FedInvent™ Patents
Patent Details for Tuesday, May 07, 2013
This page was updated on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 03:46 AM GMT
Department of Defense (DOD)
| US 08434196 | Murphey et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas W. Murphey (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joseph N. Footdale (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas W. Murphey (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Joseph N. Footdale (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Multi-axis compliant hinges used in conjunction with strut elements to form a collapsible structure. The hinges behaves similar to a pin-clevis hinges but have increased compliance during the deployment sequence allowing connected struts to translate and rotate finite amounts relative to each other. Once deployed, the hinges lock out to form strong and stiff joints. The hinge uses two opposing resilient tape spring surfaces for each axis. The opposing tape spring surfaces of each axis are joined together by rigid inserts at their ends opposite the common connection point and to which structural members or struts are connected. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/555044 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous hardware 016/225 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434225 | Mahefkey et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Edward T. Mahefkey (Flowery Branch, Georgia); Louis Chow (Orlando, Florida); Ming Su (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward T. Mahefkey (Flowery Branch, Georgia); Louis Chow (Orlando, Florida); Ming Su (Oviedo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for manufacturing a heat pipe. Activated particles or particle clusters are formed. The activated particles or particle clusters are contacted with a working fluid in a non-oxidizing environment to form a chemisorbed layer of the working fluid thereon to generate chemisorbed working fluid surfaced activated hydrophilic particles or activated hydrophilic particle clusters which provide a solid-liquid contact angle to working fluid when subsequently added of <30 degrees. The chemisorbed working fluid surfaced activated hydrophilic particles or hydrophilic particle clusters are vacuum transferred and filled inside the heat pipe along with an additional volume of working fluid. The heat pipe is then sealed. |
| FILED | Monday, July 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543911 |
| ART UNIT | 3726 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/890.32 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434394 | Malejko et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Malejko (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Daniel Pascua (Ledgewood, New Jersey); Peter Burke (Succasunna, New Jersey); Keith Fulton (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Malejko (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Daniel Pascua (Ledgewood, New Jersey); Peter Burke (Succasunna, New Jersey); Keith Fulton (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for adapting a rocket-assisted artillery projectile of a first caliber for firing from a smooth bore tube of a second caliber may include an adapter for connecting to an aft end of the rocket-assisted artillery projectile. The adapter may include a main channel for receiving rocket exhaust, a plurality of sub-channels that lead from the main channel to an exterior of the adapter, and an ignition channel that leads from the main channel to an ignition delay disposed in the adapter. A tail boom may be fixed to an aft end of the adapter. The tail boom may include an opening in a fore end that communicates with the ignition delay in the adapter. Lifting surfaces, such as fins, may be attached to the tail boom. |
| FILED | Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/580412 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/1.816 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434395 | Petrosillo et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Frank Petrosillo (West Milford, New Jersey); Daniel Gennarelli (East Hanover, New Jersey); Louis Campanile (Denville, New Jersey); Chad Young (Macomb, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frank Petrosillo (West Milford, New Jersey); Daniel Gennarelli (East Hanover, New Jersey); Louis Campanile (Denville, New Jersey); Chad Young (Macomb, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A protective shield may include an inboard shield assembly having an inboard shield and an inboard base. The inboard shield may include a forward plate fixed at an angle to a center plate and a rear plate fixed at an angle to the center plate. The center plate may include a window opening and a window fixed over the window opening. The protective shield may also include an outboard shield assembly having an outboard shield and an outboard base. The outboard shield may include a forward plate fixed at an angle to a center plate and a rear plate fixed at an angle to the center plate. The center plate may include a window opening and a window fixed over the window opening. A splice plate may connect portions of the inboard and outboard bases. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/652852 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/36.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434397 | Deckard et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Aaron Deckard (Wheatland, Indiana); Glen Dick (Jasper, Indiana); Paul Danesha (Bedford, Indiana); Michael Holzmeyer (Bloomfield, Indiana); James Buechler (Jasper, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aaron Deckard (Wheatland, Indiana); Glen Dick (Jasper, Indiana); Paul Danesha (Bedford, Indiana); Michael Holzmeyer (Bloomfield, Indiana); James Buechler (Jasper, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A weapon mounting system for a vehicle, such as a helicopter. The weapon mounting system illustratively includes a weapon cradle supporting a machine gun for pivoting movement about a generally horizontal elevational axis. A carriage supports the weapon cradle and is supported by a pintle for rotation about a generally vertical azimuth axis. An ejection collection device is supported by the carriage and collects spent shell casings and links ejected from the machine gun for discharge through the pintle. A trigger assembly illustratively provides for manual operation by a gunner and for remote electrical operation by a pilot. |
| FILED | Friday, July 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/559980 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ordnance 089/37.160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435364 | Stevenson, III et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | William H. Stevenson, III (Huntsville, Alabama); LaShanda D. Felton (Huntsville, Alabama); Zhu Slocum-Wang (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William H. Stevenson, III (Huntsville, Alabama); LaShanda D. Felton (Huntsville, Alabama); Zhu Slocum-Wang (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Hypergolic liquid or gel fuel mixtures utilized in bipropellant propulsion systems are disclosed as replacements for fuels containing toxic monomethylhydrazine. The fuel mixtures include one or more amine azides mixed with one or more tertiary diamine, tri-amine or tetra-amine compounds. The fuel mixtures include N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) mixed with 2-N,N-dimethylaminoethylazide (DMAZ), TMEDA mixed with tris(2-azidoethyl)amine (TAEA), and TMEDA mixed with one or more cyclic amine azides. Each hypergolic fuel mixture provides a reduced ignition delay for combining with an oxidant in fuel propellant systems. The fuel mixtures have advantages in reduced ignition delay times compared to ignition delay times for each unmixed component, providing a synergistic effect which was not predictable from review of each component's composition. Additional fuel mixtures include various tertiary diamine, tertiary tri-amine or tetra-amine compounds combined with one or more amine azides or imidic amide compounds, to provide clean burning, high performing, and non-toxic fuels. |
| FILED | Monday, July 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/189874 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435375 | Wegner et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Peter M. Wegner (Tijeras, New Mexico); Jeffrey M. Ganley (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Brice A. Johnson (Federal Way, Washington); Barry P. Van West (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States as represented by the Secretary of the Airforce (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter M. Wegner (Tijeras, New Mexico); Jeffrey M. Ganley (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Brice A. Johnson (Federal Way, Washington); Barry P. Van West (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a grid-stiffened structure from fiber-reinforced composite materials. A skin is applied to a smooth, hard base tool. Ribs comprised of carbon-fiber tows are formed on the skin, and shallow cavities are formed between the ribs and the skin. An expansion block is placed in each of the cavities, and is held in place by an elastomeric contact adhesive having adhesive properties that are substantially diminished when the adhesive is heated to an elevated curing temperature. The assembly is then autoclave cured. After cooling, the formed structure is separated from the base tool and the expansion blocks are removed from the cavities. A grid-stiffened sandwich structure is formed by applying an outer skin over the ribs and expansion blocks, before curing the assembly. After cooling, the outer skin is removed to allow extraction of the blocks, and subsequently bonded to the ribs. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/559559 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/242 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435457 | Tran et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Nick E Tran (Washington, District of Columbia); Dennis R Hardy (California, Maryland); Samuel G Lambrakos (Alexandria, Virginia); John G. Michopoulos (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nick E Tran (Washington, District of Columbia); Dennis R Hardy (California, Maryland); Samuel G Lambrakos (Alexandria, Virginia); John G. Michopoulos (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of: introducing hydrogen and a feed gas containing at least 50 vol % carbon dioxide into a reactor containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst; and heating the hydrogen and carbon dioxide to a temperature of at least about 190° C. to produce hydrocarbons in the reactor. An apparatus having: a reaction vessel for containing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, capable of heating gases to at least about 190° C.; a hydrogen delivery system feeding into the reaction vessel; a carbon dioxide delivery system for delivering a feed gas containing at least 50 vol % carbon dioxide feeding into the reaction vessel; and a trap for collecting hydrocarbons generated in the reaction vessel. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/181566 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/211 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435478 | Feng et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Maoqi Feng (San Antonio, Texas); Francis Yu Chang Huang (San Antonio, Texas); Richard L. Johnson (San Marcos, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maoqi Feng (San Antonio, Texas); Francis Yu Chang Huang (San Antonio, Texas); Richard L. Johnson (San Marcos, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process and apparatus for enhancement of syngas production (CO and H2) of a carbon based feedstock with CO2 conversion, which utilized CO2 as an oxygen resource and converts CO2 to CO through chemical reactions. The process includes a thermal plasma reactor and optionally a nonthermal plasma reactor. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/015206 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/418.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435533 | Johnston et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama); Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen A. Johnston (Dallas, Texas); Katherine Stemke-Hale (Houston, Texas); Kathryn F. Sykes (Dallas, Texas); Bernhard Kaltenboeck (Auburn, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention relates to antigens and nucleic acids encoding such antigens obtainable by screening a Chlamydia genome. In more specific aspects, the invention relates to methods of isolating such antigens and nucleic acids and to methods of using such isolated antigens for producing immune responses. The ability of an antigen to produce an immune response may be employed in vaccination or antibody preparation techniques. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627527 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/184.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435785 | Slukvin et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Igor I. Slukvin (Verona, Wisconsin); James A. Thomson (Madison, Wisconsin); Maksym A. Vodyanyk (Madison, Wisconsin); Maryna E. Gumenyuk (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor I. Slukvin (Verona, Wisconsin); James A. Thomson (Madison, Wisconsin); Maksym A. Vodyanyk (Madison, Wisconsin); Maryna E. Gumenyuk (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to the culture of dendritic cells from human embryonic stem (ES) cells. Human ES cells are first cultured into hematopoietic cells by co-culture with stromal cells. The cells now differentiated into the hematopoietic lineage are then cultured with GM-CSF to create a culture of myeloid precursor cells. Culture of the myeloid precursor cells with the cytokines GM-CSF and IL-4 causes functional dendritic cells to be generated. The dendritic cells have a unique phenotype, as indicated by their combination of cell surface markers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/364074 |
| 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 435/372 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435797 | Schnee |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Vincent P. Schnee (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vincent P. Schnee (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A senor uses a transduction mechanism of attenuating electroluminescence. Luminescence from a light emitting diode is attenuated as a consequence of direct interaction of an analyte and a electroluminescent material, An electroluminescent diode sensor (EDS) is fabricated in a way that allows the electroluminescent material in the diode to be exposed to gaseous, liquid or solid sample(s) which may affect the luminescence intensity of the diode. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/961675 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/107 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435843 | Ye |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Yan Ye (Saratoga, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yan Ye (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention generally include TFTs and methods for their manufacture. The gate dielectric layer in the TFT may affect the threshold voltage of the TFT. By treating the gate dielectric layer prior to depositing the active channel material, the threshold voltage may be improved. One method of treating the gate dielectric involves exposing the gate dielectric layer to N2O gas. Another method of treating the gate dielectric involves exposing the gate dielectric layer to N2O plasma. Silicon oxide, while not practical as a gate dielectric for silicon based TFTs, may also improve the threshold voltage when used in metal oxide TFTs. By treating the gate dielectric and/or using silicon oxide, the threshold voltage of TFTs may be improved. |
| FILED | Friday, January 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/355316 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435852 | Fields, Jr. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Charles H. Fields, Jr. (Calabasas, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles H. Fields, Jr. (Calabasas, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A heterojunction bipolar transistor is formed with an emitter electrode that comprises an emitter epitaxy underlying an emitter metal cap and that has horizontal dimensions that are substantially equal to the emitter metal cap. |
| FILED | Monday, July 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/562179 |
| ART UNIT | 2892 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435879 | Hanser et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew D. Hanser (Raleigh, North Carolina); Lianghong Liu (Cary, North Carolina); Edward A. Preble (Raleigh, North Carolina); Denis Tsvetkov (Morrisville, North Carolina); Nathaniel Mark Williams (Raleigh, North Carolina); Xueping Xu (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kyma Technologies, Inc. (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew D. Hanser (Raleigh, North Carolina); Lianghong Liu (Cary, North Carolina); Edward A. Preble (Raleigh, North Carolina); Denis Tsvetkov (Morrisville, North Carolina); Nathaniel Mark Williams (Raleigh, North Carolina); Xueping Xu (Stamford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Group III (Al, Ga, In)N single crystals, articles and films useful for producing optoelectronic devices (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes (LDs) and photodetectors) and electronic devices (such as high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)) composed of III-V nitride compounds, and methods for fabricating such crystals, articles and films. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/085857 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/604 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435923 | Okun et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Nelya Okun (Cumming, Georgia); Craig Hill (Atlanta, Georgia); Zhen Luo (Duluth, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nelya Okun (Cumming, Georgia); Craig Hill (Atlanta, Georgia); Zhen Luo (Duluth, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, materials incorporating the compositions, and methods of use thereof, for the protection and/or decontamination of contaminants are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 29, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/294696 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/439 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435993 | Fatatis et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Alessandro Fatatis (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Joseph M. Salvino (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania); Olimpia Meucci (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Whitney L. Jamieson (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Alliance Discovery, Inc. (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alessandro Fatatis (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Joseph M. Salvino (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania); Olimpia Meucci (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Whitney L. Jamieson (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions that are useful in preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one CX3CR1 or fractalkine antagonist. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/312540 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436083 | Wynne et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | James H Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia); Joanne M Jones-Meehan (Laurel, Maryland); Arthur W Snow (Alexandria, Virginia); Leonard J Buckley (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H Wynne (Alexandria, Virginia); Joanne M Jones-Meehan (Laurel, Maryland); Arthur W Snow (Alexandria, Virginia); Leonard J Buckley (Fairfax Station, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by providing an article, and coating the article with the above coating. A compound having the formula: Y—(O—CH2—CH2)n—R—(CH2)m—CH3. Y is CH3 or H. R is X is a halogen, and m and n are independently selected positive integers. |
