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Patent Details for Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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| US 08337434 | Vaezy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shahram Vaezy (Seattle, Washington); Arthur H. Chan (Plano, Texas); Victor Y. Fujimoto (San Francisco, California); Donald E. Moore (Seattle, Washington); Roy W. Martin (Anacortes, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A plurality of concepts related to HIFU therapy are disclosed, including a technique to spatially track and display the relative positions of a HIFU focal point and an imaging plane from an ultrasound imager, so that a clinician can ensure that the HIFU focus remains in the image plane during HIFU therapy, thereby facilitating image guided HIFU therapy. Also disclosed are a plurality of transvaginal probes that include a HIFU transducer optimized for the treatment of uterine fibroids. In one embodiment, the probe includes a piezoceramic crystal bonded to an aluminum lens, to achieve a HIFU transducer having a focal length of about 4 cm. In another embodiment, the probe includes a generally spoon-shaped transducer including a plurality of individual emitter elements. Still another concept disclosed herein is a method for evaluating a quality of a coupling between a liquid-filled volume encompassing a HIFU transducer and a tissue interface. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946727 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Kinesitherapy 61/2 |
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| US 08337464 | Young et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); G. Doug Smith (Sandy, Utah); Mark A. Crawford (Sandy, Utah); Randall K. Jones (Murray, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697167 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/175 |
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| US 08337465 | Young et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); Trent J. Perry (Kaysville, Utah); Duane D. Blatter (Salt Lake City, Utah); Christopher M. Phillips (Salt Lake City, Utah); Mark A. Crawford (Sandy, Utah); G. Doug Smith (Sandy, Utah); Steven Johnson (Lehi, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697190 |
| ART UNIT | 3767 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/175 |
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| US 08337721 | Bowers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Bowers (Eldersburg, Maryland); James R. McBride (Nashville, Tennessee); Sandra J. Rosenthal (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to an inorganic nanoparticle or nanocrystal, also referred to as a quantum dot, capable of emitting white light. In a further aspect, the invention relates to an inorganic nanoparticle capable of absorbing energy from a first electromagnetic region and capable of emitting light in a second electromagnetic region, wherein the second electromagnetic region comprises an at least about 50 nm wide band of wavelengths and to methods for the preparation thereof. In further aspects, the invention relates to a frequency converter, a light emitting diode device, a modified fluorescent light source, an electroluminescent device, and an energy cascade system comprising the nanoparticle of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/550260 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.6S0 |
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| US 08337778 | Stone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howard A. Stone (Princeton, New Jersey); Shelley L. Anna (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Nathalie Bontoux (Cagnes sur Mer, France); Darren Roy Link (Lexington, Massachusetts); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Irina Gitlin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Eugenia Kumacheva (Toronto, Canada); Piotr Garstecki (Brwinow, Poland); Willow R. Diluzio (Westford, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/726223 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/503 |
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| US 08337809 | Yu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jie Yu (Houston, Texas); Michael Sha-nang Wong (Houston, Texas); Bahman Anvari (Tustin, California); Mohammad Abbas Yaseen (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel phototherapeutic methods and compositions are described herein. Nanoparticle-assembled microcapsules as a new type of delivery vehicle for photosensitive compounds may be synthesized through a two-step assembly process. Charged polymer chains and counterions may be combined with a photosensitive compound to form photosensitive aggregates, and then nanoparticles may be combined with the aggregates to form the microcapsules. The shell may be composed of nanoparticles and/or polymer, and the core interior may contain the photosensitive compound. Formation occurs rapidly (on the order of seconds) and the conditions are very mild (at room temperature, in aqueous solution, and at neutral pH). The microcapsule synthesis is highly suitable as an encapsulation method, particularly for a charged photosensitive molecule like ICG. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/440715 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/1.290 |
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| US 08337810 | Zalutsky et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Rod Zalutsky (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Oscar Rodolfo Pozzi (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Oxidants (e.g., N-chlorosuccinimide) can be used to stabilize α-particle emitters (e.g., 211 At) in solution, prior to their subsequent reaction to form α-particle emitter labeled compounds (e.g., a radiolabeled pharmaceutical or a radiolabeled pre-cursor used to prepare it). In particular, the use of an oxidant has been found to maintain the α-particle emitter in a chemical form that facilitates this reaction, which may involve a number of possible mechanisms including electrophilic substitution, nucleophilic substitution, complexation, exchange, or metallic bonding. Compounds labeled with α-particle emitters in this manner have wide-ranging therapeutic applications, particularly in the treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, December 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/158186 |
| 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 08337813 | Schultz Sikma et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elise A. Schultz Sikma (Bartlett, Illinois); Mohammad Aslam (Nashik, India); Vinayak P. Dravid (Glenview, Illinois); Thomas J. Meade (Wilmette, Illinois); Bradley D. Ulrich (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. In particular, the present invention provides a MRI contrast agent configured to manipulate both the longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) relaxation times of surrounding water proton spins. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/210829 |
| 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 424/9.340 |
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| US 08337830 | Franzusoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlobeImmune, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado); The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Franzusoff (Denver, Colorado); Donald Bellgrau (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing a variety of diseases and conditions that are amenable to immunotherapy and, in one particular embodiment, compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cancer in an animal are described. Specifically improvements related to the use of a yeast-based vaccine comprising a yeast vehicle and an antigen that is selected to elicit an antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune response in an animal, for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination and the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/334775 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
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| US 08337831 | Kopecko et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secrectary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis J Kopecko (Silver Spring, Maryland); Deqi Xu (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to Salmonella typhi Ty21a comprising core-linked Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 O-specific polysaccharide (O-Ps) and DNA encoding O antigen biosynthesis, said DNA selected from the group consisting of: a) the DNA sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2 and species homologs thereof; b) DNA encoding Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 polypeptides encoded by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2, and species homologs thereof; and c) DNA encoding a O antigen biosynthesis gene product that hybridizes under moderately stringent conditions to the DNA of (a) or (b); and related sequences, compositions of matter, vaccines, methods of using, and methods of making. |
| FILED | Monday, October 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/285614 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
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| US 08337832 | Kopecko 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) | Dennis J. Kopecko (Silver Spring, Maryland); Deqi Xu (Columbia, Maryland); John O. Cisar (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for protecting a susceptible host against an infection of Shigella sonnei are disclosed. Such compositions and methods are useful for protecting the host against bacillary dysentery and shigellosis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295811 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
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| US 08337835 | Semenkovich et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clay F. Semenkovich (Ladue, Missouri); Manu V. Chakravarthy (Scotch Plains, New Jersey); John W. Turk (Eureka, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions comprising the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα)-ligand 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine (16:0/18:1-GPC) are disclosed. These compositions may be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of PPARα-related liver disorders including, but not necessarily limited to, fatty liver disease, to lower lipid and triglyceride levels, and to increase high density lipoprotein levels in animals. Foods modified with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine (16:0/18:1GPC) may be used to improve the metabolism of animals. |
| FILED | Monday, April 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/758523 |
| ART UNIT | 1613 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.400 |
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| US 08337853 | Lai 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) | Ching-Juh Lai (Bethesda, Maryland); Robert H. Purcell (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies that bind or neutralize dengue type 1, 2, 3, and/or 4 virus. The invention provides such antibodies, fragments of such antibodies retaining dengue virus-binding ability, fully human or humanized antibodies retaining dengue virus-binding ability, and pharmaceutical compositions including such antibodies. The invention further provides for isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies of the invention and host cells transformed therewith. Additionally, the invention provides for prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic methods employing the antibodies and nucleic acids of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/607035 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/147.100 |
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| US 08337854 | Goncalvez 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) | Ana P. Goncalvez (Rockville, Maryland); Robert H. Purcell (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ching-Juh Lai (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a variant of a parent polypeptide comprising an Fc region, which variant binds an Fc gamma receptor (FcγR) with lower affinity than the parent polypeptide and comprises a deletion of at least one amino acid in about position 100 to about position 150 in the Fc region and related nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and methods of producing the variant and methods for preventing or treating a disorder in a mammal. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/594756 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/159.100 |
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| US 08337860 | Whitehead 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 (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen S. Whitehead (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Joseph E. Blaney (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania); Brian R. Murphy (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is related to a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus that contains a mutation in the 3′ untranslated region (3′-UTR) comprising a Δ30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and nucleotides additional to the Δ30 mutation deleted from the 3′-UTR that removes sequence in the 5′ direction as far as the 5′ boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or a replacement of the 3′-UTR of a dengue virus of a first serotype with the 3′-UTR of a dengue virus of a second serotype, optionally containing the Δ30 mutation and nucleotides additional to the Δ30 mutation deleted from the 3′-UTR; and immunogenic compositions, methods of inducing an immune response, and methods of producing a dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/376756 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/218.100 |
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| US 08337866 | Stephens et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard S. Stephens (Orinda, California); Diane Kawa (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit Chlamydia-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection by Chlamydia and Chlamydiophila. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/227255 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/263.100 |
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| US 08337873 | Mao |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy Jian Mao (Closter, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the synthesis of new tooth or bone from an encapsulated biological agent such as a growth factor or stem cells contained within a hollow and porous biocompatible vehicle such as a titanium implant placed (implanted) within the body of a host animal such as a human. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 20, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/577660 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/422 |
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| US 08337941 | Gubernator et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Niko Gert Gubernator (New York, New York); Dalibor Sames (New York, New York); David Sulzer (New York, New York); Paul Vadola (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds of the general structure: wherein Y is O, X is O, bond α is absent and bond β is present, or Y is H, X is CH, bond α is present, and bond β is absent; atom Z is a carbon and bonds χ, δ and γ are present, or is a nitrogen and bonds χ, δ and γ are absent; R1 is —H, —OH, —O—R7, —N(H)—R8, —N(H)—(CH2)n—NH2, —N(R9)(R10), or a piperazine cation; R2 is either covalently bound to R9, or is —H, or is covalently bound to R3 so as to form a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrole or R2 is covalently bound to R9 or R8 or R7; or R1 and R2 are covalently joined to form an aromatic ring; R3 is either covalently bound to R2 so as to form a pyrrole, or is, inter alia, —H, —OH, alkyl, or when Z is nitrogen R3 is ═O; R4 is, inter alia, —H, —OH, or —R11NH2; R5 is, inter alia, —H, —OH, or —R12NH2, and R6 is either is covalently bound to R10 or is —H, or R6 is covalently bound to R10 or R8 or R7. This invention also provides processes for making the compounds as well as methods for monitoring activity of monoamine transporters or treating monoamine transporter-associated diseases by employing the compounds. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/309724 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/66 |
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| US 08338089 | Yu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiao-Fang Yu (Baltimore, Maryland); Elana S. Erhlich (Baltimore, Maryland); Xiao Zuoxiang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates, e.g., to a method for inhibiting infectivity of a lentivirus (e.g., a lentivirus which expresses a Viral infectivity factor (Vif) protein), such as, e.g., SIV, SHIV and/or HIV, comprising contacting a cell which is producing the virus with an antiviral-effective amount of a membrane-permeable Zinc (Zn) chelator, wherein the antiviral-effective amount of the Zn chelator does not substantially inhibit proteins in the cell which contain Zn-binding motifs other than lentivirus Vif. Kits and pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed, as is a method for identifying inhibitors of lentiviruses that target a specific zinc-binding motif of the lentivirus Vif protein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/984672 |
| 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 08338102 | Croce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Aaron J. Schetter (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295209 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
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| US 08338103 | Croce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Deparment of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Aaron J. Schetter (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295692 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
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| US 08338104 | Croce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Aaron J. Schetter (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/296291 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
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| US 08338105 | Croce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Tansfer (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Aaron J. Schetter (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/296371 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
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| US 08338106 | Croce et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); Curtis C. Harris (Garrett Park, Maryland); Aaron J. Schetter (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/296448 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
