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| US 08672532 | Jovanovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stevan B. Jovanovich (Livermore, California); William D. Nielsen (San Jose, California); Michael Van Nguyen (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | IntegenX Inc. (Pleasanton, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stevan B. Jovanovich (Livermore, California); William D. Nielsen (San Jose, California); Michael Van Nguyen (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides microfluidic devices that comprise a fluidics layer having microfluidic channels and one or more regulating layers that regulate the movement of fluid in the channels. The microfluidic devices can be used to mix one or more fluids. At least a portion of the fluidics layer can be isolated from the regulating layer, for example in the form of a shelf. Such isolated portions can be used as areas in which the temperature of liquids is controlled. Also provided are instruments including thermal control devices into which the microfluidic device is engaged so that the thermal control device controls temperature in the isolated portion, and a movable magnetic assembly including magnets with shields so that a focused magnetic field can be applied to or withdrawn from the isolated portion or any other portion of the microfluidic device. Also provided are methods of mixing fluids. The methods include stacking a plurality of alternating boluses of different liquids in a microfluidic channel, and moving the stacked boluses through the channel. In another method, the boluses are moved into a diaphragm valve having a volume able to accommodate several boluses, and then pumping the liquids out of the valve. |
| FILED | Friday, December 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/642665 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/181.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672836 | Higgins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William E. Higgins (State College, Pennsylvania); Scott A. Merritt (Ridgecrest, California); Lav Rai (State College, Pennsylvania); Jason D. Gibbs (State College, Pennsylvania); Kun-Chang Yu (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Higgins (State College, Pennsylvania); Scott A. Merritt (Ridgecrest, California); Lav Rai (State College, Pennsylvania); Jason D. Gibbs (State College, Pennsylvania); Kun-Chang Yu (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatus provide continuous guidance of endoscopy during a live procedure. A data-set based on 3D image data is pre-computed including reference information representative of a predefined route through a body organ to a final destination. A plurality of live real endoscopic (RE) images are displayed as an operator maneuvers an endoscope within the body organ. A registration and tracking algorithm registers the data-set to one or more of the RE images and continuously maintains the registration as the endoscope is locally maneuvered. Additional information related to the final destination is then presented enabling the endoscope operator to decide on a final maneuver for the procedure. The reference information may include 3D organ surfaces, 3D routes through an organ system, or 3D regions of interest (ROIs), as well as a virtual endoscopic (VE) image generated from the precomputed data-set. The preferred method includes the step of superimposing one or both of the 3D routes and ROIs on one or both of the RE and VE images. The 3D organ surfaces and routes may correspond to the surfaces and paths of a tracheobronchial airway tree extracted, for example, from 3D MDCT images of the chest. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/022620 |
| ART UNIT | 3779 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673267 | Bhatia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sangeeta N. Bhatia (Lexington, Massachusetts); Geoffrey A. von Maltzahn (Boston, Massachusetts); Gabriel Kwong (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sangeeta N. Bhatia (Lexington, Massachusetts); Geoffrey A. von Maltzahn (Boston, Massachusetts); Gabriel Kwong (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods and products associated with in vivo enzyme profiling. In particular, the invention relates to methods of in vivo processing of exogenous molecules followed by detection of signature molecules as representative of the presence of active enzymes associated with diseases or conditions. The invention also relates to products, kits, and databases for use in the methods of the invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/715965 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673286 | Messersmith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phillip B. Messersmith (Clarendon Hills, Illinois); Jeffrey L. Dalsin (Madison, Wisconsin); Bruce P. Lee (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean A. Burke (Westchester, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip B. Messersmith (Clarendon Hills, Illinois); Jeffrey L. Dalsin (Madison, Wisconsin); Bruce P. Lee (Madison, Wisconsin); Sean A. Burke (Westchester, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention describes DOPA functionalized, branched, polyalkylene oxide materials that are useful as adhesives. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/099254 |
| 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 424/78.270 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673289 | Bzik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Bzik (Grantham, New Hampshire); Barbara A. Fox (Grantham, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Bzik (Grantham, New Hampshire); Barbara A. Fox (Grantham, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | Uracil auxotroph mutants of apicomplexans are provided which lack a functional carbamoyl phosphate synthase II (CPSII) enzyme. Also provided are T. gondii autoxtroph mutants which express exogenous antigens, and methods of protecting an animal against a T. gondii and non-T. gondii disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/808273 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673292 | Rao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mahendra S. Rao (Timonium, Maryland); Tahmina Mujtaba (Blaine, Minnesota); Yuan Yuan Wu (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ying Liu (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah); The Government of the United States of America (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahendra S. Rao (Timonium, Maryland); Tahmina Mujtaba (Blaine, Minnesota); Yuan Yuan Wu (Salt Lake City, Utah); Ying Liu (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An isolated, pure homogeneous population of mammalian astrocyte restricted precursor cells which is CD44 immunoreactive and which generate astrocytes but not oligodendrocytes is provided. Methods for isolating and using these mammalian astrocyte restricted precursor cells are also provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/433060 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 35/30 (20130101) Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0622 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
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| US 08673300 | Eisenbarth et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George Eisenbarth (Golden, Colorado); Li Zhang (Aurora, Colorado); John Kappler (Denver, Colorado); Brian Stadinski (N. Easton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado); National Jewish Health (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George Eisenbarth (Golden, Colorado); Li Zhang (Aurora, Colorado); John Kappler (Denver, Colorado); Brian Stadinski (N. Easton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Antibodies specific for an MHC class II-autoantigen complex. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/376122 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673314 | Garcia-Sastre et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adolfo Garcia-Sastre (New York, New York); Peter Palese (Leonia, New Jersey); Taia T. Wang (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adolfo Garcia-Sastre (New York, New York); Peter Palese (Leonia, New Jersey); Taia T. Wang (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods of producing neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, by cyclical immunization, that cross-react with strains of Influenza virus of the same subtype or different subtypes. Also provided herein are compositions comprising such antibodies and methods of using such antibodies to diagnose, prevent or treat Influenza virus disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/788103 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/209.100 |
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| US 08673316 | Kinney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard M. Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Claire Y. H. Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Duane J. Gubler (Fort Collins, Colorado); Siritorn Butrapet (Bangkok, Thailand); Natth Bhamarapravati (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia); Mahidol University (Nakhon Panthom, Thailand) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Claire Y. H. Kinney (Fort Collins, Colorado); Duane J. Gubler (Fort Collins, Colorado); Siritorn Butrapet (Bangkok, Thailand); Natth Bhamarapravati (Bangkok, Thailand) |
| ABSTRACT | Chimeric flaviviruses that are avirulent and immunogenic are provided. The chimeric viruses are constructed to contain amino acid mutations in the nonstructural viral proteins of a flavivirus. Chimeric viruses containing the attenuation-mutated nonstructural genes of the virus are used as a backbone into which the structural genes of a second flavivirus strain are inserted. These chimeric viruses elicit pronounced immunogenicity yet lack the accompanying clinical symptoms of viral disease. The attenuated chimeric viruses are effective as immunogens or vaccines and may be combined in a pharmaceutical composition to confer simultaneous immunity against several strains of pathogenic flaviviruses. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/212845 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/218.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673323 | Thomopoulos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stavros Thomopoulos (St. Louis, Missouri); Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert (Clayton, Missouri); Matthew Silva (St. Louis, Missouri); Richard Gelberman (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia); Andrea Schwartz (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stavros Thomopoulos (St. Louis, Missouri); Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert (Clayton, Missouri); Matthew Silva (St. Louis, Missouri); Richard Gelberman (St. Louis, Missouri); Younan Xia (Atlanta, Georgia); Andrea Schwartz (St. Louis, Missouri); Jingwei Xie (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A growth factor delivery scaffold combines a heparin/fibrin-based delivery system (HBDS) with a backbone based on polymer nanofibers for tissue (e.g., tendon and ligament) repair. The scaffold has improved surgical handling properties compared to the gelatinous consistency of the prior art HBDS system and retains the capability for delivering mesenchymal cells and controlling the release of growth factors. One application for the scaffold is mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy for flexor tendon repair. The scaffold can deliver growth factors in a sustained manner, can be implanted for flexor tendon repair, is biocompatible, and is not cytotoxic. The growth factor delivery scaffold may also be used in the surgical repair of an injury to bone, muscle, cartilage, or other tissues. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/343869 |
| 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 424/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673333 | Elisseeff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jennifer Elisseeff (Baltimore, Maryland); Rocky S. Tuan (Bethesda, Maryland); Qiang Li (Baltimore, Maryland); Dongan Wang (Singapore, Singapore); Ronald Paul Silverman (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jennifer Elisseeff (Baltimore, Maryland); Rocky S. Tuan (Bethesda, Maryland); Qiang Li (Baltimore, Maryland); Dongan Wang (Singapore, Singapore); Ronald Paul Silverman (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Functionalized chondroitin sulfate, cross-linked polymer matrices comprising functionalized chondroitin sulfate, and methods of making and using the same are provided. Such polymer matrices may be used for tissue engineering, reconstructing cartilage, and the like. Kits are also provided for detection of cartilage degrading enzymes. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/470164 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Polysaccharides; Derivatives Thereof C08B 15/005 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673550 | Gundlach et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jens H. Gundlach (Seattle, Washington); Michael Niederweis (Homewood, Alabama); Thomas Z. Butler (Seattle, Washington); Mikhail Pavlenok (Birmingham, Alabama); Mark A. Troll (Seattle, Washington); Suja Sukumaran (Dublin, California); Bertil Hille (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (, Washington); The UAB Research Foundation (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jens H. Gundlach (Seattle, Washington); Michael Niederweis (Homewood, Alabama); Thomas Z. Butler (Seattle, Washington); Mikhail Pavlenok (Birmingham, Alabama); Mark A. Troll (Seattle, Washington); Suja Sukumaran (Dublin, California); Bertil Hille (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are Mycobacterium smegmatis porin nanopores, systems that comprise these nanopores, and methods of using and making these nanopores. Such nanopores may be wild-type MspA porins, mutant MspA porins, wild-type MspA paralog porins, wild-type MspA homolog porins, mutant MspA paralog porins, mutant MspA homolog porins, or single-chain Msp porins. Also provided are bacterial strains capable of inducible Msp porin expression. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/069187 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08673552 — Druggable regions in the dengue virus envelope glycoprotein and methods of using the same
| US 08673552 | Modis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel druggable regions discovered in dengue virus envelope glycoprotein, or dengue virus E protein, which is a class II viral E protein. The present invention further relates to methods of using the druggable regions to screen potential candidate therapeutics for diseases caused by viruses having class II E proteins, e.g. viral fusion inhibitors. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/430360 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673556 | Akeson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides, are provided. The systems are capable of analyzing a polymer at a specified rate. One such analysis system includes a structure having a nanopore aperture and a molecular motor, e.g., a polymerase, adjacent the nanopore aperture. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/110536 |
| 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 |
08673557 — Coupling endonucleases with end-processing enzymes drives high efficiency gene disruption
| US 08673557 | Scharenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew M. Scharenberg (Seattle, Washington); Michael T. Certo (Seattle, Washington); Kamila S. Gwiazda (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seattle Children's Research Institute (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew M. Scharenberg (Seattle, Washington); Michael T. Certo (Seattle, Washington); Kamila S. Gwiazda (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to the co-expression of an endonuclease with an end-processing enzyme for the purpose of enhanced processing of the polynucleotide ends generated by endonuclease cleavage. |
| FILED | Friday, February 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/405183 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673561 | Benkovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722617 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08673562 | Drmanac |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Callida Genomics, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Callida Genomics, Inc. (Sunnyvale, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Radoje Drmanac (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods and kits for ordering sequence information derived from one or more target polynucleotides. In one aspect, one or more tiers or levels of fragmentation and aliquoting are generated, after which sequence information is obtained from fragments in a final level or tier. Each fragment in such final tier is from a particular aliquot, which, in turn, is from a particular aliquot of a prior tier, and so on. For every fragment of an aliquot in the final tier, the aliquots from which it was derived at every prior tier is known, or can be discerned. Thus, identical sequences from overlapping fragments from different aliquots can be distinguished and grouped as being derived from the same or different fragments from prior tiers. When the fragments in the final tier are sequenced, overlapping sequence regions of fragments in different aliquots are used to register the fragments so that non-overlapping regions are ordered. In one aspect, this process is carried out in a hierarchical fashion until the one or more target polynucleotides are characterized, e.g. by their nucleic acid sequences, or by an ordering of sequence segments, or by an ordering of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or the like. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/954778 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673565 | Schwartz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Schwartz (Aurora, Colorado); Max Seibold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Jewish Health (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Schwartz (Aurora, Colorado); Max Seibold (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides diagnostic and therapeutic targets for pulmonary disease, in particular, fibrotic lung disease. The inventors have found that a genetic variant MUC5B gene is associated with increased expression of the gene, increased risk of developing a pulmonary disease, and an improved prognosis and survival among those developing the pulmonary disease. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/014589 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673579 | Orser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cindy S. Orser (Lafayette, Colorado); Alan Rudolph (Potomac, Maryland); Shankarrama Shivaprasad (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Renee Wegrzyn (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Adlyfe, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cindy S. Orser (Lafayette, Colorado); Alan Rudolph (Potomac, Maryland); Shankarrama Shivaprasad (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Renee Wegrzyn (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are agents and methods that may be used to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases associated with conformationally-altered proteins. The agents and methods may be used to identify and deliver drugs useful for treating diseases associated with conformationally-altered proteins. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/828953 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673587 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ta-Yuan Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Catherine C. Y. Chang (Etna, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ta-Yuan Chang (Etna, New Hampshire); Catherine C. Y. Chang (Etna, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method for identifying compounds that are allosteric and/or other novel ACAT inhibitors that is based on the novel finding that pregnenolone is a substrate for ACAT; esterification of pregnenolone by ACAT is dramatically activated when cholesterol is present in the assay. The method comprises measuring the esterification of pregnenolone by ACAT under two different conditions: with cholesterol, or without cholesterol. This method can be used to test and categorize various candidate ACAT inhibitors as allosteric or other novel ACAT inhibitors, or it can be used in high-throughput screening for identifying such ACAT inhibitors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639141 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/15 |
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| US 08673591 | Seyedsayamdost et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost (Newton, Massachusetts); Jianming Xie (Mountain View, California); Clement Tsz Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Joanne Stubbe (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost (Newton, Massachusetts); Jianming Xie (Mountain View, California); Clement Tsz Chan (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Lital Alfonta (San Diego, California); Peter G. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Joanne Stubbe (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention provides reductase proteins that comprise NH2Y unnatural amino acid residues, systems of orthogonal elements for incorporating NH2Y into reductases and methods of using NH2Y amino acid residues in reductases as molecular probes for probing reductases function, structure and activity. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/734226 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/69.100 |
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| US 08673629 | Bird et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian H. Bird (Woodland, California); Cesar G. Albarino (Atlanta, Georgia); Stuart T. Nichol (Atlanta, Georgia); Thomas G. Ksiazek (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian H. Bird (Woodland, California); Cesar G. Albarino (Atlanta, Georgia); Stuart T. Nichol (Atlanta, Georgia); Thomas G. Ksiazek (Lilburn, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are recombinant RVF viruses comprising deletions in one or more viral virulence genes, such as NSs and NSm. The recombinant RVF viruses, generated using a plasmid-based reverse genetics system, can be used as vaccines to prevent infection of RVF virus in livestock and humans. As described herein, the recombinant RVF viruses grow to high titers, provide protective immunity following a single injection and allow for the differentiation between vaccinated animals and animals infected with wild-type RVF virus. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/809561 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/320.100 |
