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Patent Details for Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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| US 08510939 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Matthew J. McMahon (Los Angeles, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Kelly H. McClure (Simi Valley, California); Brian V. Mech (Stevenson Ranch, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (Montrose, California); Jordan M. Neysmith (Pasdena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Matthew J. McMahon (Los Angeles, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Kelly H. McClure (Simi Valley, California); Brian V. Mech (Stevenson Ranch, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (Montrose, California); Jordan M. Neysmith (Pasdena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, and cortical stimulation, and many related purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. Common flexible circuit fabrication techniques generally require that a flexible circuit electrode array be made flat. Since neural tissue is almost never flat, a flat array will necessarily apply uneven pressure. Further, the edges of a flexible circuit polymer array may be sharp and cut the delicate neural tissue. By applying the right amount of heat to a completed array, a curve can be induced. With a thermoplastic polymer it may be further advantageous to repeatedly heat the flexible circuit in multiple molds, each with a decreasing radius. Further, it is advantageous to add material along the edges. It is further advantageous to provide a fold or twist in the flexible circuit array. Additional material may be added inside and outside the fold to promote a good seal with tissue. |
| FILED | Friday, October 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/924696 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/848 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511960 | Folk |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher R. Folk (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microfabrica Inc. (Van Nuys, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher R. Folk (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide threaded elements alone, in mating pairs, or in conjunction with other elements. Embodiments of the invention also provide for design and fabrication of such threaded elements without violating minimum feature size design rules or causing other interference issues that may result from the fabrication of such thread elements using a multi-layer multi-material electrochemical fabrication process. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/651393 |
| ART UNIT | 3677 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener 411/424 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512320 | Knox et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York); Bausch and Lomb Incorporated (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bausch and Lomb Incorporated (Rochester, New York); University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne H. Knox (Pittsford, New York); Krystel R. Huxlin (Rush, New York); Jay F. Kunzler (Canandaigua, New York); Li Ding (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a method for correcting vision in a patient by modifying the refractive index of cornea tissue. The method comprises identifying and measuring the degree of vision correction of the patient; and determining the position and type of refractive structures to be written into the cornea tissue of the patient to correct the patient's vision. The refractive structures are written by irradiating select regions of the cornea tissue with focused laser pulses having a wavelength from 400 nm to 900 nm and a pulse energy from 0.01 nJ to 10 nJ. The refractive structures are characterized by a positive change in refractive index in relation to non-irradiated cornea tissue of the patient. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/789755 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512676 | Eghbalnia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamid R. Eghbalnia (Cincinnati, Ohio); Mark E. Cook (Madison, Wisconsin); Warren Paul Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Daniel Elmer Butz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hamid R. Eghbalnia (Cincinnati, Ohio); Mark E. Cook (Madison, Wisconsin); Warren Paul Porter (Fitchburg, Wisconsin); Daniel Elmer Butz (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The methods described herein are based on the observation that oscillations in breath isotope ratio data can be used for the purpose of identifying an “unhealthy” state in an organism such as a human. Described herein are methods of determining the state of health of an individual, such as the transition from healthy to infected, by identifying changes in oscillation modes in breath isotope ratio data. Changes in the frequency and/or amplitude of the oscillation modes are correlated with the heath of the individual. The methods can advantageously be used to provide information about the health of an individual in shorter periods of time than previous methods. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/414061 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/1.810 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512693 | Capito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to self-assembling membranes. In particular, the present invention provides self-assembling membranes configured for securing and/or delivering bioactive agents. In some embodiments, the self-assembling membranes are used in the treatment of diseases, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/031421 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512696 | Anversa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Piero Anversa (Boston, Massachusetts); Annarosa Leri (Boston, Massachusetts); Jan Kajstura (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Autologous, LLC (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Piero Anversa (Boston, Massachusetts); Annarosa Leri (Boston, Massachusetts); Jan Kajstura (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes the isolation and methods of use of a non-senescent pool of adult cardiac stem cells. In particular, a subset of adult cardiac stem cells with superior regenerative capacity is disclosed. Such cells were found to have immortal DNA. Compositions comprising the non-senescent stem cells are also described. In addition, the present invention provides methods for repairing aged myocardium or damaged myocardium using the isolated non-senescent adult cardiac stem cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/938159 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512697 | Fischer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas H. Fischer (Hillsborough, North Carolina); E. Stan Eskridge, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Timothy C. Nichols (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Caterina Maria Gallippi (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas H. Fischer (Hillsborough, North Carolina); E. Stan Eskridge, Jr. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Timothy C. Nichols (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Caterina Maria Gallippi (Cary, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to platelets containing micron or nanometer size particles wherein the micron or nanometer sized particles comprises an active agent. The invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the above platelets. The invention is further directed to methods of delivering the micron or nanometer size particles containing an active agent to a site of interest in a patient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/150562 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512700 | Sun et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xiulan Sun (WuXi, China PRC); Yinzhi Zhang (WuXi, China PRC); Zaijun Li (WuXi, China PRC); Jingping Zhang (WuXi, China PRC); Weimin Niu (WuXi, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jiangnan University (WuXi, JS, China PRC); Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Wuxi, JS, China PRC) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xiulan Sun (WuXi, China PRC); Yinzhi Zhang (WuXi, China PRC); Zaijun Li (WuXi, China PRC); Jingping Zhang (WuXi, China PRC); Weimin Niu (WuXi, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides an effective and environmentally friendly antibody protective agent and the methods of using it in immunological detection. The antibody protective agent helps antibody to maintain relatively high immunological activity at room temperature. Working electrodes coated with antibodies and the antibody protective agent are installed in immunological detection devices to enhance stability and accuracy of immunological detection. The antibody protective agent is effectively used in the detection of a variety of toxins, for example, aflatoxin, staphylococcal enterotoxin, algae toxin, and vomitoxin. |
| FILED | Saturday, July 31, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/848138 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512741 | Tan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jian Tan (Ithaca, New York); Yong L. Joo (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell Research Foundations, Inc. (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jian Tan (Ithaca, New York); Yong L. Joo (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Calcium-phosphate nanofiber matrices comprising randomly dispersed crystalline calcium-phosphate nanofibers are provided. The nanofibers are synthesized using sol-gel methods combined with electrospinning. The nanofibers may be hollow, solid or may comprise a calcium-phosphate shell surrounding a polymer containing inner core to which biologically functional additives may be added. The nanofiber matrices may be used to culture bone and dental cells, and as implants to treat bone, dental or periodontal diseases and defects. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/439398 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/443 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512756 | Voytik-Harbin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin (Zionsville, Indiana); Seth Kreger (New Richmond, Indiana); Brett Bell (Lafayette, Indiana); Jennifer Bailey (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin (Zionsville, Indiana); Seth Kreger (New Richmond, Indiana); Brett Bell (Lafayette, Indiana); Jennifer Bailey (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Collagen compositions, methods for preparing those collagen compositions, and graft compositions formed from those collagen compositions are provided. In particular, methods of isolating collagen that exhibits an enhanced rate of polymerization and enhanced microstructural and mechanical properties upon polymerization, such collagen compositions, and graft compositions formed from such collagen compositions are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/331483 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/491 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512761 | Geibel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P Geibel (Branford, Connecticut); Philipp Kirchhoff (Attendorn, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P Geibel (Branford, Connecticut); Philipp Kirchhoff (Attendorn, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the use of pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salts, in particular, zinc chloride and zinc acetate alone or optionally, in combination with one or more of a protein pump inhibitor (PPI), H2-blocker, cytoprotective agent or a combination of agents as otherwise described herein for providing fast action with optional long duration effect in reducing gastric acid secretion, including acid secretion in the fundus (by inhibiting vacuolar H+-ATPase or H+/K+-ATPase) and upper body region of the stomach (by inhibiting H+/K+-ATPase), thus raising the pH of gastric juices in rapid fashion and decreasing the duration of stomach acid release during a secretagogue phase. The method is also directed to treating conditions including gastroesophogeal reflux disease, non-erosive reflux disease, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, as well as preventing or reducing the likelihood of ulcer disease. In addition, the present methods are useful for treating patients who are non-responsive to PPIs and as an alternative to traditional therapies or conditions which are caused by rapid and complete inhibition of secretagogue induced acid secretion. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/881176 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/614 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512943 | Nel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andre E. Nel (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andre E. Nel (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method based is provided for determining the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (NM). The method comprises in vitro assays for oxidative stress associated with exposure to engineered NM, which comprise assays for: reactive oxygen species production; phase II and glutathione antioxidant molecule expression; activation of MAP and NF-kappa B kinase signaling cascades; production of cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules; mitochondrial perturbation and apoptosis; and cellular uptake and subcellular localization of the NM. The method further comprises in vivo assays for oxidative stress in subjects exposed to NM. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/095902 |
| 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 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512946 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite particles and methods of synthesizing a composite particle are disclosed, in particular, methods of synthesizing a composite particle comprising a dielectric component, a magnetic component, and a gold shell are disclosed. Further disclosed herein are methods of detecting a target compound using the composite particles of the present invention. Also disclosed are photonic crystals that can be manipulated with an external magnetic field comprising the composite particles of the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/063206 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512950 | Zassenhaus |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hans Peter Zassenhaus (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hans Peter Zassenhaus (Chesterfield, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and compositions for the ultrasensitive detection of oligonucleotides, proteins, protein complexes, biomolecules, and infectious agents using a peroxidase driven deposition of substrates onto interferometry capable biosensors, coupled to the specific recognition of the target molecules. More specifically, methods are disclosed to specifically immobilize biological target molecules onto the surface of interferometry capable biosensors and to associate the target molecules with peroxidase enzymes. Through the peroxidase driven deposition of substrates onto the interferometry capable biosensors there is the ability to achieve ultrasensitive detection and quantification of specific target molecules. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/187190 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512951 | Croce et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); George A. Calin (Pearland, Texas); Stefano Volinia (Ferrara, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlo M. Croce (Columbus, Ohio); George A. Calin (Pearland, Texas); Stefano Volinia (Ferrara, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/406640 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512952 | Wang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhao Yi Wang (Bellevue, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhao Yi Wang (Bellevue, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides isolated polypeptides having an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity to SEQ ID NO:20, wherein the polypeptide has ER-α36 activity. The invention further provides methods for identifying agents that bind to such polypeptides, methods for detecting such polypeptides, and methods for altering the activity of such polypeptides. Also provided are antibodies that specifically bind to an amino acid sequence depicted at SEQ ID NO:1, or an immunogenic fragment thereof, and methods for making and using such antibodies. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/568141 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512964 | Tontonoz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter J. Tontonoz (Pacific Palisades, California); Noam Zelcer (Amstelveen, Netherlands) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter J. Tontonoz (Pacific Palisades, California); Noam Zelcer (Amstelveen, Netherlands) |
| ABSTRACT | In certain embodiments this invention pertains to the discovery that inhibition of myosin light chain interacting protein (Mylip) can mitigate one or more symptoms of hypercholesterolemia. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and methods of screening for agents to treat hypercholesterolemia are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, December 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/132296 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — 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 08512965 | Matsunami et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Momoka Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Yoshiro Ishimaru (Fuchu, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hiroaki Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Momoka Matsunami (Durham, North Carolina); Yoshiro Ishimaru (Fuchu, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to sour taste receptors and compositions and methods thereof. In particular, the present invention provides assays and methods of screening for ligands specific for sour taste receptors. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for screening for accessory proteins and mutations, polymorphisms and other potential sour taste receptor protein mutations that are associated with disease states, and therapeutic agents, ligands, and modulators of such proteins. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for modulating sour taste receptors in vitro and in vivo. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/590800 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — 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 08512969 | Sasisekharan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ram Sasisekharan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ganesh Venkataraman (Waltham, Massachusetts); Zachary Shriver (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dongfang Liu (Framingham, Massachusetts); Mallikarjun Sundaram (Brighton, Massachusetts); Yiwei Qi (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ram Sasisekharan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ganesh Venkataraman (Waltham, Massachusetts); Zachary Shriver (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Dongfang Liu (Framingham, Massachusetts); Mallikarjun Sundaram (Brighton, Massachusetts); Yiwei Qi (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to methods and products for characterizing and using polysaccharides. Low molecular weight heparin products and methods of use are described. Methods for characterizing purity and activity of polysaccharide preparations including glycosaminoglycans such as heparin are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, May 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/465639 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512974 | Murphy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Murphy (Madison, Wisconsin); Barbara Israel (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin); Nicholas Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Platypus Technologies, LLC (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Murphy (Madison, Wisconsin); Barbara Israel (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin); Nicholas Abbott (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics, and in particular to diagnostics based on a liquid crystal assay format. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystal assays for analyzing cell invasion. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/617384 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512988 | Ajikumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Parayil K. Ajikumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts); Heng Phon Too (Kent Vale, Singapore) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parayil K. Ajikumar (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts); Heng Phon Too (Kent Vale, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to recombinant expression of a taxadiene synthase enzyme and a geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS) enzyme in cells and the production of terpenoids. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943477 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/166 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512991 | Qasba et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pradman K. Qasba (Bethesda, Maryland); Boopathy Ramakrishnan (Frederick, Maryland); Elizabeth Boeggeman (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pradman K. Qasba (Bethesda, Maryland); Boopathy Ramakrishnan (Frederick, Maryland); Elizabeth Boeggeman (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates generally to beta (1,4)-galactosyltransferase I mutants having altered donor and acceptor specificities, and methods of use thereof. In addition, the invention relates to methods for synthesizing oligosaccharides using the beta (1,4)-galactosyltransferase I mutants and to using the beta (1,4)-galactosyltransferase I mutants to conjugate agents, such as therapeutic agents or diagnostic agents, to acceptor molecules. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/674655 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/193 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513006 | Ross et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ted M. Ross (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Xianchun Tang (West Roxbury, Massachusetts); Hairong Lu (West Roxbury, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ted M. Ross (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Xianchun Tang (West Roxbury, Massachusetts); Hairong Lu (West Roxbury, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is the finding that baculovirus display of multiple influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) proteins elicits broadly reactive immune responses against influenza. Thus provided herein are recombinant baculovirus vectors having a first, second, third and fourth nucleic acid sequence, each encoding an influenza hemagglutinin (HA) fusion protein. The first, second, third and fourth nucleic acid sequences each encode an influenza HA with a different amino acid sequence. Also provided are recombinant baculoviruses displaying a first, second, third and fourth influenza virus HA fusion protein in the baculovirus envelope, wherein each HA fusion protein comprises a different HA amino acid sequence. Tetravalent influenza virus vaccines comprising the recombinant baculoviruses disclosed herein are further provided. In addition, methods of immunizing a subject against influenza virus using the tetravalent influenza virus vaccines are provided. In particular examples of the compositions and methods disclosed herein, the HA polypeptides are from H5N1 influenza virus. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/230291 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513013 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhifang Zhang (Glendora, California); John E. Shively (Arcadia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhifang Zhang (Glendora, California); John E. Shively (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In one embodiment, a monocyte derived bone-forming cell population is provided. In one embodiment, the cell population comprises an isolated monocyte cell population treated with an effective dose of LL-37. In another embodiment, a method of producing a population of monocyte-derived bone-forming cells is provided. The method comprises obtaining a blood sample from a subject; isolating a population of monocytes from the blood sample; treating the isolated monocytes with an effective dose of LL-37; and culturing the LL-37 treated monocytes until they differentiate into the population of monocyte-derived bone-forming cells. In another embodiment, a method of treatment for a bone injury or bone disease is provided. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition to a subject having the bone injury or disease, the composition comprising a population of monoosteophils. |
| FILED | Friday, September 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/249877 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/377 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513181 | Zhou |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pengbo Zhou (Princeton Junction, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pengbo Zhou (Princeton Junction, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods of preventing or treating a condition associated with DNA damage in an animal comprising the administration of a substance that interferes with the activity of the CUL4A ubiquitin ligase. The invention also provides a substance that interferes with the activity of CUL4A, as well as compositions comprising the interfering substance and a carrier. The substance of the invention preferably enhances nucleotide excision repair activity in an animal. The invention further provides methods of identifying substances that negatively or positively modulate the expression and/or activity of CUL4A. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/990373 |