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| US 08338110 | Hazen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stanley L. Hazen (Pepper Pike, Ohio); Michael Kinter (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Marc S. Penn (Beachwood, Ohio); Jonathan Smith (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Lemin Zheng (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein methods for determining whether a subject, particularly a human subject, is at risk of developing, having, or experiencing a complication of cardiovascular disease, and methods of treating subjects who are identified by the current methods of being at risk for cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining levels of one or more oxidized apolipoprotein A-I related biomolecules in a bodily sample from the subject. Also, provided are kits and reagents for use in the present methods. Also provided are methods for monitoring the status of cardiovascular disease in a subject or the effects of therapeutic agents on subjects with cardiovascular disease. Such method comprising determining levels of one or more oxidized apolipoprotein A-I related molecules in bodily samples taken from the subject over time or before and after therapy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/730137 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338119 | Prabhakar et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vikas Prabhakar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ishan Capila (Ashland, Massachusetts); Rahul Raman (Arlington, Massachusetts); Carlos Bosques (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kevin Pojasek (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ram Sasisekharan (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to chondroitinase ABC I and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to recombinant and modified chondroitinase ABC I, their production and their uses. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes of the invention are useful for a variety of purposes, including degrading and analyzing polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). These GAGs can include chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, unsulfated chondroitin and hyaluronan. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes can also be used in therapeutic methods such as promoting nerve regeneration, promoting stroke recovery, treating spinal cord injury, treating epithelial disease, treating infections and treating cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/638318 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/18 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338138 | Ostermeier et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc A. Ostermeier (Baltimore, Maryland); Gurkan Guntas (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides molecular switches which couple external signals to functionality, and combinatorial methods of making and using the same involving circular permutation of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences. The switches according to the invention can be used, for example, to regulate gene transcription, target drug delivery to specific cells, transport drugs intracellularly, control drug release, provide conditionally active proteins, perform metabolic engineering, and modulate cell signaling pathways. Libraries comprising the switches, expression vectors and host cells for expressing the switches are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/588114 |
| 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 435/91.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338176 | Daadi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marcel M. Daadi (Palo Alto, California); Gary K. Steinberg (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for the derivation of neural stem cells (NSCs) from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and the use of the NSCs for treatment of various neural disorders. The NSCs that are derived from the ESCs are tissue-specific multipotent NSCs with a stable growth rate, unlimited self-renewal capacity, and a predictable differentiation profile. Being both non-tumorigenic and engraftable, the NSCs of the present invention have utility in repopulation stroke-damaged tissue. The NSCs of the present invention may be differentiated to produce tyrosine-hydroxylase expressing neurons, which may be used as a source of dopaminergic neurons for subjects suffering from a condition characterized by dopaminergic dysfunction, such as Parkinson's disease. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/182050 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/377 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338180 | Greene et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Warner C. Greene (Hillsborough, California); Kimberly S. Stopak (San Francisco, California); Carlos M. C. deNoronha (Slingerlands, New York); Wesley M. Yonemoto (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of identifying an agent that inhibits an activity of a lentiviral Vif protein. The present invention provides methods of identifying an agent that increases the level of active APOBEC3G in a cell. The present invention provides agents identified by a subject screening method; and further provides methods for treating lentivirus infections. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/865663 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/465 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338182 | Halden |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rolf Ulrich Halden (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for in situ monitoring within a specified environment includes a housing with an intake inserted into the environment. A plurality of pumps are included in the housing with a number of test beds, each being separately coupled to one of the number of pumps, where each of the number of test beds holds material and where each of the plurality of pumps operate to separately push fluid through a coupled test bed. An effluent storage device is disposed to receive effluent from the number of test beds. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/702033 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338365 | Minea et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radu O. Minea (Arcadia, California); Francis S. Markland, Jr. (Manhattan Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of inhibiting binding between a cell expressing integrin receptors specific for one or more integrins selected from the group consisting of αIIbβ3, αvβ3, αvβ5, or α5β1, said method comprising contacting the cell with a monomeric disintegrin or monomeric disintegrin domain which comprises a C-terminal sequence non-native to the disintegrin or disintegrin domain, said C-terminal sequence encoding a functional integrin-binding loop. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367267 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338366 | Lin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of the Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacki Lin (Houston, Texas); Ralph B. Arlinghaus (Bellaire, Texas); Tong Sun (Pearland, Texas); Lin Ji (Sugar Land, Texas); Bulent Ozpolat (Houston, Texas); Gabriel Lopez-Berestein (Bellaire, Texas); Jack A. Roth (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoparticle-polypeptide complex comprising a bioactive polypeptide in association with a nanoparticle, wherein the bioactive polypeptide is modified by the addition of a chemical moiety that facilitates cellular uptake of the protein. The polypeptide can be a protein or a peptide. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the protein or peptide is derived from the amino acid sequence of a tumor suppressor gene product. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/375544 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.200 |
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| US 08338390 | Kiick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristi L. Kiick (Rising Sun, Maryland); Nori Yamaguchi (Newburgh, Indiana); John Rabolt (Wilmington, Delaware); Cheryl Casper (Blackwood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A functionalized electrospun matrix for the controlled-release of biologically active agents, such as growth factors, is presented. The functionalized matrix comprises a matrix polymer, a compatibilizing polymer and a biomolecule or other small functioning molecule. In certain aspects the electrospun polymer fibers comprise at least one biologically active molecule functionalized with low molecular weight heparin. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/767931 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/56 |
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| US 08338394 | Palczewski et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Krzysztof Palczewski (Bay Village, Ohio); Radu A. Moise (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A pharmaceutical composition for treating a metabolic disease in a mammalian subject includes a therapeutically effective amount of all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinoid, all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinoid derivative, or agent capable of modulating the level of at least one all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinoid or all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinoid derivative in the subject. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/445100 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/168 |
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| US 08338398 | Miller et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Josef Miller (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Colleen LePrell (Ypsilanti, Michigan); Jochen Schact (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Diane Prieskorn (Livonia, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for treating hearing loss includes components that function through different biological mechanisms to provide an additive effect that is equal to or greater than a sum of the effect of the individual components. The composition includes a biologically effective amount of at least one scavenger of singlet oxygen, a donor antioxidant, a third antioxidant, and a vasodilator. A method of treating hearing loss includes the step of internally administering the composition including a biologically effective amount of the at least one scavenger of singlet oxygen, the donor antioxidant, the third antioxidant, and the vasodilator to a mammal within three days of trauma to a middle or inner ear of the mammal. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/091931 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/171 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338465 | Singh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jasbir Singh (Naperville, Illinois); Carl F. Nathan (Larchmont, New York); Ruslana Bryk (New York, New York); Raghu Samy (Aurora, Illinois); Krzysztof Pupek (Plainfield, Illinois); Mark Gurney (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods for the prevention or treatment of tuberculosis in a subject infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by administering rhodanine derivatives of formula (I), as well as some novel such compounds. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, June 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/303896 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/369 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338482 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Herbert Chen (Madison, Wisconsin); Muthusamy Kunnimalaiyaan (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or suppressing symptoms of neuroendocrine (NE) tumors comprising increasing the levels or activities of Notch1 protein or other components of the Notch1 signaling pathway of the cancer cells. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions for the methods. |
| FILED | Friday, July 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/781142 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/557 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338532 | 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); Bin Liu (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention further relates to multichromophores, which may be conjugated polymers, and methods, articles and compositions employing them as described herein. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate. The methods can be performed in an array format on a substrate, which can be a sensor. In some embodiments, detection assays are provided employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. In some aspects biological assays are provided in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations. The multichromophore may interact at least in part electrostatically with the sensor and/or the target, and an increase in energy transfer with the polymer may occur upon binding of the sensor and the target. Other variations of the inventions are described further herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/038378 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/54.100 |
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| US 08338566 | Pal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park Office of Technology Commercialization (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Utpal Pal (College Park, Maryland); Adam Steven Coleman (Crofton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | In this application is described the characterization Borrelia burgdorferi lipoprotein BBK07, an in vivo expressed and surface-exposed immunogen. BBK07 expression in the infected hose can be detected at the RNA and protein level as early as the first week of infection. Therefore, described is the use of BBK07 antigen and immunogenic epitopes as well as bbk07 nucleotides in methods and kits for the diagnosis of Lyme disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/658929 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/327 |
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| US 08338570 | Saeidi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nima Saeidi (Allston, Massachusetts); Jeffrey W. Ruberti (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are described for organizing collagen into fibrillar networks, e.g, short and long-range organization. Collagen produced by the disclosed methods can be used for tissue engineering. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901286 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/356 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338571 | Fay et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip J. Fay (Pittsford, New York); Hironao Wakabayashi (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a recombinant factor VIII that includes one or more mutations that result in enhanced stability of both factor VIII and factor VIIIa. Methods of making and using the recombinant factor VIII, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are also disclosed. The present invention further relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes the recombinant factor VIII, as well as DNA expression systems and host cells containing the isolated nucleic acid molecule. |
| FILED | Friday, July 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/179801 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/383 |
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| US 08338601 | Burke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin D. Burke (Champaign, Illinois); David M. Knapp (Urbana, Illinois); Eric P Gillis (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: R1—B-T (I); where R1 represents an organic group, T represents a conformationally rigid protecting group, and B represents boron having sp3 hybridization. When unprotected, the corresponding organoboronic acid is unstable by the boronic acid neat stability test. The reaction mixture further includes a base having a pKB of at least 1 and a palladium catalyst. The method further includes forming a cross-coupled product in the reaction mixture. |
| FILED | Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/567443 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/13 |
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| US 08338776 | Walt et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David R. Walt (Medford, Massachusetts); Alexei R. Faustov (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices are provided for the trapping, including optical trapping; analysis; and selective manipulation of particles on an optical array. A device parcels a light source into many points of light transmitted through a microlens optical array and an Offner relay to an objective, where particles may be trapped. Preferably the individual points of light are individually controllable through a light controlling device. Optical properties of the particles may be determined by interrogation with light focused through the optical array. The particles may be manipulated by immobilizing or releasing specific particles, separating types of particles, etc. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/664340 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/251 |
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| US 08339138 | Parker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Lee Parker (Centerville, Utah); John Rock Hadley (Centerville, Utah); Kenneth Craig Goodrich (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite gradient system is described, including a body gradient system and an insert gradient system, in which the body gradient system and the insert gradient system can be driven independently and simultaneously. The composite gradient system can provide an operator with the flexibility of imaging a subject using the body gradient system alone, the insert gradient system alone, or both gradient systems simultaneously, and therefore enjoy the advantages of each gradient system. In some embodiments, the body gradient system and the insert gradient system may be driven concurrently during an imaging sequence to produce composite magnetic field gradients having high amplitude and/or fast slew rate, resulting in high image resolution and/or fast image acquisition. In some embodiments, a subject may be imaged using the body gradient system alone while leaving the insert gradient system in place. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/580240 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/318 |
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| US 08340247 | Keall et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul J. Keall (Stanford, California); Yelin Suh (Palo Alto, California); Elisabeth Weiss (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A deliverable four dimensional (4D) intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning method is disclosed, for delivery using a linear accelerator with a dynamic multi-leaf collimator (DMLC). A 4D computed tomography (CT) scan is used for segmenting tumor anatomy on a reference phase of periodic motion of the tumor. Deformable registration of the 4D CT data is used to generate corresponding anatomical structures on other phases. Preferably, the collimator for each beam position is aligned using the gross tumor volume (GTV) centroid motion corresponding to the periodic motion of the tumor, as determined from the two dimensional (2D) projection of a given beam position. A deliverable IMRT plan is created on the 4D CT image set in which the MLC leaf positions and beam on/off status can vary as a function of respiratory phase by solving a four dimensional optimization problem. The mechanical constraints of the MLC leaves are included in the optimization. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/947643 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/69 |