| FILED | Monday, January 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 11/969954 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436276 | Bradley et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy Bradley (Loogootee, Indiana); Eric Hillenbrand (Evansville, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Bradley (Loogootee, Indiana); Eric Hillenbrand (Evansville, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A portable cutting device is disclosed. The portable cutting device may include a portable power supply and a laser source. The portable power supply may be a lithium ion battery pack. The laser source may be a Ytterbium Fiber laser. The portable power supply and laser source of the portable cutting device may be positioned within a backpack and carried by a user. A handheld unit which is coupled to the laser source may be supported by the hands of the operator. The handheld unit provides power generated by the laser source to a barrier to be cut. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511056 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.670 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436283 | Tournes et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Christian Tournes (Madison, Alabama); Yuri Shtessel (Owens Cross Roads, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Davidson Technologies Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christian Tournes (Madison, Alabama); Yuri Shtessel (Owens Cross Roads, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | Higher Order Sliding Mode (HOSM) control techniques are applied to the Guidance Control (G&C) of interceptor missile in which velocity may be steered by combination of main thrust, aerodynamic lift and lateral on-off divert thrusters, and attitude may be steered by continuous or on-off actuators. Methods include the pointing of the seeker, its associated estimation processes, a guidance law that uses concurrent divert mechanisms, and an attitude autopilot. The insensitivity of the controller to matched disturbances allows the concurrent usage of the divert mechanisms without adverse effect on the accuracy. The controller also allows the de-coupling of the control of roll, pitch and yaw channels, and usage quaternions to represent body attitude and it provides control perfect robustness. While it conceivable to design separately the components of the G&C method, it is widely accepted that designing them in an integrated fashion usually produces a better result. |
| FILED | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/501395 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436305 | Sood et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Ashok K. Sood (Brookline, Massachusetts); Elwood J. Egerton (Hot Springs, South Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ashok K. Sood (Brookline, Massachusetts); Elwood J. Egerton (Hot Springs, South Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | Infrared radiation detecting and sensing systems and devices using carbon nanotubes and polymers and methods to making the same. In illustrative embodiments of the invention, it includes a substrate, a suspended carbon nanotube fabric and polymer, first and second conducting interconnects each in electrical communication with the nanotube polymer fabric. Nanotube/polymer fabrics can be modified to increase the temperature coefficient of resistance to increase sensitivity to IR radiation. |
| FILED | Friday, March 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423118 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/338.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436316 | Taleyarkhan |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Rusi P. Taleyarkhan (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sagamore/Adams Laboratories LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rusi P. Taleyarkhan (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of determining directionality of radiation is disclosed which comprises dividing the tensioned metastable fluid liquid volume adjacent to a radioactive source into a plurality of sectors, determining the opposing sector ratio of the respective sector and determining the direction of the radiation based on the opposing sector ratios of the plurality of sectors. The method further comprising determining directionality of incoming radiation from the tension pressure assisted elongation of bubble shapes pointing towards direction of radiation particles that interacted with nuclei of tensioned metastable fluid detector system. A device capable of carrying out these methods is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/988949 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436336 | Lee et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Minjoo L. Lee (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher W. Leitz (Manchester, New Hampshire); Eugene A. Fitzgerald (Windham, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minjoo L. Lee (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher W. Leitz (Manchester, New Hampshire); Eugene A. Fitzgerald (Windham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides semiconductor structure comprising a strained Ge channel layer, and a gate dielectric disposed over the strained Ge channel layer. In one aspect of the invention, a strained Ge channel MOSFET is provided. The strained Ge channel MOSFET includes a relaxed SiGe virtual substrate with a Ge content between 50-95%, and a strained Ge channel formed on the virtual substrate. A gate structure is formed upon the strained Ge channel, whereupon a MOSFET is formed with increased performance over bulk Si. In another embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a relaxed Ge channel layer and a virtual substrate, wherein the relaxed Ge channel layer is disposed above the virtual substrate. In a further aspect of the invention, a relaxed Ge channel MOSFET is provided. The method includes providing a relaxed virtual substrate with a Ge composition of approximately 100% and a relaxed Ge channel formed on the virtual substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/877186 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436337 | Cowell, III et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | E. William Cowell, III (Corvallis, Oregon); John F. Wager (Corvallis, Oregon); Brady J. Gibbons (Corvallis, Oregon); Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The State of Oregon Acting By and Through The State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State Unitiversity (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | E. William Cowell, III (Corvallis, Oregon); John F. Wager (Corvallis, Oregon); Brady J. Gibbons (Corvallis, Oregon); Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic structure comprising: (a) a first metal layer; (b) a second metal layer; (c) and at least one insulator layer located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein at least one of the metal layers comprises an amorphous multi-component metallic film. In certain embodiments, the construct is a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode. |
| FILED | Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/777194 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436508 | Kornbluh et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Roy D. Kornbluh (Palo Alto, California); Ronald E. Pelrine (Louisvillle, Colorado); Harsha Prahlad (Cupertino, California); Scott E. Stanford (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy D. Kornbluh (Palo Alto, California); Ronald E. Pelrine (Louisvillle, Colorado); Harsha Prahlad (Cupertino, California); Scott E. Stanford (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides meta-materials with an actively controllable mechanical property. The meta-material includes a deformable structure and a set of activation elements. The activation elements are controllable between multiple states. The meta-material includes a first value for a mechanical property when one or more of the activation elements is in the first activation state and includes a second value for the mechanical property when the activation elements have been activated to the second activation state. In one aspect, the meta-material resembles a composite material where the connectivity between the component materials or shape and arrangement of the component materials is dynamically controllable so as to affect a mechanical property of the meta-material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/408996 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436533 | Wagner et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Sigurd Wagner (Princeton, New Jersey); Prashant Mandlik (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sigurd Wagner (Princeton, New Jersey); Prashant Mandlik (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for forming a coating over a surface is disclosed. The method comprises depositing over a surface, a hybrid layer comprising a mixture of a polymeric material and a non-polymeric material. The hybrid layer may have a single phase or comprise multiple phases. The hybrid layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition using a single source of precursor material. The chemical vapor deposition process may be plasma-enhanced and may be performed using a reactant gas. The precursor material may be an organo-silicon compound, such as a siloxane. The hybrid layer may comprise various types of polymeric materials, such as silicone polymers, and various types of non-polymeric materials, such as silicon oxides. By varying the reaction conditions, the wt % ratio of polymeric material to non-polymeric material may be adjusted. The hybrid layer may have various characteristics suitable for use with organic light-emitting devices, such as optical transparency, impermeability, and/or flexibility. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/149019 |
| ART UNIT | 2879 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices 313/512 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436637 | Ditto et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | William L. Ditto (Tempe, Arizona); Pritiraj Mohanty (Boston, Massachusetts); Sudeshna Sinha (Mohali, India); Ardeshir R. Bulsara (San Diego, California); Diego N. Guerra (Boston, Massachusetts); Krishnamurthy Murali (Chennai, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Ditto (Tempe, Arizona); Pritiraj Mohanty (Boston, Massachusetts); Sudeshna Sinha (Mohali, India); Ardeshir R. Bulsara (San Diego, California); Diego N. Guerra (Boston, Massachusetts); Krishnamurthy Murali (Chennai, India) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanomechanical device, operating as a reprogrammable logic gate, and performing fundamental logic functions such as AND/OR and NAND/NOR. The logic function can be programmed (e.g., from AND to OR) dynamically, by adjusting the operating parameters of the resonator. The device can access one of two stable steady states, according to a specific logic function; this operation is mediated by the noise floor which can be directly adjusted, or dynamically tuned via an adjustment of the underlying nonlinearity of the resonator, i.e., it is not necessary to have direct control over the noise floor. The demonstration of this reprogrammable nanomechanical logic gate affords a path to the practical realization of a new generation of mechanical computers. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/043733 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Electronic digital logic circuitry 326/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436762 | Yannone |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald M. Yannone (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald M. Yannone (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment, a coordinate determiner is operable to identify at least first and second surfaces that each approximately intersect an object, and to determine at least two approximate coordinates of the object from the first and second surfaces, where at least one of the surfaces is nonplanar. For example, if the coordinate determiner is disposed on a fighter jet having at least two short-baseline-interferometers (SBIs), then two surfaces may be the surfaces of two cones having two of the SBIs as respective vertices, the object may be a close-in target, and the coordinate determiner may determine the azimuth and elevation of the target from the cone surfaces. Furthermore, the coordinate determiner or another computation unit onboard the jet may determine the slant range of the target from the elevation and the altitude of the jet. The coordinate determiner may at least facilitate ranging of the target quickly enough to allow a pilot sufficient time to evade detection by the target, to destroy the target, or to evade or destroy a projectile fired by the target. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/751875 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436767 | Underwood et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | M. Valerie Underwood (Mount Laurel, New Jersey); Lillian Andres (Hamilton, New Jersey); Travis Lenhart (Bensalem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | M. Valerie Underwood (Mount Laurel, New Jersey); Lillian Andres (Hamilton, New Jersey); Travis Lenhart (Bensalem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A method executes inspections on equipment of a system. The method includes providing an equipment inspection location rule group for a piece of equipment in the system, the equipment rule group including one or more equipment inspection location rules about equipment inspection locations and expected values at said inspection locations, and actions to be commanded when sampled values match the expected values; selecting one or more of the equipment inspection location rules in a corresponding rule group, the selection being made according to a predetermined operating sequence of the equipment inspection location rules; determining if the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules has been satisfied; and executing one or more actions corresponding to the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules if the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules have been satisfied. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/908460 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/165 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436780 | Schantz et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Eric Richards (Madison, Alabama); Andrew Compston (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Q-Track Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Eric Richards (Madison, Alabama); Andrew Compston (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An inexpensive planar antenna fabricated as a plurality of parallel layers of multi turn spiral loops co-located with conductive material at the center of the loops, there being an exclusion zone free of conductive material between the innermost loop and the conductive material at the center. The conductive material may comprise circuit elements, for example batteries, amplifiers, antenna drivers or other functional elements as well as passive elements. In one embodiment, the loop traces may be staggered. In another embodiment, the loop traces are varied in width as a function of position within the loop cross section. In further embodiments, the planar form is integrated with additional orthogonal planar antennas substantially coplanar with the first planar antenna and having axes orthogonal to the first planar antenna and to one another. In further embodiments the exclusion zone is extended by design rules and confining routes in a circuit section. The antenna system may be configured as a three dimensional omnidirectional antenna and is well adapted for small form factor hand held and portable wireless applications. |
| FILED | Monday, August 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/857528 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/788 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437029 | Bansal et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); James R. H. Challenger (Garrison, New York); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Oktay Gunluk (New York, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Richard P King (Scarsdale, New York); Deepak Rajan (Fishkill, New York); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Laura Wynter (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); James R. H. Challenger (Garrison, New York); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Oktay Gunluk (New York, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Richard P King (Scarsdale, New York); Deepak Rajan (Fishkill, New York); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Laura Wynter (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of choosing jobs to run in a stream based distributed computer system includes determining jobs to be run in a distributed stream-oriented system by deciding a priority threshold above which jobs will be accepted, below which jobs will be rejected. Overall importance is maximized relative to the priority threshold based on importance values assigned to all jobs. System constraints are applied to ensure jobs meet set criteria. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161167 |