| 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 514/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513190 | Bachovchin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William W. Bachovchin (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andrew G. Plaut (Lexington, Massachusetts); Daniel J. Drucker (Toronto, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Tufts College (Boston, Massachusetts); New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); 1149336 Ontario, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Bachovchin (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Andrew G. Plaut (Lexington, Massachusetts); Daniel J. Drucker (Toronto, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods for modification and regulation of type II diabetes by administering to an animal a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPIV) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the inhibitor has a Ki for inhibition of DPIV of 10 nM or less; and the inhibitor is administered in an amount sufficient to treat type II diabetes but not sufficient to suppress the immune system of the animal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/297522 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513193 | Rosier et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randy N. Rosier (Rochester, New York); Michael J. Zuscik (North Chili, New York); Erik Sampson (Rochester, New York); Susan V. Bukata (Pittsford, New York); J. Edward Puzas (Pittsford, New York); Hani Awad (Rochester, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randy N. Rosier (Rochester, New York); Michael J. Zuscik (North Chili, New York); Erik Sampson (Rochester, New York); Susan V. Bukata (Pittsford, New York); J. Edward Puzas (Pittsford, New York); Hani Awad (Rochester, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compositions and methods related to promoting protection or repair of articular cartilage and/or musculoskeletal soft tissue by contacting the cartilage, tissues or cellular components thereof with a parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH/PTHrP) receptor agonist or releasing factor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/124002 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/11.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513197 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Yu (North Augusta, South Carolina); Seigo Usuki (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Regents University (Augusta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Yu (North Augusta, South Carolina); Seigo Usuki (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in a subject that involves neutralizing specific pathogenic anti-glycolipid antibodies in the circulation of the subject. This can involve administering to the subject a molecular mimic of a ganglioside that serves as a specific competitive inhibitor for anti-ganglioside antibodies in the circulation. Also disclosed is an animal model of GBS having anti-ganglioside antibodies in the circulation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/563084 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/18.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513205 | Anderson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karen S. Anderson (Guilford, Connecticut); Roger Hunter (Cape Town, South Africa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut); University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen S. Anderson (Guilford, Connecticut); Roger Hunter (Cape Town, South Africa) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds, in particular, dual antagonists comprising a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) or a nucleoside competitive reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), linked together using a chemical linker, which may be used to inhibit HIV (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase and in the treatment of HIV infections, more severe cases of HIV infections, including ARC and AIDS, including reducing the likelihood of these infections and disease states. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/933757 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513208 | Nicolette et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles A. Nicolette (Durham, North Carolina); C. Garrison Fathman (Portola Valley, California); Remi Creusot (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles A. Nicolette (Durham, North Carolina); C. Garrison Fathman (Portola Valley, California); Remi Creusot (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for treating or preventing an undesired immune response in a patient, comprising: administering to said patient, cells that transiently express, and/or that are transfected with mRNA encoding, one or more polypeptides selected from the group consisting of an IL-4 receptor agonist, an IFN-γ receptor antagonist, an IFN-α receptor antagonist, an IL-12 receptor antagonist, an IL-23 receptor antagonist, and a TNF antagonist. Preferably, the cells selectively accumulate in one or more secondary lymphoid tissues at or proximate to the site of the undesired immune response. Related compositions are provided. The methods and compositions are useful for the treatment or prevention of undesired immune responses including, but not limited to, transplant rejection, autoimmune disease, allergy and immune responses directed against therapeutic compositions. |
| FILED | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/735932 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513209 | Olson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Olson (Dallas, Texas); Eva van Rooij (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Olson (Dallas, Texas); Eva van Rooij (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A family of microRNAs, called the miR-15 family, which includes miR-195, are shown to be up-regulated during pathological cardiac remodeling and repress the expression of mRNAs required for cell proliferation and survival, with consequent loss of cardiomyocytes. Strategies to block expression of the miR-15 family in the heart as a treatment for diverse cardiac disease are provided. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/742233 |
| 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 08513210 | McNeel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas G. McNeel (Madison, Wisconsin); Brian M. Olson (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas G. McNeel (Madison, Wisconsin); Brian M. Olson (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Androgen receptor-based vaccines for eliciting an immune reaction in vivo against cells expressing androgen receptor are disclosed. The vaccines are useful in the treatment of prostate cancer. Also disclosed are methods for inducing immune reaction to androgen receptor or treating prostate cancer in a mammal, using the vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccines. |
| FILED | Monday, February 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/031396 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513214 | Vu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bao-Han C. Vu (Frederick, Maryland); Maqbool A. Siddiqui (Silver Spring, Maryland); Victor E. Marquez (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Stephen H. Hughes (Smithsburg, Maryland); Paul L. Boyer (Greencastle, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bao-Han C. Vu (Frederick, Maryland); Maqbool A. Siddiqui (Silver Spring, Maryland); Victor E. Marquez (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Stephen H. Hughes (Smithsburg, Maryland); Paul L. Boyer (Greencastle, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides for novel 2-Deoxyadenosine compounds, which can treat HIV infection at low cytotoxicity values. Substitution at the 4′-position provided compounds which demonstrated low cytotoxicity values in an ATP-based cytotoxicity assay. |
| FILED | Monday, November 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/741873 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513227 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Haichao Wang (Edison, New Jersey); Dazhi Chen (Jamaica Estates, New York); Andrew E. Sama (Manhasset, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Haichao Wang (Edison, New Jersey); Dazhi Chen (Jamaica Estates, New York); Andrew E. Sama (Manhasset, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are methods of attenuating release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a mammalian cell. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or treating an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a mammal. Further provided are methods of treating a mammal at risk for or undergoing sepsis, septicemia, and/or endotoxic shock. Additionally provided are methods of attenuating NO release from a mammalian cell. Also provided are methods of attenuating NO production in a mammal at risk for, or having, a disorder mediated by excessive NO production. |
| FILED | Friday, January 12, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/087625 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/172 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513290 | Williams et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Williams (Fort Collins, Colorado); James E. Bradner (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Albert Bowers (Boston, Massachusetts); Tenaya Newkirk (Fort Collins, Colorado); Olaf G. Wiest (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado); Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts); University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Williams (Fort Collins, Colorado); James E. Bradner (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Albert Bowers (Boston, Massachusetts); Tenaya Newkirk (Fort Collins, Colorado); Olaf G. Wiest (Notre Dame, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Analogs of largazole are described herein. Methods of treating cancer and blood disorders using largazole and largazole analogs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are additionally described herein. Methods for preparing largazole analogs are likewise described. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/490693 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/366 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513291 | Panicker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holtsville, New York); Lambertus J. W. M. Oehlen (Westbury, New York); James G. Tarrant (Lindenhurst, New York); Dong Sung Lim (Fair Lawn, New Jersey); Xiaokang Zhu (Oakland Gardens, New York); Dawoon Jung (Tenafly, New Jersey); Rama K. Mishra (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angion Biomedica Corp. (Uniondale, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holtsville, New York); Lambertus J. W. M. Oehlen (Westbury, New York); James G. Tarrant (Lindenhurst, New York); Dong Sung Lim (Fair Lawn, New Jersey); Xiaokang Zhu (Oakland Gardens, New York); Dawoon Jung (Tenafly, New Jersey); Rama K. Mishra (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds having the general structural formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of any of a number of conditions or diseases involving fibrosis and proliferation, and where anti-fibrotic or anti-proliferative activity is beneficial. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/700730 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/367 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513295 | Padmanabhan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan (Bethesda, Maryland); William C. Groutas (Wichita, Kansas); Brent E. Korba (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgetown University (Washington, District of Columbia); Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan (Bethesda, Maryland); William C. Groutas (Wichita, Kansas); Brent E. Korba (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel classes of viral and fungal inhibitors are disclosed. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating viral infections such as, for example, Hepatitis C Virus, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus, and Japanese Encephalitis Virus, and fungal infections such as, for example, candidiasis. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120610 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/396 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513302 | Hammock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce D. Hammock (Davis, California); Takaho Watanabe (Hadano, Japan); Seung-Jin Ma (Mokpo, South Korea); Susan E. Bennett (Davis, California); Judith S. Stern (Davis, California); Christophe Morisseau (West Sacramento, California); In-Hae Kim (Matsuyama-si, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce D. Hammock (Davis, California); Takaho Watanabe (Hadano, Japan); Seung-Jin Ma (Mokpo, South Korea); Susan E. Bennett (Davis, California); Judith S. Stern (Davis, California); Christophe Morisseau (West Sacramento, California); In-Hae Kim (Matsuyama-si, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides uses and methods for reducing nephropathy in persons with diabetes mellitus (particularly Type 2 diabetes), in persons with metabolic syndrome, in persons with triglyceride levels over 215 mg/dL, and in persons with a cholesterol level over 200 mg/dL, by administering an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (“sEH”). Optionally, a cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acid (“EET”) can be administered with the sEH inhibitor. The invention further provides for using EETs in conjunction with one or more sEH inhibitors to reduce hypertension, and for compositions of EETs coated with a material insoluble in an acid of pH 3 but soluble in a solution with a pH of 7.4 or higher. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/100978 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/475 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513305 | Davies |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Davies (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Davies (Binghamton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention is directed to a composition. The composition includes a dispersion inducer comprising: H3C—(CH2)n—CHm where |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/152347 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/560 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513308 | Ke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yunbo Ke (Chicago, Illinois); Ross John Solaro (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunbo Ke (Chicago, Illinois); Ross John Solaro (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to Pak1 agonists and methods of use. |
| FILED | Friday, August 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/057929 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/647 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513380 | Barker |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Harrison Barker (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Harrison Barker (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for targeting substances to fibrinogen, fibrin monomers, or fibrin polymers are provided. These compositions and methods generally involve the use of fibrin knob peptides that bind fibrin(ogen), which can be used to detect fibrin(ogen) and modulate fibrin polymerization and fibrinolysis. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/382466 |
| 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 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513397 | Mason et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hugh S. Mason (Phoenix, Arizona); Zhong Huang (Tempe, Arizona); Qiang Chen (Chandler, Arizona); Charles J. Arntzen (Gold Canyon, Arizona); Shuo Yuan (Tempe, Arizona); Brooke Hjelm (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hugh S. Mason (Phoenix, Arizona); Zhong Huang (Tempe, Arizona); Qiang Chen (Chandler, Arizona); Charles J. Arntzen (Gold Canyon, Arizona); Shuo Yuan (Tempe, Arizona); Brooke Hjelm (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Plant viral vectors have great potential in rapid production of proteins, but no simple. Here a geminivirus-based system for high-yield and rapid production of oligomeric protein complexes, including virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is described. In particular, a single vector that contains two non-competing replicons for transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves is described. The correct assembly of these subunit proteins into functional oligomeric structures (VLPs or full-size mAb) is also described. This system advances plant transient expression technology by eliminating the need for non-competing viruses, and thus, enhances the realistic commercial application of this technology for producing multiple-subunit protein complexes. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/060414 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513401 | Rossi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John J. Rossi (Alta Loma, California); Daniela Castanotto (Altadena, California); Gerd Pfeifer (Bradbury, California); Stella Tommasi (South Pasadena, California); Kevin V. Morris (Sierra Madre, California); Daniel H. Kim (Duarte, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | City of Hope (Duarte, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John J. Rossi (Alta Loma, California); Daniela Castanotto (Altadena, California); Gerd Pfeifer (Bradbury, California); Stella Tommasi (South Pasadena, California); Kevin V. Morris (Sierra Madre, California); Daniel H. Kim (Duarte, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) in mammalian, including human, cells that is mediated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules. The present invention also relates to a double stranded nucleic acid that directs methylation of histones associated with target genes that produce low copy promoter-specific RNA. It has been found that siRNAs can be used to direct methylation of histones in mammalian, including human, cells. |
| FILED | Monday, May 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/772652 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/24.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513409 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kimoon Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Sang-Kyu Park (Seoul, South Korea); Young Ho Ko (Pohang, South Korea); Hyunuk Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Youngkook Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Narayanan Selvapalam (Pohang, South Korea); Lyle David Isaacs (Bethesda, Maryland); Simin Liu (Metairie, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland); Pohang University of Science and Technology (Gyungbuk, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kimoon Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Sang-Kyu Park (Seoul, South Korea); Young Ho Ko (Pohang, South Korea); Hyunuk Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Youngkook Kim (Pohang, South Korea); Narayanan Selvapalam (Pohang, South Korea); Lyle David Isaacs (Bethesda, Maryland); Simin Liu (Metairie, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | Inverted cucurbituril compounds having at least one pair of hydrogen atoms protruding into an internal molecular cavity thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, July 24, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/989200 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 540/472 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513429 | Danishefsky et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel J. Danishefsky (Englewood, New Jersey); Alexey Rivkin (New York, New York); Yoshimura Fumikiko (New York, New York); Ting-Chao Chou (Paramus, New Jersey); Ana E. Gabarda (New York, New York); Huajin Dong (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sloan-Kettering Insitute for Cancer Research (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel J. Danishefsky (Englewood, New Jersey); Alexey Rivkin (New York, New York); Yoshimura Fumikiko (New York, New York); Ting-Chao Chou (Paramus, New Jersey); Ana E. Gabarda (New York, New York); Huajin Dong (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein. The present invention additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and provides methods of treating cancer comprising administering a compound of formula (I). |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367612 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513433 | Panicker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holbrook, New York); Dong Sung Lim (Rochelle Park, New Jersey); David E. Smith (Sea Cliff, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angion Biomedica Corp. (Uniondale, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bijoy Panicker (Holbrook, New York); Dong Sung Lim (Rochelle Park, New Jersey); David E. Smith (Sea Cliff, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are provided that inhibit the activity of poly ADP-ribose synthetase (PARP). Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases, conditions and injuries such as stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemia-perfusion injury in various organs, traumatic brain injury, atherosclerosis, inflammatory diseases and cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, July 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/381856 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/306.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513442 | Rawal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Viresh H. Rawal (Chicago, Illinois); Yong Huang (Pasadena, California); Aditya K. Unni (Chicago, Illinois); Avinash N. Thadani (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Viresh H. Rawal (Chicago, Illinois); Yong Huang (Pasadena, California); Aditya K. Unni (Chicago, Illinois); Avinash N. Thadani (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of performing cycloadditions are described that include (a) combining a first reactant and a second reactant in a hydrogen bonding solvent to form a reaction mixture; and (b) reacting the first reactant and the second reactant to form a cycloadduct. Methods of performing asymmetric catalytic reactions are also described that include (a) combining a first reactant, a second reactant, and a catalytic amount of a chiral hydrogen-bond donor in a solvent to form a reaction mixture; and (b) reacting the first reactant and the second reactant to form an enantiomeric excess of a reaction product. Reaction mixtures corresponding to these methods are also described. |
| FILED | Monday, June 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/811610 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/416 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513452 | Antilla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon Clarence Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Pankaj Jain (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon Clarence Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Pankaj Jain (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method synthesizing homoallylic or homopropargylic alcohols was developed to react aldehydes with allyl boronates, such as allylboronic acid pinacol ester, or allenylborates in the presence of a catalytic amount of a chiral binaphthyl-derived chiral phosphoric acid. The method showed enhanced enantiocontrol and chemical yield, which increased with lower temperatures. A large series of aldehydes were tested under these catalytic conditions and wide successful substrate scope was found, including aryl, heteroaryl, aromatic aldehydes, heteroaryl aldehydes, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and aliphatic aldehydes, and alkyl aldehydes. Likewise, the use of crotyl boronates (E and Z) were successfully reacted with aryl aldehydes under the conditions to allow for highly enantio- and diasteo-selective crotylation. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/151705 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 558/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513591 | Clemmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David E. Clemmer (Bloomington, Indiana); Ruwan T. Kurulugama (Richland, Washington); Fabiane M. Nachtigall (Machado, Brazil); Zachary Henson (Santa Barbara, California); Samuel I. Merenbloom (Richmond, California); Stephen J. Valentine (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Indiana University Reseach and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David E. Clemmer (Bloomington, Indiana); Ruwan T. Kurulugama (Richland, Washington); Fabiane M. Nachtigall (Machado, Brazil); Zachary Henson (Santa Barbara, California); Samuel I. Merenbloom (Richmond, California); Stephen J. Valentine (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An ion mobility spectrometer instrument has a drift tube that is partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments. A number of electric field activation sources may each be coupled to one or more of the plurality of drift tube segments. A control circuit is configured to control operation of the number of electric field activation sources in a manner that sequentially applies electric fields to the drift tube segments to allow only ions having a predefined ion mobility or range of ion mobilities to travel through the drift tube. The drift tube segments may define a linear drift tube or a closed drift tube with a continuous ion travel path. Techniques are disclosed for operating the ion mobility spectrometer to produce highly resolved ion mobility spectra. |