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| US 08340381 | Franaszek 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) | Marek Franaszek (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Ronald M. Summers (Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An image of an anatomical structure can be analyzed to determine an enclosing three-dimensional boundary when the anatomical structure is filled with two substances, such as air and a fluid. Various techniques can be used to determine the enclosing boundary including: analyzing the virtual structure to segment the structure into air and fluid pockets, determining if there are multiple fluid pockets whose surface touches a single air-fluid boundary, determining a separate threshold for respective fluid pockets, resegmenting the virtual anatomical structure using the separate threshold for different fluid pockets, forming a hierarchical pocket tree which represents the relationship between the fluid and air pockets, pruning the pocket tree based on various criteria which corresponds to deleting those pruned portions from the virtual anatomical structure, and resegmenting the remaining virtual anatomical structure using one or more of fuzzy connectedness, two-dimensional gap filling, and level set segmentation. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/113849 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
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| US 08340437 | Abràmoff et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Abràmoff (Iowa City, Iowa); Pete Soliz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Stephen Russell (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods for determining optimal features for classifying patterns or objects. Also provided are methods for image analysis. Further provided are methods for image searching. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/601784 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/224 |
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| US 08340770 | Durand et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Dominique M. Durand (Solon, Ohio); David Yuang Tang (Bratenahl, Ohio); Alicia L. Jensen (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods associated with controlling seizure activity with electrical stimulation that either suppress axonal conduction between brain structures and/or that generate a desired response in a targeted neuronal pool are described. One example apparatus includes an implantable stimulating electrode that provides an electrical stimulus to fiber tracts of the hippocampal commissure of the brain of a subject. The stimulus may be a high frequency structure that prevents communication of signals associated with an epileptic episode and/or prevents seizure activity in a target nucleus. The example apparatus may also include a detection logic that detects specific electrical activity in the central nervous system that identifies that an epileptic episode is imminent. The example apparatus includes a pacing system to selectively configure and apply the electrical stimulus to fiber tracts of the hippocampal commissure of the brain. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/215387 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/45 |
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| US 08340914 | Gatewood et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Joe M. Gatewood (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Valerio G. Aimale (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Callum J. Bell (Santa Fe, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are disclosed for compressing and comparing data such as genomic data. The disclosed systems and methods may include selecting a segment, creating a delta representation of the segment, the delta representation comprising a script, and storing the script. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving a first script comprising a compressed version of a first segment and receiving a second script comprising a compressed version of a second segment. The disclosed systems and methods may further include comparing the first script to the second script and determining if the first segment matches the second segment based upon the comparison of the first script to the second script. |
| FILED | Monday, November 08, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/667264 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340915 | Li et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lei M. Li (Los Angeles, California); Chao Cheng (Los Angeles, California); Huanying Ge (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention discloses methods and systems for analyzing microarray data. The method includes the general steps of providing microarray data, normalizing the data using a least trimmed squares regression, and then analyzing the normalized microarray data to obtain a desired result such as an expression profile. There is also disclosed a method of subdividing an array into subarrays before normalization. This approach provides a method for improving measurement accuracy and salvaging array data from arrays containing minor defects. Also disclosed is a Probe-Treatment-Reference (PTR) model for streamlining normalization and summarization of microarray data by allowing multiple references. Other aspects of the present invention include computer systems and computer readable media encoding methods of the present invention. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/866964 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340951 | Baker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Baker (Seattle, Washington); Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington); Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington); Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington); Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are techniques for computationally designing enzymes. These techniques can be used to design variations of naturally occurring enzymes, as well as new enzymes having no natural counterparts. The techniques are based on first identifying functional reactive sites required to promote the desired reaction. Then, hashing algorithms are used to identify potential protein backbone structures (i.e., scaffolds) capable of supporting the required functional sites. These techniques were used to design 32 different protein sequences that exhibited aldol reaction catalytic function, 31 of which are defined in the Sequence Listing. Details of these 31 different synthetic aldolases are provided, including descriptions of how such synthetic aldolases can be differentiated from naturally occurring aldolases. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/334360 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric L. Petersen (College Station, Texas); Sudipta Seal (Orlando, Florida); Matthew Stephens (Elkton, Maryland); David L. Reid (Orlando, Florida); Rodolphe Carro (Melbourne, Florida); Thomas Sammet (Orlando, Florida); Alex Lepage (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid rocket motor includes a combustion chamber bounded by an outer casing, a propellant grain within the combustion chamber, and an igniter within the outer casing for igniting the propellant grain. A nozzle is coupled to the combustion chamber for releasing hot gasses evolved from burning the propellant grain to provide thrust for propelling the solid rocket motor. The propellant grain is a self-extinguishing propellant grain that includes at least one fuel, at least one oxidizing agent, at least one binder, and at least one surfactant that imparts the self-extinguishing property. The propellant grain provides a burning rate as a function of pressure that includes a negative pressure dependence portion, wherein the burning rate in the negative pressure dependence portion decreases with increasing pressure until a cutoff pressure is reached which results in extinguishment of the propellant grain. |
| FILED | Friday, March 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/413284 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336441 | Javorsky |
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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) | David Javorsky (Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A gun mount for spanning an opening, such as a door or window, may include a generally tubular bar having a pivot and lock structure on one end. The bar may include a pair of slots formed on opposing sides of the bar. A locking sleeve may be slidable on the bar. A fastener may be fixed to the locking sleeve and translatable in the pair of slots in the bar. A second generally tubular bar may include a yoke at one end and a hinge assembly at another end. The yoke may be rotatably engaged with the pivot and lock structure. The pivot and lock structure may include a locking groove. A spring-loaded locking plunger may be translatably disposed in the yoke and may include a protrusion that is selectively engagable with the locking groove. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/949270 |
| ART UNIT | 4136 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/37.30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336442 | Testa 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) | Robert Testa (Warwick, New York); Michael Manuel Mera (Bangor, Pennsylvania); William Burgermeister (Freehold, New Jersey); Brian Hoffman (Bangor, Pennsylvania); James Lee (Randolph, New Jersey); Bai Ming Cen (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatically-reloadable, remotely-operated weapon system may include an operator station located distant from a weapon station. The weapon station may include an externally-powered firearm, a firearm mover for adjusting an azimuth and an angle of inclination of the firearm, and an ammunition storage and transport system for automatically moving ammunition to and from the firearm. From the operator station, a user may remotely control all aspects of firearm operation and ammunition reloading. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/622355 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336459 | Gould |
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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) | Jeffrey Hayes Gould (Bangor, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A pen flare may be adapted for firing from a weapon having a caliber larger than a caliber of the pen flare. The adapted flare may be fired from a conventional shotgun. The adapted flare may include a pen flare with a portion having external threads and a base. The base may include an extractor rim and a through-bore with internal threads. The pen flare may be fixed in the through-bore of the base via the external and internal threads. A rear portion of the base may have an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of a front portion of the base. A cylindrical sleeve may be disposed around the front portion of the base and around the pen flare. A conventional shotgun may be reversibly converted to a compact, lighter weight shotgun with a kit. The converted shotgun may be more desirable for firing flares. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/851745 |
| 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 12/336 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336476 | Keck |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Larry Bradly Keck (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for transporting. Multiple vessels are provided, each having a hull defining an air cavity over a water surface. Different ones of the vessels are loaded with material destined for different end locations. The vessels are connected to one another with rigid couplings to effect tandem movement of the multiple vessels over water as one ship while permitting each vessel to undergo changes in pitch. The vessels are transported to a first destination. One or more of the vessels is disconnected from the ship. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/237009 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/67.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336479 | Vosburgh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick Vosburgh (Durham, North Carolina); Charles A. Pell (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A submersible object management (SOM) system for releasing and/or recovering a plurality of submersible objects within a body of liquid includes a hold and a deployment system. The hold is configured to store the plurality of submersible objects. The deployment system is selectively operable to controllably release at least one of the plurality of submersible objects from the hold into submersion in the body of liquid and/or selectively operable to controllably direct at least one of the plurality of submersible objects into the hold from submersion in the body of liquid. The deployment system includes a guide that is selectively extendable to direct the at least one submersible object, the guide including a plurality of extendable guide members configured to engage the at least one submersible object. |
| FILED | Monday, January 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/355966 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336536 | Wood-Putnam 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) | Jody Wood-Putnam (Panama City Beach, Florida); Marshall Lew Nuckols (Panama City, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An active heating system for an underwater diver uses material particles that can generate heat in an exothermic reaction in the presence of oxygen. The material particles are positioned at selected region(s) within an underwater diver's attire. A source of oxygen gas is coupled to the selected region(s). |
| FILED | Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/214725 |
| ART UNIT | 3767 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Stoves and furnaces 126/204 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336826 | Janson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Siegfried W. Janson (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Propulsion systems and methods utilize one or more propellant masses in the form of smart propellant devices to move a spacecraft or other object through outer space and/or substantially airless environments. A spacecraft maneuver, for example, is facilitated by forces imparted on the spacecraft resulting from the ejection of one or more smart propellant devices from the spacecraft and/or the recapture of one or more of the propellant masses at the spacecraft. The smart propellant devices are each programmed to return to the spacecraft along a particular trajectory and to impact the spacecraft at a particular time and place. The spacecraft is provided with ejection devices and recovery devices that eject and recover, respectively, the one or more smart propellant devices. The recovery devices can also be configured to capture kinetic energy from incoming smart propellant devices. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/847988 |
| 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 244/171.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337352 | Morrow et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oshkosh Corporation (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon Morrow (Neenah, Wisconsin); Dave Steinberger (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Eric Braun (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Andrew Kotloski (Oshkosh, Wisconsin); Nader Nasr (Neenah, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A vehicle drive includes a first gear set and a second gear set both having a sun gear, a ring gear and planetary gears which couple the sun gear to the ring gear. The planetary gears of both sets are rotatably supported by respective planetary gear carriers which are coupled to each other. The vehicle drive also includes an engine, a first clutch which selectively engages the engine to the ring gear of the first gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the first gear set and a second motor/generator coupled to the sun gear of the second gear set and electrically coupled to the first motor/generator, a second clutch which selectively engages the engine to the second motor/generator, and a third clutch and a third gear set which operate to selectively engage the ring gear of the second gear set to the planetary gear carriers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/820928 |
| ART UNIT | 3655 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Planetary gear transmission systems or components 475/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337434 | Vaezy et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shahram Vaezy (Seattle, Washington); Arthur H. Chan (Plano, Texas); Victor Y. Fujimoto (San Francisco, California); Donald E. Moore (Seattle, Washington); Roy W. Martin (Anacortes, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A plurality of concepts related to HIFU therapy are disclosed, including a technique to spatially track and display the relative positions of a HIFU focal point and an imaging plane from an ultrasound imager, so that a clinician can ensure that the HIFU focus remains in the image plane during HIFU therapy, thereby facilitating image guided HIFU therapy. Also disclosed are a plurality of transvaginal probes that include a HIFU transducer optimized for the treatment of uterine fibroids. In one embodiment, the probe includes a piezoceramic crystal bonded to an aluminum lens, to achieve a HIFU transducer having a focal length of about 4 cm. In another embodiment, the probe includes a generally spoon-shaped transducer including a plurality of individual emitter elements. Still another concept disclosed herein is a method for evaluating a quality of a coupling between a liquid-filled volume encompassing a HIFU transducer and a tissue interface. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946727 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Kinesitherapy 61/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337660 | Buchberger, Jr. et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Wellington, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr. (Livermore, California); Paul Lukas Brillhart (Pleasanton, California); Richard Fovell (San Jose, California); Hamid Tavassoli (Cupertino, California); Douglas H. Burns (Saratoga, California); Kallol Bera (San Jose, California); Daniel J. Hoffman (Saratoga, California); Kenneth W. Cowans (Fullerton, California); William W. Cowans (Fullerton, California); Glenn W. Zubillaga (Canyon Lake, California); Isaac Millan (Anaheim, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A plasma reactor for processing a workpiece includes a reactor chamber, an electrostatic chuck within the chamber having a top surface for supporting a workpiece and having indentations in the top surface that form enclosed gas flow channels whenever covered by a workpiece resting on the top surface. The reactor further includes thermal control apparatus thermally coupled to the electrostatic chuck, an RF plasma bias power generator coupled to apply RF power to the electrostatic chuck, a pressurized gas supply of a thermally conductive gas, a controllable gas valve coupling the pressurized gas supply to the indentations to facilitate filling the channels with the thermally conductive gas for heat transfer between a backside of a workpiece and the electrostatic chuck at a heat transfer rate that is a function of the pressure against the backside of the workpiece of the thermally conductive gas. The reactor further includes an agile workpiece temperature control loop including (a) a temperature probe in the electrostatic chuck, and (b) a backside gas pressure controller coupled to an output of the temperature probe and responsive to a specified desired temperature, the controller governing the gas valve in response to a difference between the output of the temperature probe and the desired temperature. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/855678 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/345.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337717 | Doona 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. Doona (Marlboro, Massachusetts); Florence E. Feeherry (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Kenneth Kustin (San Diego, California); Maria Curtin (Easton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for a method of generating an aqueous solution comprising chlorine dioxide using a chlorine-containing chemical oxidant; an effector having the capacity to reduce said chlorine-containing chemical oxidant; a chemical reductant; and water, and operating in either batch or continuous-flow modes. In batch mode, the aqueous chlorine dioxide solution can be generated in a sprayer device, a bottle, or a bucket to disinfect objects by spraying and wiping, by pouring, or by immersion, respectively. In continuous-flow mode, the aqueous chlorine dioxide solution can be generated in flow tubes or continuous-stirred tank reactors, then placed inside a suitable sprayer device, bottle, or bucket. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/008035 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/187.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337776 | D'Onofrio 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) | Terrence G. D'Onofrio (Bel Air, Maryland); George Noya (Bel Air, Maryland); Luis Enrique Faure (Abingdon, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method to safely dispose of hazardous liquid waste includes a glove box for conducting a test with a hazardous liquid material therein, the glove box having a drainage line connected to a waste tank for directing the hazardous liquid waste from the glove box to the waste tank. A waste disposal line and an air vent line are connected between the waste tank and a waste container. Double-valved connectors are positioned in the waste disposal line and in the air vent line allowing the liquid waste and air to flow between the waste tank and a waste container when the double-valved connectors are coupled together. When the double-valved connectors are uncoupled, both the waste tank and the waste container are completely sealed to the surrounding environment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/443293 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337863 | Gustafson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | EndoBiologics, Incorporated (Missoula, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary L. Gustafson (Missoula, Montana); Dan C. DeBorde (Missoula, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an immunogenic conjugate comprising biologically deacylated gram-negative bacterial moieties linked to D. discoideum proteinase 1, as well as novel subunits thereof, and methods of making and using the conjugates in vaccines to treat sepsis and other infectious complications. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/366490 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/260.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337875 | Jung et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven B. Jung (Rolla, Missouri); Delbert E. Day (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for directing vessel growth toward a blood-deficient site in a mammal comprising implanting into the mammal an assembly of at glass fibers to form a vascular bridge with a first end of the vascular bridge in contact with the blood-deficient site and a second end of the vascular bridge remote from the blood-deficient site. Over time the bridge biodegrades and promotes vascularity in the direction of the bridge. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/683211 |
| ART UNIT | 1619 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337902 | Aiken et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Judd M. Aiken (Edmonton, Canada); Jay R. Schneider (Mount Horeb, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for the degradation of prion proteins are described. Items that may be contaminated with prions are treated with earthworm-derived extracts to degrade prion proteins and reduce their infectivity in animals. Methods of using an earthworm-derived protein extract for treating foodstuffs and surfaces to inhibit or disable prion infectivity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating medical instruments, tools used to butcher animals, and laboratory equipment. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/566406 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/520 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338182 | Halden |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rolf Ulrich Halden (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for in situ monitoring within a specified environment includes a housing with an intake inserted into the environment. A plurality of pumps are included in the housing with a number of test beds, each being separately coupled to one of the number of pumps, where each of the number of test beds holds material and where each of the plurality of pumps operate to separately push fluid through a coupled test bed. An effluent storage device is disposed to receive effluent from the number of test beds. |
| FILED | Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/702033 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338265 | Coolbaugh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas D. Coolbaugh (Highland, New York); Jeffrey B. Johnson (Essex Junction, Vermont); Peter J. Lindgren (Essex Junction, Vermont); Xuefeng Liu (South Burlington, Vermont); James S. Nakos (Essex Junction, Vermont); Bradley A. Orner (Fairfax, Vermont); Robert M. Rassel (Colchester, Vermont); David C. Sheridan (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | A trench contact silicide is formed on an inner wall of a contact trench that reaches to a buried conductive layer in a semiconductor substrate to reduce parasitic resistance of a reachthrough structure. The trench contact silicide is formed at the bottom, on the sidewalls of the trench, and on a portion of the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The trench is subsequently filled with a middle-of-line (MOL) dielectric. A contact via may be formed on the trench contact silicide. The trench contact silicide may be formed through a single silicidation reaction with a metal layer or through multiple silicidation reactions with multiple metal layers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/269069 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/430 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338273 | 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) |
| ABSTRACT | An epitaxy procedure for growing extremely low defect density non-polar and semi-polar III-nitride layers over a base layer, and the resulting structures, is generally described. In particular, a pulsed selective area lateral overgrowth of a group III nitride layer can be achieved on a non-polar and semi-polar base layer. By utilizing the novel P-MOCVD or PALE and lateral over growth over selected area, very high lateral growth conditions can be achieved at relatively lower growth temperature which does not affect the III-N surfaces. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/515991 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/478 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338301 | Han et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sang M. Han (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Darin Leonhardt (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Josephine Sheng (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments provide methods for planarizing a semiconductor surface. In embodiments, the disclosed planarizing methods can include a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process using a slurry-free solution that includes hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) but is free of particles such as oxide particles. A semiconductor surface (e.g., germanium) can then be planarized to provide a desirable surface roughness. In embodiments, high-quality Group III-V materials can be formed on the planarized semiconductor surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/613161 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/692 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338365 | Minea et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radu O. Minea (Arcadia, California); Francis S. Markland, Jr. (Manhattan Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods of inhibiting binding between a cell expressing integrin receptors specific for one or more integrins selected from the group consisting of αIIbβ3, αvβ3, αvβ5, or α5β1, said method comprising contacting the cell with a monomeric disintegrin or monomeric disintegrin domain which comprises a C-terminal sequence non-native to the disintegrin or disintegrin domain, said C-terminal sequence encoding a functional integrin-binding loop. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367267 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338366 | Lin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of the Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jacki Lin (Houston, Texas); Ralph B. Arlinghaus (Bellaire, Texas); Tong Sun (Pearland, Texas); Lin Ji (Sugar Land, Texas); Bulent Ozpolat (Houston, Texas); Gabriel Lopez-Berestein (Bellaire, Texas); Jack A. Roth (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanoparticle-polypeptide complex comprising a bioactive polypeptide in association with a nanoparticle, wherein the bioactive polypeptide is modified by the addition of a chemical moiety that facilitates cellular uptake of the protein. The polypeptide can be a protein or a peptide. In some embodiments, the amino acid sequence of the protein or peptide is derived from the amino acid sequence of a tumor suppressor gene product. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/375544 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338492 | Colson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yolonda L. Colson (Dover, Massachusetts); Solomon Azouz (Dallas, Texas); Mark W. Grinstaff (Brookline, Massachusetts); Jesse Wolinsky (Brookline, Massachusetts); Aaron Griset (Medford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compounds and processes that can be used to prepare polymer-based films, particles, gels and related compositions, and processes for delivery of agents, and other uses. |
| FILED | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/818693 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/772.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338556 | Dougherty |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Kirk Dougherty (Playa Del Rey, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A patterned composite ferroelectric layer, having ferroelectric electronic properties, on a substrate. Individual layers are each made of metal acrylate compounds, a photoinitiator compound and an acrylate crosslinking compound. The individual layers are stacked on the substrate to form a composite layer. A photomask is formed on the composite layer. Unmasked areas of the composite layer are irradiated with ultraviolet light. A solvent removes non-irradiated areas of the composite layer from the substrate. The patterned composite layer is heated in an oxygen atmosphere to cause a chemical reaction among the metal acrylate compounds and oxygen, a patterned composite ferroelectric layer being formed on the substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/064773 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338769 | Sankovic |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. (Vergennes, Vermont) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John R. Sankovic (Chesterland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A fin retention and deployment mechanism includes a detent in each of a plurality of fins, a mechanism that engages the detent, and at least one spring clip that maintains each of the fins in a non-deployed position. The mechanism also includes a gas generator, a manifold, coupled to the gas generator and having a plurality of cylinders in fluid communication with gas from the gas generator, and a plurality of pistons disposed in the cylinders. A bottom of each of the pistons is coupled to each of the fins to provide deployment thereof when a corresponding top of each of the pistons is acted upon by gas from the gas generator. In response to the gas generator expelling gas, the pistons may move the fins to a deployed position. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/012998 |
| 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 244/3.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338802 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Pengyu Han (San Jose, California); Yuting W. Chen (Hyde Park, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A terahertz (THz) anti-reflection device, for example, a broadband tunable THz anti-reflection device, includes a silicon substrate having a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses having a plurality of cavities of decreasing dimension. The cavities may be nested polygonal cavities, for example, having a square or rectangular cross section. The recesses having the cavities may be positioned at regular periods, for example, periods ranging from 10 μm to 20 μm. The devices may be fabricated by conventional lithographic methods. Also disclosed are methods for modifying terahertz radiation and methods for fabricating anti-reflection devices. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/218993 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/492.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338818 | Hersee |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen D. Hersee (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments provide non-planar nanowires, nanowire arrays, and nanowire networks as well as methods of their formation and applications. The non-planar nanowires and their arrays can be formed in a controlled manner on surfaces having a non-planar orientation. In embodiments, two or more adjacent nanowires from different surfaces can grow to merge together forming one or more nanowire branches and thus forming a nanowire network. In embodiments, the non-planar nanowires and nanowire networks can be used for cantilever oscillation, switching and transistor actions. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/635151 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338825 | Kelber |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of North Texas (Denton, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffry A. Kelber (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a substrate-mediated assembly for graphene structures. According to an embodiment, long-range ordered, multilayer BN(111) films can be formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) onto a substrate. The subject BN(111) films can then be used to order carbon atoms into a graphene sheet during a carbon deposition process. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/242878 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338858 | Bastiaans et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glenn Bastiaans (Torrance, California); Steve Hankins (Long Beach, California); Jerald Alan Cole (Long Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A time correlated single photon counting system having a programmable delay generator triggered by a laser fire event detector. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The system may also be used for Raman detection using frequency to time transformations. |
| FILED | Friday, December 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/310652 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/186 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339040 | Bruton et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lumimove, Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric A. Bruton (St. Louis, Missouri); Mauricio Pinto (Hilliard, Ohio); Shane Haley (Florissant, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | An electroluminescent device is provided. The electroluminescent device includes an intrinsically conductive polymer layer having a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 3 microns and an elongation less than about 100%; and a phosphor layer having a thickness from about 20 microns to about 70 microns. The electroluminescent device demonstrates a loss of brightness of less than about 10% after undergoing repeated creasing, crushing, flexing, twisting, abrading, and/or stretching. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/316969 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/511 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339298 | Hagerty |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James D. Hagerty (Tiverton, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A digital counting circuit with multiple outputs is used to clock interlaced 16-bit data words into separate digital-to-analog converters in the correct sequence for each of eight hydrophone channels. The circuit utilizes a programmable memory to detect a synchronizing bit pattern. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/868784 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339581 | Guha et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Saikat Guha (Everett, Massachusetts); Zachary Dutton (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantum-illumination receiver is described comprising a phase-conjugation and mixing system for mixing and/or conjugating the idler beam from an entangled light transmitter and the return beam from the target to produce an output beam that is representative of the presence or absence of the target, a light beam collector for receiving a return light beam from the target region and directing the return light beam from a target region to the phase-conjugation and mixing system input, an optical input for receiving an idler light beam from a transmitter and directing the idler light beam from the transmitter to the phase-conjugation and mixing system, a sensor for measuring the output of the phase-conjugation and mixing system, and a processor to process the output of the sensor to make an determination about the presence of the target. |
| FILED | Monday, November 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/610739 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/4.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339597 | Dal Negro et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luca Dal Negro (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Svetlana V. Boriskina (Winchester, Massachusetts); Fiorenzo Omenetto (Wakefield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A label-free multiplexed sensing platform is based on light interaction with aperiodic photonic structures with an advantage of a broadband operation. Multiple-scattering-induced “fingerprinting” colorimetric signatures can be used as a transduction mechanism. Aperiodic sensing platforms can operate in the infrared to provide an overlap with spectral fingerprints of biological molecules. Miniaturized optical biosensors may be based on engineered colorimetric scattering signatures (structural color), sharp spectral features, non-uniform angular distributions of scattered light, and broadband manipulation of the local density of states in nano-textured scattering surfaces with deterministic aperiodic order. The biosensors can be fabricated in semiconductor, metal, low- and high-index dielectric platforms using standard nanofabrication techniques such as electron-beam lithography, ion-beam milling, etc, and can be replicated over large areas by standard nano-imprint lithography. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/192757 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339704 | Seale et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kevin T. Seale (Nashville, Tennessee); Ronald S. Reiserer (Nashville, Tennessee); John P. Wikswo (Brentwood, Tennessee); Sandra Rosenthal (Nashville, Tennessee); Jeffrey Chamberlain (Seattle, Washington); Charles Wright (Chicago, Illinois); Dmitry Markov (Nashville, Tennessee); Chris Janetopoulos (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A micro-mirror well. In one embodiment the micro-mirror well includes a plurality of planar mirrors arranged around an axis of symmetry and inclined to form a pyramid well, where each of the plurality of planar mirrors is capable of reflecting light emitting from an object of interest placed inside the pyramid well. |