| ART UNIT | 2673 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Facsimile and static presentation processing 358/1.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437062 | Samson et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Samson (Safety Harbor, Florida); Sunny Kedia (Largo, Florida); Vandana Upadhyay (Atlanta, Georgia); Rahul Agarwal (Clearwater, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Samson (Safety Harbor, Florida); Sunny Kedia (Largo, Florida); Vandana Upadhyay (Atlanta, Georgia); Rahul Agarwal (Clearwater, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an improved electrostatic micro actuator array system comprising a plurality of electrostatic micro actuators, each of the micro actuators further comprising at least one hold-down electrode and at least two pull-down electrodes positioned to actuate the micro actuator. A hold-down signal line is then coupled to each of the hold-down electrodes of each of the plurality of micro actuators and a plurality of first pull-down signal lines coupled to one of the at least two pull-down electrodes of each micro actuator and a plurality of second pull-down signal lines coupled to another of the at least two pull-down electrodes of each micro actuator, the first pull-down signal lines and the second pull-down signal lines configured in a cross-point matrix such that a unique pair of first pull-down signal lines and second pull-down signal lines is associated with each of the plurality of micro actuators. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/446248 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/200.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437509 | Hallenborg et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Hallenborg (San Diego, California); Heidi Buck (San Diego, California); John Stephen deGrassie (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Hallenborg (San Diego, California); Heidi Buck (San Diego, California); John Stephen deGrassie (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for determining the speed of a vessel from an overhead image of the vessel's wake can include the initial step of defining a cusp line for the wake. A representative line segment from the defined cusp line that is suitable for building an image intensity profile for the image can be selected. Once the intensity profile is built along the line segment, the wake wavelength λcusp from the image intensity profile can be found by measuring the distance between successive points of intensity maxima (or successive intensity minima points) along the line segment. Once λcusp is found, the vessel speed can be determined from the images according to the formula νship=√{square root over (1.352*λcusp)}. The systems and methods can be practiced using any overhead imagery systems that display a vessel's wake, including synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and electro-optical (EO) overhead imagery systems. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/298037 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/107 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437517 | Miesak et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Edward Miesak (Windermere, Florida); V. Edward Gold, Jr. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward Miesak (Windermere, Florida); V. Edward Gold, Jr. (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An automatic fingerprint system includes an optical sensor having a first light source that provides a collimated beam for interrogating a first sample surface, and a camera including a lens and a photodetector array having a camera field of view (FOVCAMERA) large enough to image the first sample surface. The camera is critical angle positioned relative to the first light source to receive specular reflection (glare) from the first sample surface to generate image data from the glare. The first light source and camera have substantially equal and opposite numerical apertures (NAs). A computer or processor that includes reference fingerprint templates receives a digitized form of the image data, and includes data processing software for (i) comparing the image data to reference fingerprint templates to determine whether the image data includes at least one fingerprint and (ii) for generating a fingerprint image if the fingerprint is determined to be present. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/049351 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437568 | Hou et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Weilin Hou (Slidell, Louisiana); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weilin Hou (Slidell, Louisiana); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for calculating an image quality metric for evaluating the quality of a digital image including the steps of denoising the data of the image, identifying edges in the denoised data, determining an edge profile of the edges, determining a grayscale angle for each identified edge in the edge profile that is associated with the edge, and calculating the image quality metric based on a weighted average of the grayscale angles for all the edges. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470804 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437569 | Hou et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Weilin Hou (Slidell, Louisiana); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weilin Hou (Slidell, Louisiana); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for simultaneously optimizing a digital image taken in or through a scattering medium and obtaining information regarding optical properties of the scattering medium is provided. Digital image data are received by a computer. The digital image is evaluated according to an objective image quality metric and a resulting image quality value is compared to a previously stored image quality value for the image. A revised optical transfer function is derived by modeling the optical properties of the medium to be used to generate a restored digital image, which is derived from the original image and the revised optical transfer function. The restored digital image is evaluated according to the objective image quality metric and an optimized restored image is identified. The optical properties associated with the optical transfer function producing the optimized restored image represent a close approximation of the true optical properties of the medium. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470981 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437591 | Lu et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan P. Lu (San Diego, California); Christopher K. Huynh (Rosemead, California); Ayax D. Ramirez (Chula Vista, California); Joshua M. Kvavle (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan P. Lu (San Diego, California); Christopher K. Huynh (Rosemead, California); Ayax D. Ramirez (Chula Vista, California); Joshua M. Kvavle (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes at least two optical fibers crossing to form a vertice. The optical fibers comprise a core, a cladding surrounding the core, and a conductive coating at least partially surrounding the length of the cladding. A portion of the core of each of the fibers is exposed proximate to the vertice. An optical microsphere whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator is positioned to cover exposed core portion of each fiber and in contact with the conductive coating of each fiber. The optical fibers may be orthogonal to each other or offset by a non-orthogonal and non-zero angle. The WGM resonator may be positioned between each of the fibers. An optical energy source may be coupled to an end of the optical fibers, with an optical detector coupled to the other end. A voltage source may be connected to the conductive coating of each of the optical fibers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/165330 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/39 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437628 | Lin et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Wangen Lin (South Glastonbury, Connecticut); James J. Moor (New Hartford, Connecticut); Thomas DeMichael (Stafford Springs, Connecticut); Herbert A. Chin (Portland, Connecticut); Melissa R. Hill (Manchester, Connecticut); Michael J. Labbe (Hebron, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wangen Lin (South Glastonbury, Connecticut); James J. Moor (New Hartford, Connecticut); Thomas DeMichael (Stafford Springs, Connecticut); Herbert A. Chin (Portland, Connecticut); Melissa R. Hill (Manchester, Connecticut); Michael J. Labbe (Hebron, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for heat treating selected portions of an integrally bladed rotor (IBR) having a plurality of blades, the process using an IBR on a fixture having a rotor engaging portion that moves the IBR into an environmental chamber. An IR heater is placed on one of the IBR blades and heat treated after air has been removed from the chamber and an inert gas is added. The IR heater is lifted from the blade and indexed to position another blade on the IBR. The process is repeated until all the IBR blades are heat treated. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361283 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric resistance heating devices 392/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437885 | Beazley et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart K. Beazley (Kingston, Rhode Island); James A. Del Savio (East Providence, Rhode Island); Richard P. Berube (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Christopher Shaw (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart K. Beazley (Kingston, Rhode Island); James A. Del Savio (East Providence, Rhode Island); Richard P. Berube (Portsmouth, Rhode Island); Christopher Shaw (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of use is provided that includes: receiving configuration information from an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV); automatically configuring a launch control console (LCC) according to the configuration information; and providing a graphical interface for a user to command the UUV to perform at least one task. The automatic configuration includes formatting commands and the graphical interface to suit a vehicle type and components of the UUV. Other embodiments include: aligning a navigation system in the UUV; selecting a mission; activating components in the UUV corresponding to the mission; and launching the UUV on the mission. Further embodiments include: downloading at least one preset associated with the UUV; modifying the presets; and displaying a status of components and a log of messages on the graphical interface. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/355704 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437891 | Yakimenko et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Oleg Yakimenko (Seaside, California); Eugene Bourakov (Carmel, California); Charles Hewgley (Pacific Grove, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oleg Yakimenko (Seaside, California); Eugene Bourakov (Carmel, California); Charles Hewgley (Pacific Grove, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is described that involves determining a higher altitude wind. The method further includes determining a wind model with the higher altitude wind. The wind model includes a linear or logarithmic increase in wind magnitude with increasing altitude beneath the higher altitude. The method further includes determining locations of a flight path for a parafoil based on calculations that use the wind model. The calculations are performed by an electronic control unit that is transported by the parafoil. The method also includes controlling the parafoil's flight path consistently with the determined locations. The controlling is performed by the control unit. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/083514 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437892 | Hope et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Scott Hope (Alexandria, Virginia); Annie Megan Lum (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Scott Hope (Alexandria, Virginia); Annie Megan Lum (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of establishing a formation of a plurality of directionally fixed satellites, such as primary formation of the satellites with in-track velocity disparity. The plurality of satellites includes an anchor satellite and at least one non-anchor satellite, each satellite of the plurality of satellites including at least one drag flap, each satellite of the plurality of satellites being free of one of a propulsion system and an expendable mass propellant. Control is applied to deploy the at least one drag flap of the at least one non-anchor satellite based on the current spacing and the current separation rate of the each non-anchor satellite, and the predicted final spacing of the plurality of satellites. The final spacing predicting and the drag flap control applying is repeated until the current separation rate has been nulled to within a threshold value. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/010202 |
| ART UNIT | 3665 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437956 | Limbaugh et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas V. Limbaugh (Glendale, Arizona); David H. Barnhard (Liburn, Georgia); Thomas H. Rychener (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kutta Technologies, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas V. Limbaugh (Glendale, Arizona); David H. Barnhard (Liburn, Georgia); Thomas H. Rychener (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of communicating the location of an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Implementations of the method may include receiving position data for a UAS with an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) from a ground control station (GCS) in communication with the UAS, where the ATC-RS and the GCS are coupled together and located on the ground. The method may include transmitting the position data using one or more telecommunication modems included in the ATC-RS to an air traffic control center (ATC) and transmitting the position data using an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) receiver to one or more aircraft. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/370480 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/485 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437979 | Frank et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy E. Frank (Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania); Richard Geiger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); David R. Kraige (State College, Pennsylvania); Arun Murali (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KCF Technologies, Inc. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy E. Frank (Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania); Richard Geiger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); David R. Kraige (State College, Pennsylvania); Arun Murali (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A position sensing system including a flexible tether and at least one sensor at least partially embedded within a portion of the flexible tether is disclosed. The sensor may be adapted to detect a sensor position factor. The system also includes a communication device adapted to transmit the sensor position factor from the sensor, and a signal processor adapted to receive the sensor position factor. The signal processor is also adapted to calculate at least one of the shape or orientation of the flexible tether from the sensor position factor. The sensor position factor may be relative orientation, relative depth, relative pressure, presence of a magnetic field, presence of an electric field, acceleration, or relative rate of rotation. The system may also include a probe connected to the flexible tether, and the signal processor may calculate the orientation of the probe from the sensor position factor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/017537 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438054 | Lowrance et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Lowrance (Foster City, California); Ian W. Harrison (Brooklyn, New York); Andres C. Rodriguez (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Lowrance (Foster City, California); Ian W. Harrison (Brooklyn, New York); Andres C. Rodriguez (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, an analytical system for generating and accessing arguments is disclosed. Each argument is associated with a conclusion indicating whether a particular situation will likely have a negative or positive result. One embodiment of the analytical system includes a database for storing a plurality of templates, each template including a plurality of questions which may be answered to generate a particular argument having an associated conclusion that is based on those answers. The analytical system also includes an argument server that includes means for a user to select a template that is most relevant to a particular situation, means for receiving answers to one or more of the selected template's questions such that a new argument is generated having a conclusion based on those answers, and means for associating supporting evidence provided by the user with each answer. |
| FILED | Friday, April 20, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/839697 |
| ART UNIT | 3689 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/7.360 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438401 | Milliken |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Walter Clark Milliken (Dover, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies, Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter Clark Milliken (Dover, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices and methods for securely storing data are provided. A device for constructing an encryption key comprising a tamper-protection barrier that encloses one or more memory devices is provided. The memory stores data for constructing the encryption key. The memory may include a single memory device or a plurality of memory devices. The tamper-protection barrier also encloses a security processor configured to combine the data stored in the memory based in part on a function, such as a logical exclusive-or (XOR) function, to construct the encryption key. The stored data in the memory may include partial keys. These partial keys may be created based in part on applying the XOR function to an encryption key. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/564181 |