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| US 08673637 | Pera et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Renee Reijo Pera (Palo Alto, California); Paul J. Turek (Palo Alto, California); Juanito Meneses (Palo Alto, California); Nina Kossack (Münster, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Renee Reijo Pera (Palo Alto, California); Paul J. Turek (Palo Alto, California); Juanito Meneses (Palo Alto, California); Nina Kossack (Münster, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of in vitro maturation of adult human germ line cells in an artificial biological environment, which entails: a) isolating human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), and optionally purifying the same; and b) co-culturing the isolated and optionally purified SSCs with a suitably adjusted Sertoli cell environment to obtain haploid germ cells. |
| FILED | Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/589179 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0018 (20130101) C12N 5/061 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/0068 (20130101) C12N 5/0608 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673645 | Quake et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Marc A. Unger (South San Francisco, California); Hou-Pu Chou (Sunnyvale, California); Todd A. Thorsen (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen R. Quake (San Marino, California); Marc A. Unger (South San Francisco, California); Hou-Pu Chou (Sunnyvale, California); Todd A. Thorsen (Pasadena, California); Axel Scherer (Laguna Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, microfluidic devices of the present invention are useful in conducting a variety of assays and high throughput screening. Microfluidic devices of the present invention include elastomeric components and comprise a main flow channel; a plurality of branch flow channels; a plurality of control channels; and a plurality of valves. Preferably, each of the valves comprises one of the control channels and an elastomeric segment that is deflectable into or retractable from the main or branch flow channel upon which the valve operates in response to an actuation force applied to the control channel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/603263 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673859 | Brem et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harold Brem (Bronx, New York); Marjana Tomic (Hillsdale, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold Brem (Bronx, New York); Marjana Tomic (Hillsdale, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | It has been discovered that granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (“GM-CSF”) promotes migration of activated (but not differentiating) keratinocytes to wound sites. It was also discovered that GM-CSF increases the quantity and improves the quality of collagen. This growth factor specifically increases migration of keratinocytes of the “wound” phenotype but does not have significant effects upon differentiated keratinocytes. Examples demonstrate reversal of skin impairment in multiple animal models of diabetic skin imparment when provided in an effective amount over an effective time period. The examples also demonstrate the efficacy of the formulations in cosmetic applications. A preferred formulation is a sustained release formulation that delivers sufficient growth factor to the skin and the underlying tissue thereof to increase the rate of keratinocyte migration, as well as collagen deposition and fibroblast proliferation, in the skin to promote rejuvenation of skin injuries resistant to repair due to underlying disease, such as diabetes, or aging. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/052670 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/18.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673860 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Chia-wel Wang (Milpitas, California); Benjamin Spink (San Carlos, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Nathan C. Geething (Santa Clara, California); Wayne To (Fremont, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Chia-wel Wang (Milpitas, California); Benjamin Spink (San Carlos, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Nathan C. Geething (Santa Clara, California); Wayne To (Fremont, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising biologically active proteins linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of glucose-related diseases, metabolic diseases, coagulation disorders, and growth hormone-related disorders and conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/699761 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673874 | Korc |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Murray Korc (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murray Korc (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of treating pancreatic cancer by inhibiting the activity cyclin D1 activity in tumor cells. The invention is based on the finding that cyclin D1 shRNA molecules are capable of attenuating tumor growth and interfering with tumor angiogenesis. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/376240 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44.A00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673882 | Gupte et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Renuka Gupte (Sylvania, Ohio); Renukadevi Patil (Memphis, Tennessee); Gabor Tigyi (Memphis, Tennessee); Duane D. Miller (Germantown, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Renuka Gupte (Sylvania, Ohio); Renukadevi Patil (Memphis, Tennessee); Gabor Tigyi (Memphis, Tennessee); Duane D. Miller (Germantown, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Stabilized benzyl phosphonic acid and naphthyl phosphonic acid analog compounds are effective in inhibiting the activity of autotaxin. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/353392 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/75 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673887 | McCall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Validus Genetics (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Reveragen Biopharma, Inc (Kensington, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease and colitis. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/678253 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/179 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673888 | Naoe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoshinori Naoe (Yokohama, Japan); Susan E. Bates (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshinori Naoe (Yokohama, Japan); Susan E. Bates (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a therapeutic agent of kidney cancer, which comprises FK228 of the formula (I) or a salt thereof. FK228 or a salt thereof, which is an active ingredient in the present invention, shows a superior antitumor activity in vivo against kidney cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 27, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/508958 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/183 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673904 | Bogyo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew S. Bogyo (Redwood City, California); Amir M. Sadaghiani (Palo Alto, California); Steven Verhelst (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew S. Bogyo (Redwood City, California); Amir M. Sadaghiani (Palo Alto, California); Steven Verhelst (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are novel epoxide inhibitors of cysteine proteases, compositions comprising the epoxide inhibitors, and packaged pharmaceuticals. Also provided are methods of inhibiting a papain-family cysteine protease and methods of treating or preventing a disease by administering a composition containing an epoxide inhibitor of the invention. The compositions may be administered in combination with another therapeutic agent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/762735 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/231.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673910 | Lawrence et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harshani Lawrence (Tampa, Florida); Yiyu Ge (Tampa, Florida); Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Wayne Guida (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute (Tampa, Florida); University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harshani Lawrence (Tampa, Florida); Yiyu Ge (Tampa, Florida); Said M. Sebti (Tampa, Florida); Wayne Guida (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The subject invention concerns compounds having activity as inhibitors of proteasomes and methods of using the subject compounds. In one embodiment, a compound of the invention has the chemical structure shown in formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof. In another embodiment, a compound of the invention has the chemical structure shown in formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/997192 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/235.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673914 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhe-Sheng Chen (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Zhi Shi (Guangzhou, China PRC); Charles R. Ashby, Jr. (Sound Beach, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | St. John's University (Jamaica, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhe-Sheng Chen (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Zhi Shi (Guangzhou, China PRC); Charles R. Ashby, Jr. (Sound Beach, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods of treating multidrug resistance in cancerous cells with phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors, e.g., PDE5 inhibitors. More specifically, the invention relates to methods of treating multidrug resistance that arises, e.g., during administration of chemotherapeutic/antineoplastic (anticancer) agents for treatment of cancer, with a PDE5 inhibitor (e.g., sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil). The invention also relates to methods of treating cancer, e.g., multidrug resistant cancer, using a PDE5 inhibitor in combination with an antineoplastic therapeutic agent. Further, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating multidrug resistant cancers comprising a PDE5 inhibitor, or a combination of a PDE5 inhibitor and an antineoplastic agent. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/432315 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/243 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673923 | El-Deiry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wafik S. El-Deiry (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Joshua E. Allen (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Gen Sheng Wu (Troy, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wafik S. El-Deiry (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Joshua E. Allen (Hershey, Pennsylvania); Gen Sheng Wu (Troy, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions relating to TIC10 are described according to aspects of the present invention. The compositions and methods have utility in treating disease, particularly cancer in a subject in need thereof, including a human subject as well as subjects of other species. The compositions have utility in treating brain cancer in a subject in need thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/459775 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/257 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673926 | Chu |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (Athens, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chung K. Chu (Statham, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds, methods, and compositions for the treatment of infections in or exposure to humans and other host animals of Flaviviridae viruses, including HCV, that includes the administration of an effective amount of a spiro[2.4]heptane as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, are provided. The spiro[2.4]heptane compounds either possess antiviral activity, or are metabolized to a compound that exhibits such activity. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/767042 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/263.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673984 | Rapoport et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Natalya Y. Rapoport (Sandy, Utah); Glenn D. Prestwich (Eastsound, Washington); Russell Morris Condie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Natalya Y. Rapoport (Sandy, Utah); Glenn D. Prestwich (Eastsound, Washington); Russell Morris Condie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Perfluorocarbon emulsions having a high stability and good oxygen release are disclosed and described. These perfluorocarbon emulsions are typically for use as artificial oxygen carriers. The perfluorocarbon emulsions include a disperse phase of a perfluorocarbon and an emulsion stabilizer, and continuous phase. The emulsion stabilizer can primarily include a poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer. These stabilized perfluorocarbon emulsions can be used in liquid and/or hydrogel phases of perfusion bioreactors or various other culture systems to enhance cell viability in thick tissue constructs, or as blood substitutes, although other applications may also be considered. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/133126 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/756 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674071 | Chan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Chan (Houston, Texas); Hideto Kojima (Houston, Texas); Tomoya Terashima (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lawrence Chan (Houston, Texas); Hideto Kojima (Houston, Texas); Tomoya Terashima (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns methods and compositions that employ peptides that target dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. In particular, the peptides are used to target therapeutic agents, such as proteins, liposomes, or viral particles comprising therapeutic polynucleotides, to one or more peripheral neuropathies or neuropathic pain, for example. In particular cases, the peripheral neuropathies or neuropathic pain is caused directly or indirectly by DRG neuronopathy. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/864895 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/329 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674075 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yi Zheng (Cincinnati, Ohio); David A. Williams (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yi Zheng (Cincinnati, Ohio); David A. Williams (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Chimeric peptides or fusion proteins are disclosed that include a RhoGAP activity domain and at least one specificity domain that targets a specific Rho protein. The fusion proteins can be used to inhibit any GTPase activity within a cell. The fusion proteins are particularly advantageous for the treatment of cancer. The present invention generally relates to chimeric peptides capable of regulating GTPases, and more particularly, to methods of targeting individual GTPases by using GTPase-activating proteins. Such proteins may be used for the treatment of cancers and other GTPase-related diseases. This invention relates to nucleic acid molecules and the encoded GTPase activating proteins, and variants thereof, and to the use of these molecules in the characterization, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cell signaling, immune, and cell proliferative disorders, particularly cancer. Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for regulating transcription of a selected gene. |
| FILED | Monday, August 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/584745 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674292 | Vestal |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marvin L. Vestal (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virgin Instruments Corporation (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marvin L. Vestal (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A time-of-flight mass spectrometer includes an ion source that generates ions. A two-field ion accelerator accelerates the ions through an ion flight path. A pulsed ion accelerator focuses the ions to a first focal plane where the ion flight time is substantially independent to first order of an initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. An ion reflector focuses ions to a second focal plane where the ion flight time is substantially independent to first order of an initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. An ion detector positioned at the second focal plane detects the ions. The two-field ion accelerator and the ion reflector cause the ion flight time to the ion detector for the ion of predetermined mass-to-charge ratio to be substantially independent to first order of both the initial position and the initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/034525 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/287 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674694 | Hyde et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James S. Hyde (Dousman, Wisconsin); Jason W. Sidabras (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Richard R. Mett (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | James S. Hyde (Dousman, Wisconsin); Jason W. Sidabras (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Richard R. Mett (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for triaging patients according to radiation exposure operates by measuring electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of fingernails, toenails, and/or teeth. A coil structure allows in vivo measurement of tooth enamel or fingernail keratin with reduced coupling to underlying tissue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/868244 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675935 | Higgins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William E. Higgins (State College, Pennsylvania); Scott A. Merritt (Ridgecrest, California); Lav Rai (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William E. Higgins (State College, Pennsylvania); Scott A. Merritt (Ridgecrest, California); Lav Rai (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Fast and continuous registration between two imaging modalities makes it possible to completely determine the rigid transformation between multiple sources at real-time or near real-time frame-rates in order to localize video cameras and register the two sources. A set of reference images are computed or captured within a known environment, with corresponding depth maps and image gradients defining a reference source. Given one frame from a real-time or near-real time video feed, and starting from an initial guess of viewpoint, a real-time video frame is warped to the nearest viewing site of the reference source. An image difference is computed between the warped video frame and the reference image. Steps are repeated for each frame until the viewpoint converges or the next video frame becomes available. The final viewpoint gives an estimate of the relative rotation and translation between the camera at that particular video frame and the reference source. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/297967 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675942 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ti-chiun Chang (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Mariappan S. Nadar (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Jens Gühring (Erlangen, Germany); Michael Zenge (Nürnberg, Germany); Kai Tobias Block (New York, New York); Peter Speier (Erlangen, Germany); Edgar Müller (Heroldsbach, Germany); Michael S. Hansen (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, Germany); National Institutes of Health (Rockville, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ti-chiun Chang (Princeton Junction, New Jersey); Mariappan S. Nadar (Plainsboro, New Jersey); Jens Gühring (Erlangen, Germany); Michael Zenge (Nürnberg, Germany); Kai Tobias Block (New York, New York); Peter Speier (Erlangen, Germany); Edgar Müller (Heroldsbach, Germany); Michael S. Hansen (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A reconstructed image is rendered from a set of MRI data by first estimating an image with an area which does not contain artifacts or has an artifact with a relative small magnitude. Corresponding data elements in the estimated image and a trial image are processed, for instance by multiplication, to generate an intermediate data set. The intermediate data set is transformed and minimized iteratively to generate a reconstructed image that is free or substantially free of artifacts. In one embodiment a Karhunen-Loeve Transform (KLT) is used. A sparsifying transformation may be applied to generate the reconstructed image. The sparsifying transformation may be also not be applied. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/280994 |