| FILED | Friday, May 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/112901 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/398 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340206 | Martin et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | TTI Inventions D LLC (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carol C. Martin (Fair Haven, New Jersey); John C. Koshy (Jackson, New Jersey); Joseph C. Liberti (Howell, New Jersey); Anthony A. Triolo (Manalapan, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An adaptive wireless multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system switches among two or more modes of operation including Uninformed Transmitter (UT) and Informed Transmitter (IT) modes based on channel conditions as reflected in a set of metrics including a temporal selectivity metric (TSM) indicative of the temporal dynamics of the MIMO channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the adaptive MIMO system uses a dominant eigenmode IT mode of operation if a signal-to-noise ratio is below a threshold, otherwise, the system uses an IT mode or a UT mode based on the TSM. If the TSM indicates a channel that is changing too rapidly for feedback to be effective, the UT mode is used, otherwise the IT mode is used. Overall system capacity in time varying MIMO channels is thereby improved. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/691052 |
| ART UNIT | 2611 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340349 | Salgian et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Garbis Salgian (West Windsor, New Jersey); Supun Samarasekera (Montgomery, New Jersey); Jiangjian Xiao (Plainsboro, New Jersey); James Russell Bergen (Hopewell, New Jersey); Rakesh Kumar (West Windsor, New Jersey); Feng Han (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for detecting a moving target is disclosed that receives a plurality of images from at least one camera; receives a measurement of scale from one of a measurement device and a second camera; calculates the pose of the at least one camera over time based on the plurality of images and the measurement of scale; selects a reference image and an inspection image from the plurality of images of the at least one camera; and detects a moving target from the reference image and the inspection image based on the orientation of corresponding portions in the reference image and the inspection image relative to a location of an epipolar direction common to the reference image and the inspection image; and displays any detected moving target on a display. The measurement of scale can derived from a second camera or, for example, a wheel odometer. The method can also detect moving targets by combining the above epipolar method with a method based on changes in depth between the inspection image and the reference image and based on changes in flow between the inspection image and the reference image. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/763559 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340360 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/158301 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340373 | Claus et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus (Niskayuna, New York); John Patrick Kaufhold (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique is provided for generating quantitative projection images from projection images. The pixels of the quantitative projection images correspond to quantitative composition estimates of two or more materials. The quantitative projection images are reconstructed to generate a quantitative volume in which each voxel value corresponds quantitatively to the two or more materials or a mixture of the two or more materials. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/805369 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340478 | Popovic |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milos Popovic (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are optical modulators that have two coupling paths or structures between an input port to an output port, at least one of which includes an optical resonator. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/630322 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340479 | Zheng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle America, Inc. (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California); Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California); John E. Cunningham (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated circuit that includes an optical waveguide to convey an optical signal via an optical mode in an on-chip optical waveguide is described. In this integrated circuit, a cross-sectional area of the optical waveguide may be tapered in proximity to an electro-optic modulator in the integrated circuit, such as a germanium electro-optic modulator or a quantum-well (QW) electro-optic modulator. In particular, the cross-sectional area may be tapered from a first diameter distal from the electro-optic modulator to a second diameter proximate to the electro-optic modulator. This so-called ‘inverse taper’ may increase the spatial extent or size of the optical mode, thereby allowing the optical signal to be optically coupled to or from the electro-optic modulator with low optical loss. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/687633 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340517 | Shacham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Assaf Shacham (Magshimim, Israel); Keren Bergman (Princeton, New Jersey); Luca P. Carloni (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An on-chip data communications infrastructure includes a hybrid, photonic/electronic network. The network includes a plurality of interconnected optical switches, each under the control of an electronic router. The electronic routers are connected in a fashion similar to the optical switches, forming a parallel, photonic/electronic network. Electronic path setup messages are routed through the electronic network. At each hop, a photonic switching element in a parallel, photonic network is reserved. When the electronic path setup message reaches its destination, a chain of reserved optical switches is ready to channel the optical data through the photonic network. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/516131 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340582 | Kowalske et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyle E. Kowalske (Columbia, Maryland); Charles S. Bendall (El Cajon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of distinguishing center-frequency-tuned signals from off-tuned signals and noise in a single-channel receiver, comprising: receiving a signal with the single-channel receiver; storing the signal in a memory store; calculating the variance of a time-windowed segment of the signal; storing data representing the variance of the segment in the memory store; calculating the kurtosis of the segment of the signal; storing data representing the kurtosis of the segment in the memory store; comparing the variance data and the kurtosis data to variance and kurtosis thresholds respectively; identifying the segment as center-frequency-tuned if the variance of the segment exceeds the variance threshold and the kurtosis falls below the kurtosis threshold; and identifying the segment as non-center-frequency-tuned if the variance of the segment is less than or equal to the variance threshold and/or the kurtosis is greater than or equal to the kurtosis threshold. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/042602 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/63.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340690 | Wong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ho Yin Starsky Wong (Ossining, New York); Kang-Won Lee (Nanuet, New York); Suk-Bok Lee (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for content management in wireless mobile networks are provided. In one aspect, a method of managing content stored on a plurality of mobile nodes in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is provided. The method includes the following step. The content is bound to one or more geographical locations such that, at any given time, the content is stored on at least one of the nodes at the geographical location. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/082671 |
| ART UNIT | 2617 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/456.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340936 | Brauer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy G. Brauer (Carrollton, Texas); Charles J. Pruszynski (McKinney, Texas); Mark S. Svane (Tioga, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A system target location includes one or more sensors operable to determine a location of a target and generate a set of coordinates corresponding to the target. The system further includes a system controller operable to receive one or more sets of coordinates from the one or more sensors, generate a combined estimate of the target location, and validate that each of the sets of coordinates correspond to the same target. |
| FILED | Friday, December 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/641799 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/94 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340951 | Baker et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Baker (Seattle, Washington); Alexandre Zanghellini (Seattle, Washington); Lin Jiang (Seattle, Washington); Andrew Wollacott (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Grabs-Röthlisberger (Seattle, Washington); Eric Althoff (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are techniques for computationally designing enzymes. These techniques can be used to design variations of naturally occurring enzymes, as well as new enzymes having no natural counterparts. The techniques are based on first identifying functional reactive sites required to promote the desired reaction. Then, hashing algorithms are used to identify potential protein backbone structures (i.e., scaffolds) capable of supporting the required functional sites. These techniques were used to design 32 different protein sequences that exhibited aldol reaction catalytic function, 31 of which are defined in the Sequence Listing. Details of these 31 different synthetic aldolases are provided, including descriptions of how such synthetic aldolases can be differentiated from naturally occurring aldolases. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/334360 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/11 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08341635 | Arimilli et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A hardware wake-and-go mechanism is provided for a data processing system. The wake-and-go mechanism looks ahead in a thread for programming idioms that indicates that the thread is waiting for an event. The wake-and-go mechanism performs a look-ahead polling operation for each of the programming idioms. If each of the look-ahead polling operations fails, then the wake-and-go mechanism updates a wake-and-go array with a target address associated with the event for each recognized programming idiom. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024703 |
| ART UNIT | 2115 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Virtual machine task or process management or task management/control 718/102 |
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| US RE43875 | Shishkov et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milen Shishkov (Watertown, Massachusetts); Brett Eugene Bouma (Quincy, Massachusetts); Guillermo J. Tearney (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a first axis may be provided. Further, a light transmissive optical arrangement may be provided in optical cooperation with the optical fiber. The optical arrangement may have a first surface having a portion that is perpendicular to a second axis, and a second surface which includes a curved portion. The first axis can be provided at a particular angle that is more than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the second axis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/323228 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/35 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Orosa (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An exhaust diffuser system and method for a turbine engine includes an inner boundary and an outer boundary with a flow path defined therebetween. The inner boundary is defined at least in part by a hub that has an upstream end and a downstream end. The outer boundary has a region in which the outer boundary extends radially inward toward the hub. The region can begin at a point that is substantially aligned with the downstream end of the hub or, alternatively, at a point that is proximately upstream of the downstream end of the hub. The region directs at least a portion of an exhaust flow in the diffuser toward the hub. As a result, the exhaust diffuser system and method can achieve the performance of a long hub system while enjoying the costs of a short hub system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/476302 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/182.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337588 | Shqau et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Krenar Shqau (Columbus, Ohio); Jeremy C. White (Columbus, Ohio); Prabir K. Dutta (Worthington, Ohio); Hendrik Verweij (Upper Arlington, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Supported zeolite Y membranes exhibiting exceptionally high CO2 selectivities when used in CO2/N2 gas separations are produced by a seeding/secondary (hypothermal) growth approach in which a structure directing agent such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide is included in the aqueous crystal-growing composition used for membrane formation. |
| FILED | Monday, April 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/758476 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/51 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337626 | Simandl et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald F. Simandl (Knoxville, Tennessee); Scott M. Hollenbeck (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of removal of beryllium contamination from an article is disclosed. The method typically involves dissolving polyisobutylene in a solvent such as hexane to form a tackifier solution, soaking the substrate in the tackifier to produce a preform, and then drying the preform to produce the cleaning medium. The cleaning media are typically used dry, without any liquid cleaning agent to rub the surface of the article and remove the beryllium contamination below a non-detect level. In some embodiments no detectible residue is transferred from the cleaning wipe to the article as a result of the cleaning process. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/407156 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Cleaning and liquid contact with solids 134/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337721 | Bowers et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Bowers (Eldersburg, Maryland); James R. McBride (Nashville, Tennessee); Sandra J. Rosenthal (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to an inorganic nanoparticle or nanocrystal, also referred to as a quantum dot, capable of emitting white light. In a further aspect, the invention relates to an inorganic nanoparticle capable of absorbing energy from a first electromagnetic region and capable of emitting light in a second electromagnetic region, wherein the second electromagnetic region comprises an at least about 50 nm wide band of wavelengths and to methods for the preparation thereof. In further aspects, the invention relates to a frequency converter, a light emitting diode device, a modified fluorescent light source, an electroluminescent device, and an energy cascade system comprising the nanoparticle of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/550260 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.6S0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337778 | Stone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howard A. Stone (Princeton, New Jersey); Shelley L. Anna (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Nathalie Bontoux (Cagnes sur Mer, France); Darren Roy Link (Lexington, Massachusetts); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Irina Gitlin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Eugenia Kumacheva (Toronto, Canada); Piotr Garstecki (Brwinow, Poland); Willow R. Diluzio (Westford, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/726223 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/503 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338037 | Park et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sang-Ho Park (Cheonan-si, South Korea); Khalil Amine (Oakbrook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for producing a lithium alkali transition metal oxide for use as a positive electrode material for lithium secondary batteries by a precipitation method. The positive electrode material is a lithium alkali transition metal composite oxide and is prepared by mixing a solid state mixed with alkali and transition metal carbonate and a lithium source. The mixture is thermally treated to obtain a small amount of alkali metal residual in the lithium transition metal composite oxide cathode material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/331873 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/321 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338166 | Beer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil R. Beer (Pleasanton, California); Benjamin J. Hindson (Livermore, California); Billy W. Colson, Jr. (San Ramon, California); Joseph P. Fitch (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for identifying all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in a sample. A droplet generator creates droplets from the sample. The droplets constitute sub-nanoliter volume reactors containing the organism sized particles. A lysis device performs lysis of the organisms to release the nucleic acids. An amplifier amplifies the nucleic acids. A fractionater releases the nucleic acids from the droplets. A parallel analyzer identifies all of the known and unknown pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms in the sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/650363 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — 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 435/288.