| ART UNIT | 2493 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438450 | Isnardi et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Anthony Isnardi (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Arkady Kopansky (Havertown, Pennsylvania); Yanjun Xu (Princeton, New Jersey); Ali Chaudhry (Robbinsville, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Anthony Isnardi (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Arkady Kopansky (Havertown, Pennsylvania); Yanjun Xu (Princeton, New Jersey); Ali Chaudhry (Robbinsville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, system, and computer-readable medium for facilitating integrity verification of a transport stream is provided. Integrity verification is performed without increasing the bit rate of the transport stream by generating a checksum corresponding to a portion of the transport stream and inserting the checksum into a null packet within the transport stream. Utilizing a null packet to carry the checksum allows the checksum to be transmitted without increasing the bit rate of the transport stream. In addition, by creating a checksum corresponding to a portion of the transport stream, integrity verification may be performed on a streaming data file. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695533 |
| ART UNIT | 2112 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/758 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438467 | Blain et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Cheryl A. Blain (Slidell, Louisiana); Robert S. Linzell (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cheryl A. Blain (Slidell, Louisiana); Robert S. Linzell (Carriere, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | An initialized graphical user interface program can produce a plurality of parameter input fields in a graphical user interface. The plurality of parameter input fields can be logically grouped with similar parameter input fields in close approximation to each other in the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface program can then receive a plurality of parameter data from a user can input into the parameter input fields of the graphical user interface program. Based on the received user input parameter data, the graphical user interface program can deactivate one or more parameter input fields. The graphical user interface program can error-check the received input data and provide warnings for any incorrect data. Finally, the graphical user interface program can generate a fort.15 input file based on the parameter input data. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/579120 |
| ART UNIT | 2141 — Graphical User Interface and Document Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing 715/226 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US H2274 | Huttle |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | William M. Huttle (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William M. Huttle (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for transmitting information incorporated into at least one message packet. The process includes encoding the message packet as a signal, which is afterwards transmitted and analyzed. The encoding operation assigns the message packet to correspond to a specific pulse width. The signal is transmitted across a channel. The analyzing operation parses the signal as corresponding to the specific pulse width, which is then decoded to obtain the message packet. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/657877 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/212 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
| US 08434473 | Tsai et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Chen S. Tsai (Irvine, California); Shirley C. Tsai (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen S. Tsai (Irvine, California); Shirley C. Tsai (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Ultrasonic nozzle devices without a central channel but employing a design of cascaded multiple Fourier horns in resonance produce micrometer-sized monodisperse or narrowly-sized droplets with greatly reduced electrical drive power requirements. The liquid to be atomized is brought externally to or adjacent to the endface of the nozzle tip. The above liquid transport method is equally applicable to the ultrasonic nozzle-array devices that are comprised of a plurality of ultrasonic single-nozzle devices configured in parallel. The longitudinal length, transverse width, shape, and area of the nozzle endface of single-nozzle and nozzle-array devices may be tailored or designed (e.g. enlarged) to obtain optimum or large quantities of product droplets to achieve high throughput. By increasing the drive frequency to 8 MHz or higher, sub-micrometer-sized monodisperse or narrowly-sized droplets can be produced using the ultrasonic single-nozzle and nozzle-array devices or any solid endface. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/788212 |
| ART UNIT | 3771 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/200.160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435187 | Assadi-Porter et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Fariba M. Assadi-Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Mark E. Cook (Madison, Wisconsin); Warren P. Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Daniel E. Butz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fariba M. Assadi-Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Mark E. Cook (Madison, Wisconsin); Warren P. Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Daniel E. Butz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are disclosed for distinguishing whether an animal is experiencing a bacterial infection or a viral infection. One monitors breath taken from the animal over time to measure the relative amount of a first breath stable isotope to a second breath stable isotope therein over time. A quick change in the isotope ratios within several hours from the likely infection is indicative of a bacterial infection. A delayed change in the isotope ratios, followed by periodic repeated alterations in the ratios, is indicative of viral infection. The methods are particularly efficient when using cavity ringdown spectroscopy for the monitoring. They may be used for monitoring a patient already admitted to a hospital, or for monitoring a patient initially complaining of adverse symptoms, or for triage, or for collectively monitoring a population of animals. |
| FILED | Monday, October 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/254249 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/532 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435277 | Schock et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Robert B. Schock (Sparta, New Jersey); Marc Cote (Cornwall, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Life Recovery Systems HD, LLC (Alexandria, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert B. Schock (Sparta, New Jersey); Marc Cote (Cornwall, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient comprises a cover for covering at least a portion of a patient's body and a compliant support adapted to underlie and generally conform to the shape of the portion of the patient's body to define a well adjacent to the patient's body portion for accumulating heat transfer liquid. The cover and compliant support cooperatively define an enclosure for receiving the portion of the patient's body and are constructed to conduct a heat transfer liquid into direct contact with the portion of the patient's body received in the enclosure to promote heat transfer between the patient's body and the heat transfer liquid. |
| FILED | Monday, May 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/115269 |
| ART UNIT | 3739 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/104 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435396 | Tolley et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Luke Tolley (Carbondale, Illinois); Matt McCarroll (Carbondale, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luke Tolley (Carbondale, Illinois); Matt McCarroll (Carbondale, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for detecting an interaction between an analyte and a biomolecule. The method comprises separating at least one biomolecule according to its isoelectric point in the presence of a given analyte and detecting an interaction between the analyte and a biomolecule using fluorescence anisotropy. The method may further comprise collecting the analyte-biomolecule complex and analyzing the biomolecule. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/023664 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/548 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435410 | Shamsi et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Shahab Ahmed Shamsi (Tucker, Georgia); Congying Gu (Lansing, Michigan); Jun He (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shahab Ahmed Shamsi (Tucker, Georgia); Congying Gu (Lansing, Michigan); Jun He (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a surfactant-based monolithic column is provided. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising at least one surfactant monomer, at least one crosslinker, at least one initiator, and at least one porogen and polymerizing the mixture to form the surfactant-based monolithic column. The present disclosure also provides a surfactant-based monolithic column, a method for separating molecules, and a process for preparing a surfactant monomer. |
| FILED | Monday, March 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/922357 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/656 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435418 | Strouse et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey F. Strouse (Tallahassee, Florida); Derek D. Lovingood (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | High quantum yield InP nanocrystals are used in the bio-technology, bio-medical, and photovoltaic, specifically IV, III-V and III-VI nanocrystal technological applications. InP nanocrystals typically require post-generation HF treatment. Combining microwave methodologies with the presence of a fluorinated ionic liquid allows Fluorine ion etching without the hazards accompanying HF. Growing the InP nanocrystals in the presence of the ionic liquid allows in-situ etching to be achieved. The optimization of the PL QY is achieved by balancing growth and etching rates in the reaction. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645855 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435490 | Abraham et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | John Martin Abraham (Woodbine, Maryland); Stephen J. Meltzer (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Martin Abraham (Woodbine, Maryland); Stephen J. Meltzer (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Cancers are extremely heterogeneous in terms of the frequency and types of mutations present in different malignant tumors. Thus, it is likely that uniform clinical treatment is not optimal for all patients, and that the development of individualized therapeutic regimens may be beneficial. Multiple, unique small peptides bind to cell lines derived from different colon adenocarcinomas. Within two hours of contact, the colorectal cancer cells are able to transfer a 32P radioisotope from the small peptides to cellular proteins; the transfer occurs at a substantially higher rate than in the colorectal cancer cells than in cell lines derived from other cancers or from normal tissues. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/664302 |
| 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 424/1.690 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435493 | Goodman |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Mark M. Goodman (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark M. Goodman (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel amino acid compounds useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors. These compounds have the advantageous properties of rapid uptake and prolonged retention in tumors and can be labeled with halogen isotopes such as fluorine-18, iodine-123, iodine-124, iodine-125, iodine-131, bromine-75, bromine-76, bromine-77, bromine-82, astatine-210, astatine-211, and other astatine isotopes. These compounds can also be labeled with technetium and rhenium isotopes using known chelation complexes. The compounds disclosed herein bind tumor tissues in vivo with high specificity and selectivity when administered to a subject. Preferred compounds show a target to non-target ratio of at least 2:1, are stable in vivo and substantially localized to target within 1 hour after administration. Preferred compounds include 1-amino-2-[18F]fluorocyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FACBC) and 1-amino-2-[18F]fluoromethylcyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FMACBC). The labeled amino acid compounds of the invention are useful as imaging agents in detecting and/or monitoring tumors in a subject by PET or SPECT. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946027 |
| 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 424/1.890 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435507 | Alexander et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Richard B. Alexander (Ellicott City, Maryland); Elena N. Klyushnenkova (Baltimore, Maryland); Jason Link (Portland, Oregon); Arthur Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Dept of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Alexander (Ellicott City, Maryland); Elena N. Klyushnenkova (Baltimore, Maryland); Jason Link (Portland, Oregon); Arthur Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to immunogenic peptides derived from human prostate cancer antigen (PSA-derived peptides) and their use as vaccines to treat or prevent prostate cancer. The invention is also related to dendritic cells from a patient having prostate cancer, which dendritic cells have been exposed to one or more PSA-derived peptides, and their use to treat or prevent prostate cancer in the patient. The invention is also directed to T-cells from a patient which cells are specific for PSA-activated peptide(s), and their uses to treat or prevent prostate cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/573667 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08435509 — Creation of a biological atrioventricular bypass to compensate for atrioventricular block
| US 08435509 | Brink et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Peter R Brink (Setauket, New York); Ira S Cohen (Stony Brook, New York); Michael R Rosen (New York, New York); Richard B Robinson (Cresskill, New Jersey); Peter Danilo (Hopewell, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter R Brink (Setauket, New York); Ira S Cohen (Stony Brook, New York); Michael R Rosen (New York, New York); Richard B Robinson (Cresskill, New Jersey); Peter Danilo (Hopewell, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of creating an atrioventricular bypass tract for a heart comprising growing mesenchymal stem cells into a strip with two ends, and attaching one end of the strip onto the atrium of the heart, and attaching the other end of the strip to the ventricle of the heart. By this attachment, a tract is created that connects the atrium to the ventricle to provide a path for electrical signals generated by the sinus node to propagate across the tract and excite the ventricle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/109804 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435515 | Pier et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Gerald B. Pier (Brookline, Massachusetts); Casie Anne Kelly-Quintos (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Lisa Cavacini (Natick, Massachusetts); Marshall R. Posner (Medfield, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald B. Pier (Brookline, Massachusetts); Casie Anne Kelly-Quintos (Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts); Lisa Cavacini (Natick, Massachusetts); Marshall R. Posner (Medfield, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to peptides, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that bind specifically to poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG), such as Staphylococcal PNAG, in acetylated, partially acetylated and/or fully deacetylated form. The invention further provides methods for using these peptides in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy of infections by bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Some antibodies of the invention enhance opsonophagocytic killing and in vivo protection against bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Compositions of these peptides, including pharmaceutical compositions, are also provided, as are functionally equivalent variants of such peptides. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/334807 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435519 | Xu |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Kai Yuan Xu (Cockeysville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kai Yuan Xu (Cockeysville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Activation sites on the alpha subunit of sodium potassium ATPase have been discovered. It has also been discovered that certain antibodies that bind to the alpha subunit of sodium potassium ATPase dramatically increase enzyme activity. There has never before been a report of precise activation sites or drug interaction sites for sodium potassium ATPase. Certain methods have also been discovered for treating or preventing diseases associated with low sodium potassium ATPase activity by administering antibodies, antibody fragments and small molecules that bind to the activation sites on the alpha subunit of sodium potassium ATPase. |
