if knowledge of the particle location is known. An embodiment of a particle position detection system capable of determining an exact location of a particle in a fluid stream is discussed. The detection system may employ a patterned illuminating beam, such that once a particle passes through the patterned illuminating beam, a light scattering is produced. The light scattering defines a temporal profile that contains measurement information indicative of an exact particle location. However, knowledge of the exact particle location has several advantages. These advantages include correction of systematic particle measurement errors due to variability of the particle position within the sample volume, targeting of particles based on position, capture of particles based on position, reduced system energy consumption and reduced system complexity. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/851866 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/342 |
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| US 08320214 | Ruffa 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) | Anthony A. Ruffa (Hope Valley, Rhode Island); John F. Griffin (Lebanon, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for deflecting acoustic waves for an object in a liquid environment includes a heating grid and a cooling grid. The heating grid is positioned about the object and increases the temperature in the liquid environment. The cooling grid is positioned about the object to cool the liquid environment outside the heating grid. Jointly, these grids establish a temperature gradient in the liquid environment that is capable of bending acoustic waves in the environment. The cooling grid and heating grid can be established through mechanical, electrical or chemical methods. Alternatively, the required temperature gradient can be established by a heating grid alone in a moving vehicle wherein the heating grid is continuously in contact with undisturbed water at the ambient temperature. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/844211 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/1 |
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| US 08320217 | Barger et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Edwin Barger (Winchester, Massachusetts); Richard James Mullen (Needham, Massachusetts); Daniel Ramsay Cruthirds (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ronald Bruce Coleman (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The systems and methods described herein relate to an airborne shooter detection system having a plurality of sensors coupled to the body of an aircraft such as a helicopter. The sensors are arranged to receive shockwave-only signals. The received signals are analyzed to determine an unambiguous shooter location. The analysis may include measuring the arrival times of the shockwaves of projectiles at each of the sensors, determining the differences in the arrival times among sensors, computing a set of ambiguous solutions corresponding to a shooter, and clustering this set of solutions to determine the unambiguous shooter location. The systems and methods described herein may also be used to determine if multiple shooters are present, and subsequently determine the shooter locations for each of the multiple shooters. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/629761 |
| 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 367/127 |
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| US 08320489 | Bajwa et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waheed Uz Zaman Bajwa (Madison, Wisconsin); Akbar Muhammad Sayeed (Madison, Wisconsin); Robert David Nowak (Madison, Wisconsin); Jarvis Haupt (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A device, method, and computer-readable medium are provided. The device includes, but is not limited to, an antenna configured to receive a multipath signal and a processor operably coupled to the antenna to receive the multipath signal. The processor is configured to determine a training signal transmitted from a second device to create the received multipath signal; sample the received multipath signal; and determine channel coefficients based on the sampled multipath signal and the determined training signal using a mixed-norm convex optimization process, wherein the channel coefficients characterize a channel associated with the multipath signal. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/390323 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/267 |
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| US 08320616 | Kaiser et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Kent Kaiser (Crestveiw, Florida); Nicholas Raphael Gans (Gainesville, Florida); Warren Everett Dixon (Gainesville, Florida); Siddhartha Satish Mehta (Pune, India) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of estimating position and orientation of a vehicle using image data is provided. The method includes capturing an image of a region external to the vehicle using a camera mounted to the vehicle, and identifying in the image a set of feature points of the region. The method further includes subsequently capturing another image of the region from a different orientation of the camera, and identifying in the image the same set of feature points. A pose estimation of the vehicle is generated based upon the identified set of feature points and corresponding to the region. Each of the steps are repeated at with respect to a different region at least once so as to generate at least one succeeding pose estimation of the vehicle. The pose estimations are then propagated over a time interval by chaining the pose estimation and each succeeding pose estimation one with another according to a sequence in which each was generated. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/376709 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
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| US 08320761 | Zheng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California); Brian W. O'Krafka (Austin, Texas); Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); John E. Cunningham (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a bidirectional 3-way optical splitter are described. This bidirectional 3-way optical splitter includes an optical splitter having: a first external node, a second external node, a third external node, and a fourth external node. In one mode of operation, the optical splitter may be configured to receive an external input optical signal on the first external node and to provide external output optical signals on the other external nodes. Moreover, in another mode of operation, the optical splitter may be configured to receive the external input optical signal on the third external node and to provide the external output optical signals on the other external nodes. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/962426 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/67 |
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| US 08321119 | Van Vactor et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Van Vactor (Liberty Township, Ohio); Bertram S. Noyes, Jr. (Newbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for assembling a gas turbine engine to prevent rotor over-speeding is described. The method includes serially coupling a first fuel system interface to a second fuel system interface, such that at least one of the first fuel system interface and the second fuel system interface is coupled to the gas turbine engine. The method also includes coupling a control system to the first fuel system interface and to the second fuel system interface. The control system is configured to identify an occurrence of an over-speed condition. The method also includes programming the control system to discontinue fuel flow to the engine when both the first fuel system interface and the second fuel system interface indicate an over-speed condition has occurred. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/170932 |
| 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 71/100 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold Riley (Gilbert, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided for controlling the start-up of a gas turbine engine having an exhaust gas temperature (EGT) sensor. A determination is made as to whether the EGT sensor is available or unavailable. The gas turbine engine is commanded to accelerate at a nominal acceleration rate during the start-up operation if the EGT sensor is available, and to accelerate at an off-nominal acceleration rate during the start-up operation if the EGT sensor is unavailable. The off-nominal acceleration rate is lower than the nominal acceleration rate. |
| FILED | Friday, January 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/355395 |
| 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 |
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| US 08321491 | Ly 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) | Canh Ly (Laurel, Maryland); Edward W. Burke (Laytonsville, Maryland); Ronald J. Wellman (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are disclosed for computing a power spectral density of a signal. One such method computes a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) of a first signal segment and an FFT of a second signal segment. The first and second segments are adjacent and non-overlapping in time, and the second segment follows the first. The first FFT is multiplied by a complex conjugate of the second FFT. A first complex value is computed from this first product. An FFT of a third signal segment is computed. The second and third segments are adjacent and non-overlapping in time. The third segment follows the second segment. The second FFT is multiplied by a complex conjugate of the third FFT. A second complex value is computed from this second product. The first and second complex values are added, and the power spectral density of the sum is computed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/819227 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/312 |
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| US 08321823 | Pueschel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Markus Pueschel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Peter A. Milder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); James C. Hoe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Computer-implemented systems and methods that provide an efficient technique for performing a large class of permutations on data vectors of length 2n, n>1, implemented with streaming width 2k (where 1≦k≦n−1). The technique applies to any permutation Q on 2n datawords that can be specified as a linear transform, i.e., as an n×n bit matrix (a matrix containing only 1s and 0s) P on the bit level. The relationship between Q and P is as follows: If Q maps (dataword) i to (dataword) j, then the bit representation of j is the bit-matrix-vector product of P with the bit representation of i. Given such a permutation specified by the matrix P and given the streaming width (k), an architectural framework (or datapath) is calculated to implement the permutation. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/244277 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08321850 | Bruening et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | VMware, Inc. (Palo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Derek Bruening (Troy, New York); Vladimir L. Kiriansky (Alameda, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Computer code from an application program comprising a plurality of modules that each comprise a separately loadable file is code cached in a shared and persistent caching system. A shared code caching engine receives native code comprising at least a portion of a single module of the application program, and stores runtime data corresponding to the native code in a cache data file in the non-volatile memory. The engine then converts cache data file into a code cache file and enables the code cache file to be pre-loaded as a runtime code cache. These steps are repeated to store a plurality of separate code cache files at different locations in non-volatile memory. |
| FILED | Friday, June 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135020 |
| ART UNIT | 2191 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/151 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08321938 | Strayer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Timothy Strayer (West Newton, Massachusetts); Walter Milliken (Dover, New Hampshire); Ronald Joseph Watro (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A network analysis architecture provides a suite of complementary logic operable at different temporal and spatial timescales. The distinct temporal and spatial scales define different tiers, each analyzing network events according to predetermined temporal and spatial scales of progressive magnitude. Particular event detection logic may be operable on an immediate temporal scale, while other logic identifies trends over a longer time period. Similarly, different spatial scales are appropriate to different algorithms, as in logic that examines only headers or length of packets, or inspects an entire payload or transferred file. Deployment of logic that is focused on different timing and scope of data allows timely action in the case of readily apparent deviations, and permits longer term analysis for identifying trends that emerge over time. By selecting a suite of complementary logic directed at different deviant behavior, the focus of a single logic scheme is not charged with producing absolute screening of all traffic. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/369973 |