| FILED | Monday, November 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/952109 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/281 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513624 | Choi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charina L. Choi (Berkeley, California); Kristie J. Koski (Livermore, California); Sanjeevi Sivasankar (Ames, Iowa); A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charina L. Choi (Berkeley, California); Kristie J. Koski (Livermore, California); Sanjeevi Sivasankar (Ames, Iowa); A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of detecting force on the nanoscale including methods for detecting force using a tetrapod nanocrystal by exposing the tetrapod nanocrystal to light, which produces a luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal. The method continues with detecting a difference in the luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal relative to a base luminescent response that indicates a force between a first and second medium or stresses or strains experienced within a material. Such systems and methods find use with biological systems to measure forces in biological events or interactions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/357845 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/459.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513945 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Kim (Hackensack, New Jersey); Jens H. Jensen (Scarsdale, New York); Gary M. Brittenham (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Kim (Hackensack, New Jersey); Jens H. Jensen (Scarsdale, New York); Gary M. Brittenham (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of system, method and computer-accessible medium can be provided in accordance with the present disclosure can be provided for generating a plurality of images associated with at least one anatomical structure using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. For example, using such exemplary embodiments, it is possible to obtain at least one multi-echo fast spin-echo (FSE) pulse sequence based on the MRI data, which can include, e.g., hardware specifications of the MRI system. Further, it is possible to generate each of the images based on a particular arrangement of multiple echoes produced by the multi-echo FSE pulse sequence(s). |
| FILED | Monday, April 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/754485 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515150 | Mangoubi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rami Mangoubi (Newton, Massachusetts); Paul J. Sammak (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mukund Desai (Needham, Massachusetts); Nathan Lowry (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rami Mangoubi (Newton, Massachusetts); Paul J. Sammak (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mukund Desai (Needham, Massachusetts); Nathan Lowry (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems are applied to enhance and refine the process of reprogramming cells, for example, to modify cells from patients into custom-matched stem cells. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/904158 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/133 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515201 | Murray Herrera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Victor Manuel Murray Herrera (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Marios Stephanou Pattichis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Soliz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carla Paola Agurto Rios (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Herbert T. Davis, III (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor Manuel Murray Herrera (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Marios Stephanou Pattichis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Soliz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carla Paola Agurto Rios (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Herbert T. Davis, III (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Image and video processing using multi-scale amplitude-modulation frequency-modulation (“AM-FM”) demodulation where a multi-scale filterbank with bandpass filters that correspond to each scale are used to calculate estimates for instantaneous amplitude, instantaneous phase, and instantaneous frequency. The image and video are reconstructed using the instantaneous amplitude and instantaneous frequency estimates and variable-spacing local linear phase and multi-scale least square reconstruction techniques. AM-FM demodulation is applicable in imaging modalities such as electron microscopy, spectral and hyperspectral devices, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”), positron emission tomography (“PET”), histology, color and monochrome images, molecular imaging, radiographs (“X-rays”), computer tomography (“CT”), and others. Specific applications include fingerprint identification, detection and diagnosis of retinal disease, malignant cancer tumors, cardiac image segmentation, atherosclerosis characterization, brain function, histopathology specimen classification, characterization of anatomical structure such as carotid artery walls and plaques or cardiac motion and as the basis for computer-aided diagnosis to name a few. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/586276 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515543 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California); Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an electrode array for neural stimulation. In particular it is an electrode array for use with a visual prosthesis with the electrode array suitable to be positioned on the retina. The array includes multiple attachment points to provide for even pressure across the electrode array surface. The attachment points are arranged so as to not damage retinal tissue stimulated by the electrode array. |
| FILED | Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/417604 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/53 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515679 | Rabinowitz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Rabinowitz (Portola Valley, California); Milena Banjevic (New York, New York); Zachary Demko (Somerville, Massachusetts); David Scott Johnson (Portola Valley, California); Dusan Kijacic (New York, New York); Dimitri Petrov (Menlo Park, California); Josh Sweetkind-Singer (San Jose, California); Jing Xu (Springfield, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Natera, Inc. (San Carlos, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Rabinowitz (Portola Valley, California); Milena Banjevic (New York, New York); Zachary Demko (Somerville, Massachusetts); David Scott Johnson (Portola Valley, California); Dusan Kijacic (New York, New York); Dimitri Petrov (Menlo Park, California); Josh Sweetkind-Singer (San Jose, California); Jing Xu (Springfield, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a system and method for increasing the fidelity of measured genetic data, for making allele calls, and for determining the state of aneuploidy, in one or a small set of cells, or from fragmentary DNA, where a limited quantity of genetic data is available. Genetic material from the target individual is acquired, amplified and the genetic data is measured using known methods. Poorly or incorrectly measured base pairs, missing alleles and missing regions are reconstructed using expected similarities between the target genome and the genome of genetically related individuals. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, incomplete genetic data from an embryonic cell are reconstructed at a plurality of loci using the more complete genetic data from a larger sample of diploid cells from one or both parents, with or without haploid genetic data from one or both parents. In another embodiment of the invention, the chromosome copy number can be determined from the measured genetic data of a single or small number of cells, with or without genetic information from one or both parents. In another embodiment of the invention, these determinations are made for the purpose of embryo selection in the context of in-vitro fertilization. In another embodiment of the invention, the genetic data can be reconstructed for the purposes of making phenotypic predictions. |
| FILED | Monday, March 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/076348 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515682 | Buhler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeremy Daniel Buhler (St. Louis, Missouri); Roger Dean Chamberlain (St. Louis, Missouri); Mark Allen Franklin (St. Louis, Missouri); Kwame Gyang (St. Louis, Missouri); Arpith Chacko Jacob (St. Louis, Missouri); Praveen Krishnamurthy (St. Louis, Missouri); Joseph Marion Lancaster (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeremy Daniel Buhler (St. Louis, Missouri); Roger Dean Chamberlain (St. Louis, Missouri); Mark Allen Franklin (St. Louis, Missouri); Kwame Gyang (St. Louis, Missouri); Arpith Chacko Jacob (St. Louis, Missouri); Praveen Krishnamurthy (St. Louis, Missouri); Joseph Marion Lancaster (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for performing similarity searching is disclosed. This includes a programmable logic device configured to include a pipeline that comprises a matching stage, the matching stage being configured to receive a data stream comprising a plurality of possible matches between a plurality of data strings and a plurality of substrings of a query string. The pipeline may further include an ungapped extension prefilter stage located downstream from the matching stage, the prefilter stage being configured to shift through pattern matches between the data strings and the plurality of substrings of a query string and provide a score so that only pattern matches that exceed a user defined score will pass downstream from the prefilter stage. The matching stage may include at least one Bloom filter. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/046395 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/19 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516610 | Tavakoli Nia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hadi Tavakoli Nia (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Iman Soltani Bozchalooi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christine Ortiz (Melrose, Massachusetts); Alan J. Grodzinsky (Lexington, Massachusetts); Eliot Frank (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hadi Tavakoli Nia (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Iman Soltani Bozchalooi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christine Ortiz (Melrose, Massachusetts); Alan J. Grodzinsky (Lexington, Massachusetts); Eliot Frank (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Rheology system. The system includes a first piezoelectric actuator assembly for providing microscale displacement of a sample and a second piezoelectric actuator assembly for oscillating the sample at a nano/micro scale displacement in a selected frequency range extended significantly as compared to the frequency range available on the commercial AFMs. A preferred sample is cartilage and the disclosed system can distinguish between normal cartilage and GAG-depleted cartilage. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423317 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe techniques or apparatus; applications of scanning-probe techniques, e.g., Scanning probe microscopy [SPM] 850/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08511145 | Desai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sachi Desai (Franklin, New Jersey); Myron Hohil (Montville, New Jersey); Amir Morcos (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sachi Desai (Franklin, New Jersey); Myron Hohil (Montville, New Jersey); Amir Morcos (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer implemented method for discriminating between launch and impact events using acoustic sensors. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/553175 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/35.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511229 | Desai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amish Desai (Altadena, California); Bob Melendes (Pasadena, California); Ming Lu (Arcadia, California); Brian Fuchs (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Stephen Chau (San Gabriel, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Amish Desai (Altadena, California); Bob Melendes (Pasadena, California); Ming Lu (Arcadia, California); Brian Fuchs (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Stephen Chau (San Gabriel, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A microcavity structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the microcavity structure includes a first substrate, which has a region of interest. A second substrate with a perforation therein is bonded to the first substrate. The perforation coincides with the region of interest. In a specific embodiment, the first substrate is implemented via a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The region of interest includes one or more circuit components, including an actuator, such as a bridgewire, thereon or therein. A smoothing layer is included between the PCB and the actuator. A bonding gasket adheres the first substrate to the second substrate. The perforation accommodates energetic material that is selectively ignited via the actuator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/801358 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Ammunition and explosives 12/202.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511602 | Campbell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William T. Campbell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Armand Losinski (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jonathan Fleming (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William T. Campbell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Armand Losinski (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jonathan Fleming (Blacksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A ducted fan air-vehicle capable of generating control moments. The ducted fan air-vehicle includes an air duct, a fan, a center body, a plurality of control vanes. The vanes are independently controlled and are deflected in the same direction but at different angles, thereby providing an increased control moments to the vehicle compared to the prior art. The increased pitching moment allows for additional control authority. Additional control authority is useful in forward flight and is especially desirable when the ducted fan air-vehicle is maneuvering in unsteady or turbulent winds or with various types of cargo that may effect the vehicle center of gravity location. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695878 |
| ART UNIT | 3644 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/23.D00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511970 | Tommasone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nathan Wesley Ottow (Indianapolis, Indiana); Vance A. Mahan (Martinsville, Indiana); Denise C. Tommasone (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony Tommasone (Charleston, South Carolina); Nathan Wesley Ottow (Indianapolis, Indiana); Vance A. Mahan (Martinsville, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A plug assembly is disclosed herein for a borescope inspection path defined through apertures in spaced walls. The plug assembly includes a first plug operable to at least partially close a first aperture in an inner wall. The plug assembly also includes a second plug operable to at least partially close a second aperture in an outer wall. The plug assembly also includes a member extending along an axis and connecting the first and second plugs together in spaced relation to one another along the axis. The member is operable to elastically buckle. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/570670 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511971 | Hollman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy M. Hollman (San Diego, California); Kevin K. Taft (La Mesa, California); Jang Y. Jo (Chula Vista, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Hollman (San Diego, California); Kevin K. Taft (La Mesa, California); Jang Y. Jo (Chula Vista, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A compressor shroud for containing fragments of a compressor impeller and a turbine wheel within a gas turbine engine. The compressor shroud includes a compressor containment section, a turbine containment section, and a containment continuity section. The containment continuity section connects the compressor containment section and the turbine containment section to form a one-piece part. |
| FILED | Friday, July 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/842164 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/121.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511994 | Devore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew A. Devore (Manchester, Connecticut); Matthew S. Gleiner (Vernon, Connecticut); Douglas C. Jenne (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew A. Devore (Manchester, Connecticut); Matthew S. Gleiner (Vernon, Connecticut); Douglas C. Jenne (West Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas turbine engine component has an airfoil that extends from a leading edge to a trailing edge, and a suction side and has a pressure side. There are cooling passages extending from a root of the airfoil toward a tip of the airfoil. The cooling passages include a straight passage extending from the root toward the tip and adjacent the leading edge. A serpentine passage has at least three connected paths and is spaced from the straight passage toward the trailing edge. A cooling circuit is provided between the pressure wall and each of the three serpentine paths, and the straight path. A cooling circuit is provided between the suction wall and the straight passage. There is no cooling between at least a downstream one of the at least three paths of the serpentine passage and the suction wall. |
| FILED | Monday, November 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/623703 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/97.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511997 | Cunningham et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Cunningham (Stamford, Connecticut); Francis Edward Byrnes (White Plains, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Cunningham (Stamford, Connecticut); Francis Edward Byrnes (White Plains, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An elastomeric spherical bearing includes a multiple of elastomeric layers with an essentially equivalent fatigue life. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/959945 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/134.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512260 | Grudic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Zlatko Grudic (Longmont, Colorado); Steven Lee Moulton (Littleton, Colorado); Isobe Jane Mulligan (Niwot, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Zlatko Grudic (Longmont, Colorado); Steven Lee Moulton (Littleton, Colorado); Isobe Jane Mulligan (Niwot, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Tools and techniques for the rapid, continuous, invasive and/or noninvasive measurement, estimation, and/or prediction of a patient's intracranial pressure. In an aspect, some tools and techniques can predict the onset of conditions such as herniation and/or can recommend (and, in some cases, administer) a therapeutic treatment for the patient's condition. In another aspect, some techniques employ high speed software technology that enables active, long term learning from extremely large, continually changing datasets. In some cases, this technology utilizes feature extraction, state-of-the-art machine learning and/or statistical methods to autonomously build and apply relevant models in real-time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/028140 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/561 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512450 | Kazlauskas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Kazlauskas (Watertown, Connecticut); Jon C Peters (Oxford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Kazlauskas (Watertown, Connecticut); Jon C Peters (Oxford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A filtration system for a gas turbine engine includes an inlet main body which defines an inner inlet fairing section and a bellmouth inlet faring section transverse thereto. An Engine Air Particle Separator (EAPS) is mounted adjacent to the inlet main body to define a plenum therein. A particulate laden airflow is filtered by the Engine Air Particle Separator (EAPS) to produce a substantially filtered airflow. The substantially filtered airflow is communicated into the plenum, through the bellmouth inlet faring section and into a gas turbine engine. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 13/142615 |
| ART UNIT | 1772 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/269 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512490 | Gangopadhyay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shubhra Gangopadhyay (Columbia, Missouri); Daniel Tappmeyer (Warrenton, Missouri); Andrey Bezmelnystin (Columbia, Missouri); Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan (Columbia, Missouri); Rajesh Shende (Rapid City, South Dakota); Bhushan Mehendale (Land-O-Lakes, Florida); Steve Apperson (Columbia, Missouri); Sved Barizuddin (Columbia, Missouri); Keshab Gangopadhyay (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shubhra Gangopadhyay (Columbia, Missouri); Daniel Tappmeyer (Warrenton, Missouri); Andrey Bezmelnystin (Columbia, Missouri); Rajagopalan Thiruvengadathan (Columbia, Missouri); Rajesh Shende (Rapid City, South Dakota); Bhushan Mehendale (Land-O-Lakes, Florida); Steve Apperson (Columbia, Missouri); Sved Barizuddin (Columbia, Missouri); Keshab Gangopadhyay (Columbia, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for making homogeneous metal oxide nanoenergetic composites. A method of the invention forms a metal oxide nanostructure via a sol-gel process with surfactant templating. Metal nanoparticles are introduced into the metal oxide nanostructure via wet impregnation. |
| FILED | Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/607267 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/109.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512755 | Medintz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Igor L. Medintz (Springfield, Virginia); Kimihiro Susumu (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael H. Stewart (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor L. Medintz (Springfield, Virginia); Kimihiro Susumu (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael H. Stewart (Springfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A ligand design allows compact nanoparticle materials, such as quantum dots (QDs), with excellent colloidal stability over a wide range of pH and under high salt concentrations. Self-assembled biomolecular conjugates with QDs can be obtained which are stable in biological environments. Energy transfer with these ligands is maximized by minimizing distances between QDs/nanoparticles and donors/acceptors directly attached to the ligands or assembled on their surfaces. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/209974 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512946 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite particles and methods of synthesizing a composite particle are disclosed, in particular, methods of synthesizing a composite particle comprising a dielectric component, a magnetic component, and a gold shell are disclosed. Further disclosed herein are methods of detecting a target compound using the composite particles of the present invention. Also disclosed are photonic crystals that can be manipulated with an external magnetic field comprising the composite particles of the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/063206 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513005 | Hooper et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay W. Hooper (New Market, Maryland); Joseph W. Golden (Hagerstown, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay W. Hooper (New Market, Maryland); Joseph W. Golden (Hagerstown, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention described here encompasses DNA and protein vaccines against poxviruses, and relevant immunogenic compositions, comprising at a minimum a nucleic acid encoding a modified full-length poxvirus L1R gene or its ortholog. The L1R gene is modified so that an endoplasmic reticulum-targeting sequence is operably linked on the 5′ end. Preferably the nucleic acid sequences for other poxviruses antigens are also included, such as A33R, B5R and/or A27L. These vaccines and compositions provide improved neutralizing antibody response elicited by molecular poxvirus vaccines, over known vaccines using unmodified L1R. |
| FILED | Monday, July 07, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/217584 |
| 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 435/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513091 | Higashi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Higashi (Morristown, New Jersey); Karen M. Newstrom-Peitso (Morristown, New Jersey); Jeff A. Ridley (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Higashi (Morristown, New Jersey); Karen M. Newstrom-Peitso (Morristown, New Jersey); Jeff A. Ridley (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices, methods, and systems for wafer bonding are described herein. One or more embodiments include forming a bond between a first wafer and a second wafer using a first material adjacent the first wafer and a second material adjacent the second wafer. The first material includes a layer of gold (Au) and a layer of indium (In), and the second material includes a layer of Au. Forming the bond between the first wafer and the second wafer includes combining the layer of Au in the first material, the layer of In in the first material, and a portion of the layer of Au in the second material, wherein an additional portion of the layer of Au in the second material is not combined with the layer of Au in the first material and the layer of In in the first material. |