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338206 | Trakhtenberg et al. |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Leonid Israilevich Trakhtenberg (Moscow, Russian Federation); Genrikh Nikolaevich Gerasimov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Vladimir Fedorovich Gromov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Valeriya Isaakovna Rozenberg (Moscow, Russian Federation) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas sensitive material comprising SnO2 nanocrystals doped with In2O3 and an oxide of a platinum group metal, and a method of making the same. The platinum group metal is preferably Pd, but also may include Pt, Ru, Ir, and combinations thereof. The SnO2 nanocrystals have a specific surface of 7 or greater, preferably about 20 m2/g, and a mean particle size of between about 10 nm and about 100 nm, preferably about 40 nm. A gas detection device made from the gas sensitive material deposited on a substrate, the gas sensitive material configured as a part of a current measuring circuit in communication with a heat source. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/440272 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/49 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338308 | Qiu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weibin Qiu (Urbana, Illinois); Lynford L. Goddard (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of plasma etching Ga-based compound semiconductors includes providing a process chamber and a source electrode adjacent to the process chamber. The process chamber contains a sample comprising a Ga-based compound semiconductor. The sample is in contact with a platen which is electrically connected to a first power supply, and the source electrode is electrically connected to a second power supply. The method includes flowing SiCl4 gas into the chamber, flowing Ar gas into the chamber, and flowing H2 gas into the chamber. RF power is supplied independently to the source electrode and the platen. A plasma is generated based on the gases in the process chamber, and regions of a surface of the sample adjacent to one or more masked portions of the surface are etched to create a substantially smooth etched surface including features having substantially vertical walls beneath the masked portions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/638741 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/710 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338322 | Hollingsworth et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel P. Hollingsworth (Oakland, California); Joshua D. Kuntz (Livermore, California); Zachary M. Seeley (Pullman, Washington); Thomas F. Soules (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a transparent ceramic preform in one embodiment includes forming a suspension of oxide particles in a solvent, wherein the suspension includes a dispersant, with the proviso that the suspension does not include a gelling agent; and uniformly curing the suspension for forming a preform of gelled suspension. A method according to another embodiment includes creating a mixture of inorganic particles, a solvent and a dispersant, the inorganic particles having a mean diameter of less than about 2000 nm; agitating the mixture; adding the mixture to a mold; and curing the mixture in the mold for gelling the mixture, with the proviso that no gelling agent is added to the mixture. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/221788 |
| ART UNIT | 1743 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Ceramic 51/152 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338330 | Yang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph T. Yang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Yingwei Li (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gongshin Qi (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Anthony J. Lachawiec, Jr. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition for hydrogen storage includes a source of hydrogen atoms, a receptor, and a chemical bridge formed between the source and the receptor. The chemical bridge is formed from a precursor material. The receptor is adapted to receive hydrogen spillover from the source. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/442898 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/417 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338772 | Kotter et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dale K. Kotter (Shelley, Idaho); Steven D. Novack (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Energy harvesting devices include a substrate coupled with a photovoltaic material and a plurality of resonance elements associated with the substrate. The resonance elements are configured to collect energy in at least visible and infrared light spectra. Each resonance element is capacitively coupled with the photovoltaic material, and may be configured to resonate at a bandgap energy of the photovoltaic material. Systems include a photovoltaic material coupled with a feedpoint of a resonance element. Methods for harvesting energy include exposing a resonance element having a resonant electromagnetic radiation having a frequency between approximately 20 THz and approximately 1,000 THz, absorbing at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation with the resonance element, and resonating the resonance element at a bandgap energy of an underlying photovoltaic material. Methods for forming an energy harvesting device include forming resonance elements on a substrate and capacitively coupling the resonance elements with a photovoltaic material. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/311874 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/208.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338795 | Mascarenhas et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas Mascarenhas (Livermore, California); Peter Marleau (Dublin, California); Mark Gerling (Livermore, California); Robert Lee Cooper (Livermore, California); Stanley Mrowka (Pleasant Hill, California); James S. Brennan (Rodeo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An instrument that will directly image the fast fission neutrons from a special nuclear material source wherein the neutron detection efficiency is increased has been described. Instead of the previous technique that uses a time-of-flight (TOF) between 2 widely spaced fixed planes of neutron detectors to measure scatter neutron kinetic energy, we now use the recoil proton energy deposited in the second of the 2 scatter planes which can now be repositioned either much closer together or further apart. However, by doubling the separation distance between the 2 planes from 20 cm to a distance of 40 cm we improved the angular resolution of the detector from about 12° to about 10°. A further doubling of the separation distance to 80 cm provided an addition improvement in angular resolution of the detector to about 6° without adding additional detectors or ancillary electronics. The distance between planes also may be dynamically changed using a suitable common technique such as a gear- or motor-drive to toggle between the various positions. The angular resolution of this new configuration, therefore, is increased at the expanse of detection sensitivity. However, the diminished sensitivity may be acceptable for those applications where the detector is able to interrogate a particular site for an extended period. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/872700 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/391 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338916 | Sherohman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John William Sherohman (Livermore, California); Jick Hong Yee (Livermore, California); Arthur William Coombs, III (Livermore, California); Kuang Jen J. Wu (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a method for forming a non-conductive crystalline oxide layer on an AlSb crystal includes heat treating an AlSb crystal in a partial vacuum atmosphere at a temperature conducive for air adsorbed molecules to desorb, surface molecule groups to decompose, and elemental Sb to evaporate from a surface of the AlSb crystal and exposing the AlSb crystal to an atmosphere comprising oxygen to form a crystalline oxide layer on the surface of the AlSb crystal. In another embodiment, a method for forming a non-conductive crystalline oxide layer on an AlSb crystal includes heat treating an AlSb crystal in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature conducive for decomposition of an amorphous oxidized surface layer and evaporation of elemental Sb from the AlSb crystal surface and forming stable oxides of Al and Sb from residual surface oxygen to form a crystalline oxide layer on the surface of the AlSb crystal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976994 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/615 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339094 | Perisic et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Milun Perisic (Torrance, California); Silva Hiti (Redondo Beach, California); Gabriel Gallegos-Lopez (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, system and apparatus are provided for overmodulation of a five-phase machine in a vector controlled motor drive system that includes a five-phase PWM controlled inverter module that drives the five-phase machine. Techniques for overmodulating a reference voltage vector are provided to optimize voltage command signals that control a five-phase inverter module to increase output voltages generated by the five-phase inverter module. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/722166 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Motive power systems 318/810 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339135 | Sillerud et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurel Sillerud (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Todd M. Alam (Cedar Crest, New Mexico); Andrew F. McDowell (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A biological detector includes a conduit for receiving a fluid containing one or more magnetic nanoparticle-labeled, biological objects to be detected and one or more permanent magnets or electromagnet for establishing a low magnetic field in which the conduit is disposed. A microcoil is disposed proximate the conduit for energization at a frequency that permits detection by NMR spectroscopy of whether the one or more magnetically-labeled biological objects is/are present in the fluid. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/894597 |
| ART UNIT | 2831 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339219 | Skinner et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Skinner (Brentwood, California); Eric Y Chu (Palo Alto, California); Harvey Ho (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The integration of surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters, microfabricated transmission lines, and sensors onto polymer substrates in order to enable a passive wireless sensor platform is described herein. Incident microwave pulses on an integrated antenna are converted to an acoustic wave via a SAW filter and transmitted to an impedance based sensor, which for this work is a photodiode. Changes in the sensor state induce a corresponding change in the impedance of the sensor resulting in a reflectance profile. Data collected at a calibrated receiver is used to infer the state of the sensor. Based on this principal, light levels were passively and wirelessly demonstrated to be sensed at distances of up to about 12 feet. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/777355 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/193 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339580 | Stuart et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent C. Stuart (Livermore, California); Lloyd A. Hackel (Livermore, California); Mark R. Hermann (Danville, California); James P. Armstrong (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A countermeasure system for use by a target to protect against an incoming sensor-guided threat. The system includes a laser system for producing a broadband beam and means for directing the broadband beam from the target to the threat. The countermeasure system comprises the steps of producing a broadband beam and directing the broad band beam from the target to blind or confuse the incoming sensor-guided threat. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/883240 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/4.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339600 | Chrisp |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Chrisp (Danville, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A catadioptric dual waveband imaging spectrometer that covers the visible through short-wave infrared, and the midwave infrared spectral regions, dispersing the visible through shortwave infrared with a zinc selenide grating and midwave infrared with a sapphire prism. The grating and prism are at the cold stop position, enabling the pupil to be split between them. The spectra for both wavebands are focused onto the relevant sections of a single dual waveband detector. Spatial keystone distortion is controlled to less than one tenth of a pixel over the full wavelength range, facilitating the matching of the spectra in the midwave infrared with the shorter wavelength region. |
| FILED | Friday, July 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/829816 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/328 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340151 | Liu et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bo Liu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Yun Liu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Yehuda Y. Braiman (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for addition of broad-area semiconductor laser diode arrays are described. The system can include an array of laser diodes, a V-shaped external cavity, and grating systems to provide feedback for phase-locking of the laser diode array. A V-shaped mirror used to couple the laser diode emissions along two optical paths can be a V-shaped prism mirror, a V-shaped stepped mirror or include multiple V-shaped micro-mirrors. The V-shaped external cavity can be a ring cavity. The system can include an external injection laser to further improve coherence and phase-locking. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/966423 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/98 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340824 | James et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | NeuCo, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Robert James (Lynn, Massachusetts); John McDermott (Boston, Massachusetts); Stephen Piche (Austin, Texas); Fred Pickard (Norfolk, Massachusetts); Neel J. Parikh (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A sootblowing control system that uses predictive models to bridge the gap between sootblower operation and boiler performance goals. The system uses predictive modeling and heuristics (rules) associated with different zones in a boiler to determine an optimal sequence of sootblower operations and achieve boiler performance targets. The system performs the sootblower optimization while observing any operational constraints placed on the sootblowers. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/868021 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/274 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yu-Chong Tai (Pasadena, California); Po-Jui Chen (Pasadena, California); Damien C. Rodger (Los Angeles, California); Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a chamber. Capacitor elements extend indirectly from the flexible member. Sufficient fluidic pressure applied to an exterior surface of the flexible member causes the flexible member to move or deform, thus causing the capacitance and/or inductance to change. Resulting changes in resonant frequency or impedance can be detected to determine pressure, e.g., intraocular pressure. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/848837 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/754 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336402 | Glezer et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ari Glezer (Atlanta, Georgia); Isao Sasaki (Plano, Texas); Jiri Janata (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to devices and methods in which one or more miniature synthetic jet actuators are integrated with a chemical fluidic sensor (ChemFET) to effect inhalation and exhalation of ambient gas samples and induce small scale mixing at the surface of the sensor. The fluidically integrated jet transports ambient gas or liquid into the jet/sensor assembly through integrated gas or liquid channels, impinges the sample gas or liquid on the sensing element, and finally ejects the sample gas or liquid back into the ambient gas or liquid. The response of the sensor in the presence of the active jet is compared to its response when the jet is inactive. The jet actuator directs entrained ambient gas or liquid toward the active surface of the sensor, and the impingement of sample gas or liquid onto the surface of the sensor results in faster response time. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/438302 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.810 |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong-Cai Zhou (College Station, Texas); Shengqian Ma (Woodridge, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A metal-organic framework-based mesh-adjustable molecular sieve (MAMS) exhibiting a temperature-dependent mesh size. The MAMS comprises a plurality of metal clusters bound with a plurality of amphiphilic ligands, each ligand comprising a hydrophobic moiety and a functionalized hydrophilic moiety, and wherein the metal clusters and amphiphilic ligand functionalized hydrophilic moieties form a metal cluster layer, the metal cluster layer forming at least one hydrophilic pore. On each side of the metal cluster layer, a plurality of associated amphiphilic ligand hydrophobic moieties cooperate with the metal cluster layer to form a tri-layer and a plurality of tri-layers are packed in a facing-spaced apart relationship to form at least one hydrophobic pore. |
| FILED | Monday, March 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/728299 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337778 | Stone et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The Governing Council of the Univ. of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Howard A. Stone (Princeton, New Jersey); Shelley L. Anna (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Nathalie Bontoux (Cagnes sur Mer, France); Darren Roy Link (Lexington, Massachusetts); David A. Weitz (Bolton, Massachusetts); Irina Gitlin (Brookline, Massachusetts); Eugenia Kumacheva (Toronto, Canada); Piotr Garstecki (Brwinow, Poland); Willow R. Diluzio (Westford, Massachusetts); George M. Whitesides (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic method and device for focusing and/or forming discontinuous sections of similar or dissimilar size in a fluid is provided. The device can be fabricated simply from readily-available, inexpensive material using simple techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/726223 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/503 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337813 | Schultz Sikma et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elise A. Schultz Sikma (Bartlett, Illinois); Mohammad Aslam (Nashik, India); Vinayak P. Dravid (Glenview, Illinois); Thomas J. Meade (Wilmette, Illinois); Bradley D. Ulrich (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. In particular, the present invention provides a MRI contrast agent configured to manipulate both the longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) relaxation times of surrounding water proton spins. |