| ART UNIT | 2434 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judit A. Quasney (Silver Spring, Maryland); Franklin Koh (Potomac, Maryland); John P. Jenkins (Frederick, Maryland); Robert M. Alexander (Mount Airy, Maryland); Daniel P. O'Brien (Boonsboro, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A sound attenuation canopy for reducing levels of sound passing through an opening comprises a sound absorbing member. The member is comprised of a flexible sound absorbing material and has a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The first end is configured to attach to the opening's periphery at a first location, the second end is configured to attach to the periphery at a second location and the intermediate portion is configured to be spaced apart from the opening. When the first end and the second end are attached to the periphery of the opening, at least one side opening is at least partially defined by the intermediate portion and the perimeter of the opening, and a sound transmission flow path through open space between the opening and the side opening comprises at least one change of direction greater than 45 degrees. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/303063 |
| ART UNIT | 2832 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Acoustics 181/224 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317990 | Pamula et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Liquid Logic Inc. (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vamsee K. Pamula (Durham, North Carolina); Michael G. Pollack (Durham, North Carolina); Vijay Srinivasan (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A droplet actuator and method of providing a droplet comprising an target substance on the droplet actuator, and including discrete flow and continuous flow functionality. Discrete flow function is controlled by electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations on a substrate surface. The continuous flow function includes a fluid path arranged for flowing a fluid therethrough. The discrete flow and continuous flow functions may be by a barrier, including a second fluid path through the barrier. The continuous flow function may include a capture surface comprising a component having an affinity for the target substance. Methods of the invention may include flowing a fluid comprising the target substance through the fluid path; capturing the target substance on the capture surface; and forming a droplet in the discrete flow region via the second fluid path and the electrodes comprising the captured target substance. |
| FILED | Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/531835 |
| ART UNIT | 1724 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318087 | Geddes |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for increasing fluorescence detection in surface assay systems while increasing kinetics of a bioreaction therein by providing low-power microwaves to irradiate metallic materials within the system in an amount sufficient to increase heat thereby affecting the kinetics of a bioreaction therein. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/267221 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318156 | Landry et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Donald W Landry (New York, New York); Joanne MacDonald (New York, New York); Shi-Xian Deng (White Plains, New York); Chang-Guo Zhan (Lexington, Kentucky); Daquan Gao (Louisville, Kentucky); James H. Woods (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Roger K. Sunahara (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Diwahar L. Narasimhan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Victor Yang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mei-Chuan Holden Ko (Ann Arbor, Michigan); John J. Tesmer (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Tien-Yi Lee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Young Min Kwon (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein generally relate to anti-cocaine therapeutics. Specifically, some embodiments of the invention relate to highly efficient, thermostable, and long-lasting cocaine esterase (CocE) mutants that can protect against the toxic and reinforcing effects of cocaine in subjects. Provided herein are mutant CocE polypeptides displaying thermostable esterase activity. Also provided are methods of treating cocaine-induced conditions in a subject in need via administration of mutant CocE as well as methods for high-throughput screening of candidate esterase polypeptides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 10, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/373510 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318167 | Lin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herb Lin (Watertown, Massachusetts); Jodie Babitt (Newton Highlands, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Modulation of iron homeostasis by regulating BMP-6 activity is provided. Methods of using BMP-6 and BMP-6 protein-specific reagents, such as antibodies, for altering serum iron levels in humans are provided. Such antibodies are useful in pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention and treatment of hemochromatosis and anemia of inflammation. |
| FILED | Friday, November 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/618319 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/141.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318172 | Grunewald et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan Grunewald (San Diego, California); Meng-Lin Tsao (Merced, California); Roshan Perera (Arlington, Texas); Richard A. Lerner (La Jolla, California); Vaughn V. Smider (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises methods and compositions for producing and/or enhancing an immunological response in a subject against a target moiety such as a disease-related moiety by administration of an antigenic version of the target moiety having one or more unnatural amino acid and/or by administration of an antibody against a version of a target moiety having one or more unnatural amino acid which antibody is cross reactive with the natural target moiety. |
| FILED | Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/322938 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/184.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318173 | August et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas August (Baltimore, Maryland); Ernesto Marques, Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides chimeric proteins and nucleic acids encoding these which can be used to generate vaccines against selected antigens. In one aspect, a chimeric protein comprises an antigen sequence and a domain for trafficking the protein to an endosomal compartment, irrespective of whether the antigen is derived from a membrane or non-membrane protein. In one preferred aspect, the trafficking domain comprises a lumenal domain of a LAMP polypeptide. Alternatively, or additionally, the chimeric protein comprises a trafficking domain of an endocytic receptor (e.g., such as DEC-205 or gp200-MR6). The vaccines (DNA, RNA or protein) can be used to modulate or enhance an immune response against any kind of antigen. In one preferred aspect, the invention provides a method for treating a patient with cancer by providing a chimeric protein comprising a cancer-specific antigen or a nucleic acid encoding the protein to the patient. |
| FILED | Friday, April 05, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/474371 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318177 | Kwak 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) | Larry W. Kwak (Bellaire, Texas); Bira Arya (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a vaccine for increasing the immunogenicity of a tumor antigen thus allowing treatment of cancer, as well as a vaccine that increases the immunogenicity of a viral antigen, thus allowing treatment of viral infection, including immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In particular, the present invention provides a fusion protein comprising a viral chemokine fused to either a tumor antigen or viral antigen which is administered as either a protein or nucleic acid vaccine to elicit an immune response effective in treating cancer or effective in treating or preventing viral infection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/009572 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/192.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318180 | Shirtliff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark E. Shirtliff (Ellicott City, Maryland); Graeme O'May (Cockeysville, Maryland); Jeff Leid (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Vaccine formulations effective against Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are disclosed, as well as methods of using the vaccine formulations in the treatment, prevention and prophylaxis of Staphylococcus aureus infections in a subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/121511 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/237.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318182 | Kickhoefer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valerie A. Kickhoefer (Sherman Oaks, California); Leonard H. Rome (Tarzana, California); Kathleen A. Kelly (Pacific Palisades, California); Cheryl I. Champion (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject against Chlamydial genital infection by administering to the subject an effective amount of a Chlamydial immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. In some aspects, the vault-like-particles are administered to the nasal mucosa. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity at mucosal surfaces while reducing inflammation associated with Chlamydia infection. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/371260 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/253.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318193 | Ratner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Buddy D. Ratner (Seattle, Washington); Andrew Marshall (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides crosslinked porous biomaterials and methods for forming crosslinked porous biomaterials. The crosslinked porous biomaterials of the invention comprise a biocompatible polymer scaffold defining an array of pores, wherein substantially all the pores have a similar diameter, wherein the mean diameter of the pores is between about 20 and about 90 micrometers, wherein substantially all the pores are each connected to at least 4 other pores, and wherein the diameter of substantially all the connections between the pores is between about 15% and about 40% of the mean diameter of the pores. The invention also provides implantable devices comprising a layer of a biomaterial, and methods for promoting angiogenesis in and around an implantable biomaterial. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/156966 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/424 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318414 | Dancu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | ICE Development Technologies, LLC (Ridgewood, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael B. Dancu (Ringwood, New Jersey); John M. Tarbell (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for hemodynamic simulation comprises a vessel having properties of a blood vessel, a reservoir containing a quantity of fluid, tubing connecting the vessel and reservoir, and at least one pump for circulating the fluid within the system. Fluid can be tissue culture medium or blood analog fluid, and the vessel may include mammalian cells attached to its inside. A drive system, comprising two reciprocating drive shafts that are coupled by a cam, enables the uncoupling of pulsatile flow and pulsatile pressure to provide independent control over wall shear stress and circumferential strain. The shaft drives two pumps that are 180 degrees out-of-phase and are connected upstream and downstream of the vessel, and effect this uncoupling. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/440152 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/1.200 |
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| US 08318419 | Summers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael F. Summers (Ellicott City, Maryland); Jamil S. Saad (Hoover, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for testing methods to determine an effective testing agent that affects the activity of the HIV Gag protein at the plasma membrane of a cell, and specifically, effecting changes in the structural conformation of at least one fatty acid of PI(4,5)P2, a member of a family of differentially phosphorylated phosphatidylinositides, wherein inhibition of the extension of such fatty acid into the MA domain of the Gag protein reduces binding of Gag to the plasma membrane, thereby inhibiting virus particle assembly and subsequent replication of the HIV virus. |
| FILED | Friday, July 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/175809 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
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| US 08318424 | Weeks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin M. Weeks (Carrboro, North Carolina); Stefanie A Mortimer (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to technology and methods for analyzing the structure of RNA molecules. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter is directed to methods of, compositions for, and computer program products for RNA structure analysis through alkoxide-selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/227987 |
| 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 08318425 | Salzwedel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Myrexis, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Salzwedel (Olney, Maryland); Feng Li (Brookings, South Dakota); Carl T. Wild (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Graham P. Allaway (Darnestown, Maryland); Eric O. Freed (Frederick, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Inhibition of HIV-1 replication by disrupting the processing of the viral Gag capsid (CA) protein (p24) from the CA-spacer peptide 1 (SP1) protein precursor (p25) is disclosed. Amino acid sequences containing a mutation in the Gag p25 protein, with the mutation resulting in a decrease in the inhibition of processing of p25 to p24 by dimethylsuccinyl betulinic acid or dimethylsuccinyl betulin, polynucleotides encoding such mutated sequences and antibodies that selectively bind such mutated sequences are also included. Methods of inhibiting, inhibitory compounds and methods of discovering inhibitory compounds that target proteolytic processing of the HIV Gag protein are included. In one embodiment, such compounds inhibit the interaction of the HIV protease enzyme with Gag by binding to the Gag proteolytic cleavage site rather than to the protease enzyme. In another embodiment, viruses or recombinant proteins that contain mutations in the region of the Gag proteolytic cleavage site can be used in screening assays to identify compounds that target proteolytic processing. |