| ART UNIT | 2669 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676302 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ge Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia); Alexander X. Cong (Blacksburg, Virginia); Weimin Han (Coralville, Iowa); Ming Jiang (Iowa City, Iowa); Haiou Shen (Blacksburg, Virginia); Wenxiang Cong (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ge Wang (Blacksburg, Virginia); Alexander X. Cong (Blacksburg, Virginia); Weimin Han (Coralville, Iowa); Ming Jiang (Iowa City, Iowa); Haiou Shen (Blacksburg, Virginia); Wenxiang Cong (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | Bioluminescent imaging has proven to be a valuable tool for monitoring physiological and pathological activities at cellular and molecular levels in living small animals. Using biological techniques, target cells can be tagged with reporters which generate characteristic photons in a wide spectrum covering the infra-red range. Part of the diffused light can reach the body surface of a subject/specimen (e.g., a small animal), be separated into several spectral bands using optical means, and collected by a sensitive camera. Systems and methods are disclosed herein for multi-spectral bioluminescence tomography (MBLT), in which an image of an underlying 3D bioluminescent source distribution is synergistically reconstructed from spectrally resolved datasets externally measured. This MBLT process involves two or multiple imaging modalities that produce structural information of the object and optical properties of the object as well to enable and improve the quality of MBLT. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/619495 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/476 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676303 | Narayan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sanjiv M. Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sanjiv M. Narayan (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods define an index of risk for cardiac disease by detecting cellular derangements that may lead to cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders or ischemic heart disease. The markers include fluctuations or abnormal rate-behavior of electrical, mechanical or other measurable biosignals. The invention operates in modes that can be applied to prevent atrial fibrillation or the risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Alternative embodiments are applied to tissue outside the heart such as skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, the central nervous system, the respiratory system, the urogenital system and the gastrointestinal system. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 12, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/454181 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676333 | Hartman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Nicholasville, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); Jesse R. Smith (Frankfort, Kentucky); Lee Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Natalie L. Hatfield (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CustomKYnetics, Inc. (Versailles, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric C. Hartman (Nicholasville, Kentucky); John D. Alton (Lexington, Kentucky); Tarik S. Aweimrin (Lexington, Kentucky); Jesse R. Smith (Frankfort, Kentucky); Lee Gentry Barnett (Lexington, Kentucky); Natalie L. Hatfield (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus is disclosed for providing a single-channel, interlaced electrical stimulation signal to a subject from a stimulation unit using a transmission line and a plurality of electrodes. The apparatus may include one or more discrete nodes, each adapted for receiving the electrical stimulation connecting with at least one pair of the plurality of electrodes. The node or nodes are adapted to select the particular signal intended for the electrodes associated with that node. The apparatus may also include one or more sensors in communication with the stimulation unit for communicating information relevant to the subject being stimulated. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621453 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08671840 | Scheid et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Scheid (Bloomington, Indiana); Colt Miller (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Scheid (Bloomington, Indiana); Colt Miller (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible fragmentation sleeve for use with a non-fragmenting explosive device is provided. The flexible fragmentation sleeve comprises a flexible cylindrical wall extending between opposing first and second ends along a longitudinal axis. The cylindrical wall includes an inner liner and an outer liner concentric to the inner liner. A first set of coupling elements extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical wall, and couple the inner liner with the outer liner. A second set of coupling elements extend circumferentially along the cylindrical wall. The second set of coupling elements is substantially perpendicular to the first set of coupling elements, and couple the inner liner with the outer liner. A plurality of pockets is defined intermediate the inner liner and the outer liner, and intermediate the first set of coupling elements and the second set of coupling elements. The flexible fragmentation sleeve of the illustrative embodiment further includes a plurality of fragmentation members. At least one fragmentation member is illustratively received within each pocket. |
| FILED | Friday, January 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/016925 |
| 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 12/495 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672264 | McGeer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, Washington); Andreas H. Von Flotow (Hood River, Oregon); Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/717147 |
| 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 244/110.C00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672270 | Vas |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Victoria L. Vas (Moulton, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Victoria L. Vas (Moulton, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is an assembly (100) for use as a jack contact point and a secure tie-down location for a helicopter. The assembly includes a hollow waffled dome element (110) having support elements (116A, 116B, 116C, 116D, 116E, 116F) which form attachment openings or securing holes (118A, 118B, 118C) between the upper and lower rims of the dome element. A jack securing mechanism (130) is provided with a threaded screw region (132) which connects to a jack mounting region (134). The threaded screw region extends through a hole (122) in a planar top (120) of the dome element (110) so as to be secured to a planar region of a structurally suitable location on the helicopter. The jack mounting region is shaped to accommodate a jack used to raise the helicopter. The attachment openings (118A, 118B, 118C) are used to accommodate secure tie-down of the helicopter. |
| FILED | Friday, July 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/543217 |
| 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 244/129.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672542 | Parmet et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Darryl I. Parmet (Tampa, Florida); Michael A. Gilbert (Seminole, Florida); William Joseph Trinkle (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ernest Frank John Graetz (Largo, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darryl I. Parmet (Tampa, Florida); Michael A. Gilbert (Seminole, Florida); William Joseph Trinkle (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Ernest Frank John Graetz (Largo, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermistor amplifier device comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier is provided. The first amplifier generates an analog temperature signal output based on a voltage across at least one thermistor. The second amplifier generates an offset voltage input to the first amplifier, wherein the offset voltage is based on maintaining the analog temperature signal within a predefined voltage range. The second amplifier selects the offset voltage corresponding to one of a plurality of range levels, wherein each of the plurality of range levels is associated with a temperature range of the at least one thermistor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/788170 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/185 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673103 | Gendlin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vladimir Gendlin (Warren, Michigan); Douglas A. Stanczak (Shelby Township, Michigan); Donald T. Ostberg (Sterling Heights, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Gendlin (Warren, Michigan); Douglas A. Stanczak (Shelby Township, Michigan); Donald T. Ostberg (Sterling Heights, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A fabricating method for an armor panel uses a template to position tiles on an adhesive surface. The template includes an L-shaped frame and cells having precise wall thickness. Tiles are fitted in the cells against the surface. The template is repeatedly repositioned so new tiles can be fitted into unoccupied cells to form a desired tile array. A border is placed around the array, forming a cavity. Resin is poured into the cavity. A back plate placed over the array presses against the resin. Excess resin exits the cavity through an interface between the border and the adhesive surface and through a gap between the back plate and border. After the resin cures the border is removed. |
| FILED | Friday, February 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/365821 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/247 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673216 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Antao Chen (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Danling Wang (Seattle, Washington); Qifeng Zhang (Seattle, Washington); Guozhong Cao (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Antao Chen (Lake Forest Park, Washington); Danling Wang (Seattle, Washington); Qifeng Zhang (Seattle, Washington); Guozhong Cao (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides devices, systems, and methods for detecting an analyte vapor. Particularly, electronegative analyte vapors, such as those vapors evolving from explosive compounds, are typical analytes detected the devices. The devices operate using a resistivity change mechanism wherein a nanostructured chemiresistive material undergoes a resistivity change in the presence of an analyte vapor. A resistivity change indicates the presence of an analyte. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/960341 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/82.20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673438 | Soroushian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Parviz Soroushian (Okemos, Michigan); Anagi Manjula Balachandra (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Metna Co. (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Parviz Soroushian (Okemos, Michigan); Anagi Manjula Balachandra (Okemos, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A solid electrolyte and a piezoelectric material are incorporated into composite shaped articles to provide them with self-healing and adaptive qualities. The piezoelectric constituent converts the mechanical energy concentrated in critical areas into electrical energy which, in turn, guides and drives electrolytic transport of mass within the solid electrolyte towards, and its electrodeposition at critical areas to render self-healing and adaptive effects. |
| FILED | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/459872 |
| ART UNIT | 1789 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/301.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673556 | Akeson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Akeson (Santa Cruz, California); Daniel Branton (Lexington, Massachusetts); David W. Deamer (Santa Cruz, California); Jeffrey R. Sampson (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides, are provided. The systems are capable of analyzing a polymer at a specified rate. One such analysis system includes a structure having a nanopore aperture and a molecular motor, e.g., a polymerase, adjacent the nanopore aperture. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/110536 |
| 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 08673614 | Lorah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michelle M. Lorah (Finksburg, Maryland); Elizabeth J. Jones (Manassas, Virginia); Mary A. Voytek (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of Amerivca as represeted by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michelle M. Lorah (Finksburg, Maryland); Elizabeth J. Jones (Manassas, Virginia); Mary A. Voytek (Arlington, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A microbial composition for concurrent dechlorination of a mixture of chlorinated ethanes and chlorinated ethenes includes a isolated consortium of bioremediative microorganisms comprising strains of microorganism comprising Clostridium, Acetobacterium, Dehalobacter, Bacteroides, and Proteobacteria. The composition may also include Methanomicrobia. |
| FILED | Friday, November 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/299382 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/243 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673680 | Chuang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chih-Wei Chuang (Albany, California); Connie Chang-Hasnain (Palo Alto, California); Forrest Grant Sedgwick, IV (Berkeley, California); Wai Son Ko (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure provides a method for a catalyst-free growth mode of defect-free Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)-based nanoneedles on silicon (Si) substrates with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible growth temperature of around 400° C. Each nanoneedle has a sharp 2 to 5 nanometer (nm) tip, a 600 nm wide base and a 4 micrometer (μm) length. Thus, the disclosed nanoneedles are substantially hexagonal needle-like crystal structures that assume a 6° to 9° tapered shape. The 600 nm wide base allows the typical micro-fabrication processes, such as optical lithography, to be applied. Therefore, nanoneedles are an ideal platform for the integration of optoelectronic devices on Si substrates. A nanoneedle avalanche photodiode (APD) grown on silicon is presented in this disclosure as a device application example. The APD attains a high current gain of 265 with only 8V bias. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/738215 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/98 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673887 | McCall et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Validus Genetics (Kensington, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Reveragen Biopharma, Inc (Kensington, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. McCall (Boca Grande, Florida); Eric Hoffman (Kensington, Maryland); Kanneboyina Nagaraju (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease and colitis. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/678253 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/179 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674057 | Tan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Loon-Seng Tan (Centerville, Ohio); Matthew J. Dalton (Bellbrook, Ohio); Ramamurthi Kannan (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loon-Seng Tan (Centerville, Ohio); Matthew J. Dalton (Bellbrook, Ohio); Ramamurthi Kannan (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are novel polyimides, poly(amide-imides) and polyamides, which are generated from new two photon diamino-monomers of the formula: wherein para or meta X—C6H4—O— and X═NH2; and CnHn+1 is either a straight or branched alkyl chain, and wherein n is an integer from 1 to 20. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/032719 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/353 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674304 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for characterizing a plasma with radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The disclosed method of characterizing a plasma includes directing THz radiation into the plasma; and detecting an emission due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A disclosed plasma characterizing device includes a means for directing THz radiation into a plasma; and a detector adapted to detect an emission emitted by the plasma due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A plasma characterizing system is also disclosed. The emission detected may be a fluorescence, a variation in fluorescence and/or an acoustic emission. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/097866 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/341.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674328 | Fourkas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John T. Fourkas (Bethesda, Maryland); Linjie Li (Breinigsville, Pennsylvania); Sanghee Nah (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. Fourkas (Bethesda, Maryland); Linjie Li (Breinigsville, Pennsylvania); Sanghee Nah (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a nanodevice includes providing a nanowire having a first portion and a second portion. The nanowire has a polymer coating. A nanostructure is provided that is proximate to the second portion of the nanowire. Solely the first portion of the nanowire is irradiated with near-infrared radiation, thereby exciting the first portion to generate ultraviolet radiation. The generated ultraviolet radiation is guided from the first portion along the nanowire toward the second portion, so that a region of the polymer coating on the second portion is polymerized and bonds the nanostructure to the nanowire. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295800 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/504.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674461 | Tchertchian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Tchertchian (Mission Viejo, California); Clark J. Wagner (Rowland Heights, California); J. Gary Eden (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides combination semiconductor and plasma devices, including transistors and phototransistors. A preferred embodiment hybrid plasma semiconductor device has active solid state semiconductor regions; and a plasma generated in proximity to the active solid state semiconductor regions. Devices of the invention are referred to as hybrid plasma-semiconductor devices, in which a plasma, preferably a microplasma, cooperates with conventional solid state semiconductor device regions to influence or perform a semiconducting function, such as that provided by a transistor. The invention provides a family of hybrid plasma electronic/photonic devices having properties previously unavailable. In transistor devices of the invention, a low temperature, glow discharge is integral to the hybrid transistor. Example preferred devices include hybrid BJT and MOSFET devices. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/943339 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674576 | Knaian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ara Knaian (Newton, Massachusetts); Neil Gershenfeld (Somerville, Massachusetts); Maxim Lobovsky (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ara Knaian (Newton, Massachusetts); Neil Gershenfeld (Somerville, Massachusetts); Maxim Lobovsky (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An electropermanent magnet-based motor includes a stator having at least one electropermanent magnet, at least one coil around the electropermanent magnet configured to pass current pulses that affect the magnetization of the magnet, and a rotor that is movable with respect to the stator in response to changes in the magnetization of the electropermanent magnet. A wobble motor has a stator with a centrally-located core from which arms radiate outward, an electropermanent magnet and coil on each arm, and a rotor exterior to the stator such that the rotor can rotate around the stator arms. A rotary motor has a centrally-located rotor that rotates about its axis and a stator exterior to the rotor such that the rotor may rotate within the stator arms, the stator including an anteriorly-located stator core from which stator arms radiate inward toward the rotor, and an electropermanent magnet and coil on each stator arm. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/695155 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/179 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674682 | Bulumulla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Selaka Bandara Bulumulla (Niskayuna, New York); Jeffrey Michael Ashe (Gloversville, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Selaka Bandara Bulumulla (Niskayuna, New York); Jeffrey Michael Ashe (Gloversville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A high frequency current transformer (HFCT) sensor for detecting partial discharges produced by a component is disclosed. The HFCT sensor includes at least one electrically conductive pattern formed on a substrate, where the substrate comprises multiple segmented regions connected by intermediate regions for folding along multiple fold lines between the segmented regions to form the HFCT sensor. A system for monitoring at least one component of an aircraft wiring system is also disclosed. The monitoring system includes at least one of the HFCT sensors for detecting partial discharges produced by the aircraft wiring system component. The monitoring system further includes a data acquisition system configured to monitoring signals from the HFCT sensor(s). |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/571105 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/127 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674688 | Parks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allen D. Parks (Spotsylvania, Virginia); 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) | Allen D. Parks (Spotsylvania, Virginia); Scott E. Spence (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus is provided for determining a target wavelength λ of a target photon beam. The apparatus includes a photon emitter, a pre-selection polarizer, a prism composed of a Faraday medium, a post-selection polarizer, a detector and an analyzer. The photon emitter projects a monochromatic light beam at the target wavelength λ substantially parallel to a magnetic field having strength B. The target wavelength is offset from established wavelength λ′ as λ=λ′+Δλ by wavelength difference of Δλ<<λ. The Faraday prism has Verdet value V. After passing through the pre-selection polarizer, the light beam passes through the prism and is incident to an interface surface at incidence angle θ0 to the normal of the surface and exits into a secondary medium as first and second circularly polarized light beams separated by target separation angle δ and having average refraction angle θ. The secondary medium has an index of refraction of n0. After passing the post-selection polarizer, the detector measures target pointer rotation angle Aw based on the target separation angle δ. The analyzer determines the target wavelength λ by calculating offset pointer rotation angle ΔAw=Aw−A′w from calibrated pointer rotation angle A′w based on established separation angle δ′ that corresponds to the established wavelength λ′, and by estimating the wavelength difference based on in which ε is an amplification factor. A method is provided incorporating operations described for the apparatus. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/135974 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/244.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674694 | Hyde et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James S. Hyde (Dousman, Wisconsin); Jason W. Sidabras (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Richard R. Mett (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | James S. Hyde (Dousman, Wisconsin); Jason W. Sidabras (Milwaukee, Wisconsin); Richard R. Mett (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and method for triaging patients according to radiation exposure operates by measuring electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of fingernails, toenails, and/or teeth. A coil structure allows in vivo measurement of tooth enamel or fingernail keratin with reduced coupling to underlying tissue. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/868244 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/316 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674766 | Doany et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fuad E. Doany (Katonah, New York); Alexander V. Rylyakov (Mount Kisco, New York); Clint L. Schow (Ossining, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A differential amplifier stage and method for offset cancellation include an amplifier having an input and an output. An internal offset cancellation circuit has an input for receiving a control signal to control offset cancellation in the amplifier. The offset cancellation circuit is integrated with the amplifier but isolated from the input and the output of the amplifier, and, in accordance with its isolation, an impedance of the stage is unaffected by the offset cancellation circuit. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/911773 |