| FILED | Friday, April 07, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/910943 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/139.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435534 | Debinski et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Waldemar Debinski (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Neil Christensen (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania); Akiva Mintz (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Waldemar Debinski (Winston-Salem, North Carolina); Neil Christensen (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania); Akiva Mintz (Brooklyn, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes the steps of formulating the anti-cancer vaccine outside of the subject and administering the vaccine to the subject in an amount sufficient to stimulate an immune response against IL-13Rα2 in the subject. A composition for stimulating a immune response against IL-13Rα2 in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease having cells expressing IL-13Rα2 includes an isolated agent that can stimulate immune response against IL-13α2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976747 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/185.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435553 | Vyavahare et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Narendra R. Vyavahare (Easley, South Carolina); Jason C. Isenburg (Pendleton, South Carolina); Dan T. Simionescu (Central, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) (Anderson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Narendra R. Vyavahare (Easley, South Carolina); Jason C. Isenburg (Pendleton, South Carolina); Dan T. Simionescu (Central, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and product are provided for the treatment of connective tissue weakened due to destruction of tissue architecture, and in particular due to elastin degradation. The treatment agents employ certain unique properties of phenolic compounds to develop a protocol for reducing elastin degradation, such as that occurring during aneurysm formation in vasculature. According to the invention, elastin can be stabilized in vivo and destruction of connective tissue, such as that leading to life-threatening aneurysms in vasculature, can be tempered or halted all together. The treatment agents can be delivered or administered acutely or chronically according to various delivery methods, including sustained release methods incorporating perivascular or endovascular patches, use of microsphere carriers, hydrogels, or osmotic pumps. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/333592 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435575 | Castor |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Trevor Castor (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aphios Corporation (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Trevor Castor (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention is for an improved method for making enhanced ginger capsules and for using these capsules for treating nausea and emesis in cancer patients. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/800345 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/756 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435729 | Ostermeier et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | G. Charles Ostermeier (Lamoine, Maine); Jane S. Farley (Ellsworth, Maine); Robert Taft (Southwest Harbor, Maine); Michael V. Wiles (Mount Desert, Maine) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine) |
| INVENTOR(S) | G. Charles Ostermeier (Lamoine, Maine); Jane S. Farley (Ellsworth, Maine); Robert Taft (Southwest Harbor, Maine); Michael V. Wiles (Mount Desert, Maine) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein is a composition that comprises a cryoprotectant; a membrane protectant that stabilizes or assists in stabilization of membranes of sperm; and a free radical scavenger (e.g., a reducing agent, an antioxidant). |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/811968 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435746 | Wicha et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Max S. Wicha (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gabriela Dontu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Christophe Ginestier (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret (Marsielle, France); Suling Liu (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Max S. Wicha (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Gabriela Dontu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Christophe Ginestier (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret (Marsielle, France); Suling Liu (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, characterizing, and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a novel stem cell cancer marker, ALDH1, useful for the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of solid tumor stem cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/830993 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — 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 08435752 | Lenz |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Heinz-Josef Lenz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heinz-Josef Lenz (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions and methods for determining the likelihood of successful treatment with dual therapy such as lapatinib. The methods comprise determining the genomic polymorphism or expression level of a gene present in a predetermined region of a gene of interest and correlating the polymorphism or expression level to the predictive response. Patients identified as likely responsive are then treated with the appropriate therapy. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/523514 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435759 | Johnson et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Eric A. Johnson (Madison, Wisconsin); Kristin M. Marshall (Plainfield, Wisconsin); Sabine Pellett (Madison, Wisconsin); Marite Bradshaw (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric A. Johnson (Madison, Wisconsin); Kristin M. Marshall (Plainfield, Wisconsin); Sabine Pellett (Madison, Wisconsin); Marite Bradshaw (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel isolated plasmid, wherein the plasmid is a native plasmid found in unique C. botulinum type A strains and encode either BoNT/A3 or BoNT/A4 and BoNT/B. The present invention also provides a method of obtaining a plasmid-encoded botulinum neurotoxin and botulinum neurotoxin complex comprising the step of isolating a plasmid encoding the cntA/A or cntA/B neurotoxin gene and genes encoding protein components of the toxin complex from a C. botulinum type A strain. The inventors performed comparative analyzes of representative BoNT/A subtype strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and Southern hybridizations with probes specific for the BoNT/A and B genes, cntA/A and cntA/B. Unexpectedly, the inventors determined that the genes encoding BoNT/A3 in the A3 strain, and BoNT/A4 and BoNT/B in the A4 strain, are on plasmids. |
| FILED | Friday, June 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/664800 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435780 | Grozinger et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Christina M. Grozinger (Urbana, Illinois); Christian A. Hassig (Somerville, Massachusetts); Stuart L. Schreiber (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christina M. Grozinger (Urbana, Illinois); Christian A. Hassig (Somerville, Massachusetts); Stuart L. Schreiber (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides histone deacetylase class II nucleic acids and polypeptides, methods and reagents for their use, and related compounds including small molecule libraries containing class II histone deacetylase inhibitors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324036 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/227 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435790 | Farese, Jr. et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Robert V. Farese, Jr. (San Francisco, California); Yi Guo (Orinda, California); Tobias C. Walther (Munich, Germany); Peter Walter (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The J. David Gladstone Institutes (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert V. Farese, Jr. (San Francisco, California); Yi Guo (Orinda, California); Tobias C. Walther (Munich, Germany); Peter Walter (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based on the discovery of a set of genes that are involved in lipid-droplet formation and regulation. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of increasing or decreasing lipid concentrations in eukaryotic cells by decreasing or increasing expression of one of these genes. Increased lipid concentrations may be useful, for example, in the generation of biofuels. Decreased lipid concentration may be useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage. In addition, the invention provides methods of identifying markers of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage. |
| FILED | Friday, July 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/508853 |
| 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 435/441 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435794 | Green |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Michael D. Green (Winder, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael D. Green (Winder, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for testing a composition as containing an artemisinin derivative is provided that includes contacting the composition with a reagent made up of a hydrogen bonding polar organic solvent and an acid having a pK value of less than 3.8 at 25° Celsius and capable of acid catalyzing a decomposition reaction of the artemisinin derivative so as to provide a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is allowed sufficient time at a reaction temperature for the artemisinin derivative to decompose to yield a colored decomposition product discerned by a normal unaided human eye. A kit for testing a composition for an artemisinin derivative according to the process is provided together with instructions for contacting the solvent and the acid with the composition to decompose the artemisinin derivative to yield the colored decomposition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/741434 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/93 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435937 | Sandell et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Linda Sandell (St. Louis, Missouri); Zhepeng Wang (Ballwin, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Linda Sandell (St. Louis, Missouri); Zhepeng Wang (Ballwin, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides combinations and methods for inducing cell death, inhibiting angiogenesis, and inhibiting cell migration. In particular, the present invention provides methods for inducing cell death in a cell expressing an αvβ3 and/or an αvβ5 integrin. |
| FILED | Monday, April 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/442352 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435941 | Ganz et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Tomas Ganz (Los Angeles, California); Elizabeta Nemeth (Los Angeles, California); Gloria Preza (Los Angeles, California); Piotr Pawel Ruchala (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tomas Ganz (Los Angeles, California); Elizabeta Nemeth (Los Angeles, California); Gloria Preza (Los Angeles, California); Piotr Pawel Ruchala (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are peptides which exhibit hepcidin activity and methods of making and using thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, December 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/131792 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/5.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435947 | Su et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Yunchao Su (Martinez, Georgia); Dmitry Kondrikov (Evans, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Medical College of Georgia Research Institute, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunchao Su (Martinez, Georgia); Dmitry Kondrikov (Evans, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for inhibiting the interaction between eNOS and β-actin are provided for use in inhibiting or reducing lung injury from oxygen toxicity. One embodiment provides a synthetic or recombinant polypeptide having the β-actin binding domain of eNOS, wherein the polypeptide inhibits or reduces eNOS activity in lung endothelial cells. |
| FILED | Monday, May 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/103667 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/15.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435948 | Zaidi et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Mone Zaidi (Riverdale, New York); Harry C. Blair (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University (New York, New York); University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mone Zaidi (Riverdale, New York); Harry C. Blair (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention discloses compositions and methods for decreasing osteoclast which are useful for the treatment of a variety of bone loss disorders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/664030 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/16.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435961 | Chang et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Chang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Anthony Leung (Somerville, Massachusetts); Phillip A. Sharp (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Chang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Anthony Leung (Somerville, Massachusetts); Phillip A. Sharp (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for increasing the activity of an inhibitory RNA (RNAi) in a subject requiring administering one or more poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and/or one or more PARG activators to the subject. The invention also provides methods for increasing the activity of an inhibitory RNA in a cell or cell population requiring contacting a cell or cell population with one or more PARP inhibitors and/or one or more PARG activators. The invention further provides compositions and kits containing one or more PARP inhibitors and/or one or more PARG activators. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/821967 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435979 | Arbiser |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jack L. Arbiser (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); The United States of America as represented by the Dept of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Arbiser (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, and parasitic infections. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs of imipramine blue and analogs thereof, as defined herein. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/643318 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/217 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435993 | Fatatis et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Alessandro Fatatis (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Joseph M. Salvino (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania); Olimpia Meucci (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Whitney L. Jamieson (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Alliance Discovery, Inc. (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alessandro Fatatis (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Joseph M. Salvino (Chester Springs, Pennsylvania); Olimpia Meucci (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Whitney L. Jamieson (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions that are useful in preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating metastasis in a subject diagnosed with cancer, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one CX3CR1 or fractalkine antagonist. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/312540 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/250 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436013 | Liu et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Chen Liu (Gainesville, Florida); David A. Ostrov (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chen Liu (Gainesville, Florida); David A. Ostrov (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for treating or preventing AAT deficiency and associated conditions. In addition, the invention provides methods for identifying compounds useful for treatment of AAT deficiency and associated conditions. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/500540 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436039 | Ganapathy et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Vadivel Ganapathy (Martinez, Georgia); Muthusamy Thangaraju (Evans, Georgia); Puttur Prasad (Martinez, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc. (Augusta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadivel Ganapathy (Martinez, Georgia); Muthusamy Thangaraju (Evans, Georgia); Puttur Prasad (Martinez, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes inhibitors of the amino acid transporter ATB0,+ and methods of uses thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/744863 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436048 | Teter et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth Robert Teter (Oviedo, Florida); Michael Prentice Taylor (Sanford, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Robert Teter (Oviedo, Florida); Michael Prentice Taylor (Sanford, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are compounds useful in inhibiting the action of AB-type bacterial toxins such as cholera, traveler's diarrhea, enterohemorrhagic diarrhea caused by E. coli O157:H7 and pertussis or whooping cough. Also included in the invention is the use of these compounds in treatment of diseases associated with those toxins. |
| FILED | Friday, August 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/537543 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/570 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436049 | Berglund et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | John Andrew Berglund (Eugene, Oregon); M. Bryan Warf (Eugene, Oregon); Catherine Matthys (Eugene, Oregon); Michael M. Haley (Eugene, Oregon); Cameron L. Hilton (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Andrew Berglund (Eugene, Oregon); M. Bryan Warf (Eugene, Oregon); Catherine Matthys (Eugene, Oregon); Michael M. Haley (Eugene, Oregon); Cameron L. Hilton (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided herein for treatment of myotonic dystrophy and other toxic RNA diseases in a subject. In some examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that binds a nucleotide repeat expansion in a ribonucleic acid molecule, thereby treating the disease. In additional examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that disrupts binding of muscleblind-like proteins to an RNA nucleotide repeat expansion. Compounds for use in the disclosed method include pentamidine or heptamidine or derivatives thereof. Representative compounds are described herein. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/918696 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/631 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436140 | Woodard et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Pamela K. Woodard (St. Louis, Missouri); Michael J. Welch (Clayton, Missouri); Geoffrey E. Woodard (Newton, Massachusetts); Rafaella Rossin (Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pamela K. Woodard (St. Louis, Missouri); Michael J. Welch (Clayton, Missouri); Geoffrey E. Woodard (Newton, Massachusetts); Rafaella Rossin (Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