| FILED | Monday, July 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/498157 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08318426 | Lenz |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz-Josef Lenz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining whether a patient in need thereof will respond to chemotherapy by screening a suitable sample isolated from the patient for a pre-selected polymorphism present in the VGSC gene. |
| FILED | Friday, March 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/732985 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08318428 | Johnson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey A. Johnson (Stone Mountain, Georgia); Walid Heneine (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions including primers and probes, which are capable of interacting with the disclosed nucleic acids, such as the nucleic acids encoding the reverse transcriptase or protease of HIV as disclosed herein. Thus, provided is an oligonucleotide comprising any one of the nucleotide sequences set for in SEQ ID NOS:1-89, and 96-104. Also provided are the oligonucleotides consisting of the nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NOS:1-89, and 96-104. Each of the disclosed oligonucleotides is a probe or a primer. Also provided are mixtures of primers and probes and for use in RT-PCR and primary PCR reactions disclosed herein. Provided are methods for the specific detection of several mutations in HIV. Mutations in both the reverse transcriptase and the protease of HIV can be detected using the methods described herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/253463 |
| 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 08318429 | Brennan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark David Brennan (Jeffersonville, Indiana); D. Kay Phillips (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes method of determining if a subject has a genetic predisposition to clinically diagnosed schizophrenia (SZ), schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), and/or schizoaffective disorder (SD). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282975 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08318432 | Linnen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gen-Probe Incorporated (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey M. Linnen (Poway, California); Wen Wu (Carlsbad, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Cross-reacting hybridization probe for detecting HIV-1 and HIV-2 nucleic acids. The probe advantageously exhibited uniformly high signal-to-noise ratios when hybridized to HIV-1 and HIV-2 target nucleic acids. The probe can be used, for example, in screening applications for detecting donated blood contaminated with either of the two analytes. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/691413 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.110 |
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| US 08318437 | Pagano et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michele Pagano (New York, New York); Jeffrey R. Skaar (New York, New York); Angelo Peschiaroli (Rome, Italy); N. Valerio Dorrello (Caivano, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to USP47 (ubiquitin specific protease 47) inhibitors and methods for inducing apoptosis or cell death in a target cell. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to methods and kits to screen for related agents that induce apoptosis. Additionally, the invention relates to assays for screening compounds capable of acting as USP47 inhibitors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/247488 |
| 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 435/6.130 |
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| US 08318444 | Montgomery |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Blood Center Research Foundation (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Montgomery (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and kits for measuring levels of von Willebrand factor function in a sample without using a platelet aggregation agonist, such as ristocetin, comprising recombinant glycoprotein Ibα having at least two of a G233V, D235Y and M239V mutations and an agent to detect a complex between the recombinant glycoprotein Ibα and von Willebrand factor. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153105 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
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| US 08318446 | Khoshnan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ali Khoshnan (South Pasadena, California); Paul H Patterson (Altadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides methods for identifying compounds for inhibiting DNA damage-induced Htt proteolysis, and methods and compositions for protecting cells from DNA damage-induced cleavage of Htt. |
| FILED | Friday, December 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/631608 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
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| US 08318479 | Domansky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Univeristy of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karel Domansky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Linda G. Griffith (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Steven R. Tannenbaum (Framingham, Massachusetts); Alan Wells (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Samuel Walker Inman (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A system has been constructed that recapitulate the features of a capillary bed through normal human tissue. The system facilitates perfusion of three-dimensional (3D) cell monocultures and heterotypic cell co-cultures at the length scale of the capillary bed. A major feature is that the system can be utilized within a “multiwell plate” format amenable to high-throughput assays compatible with the type of robotics commonly used in pharmaceutical development. The system provides a means to conduct assays for toxicology and metabolism and as a model for human diseases such as hepatic diseases, including hepatitis, exposure-related pathologies, and cancer. Cancer applications include primary liver cancer as well as metastases. The system can also be used as a means of testing gene therapy approaches for treating disease and inborn genetic defects. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/133092 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/305.200 |
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| US 08318480 | Gao et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guangping Gao (Westborough, Massachusetts); James M. Wilson (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania); Mauricio R. Alvira (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Sequences of a serotype 8 adeno-associated virus and vectors and host cells containing these sequences are provided. Also described are methods of using such host cells and vectors in production of rAAV particles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/981191 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
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| US 08318666 | DePaoli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amgen, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, California); The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander M. DePaoli (Santa Barbara, California); Elif Arioglu Oral (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Simeon I. Taylor (Skillman, New Jersey); Abhimanyu Garg (Dallas, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Leptin, leptin analogs, and leptin derivatives are used to treat patients with lipoatrophy. Leptin is effective against conditions of lipoatrophy for both genetic and acquired forms of the disease. A therapeutically effective amount of leptin can be administered in a variety of ways, including subcutaneously and using gene therapy methods. Methods of the present invention contemplate administration of leptin, leptin analogs, and leptin derivatives to patients having a leptin level of approximately 4 ng/ml or less before treatment. |
| FILED | Monday, May 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/103294 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/5.800 |
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| US 08318669 | Bachovchin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Boston, Massachusetts); New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); 1149336 Ontario, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Bachovchin (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andrew G. Plaut (Lexington, Massachusetts); Daniel J. Drucker (Toronto, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for modification and regulation of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) metabolism by administering therapeutically effective amounts of an inhibitor of dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPIV) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the inhibitor has a Ki for inhibition of DPIV of 10 nM or less; and the inhibitor is administered in an amount sufficient to inhibit DPIV proteolysis of GLP-1 but not sufficient to suppress the immune system of the animal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/942313 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/7.200 |
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| US 08318670 | DiLorenzo et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, New York); The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teresa P. DiLorenzo (Bayside, New York); Scott M. Lieberman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); David V. Serreze (Ellsworth, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are oligopeptide antigens to AI4-like T cells, and mouse proteins comprising those antigens. The oligopeptide antigens comprise the amino acid sequence XX(I/D/F/L)ENY(I/L)(E/W/Y)(L/M) or VMLENYTHL. Additionally provided are methods for treating a mammal having or at risk for type 1 diabetes using these antigens, or compounds which reduce or eliminate expression of these antigens. Kits comprising these antigens, and methods for determining whether a mammal is at risk for or has type 1 diabetes are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/658457 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/7.300 |
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| US 08318680 | Hefeneider et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. Hefeneider (Portland, Oregon); Sharon L. McCoy (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and peptide for regulating cellular activity includes a panel of synthesized peptides that have biological effects on inhibiting or enhancing cellular activity. Selected peptides can be used as therapy to reduce and/or inhibit, or initiate and/or enhance, an inflammatory response in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/284698 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.600 |
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| US 08318685 | Goldblum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Achaogen, Inc. (South San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Aaron Goldblum (Berkeley, California); Paola Dozzo (San Francisco, California); Timothy Robert Kane (Moss Beach, California); James Bradley Aggen (Burlingame, California); Martin Sheringham Linsell (San Mateo, California); Darin James Hildebrandt (Cupertino, California); Micah James Gliedt (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds having antibacterial activity are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Q1 and Q2 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295219 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/38 |
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| US 08318688 | Carthew et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard William Carthew (Evanston, Illinois); Young Sik Lee (Seoul, South Korea); Dinari Harris (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering (e.g., enhancing) RNAi. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for identifying regulators of RNAi. For example, the present invention provides RNAi regulators (e.g., HPS1 and HPS4) and methods of altering (e.g., inhibiting) these regulators in order to alter (e.g., enhance) RNAi. The present invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors (e.g., small molecule, nucleic acid (e.g., siRNA), and antibody) of RNAi regulators and methods of using the same (e.g., to enhance RNAi). Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in research (e.g., functional genomics), therapeutic (e.g., drug discovery and delivery) and clinical applications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/641937 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
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| US 08318691 | Weichselbaum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arch Development Corporation (Chicago, Illinois); UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph R. Weichselbaum (Chicago, Illinois); Bernard Roizman (Chicago, Illinois); Richard J. Whitley (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for treating cancer by administering an effective amount of a modified Herpes simplex virus. |
| FILED | Monday, June 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/802443 |
| 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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| INVENTOR(S) | Carlton D. Donald (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method of treating cancer in a subject by inhibiting expression of PAX2. An example of a cancer treated by the present method is prostate cancer. In the cancer treatment methods disclosed, the method of inhibiting expression of PAX2 can be by administration of a nucleic acid encoding an siRNA for PAX2. A method of treating cancer in a subject by administering DEFB1 is also provided. Similarly, provided is a method of treating cancer in a subject by increasing expression of DEFB1 in the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/005568 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