| ART UNIT | 2843 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/259 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674824 | Straw et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy B. Straw (Narragansett, Rhode Island); Michael J. Obara (North Kingstown, Rhode Island); Stephen A. Caldwell (Warren, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy B. Straw (Narragansett, Rhode Island); Michael J. Obara (North Kingstown, Rhode Island); Stephen A. Caldwell (Warren, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A sonar sensor array is provided that has reduced power consumption, data bandwidth and data storage requirements. The sensor array may be configured to a sleep mode, low-resolution mode and high-resolution mode. In the sleep mode, all sonar sensors are configured in the sleep mode and no acoustic signals are detected. In the low-resolution mode, a limited number of sonar sensors are powered and acoustic signals received by the sonar sensors are processed with reduced bandwidth and reduced dynamic range, and then stored on a data storage device. In the high-resolution mode, the acoustic signals detected by the sonar sensors are processed with full signal bandwidth and full dynamic range and then stored on the data storage device. |
| FILED | Monday, August 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/567306 |
| ART UNIT | 2681 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/539.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675344 | Dogan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fatih Dogan (Rolla, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Fatih Dogan (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A high energy density multilayer ceramic capacitor, having at least two electrode layers and at least one substantially dense polycrystalline dielectric layer positioned therebetween. The at polycrystalline dielectric layer has an average grain size of less than about 300 nanometers, a particle size distribution of between about 150 nanometers and about 3 micrometers, and a maximum porosity of about 1 percent. The dielectric layer is selected from the group including TiO2, BaTiO3, Al2O3, ZrO2, lead zirconium titanate, and combinations thereof and has a breakdown strength of at least about 1100 kV per centimeter. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423588 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/321.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675346 | Dunn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California); Sarah H. Tolbert (Encino, California); John Wang (Glendora, California); Torsten Brezesinski (Pohlheim, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California); Sarah H. Tolbert (Encino, California); John Wang (Glendora, California); Torsten Brezesinski (Pohlheim, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A mesoporous, nanocrystalline, metal oxide construct particularly suited for capacitive energy storage that has an architecture with short diffusion path lengths and large surface areas and a method for production are provided. Energy density is substantially increased without compromising the capacitive charge storage kinetics and electrode demonstrates long term cycling stability. Charge storage devices with electrodes using the construct can use three different charge storage mechanisms immersed in an electrolyte: (1) cations can be stored in a thin double layer at the electrode/electrolyte interface (non-faradaic mechanism); (2) cations can interact with the bulk of an electroactive material which then undergoes a redox reaction or phase change, as in conventional batteries (faradaic mechanism); or (3) cations can electrochemically adsorb onto the surface of a material through charge transfer processes (faradaic mechanism). |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/177401 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675391 | Snider |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Stuart Snider (Los Altos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Stuart Snider (Los Altos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for operating a circuit (100) containing memristive devices (130) senses respective states of a plurality of memristive devices (130) and refreshes the respective states of the memristive devices (130) according to the states sensed. A memristive device (100) including an array of memristive devices (130) between crossing lines (110 and 120) includes logic that senses respective states of memristive devices (130) and refreshes the respective states of the memristive devices (130) according to the states sensed. |
| FILED | Monday, April 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/383599 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/148 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675448 | Wakayama et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cherry Y. Wakayama (San Diego, California); Douglas J. Grimmett (Rosemead, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cherry Y. Wakayama (San Diego, California); Douglas J. Grimmett (Rosemead, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method includes identifying a ping forecast time window given a current set of target tracks to hold, discretizing the ping forecast time window with more than one potential ping time, calculating, given more than one ping source and ping waveform, a ping control metric for each combination of potential ping time, ping source, and ping waveform, and creating a ping command using the maximum calculated ping control metric. The ping command includes a specific ping source from the more than one ping source, a specific ping waveform from the more than one ping waveform, and a specific ping time from the more than one potential ping time. The ping control metric may be a user-defined metric that is a function of predicted signal-to-noise ratios and predicted target tracks, and may contain aspect dependent target strength and target position and velocity data for a particular potential ping time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/155231 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/92 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675678 | Farrag et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Osama I. Farrag (Germantown, Maryland); William P. D'Amico (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Osama I. Farrag (Germantown, Maryland); William P. D'Amico (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Bandwidth allocation configuration and fully decentralized adaptive medium access control (AMAC) systems and methods with support for time critical applications, spectrum efficiency, scalability enhancements, and fair allocation of bandwidth among nodes sharing a common channel. The methods fully integrate TDMA and CSMA/CA channel access approaches and incorporate adaptive congestion and collisions avoidance scheme to reduce bandwidth wastage and diminish adverse cross layers interactions. AMAC improves support for multi-media traffic while allowing higher transmission incidents from large number of transmitting devices sharing a common channel, with fair distribution of the available bandwidth, to enable improved multi-level-security connectivity over a common multi-hop wireless network, provide end-to-end performance enhancement for constant bit rate traffic, variable bit rate traffic, and distribute bandwidth fairly amongst competing TCP traffic flows that traverse varying length paths in multi-hop ad-hoc wireless networks. |
| FILED | Monday, September 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/230234 |
| ART UNIT | 2466 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex Communication H04J 3/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675690 | Haque et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jamal Haque (Clearwater, Florida); Darryl I. Parmet (Tampa, Florida); Halil N. Altan (Heathrow, Florida); Kurt Holmquist (Lutz, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jamal Haque (Clearwater, Florida); Darryl I. Parmet (Tampa, Florida); Halil N. Altan (Heathrow, Florida); Kurt Holmquist (Lutz, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for synchronizing frames when a frame synchronization pattern is lost is provided. The method includes forcing a frame state machine to an operate mode following an initial synchronization, searching for the frame synchronization pattern on a bit level while running the frame state machine in the operate mode, and correcting for synchronization on the bit level while running the frame state machine in the operate mode when synchronization is lost. The initial synchronization includes a search mode. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/089919 |
| ART UNIT | 2464 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/509 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675704 | Abeles et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Hy Abeles (East Brunswick, New Jersey); Zane Alan Shellenbarger (Pennington, New Jersey); Winston Kong Chan (Princeton, New Jersey); Alan Michael Braun (Lawrence Township, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Hy Abeles (East Brunswick, New Jersey); Zane Alan Shellenbarger (Pennington, New Jersey); Winston Kong Chan (Princeton, New Jersey); Alan Michael Braun (Lawrence Township, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to a diode laser and a method for producing the same. In one embodiment, the diode laser, comprises a passive pedestal layer structure, an active ridge layer structure positioned over the passive pedestal layer structure, a p-contact contacting a top side of the active ridge layer structure, a first n-contact disposed on a first side of the active ridge layer structure, a second n-contact disposed on a second side of the active ridge layer structure and, an n-final-metal layer connecting the first n-contact metal and the second n-contact metal, wherein the n-final-metal layer is continuous over the active ridge layer structure. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/098248 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/50.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675995 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TerraGo Technologies, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for locating a feature on geospatial imagery and systems for performing those methods are disclosed. An accuracy level of each of a plurality of geospatial vector datasets available in a database can be determined. Each of the plurality of geospatial vector datasets corresponds to the same spatial region as the geospatial imagery. The geospatial vector dataset having the highest accuracy level may be selected. When the selected geospatial vector dataset and the geospatial imagery are misaligned, the selected geospatial vector dataset is aligned to the geospatial imagery. The location of the feature on the geospatial imagery is then determined based on the selected geospatial vector dataset and outputted via a display device. |
| FILED | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/501242 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676147 | Curry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel J. Curry (El Segundo, California); Masahiro Sayano (El Segundo, California); David M. Schwartz (El Segundo, California); Kristine Y. Tsai (El Segundo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A detection system includes a receiver configured to generate a receiver signal representative of detected electromagnetic energy, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to generate a plurality of signal samples based on the receiver signal. The detection system also includes a detection module configured to identify a plurality of sample offsets for the signal samples, and execute a plurality of autocorrelation functions on the signal samples to provide an output of each of the autocorrelation functions, wherein each autocorrelation function is executed on at least a portion of the signal samples identified by a sample offset of the plurality of sample offsets. The detection module is also configured to compute a sum of the autocorrelation function outputs, normalize the sum of the autocorrelation function outputs, and determine whether a signal of interest is present within the electromagnetic energy based on the normalized sum. |
| FILED | Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/690571 |
| ART UNIT | 2649 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/334 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676405 | Kubik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen Kubik (Milford, Connecticut); Vineet Sahasrabudhe (Cheshire, Connecticut); Alex Faynberg (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen Kubik (Milford, Connecticut); Vineet Sahasrabudhe (Cheshire, Connecticut); Alex Faynberg (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of controlling the flight of a rotorcraft in a feed-forward/feedback architecture includes utilizing an aircraft plant model to control the rotorcraft performance; determining when an external load is coupled to the rotorcraft; and modifying an inverse plant when the external load is present. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/010291 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — 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 08676407 | Patera |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Russell Paul Patera (Torrance, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel diagnostic methods for performance of a launch vehicle are disclosed. A method may include computing energy for a pre-flight trajectory of a vehicle using angular momentum of the vehicle, and comparing a difference in energy between the energy for the pre-flight trajectory of the vehicle and energy for a flight trajectory of the vehicle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/746307 |
| ART UNIT | 3664 — 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 08676490 | Rosenwinkel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan M. Rosenwinkel (Maple Shade, New Jersey); Carl V. Jannetti (Swedesboro, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan M. Rosenwinkel (Maple Shade, New Jersey); Carl V. Jannetti (Swedesboro, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for geoposition determination from a platform involves using star observations to determine the orientation of the platform relative to an Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) frame. Observations are also made from the platform of azimuth, elevation, and possibly range of an orbiting Earth satellite. Platform orientation in an inertial frame fixed in time (IFFIT) is determined, and the satellite azimuth and elevation are transformed to the IFFIT. The satellite orbital ellipse is determined. Vectors extending from the platform frame to the foci of the ellipse are defined and converted into ECEF. The vector extending to the gravitational center of the Earth is identified and defines the location of the platform. |
| FILED | Monday, November 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/917012 |
| ART UNIT | 3663 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/408 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676555 | Blain et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cheryl A. Blain (Slidell, Louisiana); Robert S. Linzell (Carriere, Mississippi); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi); Paul E. Lyon (Slidell, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cheryl A. Blain (Slidell, Louisiana); Robert S. Linzell (Carriere, Mississippi); Alan Weidemann (Carriere, Mississippi); Paul E. Lyon (Slidell, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | System and method for extraction and processing of river bank coordinates from imagery, generation of an unstructured mesh of the river using river bank positions and available or synthetic bathymetry, application of upstream and downstream boundary forcing data, contingencies for handling missing data, and configuration of multiple realizations of the developed river model. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/911922 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation 73/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676805 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bo Long (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Zhongfei Zhang (Vestal, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Relational clustering has attracted more and more attention due to its phenomenal impact in various important applications which involve multi-type interrelated data objects, such as Web mining, search marketing, bioinformatics, citation analysis, and epidemiology. A probabilistic model is presented for relational clustering, which also provides a principal framework to unify various important clustering tasks including traditional attributes-based clustering, semi-supervised clustering, co-clustering and graph clustering. The model seeks to identify cluster structures for each type of data objects and interaction patterns between different types of objects. Under this model, parametric hard and soft relational clustering algorithms are provided under a large number of exponential family distributions. The algorithms are applicable to relational data of various structures and at the same time unify a number of state-of-the-art clustering algorithms: co-clustering algorithms, the k-partite graph clustering, and semi-supervised clustering based on hidden Markov random fields. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628559 |
| ART UNIT | 2167 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/737 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676883 | Atkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark G. Atkins (Arvada, Colorado); James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark G. Atkins (Arvada, Colorado); James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and computer program products for event management in a distributed processing system are provided. Embodiments include receiving, by the incident analyzer, one or more events from one or more resources, each event identifying a location of the resource producing the event; identifying, by the incident analyzer, an action in dependence upon the one or more events and the location of the one or more resources producing the one or more events; identifying, by the incident analyzer, a location scope for the action in dependence upon the one or more events; and executing, by the incident analyzer, the identified action. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/117341 |
| ART UNIT | 2458 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/203 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677063 | Becker-Szendy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ralph A Becker-Szendy (San Jose, California); Veera Deenadhayalan (San Jose, California); D. Scott Guthridge (San Jose, California); James Christopher Wyllie (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ralph A Becker-Szendy (San Jose, California); Veera Deenadhayalan (San Jose, California); D. Scott Guthridge (San Jose, California); James Christopher Wyllie (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to parity declustered storage device arrays having partition groups. In an exemplary embodiment, the storage system includes a storage device array, such as disk array. Each storage device is divided into partitions. Each partition includes stripe units, such as hundreds or thousands of stripe units in exemplary embodiments. The storage system also includes a physical array controller coupled to the storage device array. In an exemplary embodiment, the array controller includes a partition group lookup table and stores and retrieves data and parity in the storage devices based on the partition group lookup table. In this exemplary embodiment, the array controller also includes a stripe lookup table and/or a log. In an exemplary embodiment, the partition group lookup table and the stripe lookup table take up less memory (e.g., by an order of magnitude) than a single-level stripe map conveying the same information. |