| FILED | Monday, September 15, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/210829 |
| 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 424/9.340 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337898 | Seal et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sudipta Seal (Oviedo, Florida); Swanand D. Patil (Orlando, Florida); Manas K. Haldar (Fargo, North Dakota); Sanku Malik (West Fargo, North Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a composition comprising a plurality of nanoceria particles, a sufficient amount of at least one inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II associated with said plurality of nanoceria particles, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier containing said plurality of nanoceria particles with associated inhibitor. One preferred inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II comprises 4-carboxybenzene sulfonamide. The disclosed composition is useful in treatment of glaucoma. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/154849 |
| 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 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337979 | Wardle et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian L. Wardle (Lexington, Massachusetts); Anastasios John Hart (Somerville, Massachusetts); Enrique J. Garcia (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Alexander Henry Slocum (Bow, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for uniform growth of nanostructures such as nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes) on the surface of a substrate, wherein the long axes of the nanostructures may be substantially aligned. The nanostructures may be further processed for use in various applications, such as composite materials. For example, a set of aligned nanostructures may be formed and transferred, either in bulk or to another surface, to another material to enhance the properties of the material. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance the mechanical properties of a material, for example, providing mechanical reinforcement at an interface between two materials or plies. In some cases, the nanostructures may enhance thermal and/or electronic properties of a material. The present invention also provides systems and methods for growth of nanostructures, including batch processes and continuous processes. |
| FILED | Friday, August 24, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/895621 |
| ART UNIT | 1786 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/297.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338390 | Kiick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristi L. Kiick (Rising Sun, Maryland); Nori Yamaguchi (Newburgh, Indiana); John Rabolt (Wilmington, Delaware); Cheryl Casper (Blackwood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A functionalized electrospun matrix for the controlled-release of biologically active agents, such as growth factors, is presented. The functionalized matrix comprises a matrix polymer, a compatibilizing polymer and a biomolecule or other small functioning molecule. In certain aspects the electrospun polymer fibers comprise at least one biologically active molecule functionalized with low molecular weight heparin. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/767931 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/56 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338532 | 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); Bin Liu (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention further relates to multichromophores, which may be conjugated polymers, and methods, articles and compositions employing them as described herein. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate. The methods can be performed in an array format on a substrate, which can be a sensor. In some embodiments, detection assays are provided employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. In some aspects biological assays are provided in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations. The multichromophore may interact at least in part electrostatically with the sensor and/or the target, and an increase in energy transfer with the polymer may occur upon binding of the sensor and the target. Other variations of the inventions are described further herein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/038378 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/54.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338601 | Burke et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin D. Burke (Champaign, Illinois); David M. Knapp (Urbana, Illinois); Eric P Gillis (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of performing a chemical reaction includes reacting a compound selected from the group consisting of an organohalide and an organo-pseudohalide, and a protected organoboronic acid represented by formula (I) in a reaction mixture: R1—B-T (I); where R1 represents an organic group, T represents a conformationally rigid protecting group, and B represents boron having sp3 hybridization. When unprotected, the corresponding organoboronic acid is unstable by the boronic acid neat stability test. The reaction mixture further includes a base having a pKB of at least 1 and a palladium catalyst. The method further includes forming a cross-coupled product in the reaction mixture. |
| FILED | Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/567443 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338635 | Niwayama |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Satomi Niwayama (Lubbock, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Satomi Niwayama (Lubbock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for hydrolyzing an ester is provided. In accordance with the method, a compound A is provided which has first and second ester moieties. The compound is reacted in a liquid medium with a base having the formula MaXb, such that the first ester moiety is converted to a carboxyl moiety and the second ester moiety remains, wherein the ratio [Xk−]:[A] in the liquid medium is no greater than 1.6, and wherein k>0. |
| FILED | Friday, May 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/156448 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 560/190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340360 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/158301 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340517 | Shacham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Assaf Shacham (Magshimim, Israel); Keren Bergman (Princeton, New Jersey); Luca P. Carloni (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An on-chip data communications infrastructure includes a hybrid, photonic/electronic network. The network includes a plurality of interconnected optical switches, each under the control of an electronic router. The electronic routers are connected in a fashion similar to the optical switches, forming a parallel, photonic/electronic network. Electronic path setup messages are routed through the electronic network. At each hop, a photonic switching element in a parallel, photonic network is reserved. When the electronic path setup message reaches its destination, a chain of reserved optical switches is ready to channel the optical data through the photonic network. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/516131 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08341097 | Meng et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teresa H. Meng (Saratoga, California); Wing H. Wong (Stanford, California); Narges Asadi Bani (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Circuits, devices and methods for processing learning networks are implemented using a variety of methods and devices. One example involves a circuit-implemented method to identify a relationship of objects in a set of objects. Local scores are generated for the object and possible parents. The local scores indicate relationship strength between object and parent. The results are stored in a memory. A state-machine circuit is used to perform sampling and searching of the parent sets for each data node. The local scores are used to encode orderings of the parent. An algorithm is executed that uses the encoded possible orderings and a random variable to generate and score a current order and a proposed order of the possible parent sets. The proposed orders are accepted or rejected based on probability rules applied to the scores for the current and proposed orders. Structures are sampled to assess a Bayesian-based relationship. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/696317 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/12 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08341424 | Erickson |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Erickson (Norwich, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention is a method of playing multi-media content through a personal computer. The personal computer includes a processor and memory, with the memory having software instructions stored therein. The processor executes the instructions to carry-out the method. The method includes: receiving data representing multi-media content at the personal computer; receiving at the personal computer an initial set of data representing a base set of usage rights that is associated with the multi-media content, wherein the initial set of data defines a first set of rights that is permissible without upgrading or renewing the base set of usage rights; and upon receiving a request to perform an action involving the multi-media content, checking the initial set of data representing the base set of usage rights to determine whether the action is permissible, and providing an option to a user through the personal computer to contact a remote computer to negotiate for an upgraded set of usage rights. The transmission of the multi-media content is among those actions that are not permissible. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 04, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/839305 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08341473 | Bertacco et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valeria Bertacco (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Todd Michael Austin (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Smitha Shyam (San Jose, California); Kypros Constantinides (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Sujay Phadke (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A microprocessor has a silicon area comprising a plurality of transistors implemented on the silicon area and a fault detection circuit occupying less than 20% of the silicon area and configured to detect faults at runtime in at least 80% of the plurality of transistors. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/242906 |
| ART UNIT | 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/726 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08341569 | Zhang et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lizheng Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Yuhen Hu (Middleton, Wisconsin); Chun-ping Chen (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Statistical timing analysis methods for circuits having latches and feedback loops are described wherein the circuit yield, and/or the critical cycle mean (the largest cycle mean among all loops in the circuit), may be iteratively calculated with high speed and accuracy, thereby allowing their ready usage in the analysis and validation of proposed circuit designs. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/842268 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/106 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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) | Bruce R. Farner (Slidell, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A valve includes a housing defining a bore having an inlet and extending along a longitudinal axis. A head is attached to the housing and defines a head passage having an outlet. A piston is disposed within the bore and includes a piston passage extending through the piston along the longitudinal axis. The piston is moveable between a closed position in which a sealing end of the piston abuts a seat of the head to close fluid communication through the piston passage and an open position in which the sealing end of the piston is axially spaced along the longitudinal axis from the seat of the head to permit fluid communication through the piston passage between the inlet and the outlet. The housing defines an equalizing chamber in fluid communication with the head passage for damping movement of the piston. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/704193 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Valves and valve actuation 251/31 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337208 | Thirumalainambi 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) | Rajkumar Thirumalainambi (Cupertino, California); Charles C. Jorgensen (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system of interrogation to estimate whether a subject of interrogation is likely experiencing high stress, emotional volatility and/or internal conflict in the subject's responses to an interviewer's questions. The system applies one or more of four procedures, a first statistical analysis, a second statistical analysis, a third analysis and a heat map analysis, to identify one or more documents containing the subject's responses for which further examination is recommended. Words in the documents are characterized in terms of dimensions representing different classes of emotions and states of mind, in which the subject's responses that manifest high stress, emotional volatility and/or internal conflict are identified. A heat map visually displays the dimensions manifested by the subject's responses in different colors, textures, geometric shapes or other visually distinguishable indicia. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/622374 |
| ART UNIT | 3715 — Amusement and Education Devices |
| CURRENT CPC | Education and demonstration 434/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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) | Thomas J. Goodwin (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Three-dimensional human broncho-epithelial tissue-like assemblies (TLAs) are produced in a rotating wall vessel (RWV) with microcarriers by coculturing mesenchymal bronchial-tracheal cells (BTC) and bronchial epithelium cells (BEC). These TLAs display structural characteristics and express markers of in vivo respiratory epithelia. TLAs are useful for screening compounds active in lung tissues such as antiviral compounds, cystic fibrosis treatments, allergens, and cytotoxic compounds. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/789117 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338390 | Kiick et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kristi L. Kiick (Rising Sun, Maryland); Nori Yamaguchi (Newburgh, Indiana); John Rabolt (Wilmington, Delaware); Cheryl Casper (Blackwood, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A functionalized electrospun matrix for the controlled-release of biologically active agents, such as growth factors, is presented. The functionalized matrix comprises a matrix polymer, a compatibilizing polymer and a biomolecule or other small functioning molecule. In certain aspects the electrospun polymer fibers comprise at least one biologically active molecule functionalized with low molecular weight heparin. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/767931 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/56 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338552 | Ryan et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Margaret A. Ryan (Pasasdena, California); Margie L. Homer (Pasadena, California); Shiao-Pin S. Yen (Altadena, California); Adam Kisor (Pasadena, California); April D. Jewell (Somerville, Massachusetts); Abhijit V. Shevade (Altadena, California); Kenneth S. Manatt (Tujunga, California); Charles Taylor (Claremont, California); Mario Blanco (Temple City, California); William A. Goddard (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments include a sensor comprising a co-polymer, the co-polymer comprising a first monomer and a second monomer. For some embodiments, the first monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridine, and the second monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridinium propylamine chloride. For some embodiments, the first monomer is polystyrene and the second monomer is poly-2-vinyl pyridinium propylamine chloride. For some embodiments, the first monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridine, and the second monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridinium benzylamine chloride. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/947598 |
| ART UNIT | 1763 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340435 | Duong et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tuan A. Duong (Glendora, California); Vu A. Duong (Rosemead, California); Allen R. Stubberud (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for object recognition using shape and color features of the object to be recognized. An adaptive architecture is used to recognize and adapt the shape and color features for moving objects to enable object recognition. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796631 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/203 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE43880 | Chuang |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chun-Hua Chuang (Brecksville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the composition and a solvent-free process for preparing novel imide oligomers and polymers specifically formulated with effective amounts of a dianhydride such as 2,3,3′,4-biphenyltetra carboxylic dianydride (a-BPDA), at least one aromatic diamine and an endcapped of 4-phenylethynylphthalic anhydride (PEPA) or nadic anhydride to produce imide oligomers that possess a low-melt viscosity of 1-60 poise at 260-280° C. When the imide oligomer melt is cured at about 371° C. in a press or autoclave under 100-500 psi, the melt resulted in a thermoset polyimide having a glass transition temperature (Tg) equal to and above 310° C. A novel feature of this process is that the monomers; namely the dianhydrides, diamines and the endcaps, are melt processable to form imide oligomers at temperatures ranging between 232-280° C. (450-535° F.) without any solvent. These low-melt imide oligomers can be easily processed by resin transfer molding (RTM), vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) or the resin infusion process with fiber preforms e.g. carbon, glass or quartz preforms to produce polyimide matrix composites with 288-343° C. (550-650° F.) high temperature performance capability. This invention relates to compositions and a solvent-free reaction process for preparing imide oligomers and polymers specifically derived from effective amounts of dianhydrides such as 2,3,3′,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (a-BPDA), at least one aromatic polyamine and an end-cap such as 4-phenylethynyphthalic anhydride (PEPA) or nadic anhydride to produce imide oligomers that possess a low-melt viscosity of 1-60 poise at 260° C.-280° C. |