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| US 08318699 | Greene et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Cephalon, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark I Greene (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Ramachandran Murali (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Xin Cheng (Wallingford, Pennsylvania); Raphael Ottenbrite (Midlothian, Virginia); Yingxin Xiao (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to compounds that are allosteric inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor receptor I, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions thereof in the treatment of TNF-α mediated conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/815134 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/64 |
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| US 08318708 | Evans et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California); University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald M. Evans (La Jolla, California); Michael Downes (San Diego, California); Christopher Liddle (New South Wales, Australia); Nanthakumar Subramaniam (New South Wales, Australia); Caroline Flora Samer (Geneva, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | This application relates to methods of treating and ameliorating fibrosis, such as fibrosis of the pancreas. In particular, the application relates to methods of using a vitamin D receptor agonist (such as vitamin D, vitamin D analogs, vitamin D precursors, and vitamin D receptor agonists precursors) for the treatment of pancreatic fibrosis. |
| FILED | Monday, May 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/772981 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/167 |
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| US 08318720 | Pauls et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Affinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Toronto, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz W. Pauls (Oakville, Canada); Jailall Ramnauth (Brampton, Canada); Peter Sampson (Oakville, Canada); Andras Toro (Oxnard, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | In part, the present invention is directed to antibacterial compounds. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/374444 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/211.60 |
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| US 08318808 | Chen |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Zn2+-chelating motif-tethered fatty acids as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. Compounds performed well in in vitro and in vivo tests. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/361626 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/575 |
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| US 08318815 | Huang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ru Chih C. Huang (Baltimore, Maryland); Jonathan D. Heller (Dundalk, Maryland); Chih-Chuan Chang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Use of nordihydroguaiaretic derivatives to suppress CDC-2 and survivin, stimulate apoptosis, and treat tumors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/735910 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/731 |
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| US 08318816 | Hoffman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allan S. Hoffman (Seattle, Washington); Patrick S. Stayton (Seattle, Washington); Niren Murthy (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for transport or release of therapeutic and diagnostic agents or metabolites or other analytes from cells, compartments within cells, or through cell layers or barriers are described. The compositions include a membrane barrier transport enhancing agent and are usually administered in combination with an enhancer and/or exposure to stimuli to effect disruption or altered permeability, transport or release. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions include compounds which disrupt endosomal membranes in response to the low pH in the endosomes but which are relatively inactive toward cell membranes (at physiologic pH, but can become active toward cell membranes if the environment is acidified below ca. pH 6.8), coupled directly or indirectly to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. Other disruptive agents can also be used, responsive to stimuli and/or enhancers other than pH, such as light, electrical stimuli, electromagnetic stimuli, ultrasound, temperature, or combinations thereof. The compounds can be coupled by ionic, covalent or H bonds to an agent to be delivered or to a ligand which forms a complex with the agent to be delivered. Agents to be delivered can be therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. Treatments which enhance delivery such as ultrasound, iontopheresis, and/or electrophereis can also be used with the disrupting agents. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/771850 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/738 |
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| US 08318820 | Guelcher et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott A. Guelcher (Franklin, Tennessee); Vishal Patel (Cleveland, Ohio); Jeffrey O. Hollinger (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); Jonathan Didier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of synthesizing of a biocompatible and biodegradable polyurethane foam includes the steps of: mixing at least one biocompatible polyol, water, at least one stabilizer, and at least one cell opener, to form a resin mix; contacting the resin mix with at least one polyisocyanate to form a reactive liquid mixture; and reacting the reactive liquid mixture form a polyurethane foam. The polyurethane foam is preferably biodegradable within a living organism to biocompatible degradation products. At least one biologically active molecule having at least one active hydrogen can be added to form the resin mix. |
| FILED | Saturday, November 05, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/667090 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/125 |
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| US 08318906 | Braun et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Braun (Tarzana, California); Lynn K. Gordon (Tarzana, California); Kaori Shimizaki (Los Angeles, California); Madhuri Wadegra-Dhawan (Fontana, California); Kathy A. Kelly (Sherman Oaks, California); Anna M. Wu (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/682032 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 08318926 | Tuschl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rockefeller University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas H. Tuschl (New York, New York); Markus Landthaler (New York, New York); Gunter Meister (New York, New York); Sebastien Pfeffer (Strasbourg, France) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to isolated anti-microRNA molecules. In another embodiment, the invention relates to an isolated microRNA molecule. In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting microRNP activity in a cell. |
| FILED | Monday, January 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/345893 |
| 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 08318938 | Nichols et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Nichols (West Lafayette, Indiana); Val J. Watts (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Optionally substituted chromenoisoquinolines and analogs and derivatives thereof are described herein. In addition, syntheses of these compounds are described herein. In addition, uses of these compounds as dopamine receptor binding compounds are described herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/195141 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/62 |
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| US 08318951 | Olson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric N. Olson (Dallas, Texas); Douglas Frantz (Boerne, Texas); Jenny Hsieh (Irving, Texas); Steven L. McKnight (Dallas, Texas); Jay Schneider (Coppell, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to screens for compounds that can induce stem cell differentiation. In addition, isoxazoles and sulfonyl hydrazones are identified as general classes of compounds that can induce differentiation of stem cells into cells of neuronal and cardiac fate, respectively. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/116574 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/365.700 |
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| US 08320646 | Hu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Houchun H. Hu (Cerritos, California); Ananth J. Madhuranthakam (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Stephen J. Riederer (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | An MRI system produces a three-dimensional image by acquiring NMR signals that fully sample a central region of k-space and partially sample peripheral k-space as a set of asymmetric radial sectors. The NMR signals are acquired with a plurality of receive channels and coils. An image is reconstructed using a homodyne reconstruction combined with SENSE processing. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 02, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/913429 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
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| US 08320728 | Mizaikoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris Mizaikoff (Atlanta, Georgia); Christy Charlton (Atlanta, Georgia); Jerome Faist (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Marcella Giovannini (Neuchatel, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include solid state, thin film waveguides, detection systems including waveguides, and methods of detecting target compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, September 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/065948 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
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| US 08316719 | Majidi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carmel S. Majidi (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Robert J. Wood (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Phillippe Bérard (Lyssach, Switzerland); Yong-Lae Park (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A pressure sensor for measuring the location and intensity of an applied pressure, including an elastomeric sheet; and a plurality of micro-channels embedded in the elastomeric sheet. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/945014 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/719 |
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| US 08317983 | Holloway et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Holloway (Williamsburg, Virginia); Peter C. Eklund (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michelle Shinn (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces and output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred. |
| FILED | Friday, April 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/798377 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
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| US 08318037 | West et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. West (Madison, Wisconsin); Jose A. Pena Hueso (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are hydroxy terminated alkylsilane ethers with oligoethylene oxide substituents. They are suitable for use as electrolyte solvents and particularly well suited for use with aqueous environment electrolytic capacitors. Methods for synthesizing these compounds are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/770813 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/62.200 |
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| US 08318126 | Wong et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaus S. Wong (Stony Brook, New York); Hongjun Zhou (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a method of producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure. The method comprises providing a metal salt solution and providing a basic solution; placing a porous membrane between the metal salt solution and the basic solution, wherein metal cations of the metal salt solution and hydroxide ions of the basic solution react, thereby producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/773651 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/592.100 |
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| US 08318127 | Jiang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xingmao Jiang (Albuquerque, New Mexico); C. Jeffrey Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods of forming a metal oxide composite and a porous metal oxide, which can be used for applications including catalysis, sensors, energy storage, solar cells, heavy metal removal and separations, etc. In one embodiment, a one-step solvothermal process can be used to form the metal oxide phase with high crystallinity and high surface area. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/033232 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/592.100 |
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| US 08318128 | Lukehart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles Lukehart (Nashville, Tennessee); Lisa Marie Sullivan (New Johnsonville, Tennessee); Lang Li (Nashville, Tennessee); William H Morris, III (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Vanadium oxide nanoparticles prepared by an inverse micelle hydrolysis of vanadium alkoxide in the presence of a basic catalyst. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/223108 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/594.170 |