| FILED | Friday, July 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/847798 |
| ART UNIT | 2186 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/114 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US RE44807 | Poore, Jr. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Aubrey B. Poore, Jr. (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Aubrey B. Poore, Jr. (Fort Collins, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for real-time tracking of objects is are disclosed. A region is repeatedly scanned providing a plurality of images or data sets having points corresponding to ojbects objects in the region to be tracked. Given a previously determined track for each object in the region, an M-dimensional combinatorial optimization assignment problem is formulated using the points from M-1 of the images or data sets, wherein each point is preferably used in extending at most one track. The M-dimensional problem is subsequently solved for an optimal or near-optimal assignment of the points to the tracks, extending the tracking of the objects so that a response to each object can be initiated by the system in real-time. Speed and accuracy is provided by an iterative Lagrangian Relaxation technique wherein a plurality of constraint dimensions are relaxed simultaneously to yield a reduced dimensional optimization problem whose solution is used to formulate an assignment problem of dimensionality less than M. The iterative reducing of dimensions terminates when exact solutions are determined for two-dimensional cases. A recovery procedure is used for determining a higher dimensional assignment problem solution from a problem having one less dimension. The procedure is useful when the reduced dimensional optimizational problem has two constraint dimensions. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2001 |
| APPL NO | 09/865469 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Directive radio wave systems and devices 342/96 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eugene V. Gonze (Pinckney, Michigan); Michael J. Paratore, Jr. (Howell, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eugene V. Gonze (Pinckney, Michigan); Michael J. Paratore, Jr. (Howell, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A control circuit for a vehicle powertrain includes a switch that selectivity interrupts current flow between a first terminal and a second terminal. A first power source provides power to the first terminal and a second power source provides power to the second terminal and to a heater of a heated diesel particulate filter (DPF). The switch is opened during a DPF regeneration cycle to prevent the first power source from being loaded by the heater while the heater is energized. |
| FILED | Friday, January 18, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/016456 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/295 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672211 | Cai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wayne W. Cai (Troy, Michigan); Jeffrey A. Abell (Rochester Hills, Michigan); Xiaochun Li (Madison, Wisconsin); Hang Li (Madison, Wisconsin); Hongseok Choi (Madison, Wisconsin); Jingzhou Zhao (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wayne W. Cai (Troy, Michigan); Jeffrey A. Abell (Rochester Hills, Michigan); Xiaochun Li (Madison, Wisconsin); Hang Li (Madison, Wisconsin); Hongseok Choi (Madison, Wisconsin); Jingzhou Zhao (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A vibration welding system includes an anvil, a welding horn, a thin film sensor, and a process controller. The anvil and horn include working surfaces that contact a work piece during the welding process. The sensor measures a control value at the working surface. The measured control value is transmitted to the controller, which controls the system in part using the measured control value. The thin film sensor may include a plurality of thermopiles and thermocouples which collectively measure temperature and heat flux at the working surface. A method includes providing a welder device with a slot adjacent to a working surface of the welder device, inserting the thin film sensor into the slot, and using the sensor to measure a control value at the working surface. A process controller then controls the vibration welding system in part using the measured control value. |
| FILED | Friday, May 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/474891 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673031 | Dale et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce E. Dale (Mason, Michigan); Bryan Ritchie (Okemos, Michigan); Derek Marshall (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce E. Dale (Mason, Michigan); Bryan Ritchie (Okemos, Michigan); Derek Marshall (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A product comprising at least one densified biomass particulate of a given mass having no added binder and comprised of a plurality of lignin-coated plant biomass fibers is provided, wherein the at least one densified biomass particulate has an intrinsic density substantially equivalent to a binder-containing densified biomass particulate of the same given mass and h a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface. Methods for using and making the product are also described. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/202011 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Fuel and related compositions 044/589 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673035 | Weimer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan W Weimer (Niwot, Colorado); Jaimee K Dahl (Superior, Colorado); Allan A Lewandowski (Evergreen, Colorado); Carl Bingham (Lakewood, Colorado); Karen J Raska Buechler (Westminster, Colorado); Willy Grothe (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado); Alliance for Substainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan W Weimer (Niwot, Colorado); Jaimee K Dahl (Superior, Colorado); Allan A Lewandowski (Evergreen, Colorado); Carl Bingham (Lakewood, Colorado); Karen J Raska Buechler (Westminster, Colorado); Willy Grothe (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment, a method of conducting a high temperature chemical reaction that produces hydrogen or synthesis gas is described. The high temperature chemical reaction is conducted in a reactor having at least two reactor shells, including an inner shell and an outer shell. Heat absorbing particles are included in a gas stream flowing in the inner shell. The reactor is heated at least in part by a source of concentrated sunlight. The inner shell is heated by the concentrated sunlight. The inner shell re-radiates from the inner wall and heats the heat absorbing particles in the gas stream flowing through the inner shell, and heat transfers from the heat absorbing particles to the first gas stream, thereby heating the reactants in the gas stream to a sufficiently high temperature so that the first gas stream undergoes the desired reaction(s), thereby producing hydrogen or synthesis gas in the gas stream. |
| FILED | Friday, April 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/088185 |
| ART UNIT | 1725 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas: Heating and illuminating 048/61 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673067 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei Liu (Richland, Washington); Nathan L. Canfield (Richland, Washington); Jian Zhang (Richland, Washington); Xiaohong Shari Li (Richland, Washington); Jiguang Zhang (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Liu (Richland, Washington); Nathan L. Canfield (Richland, Washington); Jian Zhang (Richland, Washington); Xiaohong Shari Li (Richland, Washington); Jiguang Zhang (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are immobilized liquid membranes for gas separation, methods of preparing such membranes and uses thereof. In one example, the immobilized membrane includes a porous metallic host matrix and an immobilized liquid fluid (such as a silicone oil) that is immobilized within one or more pores included within the porous metallic host matrix. The immobilized liquid membrane is capable of selective permeation of one type of molecule (such as oxygen) over another type of molecule (such as water). In some examples, the selective membrane is incorporated into a device to supply oxygen from ambient air to the device for electrochemical reactions, and at the same time, to block water penetration and electrolyte loss from the device. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/470294 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Apparatus 096/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673120 | Whitney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | R. Roy Whitney (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia); The United States of America, as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Roy Whitney (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for producing boron nitride nanotubes and/or boron-carbon-nitrogen nanotubes of the general formula BxCyNz. The process utilizes a combination of laser light and nitrogen gas flow to support a boron ball target during heating of the boron ball target and production of a boron vapor plume which reacts with nitrogen or nitrogen and carbon to produce boron nitride nanotubes and/or boron-carbon-nitrogen nanotubes of the general formula BxCyNz. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/200316 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673164 | Sumant |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anirudha V. Sumant (Plainfield, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method to fabricate nanoporous diamond membranes and a nanoporous diamond membrane are provided. A silicon substrate is provided and an optical lithography is used to produce metal dots on the silicon substrate with a predefined spacing between the dots. Selective seeding of the silicon wafer with nanodiamond solution in water is performed followed by controlled lateral diamond film growth producing the nanoporous diamond membrane. Back etching of the under laying silicon is performed to open nanopores in the produced nanoporous diamond membrane. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/248074 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/39 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673256 | Blencoe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James G. Blencoe (Harriman, Tennessee); Donald A. Palmer (Oliver Springs, Tennessee); Lawrence M. Anovitz (Knoxville, Tennessee); James S. Beard (Martinsville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee); Virginia Museum of Natural History (Martinsville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James G. Blencoe (Harriman, Tennessee); Donald A. Palmer (Oliver Springs, Tennessee); Lawrence M. Anovitz (Knoxville, Tennessee); James S. Beard (Martinsville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a process of sequestering carbon dioxide. The process comprises the steps of: (a) reacting a metal silicate with a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide to produce a hydroxide of the metal formerly contained in the silicate; (b) reacting carbon dioxide with at least one of a caustic alkali-metal hydroxide and an alkali-metal silicate to produce at least one of an alkali-metal carbonate and an alkali-metal bicarbonate; and (c) reacting the metal hydroxide product of step (a) with at least one of the alkali-metal carbonate and the alkali-metal bicarbonate produced in step (b) to produce a carbonate of the metal formerly contained in the metal silicate of step (a). |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361215 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/419.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673265 | Miura et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michiko Miura (Hampton Bays, New York); Mark W. Renner (Hampton Bays, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michiko Miura (Hampton Bays, New York); Mark W. Renner (Hampton Bays, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to low toxicity boronated compounds and methods for their use in the treatment, visualization, and diagnosis of tumors. More specifically, the present invention is directed to low toxicity carborane-containing porphyrin compounds with halide, amine, or nitro groups and methods for their use particularly in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), X-ray radiation therapy (XRT), and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of tumors of the brain, head and neck, and surrounding tissue. The invention is also directed to using these carborane-containing porphyrin compounds in methods of tumor imaging and/or diagnosis such as MRI, SPECT, or PET. |
| FILED | Monday, September 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/608305 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 51/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673337 | Hutchens et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stacy A. Hutchens (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jonathan Woodward (Solihull, United Kingdom); Barbara R. Evans (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Hugh M. O'Neill (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stacy A. Hutchens (Knoxville, Tennessee); Jonathan Woodward (Solihull, United Kingdom); Barbara R. Evans (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Hugh M. O'Neill (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite biocompatible hydrogel material includes a porous polymer matrix, the polymer matrix including a plurality of pores and providing a Young's modulus of at least 10 GPa. A calcium comprising salt is disposed in at least some of the pores. The porous polymer matrix can comprise cellulose, including bacterial cellulose. The composite can be used as a bone graft material. A method of tissue repair within the body of animals includes the steps of providing a composite biocompatible hydrogel material including a porous polymer matrix, the polymer matrix including a plurality of pores and providing a Young's modulus of at least 10 GPa, and inserting the hydrogel material into cartilage or bone tissue of an animal, wherein the hydrogel material supports cell colonization in vitro for autologous cell seeding. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/340114 |
| ART UNIT | 1615 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/423 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673455 | Blue et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig A. Blue (Knoxville, Tennessee); Frank Wong (Livermore, California); Louis F. Aprigliano (Berlin, Maryland); Peter G. Engleman (Knoxville, Tennessee); William H. Peter (Knoxville, Tennessee); Tibor G. Rozgonyi (Golden, Colorado); Levent Ozdemir (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig A. Blue (Knoxville, Tennessee); Frank Wong (Livermore, California); Louis F. Aprigliano (Berlin, Maryland); Peter G. Engleman (Knoxville, Tennessee); William H. Peter (Knoxville, Tennessee); Tibor G. Rozgonyi (Golden, Colorado); Levent Ozdemir (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A coating steel component with a pattern of an iron based matrix with crystalline particles metallurgically bound to the surface of a steel substrate for use as disc cutters or other components with one or more abrading surfaces that can experience significant abrasive wear, high point loads, and large shear stresses during use. The coated component contains a pattern of features in the shape of freckles or stripes that are laser formed and fused to the steel substrate. The features can display an inner core that is harder than the steel substrate but generally softer than the matrix surrounding the core, providing toughness and wear resistance to the features. The features result from processing an amorphous alloy where the resulting matrix can be amorphous, partially devitrified or fully devitrified. |
| FILED | Monday, April 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/089163 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/545 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673519 | Becker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ines Becker (Nürnberg, Germany); Cora Schillig (Orlando, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (München, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ines Becker (Nürnberg, Germany); Cora Schillig (Orlando, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A double-sided adhesive metal-based tape for use as contacting aid for SOFC fuel cells is provided. The double-sided metal-based adhesive tape is suitable for simplifying the construction of cell bundles. The double-sided metal-based adhesive tape is used for electrical contacting of the cell connector with the anode and for electrical contacting of the interconnector of the fuel cells with the cell connector. A method for producing the double-sided adhesive metal-base tape is also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, September 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/680238 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/510 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673611 | Goedegebuur et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Peter Gualfetti (San Francisco, California); Colin Mitchinson (Half Moon Bay, California); Edmund Larenas (Moss Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Peter Gualfetti (San Francisco, California); Colin Mitchinson (Half Moon Bay, California); Edmund Larenas (Moss Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are variants of Humicola grisea Cel7A (CBH1.1), H. jecorina CBH1 variant or S. thermophilium CBH1, nucleic acids encoding the same and methods for producing the same. The variant cellulases have the amino acid sequence of a glycosyl hydrolase of family 7A wherein one or more amino acid residues are substituted. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/542482 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/209 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673644 | Metz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas O. Metz (Kennewick, Washington); Wei-Jun Qian (Richland, Washington); Jon M. Jacobs (Pasco, Washington); Ashoka D. Polpitiya (Richland, Washington); David G. Camp, II (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas O. Metz (Kennewick, Washington); Wei-Jun Qian (Richland, Washington); Jon M. Jacobs (Pasco, Washington); Ashoka D. Polpitiya (Richland, Washington); David G. Camp, II (Richland, Washington); Richard D. Smith (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for identifying persons with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus utilizing selected biomarkers described hereafter either alone or in combination. The present invention allows for broad based, reliable, screening of large population bases and provides other advantages, including the formulation of effective strategies for characterizing, archiving, and contrasting data from multiple sample types under varying conditions. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/120043 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/63 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673673 | De Ceuster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Denis De Ceuster (Woodside, California); Peter John Cousins (Menlo Park, California); David D. Smith (Campbell, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Denis De Ceuster (Woodside, California); Peter John Cousins (Menlo Park, California); David D. Smith (Campbell, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A solar cell includes polysilicon P-type and N-type doped regions on a backside of a substrate, such as a silicon wafer. An interrupted trench structure separates the P-type doped region from the N-type doped region in some locations but allows the P-type doped region and the N-type doped region to touch in other locations. Each of the P-type and N-type doped regions may be formed over a thin dielectric layer. Among other advantages, the resulting solar cell structure allows for increased efficiency while having a relatively low reverse breakdown voltage. |
| FILED | Monday, April 29, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/872961 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673827 | Hermes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert E. Hermes (White Rock, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert E. Hermes (White Rock, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Method of selective quantitation of a polymerizable monomeric species in a well spacer fluid, said method comprising the steps of adding at least one solvent having a refractive index of less than about 1.33 to a sample of the complex mixture to produce a solvent phase, and measuring the refractive index of the solvent phase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/998331 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry 57/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674062 | Dunn-Coleman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nigel Dunn-Coleman (Los Gatos, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Michael Ward (San Francisco, California); Jian Yiao (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nigel Dunn-Coleman (Los Gatos, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Michael Ward (San Francisco, California); Jian Yiao (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel endoglucanase nucleic acid sequence, designated egl6 (SEQ ID NO:1 encodes the full length endoglucanase; SEQ ID NO:4 encodes the mature form), and the corresponding endoglucanase VI amino acid sequence (“EGVI”; SEQ ID NO:3 is the signal sequence; SEQ ID NO:2 is the mature sequence). The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding EGVI, recombinant EGVI proteins and methods for producing the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/938954 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/324 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674101 | Satyamurthy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nagichettiar Satyamurthy (Los Angeles, California); Jorge R. Barrio (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Iodylbenzene derivatives substituted with electron donating as well as electron withdrawing groups on the aromatic ring are used as precursors in aromatic nucleophilic substitution reactions. The iodyl group (IO2) is regiospecifically substituted by nucleophilic fluoride to provide the corresponding fluoroaryl derivatives. No-carrier-added [F-18]fluoride ion derived from anhydrous [F-18](F/Kryptofix, [F-18]CsF or a quaternary ammonium fluoride (e.g., Me4NF, Et4NF, n-Bu4NF, (PhCH2)4NF) exclusively substitutes the iodyl moiety in these derivatives and provides high specific activity F-18 labeled fluoroaryl analogs. Iodyl derivatives of a benzothiazole analog and 6-iodyl-L-dopa derivatives have been synthesized as precursors and have been used in the preparation of no-carrier-added [F-18]fluorobenzothiazole as well as 6-[F-18]fluoro-L-dopa. |