| ABSTRACT | Tracers comprising an oligopeptide comprising a fragment of a natriuretic peptide, wherein the fragment comprises the sequence Arg-Ile-Asp-Arg-Ile (SEQ ID NO.: 1), and a signaling moiety, are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods of imaging atherosclerotic plaque by PET scanning or MRI using a tracer. |
| FILED | Friday, May 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/454810 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436151 | Prendergast et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | George C. Prendergast (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Richard Metz (Pennington, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George C. Prendergast (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Richard Metz (Pennington, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The nucleotide and amino acid sequences of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 (IDO2) and methods of use thereof are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, November 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/289597 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436175 | Wentland |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Watervliet, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Watervliet, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A compound of formula I is disclosed. Compounds of formula I are useful as analgesics, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/069104 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436207 | Pellecchia |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Maurizio Pellecchia (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maurizio Pellecchia (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of using apogossypol and its derivatives for treating inflammation is disclosed. Also, there is described a group of compounds having structure A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, N-oxide, or solvate thereof are provided: wherein each R is independently H, C(O)X, C(O)NHX, NH(CO)X, SO2NHX, or NHSO2X, wherein X is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, alkylaryl, substituted alkylaryl, heterocycle, or substituted heterocycle. Compounds of group A may be used for treating various diseases or disorders, such as cancer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/238910 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 564/156 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436436 | Solin et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart A. Solin (St. Louis, Missouri); Kirk D. Wallace (St. Louis, Missouri); Samuel A. Wickline (St. Louis, Missouri); Michael S. Hughes (Wildwood, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart A. Solin (St. Louis, Missouri); Kirk D. Wallace (St. Louis, Missouri); Samuel A. Wickline (St. Louis, Missouri); Michael S. Hughes (Wildwood, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is an apparatus for sensing characteristics of an object. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises an array, wherein the array comprises a plurality of nanoscale hybrid semiconductor/metal devices which are in proximity to an object, each hybrid semiconductor/metal device being configured to produce a voltage in response to a perturbation, wherein the produced voltage is indicative of a characteristic of the object. Any of a variety of nanoscale EXX sensors can be selected as the hybrid semiconductor/metal devices in the array. With such an array, ultra high resolution images of nanoscopic resolution can be generated of objects such as living cells, wherein the images are indicative of a variety of cell biologic processes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/375861 |
| ART UNIT | 2823 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/417 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436780 | Schantz et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Eric Richards (Madison, Alabama); Andrew Compston (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Q-Track Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans Gregory Schantz (Hampton Cove, Alabama); Eric Richards (Madison, Alabama); Andrew Compston (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An inexpensive planar antenna fabricated as a plurality of parallel layers of multi turn spiral loops co-located with conductive material at the center of the loops, there being an exclusion zone free of conductive material between the innermost loop and the conductive material at the center. The conductive material may comprise circuit elements, for example batteries, amplifiers, antenna drivers or other functional elements as well as passive elements. In one embodiment, the loop traces may be staggered. In another embodiment, the loop traces are varied in width as a function of position within the loop cross section. In further embodiments, the planar form is integrated with additional orthogonal planar antennas substantially coplanar with the first planar antenna and having axes orthogonal to the first planar antenna and to one another. In further embodiments the exclusion zone is extended by design rules and confining routes in a circuit section. The antenna system may be configured as a three dimensional omnidirectional antenna and is well adapted for small form factor hand held and portable wireless applications. |
| FILED | Monday, August 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/857528 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/788 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Energy (DOE)
| US 08434291 | Kraemer et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina); James Michael Storey (Houston, Texas); John Lipinski (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Julio Enrique Mestroni (Marietta, Georgia); David Lee Williamson (Greer, South Carolina); Jason Randolph Marshall (Moore, South Carolina); Anthony Krull (Anderson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina); James Michael Storey (Houston, Texas); John Lipinski (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Julio Enrique Mestroni (Marietta, Georgia); David Lee Williamson (Greer, South Carolina); Jason Randolph Marshall (Moore, South Carolina); Anthony Krull (Anderson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A system may detect a flame about a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine. The gas turbine may have a compressor and a combustor. The system may include a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a transducer. The first pressure sensor may detect a first pressure upstream of the fuel nozzle. The second pressure sensor may detect a second pressure downstream of the fuel nozzle. The transducer may be operable to detect a pressure difference between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/350626 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/39.91 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434370 | Oh et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Zhiwei Shan (Plymouth, Minnesota); Syed Amanula Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hysitron Incorporated (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunje Oh (Medina, Minnesota); Edward Cyrankowski (Woodbury, Minnesota); Zhiwei Shan (Plymouth, Minnesota); Syed Amanula Syed Asif (Bloomington, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A micromachined or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based push-to-pull mechanical transformer for tensile testing of micro-to-nanometer scale material samples including a first structure and a second structure. The second structure is coupled to the first structure by at least one flexible element that enables the second structure to be moveable relative to the first structure, wherein the second structure is disposed relative to the first structure so as to form a pulling gap between the first and second structures such that when an external pushing force is applied to and pushes the second structure in a tensile extension direction a width of the pulling gap increases so as to apply a tensile force to a test sample mounted across the pulling gap between a first sample mounting area on the first structure and a second sample mounting area on the second structure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/575368 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/774 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434661 | Hovanski et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Yuri Hovanski (West Richland, Washington); Glenn J. Grant (Benton City, Washington); Saumyadeep Jana (Richland, Washington); Karl F. Mattlin (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuri Hovanski (West Richland, Washington); Glenn J. Grant (Benton City, Washington); Saumyadeep Jana (Richland, Washington); Karl F. Mattlin (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A friction stir welding tool and process for lap welding dissimilar materials are detailed. The invention includes a cutter scribe that penetrates and extrudes a first material of a lap weld stack to a preselected depth and further cuts a second material to provide a beneficial geometry defined by a plurality of mechanically interlocking features. The tool backfills the interlocking features generating a lap weld across the length of the interface between the dissimilar materials that enhances the shear strength of the lap weld. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/523112 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/112.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08434906 | Arik et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Mehmet Arik (Niskayuna, New York); Stanton Weaver (Niskayuna, New York); Thomas Stecher (Niskayuna, New York); Charles Seeley (Niskayuna, New York); Glenn Kuenzler (Beachwood, Ohio); Charles Wolfe, Jr. (Niskayuna, New York); Yogen Utturkar (Niskayuna, New York); Rajdeep Sharma (Niskayuna, New York); Satish Prabhakaran (Niskayuna, New York); Tunc Icoz (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mehmet Arik (Niskayuna, New York); Stanton Weaver (Niskayuna, New York); Thomas Stecher (Niskayuna, New York); Charles Seeley (Niskayuna, New York); Glenn Kuenzler (Beachwood, Ohio); Charles Wolfe, Jr. (Niskayuna, New York); Yogen Utturkar (Niskayuna, New York); Rajdeep Sharma (Niskayuna, New York); Satish Prabhakaran (Niskayuna, New York); Tunc Icoz (Bridgewater, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Lighting systems having unique configurations are provided. For instance, the lighting system may include a light source, a thermal management system and driver electronics, each contained within a housing structure. The light source is configured to provide illumination visible through an opening in the housing structure. The thermal management system is configured to provide an air flow, such as a unidirectional air flow, through the housing structure in order to cool the light source. The driver electronics are configured to provide power to each of the light source and the thermal management system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/711000 |
| ART UNIT | 2875 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Illumination 362/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435333 | Marshall et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth L. Marshall (Rochester, New York); Eric Glowacki (Marlboro, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth L. Marshall (Rochester, New York); Eric Glowacki (Marlboro, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Switchable gas permeation membranes in which a photo-switchable low-molecular-weight liquid crystalline (LC) material acts as the active element, and a method of making such membranes. Different LC eutectic mixtures were doped with mesogenic azo dyes and infused into track-etched porous membranes with regular cylindrical pores. Photo-induced isothermal phase changes in the imbibed mesogenic material afforded large, reversible changes in the permeability of the photo-switchable membrane to nitrogen. For example, membranes imbibed with a photo-switchable cyanobiphenyl LC material demonstrated low permeability in the nematic state, while the photo-generated isotropic state demonstrated a 16×-greater sorption coefficient. Both states obey a high linear sorption behavior in accordance with Henry's Law. In contrast, membranes imbibed with a photo-switchable phenyl benzoate LC material showed the opposite permeability behavior to the biphenyl-imbibed membrane, along with nonlinear sorption behavior. |
| FILED | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/195508 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435635 | Alivisatos et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California); Jonathan Owen (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California); Jonathan Owen (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a precursor nanoparticle comprising a base material and a first ligand attached to the base material, and reacting the precursor nanoparticle with a reactant comprising a silicon bond, thereby removing the first ligand. |
| FILED | Monday, July 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/056592 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435694 | Hilmi et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Abdelkader Hilmi (Danbury, Connecticut); Chao-Yi Yuh (New Milford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Abdelkader Hilmi (Danbury, Connecticut); Chao-Yi Yuh (New Milford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A molten carbonate fuel cell cathode having a cathode body and a coating of a mixed oxygen ion conductor materials. The mixed oxygen ion conductor materials are formed from ceria or doped ceria, such as gadolinium doped ceria or yttrium doped ceria. The coating is deposited on the cathode body using a sol-gel process, which utilizes as precursors organometallic compounds, organic and inorganic salts, hydroxides or alkoxides and which uses as the solvent water, organic solvent or a mixture of same. |
| FILED | Monday, January 12, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/755483 |
| ART UNIT | 1729 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435736 | Gibson et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Glenn Gibson (Crofton, Maryland); Hamilton O. Smith (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Glenn Gibson (Crofton, Maryland); Hamilton O. Smith (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to an in vitro method, using isolated protein reagents, for joining two double-stranded (ds) DNA molecules of interest, wherein the distal region of the first DNA molecule and the proximal region of the second DNA molecule share a region of sequence identity. The method allows the joining of a number of DNA fragments, in a predetermined order and orientation, without the use of restriction enzymes. It can be used, e.g., to join synthetically produced sub-fragments of a gene or genome of interest. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/820861 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435918 | Eyring et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Edward M. Eyring (Salt Lake City, Utah); Richard D. Ernst (Salt Lake City, Utah); Gregory C. Turpin (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian C. Dunn (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward M. Eyring (Salt Lake City, Utah); Richard D. Ernst (Salt Lake City, Utah); Gregory C. Turpin (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brian C. Dunn (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | Ceria-coated aerogels can include an aerogel support material having a stabilized ceria coating thereon. The ceria coating can be formed by solution or vapor deposition of alcogels or aerogels. Additional catalytic metal species can also be incorporated into the coating to form multi-metallic compounds having improved catalytic activity. Further, the ceria coated aerogels retain high surface areas at elevated temperatures. Thus, improvements in catalytic activity and thermal stability can be achieved using these ceria-coated composite aerogels. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/725168 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/304 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435920 | White et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eltron Research and Development, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes are disclosure which comprise alternately contacting an oxygen-carrying catalyst with a reducing substance, or a lower partial pressure of an oxidizing gas, and then with the oxidizing gas or a higher partial pressure of the oxidizing gas, whereby the catalyst is alternately reduced and then regenerated to an oxygenated state. In certain embodiments, the oxygen-carrying catalyst comprises at least one metal oxide-containing material containing a composition having the following formulas: (a) CexByB′zB″Oδ, wherein B=Ba, Sr, Ca, or Zr; B′=Mn, Co, and/or Fe; B″=Cu; 0.01<x<0.99; 0<y<0.6; 0<z<0.5; (b) Ce1-x-yNixByO2-*, wherein B=Zr, Ba, Ca, La, or K; 0.02<x<0.1; 0<y<0.1; and 0.02<*<0.15; and 1<δ<2.2 and (c) coal ash either as a catalyst material itself or as a support for said unary or binary metal oxides. |