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| US 08318133 | Achilefu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Achilefu (St. Louis, Missouri); Yunpeng Ye (Wildwood, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The sensitivity and specificity of the optical modality can be enhanced by the use of highly absorbing compounds as contrast agents. Novel macrocyclic cyanine and indocyanine bioconjugates that absorb and emit light in the near infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum are disclosed. These compounds are especially useful for endoscopic, localized photoacoustic, and sonofluorescence imaging, detection and therapy of tumors and other abnormalities. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/938086 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/1.650 |
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| US 08318182 | Kickhoefer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valerie A. Kickhoefer (Sherman Oaks, California); Leonard H. Rome (Tarzana, California); Kathleen A. Kelly (Pacific Palisades, California); Cheryl I. Champion (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject against Chlamydial genital infection by administering to the subject an effective amount of a Chlamydial immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. In some aspects, the vault-like-particles are administered to the nasal mucosa. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity at mucosal surfaces while reducing inflammation associated with Chlamydia infection. |
| FILED | Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/371260 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/253.100 |
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| US 08318193 | Ratner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Buddy D. Ratner (Seattle, Washington); Andrew Marshall (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides crosslinked porous biomaterials and methods for forming crosslinked porous biomaterials. The crosslinked porous biomaterials of the invention comprise a biocompatible polymer scaffold defining an array of pores, wherein substantially all the pores have a similar diameter, wherein the mean diameter of the pores is between about 20 and about 90 micrometers, wherein substantially all the pores are each connected to at least 4 other pores, and wherein the diameter of substantially all the connections between the pores is between about 15% and about 40% of the mean diameter of the pores. The invention also provides implantable devices comprising a layer of a biomaterial, and methods for promoting angiogenesis in and around an implantable biomaterial. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/156966 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/424 |
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| US 08318424 | Weeks et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin M. Weeks (Carrboro, North Carolina); Stefanie A Mortimer (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The presently disclosed subject matter relates to technology and methods for analyzing the structure of RNA molecules. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter is directed to methods of, compositions for, and computer program products for RNA structure analysis through alkoxide-selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/227987 |
| 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 08318524 | Perez et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regent of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maximillian A. Perez (Irvine, California); Andrei A. Shkel (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A plurality of Fabry-Perot interferometric sensors are optically coupled in series with each other to form an ordered optical series. Each Fabry-Perot interferometric sensor has a unique signalband and a passband. Each Fabry-Perot interferometric sensor has its unique signalband within the passbands of all of the next higher ordered Fabry-Perot interferometric sensors in the optical series so that a corresponding unique fringe signal from each of the Fabry-Perot interferometric sensors is a multiplexed output from the optical series. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/467876 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/53 |
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| US 08318636 | Bais et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harsh Bais (Newark, Delaware); Darla Janine Sherrier (Hockessin, Delaware); Emily Alff (Royersford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods according to the invention administering one or more rice rhizosphere isolates to a plant, particularly a rice plant, to the seed of the plant, or to soil surrounding the plant in an amount effective to inhibit infection by a plant pathogen, particularly rice blast, to increase the biomass of the plant, and/or to decrease arsenic uptake by the plant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/037919 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Plant protecting and regulating compositions 54/117 |
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| US 08318786 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean T. Greenberg (Chicago, Illinois); Ho Won Jung (Chicago, Illinois); Timothy Tschaplinski (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Azelaic acid or its derivatives or analogs induce a robust and a speedier defense response against pathogens in plants. Azelaic acid treatment alone does not induce many of the known defense-related genes but activates a plant's defense signaling upon pathogen exposure. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/191833 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/367 |
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| US 08318894 | Swager et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Daisuke Izuhara (Kyoto, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods comprising charged polymers. The compositions can be used in a variety of applications, for example, in photovoltaic cells, field-effect transistors, and light emitting diodes. In some embodiments, the backbone of a charged polymer comprises at least one quaternary nitrogen and/or is conjugated. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/033441 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/422 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Worthington Hahn (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for analyzing a target material is provided. A first laser beam pulse can be incident on a target material to create an ablation event so as to produce an ablation plume of target material. Such ablation events can include plasma ablation, sub-plasma ablation, and thermal desorption. At least a portion of the ablation plume of target material can then be transported a sufficient distance away from the ablation event that a second laser beam pulse can interact with the at least a portion of the ablation plume of target material to create an analytical plasma such that the analytical plasma is uncoupled from the ablation event. The creation of the analytical plasma results in one or more elements of the at least a portion of the ablation plume of target material undergoing atomic emission, which can be collected and analyzed. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/382825 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/318 |
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| US 08320049 | Huang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tony Jun Huang (State College, Pennsylvania); Xiaole Mao (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A lens device includes a substrate having a channel and a first fluid flow path and a second fluid flow path. The first and second fluid flow paths at least partially in communication with the channel. A light emitting device is positioned adjacent to the channel. At least one first fluid source is in communication with the first fluid path such that a first fluid is moveable along the first fluid path and at least one second fluid source in communication with the second fluid path such that a second fluid is moveable along the second fluid path. The first second fluid paths are configured so the first fluid and second fluid move through the channel to define an adjustable liquid gradient refractive index distribution in the channel. Adjustment of the liquid gradient refractive index distribution permits a change of liquid lens focal distance or an angular adjustment of light emitted by the light emitting device. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/836651 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/666 |
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| US 08320559 | Boneh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Voltage Security, Inc. (Cupertino, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dan Boneh (Palo Alto, California); Xavier Boyen (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for supporting symmetric-bilinear-map and asymmetric-bilinear-map identity-based-encryption (IBE) key exchange and encryption schemes are provided. IBE key exchange schemes use an IBE encapsulation engine to produce a secret key and an encapsulated version of the secret key. An IBE unencapsulation engine is used to unencapsulate the encapsulated key. IBE encryption schemes use an IBE encryption engine to produce ciphertext from plaintext. An IBE decryption engine is used to decrypt the ciphertext to reveal the plaintext. The IBE unencapsulation engine and decryption engines use bilinear maps. The IBE encapsulation and encryption engines perform group multiplication operations without using bilinear maps, improving efficiency. IBE private keys for use in decryption and unencapsulation operations may be generated using a distributed key arrangement in which each IBE private key is assembled from private key shares. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/537231 |
| ART UNIT | 2437 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/30 |
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| US 08320687 | Weissman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Itschak Weissman (Palo Alto, California); Shirin Jalali (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for universal lossy compression that provide performance at or near the rate-distortion limit and that are based on universal, implementable lossy source coding algorithms. |
| FILED | Friday, February 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/701484 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/232 |
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| US 08320728 | Mizaikoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris Mizaikoff (Atlanta, Georgia); Christy Charlton (Atlanta, Georgia); Jerome Faist (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Marcella Giovannini (Neuchatel, Switzerland) |
| ABSTRACT | Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure, among others, include solid state, thin film waveguides, detection systems including waveguides, and methods of detecting target compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, September 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/065948 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/131 |
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| US 08321823 | Pueschel et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Markus Pueschel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Peter A. Milder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); James C. Hoe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Computer-implemented systems and methods that provide an efficient technique for performing a large class of permutations on data vectors of length 2n, n>1, implemented with streaming width 2k (where 1≦k≦n−1). The technique applies to any permutation Q on 2n datawords that can be specified as a linear transform, i.e., as an n×n bit matrix (a matrix containing only 1s and 0s) P on the bit level. The relationship between Q and P is as follows: If Q maps (dataword) i to (dataword) j, then the bit representation of j is the bit-matrix-vector product of P with the bit representation of i. Given such a permutation specified by the matrix P and given the streaming width (k), an architectural framework (or datapath) is calculated to implement the permutation. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/244277 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/104 |
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| US 08321955 | Feng et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Wu-chang Feng (Portland, Oregon); Ed Kaiser (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods utilizing the network layer and/or application layer to provide security in distributed computing systems in order to thwart denial of service attacks. The systems and methods of the present invention utilize puzzles placed at the network layer level and/or application layer level to protect against denial of service attacks. Further, the systems and methods of the present invention advantageously provide a robust and flexible solution to support puzzle issuance at arbitrary points in the network, including end hosts, firewalls, and routers and thereby a defense against denial of service attacks. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/148786 |
| ART UNIT | 2453 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/27 |
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| US 08321959 | Degertekin |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fahrettin Levent Degertekin (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | An atomic force microscopy sensor includes a substrate, a cantilever beam and an electrostatic actuator. The cantilever beam has a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The proximal end is in a fixed relationship with the substrate and the cantilever beam is configured so that the distal end is in a moveable relationship with respect to the substrate. The electrostatic actuator includes a first electrode that is coupled to the cantilever beam adjacent to the proximal end and a spaced apart second electrode that is in a fixed relationship with the substrate. When an electrical potential is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode is drawn to the second electrode, thereby causing the distal end of the cantilever beam to move. |