| FILED | Friday, November 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/940773 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513562 | Bichsel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steve L. Bichsel (Arlington, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steve L. Bichsel (Arlington, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for hybrid direct manufacturing is provided. The method involves depositing a foundation of material onto a substrate platform or base plate. The foundation serves as a foundation for a block of material (a monolith) to be welded thereon. Once the foundation is created, the monolith or block of material may be placed against the foundation. The foundation may be created such that its boundary matches with the boundary of the monolith that will be welded on top of the foundation. Next, the monolith is welded to the foundation using a high energy beam such as an electron beam. The method may also involve depositing a layer of material on or adjacent to the monolith. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/178468 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513580 | Phillips |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig A. Phillips (King George, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig A. Phillips (King George, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for guiding a mortar projectile fired longitudinally from a launcher along a ballistic trajectory. The method includes providing a first inertial navigation system (INS), a laser emitter and optical sensor on the launcher, providing a second INS and a laser reflector on the projectile, and presetting the second INS to an initial reference position prior to firing the projectile. Subsequent to launch, the method further includes emitting a longitudinally directed laser beam from the emitter to the reflector; receiving the reflected signal to the optical sensor; establishing a position and velocity of the projectile based on the reflected signal; transmitting a correction signal to the projectile from the launcher; resetting the second INS at a position prior to reaching maximum altitude; and guiding the projectile along the trajectory by adjusting control fin orientation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/533064 |
| 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 244/3.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513603 | Lederman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Lederman (Morgantown, West Virginia); Thomas Hubbard Myers, II (New Braunfels, Texas); Sandeep Chandril (Dehradun, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | West Virginia University (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Lederman (Morgantown, West Virginia); Thomas Hubbard Myers, II (New Braunfels, Texas); Sandeep Chandril (Dehradun, India) |
| ABSTRACT | A method utilizing characteristic x-ray emission from a single thin film or multilayer thin film when an electron beam impinges at a grazing angle with respect to the surface of the sample to capture structural and physical properties of the layers such as layer thickness, interfacial roughness, and stoichiometry of the sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/068483 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/310 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513643 | Chua et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher L. Chua (San Jose, California); Zhihong Yang (Sunnyvale, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Chua (San Jose, California); Zhihong Yang (Sunnyvale, California); Noble M. Johnson (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical semiconductor device such as a light emitting diode is formed on a transparent substrate having formed thereon a template layer, such as AlN, which is transparent to the wavelength of emission of the optical device. A mixed alloy defect redirection region is provided over the template layer such that the composition of the defect redirection region approaches or matches the composition of the regions contiguous thereto. For example, the Al content of the defect redirection region may be tailored to provide a stepped or gradual Aluminum content from template to active layer. Strain-induced cracking and defect density are reduced or eliminated. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/096457 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513646 | Marks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Paul D. Byrne (Lowell, Massachusetts); Hyun Sung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Paul D. Byrne (Lowell, Massachusetts); Hyun Sung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin film transistor devices comprising a dielectric component and an inorganic semiconductor component coupled thereto, wherein said coupled inorganic semiconductor component is obtainable by a process that comprises contact of said dielectric component and a fluid medium comprising said inorganic semiconductor component. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/223931 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513647 | Bacon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dave M Bacon (Seattle, Washington); Gregory M Crosswhite (Seattle, Washington); Steven T Flammia (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dave M Bacon (Seattle, Washington); Gregory M Crosswhite (Seattle, Washington); Steven T Flammia (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantum computational (QC) device includes a multi-qubit (MQ) structure and another MQ structure coupled to the MQ structure. The MQ structure is arranged to provide an adiabatic quantum computation by application of an initial Hamiltonian operator. The other MQ structure is arranged to provide another adiabatic quantum computation by application of another Hamiltonian operator that is spatially different than the initial Hamiltonian operator. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/083363 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513675 | Sheridan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David C. Sheridan (Starkville, Mississippi); Andrew P. Ritenour (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Power Integrations, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David C. Sheridan (Starkville, Mississippi); Andrew P. Ritenour (Starkville, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | Semiconductor devices and methods of making the devices are described. The devices can be junction field-effect transistors (JFETs). The devices have raised regions with sloped sidewalls which taper inward. The sidewalls can form an angle of 5° or more from vertical to the substrate surface. The devices can have dual-sloped sidewalls in which a lower portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of 5° or more from vertical and an upper portion of the sidewalls forms an angle of <5° from vertical. The devices can be made using normal (i.e., 0°) or near normal incident ion implantation. The devices have relatively uniform sidewall doping and can be made without angled implantation. |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/476304 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/77 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513829 | Wells et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason R. Wells (Zionsville, Indiana); Marco Amrhein (Champaign, Illinois); Eric A. Walters (Brownsburg, Indiana); Steven M. Iden (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | P.C. Krause and Associates, Inc. (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason R. Wells (Zionsville, Indiana); Marco Amrhein (Champaign, Illinois); Eric A. Walters (Brownsburg, Indiana); Steven M. Iden (Centerville, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrical accumulator unit wherein an energy storage device is utilized in conjunction with an actively controlled bidirectional power converter to provide auxiliary power to an electrical network is disclosed. |
| FILED | Friday, November 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/614103 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical transmission or interconnection systems 37/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513833 | Van Brocklin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew L. Van Brocklin (Corvallis, Oregon); Stephan R. Clark (Albany, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew L. Van Brocklin (Corvallis, Oregon); Stephan R. Clark (Albany, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A first electrical path has a terminal, and a second electrical path has a terminal. First photovoltaic (PV) dies are electrically connected within the first electrical path. Each first PV die is adapted to convert light having a first wavelength range to electrical energy. Second PV dies are electrically connected within the second electrical path. Each second PV die is adapted to convert light having a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range to electrical energy. A circuit is electrically connected between the terminals of the first and the second electrical paths to limit an absolute voltage difference between the terminals to no greater than a threshold voltage. |
| FILED | Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/819224 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical transmission or interconnection systems 37/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514020 | Collins, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas E. Collins, III (Tyngsboro, Massachusetts); Gregory M. Flewelling (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas E. Collins, III (Tyngsboro, Massachusetts); Gregory M. Flewelling (Merrimack, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | A feedforward linearizer device is disclosed. The device includes a main amplifier, and a linearizing amplifier operatively coupled to the main amplifier. A first reference generator is operatively coupled to the main amplifier by a first reference node. A second reference generator is operatively coupled to the linearizing amplifier by a second reference node, and is configured to cause an optimal linearizing amplifier output current for each of a plurality of temperatures. In one such case, the second reference generator is configured to cause an optimal linearizing amplifier output current for each of a plurality of temperatures based on a corresponding optimal ratio of main amplifier output current and linearizing amplifier output current. The linearizing amplifier may be configured with a tunable current source that is controlled by the second reference generator, or a current source having a fixed total transistor area (not tunable). |
| FILED | Monday, August 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/220339 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/151 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514105 | Spencer, V et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Spencer, V (Dana Point, California); John D. Tarbaux (Highland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Spencer, V (Dana Point, California); John D. Tarbaux (Highland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus for presenting information to operate an aircraft over terrain. A vertical profile view of the terrain is displayed relative to a location of the aircraft. A number of curves are displayed on the vertical profile view. The number of curves identifies a number of maximum heights of the terrain that the aircraft can clear based on a current state of the aircraft. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/761184 |
| ART UNIT | 2687 — Dynamic Storage Systems; Mechanical parts of Disk Drives |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/977 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514111 | Patel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bhavesh V. Patel (Bensalem, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bhavesh V. Patel (Bensalem, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A digital-to-synchro converter (“DSC”) is a device that converts digital signals to analog signals suitable for use by a synchro device. A conventional DSC implements complex circuitry to take digital input and generate [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ)] and [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Cos(Φ)] analog signals, and a Scott-T transformer to transform these analog signals into [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ)], [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+120)], and [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+240)] analog signals. An inventive DSC, as typically embodied, implements a microcontroller to take digital input and generate [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ)] and [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+120)] digital signals, a digital-to-analog converter to convert these digital signals to [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ)] and [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+120)] analog signals, and a regular transformer (i.e., non-Scott-T transformer) to transform these analog signals (typically, in amplified voltage form) into [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ)], [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+120)], and [V Sin({acute over (ω)}t) Sin(Φ+240)] analog signals. Inventive practice is accurate, versatile, and economical. |
| FILED | Monday, June 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/487701 |
| ART UNIT | 2819 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coded data generation or conversion 341/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514392 | Carrieri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arthur H. Carrieri (Abingdon, Maryland); Jack Copper (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David J. Owens (Kingsville, Maryland); Erik S. Roese (Baltimore, Maryland); Jerold R. Bottiger (Aberdeen, Maryland); Kevin C. Hung (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arthur H. Carrieri (Abingdon, Maryland); Jack Copper (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); David J. Owens (Kingsville, Maryland); Erik S. Roese (Baltimore, Maryland); Jerold R. Bottiger (Aberdeen, Maryland); Kevin C. Hung (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, apparatus, and method of generating Stokes vectors, a Mueller matrix, and polarized scattering from an aerosol aggregate includes providing an incident infrared laser beam; causing the incident infrared laser beam to be polarization-modulated using variable stress/strain birefringence imposed on a ZnSe crystal; defining a Stokes vector associated with the incident infrared laser beam; scattering the incident infrared laser beam from an aggregate aerosol comprising interferents and analyte particles; producing a scattered-beam reactant Stokes vector by causing the scattered incident infrared laser beam to be polarization-modulated; generating a Mueller matrix by taking a transformation of the Stokes vector; and identifying the analyte using the Mueller matrix. The Mueller matrix may comprise M-elements that are functions of a wavelength of the infrared laser beam, backsattering orientation of the infrared laser beam, and a shape and size of the interferents and analyte particles. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/683154 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514393 | Khan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohammad Jalal Khan (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jerry C. Chen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sumanth Kaushik (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Jalal Khan (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jerry C. Chen (Lexington, Massachusetts); Sumanth Kaushik (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are a system and corresponding method for sensing terahertz radiation. The system collects terahertz radiation scattered from a target and upconverts the collected radiation to optical frequencies. A frequency-domain spectrometer senses spectral components of the upconverted signal in parallel to produce a spectroscopic measurement of the entire band of interest in a single shot. Because the sensing system can do single-shot measurements, it can sense moving targets, unlike sensing systems that use serial detection, which can only be used to sense stationary objects. As a result, the sensing systems and methods disclosed herein may be used for real-time imaging, including detection of concealed weapons, medical imaging, and hyperspectral imaging. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/016143 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514398 | Pang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Haiping Matthew Chen (La Jolla, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Haiping Matthew Chen (La Jolla, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques, apparatus, material and systems are described for implementing a three-dimensional composite mushroom-like metallodielectric nanostructure. In one aspect, a surface plasmon based sensing device includes a substrate and a layer of an anti-reflective coating over the substrate. The surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a dielectric material on the anti-reflective coating shaped to form a 2-dimensional array of nanoholes spaced from one another. Also, the surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a layer of a metallic film formed on the 2-dimensional array of nanoholes to include openings over the nanoholes, respectively, wherein the sensing device is structured to support both propagating surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves and localized surface plasmon resonant (LSPR) modes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943916 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/445 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514478 | Spence |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott E. Spence (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott E. Spence (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A two-photon absorption (TPA) switch is provided for minimizing which-path information in quantum optic interference. The TPA switch includes a pulse laser, first and second dichroic mirrors, a down-conversion crystal, a reflector, and a beam-splitter. The pulse laser emits a pump photon traveling along a photon-incident direction. The dichroic mirrors are disposed along the incident direction and oriented to enable photons to either pass there-through or perpendicularly reflect perpendicular to the incident direction. The down-conversion crystal is disposed between the dichroic mirrors along the incident direction and is non-critically phase-matched with signal and idler photons controlled by temperance of the crystal. The beam-splitter is disposed along one of the reflection directions to probabilistically reflect one of the signal and idler photons to pass through the crystal. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/373749 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/288 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514906 | Murray |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Thomas Murray (Longmont, Colorado) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | James Thomas Murray (Longmont, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact laser in accordance with an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure includes a compact resonator structure using a non-planar resonator geometry of bulk components. The laser further includes a laser gain medium and a pump source integrated within an optical path of the resonator. Some embodiments contain modifications to the resonator structure for integration of the laser gain medium, for controlling the output from the laser, and/or for controlling the physical and operational parameters of the laser. Some embodiments contain modifications to the laser gain medium or other bulk components of the resonator to integrate these bulk components within the resonator structure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/304305 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515126 | Medasani et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Swarup Medasani (Thousand Oaks, California); Yuri Owechko (Newbury Park, California); Michael Daily (Thousand Oaks, California); Ronald Azuma (Santa Monica, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | HRL Laboratories, LLC (Malibu, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Swarup Medasani (Thousand Oaks, California); Yuri Owechko (Newbury Park, California); Michael Daily (Thousand Oaks, California); Ronald Azuma (Santa Monica, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-stage method of visual object detection is disclosed. The method was originally designed to detect humans in specific poses, but is applicable to generic detection of any object. A first stage comprises acts of searching for members of a predetermined general-class of objects (such as humans) in an image using a cognitive swarm, detecting members of the general-class of objects in the image, and selecting regions of the image containing detected members of the general-class of objects. A second stage comprises acts of searching for members of a predetermined specific-class of objects (such as humans in a certain pose) within the selected regions of the image using a cognitive swarm, detecting members of the specific-class of objects within the selected regions of the image, and outputting the locations of detected objects to an operator display and optionally to an automatic response system. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456558 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515131 | Koch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christof Koch (Seattle, Washington); Laurent Itti (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christof Koch (Seattle, Washington); Laurent Itti (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Detection of image salience in a visual display of an image. The image is analyzed at multiple spatial scales and over multiple feature channels to determine the likely salience of different portions of the image. One application for the system is in an advertising context. The detection may be improved by second order statistics, e.g. mean and the standard deviations of different image portions relative to other portions. Different edges may be considered as being extended edges by looking at the edges over multiple spatial scales. One set of feature channels can be optimized for use in moving images, and can detect motion or flicker. The images can be obtained over multiple spectral ranges the user can be instructed about how to maximize the saliency. This can be applied to automatically evaluate and optimize sales or advertisement displays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324352 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515139 | Nechyba et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Christian Nechyba (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Michael Andrew Sipe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Christian Nechyba (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Michael Andrew Sipe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An example method includes capturing, by a camera of a computing device, an image including at least a face of a user, calculating a face template of the face of the user in the image, and analyzing the face template to determine whether the face includes at least one of a removable facial feature that decreases a level of distinctiveness between two faces and a non-removable facial feature that decreases a level of distinctiveness between two faces. When the face includes the removable facial feature, the method further includes outputting a notification for the user to remove the removable facial feature. When the face includes the non-removable facial feature, the method further includes adjusting a first similarity score threshold to a second similarity score threshold. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/421668 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515201 | Murray Herrera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Victor Manuel Murray Herrera (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Marios Stephanou Pattichis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Soliz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carla Paola Agurto Rios (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Herbert T. Davis, III (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victor Manuel Murray Herrera (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Marios Stephanou Pattichis (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Peter Soliz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carla Paola Agurto Rios (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Herbert T. Davis, III (Corrales, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Image and video processing using multi-scale amplitude-modulation frequency-modulation (“AM-FM”) demodulation where a multi-scale filterbank with bandpass filters that correspond to each scale are used to calculate estimates for instantaneous amplitude, instantaneous phase, and instantaneous frequency. The image and video are reconstructed using the instantaneous amplitude and instantaneous frequency estimates and variable-spacing local linear phase and multi-scale least square reconstruction techniques. AM-FM demodulation is applicable in imaging modalities such as electron microscopy, spectral and hyperspectral devices, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”), positron emission tomography (“PET”), histology, color and monochrome images, molecular imaging, radiographs (“X-rays”), computer tomography (“CT”), and others. Specific applications include fingerprint identification, detection and diagnosis of retinal disease, malignant cancer tumors, cardiac image segmentation, atherosclerosis characterization, brain function, histopathology specimen classification, characterization of anatomical structure such as carotid artery walls and plaques or cardiac motion and as the basis for computer-aided diagnosis to name a few. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/586276 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/260 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515216 | Abad et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jorge Bravo Abad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Erich P. Ippen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jorge Bravo Abad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Erich P. Ippen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a system including an integrated silicon-based structure including a microcavity configured to receive optical energy from an input beam carrying an optical signal and absorb the optical energy by a nonlinear multi-photon absorption process. For example, the multi-photon absorption process can be two-photon absorption (TPA). The integrated silicon-based structure further includes electrodes responsive to the nonlinear multi-photon absorption process in the microcavity for producing an electronic signal indicative of the optical signal. A related method is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/611287 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515335 | Dafesh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philip Anthony Dafesh (Manhattan Beach, California); Raghavendra S. Prabhu (Los Angeles, California); Esteban Luis Valles (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip Anthony Dafesh (Manhattan Beach, California); Raghavendra S. Prabhu (Los Angeles, California); Esteban Luis Valles (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Cognitive anti-jam receiver systems and associated methods are provided. The systems and methods may include a signal analysis module that processes a baseband signal to determine one or more signal characteristics of the baseband signal, the baseband signal comprising at least a desired signal; a cognitive decision unit that receives the one or more signal characteristics from the signal analysis module, and generates at least one first adaptive parameter; and at least one anti-jam processing module that processes the baseband signal to generate a modified signal that reduces an impact of at least one jammer signal on a quality of reception of the desired signal from the baseband signal, where processing by the at least one anti-jam processing module may be based at least in part on the received at least one first adaptive parameter from the cognitive decision unit. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/627875 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515473 | Mody et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Apurva N. Mody (Lowell, Massachusetts); Stephen R. Blatt (Bedford, New Hampshire); Diane G. Mills (Wilmington, Massachusetts); Thomas P. McElwain (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Ned B. Thammakhoune (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Apurva N. Mody (Lowell, Massachusetts); Stephen R. Blatt (Bedford, New Hampshire); Diane G. Mills (Wilmington, Massachusetts); Thomas P. McElwain (Merrimack, New Hampshire); Ned B. Thammakhoune (Manchester, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | In a method of cognitive communication for non-interfering transmission, wherein the improvement comprises the step of conducting radio scene analysis to find not just the spectrum holes or White spaces; but also to use the signal classification, machine learning and prediction information to learn more things about the existing signals and its underlying protocols, to find the Gray space, hence utilizing the signal space, consisting of space, time, frequency (spectrum), code and location more efficiently. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/074772 |