| FILED | Monday, May 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/429639 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/353 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas Brent Enns (Stillwater, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | A wall mounted panel system wherein panels are permitted three directions of expansion and contraction since each of panel is affixed to the wall at a single point. For example, the system includes a first and second panel adjacent to one another. An upper bracket and a lower bracket are affixed to the back of each panel, wherein the upper brackets are affixed to the wall and wherein the lower bracket of the first panel is movably engaged with the upper bracket of the second panel. The panels do not communicate with any sealing members, thereby allowing for air to flow freely behind the panels for providing a means of removing moisture from behind the panels. A brace member in communication with the interior surface of each panel has an upper end affixed to the upper bracket and a lower end affixed to the lower bracket. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/749851 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Static structures 052/588.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08336479 | Vosburgh et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | iRobot Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frederick Vosburgh (Durham, North Carolina); Charles A. Pell (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A submersible object management (SOM) system for releasing and/or recovering a plurality of submersible objects within a body of liquid includes a hold and a deployment system. The hold is configured to store the plurality of submersible objects. The deployment system is selectively operable to controllably release at least one of the plurality of submersible objects from the hold into submersion in the body of liquid and/or selectively operable to controllably direct at least one of the plurality of submersible objects into the hold from submersion in the body of liquid. The deployment system includes a guide that is selectively extendable to direct the at least one submersible object, the guide including a plurality of extendable guide members configured to engage the at least one submersible object. |
| FILED | Monday, January 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/355966 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ships 114/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337464 | Young et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); G. Doug Smith (Sandy, Utah); Mark A. Crawford (Sandy, Utah); Randall K. Jones (Murray, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697167 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337465 | Young et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vital Access Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathaniel P. Young (Salt Lake City, Utah); Trent J. Perry (Kaysville, Utah); Duane D. Blatter (Salt Lake City, Utah); Christopher M. Phillips (Salt Lake City, Utah); Mark A. Crawford (Sandy, Utah); G. Doug Smith (Sandy, Utah); Steven Johnson (Lehi, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697190 |
| ART UNIT | 3767 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/175 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337863 | Gustafson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | EndoBiologics, Incorporated (Missoula, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary L. Gustafson (Missoula, Montana); Dan C. DeBorde (Missoula, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an immunogenic conjugate comprising biologically deacylated gram-negative bacterial moieties linked to D. discoideum proteinase 1, as well as novel subunits thereof, and methods of making and using the conjugates in vaccines to treat sepsis and other infectious complications. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/366490 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/260.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08337921 | Beelman et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Beelman (University Park, Pennsylvania); Michael Kalaras (Wernersville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved filamentous fungi is disclosed that has an enhanced nutritional profile by utilizing pulsed ultraviolet irradiation. According to the invention, the vitamin D component of mushrooms and other filamentous fungi may be drastically increased with no deleterious affects on appearance with the use of pulsed UV radiation. Mushrooms so treated had up to 1800% DV in one serving of fresh mushrooms. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/563065 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Food or edible material: Processes, compositions, and products 426/248 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338098 | Khatib et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hasan Khatib (Madison, Wisconsin); Wen Huang (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A single nucleotide polymorphic site at position 10793 of the bovine POU1F1 gene is associated with improved longevity and milk product traits. Disclosed are nucleic acid molecules, kits, methods of genotyping and marker assisted bovine breeding methods. |
| FILED | Friday, November 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/267104 |
| 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 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338333 | Molin 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) | William T. Molin (Greenville, Mississippi); Margaret E. Lyn (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for killing weeds (e.g., kudzu) involving applying to weeds a herbicidally effective amount of a herbicidal composition comprising glyphosate and at least one acetolactate synthase inhibitor (e.g., trifluxosulfuron, pyrithiobac, flumetsulam). |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/953705 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Plant protecting and regulating compositions 54/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338339 | Hatfield 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) | Ronald D. Hatfield (Madison, Wisconsin); Richard E. Muck (Madison, Wisconsin); Michael L. Sullivan (Madison, Wisconsin); Deborah A. Samac (Maplewood, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A means for producing ensiled crops with reduced proteolysis by supplying an o-diphenol compound and ensuring a supply of polyphenol oxidase in the material at the time of ensilaging. |
| FILED | Monday, December 15, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/736155 |
| ART UNIT | 1616 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Plant protecting and regulating compositions 54/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08336457 | Weihs et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nanofoil Corporation (Utica, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy P. Weihs (Baltimore, Maryland); Etienne Besnoin (Baltimore, Maryland); Ramzi Vincent (Columbia, Maryland); Somasundaram Valliappan (Timonium, Maryland); Ellen Heian (Cockeysville, Maryland); David Van Heerden (Baltimore, Maryland); Timothy Ryan Rude (Baltimore, Maryland); Omar Knio (Timonium, Maryland); Ronald Spraker (Red Lion, Pennsylvania); Yuping Lin (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Applicants have discovered that electrostatic discharge (ESD) may, in some circumstances, result in current densities sufficient to ignite unprotected reactive composite materials. They have further discovered that a reactive composite material (RCM) can be protected from ESD ignition without adversely affecting the desirable properties of the RCM by the application of conducting and/or insulating materials at appropriate locations on the RCM. Thus ESD-protected RCM structures can be designed for such sensitive applications as ignition of propellants, generation of light bursts, and structural materials for equipment that may require controlled self-destruction. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/454091 |
| 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 12/202.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08337783 | Locascio et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Laurie E. Locascio (North Potomac, Maryland); Francisco Javier Atencia-Fernandez (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A magnetic connector assembly for microfluidic devices comprises a first magnetic connector with at least one orifice extending therethrough and a second magnetic connector. The first and second connectors are configured to magnetically attract each other. In one aspect, the first magnetic connector is configured to sealingly engage a surface of a microfluidic chip with the second magnetic connector disposed on an opposite side of the microfluidic chip. The first magnetic connector is configured to seal with the microfluidic chip about a channel opening in the microfluidic chip and provide flow communication between the channel opening and the orifice in the first magnetic connector. In at least one other aspect, the first magnetic connector and second magnetic connector each have at least one orifice and are configured to change a flow communication therebetween upon a rotation of the first or second magnetic connector with respect to the other magnetic connector. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/820218 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/546 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08339905 | Rausch et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Cupertino, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tim Rausch (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania); William Albert Challener (Sewickley, Pennsylvania); Edward Charles Gage (Mars, Pennsylvania); Christophe Daniel Mihalcea (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Chubing Peng (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Patrick Breckow Chu (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Kevin Arthur Gomez (Wexford, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprises an optical transducer positioned adjacent to a storage medium and including a waveguide and a grating for coupling light into the waveguide, a light source transmitting light to the grating, and a detector for detecting a portion of the light, wherein the detected portion of the light has a magnitude that varies in response to the amount of light coupled into the waveguide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/105139 |
| ART UNIT | 2627 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic information storage or retrieval 369/13.330 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08340251 | Bertozzi et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | Passport Systems, Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Bertozzi (Lexington, Massachusetts); Michael Donovan (Dover, Massachusetts); Alexei Klimenko (Tyngsboro, Massachusetts); Stephen E. Korbly (Acton, Massachusetts); William Park (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for generating bremsstrahlung with enhanced photon flux in a narrow cone at forward angles utilize a thin target of a high-Z material such as gold as radiator, supported on a tube of a low-Z material such as titanium, which tube contains a circulating fluid such as water which acts as a coolant and also may absorb the incident electron beam. |
| FILED | Monday, June 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/158851 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/141 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340456 | DaneshPanah et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Mehdi DaneshPanah (Latham, New York); Kevin George Harding (Niskayuna, New York); Gil Abramovich (Niskayuna, New York); Daniel Curtis Gray (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging system includes a positionable device configured to axially shift an image plane, wherein the image plane is generated from photons emanating from an object and passing through a lens, a detector plane positioned to receive the photons of the object that pass through the lens, and a computer programmed to characterize the lens as a mathematical function, acquire two or more elemental images of the object with the image plane of each elemental image at different axial positions with respect to the detector plane, determine a focused distance of the object from the lens, based on the characterization of the lens and based on the two or more elemental images acquired, and generate a depth map of the object based on the determined distance. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/272424 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08340814 | Hamilton |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daryl Hamilton (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of tracking trays through a delivery system. The method comprises: generating an enhanced label, the enhanced label comprising a routing code and a label unique identifier, the enhanced label being applied to the tray; associating a tray with a container, the container having a container unique identifier; and receiving a load container scan, the load container scan associating the container unique identifier with the enhanced label. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/215673 |
| ART UNIT | 3627 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/225 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08340978 | Wade |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James P. Wade (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method is provided that enables a carrier of a mailpiece, such as a national postal service, to track a mailpiece as it passes from the control of a first carrier to the control of another, second carrier. The tracking of the mailpiece continues until the mailpiece is delivered, by the second carrier, to its ultimate recipient. In this manner the first carrier, who had control of the mailpiece when first posted, can monitor the handling of the mailpiece and can calculate delivery times when the mailpiece was in the control of the second carrier. The method and system of the present invention will find particular application to a national postal service seeking to track delivery performance of internationally addressed express mail that is first domestically posted and then ultimately delivered in a foreign country by the postal service of the foreign country. |
| FILED | Monday, March 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/749026 |
| ART UNIT | 3687 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 08340360 | Chen et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. |
| FILED | Friday, June 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/158301 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08340517 | Shacham et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Assaf Shacham (Magshimim, Israel); Keren Bergman (Princeton, New Jersey); Luca P. Carloni (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An on-chip data communications infrastructure includes a hybrid, photonic/electronic network. The network includes a plurality of interconnected optical switches, each under the control of an electronic router. The electronic routers are connected in a fashion similar to the optical switches, forming a parallel, photonic/electronic network. Electronic path setup messages are routed through the electronic network. At each hop, a photonic switching element in a parallel, photonic network is reserved. When the electronic path setup message reaches its destination, a chain of reserved optical switches is ready to channel the optical data through the photonic network. |
| FILED | Friday, December 21, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/516131 |
| ART UNIT | 2613 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08338230 | Hughes et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Hughes (Falls Church, Virginia); Thomas E. Love (Gainesville, Virginia); Eugene Lemoine (Manassas, Virginia); David H. Lee (Arlington, Virginia); Christopher Ebel (Manassas, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method are provided in which a first chip in a stacked multi-chip module configuration is affixed via one or more adhesion layers to a first portion of a partitioned interposer unit. Planar partitions of the interposer are physically bonded via multiple solder “bumps,” which possess high tensile strength but low resistance to horizontal shear force or torque. A second chip is affixed via one or more adhesion layers to the second portion of the partitioned interposer. The chips may thus be separated by horizontally and oppositely shearing or twisting the first and second portions of the partitioned interposer away from one another. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/245909 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/106 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338387 | Hsieh-Wilson et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson (San Marino, California); Sarah E. Tully (Pasadena, California); Ross Mabon (Princeton, New Jersey); Cristal I. Gama (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are small molecule stimulators of neuronal growth, their preparation, and their use for treatment of neurological disorders. In one embodiment, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical conditions associated with neurological disorders using the compounds and compositions provided herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511944 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08338457 | Iadarola et al. |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael J. Iadarola (Washington, District of Columbia); Zoltan Olah (Kensington, Maryland); Laszlo Karai (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and kits for the selective ablation of pain-sensing neurons. The methods comprise administration of a vanilloid receptor agonist to a ganglion in an amount that causes death of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of controlling pain and inflammatory disorders that involve activation of vanilloid receptor-bearing neurons. |
| FILED | Friday, May 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/776304 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/315 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United State of America as represented by the Secretary of Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Derke R. Hughes (Warwick, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention as disclosed is an underwater based electric energy production method. A cable having a piezoelectric core is attached on one end thereof to a floating buoy and on the other end thereof to an anchor. The system is deployed in the water such that the cable extends vertically through a water column. Movement of the cable due to water current generates electric power that can be harvested and stored. The floating buoy can be at or near the water's surface and the anchor can but need not rest on the sea floor. |
| FILED | Monday, July 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/539642 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/42 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
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