| FILED | Monday, October 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901598 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/304 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436052 | Collins et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jack L. Collins (Knoxville, Tennessee); Anthony Chi (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Collins (Knoxville, Tennessee); Anthony Chi (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Formulations useful for preparing hydrous cerium oxide gels contain a metal salt including cerium, an organic base, and a complexing agent. Methods for preparing gels containing hydrous cerium oxide include heating a formulation to a temperature sufficient to induce gel formation, where the formulation contains a metal salt including cerium, an organic base, and a complexing agent. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/683934 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Colloid systems and wetting agents; subcombinations thereof; processes of 516/89 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436057 | Verkade et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | John G. Verkade (Ames, Iowa); Kuldeep Wadhwa (Sugar Land, Texas); Xueqian Kong (Ames, Iowa); Klaus Schmidt-Rohr (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John G. Verkade (Ames, Iowa); Kuldeep Wadhwa (Sugar Land, Texas); Xueqian Kong (Ames, Iowa); Klaus Schmidt-Rohr (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | An anion exchange membrane and fuel cell incorporating the anion exchange membrane are detailed in which proazaphosphatrane and azaphosphatrane cations are covalently bonded to a sulfonated fluoropolymer support along with anionic counterions. A positive charge is dispersed in the aforementioned cations which are buried in the support to reduce the cation-anion interactions and increase the mobility of hydroxide ions, for example, across the membrane. The anion exchange membrane has the ability to operate at high temperatures and in highly alkaline environments with high conductivity and low resistance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/706877 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436509 | Branch |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Darren W. Branch (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Saudia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darren W. Branch (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A Love wave sensor uses a single-phase unidirectional interdigital transducer (IDT) on a piezoelectric substrate for leaky surface acoustic wave generation. The IDT design minimizes propagation losses, bulk wave interferences, provides a highly linear phase response, and eliminates the need for impedance matching. As an example, a high frequency (˜300-400 MHz) surface acoustic wave (SAW) transducer enables efficient excitation of shear-horizontal waves on 36° Y-cut lithium tantalate (LTO) giving a highly linear phase response (2.8° P-P). The sensor has the ability to detect at the pg/mm2 level and can perform multi-analyte detection in real-time. The sensor can be used for rapid autonomous detection of pathogenic microorganisms and bioagents by field deployable platforms. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/169239 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/313.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438549 | McCoy et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | James A. McCoy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven E. Morrison (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. McCoy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Steven E. Morrison (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Programming for a data processor to execute a data processing application is provided using microcode source code. The microcode source code is assembled to produce microcode that includes digital microcode instructions with which to signal the data processor to execute the data processing application. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/559681 |
| ART UNIT | 2197 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/139 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 08434524 | Barth et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Eric J. Barth (Nashville, Tennessee); Alexander V. Pedchenko (Nolensville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric J. Barth (Nashville, Tennessee); Alexander V. Pedchenko (Nolensville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is a combination accumulator and reservoir which stores energy when the accumulator deforms from its original shape in response to the flow of a pressurized fluid from the reservoir. The stored energy is returned when the fluid flow is reversed and the accumulator discharges the fluid and returns to its original shape. At least one part of the novelty of the invention is that the accumulator and the fluid reservoir reside in the same housing such that the volume of each varies inversely. Accordingly, the invention is more compact and weighs less than conventional accumulators. Another feature of the invention is that fluid is located around the bladder accumulator to lubricate contact between the bladder and sides of the reservoir. |
| FILED | Monday, January 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/017118 |
| ART UNIT | 3754 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes and tubular conduits 138/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435418 | Strouse et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Geoffrey F. Strouse (Tallahassee, Florida); Derek D. Lovingood (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | High quantum yield InP nanocrystals are used in the bio-technology, bio-medical, and photovoltaic, specifically IV, III-V and III-VI nanocrystal technological applications. InP nanocrystals typically require post-generation HF treatment. Combining microwave methodologies with the presence of a fluorinated ionic liquid allows Fluorine ion etching without the hazards accompanying HF. Growing the InP nanocrystals in the presence of the ionic liquid allows in-situ etching to be achieved. The optimization of the PL QY is achieved by balancing growth and etching rates in the reaction. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645855 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/66 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436076 | Bhimaraj et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Praveen Bhimaraj (Chandler, Arizona); Crayton Gregory Toney (Wrentham, Massachusetts); Linda S. Schadler-Feist (Niskayuna, New York); Richard W. Siegel (Menands, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York); Albany International Corp. (Rochester, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Praveen Bhimaraj (Chandler, Arizona); Crayton Gregory Toney (Wrentham, Massachusetts); Linda S. Schadler-Feist (Niskayuna, New York); Richard W. Siegel (Menands, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a polyester nanocomposite is presented. The method comprises coating nanoparticles with a dicarboxylic acid. Combining the dicarboxylic acid coated nanoparticles with a coupling agent resulting in a first mixture. Then combining the first mixture with a polyester to form a polyester nanocomposite. The resulting polyester nanocomposite has among other properties a glass transition temperature greater than the polyester itself and also a crystallization temperature less than the polyester itself. |
| FILED | Monday, August 27, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/845497 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 523/200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436134 | Yu et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Luping Yu (Chicago, Illinois); Yongye Liang (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luping Yu (Chicago, Illinois); Yongye Liang (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel Semiconducting photovoltaic polymers with conjugated units that provide improved solar conversion efficiency that can be used in electro-optical and electric devices. The polymers exhibit increased solar conversion efficiency in solar devices. |
| FILED | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/054719 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/377 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08438522 | Frederick et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Michael T. Frederick (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Arun K. Somani (Ames, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael T. Frederick (Colorado Springs, Colorado); Arun K. Somani (Ames, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | A reconfigurable device includes an arrangement of a plurality of cells and routing resources for transmitting signals between the cells. The plurality of cells comprises carry-select reuse cells, each of the carry-select reuse cells configured to provide for performing non-arithmetic operations using a reuse arithmetic carry chain interconnecting adjacent cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/237076 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08435465 | Sundaram et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Shivshankar Sundaram (Madison, Alabama); Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian (Madison, Alabama); Kapil Pant (Huntsville, Alabama); Yi Wang (Madison, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CFD Research Corporation (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shivshankar Sundaram (Madison, Alabama); Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian (Madison, Alabama); Kapil Pant (Huntsville, Alabama); Yi Wang (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfluidic cartridge for isolating biological molecules having a capture chamber containing functionalized solid supports maintained in a fluidized state provides reduced pressure drops and bubble formation during microfluidic extraction. The cartridge may include an electric field lysis chamber and/or a chemical lysis chamber. The electric-field lysis chamber may comprise an electrically insulating structure arranged between two opposing planar electrodes. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/263911 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/554 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435798 | Kaul et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Anupama B. Kaul (Arcadia, California); Larry W. Epp (Pasadena, California); Leif Bagge (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anupama B. Kaul (Arcadia, California); Larry W. Epp (Pasadena, California); Leif Bagge (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Carbon nanofiber resonator devices, methods for use, and applications of said devices are disclosed. Carbon nanofiber resonator devices can be utilized in or as high Q resonators. Resonant frequency of these devices is a function of configuration of various conducting components within these devices. Such devices can find use, for example, in filtering and chemical detection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/005511 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435920 | White et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eltron Research and Development, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes are disclosure which comprise alternately contacting an oxygen-carrying catalyst with a reducing substance, or a lower partial pressure of an oxidizing gas, and then with the oxidizing gas or a higher partial pressure of the oxidizing gas, whereby the catalyst is alternately reduced and then regenerated to an oxygenated state. In certain embodiments, the oxygen-carrying catalyst comprises at least one metal oxide-containing material containing a composition having the following formulas: (a) CexByB′zB″Oδ, wherein B=Ba, Sr, Ca, or Zr; B′=Mn, Co, and/or Fe; B″=Cu; 0.01<x<0.99; 0<y<0.6; 0<z<0.5; (b) Ce1-x-yNixByO2-*, wherein B=Zr, Ba, Ca, La, or K; 0.02<x<0.1; 0<y<0.1; and 0.02<*<0.15; and 1<δ<2.2 and (c) coal ash either as a catalyst material itself or as a support for said unary or binary metal oxides. |
| FILED | Monday, October 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901598 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/304 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437990 | Rodriguez et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | David L. Rodriguez (Palo Alto, California); Peter Sturdza (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerion Corporation (Reno, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David L. Rodriguez (Palo Alto, California); Peter Sturdza (Redwood City, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid-flow simulation over a computer-generated aircraft surface is generated using a diffusion technique. The surface is comprised of a surface mesh of polygons. A boundary-layer fluid property is obtained for a subset of the polygons of the surface mesh. A pressure-gradient vector is determined for a selected polygon, the selected polygon belonging to the surface mesh but not one of the subset of polygons. A maximum and minimum diffusion rate is determined along directions determined using a pressure gradient vector corresponding to the selected polygon. A diffusion-path vector is defined between a point in the selected polygon and a neighboring point in a neighboring polygon. An updated fluid property is determined for the selected polygon using a variable diffusion rate, the variable diffusion rate based on the minimum diffusion rate, maximum diffusion rate, and angular difference between the diffusion-path vector and the pressure-gradient vector. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/046469 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08436049 | Berglund et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | John Andrew Berglund (Eugene, Oregon); M. Bryan Warf (Eugene, Oregon); Catherine Matthys (Eugene, Oregon); Michael M. Haley (Eugene, Oregon); Cameron L. Hilton (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon Acting By and Through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of the University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Andrew Berglund (Eugene, Oregon); M. Bryan Warf (Eugene, Oregon); Catherine Matthys (Eugene, Oregon); Michael M. Haley (Eugene, Oregon); Cameron L. Hilton (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided herein for treatment of myotonic dystrophy and other toxic RNA diseases in a subject. In some examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that binds a nucleotide repeat expansion in a ribonucleic acid molecule, thereby treating the disease. In additional examples, the method comprises administration of a compound that disrupts binding of muscleblind-like proteins to an RNA nucleotide repeat expansion. Compounds for use in the disclosed method include pentamidine or heptamidine or derivatives thereof. Representative compounds are described herein. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/918696 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/631 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436268 | Afsari et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Farook Afsari (Menlo Park, California); Beejahn Afsari (Folsom, California); Patrick Charles Flynn (Larchmont, New York); Dary Kopelioff (Tarzana, California); F. Scott Shook (Whittier, California); Luis Paul Vendrell (Dundee, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | eCullet (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farook Afsari (Menlo Park, California); Beejahn Afsari (Folsom, California); Patrick Charles Flynn (Larchmont, New York); Dary Kopelioff (Tarzana, California); F. Scott Shook (Whittier, California); Luis Paul Vendrell (Dundee, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for sorting a mixed stream of colors and types of cullet into separate groups of cullet with similar color and type includes a source for transmitting light through a cullet, and a camera having a plurality of pixels for receiving light transmitted through the cullet or detecting the absence of light blocked by an opaque contaminant, the camera providing at least one value from the light received, wherein the cullet moves along a designated path based in part on the at least one value. The system further includes a radiation source for irradiating a cullet with selected spectral ranges of radiation, and a sensor for determining characteristics of one or more selected spectral ranges of fluorescent radiation emitted by the cullet, wherein the cullet moves along a designated path based in part on the characteristics of the one or more selected spectral ranges of fluorescent radiation. The camera and the sensor collect the received light at desired sampling intervals and a circuit converts the output of the camera and the sensor into digital representation values. The circuit calculates a non-linear function from the digital representation values. An electrostatic or fluid driving actuator directs the cullet along a deflected path based on a value of the non-linear function. A vibratory feeder provides the cullet onto a conveyer belt having an exit roller of a desired diameter. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/156229 |
| ART UNIT | 3653 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids 29/581 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436337 | Cowell, III et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | E. William Cowell, III (Corvallis, Oregon); John F. Wager (Corvallis, Oregon); Brady J. Gibbons (Corvallis, Oregon); Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The State of Oregon Acting By and Through The State Board of Higher Education on Behalf of Oregon State Unitiversity (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | E. William Cowell, III (Corvallis, Oregon); John F. Wager (Corvallis, Oregon); Brady J. Gibbons (Corvallis, Oregon); Douglas A. Keszler (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic structure comprising: (a) a first metal layer; (b) a second metal layer; (c) and at least one insulator layer located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein at least one of the metal layers comprises an amorphous multi-component metallic film. In certain embodiments, the construct is a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode. |
| FILED | Monday, May 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/777194 |