| FILED | Monday, August 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/853011 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe techniques or apparatus; applications of scanning-probe techniques, e.g., Scanning probe microscopy [SPM] 850/1 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LI-COR, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tyler Anderson (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Optical mirror elements having a diffusive backing, methods for making such optical mirror elements, and devices incorporating such optical mirror elements. The optical mirror element typically includes a first, reflective surface, and a second surface having uneven or granular features, wherein light passing through the first surface is diffusely reflected by the uneven or granular features of the second surface. The optical mirror elements are particularly well suited for use in Herriott Cell arrangements in gas analyzers. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/572159 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/839 |
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| US 08317944 | Jablonski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul D. Jablonski (Salem, Oregon); David Alman (Corvallis, Oregon); Omer Dogan (Corvallis, Oregon); Gordon Holcomb (Albany, Oregon); Christopher Cowen (Albany, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | One or more embodiments relates to a high-temperature, titanium alloyed, 9 Cr-1 Mo steel exhibiting improved creep strength and oxidation resistance at service temperatures up to 650° C. The 9 Cr-1 Mo steel has a tempered martensite microstructure and is comprised of both large (0.5-3 μm) primary titanium carbides and small (5-50 nm) secondary titanium carbides in a ratio of. from about 1:1.5 to about 1.5:1. The 9 Cr-1 Mo steel may be fabricated using exemplary austenizing, rapid cooling, and tempering steps without subsequent hot working requirements. The 9 Cr-1 Mo steel exhibits improvements in total mass gain, yield strength, and time-to-rupture over ASTM P91 and ASTM P92 at the temperature and time conditions examined. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282211 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal treatment 148/325 |
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| US 08317983 | Holloway et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Holloway (Williamsburg, Virginia); Peter C. Eklund (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michelle Shinn (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces and output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred. |
| FILED | Friday, April 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/798377 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
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| US 08317987 | Abas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Emmanuel Chua Abas (Laguna, Philippines); Chen-An Chen (Milpitas, California); Diana Xiaobing Ma (Saratoga, California); Kalyana Bhargava Ganti (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment relates to a substrate carrier for use in electroplating a plurality of substrates. The substrate carrier comprises a non-conductive carrier body on which the substrates are to be held. Electrically-conductive lines are embedded within the carrier body, and a plurality of contact clips are coupled to the electrically-conductive lines embedded within the carrier body. The contact clips hold the substrates in place and electrically couple the substrates to the electrically-conductive lines. The non-conductive carrier body is continuous so as to be impermeable to flow of electroplating solution through the non-conductive carrier body. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/889219 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/297.60 |
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| US 08317997 | Bar-Or et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. (Greenwood Village, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raphael Bar-Or (Denver, Colorado); David Bar-Or (Englewood, Colorado); Leonard T. Rael (Centennial, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for measuring the oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample are provided. The system includes a test strip with a sample chamber adapted to receive a fluid sample. The sample chamber can be associated with a filter membrane. The test strip also includes a reference cell. The oxidation-reduction potential of a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber can be read by a readout device interconnected to a test lead that is in electrical contact with the sample chamber, and a reference lead that is in electrical contact with the reference cell. Electrical contact between a fluid sample placed in the sample chamber and the reference cell can be established by a bridge. The oxidation-reduction potential may be read as an electrical potential between the test lead and the reference lead of the test strip. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407517 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrolysis: Processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions 25/775 |
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| US 08318083 | Pankiw et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roman I Pankiw (Greensburg, Pennsylvania); Govindarajan Muralidharan (Knoxville, Tennessee); Vinod Kumar Sikka (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Philip J. Maziasz (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention addresses the need for new austenitic steel compositions with higher creep strength and higher upper temperatures. The new austenitic steel compositions retain desirable phases, such as austenite, M23C6, and MC in its microstructure to higher temperatures. The present invention also discloses a methodology for the development of new austenitic steel compositions with higher creep strength and higher upper temperatures. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/839844 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Alloys or metallic compositions 420/584.100 |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Liang Hu (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture using phase enhanced gas-liquid absorption is described. The process utilizes a multiphasic absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at increased rate and leads to reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/085785 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318126 | Wong et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Stanislaus S. Wong (Stony Brook, New York); Hongjun Zhou (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes a method of producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure. The method comprises providing a metal salt solution and providing a basic solution; placing a porous membrane between the metal salt solution and the basic solution, wherein metal cations of the metal salt solution and hydroxide ions of the basic solution react, thereby producing a crystalline metal oxide nanostructure. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/773651 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/592.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318248 | Elam et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey W. Elam (Elmhurst, Illinois); Joseph A. Libera (Clarendon Hills, Illinois); Michael J. Pellin (Naperville, Illinois); Peter C. Stair (Northbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for the selective deposition of materials within a porous substrate. The methods use the passivating effects of masking precursors applied to the porous substrate. A portion of a pore surface within the substrate is masked by exposing the substrate to one or more masking precursors. The depth of the pore surface that is masked is controllable by regulating the exposure of the substrate to the masking precursor. Application of the masking precursor prevents adsorption of one or more subsequently applied metal precursors about a portion of the pore surface coated by the masking precursor. Less than an entirety of the unmasked pore surface is coated by the metal precursor, forming a metal stripe on a portion of the pore surface. The depth of the metal stripe is controllable by regulating exposure of the porous substrate to the metal precursor. Subsequent exposure of the substrate to a saturating water application oxidizes the deposited precursors. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/478578 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/248.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318250 | Seals et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roland D. Seals (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Paul A. Menchhofer (Clinton, Tennessee); Jane Y. Howe (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Wei Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Anchored nanostructure materials and methods for their fabrication are described. The anchored nanostructure materials may utilize nano-catalysts that include powder-based or solid-based support materials. The support material may comprise metal, such as NiAl, ceramic, a cermet, or silicon or other metalloid. Typically, nanoparticles are disposed adjacent a surface of the support material. Nanostructures may be formed as anchored to nanoparticles that are adjacent the surface of the support material by heating the nano-catalysts and then exposing the nano-catalysts to an organic vapor. The nanostructures are typically single wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes. |
| FILED | Friday, February 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/370910 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/249.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318458 | Harris et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Harris (Carnation, Washington); Elizabeth Golightly (Reno, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having beta-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/151118 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/72 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318532 | Bazan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Alexander Mikhailovsky (Ventura, California); Daniel Moses (Santa Barbara, California); Thuc-Quyen Nguyen (Goleta, California); Jeffrey Peet (Goleta, California); Cesare Soci (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Improved processing methods for enhanced properties of conjugated polymer films are disclosed, as well as the enhanced conjugated polymer films produced thereby. Addition of low molecular weight alkyl-containing molecules to solutions used to form conjugated polymer films leads to improved photoconductivity and improvements in other electronic properties. The enhanced conjugated polymer films can be used in a variety of electronic devices, such as solar cells and photodiodes. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/949705 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318604 | Cui et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Cui (Sunnyvale, California); Jia Zhu (Stanford, California); Ching-Mei Hsu (Stanford, California); Stephen T. Connor (San Francisco, California); Zongfu Yu (Stanford, California); Shanhui Fan (Stanford, California); George Burkhard (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a substrate comprising nanometer-scale pillars or cones that project from the surface of the substrate is disclosed. The method enables control over physical characteristics of the projections including diameter, sidewall angle, and tip shape. The method further enables control over the arrangement of the projections including characteristics such as center-to-center spacing and separation distance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/948025 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/705 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318691 | Weichselbaum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arch Development Corporation (Chicago, Illinois); UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph R. Weichselbaum (Chicago, Illinois); Bernard Roizman (Chicago, Illinois); Richard J. Whitley (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for treating cancer by administering an effective amount of a modified Herpes simplex virus. |
| FILED | Monday, June 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/802443 |