| ART UNIT | 2648 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515596 | Hamke et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric E. Hamke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Matthew Trujillo (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Philip Brown (Rio Ranche, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric E. Hamke (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Matthew Trujillo (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Philip Brown (Rio Ranche, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a method and system for flying a ducted-fan aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method includes receiving a flight plan comprising a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of waypoints in an order of execution. The method further includes determining actual flight instructions for the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle based on (i) the received flight plan, (ii) a predetermined set of operating parameters associated with the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle, and (iii) an iterative analysis of a plurality of ordered triples. The method further includes sending the actual flight instructions to at least one processor of the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle configured to implement one or more portions of the actual flight instructions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/542873 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — 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 71/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515609 | McAndrew et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Katherine McAndrew (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Linda Watson (Corrales, New Mexico); Jon Feist (Albuquerque, New Mexico); A. Christopher Moorman (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Katherine McAndrew (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Linda Watson (Corrales, New Mexico); Jon Feist (Albuquerque, New Mexico); A. Christopher Moorman (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Two architectures for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a method for executing a mission plan are provided. One architecture for a UAV includes a flight command and mission execution (FCME) component making strategic decisions, a flight technical control manager (FTCM) making tactical decisions and a vehicle management system (VMS) providing navigational support. The FCME and FTCM execute on one processor and the VMS executes on a separate processor. The second architecture includes redundant processors for executing the FCME and FTCM as well as redundant processors for executing the VMS. The UAV executes a mission plan, which may include flight plan(s), communication plan(s), weapons plan(s), sensor plan(s), and/or contingent flight plan(s). The UAV may control various optical sensors, training sensors, and lights as well. |
| FILED | Monday, July 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/497788 |
| 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 71/23 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515749 | Stallard |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Stallard (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Stallard (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for facilitating communication including recognizing speech in a first language represented in a first audio signal; forming a first text representation of the speech; processing the first text representation to form data representing a second audio signal; and causing presentation of the second audio signal to a second user while responsive to an interrupt signal from a first user. In some embodiments, processing the first text representation includes translating the first text representation to a second text representation in a second language and processing the second text representation to form the data representing the second audio signal. In some embodiments include accepting an interrupt signal from the first user and interrupting the presentation of the second audio signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/469156 |
| ART UNIT | 2658 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515885 | Modha |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide neuromorphic-synaptronic systems, including neuromorphic-synaptronic circuits implementing spiking neural network with synaptic weights learned using simulation. One embodiment includes simulating a spiking neural network to generate synaptic weights learned via the simulation while maintaining one-to-one correspondence between the simulation and a digital circuit chip. The learned synaptic weights are loaded into the digital circuit chip implementing a spiking neural network, the digital circuit chip comprising a neuromorphic-synaptronic spiking neural network including plural synapse devices interconnecting multiple digital neurons. |
| FILED | Friday, October 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/916332 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/16 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515983 | Snyder, II et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Daniel Snyder, II (Cedar Park, Texas); Craig Michael Chase (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | 21st Century Technologies (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Daniel Snyder, II (Cedar Park, Texas); Craig Michael Chase (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A planning and search system are described wherein a graph search and segment matching are used to handle very large searches at a higher speed. |
| FILED | Monday, October 30, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/590070 |
| ART UNIT | 2162 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30958 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G06F 17/30961 (20130101) G06F 2207/025 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516222 | Agarwal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anant Agarwal (Weston, Massachusetts); David Wentzlaff (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anant Agarwal (Weston, Massachusetts); David Wentzlaff (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processor core. Processing instructions in the integrated circuit includes: managing a plurality of sets of processor cores, each set including one or more processor cores assigned to a function associated with executing instructions; and reconfiguring the number of processor cores assigned to at least one of the sets during execution based on characteristics associated with executing the instructions. |
| FILED | Friday, December 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/315766 |
| ART UNIT | 2183 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516229 | Adir et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allon Adir (Kiryat Tivon, Israel); Brad Lee Herold (Austin, Texas); John Martin Ludden (Essex Junction, Vermont); Pedro Martin-de-Nicolas (Austin, Texas); Charles Leverett Meissner (Austin, Texas); Gil Eliezer Shurek (Haifa, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Allon Adir (Kiryat Tivon, Israel); Brad Lee Herold (Austin, Texas); John Martin Ludden (Essex Junction, Vermont); Pedro Martin-de-Nicolas (Austin, Texas); Charles Leverett Meissner (Austin, Texas); Gil Eliezer Shurek (Haifa, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | A test code generation technique that replaces instructions having a machine state dependent result with special redirection instructions provides generation of test code in which state dependent execution choices are made without a state model. Redirection instructions cause execution of a handler than examines the machine state and replaces the redirection instruction with a replacement instruction having a desired result resolved in accordance with the current machine state. The instructions that are replaced may be conditional branch instructions and the result a desired execution path. The examination of the machine state permits determination of a branch condition for the replacement instruction so that the next pass of the test code executes along the desired path. Alternatively, the handler can execute a jump to the branch instruction, causing immediate execution of the desired branch path. The re-direction instructions may be illegal instructions, which cause execution of an interrupt handler that performs the replacement. |
| FILED | Friday, February 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/700970 |
| ART UNIT | 2184 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Processing architectures and instruction processing 712/227 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516484 | Arimilli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravi K. Arimilli (Austin, Texas); Satya P. Sharma (Austin, Texas); Randal C. Swanberg (Round Rock, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A wake-and-go mechanism is provided for a data processing system. When a thread is waiting for an event, rather than performing a series of get-and-compare sequences, the thread updates a wake-and-go array with a target address associated with the event. The thread then goes to sleep until the event occurs. The wake-and-go array may be a content addressable memory (CAM). When a transaction appears on the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) fabric that modifies the value at a target address in the CAM, the CAM returns a list of storage addresses at which the target address is stored. The operating system or a background sleeper thread associates these storage addresses with the threads waiting for an even at the target addresses, and may wake the one or more threads waiting for the event. |
| FILED | Friday, February 01, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/024466 |
| ART UNIT | 2196 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Virtual machine task or process management or task management/control 718/100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516575 | Burnside et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Burnside (Columbia, Maryland); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Burnside (Columbia, Maryland); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and media for enforcing a security policy in a network are provided, including, for example, receiving a plurality of events describing component behavior detected by a plurality of sensors, each sensor monitoring a different component of a plurality of components; attributing a first event of the plurality of events to a first principal; attributing a second event of the plurality of events to a second principal; determining whether the first and second events are correlated; storing a data structure that attributes each of the first and second events to the first principal, if it is determined that the first and second events are correlated; comparing the second event to the security policy; and modifying network behavior to enforce the security policy against the first principal based on the comparison of the second event to the security policy and the attribution of the second event to the first principal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/632934 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08510932 | Meinke |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rainer Meinke (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. (West Palm, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rainer Meinke (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for manufacture of a conductor assembly. The assembly is of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or in which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, a voltage is induced. In an example embodiment one or more first coil rows are formed. The assembly has multiple coil rows about an axis with outer coil rows formed about inner coil rows. A determination is made of deviations from specifications associated with the formed one or more first coil rows. One or more deviations correspond to a magnitude of a multipole field component which departs from a field specification. Based on the deviations, one or more wiring patterns are generated for one or more second coil rows to be formed about the one or more first coil rows. The one or more second coil rows are formed in the assembly. The magnitude of each multipole field component that departs from the field specification is offset. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/176207 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/605 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511072 | Judkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roddie R. Judkins (Knoxville, Tennessee); Brian L. Bischoff (Knoxville, Tennessee); Melanie Moses Debusk (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chaitanya Narula (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roddie R. Judkins (Knoxville, Tennessee); Brian L. Bischoff (Knoxville, Tennessee); Melanie Moses Debusk (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chaitanya Narula (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream can include a wall, a mixed gas stream passageway, and a liquid collection assembly. The wall can include a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of capillary condensation pores. The capillary condensation pores extend through the wall, and have a first opening on the first surface of the wall, and a second opening on the second surface of the wall. The pore size of the pores can be between about 2 nm to about 100 nm. The mixed gas stream passageway can be in fluid communication with the first opening. The liquid collection assembly can collect liquid from the plurality of pores. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/071223 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/297 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511086 | Uhm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina); William David York (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina); William David York (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for reducing combustion dynamics in a combustor includes an end cap having an upstream surface axially separated from a downstream surface, and tube bundles extend through the end cap. A diluent supply in fluid communication with the end cap provides diluent flow to the end cap. Diluent distributors circumferentially arranged inside at least one tube bundle extend downstream from the downstream surface and provide fluid communication for the diluent flow through the end cap. A method for reducing combustion dynamics in a combustor includes flowing fuel through tube bundles that extend axially through an end cap, flowing a diluent through diluent distributors into a combustion chamber, wherein the diluent distributors are circumferentially arranged inside at least one tube bundle and each diluent distributor extends downstream from the end cap, and forming a diluent barrier in the combustion chamber between at least one pair of adjacent tube bundles. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/409326 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/737 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511092 | Uhm et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina); Kwanwoo Kim (Greer, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greer, South Carolina); Kwanwoo Kim (Greer, South Carolina); Baifang Zuo (Simpsonville, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel injection head for a fuel nozzle used in a gas turbine combustor includes a substantially hollow body formed with an upstream end face, a downstream end face and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. A plurality of pre-mix tubes or passages extend axially through the hollow body with inlets at the upstream end face and outlets at the downstream end face. An exterior surface of the downstream end face is formed with three-dimensional surface features that increase a total surface area of the exterior surface as compared to a substantially flat, planar downstream end face. |
| FILED | Friday, August 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/855801 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/772 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511100 | Laskaris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Evangelos Trifon Laskaris (Schenectady, New York); John Arthur Urbahn (Saratoga Springs, New York); Albert Eugene Steinbach (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskyuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evangelos Trifon Laskaris (Schenectady, New York); John Arthur Urbahn (Saratoga Springs, New York); Albert Eugene Steinbach (Schenectady, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system is disclosed for cooling superconducting devices. The system includes a cryogen cooling system configured to be coupled to the superconducting device and to supply cryogen to the device. The system also includes a cryogen storage system configured to supply cryogen to the device. The system further includes flow control valving configured to selectively isolate the cryogen cooling system from the device, thereby directing a flow of cryogen to the device from the cryogen storage system. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/173300 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/51.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511254 | Boxley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chett Boxley (Park City, Utah); Jessica McKelvie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chett Boxley (Park City, Utah); Jessica McKelvie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making an animal litter that includes geopolymerized ash, wherein, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with a sufficient quantity of water and an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it is dried, broken into particulates, and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates are used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter. Odor control may be accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/540876 |
| ART UNIT | 3643 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal husbandry 119/171 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511401 | Zediker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark S. Zediker (Weldon Spring, Missouri); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Yeshaya Koblick (Sharon, Massachusetts); Joel F. Moxley (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Foro Energy, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Zediker (Weldon Spring, Missouri); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Yeshaya Koblick (Sharon, Massachusetts); Joel F. Moxley (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, devices and methods for the transmission of 1 kW or more of laser energy deep into the earth and for the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena. Systems, devices and methods for the laser drilling of a borehole in the earth. These systems can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to advance such boreholes deep into the earth and at highly efficient advancement rates. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/544136 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Boring or penetrating the earth 175/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511535 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Quan Yang (San Diego, California); Chunhu Tan (Irvine, California); Zhigang Lin (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aegis Technology Inc. (Santa Ana, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Quan Yang (San Diego, California); Chunhu Tan (Irvine, California); Zhigang Lin (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A superior braze material, along with a method of producing the braze material and a method of sealing, joining or bonding materials through brazing is disclosed. The braze material is based on a metal oxide-noble metal mixture, typically Ag—CuO, with the addition of a small amount of metal oxide and/or metal such as TiO2, Al2O3, YSZ, Al, and Pd that will further improve wettability and joint strength. Braze filer materials, typically either in the form of paste or thin foil, may be prepared by a high-energy cryogenic ball milling process. This process allows the braze material to form at a finer size, thereby allowing more evenly dispersed braze particles in the resultant braze layer between on the surface of the ceramic substrate and metallic parts. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/763007 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/121 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512114 | Birrell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart J. Birrell (Ames, Iowa); Benjamin J. Schlesser (Davenport, Iowa); Mark D. Dilts (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart J. Birrell (Ames, Iowa); Benjamin J. Schlesser (Davenport, Iowa); Mark D. Dilts (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | A material chopper may include a counter shear bar, a plurality of stationary knives associated with the counter shear bar, a shaft, at least one rotor section operatively connected to the shaft, each of the at least one rotor section configured to rotate with the shaft, at least one knife holder in each of the at least one rotor section, at least one knife operatively connected to each of the at least one knife holder, and slots in each of the at least one knife holder, wherein edges of the slot provide counter shear surfaces for the plurality of stationary knives. The material chopper may be added to or incorporated into a harvesting machine such as a combine. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/062860 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Crop threshing or separating 460/112 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512572 | Tokunaga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tetsu K. Tokunaga (Berkeley, California); Yongman Kim (Walnut Creek, California); Jiamin Wan (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tetsu K. Tokunaga (Berkeley, California); Yongman Kim (Walnut Creek, California); Jiamin Wan (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for precipitating uranium from an aqueous solution and/or sediment comprising uranium and/or vanadium is presented. The method includes precipitating uranium as a uranyl vanadate through mixing an aqueous solution and/or sediment comprising uranium and/or vanadium and a solution comprising a monovalent or divalent cation to form the corresponding cation uranyl vanadate precipitate. The method also provides a pathway for extraction of uranium and vanadium from an aqueous solution and/or sediment. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/764077 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Liquid purification or separation 210/724 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512588 | Tringe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph W. Tringe (Walnut Creek, California); Rodney L. Balhorn (Livermore, California); Saleem Zaidi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph W. Tringe (Walnut Creek, California); Rodney L. Balhorn (Livermore, California); Saleem Zaidi (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a nanoporous membrane filter having a uniform array of nanopores etch-formed in a thin film structure (e.g. (100)-oriented single crystal silicon) having a predetermined thickness, by (a) using interferometric lithography to create an etch pattern comprising a plurality array of unit patterns having a predetermined width/diameter, (b) using the etch pattern to etch frustum-shaped cavities or pits in the thin film structure such that the dimension of the frustum floors of the cavities are substantially equal to a desired pore size based on the predetermined thickness of the thin film structure and the predetermined width/diameter of the unit patterns, and (c) removing the frustum floors at a boundary plane of the thin film structure to expose, open, and thereby create the nanopores substantially having the desired pore size. |