| ART UNIT | 2895 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437959 | Hoff |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas E. Hoff (Napa, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clean Power Research, L.L.C. (Napa, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas E. Hoff (Napa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented system and method for generating a probabilistic forecast of photovoltaic fleet power generation is provided. A temporal distance between two locations is determined in proportion to cloud speed within a geographic region. Input clearness indexes are generated as a ratio of irradiance observations for one location, and clear sky irradiance. The clearness indexes are ordered into a time series. A clearness index correlation coefficient is determined as a function of temporal distance. The input clearness indexes are weighted by the clearness index correlation coefficient to form a time series of output clearness indexes. Means and standard deviations of both time series are respectively determined and combined into fleet irradiance statistics. Deterministic fleet power statistics are forecast as a function of the fleet irradiance statistics and photovoltaic fleet power rating. A time series of the forecast power statistics is generated by applying a time lag correlation coefficient. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/462505 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08435415 | Stavis et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel Martin Stavis (North Potomac, Maryland); Elizabeth Arlene Strychalski (North Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gaitan (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| 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); Cornell University Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise and Commercialization (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Martin Stavis (North Potomac, Maryland); Elizabeth Arlene Strychalski (North Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gaitan (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A nanofabrication process for use with a photoresist that is disposed on a substrate includes the steps of exposing the photoresist to a grayscale radiation pattern, developing the photoresist to remove a irradiated portions and form a patterned topography having a plurality of nanoscale critical dimensions, and selectively etching the photoresist and the substrate to transfer a corresponding topography having a plurality of nanoscale critical dimensions into the substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/625077 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435462 | Bedingham et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | William Bedingham (Woodbury, Minnesota); Chad J. Carter (Lake Elmo, Minnesota); Robert A. Harkins (Savage, Minnesota); Michael R. Harms (Mendota Heights, Minnesota); Christopher R. Kokaisel (St. Paul, Minnesota); Diane North (Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota); Kenneth B. Wood (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William Bedingham (Woodbury, Minnesota); Chad J. Carter (Lake Elmo, Minnesota); Robert A. Harkins (Savage, Minnesota); Michael R. Harms (Mendota Heights, Minnesota); Christopher R. Kokaisel (St. Paul, Minnesota); Diane North (Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota); Kenneth B. Wood (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and devices for thermal processing of multiple samples at the same time are disclosed. The sample processing devices provide process arrays that include conduits useful in distributing sample materials to a group of process chambers located in fluid communication with the main conduits. The sample processing devices may include one or more of the following features in various combinations: deformable seals, process chambers connected to the main conduit by feeder conduits exiting the main conduit at offset locations, U-shaped loading chambers, and a combination of melt bonded and adhesively bonded areas. |
| FILED | Friday, December 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/323700 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08436996 | Wu et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Wen-Li Wu (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Shuhul Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wen-Li Wu (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Shuhul Kang (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an apparatus and method for enhancing the electromagnetic signal of a sample for ellipsometry which uses at least one auxiliary layer and at least one substrate layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/787702 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/369 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08435731 | Hansen et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas R. Hansen (Fort Collins, Colorado); Natalia P. Smirnova (Fort Collins, Colorado); Kathleen J. Austin (Laramie, Wyoming); Alberto van Olphen (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); The University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas R. Hansen (Fort Collins, Colorado); Natalia P. Smirnova (Fort Collins, Colorado); Kathleen J. Austin (Laramie, Wyoming); Alberto van Olphen (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of BVDV are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/337217 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US PP23583 | Beckman et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas G. Beckman (Warner Robins, Georgia); Jose X. Chaparro (Gainesville, Florida); Wayne B. Sherman (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia); Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (Greenwood, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Beckman (Warner Robins, Georgia); Jose X. Chaparro (Gainesville, Florida); Wayne B. Sherman (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A new and distinct peach rootstock ‘MP-29’, which is an interspecific hybrid rootstock Prunus species hybrid×Prunus persica, which was developed for use as a clonal commercial rootstock under peach cultivars. It is distinguished by its resistance to peach tree short life/bacterial canker complex, Armillaria root rot, and to several species of root-knot nematodes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/930354 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Plants PLT/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08435507 | Alexander et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Richard B. Alexander (Ellicott City, Maryland); Elena N. Klyushnenkova (Baltimore, Maryland); Jason Link (Portland, Oregon); Arthur Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Dept of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia); Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Alexander (Ellicott City, Maryland); Elena N. Klyushnenkova (Baltimore, Maryland); Jason Link (Portland, Oregon); Arthur Vandenbark (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to immunogenic peptides derived from human prostate cancer antigen (PSA-derived peptides) and their use as vaccines to treat or prevent prostate cancer. The invention is also related to dendritic cells from a patient having prostate cancer, which dendritic cells have been exposed to one or more PSA-derived peptides, and their use to treat or prevent prostate cancer in the patient. The invention is also directed to T-cells from a patient which cells are specific for PSA-activated peptide(s), and their uses to treat or prevent prostate cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/573667 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08435979 | Arbiser |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jack L. Arbiser (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia); The United States of America as represented by the Dept of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack L. Arbiser (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, and parasitic infections. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs of imipramine blue and analogs thereof, as defined herein. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. |
| FILED | Monday, December 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/643318 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/217 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08437029 | Bansal et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); James R. H. Challenger (Garrison, New York); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Oktay Gunluk (New York, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Richard P King (Scarsdale, New York); Deepak Rajan (Fishkill, New York); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Laura Wynter (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); James R. H. Challenger (Garrison, New York); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Oktay Gunluk (New York, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Richard P King (Scarsdale, New York); Deepak Rajan (Fishkill, New York); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Laura Wynter (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of choosing jobs to run in a stream based distributed computer system includes determining jobs to be run in a distributed stream-oriented system by deciding a priority threshold above which jobs will be accepted, below which jobs will be rejected. Overall importance is maximized relative to the priority threshold based on importance values assigned to all jobs. System constraints are applied to ensure jobs meet set criteria. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161167 |
| ART UNIT | 2673 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Facsimile and static presentation processing 358/1.150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US D681766 | Moore |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan A. Moore (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Director, National Security Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan A. Moore (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 29/395188 |
| ART UNIT | 2914 — Design |
| CURRENT CPC | Arms, pyrotechnics, hunting and fishing equipment D22/108 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08435920 | White et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eltron Research and Development, Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. White (Boulder, Colorado); Erick J. Schutte (Thornton, Colorado); Sara L. Rolfe (Loveland, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Processes are disclosure which comprise alternately contacting an oxygen-carrying catalyst with a reducing substance, or a lower partial pressure of an oxidizing gas, and then with the oxidizing gas or a higher partial pressure of the oxidizing gas, whereby the catalyst is alternately reduced and then regenerated to an oxygenated state. In certain embodiments, the oxygen-carrying catalyst comprises at least one metal oxide-containing material containing a composition having the following formulas: (a) CexByB′zB″Oδ, wherein B=Ba, Sr, Ca, or Zr; B′=Mn, Co, and/or Fe; B″=Cu; 0.01<x<0.99; 0<y<0.6; 0<z<0.5; (b) Ce1-x-yNixByO2-*, wherein B=Zr, Ba, Ca, La, or K; 0.02<x<0.1; 0<y<0.1; and 0.02<*<0.15; and 1<δ<2.2 and (c) coal ash either as a catalyst material itself or as a support for said unary or binary metal oxides. |
| FILED | Monday, October 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901598 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/304 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437979 | Frank et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy E. Frank (Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania); Richard Geiger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); David R. Kraige (State College, Pennsylvania); Arun Murali (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KCF Technologies, Inc. (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy E. Frank (Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania); Richard Geiger (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania); David R. Kraige (State College, Pennsylvania); Arun Murali (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A position sensing system including a flexible tether and at least one sensor at least partially embedded within a portion of the flexible tether is disclosed. The sensor may be adapted to detect a sensor position factor. The system also includes a communication device adapted to transmit the sensor position factor from the sensor, and a signal processor adapted to receive the sensor position factor. The signal processor is also adapted to calculate at least one of the shape or orientation of the flexible tether from the sensor position factor. The sensor position factor may be relative orientation, relative depth, relative pressure, presence of a magnetic field, presence of an electric field, acceleration, or relative rate of rotation. The system may also include a probe connected to the flexible tether, and the signal processor may calculate the orientation of the probe from the sensor position factor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/017537 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/158 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 08437949 | Weitz et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Lesley A. Weitz (Arlington, Virginia); Ian Levitt (New Gretna, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The MITRE Corporation (McLean, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lesley A. Weitz (Arlington, Virginia); Ian Levitt (New Gretna, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of characterizing an airborne spacing operation is provided. The method includes determining, using a computer, a spacing tolerance based on a performance objective for the spacing operation, determining, using a computer, a minimum state data level and a minimum speed performance level based on the spacing tolerance, determining, using a computer, an airborne functionality required to meet the performance objective, and providing, using a computer, a required interval management performance (RIMP) category for the airborne spacing operation, the RIMP category specifying the spacing tolerance, the minimum state data level, the minimum speed performance level, and the airborne functionality. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/070185 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 08436336 | Lee et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Minjoo L. Lee (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher W. Leitz (Manchester, New Hampshire); Eugene A. Fitzgerald (Windham, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Minjoo L. Lee (Durham, North Carolina); Christopher W. Leitz (Manchester, New Hampshire); Eugene A. Fitzgerald (Windham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides semiconductor structure comprising a strained Ge channel layer, and a gate dielectric disposed over the strained Ge channel layer. In one aspect of the invention, a strained Ge channel MOSFET is provided. The strained Ge channel MOSFET includes a relaxed SiGe virtual substrate with a Ge content between 50-95%, and a strained Ge channel formed on the virtual substrate. A gate structure is formed upon the strained Ge channel, whereupon a MOSFET is formed with increased performance over bulk Si. In another embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor structure comprising a relaxed Ge channel layer and a virtual substrate, wherein the relaxed Ge channel layer is disposed above the virtual substrate. In a further aspect of the invention, a relaxed Ge channel MOSFET is provided. The method includes providing a relaxed virtual substrate with a Ge composition of approximately 100% and a relaxed Ge channel formed on the virtual substrate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/877186 |
| ART UNIT | 2811 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08436907 | McCloskey |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Scott McCloskey (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott McCloskey (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A heterogeneous video capturing system having motion and blur estimation. An item of motion may be captured with a continuous shutter and a flutter shutter. The flutter shutter image may be preceded and following by a continuous shutter image. Motion of a subject of the images may be estimated from the shutter images. The estimated motion may be a basis for blur estimation and blur removal from the flutter shutter image. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/651423 |
| ART UNIT | 2663 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/208.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437006 | Dagalakis et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Nicholas G. Dagalakis (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Yong-Sik Kim (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nicholas G. Dagalakis (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Yong-Sik Kim (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an interferometer sensor which uses frequency modulated coherent electromagnetic radiation to noncontact measure the displacement of moving targets with high precision. The sensor has an embedded interferometer comprised of an electromagnetic radiation source, a plurality of electromagnetic waveguides, interferometric and extension waveguides, a refractive index gel, or angled end face and an electromagnetic radiation detector. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/958577 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/482 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08437475 | Milliken et al. |
|---|---|
| FUNDED BY |
|
| APPLICANT(S) | Walter Clark Milliken (Dover, New Hampshire); Gregory Donald Troxel (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Walter Clark Milliken (Dover, New Hampshire); Gregory Donald Troxel (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed technology provides a system and method of synchronizing cryptographic operation between a transmitter and a receiver. A transmitter can communicate encrypted data to a receiver according to a first communications protocol, and communicate a transmitter number and a portion of the encrypted data to the receiver according to a second communications protocol. The receiver can be in communication with a memory space containing locations that are each associated with an encrypted data and that can contain a previous receiver number. The receiver can receive transmitted encrypted data and an associated transmitter number and can search the memory space to find a location wherein the encrypted data associated with the location is entirely, or in part, the same as the transmitted encrypted data. When such a location is found, the receiver can compare the transmitter number with the previous receiver number stored in the location. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 09, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/076216 |
| ART UNIT | 2432 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, May 07, 2013.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2013/fedinvent-patents-20130507.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
Download a copy of the How To Use This Page