| 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 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318786 | Greenberg et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jean T. Greenberg (Chicago, Illinois); Ho Won Jung (Chicago, Illinois); Timothy Tschaplinski (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Azelaic acid or its derivatives or analogs induce a robust and a speedier defense response against pathogens in plants. Azelaic acid treatment alone does not induce many of the known defense-related genes but activates a plant's defense signaling upon pathogen exposure. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/191833 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/367 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318876 | Larock et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard C. Larock (Ames, Iowa); Phillip H. Henna (Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin); Michael R. Kessier (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method for producing a thermosetting resin from renewable oils, the method comprising supplying renewable oil molecules containing strained ring alkene moieties; reacting the alkene moieties with cyclic alkenes to create a polymer; and repeating the above two steps until the resin having desired characteristics are obtained. Also provided is a thermoset resin comprising functionalized renewable oil polymerized with a co-monomer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/357739 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/238.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319009 | Bouton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph H. Bouton (Ardmore, Oklahoma); Donald T. Wood (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A switchgrass cultivar designated EG1101 is disclosed. Also disclosed are seeds of switchgrass cultivar EG1101, plants of switchgrass EG1101, plant parts of switchgrass cultivar EG1101 and methods for producing a switchgrass plant produced by crossing switchgrass cultivar EG1101 with itself or with another switchgrass variety. Methods are also described for producing a switchgrass plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic switchgrass plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Switchgrass cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from switchgrass variety EG1101, methods for producing other switchgrass cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from switchgrass cultivar EG1101 and the switchgrass plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods are described herein. Hybrid switchgrass seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar EG1101 with another switchgrass cultivar are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/611735 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/263 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319464 | Hsu |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A two-phase or four-phase electric machine includes a first stator part and a second stator part disposed about ninety electrical degrees apart. Stator pole parts are positioned near the first stator part and the second stator part. An injector injects a third-harmonic frequency current that is separate from and not produced by the fundamental current driving the first stator part and the second stator part. The electric angular speed of the third-harmonic rotating field comprises where p comprises the number of pole pairs, θ comprises a mechanical angle and t comprise time in seconds. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/543039 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/400.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08320056 | Erlandson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alvin C. Erlandson (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A spatial filter includes a first filter element and a second filter element overlapping with the first filter element. The first filter element includes a first pair of cylindrical lenses separated by a first distance. Each of the first pair of cylindrical lenses has a first focal length. The first filter element also includes a first slit filter positioned between the first pair of cylindrical lenses. The second filter element includes a second pair of cylindrical lenses separated by a second distance. Each of the second pair of cylindrical lenses has a second focal length. The second filter element also includes a second slit filter positioned between the second pair of cylindrical lenses. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/544988 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/710 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08320650 | Demos et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stavros G. Demos (Livermore, California); Shiro Urayama (Davis, California); Bevin Lin (Sacramento, California); Ramez Moussa Ghobrial Saroufeem (Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In vivo endoscopic methods an apparatuses for implementation of fluorescence and autofluorescence microscopy, with and without the use of exogenous agents, effectively (with resolution sufficient to image nuclei) visualize and categorize various abnormal tissue forms. |
| FILED | Monday, November 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/615085 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08316768 | Reistroffer |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey P. Reistroffer (Plains, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | An elongate, flexible, incendiary device for producing a nearly instantaneous source of flaming combustion along a linear pathway of indeterminate length. The incendiary device is provided in the form of a solid, continuous strand, such as, for example, a ribbon, tape, cord, filament, rope or tube. The device is comprised of means for rapid ignition along the longitudinal axis of the strand in co-linear arrangement with a solid or semi-solid combustible fuel composition. Upon ignition, the device produces flames from its exterior surface for a duration of time suitable for igniting nearby combustible matter. The incendiary device provides a nearly instantaneous line of fire for igniting prescribed fires, controlled burns, and backfires. A method for igniting vegetative matter over an area of land using one or more indeterminate lengths of a rapidly igniting linear incendiary strand. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 01, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/597346 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/302 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317883 | Boateng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Akwasi A. Boateng (Royersford, Pennsylvania); Neil M. Goldberg (North Wales, Pennsylvania); Peter B. Johnson (Hanna City, Illinois); Sudhir Seth (Bloomington, Illinois); Charles A. Mullen (Lansdale, Pennsylvania); Serin R. Rao (Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Bio-oil from a feedstock selected from mustard family seeds, mustard family seed presscake, mustard family seed defatted presscake, and mixtures thereof. The bio-oil is produced by a method involving (1) pyrolyzing the feedstock to produce bio-oil, bio-char and non-condensable gases, (2) removing the bio-char from the bio-oil, (3) condensing the bio-oil, and (4) precipitating the bio-oil. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/907546 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Fuel and related compositions 044/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318146 | Teal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter E. A. Teal (Gainesville, Florida); Hans T. Alborn (Gainesville, Florida); Paul W. Sternberg (Pasadena, California); Jagan Srinivasan (Pasadena, California); Arthur S. Edison (Gainesville, Florida); Fatma Kaplan (Gainesville, Florida); Frank C. Schroeder (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A pheromonal compound produced by Caenorhabditis elegans has been identified as 5R-(3′-O-[β-D-glucosyl]-tetrahydro-3′R,5′R-dihydroxy-6′S-methyl-2H-pyran-2′R-yloxy)-2-hexanone. The novel compound, in combination with other ascarosides, elicit a synergistic signaling response from various adult male Caenorhabditis spp. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/362850 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/84 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319008 | Kerley et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of The University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Monty S. Kerley (Columbia, Missouri); William Kolath (Calgary, Canada); Joseph Golden (Mountain Grove, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for managing livestock for breeding or production based on one or more measurements of mitochondrial function. Measurement of mitochondrial function may also be correlated with a calculated or known feed efficiency of livestock animals to yield a predicted feed efficiency for the animal. The invention overcomes deficiencies associated with phenotypic assays for predicted breeding and production value. |
| FILED | Friday, January 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/007591 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/15 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08318208 | Zale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bind Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Greg Troiano (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Mir Mukkaram Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); James Wright (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure generally relates to nanoparticles having about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent of a therapeutic agent; and about 10 to about 99 weight percent of biocompatible polymer such as a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nanoparticles. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/553210 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318211 | Zale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bind Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Greg Troiano (Pembroke, Massachusetts); Mir Mukkaram Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); James Wright (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure generally relates to therapeutic nanoparticles. Exemplary nanoparticles disclosed herein may include about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a vinca alkaloid; and about 50 to about 99 weight percent biocompatible polymer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/485467 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/501 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319390 | Snitchler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | American Superconductor Corporation (Devens, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory L. Snitchler (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Timothy MacDonald (North Grafton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A stator assembly for use in a superconducting generator operated at frequencies up to 10 Hz is disclosed. The stator assembly includes a ferromagnetic stator winding support having a plurality of teeth defining slots, the slots configured to receive and support stator windings. The stator winding support is formed so that the ratio of the sum of the widths of the slots to the sum of the widths of the teeth and slots is in the range of 0.65 to 0.90. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/164023 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/216.97 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08320427 | Carter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William T. Carter (Galway, New York); Russell S. Miller (Ballston Spa, New York); Howard R. Hart, Jr. (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The introduction of spray formed metals into critical applications in the aircraft engine and power generation industries has been hampered by the possibility of erosion of oxide particles from a crucible lining or pouring nozzle in conventional spray forming equipment. These oxide particles may become inclusions that limit low-cycle fatigue life of parts. Use of a cold-walled induction guide (CIG) with an electrical insulation layer between copper CIG elements and the liquid metal offers a means of delivering ceramic-free alloys to a spray system with improved efficiency. CIG design options facilitated by a new oven-brazed fabrication technique resolve induction coil environmental isolation issues, correct thermal strain tolerance problems, facilitate dual frequency induction designs, allow improved electrical coupling efficiency and thermal efficiency, result in improved melt flow initiation, and facilitate disassembly without damage from the solidified melt. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/639553 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Industrial electric heating furnaces 373/142 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08317700 | Jacobs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter G. Jacobs (Portland, Oregon); Dawn Konrad-Martin (Portland, Oregon); Eric Wan (Hillsboro, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for the non-invasive determination of the concentration of an analyte are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/294558 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/365 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318680 | Hefeneider et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. Hefeneider (Portland, Oregon); Sharon L. McCoy (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and peptide for regulating cellular activity includes a panel of synthesized peptides that have biological effects on inhibiting or enhancing cellular activity. Selected peptides can be used as therapy to reduce and/or inhibit, or initiate and/or enhance, an inflammatory response in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/284698 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.600 |
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| US 08318810 | Simard et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Marc Simard (Baltimore, Maryland); Mingkui Chen (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition comprising a novel Ca2+-activated, [ATP]i-sensitive nonspecific cation (NCCa-ATP) channel is described. The channel is found in mammalian neural cells and exhibits a different sensitivity to block by various adenine nucleotides, and is activated by submicromolar [Ca]i. The NCCa-ATP channel is activated under conditions of ATP depletion, which causes severe cell depolarization, followed by cell swelling. The NCCa-ATP channel is regulated by a sulfonylurea receptor and is inhibited by sulfonylurea compounds glibenclamide and tolbutamide. Methods employing compositions comprising the NCCa-ATP channel to screen for compounds that block the channel and the use of such antagonists as therapeutics in preventing brain swelling and damage are described. In addition, methods employing compositions comprising the Kir2.3 channel to screen for compounds that open the channel and the use of such antagonists as therapeutics in preventing brain swelling and damage are described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/857547 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/592 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318906 | Braun et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Braun (Tarzana, California); Lynn K. Gordon (Tarzana, California); Kaori Shimizaki (Los Angeles, California); Madhuri Wadegra-Dhawan (Fontana, California); Kathy A. Kelly (Sherman Oaks, California); Anna M. Wu (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of Chlamydia infections and cancer. The methods and compositions inhibit the entry of Chlamydia into a host cell expressing EMP2 by interfering with the interaction between the Chlamydia and EMP2. The methods and compositions target cancers which express or overexpress EMP2 nucleic acids and polypeptides by targeting EMP2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/682032 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 |
U.S. State Government