| FILED | Monday, July 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/054458 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 544/408 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674134 | Zettl et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California); Toby Sainsbury (Dublin, Ireland); Jean M. J. Fréchet (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander K. Zettl (Kensington, California); Toby Sainsbury (Dublin, Ireland); Jean M. J. Fréchet (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a sequential functionalization methodology for the covalent modification of nanotubes with between one and four repeat units of a polymer. Covalent attachment of oligomer units to the surface of nanotubes results in oligomer units forming an organic sheath around the nanotubes, polymer-functionalized-nanotubes (P-NTs). P-NTs possess chemical functionality identical to that of the functionalizing polymer, and thus provide nanoscale scaffolds which may be readily dispersed within a monomer solution and participate in the polymerization reaction to form a polymer-nanotube/polymer composite. Formation of polymer in the presence of P-NTs leads to a uniform dispersion of nanotubes within the polymer matrix, in contrast to aggregated masses of nanotubes in the case of pristine-NTs. The covalent attachment of oligomeric units to the surface of nanotubes represents the formation of a functional nanoscale building block which can be readily dispersed and integrated within the polymer to form a novel composite material. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/162422 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 564/153 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674150 | Sen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ayusman Sen (State College, Pennsylvania); Weiran Yang (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ayusman Sen (State College, Pennsylvania); Weiran Yang (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a method for manufacture of hydrocarbon fuels and oxygenated hydrocarbon fuels such as alkyl substituted tetrahydrofurans such as 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 5-methylfurfural and mixtures thereof. The method generally entails forming a mixture of reactants that includes carbonaceous material, water, a metal catalyst and an acid reacting that mixture in the presence of hydrogen. The reaction is performed at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a furan type hydrocarbon fuel. The process may be adapted to provide continuous manufacture of hydrocarbon fuels such as a furan type fuel. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/930602 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/14 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674152 | Xiao |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xin Xiao (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xin Xiao (Augusta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The one-step hydrolysis of diverse biomaterials including coal, cellulose materials such as lumber and forestry waste, non-food crop waste, lignin, vegetable oils, animal fats and other source materials used for biofuels under mild processing conditions which results in the formation of a liquid fuel product along with the recovery of a high purity CO2 product is provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/806696 |
| ART UNIT | 1771 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds 585/240 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674176 | Heilmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ingo H. Heilmann (Bay Shore, New York); John Shanklin (Shoreham, New York) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ingo H. Heilmann (Bay Shore, New York); John Shanklin (Shoreham, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to enzymes involved in lipid metabolism. In particular, the present invention provides coding sequences for Arabidopsis Desaturases (ADS), the encoded ADS polypeptides, and methods for using the sequences and encoded polypeptides, where such methods include decreasing and increasing saturated fatty acid content in plant seed oils. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/686975 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/281 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674280 | Andraka |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles E. Andraka (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles E. Andraka (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for optimizing at least one mirror of at least one CSP system is provided. The system has a screen for displaying light patterns for reflection by the mirror, a camera for receiving a reflection of the light patterns from the mirror, and a solar characterization tool. The solar characterization tool has a characterizing unit for determining at least one mirror parameter of the mirror based on an initial position of the camera and the screen, and a refinement unit for refining the determined parameter(s) based on an adjusted position of the camera and screen whereby the mirror is characterized. The system may also be provided with a solar alignment tool for comparing at least one mirror parameter of the mirror to a design geometry whereby an alignment error is defined, and at least one alignment unit for adjusting the mirror to reduce the alignment error. |
| FILED | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/838551 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/203.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674289 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zheng-Tian Lu (Lemont, Illinois); Shiu-Ming Hu (Anhui, China PRC); Wei Jiang (Lemont, Illinois); Peter Mueller (Lemont, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zheng-Tian Lu (Lemont, Illinois); Shiu-Ming Hu (Anhui, China PRC); Wei Jiang (Lemont, Illinois); Peter Mueller (Lemont, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for detecting ratios and amounts of isotopes of noble gases. The method and system is constructed to be able to measure noble gas isotopes in water and ice, which helps reveal the geological age of the samples and understand their movements. The method and system uses a combination of a cooled discharge source, a beam collimator, a beam slower and magneto-optic trap with a laser to apply resonance frequency energy to the noble gas to be quenched and detected. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/398657 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 3/00 (20130101) H05H 3/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674306 | Falk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joel Falk (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Peng Kevin Chen (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Michael Paul Buric (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Steven D. Woodruff (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joel Falk (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Peng Kevin Chen (Wexford, Pennsylvania); Michael Paul Buric (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Steven D. Woodruff (Morgantown, West Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A gas detection system includes a light detector, a pump laser with spectral emission between UV and IR wavelengths and structured to generate a laser beam, a hollow waveguide structured to receive a sample gas, the hollow waveguide having a bandwidth sufficient to transmit the laser beam and Stokes Raman photons scattered by the sample gas, and an optical system. The optical system is structured to: (i) direct the laser beam into the hollow waveguide such that it propagates in the hollow waveguide in one or more low-order low-loss waveguide modes, and (ii) direct Raman signals generated within the hollow waveguide in response to the laser beam interacting with the sample gas toward the light detector, the Raman signal including the Stokes Raman photons. |
| FILED | Monday, November 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/300988 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/343 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674689 | Nielson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric Langlois (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric Langlois (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | MEMS magnetometers with optically transduced resonator displacement are described herein. Improved sensitivity, crosstalk reduction, and extended dynamic range may be achieved with devices including a deflectable resonator suspended from the support, a first grating extending from the support and disposed over the resonator, a pair of drive electrodes to drive an alternating current through the resonator, and a second grating in the resonator overlapping the first grating to form a multi-layer grating having apertures that vary dimensionally in response to deflection occurring as the resonator mechanically resonates in a plane parallel to the first grating in the presence of a magnetic field as a function of the Lorentz force resulting from the alternating current. A plurality of such multi-layer gratings may be disposed across a length of the resonator to provide greater dynamic range and/or accommodate fabrication tolerances. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/326139 |
| ART UNIT | 2868 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/244.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675696 | Taubman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew S. Taubman (West Richland, Washington); Mark C. Phillips (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew S. Taubman (West Richland, Washington); Mark C. Phillips (Kennewick, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are disclosed that provide a direct indication of the presence and concentration of an analyte within the external cavity of a laser device that employ the compliance voltage across the laser device. The systems can provide stabilization of the laser wavelength. The systems and methods can obviate the need for an external optical detector, an external gas cell, or other sensing region and reduce the complexity and size of the sensing configuration. |
| FILED | Friday, August 03, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/566783 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/20 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676356 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bin Lu (Kenosha, Wisconsin); Ting Yan (Brookfield, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bin Lu (Kenosha, Wisconsin); Ting Yan (Brookfield, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for determining unknown values of certain motor parameters includes a motor input device connectable to an electric motor having associated therewith values for known motor parameters and an unknown value of at least one motor parameter. The motor input device includes a processing unit that receives a first input from the electric motor comprising values for the known motor parameters for the electric motor and receive a second input comprising motor data on a plurality of reference motors, including values for motor parameters corresponding to the known motor parameters of the electric motor and values for motor parameters corresponding to the at least one unknown motor parameter value of the electric motor. The processor determines the unknown value of the at least one motor parameter from the first input and the second input and determines a motor management strategy for the electric motor based thereon. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/351582 |
| ART UNIT | 2121 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/48 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676375 | Kraus et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Arthur Kraus (Hamilton, New Jersey); Jeremy James Boyer (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Joseph Mack (Manchester, New Hampshire); Michael DeChellis (Brooklyn, New York); Michael Koo (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Veeco Instruments Inc. (Plainview, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Arthur Kraus (Hamilton, New Jersey); Jeremy James Boyer (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Joseph Mack (Manchester, New Hampshire); Michael DeChellis (Brooklyn, New York); Michael Koo (Somerset, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated cassette-to-cassette substrate handling system includes a cassette storage module for storing a plurality of substrates in cassettes before and after processing. A substrate carrier storage module stores a plurality of substrate carriers. A substrate carrier loading/unloading module loads substrates from the cassette storage module onto the plurality of substrate carriers and unloads substrates from the plurality of substrate carriers to the cassette storage module. A transport mechanism transports the plurality of substrates between the cassette storage module and the plurality of substrate carriers and transports the plurality of substrate carriers between the substrate carrier loading/unloading module and a processing chamber. A vision system recognizes recesses in the plurality of substrate carriers corresponding to empty substrate positions in the substrate carrier. A processor receives data from the vision system and instructs the transport mechanism to transport substrates to positions on the substrate carrier in response to the received data. |
| FILED | Monday, February 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/406076 |
| ART UNIT | 3651 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/228 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676540 | Welch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin J. Welch (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael E. Partridge (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Welch (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Michael E. Partridge (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are presented for adjusting trigger threshold values to compensate for drift in the quiescent level of a signal monitored for initiating a data recording event, thereby avoiding false triggering conditions. Initial threshold values are periodically adjusted by re-measuring the quiescent signal level, and adjusting the threshold values by an offset computation based upon the measured quiescent signal level drift. Re-computation of the trigger threshold values can be implemented on time based or counter based criteria. Additionally, a qualification width counter can be utilized to implement a requirement that a trigger threshold criterion be met a given number of times prior to initiating a data recording event, further reducing the possibility of a false triggering situation. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/954024 |
| ART UNIT | 2863 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring Linear or Angular Speed, Acceleration, Deceleration, or Shock; Indicating Presence, Absence, or Direction, of Movement G01P 15/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 19/2506 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08676744 — Physics-based, Bayesian sequential detection method and system for radioactive contraband
| US 08676744 | Candy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James V. Candy (Danville, California); Michael C. Axelrod (San Ramon, California); Eric F. Breitfeller (Dublin, California); David H. Chambers (Livermore, California); Brian L. Guidry (Livermore, California); Douglas R. Manatt (Livermore, California); Alan W. Meyer (Danville, California); Kenneth E. Sale (Castro Valley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James V. Candy (Danville, California); Michael C. Axelrod (San Ramon, California); Eric F. Breitfeller (Dublin, California); David H. Chambers (Livermore, California); Brian L. Guidry (Livermore, California); Douglas R. Manatt (Livermore, California); Alan W. Meyer (Danville, California); Kenneth E. Sale (Castro Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A distributed sequential method and system for detecting and identifying radioactive contraband from highly uncertain (noisy) low-count, radionuclide measurements, i.e. an event mode sequence (EMS), using a statistical approach based on Bayesian inference and physics-model-based signal processing based on the representation of a radionuclide as a monoenergetic decomposition of monoenergetic sources. For a given photon event of the EMS, the appropriate monoenergy processing channel is determined using a confidence interval condition-based discriminator for the energy amplitude and interarrival time and parameter estimates are used to update a measured probability density function estimate for a target radionuclide. A sequential likelihood ratio test is then used to determine one of two threshold conditions signifying that the EMS is either identified as the target radionuclide or not, and if not, then repeating the process for the next sequential photon event of the EMS until one of the two threshold conditions is satisfied. |
| FILED | Monday, October 27, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/259198 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676917 | Blocksome et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael A. Blocksome (Rochester, Minnesota); Douglas R. Miller (Albert Lea, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for administering an epoch initiated for remote memory access that include: initiating, by an origin application messaging module on an origin compute node, one or more data transfers to a target compute node for the epoch; initiating, by the origin application messaging module after initiating the data transfers, a closing stage for the epoch, including rejecting any new data transfers after initiating the closing stage for the epoch; determining, by the origin application messaging module, whether the data transfers have completed; and closing, by the origin application messaging module, the epoch if the data transfers have completed. |
| FILED | Monday, December 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/709447 |
| ART UNIT | 2441 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Multicomputer data transferring 79/212 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Science Foundation (NSF)
| US 08673252 | Riman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard E. Riman (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Christina Sever (Old Bridge, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Riman (Belle Mead, New Jersey); Christina Sever (Old Bridge, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles by combining an amount of a calcium ion source, which includes calcium acetate, and an amount of a phosphate ion source, wherein the amounts are sufficient to produce nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles and the amounts are combined under ambient conditions to produce the hydroxyapatite particles. Nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles are also presented. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/618977 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673584 | Carlson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas); Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerald Carlson (Kansas City, Kansas); Todd Holyoak (Wallenstein, Canada); Sarah Sullivan (Wallenstein, Canada); Rose Mary Stiffin (Miami Gardens, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A PEPCK inhibitor can include identifying a molecule that has a size capable of fitting into and interacting with the PEPCK binding site and at least one of the following: (a) a first terminal substituent having co-planar atoms acting as metal ligands to the active site metal ion PEPCK; (b) at least one of an atom or substituent at positions 2 or 3 from the first terminal substituent includes a neutral carbon center or include an oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or other atom with similar physiochemical properties; (c) at least one of an atom or substituent at positions 2 or 3 from the first terminal substituent is devoid of an electropositive atom or substituents; or (d) a second terminal substituent opposite of the first terminal substituent, said second terminal substituent having an atom that is a hydrogen boding acceptor and/or is negatively charged. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/675198 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673984 | Rapoport et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Natalya Y. Rapoport (Sandy, Utah); Glenn D. Prestwich (Eastsound, Washington); Russell Morris Condie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Natalya Y. Rapoport (Sandy, Utah); Glenn D. Prestwich (Eastsound, Washington); Russell Morris Condie (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Perfluorocarbon emulsions having a high stability and good oxygen release are disclosed and described. These perfluorocarbon emulsions are typically for use as artificial oxygen carriers. The perfluorocarbon emulsions include a disperse phase of a perfluorocarbon and an emulsion stabilizer, and continuous phase. The emulsion stabilizer can primarily include a poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer. These stabilized perfluorocarbon emulsions can be used in liquid and/or hydrogel phases of perfusion bioreactors or various other culture systems to enhance cell viability in thick tissue constructs, or as blood substitutes, although other applications may also be considered. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/133126 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/756 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674132 | Toscano et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P. Toscano (Glen Arm, Maryland); Frederick Arthur Brookfield (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Andrew D. Cohen (New York, New York); Stephen Martin Courtney (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Lisa Marie Frost (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Vincent Jacob Kalish (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Toscano (Glen Arm, Maryland); Frederick Arthur Brookfield (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Andrew D. Cohen (New York, New York); Stephen Martin Courtney (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Lisa Marie Frost (Abingdon, United Kingdom); Vincent Jacob Kalish (Annapolis, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives release NHO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives. |