| FILED | Friday, August 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/856527 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/99 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512599 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yuanqiang Li (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Yongchi Tian (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Michael Dennis Romanelli (North Plainfield, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lightscape Materials, Inc. (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuanqiang Li (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Yongchi Tian (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Michael Dennis Romanelli (North Plainfield, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a novel group of carbidonitride phosphors and light emitting devices which utilize these phosphors. In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a novel family of carbidonitride-based phosphors expressed as follows: Ca1−xAlx−xySi1−x+xyN2−x−xyCxy:A; (1) Ca1−x−zNazM(III)x−xy−zSi1−x+xy+zN2−x−xyCxy:A; (2) M(II)1−x−zM(I)zM(III)x−xy−zSi1−x+xy+zN2−x−xyCxy:A; (3) M(II)1−x−zM(I)zM(III)x−xy−zSi1−x+xy+zN2−x−xy−2w/3CxyOw−v/2Hv:A; and (4) M(II)1−x−zM(I)zM(III)x−xy−zSi1−x+xy+zN2−x−xy−2w/3−v/3CxyOwHv:A, (4a) wherein 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0≦z<1, 0≦v<1, 0<w<1, x+z<1, x>xy+z, and 0<x−xy−z<1, M(II) is at least one divalent cation, M(I) is at least one monovalent cation, M(III) is at least one trivalent cation, H is at least one monovalent anion, and A is a luminescence activator doped in the crystal structure. |
| FILED | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/839365 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.4F0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512655 | Olson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John Henry Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John Henry Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A promoted activated carbon sorbent is described that is highly effective for the removal of mercury from flue gas streams. The sorbent comprises a new modified carbon form containing reactive forms of halogen and halides. Optional components may be added to increase reactivity and mercury capacity. These may be added directly with the sorbent, or to the flue gas to enhance sorbent performance and/or mercury capture. Mercury removal efficiencies obtained exceed conventional methods. The sorbent can be regenerated and reused. Sorbent treatment and preparation methods are also described. New methods for in-flight preparation, introduction, and control of the active sorbent into the mercury contaminated gas stream are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/427665 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512693 | Capito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to self-assembling membranes. In particular, the present invention provides self-assembling membranes configured for securing and/or delivering bioactive agents. In some embodiments, the self-assembling membranes are used in the treatment of diseases, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/031421 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512830 | Bettger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth J. Bettger (Pella, Iowa); David H. Stark (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eversealed Windows, Inc. (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth J. Bettger (Pella, Iowa); David H. Stark (Evergreen, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A vacuum insulating glazing unit (VIGU) comprises first and second panes of transparent material, first and second anchors, a plurality of filaments, a plurality of stand-off elements, and seals. The first and second panes of transparent material have edges and inner and outer faces, are disposed with their inner faces substantially opposing one another, and are separated by a gap having a predetermined height. The first and second anchors are disposed at opposite edges of one pane of the VIGU. Each filament is attached at one end to the first anchor and at the other end to the second anchor, and the filaments are collectively disposed between the panes substantially parallel to one another. The stand-off elements are affixed to each filament at predetermined positions along the filament, and have a height substantially equal to the predetermined height of the gap such that the each stand-off element touches the inner surfaces of both panes. The seals are disposed about the edges of the panes, enclosing the stand-off elements within a volume between the panes from which the atmosphere may be evacuated to form a partial vacuum. |
| FILED | Friday, January 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/688853 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/34 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512937 | Olynick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Deirdre Olynick (El Cerrito, California); P. James Schuck (Berkeley, California); Martin Schmidt (Berlin, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Deirdre Olynick (El Cerrito, California); P. James Schuck (Berkeley, California); Martin Schmidt (Berlin, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel approach to dry development of exposed photo resist is described in which a photo resist layer is exposed to a visible light source in order to remove the resist in the areas of exposure. The class of compounds used as the resist material, under the influence of the light source, undergoes a chemical/structural change such that the modified material becomes volatile and is thus removed from the resist surface. The exposure process is carried out for a time sufficient to ablate the exposed resist layer down to the layer below. A group of compounds found to be useful in this process includes aromatic calixarenes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/039139 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/322 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512979 | Dunson, Jr. et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James B. Dunson, Jr. (Newark, Delaware); Melvin P. Tucker, III (Lakewood, Colorado); Richard T. Elander (Evergreen, Colorado); Robert C. Lyons (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware); Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B. Dunson, Jr. (Newark, Delaware); Melvin P. Tucker, III (Lakewood, Colorado); Richard T. Elander (Evergreen, Colorado); Robert C. Lyons (Arvada, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A system including an apparatus is presented for treatment of biomass that allows successful biomass treatment at a high solids dry weight of biomass in the biomass mixture. The design of the system provides extensive distribution of a reactant by spreading the reactant over the biomass as the reactant is introduced through an injection lance, while the biomass is rotated using baffles. The apparatus system to provide extensive assimilation of the reactant into biomass using baffles to lift and drop the biomass, as well as attrition media which fall onto the biomass, to enhance the treatment process. |
| FILED | Monday, February 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/705683 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512989 | Alvizo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Codexis, Inc. (Redwood City, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Codexis, Inc. (Redwood City, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oscar Alvizo (Fremont, California); Michael R. Benoit (Denver, Colorado); Scott J. Novick (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to β-class carbonic anhydrase polypeptides having improved properties including increased thermostability and/or stability in the presence of amine compounds, ammonia, or carbonate ion. The present disclosure also provides formulations and uses of the polypeptides for accelerating the absorption of carbon dioxide from a gas stream into a solution as well as for the release of the absorbed carbon dioxide for further treatment and/or sequestering. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the carbonic anhydrase polypeptides and host cells capable of expressing them. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/721586 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513050 | Bhattacharya et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raghu Nath Bhattacharya (Littleton, Colorado); Sovannary Phok (Lakewood, Colorado); Philip Anthony Parilla (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raghu Nath Bhattacharya (Littleton, Colorado); Sovannary Phok (Lakewood, Colorado); Philip Anthony Parilla (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A Bi—Se doped with Cu, p-type semiconductor, preferably used as an absorber material in a photovoltaic device. Preferably the semiconductor has at least 20 molar percent Cu. In a preferred embodiment, the semiconductor comprises at least 28 molar percent of Cu. In one embodiment, the semiconductor comprises a molar percentage of Cu and Bi whereby the molar percentage of Cu divided by the molar percentage of Bi is greater than 1.2. In a preferred embodiment, the semiconductor is manufactured as a thin film having a thickness less than 600 nm. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/815585 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/95 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513158 | Roldan Cuenya et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Beatriz Roldan Cuenya (Orlando, Florida); Ahmed R. Naitabdi (Paris, France); Farzad Behafarid (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Orlando, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Beatriz Roldan Cuenya (Orlando, Florida); Ahmed R. Naitabdi (Paris, France); Farzad Behafarid (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An inverse micelle-based method for forming nanoparticles on supports includes dissolving a polymeric material in a solvent to provide a micelle solution. A nanoparticle source is dissolved in the micelle solution. A plurality of micelles having a nanoparticle in their core and an outer polymeric coating layer are formed in the micelle solution. The micelles are applied to a support. The polymeric coating layer is then removed from the micelles to expose the nanoparticles. A supported catalyst includes a nanocrystalline powder, thin film, or single crystal support. Metal nanoparticles having a median size from 0.5 nm to 25 nm, a size distribution having a standard deviation ≦0.1 of their median size are on or embedded in the support. The plurality of metal nanoparticles are dispersed and in a periodic arrangement. The metal nanoparticles maintain their periodic arrangement and size distribution following heat treatments of at least 1,000° C. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/429648 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513319 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sheng Dai (Knoxville, Tennessee); Xiqing Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sheng Dai (Knoxville, Tennessee); Xiqing Wang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a method for fabricating a mesoporous carbon material, the method comprising subjecting a precursor composition to a curing step followed by a carbonization step, the precursor composition comprising: (i) a templating component comprised of a block copolymer, (ii) a phenolic compound or material, (iii) a crosslinkable aldehyde component, and (iv) at least 0.5 M concentration of a strong acid having a pKa of or less than −2, wherein said carbonization step comprises heating the precursor composition at a carbonizing temperature for sufficient time to convert the precursor composition to a mesoporous carbon material. The invention is also directed to a mesoporous carbon material having an improved thermal stability, preferably produced according to the above method. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/353722 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 521/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513464 | Jessop et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philip G. Jessop (Kingston, Canada); Charles A. Eckert (Atlanta, Georgia); Charles L. Liotta (Atlanta, Georgia); David J. Heldebrant (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia); Queen's University at Kingston (Kingston, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip G. Jessop (Kingston, Canada); Charles A. Eckert (Atlanta, Georgia); Charles L. Liotta (Atlanta, Georgia); David J. Heldebrant (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A solvent that reversibly converts from a nonionic liquid mixture to an ionic liquid upon contact with a selected trigger, e.g., contact with CO2, is described. In preferred embodiments, the ionic solvent is readily converted back to the nonionic liquid mixture. The nonionic liquid mixture includes an amidine or guanidine or both, and water, alcohol, or a combination thereof. Single component amine solvents that reversibly convert between ionic and non-ionic states are also described. Some embodiments require increased pressure to convert; others convert at 1 atmosphere. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/172090 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 564/245 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513489 | Sorek et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rotem Sorek (Rehovot, Israel); Edward M. Rubin (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rotem Sorek (Rehovot, Israel); Edward M. Rubin (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | We describe a method for mining microbial genomes to discover antimicrobial genes and proteins having broad spectrum of activity. Also described are antimicrobial genes and their expression products from various microbial genomes that were found using this method. The products of such genes can be used as antimicrobial agents or as tools for molecular biology. |
| FILED | Saturday, December 15, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/519350 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/279 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513598 | Fergenson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David P. Fergenson (Alamo, California); Eric E. Gard (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Fergenson (Alamo, California); Eric E. Gard (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system according to one embodiment includes a particle accelerator that directs a succession of polydisperse aerosol particles along a predetermined particle path; multiple tracking lasers for generating beams of light across the particle path; an optical detector positioned adjacent the particle path for detecting impingement of the beams of light on individual particles; a desorption laser for generating a beam of desorbing light across the particle path about coaxial with a beam of light produced by one of the tracking lasers; and a controller, responsive to detection of a signal produced by the optical detector, that controls the desorption laser to generate the beam of desorbing light. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/338623 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Discharge Tubes or Discharge Lamps H01J 49/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513601 | Morris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher L. Morris (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Mark F. Makela (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Morris (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Mark F. Makela (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques, apparatus and systems for detecting particles such as muons. In one implementation, a monitoring system has a cosmic ray-produced charged particle tracker with a plurality of drift cells. The drift cells, which can be for example aluminum drift tubes, can be arranged at least above and below a volume to be scanned to thereby track incoming and outgoing charged particles, such as cosmic ray-produced muons, while also detecting gamma rays. The system can selectively detect devices or materials, such as iron, lead, gold and/or tungsten, occupying the volume from multiple scattering of the charged particles passing through the volume and can also detect any radioactive sources occupying the volume from gamma rays emitted therefrom. If necessary, the drift tubes can be sealed to eliminate the need for a gas handling system. The system can be employed to inspect occupied vehicles at border crossings for nuclear threat objects. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/591118 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/307 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513618 | Maniscalco et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James Maniscalco (Laquinta, California); Glenn Sjoden (Sandy Springs, Georgia); Mac Clements Chapman (Ranchos Palos Verdes, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Quintell of Ohio, LLC (Beachwood, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James Maniscalco (Laquinta, California); Glenn Sjoden (Sandy Springs, Georgia); Mac Clements Chapman (Ranchos Palos Verdes, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for discriminating a radioactive anomaly from naturally occurring radioactive materials includes detecting a first number of gamma photons having energies in a first range of energy values within a predetermined period of time and detecting a second number of gamma photons having energies in a second range of energy values within the predetermined period of time. The method further includes determining, in a controller, a ratio of the first number of gamma photons having energies in the first range and the second number of gamma photons having energies in the second range, and determining that a radioactive anomaly is present when the ratio exceeds a threshold value. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/338538 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Nuclear or X-radiation G01T 1/17 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513624 | Choi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charina L. Choi (Berkeley, California); Kristie J. Koski (Livermore, California); Sanjeevi Sivasankar (Ames, Iowa); A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charina L. Choi (Berkeley, California); Kristie J. Koski (Livermore, California); Sanjeevi Sivasankar (Ames, Iowa); A. Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods of detecting force on the nanoscale including methods for detecting force using a tetrapod nanocrystal by exposing the tetrapod nanocrystal to light, which produces a luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal. The method continues with detecting a difference in the luminescent response by the tetrapod nanocrystal relative to a base luminescent response that indicates a force between a first and second medium or stresses or strains experienced within a material. Such systems and methods find use with biological systems to measure forces in biological events or interactions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/357845 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/459.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513658 | D'Andrade et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian D'Andrade (Westhampton, New Jersey); James Esler (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Vadim Adamovich (Yardley, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Universal Display Corporation (Ewing, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian D'Andrade (Westhampton, New Jersey); James Esler (Yardley, Pennsylvania); Vadim Adamovich (Yardley, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A device is provided. The device includes an anode, a cathode and a double emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The double emissive layer includes a first organic emissive layer and a second organic emissive layer. The second organic emissive layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode, and is adjacent to the first organic emissive layer. The device also includes a blocking layer disposed adjacent to the second organic emissive layer and between the second organic emissive layer and the anode. The device also includes a hole transport layer disposed between the blocking layer and the anode. At least one of the anode and the cathode is transmissive. |
| FILED | Friday, September 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/062162 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514034 | Kang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoon W. Kang (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoon W. Kang (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A waveguide having a non-conductive material with a high permeability (μ, μr for relative permeability) and/or a high permittivity (∈, ∈r for relative permittivity) positioned within a housing. When compared to a hollow waveguide, the waveguide of this invention, reduces waveguide dimensions by The waveguide of this invention further includes ridges which further reduce the size and increases the usable frequency bandwidth. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/905792 |
| ART UNIT | 2817 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/208 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514380 | Zou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yingyin Kevin Zou (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongzhi Zhao (Malden, Massachusetts); Qiushui Chen (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Applied Technologies, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yingyin Kevin Zou (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongzhi Zhao (Malden, Massachusetts); Qiushui Chen (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A polarization imaging apparatus measures the Stokes image of a sample. The apparatus consists of an optical lens set, a first variable phase retarder (VPR) with its optical axis aligned 22.5°, a second variable phase retarder with its optical axis aligned 45°, a linear polarizer, a imaging sensor for sensing the intensity images of the sample, a controller and a computer. Two variable phase retarders were controlled independently by a computer through a controller unit which generates a sequential of voltages to control the phase retardations of the first and second variable phase retarders. A auto-calibration procedure was incorporated into the polarization imaging apparatus to correct the misalignment of first and second VPRs, as well as the half-wave voltage of the VPRs. A set of four intensity images, I0, I1, I2 and I3 of the sample were captured by imaging sensor when the phase retardations of VPRs were set at (0,0), (π,0), (π,π) and (π/2,π), respectively. Then four Stokes components of a Stokes image, S0, S1, S2 and S3 were calculated using the four intensity images. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/763173 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/73 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514475 | Deri et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert J. Deri (Pleasanton, California); Mark A. Rhodes (Pleasanton, California); Andrew J. Bayramian (Manteca, California); John A. Caird (San Francisco, California); Mark A. Henesian (Livermore, California); Christopher A. Ebbers (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert J. Deri (Pleasanton, California); Mark A. Rhodes (Pleasanton, California); Andrew J. Bayramian (Manteca, California); John A. Caird (San Francisco, California); Mark A. Henesian (Livermore, California); Christopher A. Ebbers (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic crystal having a predetermined thickness, a first face and a second face. The electro-optic device also includes a first electrode substrate disposed opposing the first face. The first electrode substrate includes a first substrate material having a first thickness and a first electrode coating coupled to the first substrate material. The electro-optic device further includes a second electrode substrate disposed opposing the second face. The second electrode substrate includes a second substrate material having a second thickness and a second electrode coating coupled to the second substrate material. The electro-optic device additionally includes a voltage source electrically coupled to the first electrode coating and the second electrode coating. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/913651 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514855 | Robertson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Perry J. Robertson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jason R. Hamlet (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Lyndon G. Pierson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronald R. Olsberg (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Guy D. Chun (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Perry J. Robertson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jason R. Hamlet (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Lyndon G. Pierson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Ronald R. Olsberg (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Guy D. Chun (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A technique for distributed packet processing includes sequentially passing packets associated with packet flows between a plurality of processing engines along a flow through data bus linking the plurality of processing engines in series. At least one packet within a given packet flow is marked by a given processing engine to signify by the given processing engine to the other processing engines that the given processing engine has claimed the given packet flow for processing. A processing function is applied to each of the packet flows within the processing engines and the processed packets are output on a time-shared, arbitered data bus coupled to the plurality of processing engines. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/773120 |