| US 08318407 | Keszler et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon); Jeremy Anderson (Corvallis, Oregon); Peter A. Hersh (Denver, Colorado); Jason K. Stowers (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices having a thin film or laminate structure comprising hafnium and/or zirconium oxy hydroxy compounds, and methods for making such devices, are disclosed. The hafnium and zirconium compounds can be doped, typically with other metals, such as lanthanum. Examples of electronic devices or components that can be made include, without limitation, insulators, transistors and capacitors. A method for patterning a device using the materials as positive or negative resists or as functional device components also is described. For example, a master plate for imprint lithography can be made. An embodiment of a method for making a device having a corrosion barrier also is described. Embodiments of an optical device comprising an optical substrate and coating also are described. Embodiments of a physical ruler also are disclosed, such as for accurately measuring dimensions using an electron microscope. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/286606 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318925 | Tang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida State University Research Foundation (Tallahaaee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hengli Tang (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or small hairpin RNA (shRNAs) and compositions comprising same are provided that specifically target human cyclophilin A (CyPA) to effectively inhibit Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in a cell. Such siRNA and shRNAs may have a length of from about 19 to about 29 contiguous nucleotides corresponding to a specific region of human cyclophilin A (CyPA) cDNA of from about nucleotide 155 to about nucleotide 183 having particular potency against CyPA and HCV. Such siRNA and shRNAs may be formulated as naked compositions or as pharmaceutical compositions. DNA polynucleotides, plasmids, and viral or non-viral vectors are also provided that encode siRNA or shRNA molecules, which may be delivered directly to cells or in combination with known delivery agents, such as lipids, polymers, encapsulated lipid particles, such as liposomes. Methods for treating, managing inhibiting, preventing, etc., HCV infection using such siRNA and shRNAs and compositions comprising same are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, February 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/034851 |
| 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 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319191 | Allee |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Allee (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of sensor systems and related methods of operating and manufacturing the same are described herein. The sensor systems can be used to detect atomic or subatomic particles or radiation. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, April 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/458728 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/370.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08319561 | Venugopal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sameer M. Venugopal (San Jose, California); Aritra Dey (Folsom, California); David R. Allee (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of amplifiers with depletion and enhancement mode thin film transistors are disclosed herein. Other examples, devices, and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/411356 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08316884 | England 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) | John Dwight England (Arab, Alabama); Anthony R. Kelley (Somerville, Alabama); Raymond J. Cronise (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A safety drain system includes a plurality of drain sections, each of which defines distinct fluid flow paths. At least a portion of the fluid flow paths commence at a side of the drain section that is in fluid communication with a reservoir's fluid. Each fluid flow path at the side communicating with the reservoir's fluid defines an opening having a smallest dimension not to exceed approximately one centimeter. The drain sections are distributed over at least one surface of the reservoir. A manifold is coupled to the drain sections. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/846429 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid handling 137/561.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08317983 | Holloway et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian C. Holloway (Williamsburg, Virginia); Peter C. Eklund (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michelle Shinn (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces and output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred. |
| FILED | Friday, April 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/798377 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08321077 | Garcia-Llama |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GB Tech, Inc. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eduardo Garcia-Llama (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Two algorithms are disclosed that, with the use of a 3-axis accelerometer, will be able to determine the angles of attack, sideslip and roll of a capsule-type spacecraft prior to entry (at very high altitudes, where the atmospheric density is still very low) and during entry. The invention relates to emergency situations in which no reliable attitude and attitude rate are available. Provided that the spacecraft would not attempt a guided entry without reliable attitude information, the objective of the entry system in such case would be to attempt a safe ballistic entry. A ballistic entry requires three controlled phases to be executed in sequence: First, cancel initial rates in case the spacecraft is tumbling; second, maneuver the capsule to a heat-shield-forward attitude, preferably to the trim attitude, to counteract the heat rate and heat load build up; and third, impart a ballistic bank or roll rate to null the average lift vector in order to prevent prolonged lift down situations. Being able to know the attitude, hence the attitude rate, will allow the control system (nominal or backup, automatic or manual) to cancel any initial angular rates. Also, since a heat-shield forward attitude and the trim attitude can be specified in terms of the angles of attack and sideslip, being able to determine the current attitude in terms of these angles will allow the control system to maneuver the vehicle to the desired attitude. Finally, being able to determine the roll angle will allow for the control of the roll ballistic rate during entry. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/799047 |
| ART UNIT | 3616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08317342 | Anderson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LI-COR, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tyler Anderson (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | Optical mirror elements having a diffusive backing, methods for making such optical mirror elements, and devices incorporating such optical mirror elements. The optical mirror element typically includes a first, reflective surface, and a second surface having uneven or granular features, wherein light passing through the first surface is diffusely reflected by the uneven or granular features of the second surface. The optical mirror elements are particularly well suited for use in Herriott Cell arrangements in gas analyzers. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/572159 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/839 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318680 | Hefeneider et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. Hefeneider (Portland, Oregon); Sharon L. McCoy (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and peptide for regulating cellular activity includes a panel of synthesized peptides that have biological effects on inhibiting or enhancing cellular activity. Selected peptides can be used as therapy to reduce and/or inhibit, or initiate and/or enhance, an inflammatory response in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/284698 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08318959 | Baum et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Flurochem, Inc. (Azusa, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt Baum (Pasadena, California); Wen-Huey Lin (Laguna Niguel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The method of preparing novel allyl ethers. Novel glycidyl ethers and their preparation. Polyfunctional poly(glycidyl ethers) their methods of preparation. Novel polyurethanes based on the polyfunctional glycidyl ethers and their method of preparation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/343132 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/551 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 08320617 | Krahnstoever et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UTC Fire and Security Americas Corporation, Inc. (Bradenton, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nils Oliver Krahnstoever (Schenectady, New York); Ser Nam Lim (Niskayuna, New York); Ting Yu (Schenectady, New York); Kedar Anil Patwardhan (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method and program product for camera-based discovery of social networks. The computer implemented method for identifying individuals and associating tracks with individuals in camera-generated images from a face capture camera(s) and a tracking camera(s), wherein the computer implemented method includes: receiving images of an individual from the face capture camera(s) on a computer; receiving images of a track(s) of an individual from the tracking camera(s) on a computer; automatically determining with the computer the track(s) from the images from the tracking camera(s); and associating with the computer the track(s) with the individual(s) and a unique identifier. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/412486 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08321443 | Andrade et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Henrique Andrade (Croton-on-Hudson, New York); Bugra Gedik (White Plains, New York); Martin J. Hirzel (White Plains, New York); Robert J. Soule (Brooklyn, New York); Huayong Wang (Bejing, China PRC); Kun-Lung Wu (Yorktown Heights, New York); Qiong Zou (Beijing, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | An Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) proxy infrastructure to transparently route incoming queries to one or more selected query engines. The ODBC proxy receives a query from an application, and determines based on the characteristics of the query and the capabilities of the query engines which one or more query engines are to perform the query. The proxy then routes the query to the one or more query engines, which perform the query. The results are then returned to the proxy, which provides the results to the application. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/876348 |
| ART UNIT | 2162 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/760 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 08318429 | Brennan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark David Brennan (Jeffersonville, Indiana); D. Kay Phillips (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention includes method of determining if a subject has a genetic predisposition to clinically diagnosed schizophrenia (SZ), schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), and/or schizoaffective disorder (SD). |
| FILED | Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/282975 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08320039 | Holcomb et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | LGS Innovations LLC (Florham Park, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas P. Holcomb (Morris Plains, New Jersey); Thomas Huntington Wood (Holmdel, New Jersey); Paul Wysocki (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical amplifier comprises at least two gain regions, an intermediate region situated between the gain regions, and a transition region situated between the intermediate region and each gain region. The aforesaid regions have claddings that collectively form a path for pump radiation propagating from at least one of the gain regions to the other gain region, and cores that collectively form a path for signal radiation propagating from at least one of the gain regions to the other gain region. The cores in the gain regions support multiple propagating optical modes, including at least one signal mode and at least one non-signal mode. The intermediate region, however, supports fewer propagating core modes than are supported by the gain regions. The transition regions are conformed such that when radiation in propagating non-signal core modes passes from the gain regions into the intermediate region, it is at least partly coupled into cladding modes of the intermediate region. |
| FILED | Friday, April 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/761538 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/337.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08321161 | Bruno et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretarty of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony B. Bruno (East Lyme, Connecticut); Rolf G. Kasper (Old Lyme, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention as disclosed is an autonomous magnetic measurement system for monitoring the background magnetic fields associated with power lines, electronic devices, electronic vehicles and the Earth's background magnetic field. The components of the autonomous magnetic measurement system include a series of three axis analog magnetic sensors, a fluxgate compass, and a programmable micro-controller. The micro-controller receives data from the sensor and compass and is programmed to autonomously detect magnetic signals having particular characteristics of interest. |
| FILED | Friday, September 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/884769 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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