| FILED | Friday, June 22, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/531364 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 564/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674178 | McDonald et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karen A. McDonald (Davis, California); Benjamin E. Lindenmuth (Davis, California); Abhaya M. Dandekar (Davis, California); Bryce W. Falk (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karen A. McDonald (Davis, California); Benjamin E. Lindenmuth (Davis, California); Abhaya M. Dandekar (Davis, California); Bryce W. Falk (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are methods useful for producing proteins, such as enzymes, by agrofiltration. The methods involve producing an Agrobacterium with a Ti plasmid encoding a cellulase, infecting plant cells with the Agrobacterium, allowing expression of the cellulase, and recovering the cellulase from the plant cells. In one embodiment, the protein produced is an endoglucanase. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/544195 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/288 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674289 | Lu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zheng-Tian Lu (Lemont, Illinois); Shiu-Ming Hu (Anhui, China PRC); Wei Jiang (Lemont, Illinois); Peter Mueller (Lemont, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UChicago Argonne LLC (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zheng-Tian Lu (Lemont, Illinois); Shiu-Ming Hu (Anhui, China PRC); Wei Jiang (Lemont, Illinois); Peter Mueller (Lemont, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for detecting ratios and amounts of isotopes of noble gases. The method and system is constructed to be able to measure noble gas isotopes in water and ice, which helps reveal the geological age of the samples and understand their movements. The method and system uses a combination of a cooled discharge source, a beam collimator, a beam slower and magneto-optic trap with a laser to apply resonance frequency energy to the noble gas to be quenched and detected. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/398657 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Plasma Technique; Production of Accelerated Electrically-charged Particles or of Neutrons; Production or Acceleration of Neutral Molecular or Atomic Beams H05H 3/00 (20130101) H05H 3/02 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674304 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for characterizing a plasma with radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The disclosed method of characterizing a plasma includes directing THz radiation into the plasma; and detecting an emission due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A disclosed plasma characterizing device includes a means for directing THz radiation into a plasma; and a detector adapted to detect an emission emitted by the plasma due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A plasma characterizing system is also disclosed. The emission detected may be a fluorescence, a variation in fluorescence and/or an acoustic emission. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/097866 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/341.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674328 | Fourkas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John T. Fourkas (Bethesda, Maryland); Linjie Li (Breinigsville, Pennsylvania); Sanghee Nah (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland College Park (College Park, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John T. Fourkas (Bethesda, Maryland); Linjie Li (Breinigsville, Pennsylvania); Sanghee Nah (Laurel, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of fabricating a nanodevice includes providing a nanowire having a first portion and a second portion. The nanowire has a polymer coating. A nanostructure is provided that is proximate to the second portion of the nanowire. Solely the first portion of the nanowire is irradiated with near-infrared radiation, thereby exciting the first portion to generate ultraviolet radiation. The generated ultraviolet radiation is guided from the first portion along the nanowire toward the second portion, so that a region of the polymer coating on the second portion is polymerized and bonds the nanostructure to the nanowire. |
| FILED | Monday, November 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/295800 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/504.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675191 | Fink et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iso Spec Technologies, LP (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manfred Fink (Austin, Texas); Philip Varghese (Austin, Texas); Jacek Borysow (Atlantic Mine, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A Raman analyzer for analyzing light emitted from a Raman cell is provided that has a beam splitter configured to split the light emitted from the Raman cell into a first beam and a second beam. An atomic vapor filter can be used to filter a Raman scattered line from the first beam and a chopper system can periodically interrupt the first and second beams that are directed towards a photo detector, which can convert light from the first and second beams into an electrical signal. The signal output from the photo detector can optionally be amplified, digitized, Fourier filtered, and/or subjected to Fourier analysis. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/773623 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/301 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675201 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zhiwen Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Kebin Shi (State College, Pennsylvania); Demetri Psaltis (St-Sulpice, Switzerland); Qian Xu (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zhiwen Liu (State College, Pennsylvania); Kebin Shi (State College, Pennsylvania); Demetri Psaltis (St-Sulpice, Switzerland); Qian Xu (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus and methods of four wave mixing (FWM) holography are described, including illuminating a sample with a first beam, a second beam, and a third beam, and combining the generated FWM signal with a reference beam at a imaging device to obtain holographic image data. In some examples, the first and second beams may be provided by a single pump-probe beam. The third beam may be a Stokes beam or an anti-Stokes beam. A representative example is coherent anti-Stokes Raman holography (CARS holography), which includes illuminating a sample with a pump/probe beam and a Stokes beam to obtain a CARS signal from the sample; and combining the CARS signal with a reference beam to obtain a CARS hologram. |
| FILED | Friday, June 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/793976 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/457 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675344 | Dogan |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fatih Dogan (Rolla, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Fatih Dogan (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A high energy density multilayer ceramic capacitor, having at least two electrode layers and at least one substantially dense polycrystalline dielectric layer positioned therebetween. The at polycrystalline dielectric layer has an average grain size of less than about 300 nanometers, a particle size distribution of between about 150 nanometers and about 3 micrometers, and a maximum porosity of about 1 percent. The dielectric layer is selected from the group including TiO2, BaTiO3, Al2O3, ZrO2, lead zirconium titanate, and combinations thereof and has a breakdown strength of at least about 1100 kV per centimeter. |
| FILED | Monday, March 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/423588 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/321.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675346 | Dunn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California); Sarah H. Tolbert (Encino, California); John Wang (Glendora, California); Torsten Brezesinski (Pohlheim, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce S. Dunn (Los Angeles, California); Sarah H. Tolbert (Encino, California); John Wang (Glendora, California); Torsten Brezesinski (Pohlheim, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A mesoporous, nanocrystalline, metal oxide construct particularly suited for capacitive energy storage that has an architecture with short diffusion path lengths and large surface areas and a method for production are provided. Energy density is substantially increased without compromising the capacitive charge storage kinetics and electrode demonstrates long term cycling stability. Charge storage devices with electrodes using the construct can use three different charge storage mechanisms immersed in an electrolyte: (1) cations can be stored in a thin double layer at the electrode/electrolyte interface (non-faradaic mechanism); (2) cations can interact with the bulk of an electroactive material which then undergoes a redox reaction or phase change, as in conventional batteries (faradaic mechanism); or (3) cations can electrochemically adsorb onto the surface of a material through charge transfer processes (faradaic mechanism). |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/177401 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675673 | Rojas-Cessa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roberto Rojas-Cessa (Brooklyn, New York); Zigian Dong (Kearny, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roberto Rojas-Cessa (Brooklyn, New York); Zigian Dong (Kearny, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Examples are disclosed for forwarding cells of partitioned data through a three-stage memory-memory-memory (MMM) input-queued Clos-network (IQC) packet switch. In some examples, each module of the three-stage MMM IQC packet switch includes a virtual queue and a manager that are configured in cooperation with one another to forward a cell from among cells of partitioned data through at least a portion of the switch. The cells of partitioned data may have been partitioned and stored at an input port for the switch and have a destination of an output port for the switch. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/511424 |
| ART UNIT | 2476 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/412 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675995 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TerraGo Technologies, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Chien Chen (Temple City, California); Dipsy Kapoor (Redondo Beach, California); Craig A. Knoblock (El Segundo, California); Cyrus Shahabi (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for locating a feature on geospatial imagery and systems for performing those methods are disclosed. An accuracy level of each of a plurality of geospatial vector datasets available in a database can be determined. Each of the plurality of geospatial vector datasets corresponds to the same spatial region as the geospatial imagery. The geospatial vector dataset having the highest accuracy level may be selected. When the selected geospatial vector dataset and the geospatial imagery are misaligned, the selected geospatial vector dataset is aligned to the geospatial imagery. The location of the feature on the geospatial imagery is then determined based on the selected geospatial vector dataset and outputted via a display device. |
| FILED | Friday, July 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/501242 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676805 | Long et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (Binghamton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bo Long (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Zhongfei Zhang (Vestal, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Relational clustering has attracted more and more attention due to its phenomenal impact in various important applications which involve multi-type interrelated data objects, such as Web mining, search marketing, bioinformatics, citation analysis, and epidemiology. A probabilistic model is presented for relational clustering, which also provides a principal framework to unify various important clustering tasks including traditional attributes-based clustering, semi-supervised clustering, co-clustering and graph clustering. The model seeks to identify cluster structures for each type of data objects and interaction patterns between different types of objects. Under this model, parametric hard and soft relational clustering algorithms are provided under a large number of exponential family distributions. The algorithms are applicable to relational data of various structures and at the same time unify a number of state-of-the-art clustering algorithms: co-clustering algorithms, the k-partite graph clustering, and semi-supervised clustering based on hidden Markov random fields. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628559 |
| ART UNIT | 2167 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Database and file management or data structures 77/737 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08671551 | Yost et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William T. Yost (Newport News, Virginia); Karl E. Cramer (Yorktown, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia); Keith A. Williams (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| 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) | William T. Yost (Newport News, Virginia); Karl E. Cramer (Yorktown, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia); Keith A. Williams (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A process and apparatus for collecting data for nondestructive evaluation of the quality of a crimped wire connector are provided. The process involves providing a crimping tool having an anvil and opposing jaw for crimping a terminal onto a stranded wire, moving the jaw relative to the anvil to close the distance between the jaw and the anvil and thereby compress the terminal against the wire, while transmitting ultrasonic waves that are propagated through the terminal-wire combination and received at a receiving ultrasonic transducer as the jaw is moved relative to the anvil, and detecting and recording the position of the jaw relative to the anvil as a function of time and detecting and recording the amplitude of the ultrasonic wave that is received at the receiving ultrasonic transducer as a function of time as the jaw is moved relative to the anvil. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/363413 |
| ART UNIT | 3729 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools Group Art Units |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal working 029/593 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08671763 | Zuckerwar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Allan J. Zuckerwar (Williamsburg, Virginia); Qamar A. Shams (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| 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) | Allan J. Zuckerwar (Williamsburg, Virginia); Qamar A. Shams (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A windscreen is configured for measuring outdoor infrasonic sound. The windscreen includes a container and a microphone. The container defines a chamber. The microphone is disposed in the chamber and can be operatively supported by the floor. The microphone is configured for detecting infrasonic sound. The container is advantageously formed from material that exhibits an acoustic impedance of between 0 and approximately 3150 times the acoustic impedance of air. A reflector plate may be disposed in the container. The reflector plate operatively can support the microphone and provides a doubling effect of infrasonic pressure at the microphone. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/850708 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/649 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08672107 | Ivanco |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas G. Ivanco (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Ivanco (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A vibration damper includes a rigid base with a mass coupled thereto for linear movement thereon. Springs coupled to the mass compress in response to the linear movement along either of two opposing directions. A converter coupled to the mass converts the linear movement to a corresponding rotational movement. A rotary damper coupled to the converter damps the rotational movement. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/042655 |
| ART UNIT | 3657 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Brakes 188/380 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673120 | Whitney et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | R. Roy Whitney (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, Virginia); The United States of America, as Represented by the Administrator of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Roy Whitney (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin Jordan (Newport News, Virginia); Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for producing boron nitride nanotubes and/or boron-carbon-nitrogen nanotubes of the general formula BxCyNz. The process utilizes a combination of laser light and nitrogen gas flow to support a boron ball target during heating of the boron ball target and production of a boron vapor plume which reacts with nitrogen or nitrogen and carbon to produce boron nitride nanotubes and/or boron-carbon-nitrogen nanotubes of the general formula BxCyNz. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/200316 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673294 | Wang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Taylor G. Wang (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Taylor G. Wang (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | An immunoisolation patch system, and particularly a patch system comprising multiple immunoisolation microcapsules, each encapsulating biological material such as cells for transplantation, which can be used in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of disease in large animals and humans without the need for immunosuppression. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/989490 |
| 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 08673649 | Woodard et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stanley E. Woodard (Hampton, Virginia); Donald M. Oglesby (Hertford, North Carolina); Bryant Douglas Taylor (Smithfield, Virginia) |
| 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) | Stanley E. Woodard (Hampton, Virginia); Donald M. Oglesby (Hertford, North Carolina); Bryant Douglas Taylor (Smithfield, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A wireless chemical sensor includes an electrical conductor and a material separated therefrom by an electric insulator. The electrical conductor is an unconnected open-circuit shaped for storage of an electric field and a magnetic field. In the presence of a time-varying magnetic field, the first electrical conductor resonates to generate harmonic electric and magnetic field responses. The material is positioned at a location lying within at least one of the electric and magnetic field responses so-generated. The material changes in electrical conductivity in the presence of a chemical-of-interest. |
| FILED | Monday, May 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/463475 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/149 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675922 | Watson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew B. Watson (Los Gatos, California); Albert J. Ahumada (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew B. Watson (Los Gatos, California); Albert J. Ahumada (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of measuring motion blur is disclosed comprising obtaining a moving edge temporal profile r1(k) of an image of a high-contrast moving edge, calculating the masked local contrast m1(k) for r1(k) and the masked local contrast m2(k) for an ideal step edge waveform r2(k) with the same amplitude as r1(k), and calculating the measure or motion blur Ψ as a difference function, Ω=S(ΔxΣk|m1(k)−m2(k)|β)1/β. The masked local contrasts are calculated using a set of convolution kernels scaled to simulate the performance of the human visual system, and Ψ is measured in units of just-noticeable differences. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/444777 |