| ART UNIT | 2463 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/389 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516269 | Hamlet et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason R. Hamlet (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David J. Stein (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Todd M. Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason R. Hamlet (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David J. Stein (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Todd M. Bauer (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Detection and deterrence of device tampering and subversion may be achieved by including a cryptographic fingerprint unit within a hardware device for authenticating a binding of the hardware device and a physical structure. The cryptographic fingerprint unit includes an internal physically unclonable function (“PUF”) circuit disposed in or on the hardware device, which generate an internal PUF value. Binding logic is coupled to receive the internal PUF value, as well as an external PUF value associated with the physical structure, and generates a binding PUF value, which represents the binding of the hardware device and the physical structure. The cryptographic fingerprint unit also includes a cryptographic unit that uses the binding PUF value to allow a challenger to authenticate the binding. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/908324 |
| ART UNIT | 2433 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516271 | Faraboschi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paolo Faraboschi (Barcelona, Spain); Parthasarathy Ranganathan (San Jose, California); Naveen Muralimanohar (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paolo Faraboschi (Barcelona, Spain); Parthasarathy Ranganathan (San Jose, California); Naveen Muralimanohar (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to secure non-volatile memory regions are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises associating a first key pair and a second key pair different than the first key pair with a process, using the first key pair to secure a first region of a non-volatile memory for the process, and using the second key pair to secure a second region of the non-volatile memory for the same process, the second region being different than the first region. |
| FILED | Friday, March 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/046381 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516444 | Gooding |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas M. Gooding (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas M. Gooding (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for debugging a high performance computing program by gathering lists of addresses of calling instructions for a plurality of threads of execution of the program, assigning the threads to groups in dependence upon the addresses, and displaying the groups to identify defective threads. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 23, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/360346 |
| ART UNIT | 2196 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08511827 | Hua et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona); Rui Zhang (Boise, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hong Hua (Tucson, Arizona); Rui Zhang (Boise, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to a head-mounted projection display, and more particularly, but not exclusively to a polarized head-mounted projection display including a light engine and a compact, high-performance projection lens for use with reflective microdisplays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/863771 |
| ART UNIT | 2878 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Image projectors 353/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512260 | Grudic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Zlatko Grudic (Longmont, Colorado); Steven Lee Moulton (Littleton, Colorado); Isobe Jane Mulligan (Niwot, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Zlatko Grudic (Longmont, Colorado); Steven Lee Moulton (Littleton, Colorado); Isobe Jane Mulligan (Niwot, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Tools and techniques for the rapid, continuous, invasive and/or noninvasive measurement, estimation, and/or prediction of a patient's intracranial pressure. In an aspect, some tools and techniques can predict the onset of conditions such as herniation and/or can recommend (and, in some cases, administer) a therapeutic treatment for the patient's condition. In another aspect, some techniques employ high speed software technology that enables active, long term learning from extremely large, continually changing datasets. In some cases, this technology utilizes feature extraction, state-of-the-art machine learning and/or statistical methods to autonomously build and apply relevant models in real-time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/028140 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/561 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512693 | Capito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramille M. Capito (Lake in the Hills, Illinois); Helena S. Azevedo (Braga, Portugal); Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to self-assembling membranes. In particular, the present invention provides self-assembling membranes configured for securing and/or delivering bioactive agents. In some embodiments, the self-assembling membranes are used in the treatment of diseases, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/031421 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512946 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite particles and methods of synthesizing a composite particle are disclosed, in particular, methods of synthesizing a composite particle comprising a dielectric component, a magnetic component, and a gold shell are disclosed. Further disclosed herein are methods of detecting a target compound using the composite particles of the present invention. Also disclosed are photonic crystals that can be manipulated with an external magnetic field comprising the composite particles of the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/063206 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513001 | Weiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory A. Weiss (Irvine, California); Reginald M. Penner (Newport Beach, California); Phillip Y. Tam (El Monte, California); Li-Mei Yang (Fountain Valley, California); Tyler Brigham (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory A. Weiss (Irvine, California); Reginald M. Penner (Newport Beach, California); Phillip Y. Tam (El Monte, California); Li-Mei Yang (Fountain Valley, California); Tyler Brigham (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A biosensor capable of detecting the presence and/or concentration of an analyte or biomarker includes at least one electrically conductive electrode operatively coupled to an impedance analyzer for measuring the change in the resistive impedance of the electrode in response to an applied alternating current at a plurality of frequencies. In one embodiment, at least one electrode is covered with a self-assembled monolayer that is chemically bonded to a surface. A plurality of virus particles such as phage viruses are immobilized on the self-assembled monolayer and may be exposed to a test or sample solution. The virus particles may be obtained from phage-displayed libraries to detect a wide variety of targets including, for example, DNA, RNA, small molecules, and proteins or polypeptides. In another embodiment, the virus particles are electrostatically bound to a substrate in between a pair of elongated electrodes disposed on a substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, March 09, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/282143 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/287.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513305 | Davies |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Davies (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Davies (Binghamton, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention is directed to a composition. The composition includes a dispersion inducer comprising: H3C—(CH2)n—CHm where |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/152347 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/560 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513366 | Sita et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence R. Sita (Silver Spring, Maryland); Matthew B. Harney (Fairfax, Virginia); Yonghui Zhang (Old Saybrook, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence R. Sita (Silver Spring, Maryland); Matthew B. Harney (Fairfax, Virginia); Yonghui Zhang (Old Saybrook, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for modulated degenerative transfer living polymerization and isotactic-atactic stereoblock and stereogradient poly(olefins) thereby Abstract A method of producing a multiblock, stereoblock polyolefin having substantially uniform microstructure is disclosed. The method includes contacting a Ziegler-Natta pre-catalyst with a co-catalyst and an olefin to polymerize the olefin and form a first stereoblock, adding a methyl donator that changes the stereoregularity of the polymerization, and polymerizing the olefin to form a second stereoblock. The methods of the present invention allow for the production of poly(olefin)s having predictable degrees of incorporation of stereoerrors of a known type. The methods allows for the production of a variety of poly(olefin) microstructures, ranging from stereoblock to stereogradient poly(olefin)s and poly(olefin)s having fully isotactic to fully atactic microstructures. |
| FILED | Friday, March 17, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/886535 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513452 | Antilla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon Clarence Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Pankaj Jain (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon Clarence Antilla (Tampa, Florida); Pankaj Jain (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method synthesizing homoallylic or homopropargylic alcohols was developed to react aldehydes with allyl boronates, such as allylboronic acid pinacol ester, or allenylborates in the presence of a catalytic amount of a chiral binaphthyl-derived chiral phosphoric acid. The method showed enhanced enantiocontrol and chemical yield, which increased with lower temperatures. A large series of aldehydes were tested under these catalytic conditions and wide successful substrate scope was found, including aryl, heteroaryl, aromatic aldehydes, heteroaryl aldehydes, α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and aliphatic aldehydes, and alkyl aldehydes. Likewise, the use of crotyl boronates (E and Z) were successfully reacted with aryl aldehydes under the conditions to allow for highly enantio- and diasteo-selective crotylation. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/151705 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 558/86 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513466 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glen P. Miller (Lee, New Hampshire); Irvinder Kaur (Durham, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen P. Miller (Lee, New Hampshire); Irvinder Kaur (Durham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed towards a new class of semi-conducting acene derivatives. These compounds are all soluble species and they all possess superior resistance to photooxidation as compared to their counterparts that lack the substitution patterns disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/627792 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513467 | Dumesic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Mei Chia (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Dumesic (Verona, Wisconsin); Mei Chia (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Described is a method of making 2,4-diones via acid catalyzed or thermally induced ring-opening of a 4-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-pyrone to yield a 2,4-dione. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/461257 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/386 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513647 | Bacon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dave M Bacon (Seattle, Washington); Gregory M Crosswhite (Seattle, Washington); Steven T Flammia (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dave M Bacon (Seattle, Washington); Gregory M Crosswhite (Seattle, Washington); Steven T Flammia (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A quantum computational (QC) device includes a multi-qubit (MQ) structure and another MQ structure coupled to the MQ structure. The MQ structure is arranged to provide an adiabatic quantum computation by application of an initial Hamiltonian operator. The other MQ structure is arranged to provide another adiabatic quantum computation by application of another Hamiltonian operator that is spatially different than the initial Hamiltonian operator. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/083363 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/30 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514398 | Pang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Haiping Matthew Chen (La Jolla, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lin Pang (San Diego, California); Haiping Matthew Chen (La Jolla, California); Yeshaiahu Fainman (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques, apparatus, material and systems are described for implementing a three-dimensional composite mushroom-like metallodielectric nanostructure. In one aspect, a surface plasmon based sensing device includes a substrate and a layer of an anti-reflective coating over the substrate. The surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a dielectric material on the anti-reflective coating shaped to form a 2-dimensional array of nanoholes spaced from one another. Also, the surface Plasmon based sensing device includes a layer of a metallic film formed on the 2-dimensional array of nanoholes to include openings over the nanoholes, respectively, wherein the sensing device is structured to support both propagating surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waves and localized surface plasmon resonant (LSPR) modes. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943916 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/445 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515058 | Gentry |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig B. Gentry (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig B. Gentry (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention describe a fully homomorphic encryption scheme using a “bootstrapable” homomorphic encryption scheme that evaluate a function ƒ when ƒ is the encryption schemes own decryption function. Specifically, the fully homomorphic encryption scheme uses the “bootstrapable” homomorphic encryption scheme to determine the decryption function to decrypt data encrypted under the fully homomorphic encryption scheme. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943240 |
| ART UNIT | 2436 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515131 | Koch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christof Koch (Seattle, Washington); Laurent Itti (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christof Koch (Seattle, Washington); Laurent Itti (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Detection of image salience in a visual display of an image. The image is analyzed at multiple spatial scales and over multiple feature channels to determine the likely salience of different portions of the image. One application for the system is in an advertising context. The detection may be improved by second order statistics, e.g. mean and the standard deviations of different image portions relative to other portions. Different edges may be considered as being extended edges by looking at the edges over multiple spatial scales. One set of feature channels can be optimized for use in moving images, and can detect motion or flicker. The images can be obtained over multiple spectral ranges the user can be instructed about how to maximize the saliency. This can be applied to automatically evaluate and optimize sales or advertisement displays. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/324352 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515159 | Snavely et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith Noah Snavely (Seattle, Washington); Steven Maxwell Seitz (Seattle, Washington); Richard Szeliski (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington); University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith Noah Snavely (Seattle, Washington); Steven Maxwell Seitz (Seattle, Washington); Richard Szeliski (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Over the past few years there has been a dramatic proliferation of digital cameras, and it has become increasingly easy to share large numbers of photographs with many other people. These trends have contributed to the availability of large databases of photographs. Effectively organizing, browsing, and visualizing such .seas. of images, as well as finding a particular image, can be difficult tasks. In this paper, we demonstrate that knowledge of where images were taken and where they were pointed makes it possible to visualize large sets of photographs in powerful, intuitive new ways. We present and evaluate a set of novel tools that use location and orientation information, derived semi-automatically using structure from motion, to enhance the experience of exploring such large collections of images. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/419683 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/154 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515216 | Abad et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jorge Bravo Abad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Erich P. Ippen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jorge Bravo Abad (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Erich P. Ippen (Belmont, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a system including an integrated silicon-based structure including a microcavity configured to receive optical energy from an input beam carrying an optical signal and absorb the optical energy by a nonlinear multi-photon absorption process. For example, the multi-photon absorption process can be two-photon absorption (TPA). The integrated silicon-based structure further includes electrodes responsive to the nonlinear multi-photon absorption process in the microcavity for producing an electronic signal indicative of the optical signal. A related method is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/611287 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515739 | Godbole et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Namrata Godbole (New York, New York); Steven Skiena (Setauket, New York); Manjunath Srinivasaiah (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Namrata Godbole (New York, New York); Steven Skiena (Setauket, New York); Manjunath Srinivasaiah (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for determining a sentiment associated with an entity includes inputting a plurality of texts associated with the entity, labeling seed words in the plurality of texts as positive or negative, determining a score estimate for the plurality of words based on the labeling, re-enumerating paths of the plurality of words and determining a number of sentiment alternations, determining a final score for the plurality of words using only paths whose number of alternations is within a threshold, converting the final scores to corresponding z-scores for each of the plurality of words, and outputting the sentiment associated with the entity. |
| FILED | Friday, June 17, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/163636 |
| ART UNIT | 2657 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516029 | Koutis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ioannis Koutis (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Gary Lee Miller (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ioannis Koutis (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Gary Lee Miller (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses for solving a system on a symmetric diagonally dominant matrix. The method includes constructing an equivalent symmetric diagonally dominant linear system Ax=b from the system on a symmetric diagonally dominant matrix, wherein the matrix A of the equivalent linear system Ax=b has negative off-diagonal entries and zero row sums; constructing a graph of the matrix A of the equivalent linear system; constructing a decomposition of the graph; constructing a two-level process using the decomposition of the graph, wherein the two-level process includes reducing the equivalent linear system Ax=b to a linear system By=c; and extending the two-level process to a multi-level process having more than two levels. |
| FILED | Friday, June 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/483750 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/446 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516575 | Burnside et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Burnside (Columbia, Maryland); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Burnside (Columbia, Maryland); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, methods, and media for enforcing a security policy in a network are provided, including, for example, receiving a plurality of events describing component behavior detected by a plurality of sensors, each sensor monitoring a different component of a plurality of components; attributing a first event of the plurality of events to a first principal; attributing a second event of the plurality of events to a second principal; determining whether the first and second events are correlated; storing a data structure that attributes each of the first and second events to the first principal, if it is determined that the first and second events are correlated; comparing the second event to the security policy; and modifying network behavior to enforce the security policy against the first principal based on the comparison of the second event to the security policy and the attribution of the second event to the first principal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/632934 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/22 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08516610 | Tavakoli Nia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hadi Tavakoli Nia (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Iman Soltani Bozchalooi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christine Ortiz (Melrose, Massachusetts); Alan J. Grodzinsky (Lexington, Massachusetts); Eliot Frank (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hadi Tavakoli Nia (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Iman Soltani Bozchalooi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Christine Ortiz (Melrose, Massachusetts); Alan J. Grodzinsky (Lexington, Massachusetts); Eliot Frank (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Rheology system. The system includes a first piezoelectric actuator assembly for providing microscale displacement of a sample and a second piezoelectric actuator assembly for oscillating the sample at a nano/micro scale displacement in a selected frequency range extended significantly as compared to the frequency range available on the commercial AFMs. A preferred sample is cartilage and the disclosed system can distinguish between normal cartilage and GAG-depleted cartilage. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423317 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe techniques or apparatus; applications of scanning-probe techniques, e.g., Scanning probe microscopy [SPM] 850/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08511090 | Mengle |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vinod G. Mengle (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vinod G. Mengle (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Nozzle exit configurations and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a jet engine exhaust nozzle having an internal flow surface and an exit aperture, with the exit aperture having a perimeter that includes multiple projections extending in an aft direction. Aft portions of individual neighboring projections are spaced apart from each other by a gap, and a geometric feature of the multiple can change in a monotonic manner along at least a portion of the perimeter. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/986098 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/770 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511360 | Misciagna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David T. Misciagna (Hockessin, Delaware); Jessica J. Fuhrer (Ardmore, Pennsylvania); Robert S. Funk (Morton, Pennsylvania); William S. Tolotta (Broomall, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David T. Misciagna (Hockessin, Delaware); Jessica J. Fuhrer (Ardmore, Pennsylvania); Robert S. Funk (Morton, Pennsylvania); William S. Tolotta (Broomall, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/633470 |
| ART UNIT | 1746 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/425 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511396 | Parrish |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Clyde F. Parrish (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Clyde F. Parrish (Melbourne, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Aqueous droplets encapsulated in a flame retardant polymer are useful in suppressing combustion. Upon exposure to a flame, the encapsulated aqueous droplets rupture and vaporize, removing heat and displacing oxygen to retard the combustion process. The polymer encapsulant, through decomposition, may further add free radicals to the combustion atmosphere, thereby further retarding the combustion process. The encapsulated aqueous droplets may be used as a replacement to halon, water mist and dry powder flame suppression systems. |
| FILED | Monday, May 20, 2002 |
| APPL NO | 10/476175 |