| ART UNIT | 2667 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/107 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676382 | Abdallah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Brian Hargrave (Dickinson, Texas); Robert J. Platt, Jr. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| 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) | Muhammad E. Abdallah (Houston, Texas); Brian Hargrave (Dickinson, Texas); Robert J. Platt, Jr. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A robotic system includes a robotic mechanism responsive to velocity control signals, and a permissible workspace defined by a convex-polygon boundary. A host machine determines a position of a reference point on the mechanism with respect to the boundary, and includes an algorithm for enforcing the boundary by automatically shaping the velocity control signals as a function of the position, thereby providing smooth and unperturbed operation of the mechanism along the edges and corners of the boundary. The algorithm is suited for application with higher speeds and/or external forces. A host machine includes an algorithm for enforcing the boundary by shaping the velocity control signals as a function of the reference point position, and a hardware module for executing the algorithm. A method for enforcing the convex-polygon boundary is also provided that shapes a velocity control signal via a host machine as a function of the reference point position. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/787479 |
| ART UNIT | 3667 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/262 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 08675202 | Montgomery et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensing apparatus includes an excitation source configured to induce waves in a target, and an optical waveguide interferometer configured to sense the induced waves in the target. The optical waveguide interferometer includes a plurality of optical couplers and interconnecting optical fibers arranged to define a reference arm, a measurement arm, and a probe segment coupled to the reference arm and the measurement arm and having a probe segment end to be positioned adjacent the target. An optical path length adjustor is coupled to the reference arm. A controller cooperates with the path length adjustor and is configured to adjust an optical path length of the reference arm to maintain a constant relationship with respect to an optical path length of the measurement arm. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/102712 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/482 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675203 | Montgomery et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A biological sensing apparatus includes an excitation source configured to induce waves in a biological target, and an optical waveguide interferometer configured to sense the induced waves in the biological target. The optical waveguide interferometer includes a plurality of optical couplers and interconnecting optical fibers arranged to define a reference arm, a measurement arm, and a probe segment coupled to the reference arm and the measurement arm and having a probe segment end to be positioned adjacent the biological target. An optical path length adjustor is coupled to the reference arm. A controller cooperates with the optical path length adjustor and a first optical detector. The controller is configured to adjust an optical path length of the reference arm to maintain a constant relationship with respect to an optical path length of the measurement arm, and to generate biological target data based upon the first optical detector. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/102732 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/482 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675204 | Montgomery et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Harris Corporation (Melbourne, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Montgomery (Indialantic, Florida); Randy L. Carmean (Malabar, Florida); Charles Franklin Middleton, IV (Rockledge, Florida); James G. Tonti (Malabar, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A material sensing apparatus includes an excitation source configured to induce waves in a workpiece, and an optical waveguide interferometer configured to sense the induced waves in the workpiece. The optical waveguide interferometer includes a plurality of optical couplers and interconnecting optical fibers arranged to define a reference arm, a measurement arm, and a probe segment coupled to the reference arm and the measurement arm and having a probe segment end to be positioned adjacent the workpiece. An optical path length adjustor is coupled to the reference arm. A controller cooperates with the optical path length adjustor and the first optical detector. The controller is configured to adjust an optical path length of the reference arm to maintain a constant relationship with respect to an optical path length of the measurement arm, and to generate workpiece data based upon the first optical detector. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/102755 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/482 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
United States Postal Service (USPS)
| US 08676595 | Furka |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Furka (Secaucus, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Furka (Secaucus, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | There is provided a method and system of determining efficient routing of a mail piece in a delivery system for delivering mail pieces. The system determines whether or not the mail piece requires urgent delivery. The system determines a weight of the mail piece. Also, the system determines, based on the urgency determination and the weight determination, a most cost-effective place in which to introduce the mail piece into the delivery system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/177362 |
| ART UNIT | 3628 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08676671 | Willoughby |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stuart Willoughby (Oakton, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stuart Willoughby (Oakton, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods provide shipping services information. In one implementation, a method is provided in which an e-commerce server receives a request for shipping information from an end-user. The e-commerce server generates an extensible markup language (XML) request based on the requested shipping information and sends the XML request to an application programming interface (API) server. The API server determines, based on the XML request, one of a plurality of API modules stored in the API server to process the XML request and generates an XML response based on data included in the XML request. The API server sends the XML response to the e-commerce server, which sends the XML response to the end-user. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 04, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/314136 |
| ART UNIT | 3627 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/28 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677140 | Snapp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert F. Snapp (Memphis, Tennessee); James D. Wilson (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United States Postal Service (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert F. Snapp (Memphis, Tennessee); James D. Wilson (Collierville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented method represents a list of informational items using a bit array. The method converts an informational item to a cryptographic value using a cryptographic algorithm and extracts a plurality of n-bit samples from the cryptographic value. The n-bit samples includes at least a first field and a second field. The first field identifies a group of bits of the bit array and the second field identifies one or more individual bits within the group of bits. The individual bits are set to a pre-determined value according to the first field identifying the group of bits and the second field identifying the individual bits within the group of bits. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/610953 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/186 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08673046 | Szogi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ariel A. Szogi (Florence, South Carolina); Matias B. Vanotti (Florence, South Carolina); Patrick G. Hunt (Florence, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ariel A. Szogi (Florence, South Carolina); Matias B. Vanotti (Florence, South Carolina); Patrick G. Hunt (Florence, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for removing phosphorus from solid poultry or animal wastes involving (a) mixing solid poultry or animal wastes with water and acid at a pH lower that about 5.0 and higher than about 3.0 to form (i) a liquid extract that contains suspended solids of about 3.5 g/L and soluble phosphorus and (ii) a washed solid residue (having a N:P ratio of at least more than 4 expressed on an elemental basis), (b) separating the liquid extract from the washed solid residue to form separated liquid extract and separated washed solid residue, (c) mixing the separated liquid extract with an alkaline earth base to a pH of about 8.0 to about 11.0, (d) mixing the liquid extract with a flocculant to form (i) precipitated phosphorus solids with P2O5 content greater than about 10% and (ii) a liquid, and (e) separating the precipitated phosphorus solids from the liquid to form separated phosphorus solids and separated liquid. The process is conducted at a temperature greater than about 5° C. and less than about 50° C. The solid poultry or animal wastes are not pretreated prior to mixing the solid poultry or animal wastes with water and acid; such pretreatments include those that may cause the complete or partial loss of oxidizable organic carbon and nitrogen. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/905226 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Fertilizers 071/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08673604 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zonglin L. Liu (Peoria, Illinois); Scott A. Weber (Washington, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zonglin L. Liu (Peoria, Illinois); Scott A. Weber (Washington, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a novel Clavispora spp. yeast strain, NRRL Y-50464, that produces ethanol. More specifically, the yeast strain is able to utilize cellobiose as a sole carbon source and produce native β-glucosidase enzyme activity under a one-step simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose to ethanol. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/482309 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/162 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08673959 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S Ong (Singapore, Singapore); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada); Ping Liu (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Xerox Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yuning Li (Mississauga, Canada); Beng S Ong (Singapore, Singapore); Yiliang Wu (Mississauga, Canada); Ping Liu (Mississauga, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A polymer comprising at least one type of repeat unit comprising at least one type of an optionally substituted indolocarbazole moiety and at least one divalent linkage. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/107508 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/417 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08675125 | Cossairt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Oliver Cossairt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gregg E. Favalora (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Parellel Consulting Limited Liability Company (Dover, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Oliver Cossairt (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Gregg E. Favalora (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A minimized-thickness angular scanner of electromagnetic radiation includes an optical sandwich having a two-dimensional (2D) image source, and a scanning assembly that includes a first optic and a second optic, wherein at least one of the first optic and the second optic are oscillatorily translating. Translation of the optics provides for generation of a three-dimensional (3D) image, while the optical sandwich design provides for compact implementation of 3D displays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/380296 |
| ART UNIT | 2662 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/373 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08673860 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Chia-wel Wang (Milpitas, California); Benjamin Spink (San Carlos, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Nathan C. Geething (Santa Clara, California); Wayne To (Fremont, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Chia-wel Wang (Milpitas, California); Benjamin Spink (San Carlos, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Nathan C. Geething (Santa Clara, California); Wayne To (Fremont, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising biologically active proteins linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of glucose-related diseases, metabolic diseases, coagulation disorders, and growth hormone-related disorders and conditions. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/699761 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674292 | Vestal |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Marvin L. Vestal (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virgin Instruments Corporation (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marvin L. Vestal (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A time-of-flight mass spectrometer includes an ion source that generates ions. A two-field ion accelerator accelerates the ions through an ion flight path. A pulsed ion accelerator focuses the ions to a first focal plane where the ion flight time is substantially independent to first order of an initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. An ion reflector focuses ions to a second focal plane where the ion flight time is substantially independent to first order of an initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. An ion detector positioned at the second focal plane detects the ions. The two-field ion accelerator and the ion reflector cause the ion flight time to the ion detector for the ion of predetermined mass-to-charge ratio to be substantially independent to first order of both the initial position and the initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/034525 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/287 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08674304 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xi-Cheng Zhang (Melrose, New York); Jingle Liu (Troy, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for characterizing a plasma with radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The disclosed method of characterizing a plasma includes directing THz radiation into the plasma; and detecting an emission due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A disclosed plasma characterizing device includes a means for directing THz radiation into a plasma; and a detector adapted to detect an emission emitted by the plasma due to interaction of the THz radiation with the plasma to characterize the plasma. A plasma characterizing system is also disclosed. The emission detected may be a fluorescence, a variation in fluorescence and/or an acoustic emission. |
| FILED | Friday, April 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/097866 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/341.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
08673552 — Druggable regions in the dengue virus envelope glycoprotein and methods of using the same
| US 08673552 | Modis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Medical Center Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yorgo Modis (Brookline, Massachusetts); Stephen C. Harrison (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to novel druggable regions discovered in dengue virus envelope glycoprotein, or dengue virus E protein, which is a class II viral E protein. The present invention further relates to methods of using the druggable regions to screen potential candidate therapeutics for diseases caused by viruses having class II E proteins, e.g. viral fusion inhibitors. |
| FILED | Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/430360 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/5 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08673211 | Lema et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Luis E. Lema (North Attleboro, Massachusetts); Robert J. Angeli (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as repesented by the Secretary of Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Luis E. Lema (North Attleboro, Massachusetts); Robert J. Angeli (Portsmouth, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is taught to alleviate some of the expected seawater corrosion of aluminum alloy fuel tanks originating from the chlorides present in seawater through the use of a dicarboxylic acid additive that is added to the aluminum alloy fuel tank when seawater enters the tank. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/134958 |
| ART UNIT | 1775 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08674302 | Sadleir |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John E. Sadleir (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John E. Sadleir (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for forming sensors using transition edge sensors (TES) and sensors therefrom are described. The method includes forming a plurality of sensor arrays includes at least one TES device. The TES device includes a TES device body, a first superconducting lead contacting a first portion of the TES device body, and a second superconducting lead contacting of a second portion of the TES device body, where the first and second superconducting leads separated on the TES device body by a lead spacing. The lead spacing can be selected to be different for at least two of the plurality of sensor arrays. The method also includes determining a transition temperature for each of the plurality of sensor arrays and generating a signal responsive to detecting a change in the electrical characteristics of one of the plurality of sensor arrays meeting a transition temperature criterion. |
| FILED | Friday, May 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/789937 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/336.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
How To Use This Page
THE FEDINVENT PATENT DETAILS PAGE
Each week, FedInvent analyzes newly granted patents and published patent applications whose origins lead back to funding by the US Federal Government. The FedInvent Patent Details page is a companion to the weekly FedInvents Patents Report.
This week's information is published in the FedInvent Patents report for Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
The FedInvent Weekly Patent Details Page contains a subset of patent information to provide a deeper dive into the week’s taxpayer-funded patents to help the reader better understand where a patent fits in the federal innovation ecosphere.
HOW IS THE INFORMATION ORGANIZED?
Patents are organized by the funding agency. Within each group, the patents are organized in numeric order. A patent funded by more than one agency will appear in the section of each of the agencies that funded the research and development that resulted in the invention. This approach gives the reader a complete view of the department or agency activity for the week.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL I FIND?
THE PANEL
There is a panel for each patent that contains the patent number and the title of the patent. When you click the panel, it opens to reveal the following information:
FUNDED BY
The agencies that funded the grants, contracts, or other research agreements that resulted in the patent. FedInvent includes as much information on the source of the funding as possible. The information is presented in a hierarchy going from the Federal Department down to the agencies, subagencies, and offices that funded the work. Here are two examples:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Army Research Office (ARO)
We do our best to provide detailed information about the funding. In some cases, the patent only reports limited information on the origins of the funding. FedInvents presents what it can confirm. We add the patents without the information required by the Bayh-Dole Act to our list of patents worthy of further investigation.
APPLICANT(S) and ASSIGNEES
FedInvent includes both the Applicants and the Assignees because having both provides more information about where the inventive work was done and by what organizations. Many organizations — universities, corporations, and federal agencies — standardize the Assignee/Owner information by the time a patent is granted. In the case of federal patents, many of the patents use the agency headquarters information for patent assignment.
Showing just the headquarters address would make Washington, DC the epicenter of all taxpayer-funded research and development. Providing both the applicant information and the assignee information provides a more accurate picture of where important taxpayer funded innovation is happening in America. Here are two examples from two different patents:
APPLICANT: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
ASSIGNEE: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army Washington, DC
APPLICANT: Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
As of June 2021, we include two ways to view a patent at USPTO. FedInvent provides a link to the Full-Text Version of the patent and a link to the PDF version of the patent.
HOW DO I FIND A SPECIFIC PATENT ON A PAGE?
You can use the Command F or Control F to find a specific patent you are interested in.
HOW DO I GET HERE?
You navigate to the details of a patent by clicking the information icon that follows a patent on the FedInvent Patents Weekly Report.
You can also reach this page using the weekly page link that looks like this:
https://wayfinder.digital/fedinvent/patents-2014/fedinvent-patents-20140318.html
Just update the date portion of the URL. Tuesdays for patents. Thursdays for pre-grant publication of patent applications.
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