| ART UNIT | 3752 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Fire extinguishers 169/46 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08511964 | Linn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas Martin Linn (White Lake, Michigan); Robert O. Ambrose (Houston, Texas); Myron A. Diftler (Houston, Texas); Scott R. Askew (Houston, Texas); Robert Platt (Houston, Texas); Joshua S. Mehling (League City, Texas); Nicolaus A. Radford (League City, Texas); Phillip A. Strawser (Houston, Texas); Lyndon Bridgwater (Houston, Texas); Charles W. Wampler, II (Birmingham, Michigan); Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Chris A. Ihrke (Hartland, Michigan); Matthew J. Reiland (Oxford, Michigan); Adam M. Sanders (Holly, Michigan); David M. Reich (Huntsville, Alabama); Brian Hargrave (Dickenson, Texas); Adam H. Parsons (Tulsa, Oklahoma); Frank Noble Permenter (Webster, Texas); Donald R. Davis (Brighton, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas Martin Linn (White Lake, Michigan); Robert O. Ambrose (Houston, Texas); Myron A. Diftler (Houston, Texas); Scott R. Askew (Houston, Texas); Robert Platt (Houston, Texas); Joshua S. Mehling (League City, Texas); Nicolaus A. Radford (League City, Texas); Phillip A. Strawser (Houston, Texas); Lyndon Bridgwater (Houston, Texas); Charles W. Wampler, II (Birmingham, Michigan); Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Chris A. Ihrke (Hartland, Michigan); Matthew J. Reiland (Oxford, Michigan); Adam M. Sanders (Holly, Michigan); David M. Reich (Huntsville, Alabama); Brian Hargrave (Dickenson, Texas); Adam H. Parsons (Tulsa, Oklahoma); Frank Noble Permenter (Webster, Texas); Donald R. Davis (Brighton, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A humanoid robot includes a torso, a pair of arms, two hands, a neck, and a head. The torso extends along a primary axis and presents a pair of shoulders. The pair of arms movably extend from a respective one of the pair of shoulders. Each of the arms has a plurality of arm joints. The neck movably extends from the torso along the primary axis. The neck has at least one neck joint. The head movably extends from the neck along the primary axis. The head has at least one head joint. The shoulders are canted toward one another at a shrug angle that is defined between each of the shoulders such that a workspace is defined between the shoulders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/564084 |
| ART UNIT | 3652 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Material or article handling 414/680 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512667 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sherwin Yang (Chatsworth, California); Daniel Edward Matejczyk (West Hills, California); William Determan (Sylmar, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Pratt and Whitney, Rocketdyne, Inc. (Canoga Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sherwin Yang (Chatsworth, California); Daniel Edward Matejczyk (West Hills, California); William Determan (Sylmar, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of forming a nanocomposite thermoelectric material having microstructural stability at temperatures greater than 1,000° C. The method includes creating nanocrystalline powder by cryomilling. The method is particularly useful in forming SiGe alloy powder. |
| FILED | Monday, November 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/946296 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/344 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513531 | Trigwell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Trigwell (Merritt Island, Florida); Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Carlos I. Calle (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, Arkansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Trigwell (Merritt Island, Florida); Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Arkansas); Carlos I. Calle (Merritt Island, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | An electrodynamic array of conductive nanomaterial electrodes and a method of making such an electrodynamic array. In one embodiment, a liquid solution containing nanomaterials is deposited as an array of conductive electrodes on a substrate, including rigid or flexible substrates such as fabrics, and opaque or transparent substrates. The nanomaterial electrodes may also be grown in situ. The nanomaterials may include carbon nanomaterials, other organic or inorganic nanomaterials or mixtures. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/804175 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Conductors and insulators 174/254 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513863 | Stephanou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philip J. Stephanou (Berkeley, California); Justin P. Black (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip J. Stephanou (Berkeley, California); Justin P. Black (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric resonator device includes: a top electrode layer with a patterned structure, a top piezoelectric layer adjacent to the top layer, a middle metal layer adjacent to the top piezoelectric layer opposite the top layer, a bottom piezoelectric layer adjacent to the middle layer opposite the top piezoelectric layer, and a bottom electrode layer with a patterned structure and adjacent to the bottom piezoelectric layer opposite the middle layer. The top layer includes a first plurality of electrodes inter-digitated with a second plurality of electrodes. A first one of the electrodes in the top layer and a first one of the electrodes in the bottom layer are coupled to a first contact, and a second one of the electrodes in the top layer and a second one of the electrodes in the bottom layer are coupled to a second contact. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456245 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/345 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514380 | Zou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yingyin Kevin Zou (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongzhi Zhao (Malden, Massachusetts); Qiushui Chen (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Applied Technologies, Inc. (Woburn, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yingyin Kevin Zou (Lexington, Massachusetts); Hongzhi Zhao (Malden, Massachusetts); Qiushui Chen (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A polarization imaging apparatus measures the Stokes image of a sample. The apparatus consists of an optical lens set, a first variable phase retarder (VPR) with its optical axis aligned 22.5°, a second variable phase retarder with its optical axis aligned 45°, a linear polarizer, a imaging sensor for sensing the intensity images of the sample, a controller and a computer. Two variable phase retarders were controlled independently by a computer through a controller unit which generates a sequential of voltages to control the phase retardations of the first and second variable phase retarders. A auto-calibration procedure was incorporated into the polarization imaging apparatus to correct the misalignment of first and second VPRs, as well as the half-wave voltage of the VPRs. A set of four intensity images, I0, I1, I2 and I3 of the sample were captured by imaging sensor when the phase retardations of VPRs were set at (0,0), (π,0), (π,π) and (π/2,π), respectively. Then four Stokes components of a Stokes image, S0, S1, S2 and S3 were calculated using the four intensity images. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/763173 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/73 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08514996 | Pollock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Julie Pollock (Clearwater, Florida); Brett D. Oliver (Tampa, Florida); Christopher Brickner (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Julie Pollock (Clearwater, Florida); Brett D. Oliver (Tampa, Florida); Christopher Brickner (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for clock monitoring in a network is provided. The method comprises receiving a first network clock signal at a network device and comparing the first network clock signal to a local clock signal from a primary oscillator coupled to the network device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/835928 |
| ART UNIT | 2631 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/371 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08512114 | Birrell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart J. Birrell (Ames, Iowa); Benjamin J. Schlesser (Davenport, Iowa); Mark D. Dilts (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart J. Birrell (Ames, Iowa); Benjamin J. Schlesser (Davenport, Iowa); Mark D. Dilts (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) |
| ABSTRACT | A material chopper may include a counter shear bar, a plurality of stationary knives associated with the counter shear bar, a shaft, at least one rotor section operatively connected to the shaft, each of the at least one rotor section configured to rotate with the shaft, at least one knife holder in each of the at least one rotor section, at least one knife operatively connected to each of the at least one knife holder, and slots in each of the at least one knife holder, wherein edges of the slot provide counter shear surfaces for the plurality of stationary knives. The material chopper may be added to or incorporated into a harvesting machine such as a combine. |
| FILED | Friday, April 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/062860 |
| ART UNIT | 3671 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Crop threshing or separating 460/112 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512726 | Glenn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory M. Glenn (American Canyon, California); George John (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory M. Glenn (American Canyon, California); George John (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to aryl glycolipid gels as control release devices and uses thereof in agriculture. In an exemplary embodiment, mannitol dioctanoate (M8) is used to prepare controlled release devices for pheromones. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/272207 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/409 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513499 | Rooney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William L. Rooney (College Station, Texas); Leslie C. Kuhlman (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William L. Rooney (College Station, Texas); Leslie C. Kuhlman (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the sorghum line designated Tx3361. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the line Tx3361, and to methods for producing a plant produced by crossing a sorghum plant of line Tx3361 with itself or with another plant, such as a plant of another line, species or genus. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of line Tx3361 with plants of another line, species or genus. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of line Tx3361. |
| FILED | Friday, July 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/508885 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08511535 | Yang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Quan Yang (San Diego, California); Chunhu Tan (Irvine, California); Zhigang Lin (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aegis Technology Inc. (Santa Ana, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Quan Yang (San Diego, California); Chunhu Tan (Irvine, California); Zhigang Lin (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A superior braze material, along with a method of producing the braze material and a method of sealing, joining or bonding materials through brazing is disclosed. The braze material is based on a metal oxide-noble metal mixture, typically Ag—CuO, with the addition of a small amount of metal oxide and/or metal such as TiO2, Al2O3, YSZ, Al, and Pd that will further improve wettability and joint strength. Braze filer materials, typically either in the form of paste or thin foil, may be prepared by a high-energy cryogenic ball milling process. This process allows the braze material to form at a finer size, thereby allowing more evenly dispersed braze particles in the resultant braze layer between on the surface of the ceramic substrate and metallic parts. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/763007 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/121 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513646 | Marks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Paul D. Byrne (Lowell, Massachusetts); Hyun Sung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tobin J. Marks (Evanston, Illinois); Antonio Facchetti (Chicago, Illinois); Paul D. Byrne (Lowell, Massachusetts); Hyun Sung Kim (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | Thin film transistor devices comprising a dielectric component and an inorganic semiconductor component coupled thereto, wherein said coupled inorganic semiconductor component is obtainable by a process that comprises contact of said dielectric component and a fluid medium comprising said inorganic semiconductor component. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/223931 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08513863 | Stephanou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Philip J. Stephanou (Berkeley, California); Justin P. Black (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Philip J. Stephanou (Berkeley, California); Justin P. Black (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A piezoelectric resonator device includes: a top electrode layer with a patterned structure, a top piezoelectric layer adjacent to the top layer, a middle metal layer adjacent to the top piezoelectric layer opposite the top layer, a bottom piezoelectric layer adjacent to the middle layer opposite the top piezoelectric layer, and a bottom electrode layer with a patterned structure and adjacent to the bottom piezoelectric layer opposite the middle layer. The top layer includes a first plurality of electrodes inter-digitated with a second plurality of electrodes. A first one of the electrodes in the top layer and a first one of the electrodes in the bottom layer are coupled to a first contact, and a second one of the electrodes in the top layer and a second one of the electrodes in the bottom layer are coupled to a second contact. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/456245 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/345 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 08512655 | Olson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John Henry Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Energy and Environmental Research Center Foundation (Grand Forks, North Dakota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edwin S. Olson (Grand Forks, North Dakota); Michael J. Holmes (Grand Forks, North Dakota); John Henry Pavlish (East Grand Forks, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A promoted activated carbon sorbent is described that is highly effective for the removal of mercury from flue gas streams. The sorbent comprises a new modified carbon form containing reactive forms of halogen and halides. Optional components may be added to increase reactivity and mercury capacity. These may be added directly with the sorbent, or to the flue gas to enhance sorbent performance and/or mercury capture. Mercury removal efficiencies obtained exceed conventional methods. The sorbent can be regenerated and reused. Sorbent treatment and preparation methods are also described. New methods for in-flight preparation, introduction, and control of the active sorbent into the mercury contaminated gas stream are described. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/427665 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08512943 | Nel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andre E. Nel (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andre E. Nel (Sherman Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method based is provided for determining the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (NM). The method comprises in vitro assays for oxidative stress associated with exposure to engineered NM, which comprise assays for: reactive oxygen species production; phase II and glutathione antioxidant molecule expression; activation of MAP and NF-kappa B kinase signaling cascades; production of cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules; mitochondrial perturbation and apoptosis; and cellular uptake and subcellular localization of the NM. The method further comprises in vivo assays for oxidative stress in subjects exposed to NM. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/095902 |
| 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 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
| US 08512538 | Majlof et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lars Majlof (Saratoga, California); Ezra Van Gelder (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntegenX Inc. (Pleasanton, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lars Majlof (Saratoga, California); Ezra Van Gelder (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides a capillary electrophoresis device in which capillaries are thermally regulated on a thermally responsive electrical path attached to an electrically insulating circuit board. This invention also provides an optical scanner useful for scanning an array of capillaries. A laser, optical detector and optical selector are in an arrangement that allows the optical detector to selectively detect an optical signal from any one or more of the plurality of electrophoresis capillaries. |
| FILED | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/113968 |
| ART UNIT | 1759 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/602 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08512946 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Savka I. Stoeva (San Diego, California); Fengwei Huo (Evanston, Illinois); Jae-Seung Lee (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Composite particles and methods of synthesizing a composite particle are disclosed, in particular, methods of synthesizing a composite particle comprising a dielectric component, a magnetic component, and a gold shell are disclosed. Further disclosed herein are methods of detecting a target compound using the composite particles of the present invention. Also disclosed are photonic crystals that can be manipulated with an external magnetic field comprising the composite particles of the present invention. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 10, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/063206 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 08511090 | Mengle |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vinod G. Mengle (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vinod G. Mengle (Bellevue, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Nozzle exit configurations and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a jet engine exhaust nozzle having an internal flow surface and an exit aperture, with the exit aperture having a perimeter that includes multiple projections extending in an aft direction. Aft portions of individual neighboring projections are spaced apart from each other by a gap, and a geometric feature of the multiple can change in a monotonic manner along at least a portion of the perimeter. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/986098 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/770 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of the Interior (DOI)
| US 08515749 | Stallard |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Stallard (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Stallard (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for facilitating communication including recognizing speech in a first language represented in a first audio signal; forming a first text representation of the speech; processing the first text representation to form data representing a second audio signal; and causing presentation of the second audio signal to a second user while responsive to an interrupt signal from a first user. In some embodiments, processing the first text representation includes translating the first text representation to a second text representation in a second language and processing the second text representation to form the data representing the second audio signal. In some embodiments include accepting an interrupt signal from the first user and interrupting the presentation of the second audio signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/469156 |
| ART UNIT | 2658 — Linguistics, Speech Processing and Audio Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Speech signal processing, linguistics, language translation, and audio compression/decompression 74/235 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
| US 08513945 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel Kim (Hackensack, New Jersey); Jens H. Jensen (Scarsdale, New York); Gary M. Brittenham (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York); The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel Kim (Hackensack, New Jersey); Jens H. Jensen (Scarsdale, New York); Gary M. Brittenham (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments of system, method and computer-accessible medium can be provided in accordance with the present disclosure can be provided for generating a plurality of images associated with at least one anatomical structure using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. For example, using such exemplary embodiments, it is possible to obtain at least one multi-echo fast spin-echo (FSE) pulse sequence based on the MRI data, which can include, e.g., hardware specifications of the MRI system. Further, it is possible to generate each of the images based on a particular arrangement of multiple echoes produced by the multi-echo FSE pulse sequence(s). |
| FILED | Monday, April 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/754485 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
| US 08515139 | Nechyba et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Christian Nechyba (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Michael Andrew Sipe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Christian Nechyba (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Michael Andrew Sipe (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | An example method includes capturing, by a camera of a computing device, an image including at least a face of a user, calculating a face template of the face of the user in the image, and analyzing the face template to determine whether the face includes at least one of a removable facial feature that decreases a level of distinctiveness between two faces and a non-removable facial feature that decreases a level of distinctiveness between two faces. When the face includes the removable facial feature, the method further includes outputting a notification for the user to remove the removable facial feature. When the face includes the non-removable facial feature, the method further includes adjusting a first similarity score threshold to a second similarity score threshold. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/421668 |
| ART UNIT | 2624 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/118 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08511760 | Simula et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Glen Raymond Simula (Hancock, Michigan); Craig Floyd Hughes (Hancock, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GSE Technologies, LLC (Houghton, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Glen Raymond Simula (Hancock, Michigan); Craig Floyd Hughes (Hancock, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A roller element bearing 40 track bushing system embodiment for track link assemblies 14 capable of being used on a vehicle 10 having an endless track 12. Each track link assembly 14 has a track shoe assembly 20 defining a front pin bore 22 and a rear pin bore 24. Each track link assembly 14 has a front pin 26 at least partially disposed within the front pin bore 22, and a rear pin 28 at least partially disposed within the rear pin bore 24. The embodiment discloses at least one roller element bearing 40 disposed within the front pin bore 22 around a portion of the front pin 26, at least one roller element bearing 40 disposed within the rear pin bore 22 around a portion of the rear pin 28. The roller element bearings 40 cooperate to prolong the useful life of the track link assembly 14. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/899118 |
| ART UNIT | 3617 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Wheel substitutes for land vehicles 35/198 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08515716 | Ingram et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul M. Ingram (Dallas, Texas); Joseph C. Landry (Dallas, Texas); John J. Coogan (Bedford, Texas); Paul D. Shocklee (Plano, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul M. Ingram (Dallas, Texas); Joseph C. Landry (Dallas, Texas); John J. Coogan (Bedford, Texas); Paul D. Shocklee (Plano, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with the present disclosure, a computer implemented system and method predicts the performance for a remote material identification process under real conditions and uncertainties. The method and system transforms data representing measured reflectance values for candidate materials based on environmental conditions, and uncertainties regarding the environmental conditions and/or calibration of sensors measuring radiance values into the performance predictions for a material identification process operating under those conditions and uncertainties. The performance predictions can be communicated to a designer of, for example, a multi-angle material identification system for use in selecting and setting up the system, or communicated to a consumer of images captured by the material identification system for use in interpreting results of application of the material identification process to real imagery acquired with remote sensors. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/851844 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
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