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| US 08679038 | Giuffrida |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Giuffrida (Hinckley, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a movement disorder monitor, and a method of measuring the severity of a subject's movement disorder. The present invention additionally relates to a drug delivery system for dosing a subject in response to the increased severity of a subject's symptoms. The present invention provides for a system and method, which can accurately quantify symptoms of movements disorders, accurately quantifies symptoms utilizing both kinetic information and electromyography (EMG) data, that can be worn continuously to provide continuous information to be analyzed as needed by the clinician, that can provide analysis in real-time, that allows for home monitoring of symptoms in subject's with these movement disorders to capture the complex fluctuation patterns of the disease over the course of days, weeks or months, that maximizes subject safety, and that provides remote access to the clinician or physician. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/455423 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/595 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679078 | Leahy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vista Scientific LLC (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vista Scientific LLC (Andover, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles D. Leahy (Concord, Massachusetts); Denis Labombard (Georgetown, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantially identical to a radius of curvature of the one of the superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. In one embodiment, the ocular device serves as an ocular drug delivery device and contains an active pharmaceutical agent, a lubricant, etc. |
| FILED | Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/621362 |
| ART UNIT | 3761 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/294 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679096 | Farritor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shane M. Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska); Amy Lehman (Seward, Nebraska); Mark Rentschler (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shane M. Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska); Amy Lehman (Seward, Nebraska); Mark Rentschler (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular medical devices, including various devices with detachable modular components and various devices with pivotally attached modular components. Additional embodiments relate to procedures in which various of the devices are used cooperatively. Certain embodiments of the medical devices are robotic in vivo devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/324364 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679402 | Geddes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides for increasing fluorescence detection in surface assay systems while increasing kinetics of a bioreaction therein by providing low-power microwaves to irradiate metallic materials within the system in an amount sufficient to increase heat thereby affecting the kinetics of a bioreaction therein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/686031 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing 422/21 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679458 | Yantasee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wassana Yantasee (Richland, Washington); Maryin G. Warner (Richland, Washington); Cynthia L. Warner (Richland, Washington); Raymond S. Addleman (Benton City, Washington); Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington); Charles Timchalk (Kennewick, Washington); Mychailo B. Toloczko (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wassana Yantasee (Richland, Washington); Maryin G. Warner (Richland, Washington); Cynthia L. Warner (Richland, Washington); Raymond S. Addleman (Benton City, Washington); Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington); Charles Timchalk (Kennewick, Washington); Mychailo B. Toloczko (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for simply and efficiently determining quantities of a preselected material in a particular solution by the placement of at least one superparamagnetic nanoparticle having a specified functionalized organic material connected thereto into a particular sample solution, wherein preselected analytes attach to the functionalized organic groups, these superparamagnetic nanoparticles are then collected at a collection site and analyzed for the presence of a particular analyte. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/936405 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679459 | Pandey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ravindra K. Pandey (Williamsville, New York); Chao Liu (Barcelona, Spain); Mahabeer Dobhal (Jaipur, India); William Potter (Amherst, New York); Janet Morgan (Buffalo, New York); Stephanie Pincus (Buffalo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Health Research, Inc. (Buffalo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ravindra K. Pandey (Williamsville, New York); Chao Liu (Barcelona, Spain); Mahabeer Dobhal (Jaipur, India); William Potter (Amherst, New York); Janet Morgan (Buffalo, New York); Allan Oseroff (Buffalo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Tetrapyrrolic photosensitizers and imaging agent compounds having A, B, C, and D rings and having a reduced B ring and an oxidized D ring. The compounds preferably have a purity of at least 95 percent and preferably have a fused system connected at an unsaturated carbon atom of the C ring nearest the D ring and at the unsaturated carbon atom between the C and D rings. The invention also includes a method of making the compounds at over 95 percent yield by starting with a B and D ring oxidized tetrapyrollic compound and dissolving it in a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent and treating it with sufficient nitroalkane solution of FeCl36H2O to oxidize the D ring and separating the resulting organic layer and drying. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/918238 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.362 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679476 | Portnoy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel A. Portnoy (Albany, California); Anat A. Herskovits (Morgan Hill, California); Gregory Crimmins (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Portnoy (Albany, California); Anat A. Herskovits (Morgan Hill, California); Gregory Crimmins (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Mutant Listeria bacteria that modulate interferon-B production are provided. The subject bacteria are characterized by having a mutation in a gene chosen from a TetR gene, a LadR gene, a VirR gene, a MarR gene a MdrL gene, a MdrT gene and a MdrM gene. The subject bacteria find use in a variety of applications, where representative applications of interest include, but are not limited to: (a) use of the subject bacteria as adjuvants; (b) use of the subject bacteria as delivery vectors for introducing macromolecules into a cell; (c) use of the subject bacteria as vaccines for eliciting or boosting a cellular immune response; etc. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/601814 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679478 | Koeberl |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dwight D. Koeberl (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dwight D. Koeberl (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating a lysosomal storage disorder and methods of increasing cellular uptake of a lysosomal enzyme using β2 agonists or therapeutic agents that increase expression of receptors for a lysosomal enzyme. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/253005 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679480 | Miletic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vjekoslav Miletic (Cross Plains, Wisconsin); Gordana Miletic (Cross Plains, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vjekoslav Miletic (Cross Plains, Wisconsin); Gordana Miletic (Cross Plains, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and corresponding pharmaceutical composition to inhibit neuropathic pain by injecting intrathecally into a mammalian subject a neuropathic pain-inhibiting amount of a phosphatase falling within E.C. 3.1.3.x, more specifically a protein phosphatase falling within E.C. 3.1.3.16, and most specifically calcineurin. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/524115 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/94.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679499 | Strober et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel Strober (Stanford, California); Everett Hurteau Meyer (Redwood City, California); Dale T. Umetsu (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel Strober (Stanford, California); Everett Hurteau Meyer (Redwood City, California); Dale T. Umetsu (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Molecules that interact with the NKT cell antigen receptor and its counterpart antigen presenting molecule, but which inhibit the NKT cell immune function, are administered to a patient. Conditions of particular interest include the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cancer, atherosclerosis, and allergic disease. In some embodiment of the invention, the inhibitory agent is an anergizing glycolipid, for example β-galactosylceramide. Pharmaceutical formulations of such glycolipids are provided, and find use in the treatment of diseases involving undesirable NKT cell activation. |
| FILED | Monday, February 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/697882 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/144.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679501 | Noelle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randolph J. Noelle (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Li-Fan Lu (Seattle, Washington); Cory L. Ahonen (Enfield, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Trustees of Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randolph J. Noelle (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Li-Fan Lu (Seattle, Washington); Cory L. Ahonen (Enfield, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a method for inhibiting Treg cell functional activities by blocking Treg cell-mediated mast cell activation. It has been found IL-9 produced by Treg cells activates mast cells, which in turn mediate an amplification loop critical for graft tolerance and immune responses to tumors. Thus, a method for enhancing an immune response to a vaccine, such as a cancer vaccine, is also provided as is a method for increasing cell and humoral immunity in a subject. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/090369 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/145.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679503 | Elias et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jack A. Elias (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Zhou Zhu (Woodbridge, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jack A. Elias (Woodbridge, Connecticut); Zhou Zhu (Woodbridge, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for the treatment of inflammatory disease (e.g., asthma, COPD, inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, atopy, allergy, allergic rhinitis, scleroderma, and the like), relating to inhibiting a chitinase-like molecule. The invention further includes methods to identify new compounds for the treatment of inflammatory disease, including, but not limited to, asthma, COPD and the like. This is because the present invention demonstrates, for the first time, that expression of IL-13, and of a chitinase-like molecule, mediates and/or is associated with inflammatory disease and that inhibiting the chitinase-like molecule treats and even prevents, the disease. Thus, the invention relates to the novel discovery that inhibiting a chitinase-like molecule treats and prevents an inflammatory disease. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/834650 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 39/395 (20130101) Peptides C07K 16/40 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C07K 2317/77 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 424/81 (20130101) Y10S 530/868 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679510 | Stephens 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) | Richard S. Stephens (Orinda, California); Diane Kawa (Albany, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit Chlamydia-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection by Chlamydia and Chlamydiophila. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/682513 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/263.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679531 | Annapragada et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ananth Annapragada (Manvel, Texas); Indrani Dasgupta (Frederick, Maryland); Eric Tanifum (Katy, Texas); Mayank Srivastava (Pearland, Texas); Mostafa Analoui (Madison, Connecticut) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ananth Annapragada (Manvel, Texas); Indrani Dasgupta (Frederick, Maryland); Eric Tanifum (Katy, Texas); Mayank Srivastava (Pearland, Texas); Mostafa Analoui (Madison, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Vesicle compositions are provided that comprise a therapeutic compound. The vesicle compositions may be capable of releasing the therapeutic compound in response to the presence of an external trigger. The vesicle compositions may comprise a plurality of biocompatible vesicles. The biocompatible vesicles may comprise a therapeutic compound for treatment of a patient in need thereof, and one or more cross-linkages between two or more of the biocompatible vesicles, each cross-linkage comprising a chemical sensing moiety and a sensed moiety. In some embodiments, the therapeutic compound may be any compound that provides palliative, curative, or otherwise beneficial effects to a patent. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/411415 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/450 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679743 | Feldman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew L. Feldman (Rochester, Minnesota); Ahmet Dogan (Rochester, Minnesota); George Vasmatzis (Oronoco, Minnesota); Mark Law (Rochester, Minnesota); David I. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew L. Feldman (Rochester, Minnesota); Ahmet Dogan (Rochester, Minnesota); George Vasmatzis (Oronoco, Minnesota); Mark Law (Rochester, Minnesota); David I. Smith (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | This document relates to the activity of interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) in T-cell lymphomas. For example, methods and materials involved in reducing the expression of an IRF4 polypeptide in T-cell lymphoma cells and identifying agents having the ability to reduce expression of an IRF4 polypeptide in T-cell lymphoma cells are provided. This document also relates to reducing DUSP22 or FLJ43663 polypeptide activity in T-cell lymphomas. For example, methods and materials involved in reducing the expression of DUSP22 polypeptides and/or FLJ43663 polypeptides in T-cell lymphoma cells and identifying agents having the ability to reduce expression of DUSP22 polypeptides and/or FLJ43663 polypeptides in T-cell lymphoma cells are provided. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/213390 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679747 | Olasagasti et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Felix Olasagasti (Santa Cruz, California); Kate Lieberman (Santa Cruz, California); Seico Benner (Santa Cruz, California); Mark A. Akeson (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Felix Olasagasti (Santa Cruz, California); Kate Lieberman (Santa Cruz, California); Seico Benner (Santa Cruz, California); Mark A. Akeson (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore in the absence of requiring a terminating nucleotide. The devices and methods are also used to determine rapidly (˜>50 Hz) the nucleotide base sequence of a polynucleotide under feedback control or using signals generated by the interactions between the polynucleotide and the nanopore. The invention is of particular use in the fields of drug discovery, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, June 26, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/459059 |
| 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 08679749 | Glick et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin S. Glick (Chicago, Illinois); Daniel E. Strongin (Seattle, Washington); Robert Keenan (Chicago, Illinois); Rita L. Strack (Towson, Maryland); Dibyendu Bhattacharyya (Oak Park, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin S. Glick (Chicago, Illinois); Daniel E. Strongin (Seattle, Washington); Robert Keenan (Chicago, Illinois); Rita L. Strack (Towson, Maryland); Dibyendu Bhattacharyya (Oak Park, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Polynucleotides encoding variant polypeptides of DsRed are provided herein. The DsRed variants have increased bacterial expression, reduced aggregation, increased solubility, shifted emission spectra or increased brightness relative to a wild-type DsRed. |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/740019 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679753 | Ostermeier |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Marc Alan Ostermeier (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides molecular switches which couple external signals to functionality, and combinatorial methods of making and using the same involving circular permutation of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences. The switches according to the invention can be used, for example, to regulate gene transcription, target drug delivery to specific cells, transport drugs intracellularly, control drug release, provide conditionally active proteins, perform metabolic engineering, and modulate cell signaling pathways. Libraries comprising the switches, expression vectors and host cells for expressing the switches are also provided. |
| FILED | Monday, November 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/680751 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679759 | Selaru et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Florin M. Selaru (Baltimore, Maryland); Stephen J. Meltzer (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland); University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Florin M. Selaru (Baltimore, Maryland); Stephen J. Meltzer (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to methods for diagnosing cancer in a subject. Morphologically normal epithelial cells of the esophagus are assayed for marker expression. Characteristic expression of the markers indicates the presence of cancer or the predisposition to cancer. A panel of eleven markers are particularly good at identifying cancer and the predisposition to cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/671406 |
| 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 435/6.140 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679766 | Orlando et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roy C. Orlando (Efland, North Carolina); Biljana Jovov (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Nelia A. Tobey (Raleigh, North Carolina); Geraldine S. Orlando (Efland, North Carolina); Zorka Djukic (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roy C. Orlando (Efland, North Carolina); Biljana Jovov (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Nelia A. Tobey (Raleigh, North Carolina); Geraldine S. Orlando (Efland, North Carolina); Zorka Djukic (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and identifying subjects as having GERD comprising detecting E-cadherin fragments in a biological sample from the subject. The invention further provides methods for identifying subjects as having heartburn that is responsive to proton pump inhibitor therapy and subjects having an increased likelihood of a rapid relapse of GERD after reducing the dosage of PPIs or terminating PPI therapy. In addition, the present invention provides methods for monitoring the healing of erosive and nonerosive esophagitis of GERD without the need for esophagogastroduodenoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy and biopsy, respectively. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/305790 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679768 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cheongwon-gun, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (, South Korea) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Young-Youl Kim (Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea); Seungwoo Kim (Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea); Hyo-Soon Cheon (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea); Sang Ick Park (Daejeon, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | The present inventors screened peptides having a specific sequence specifically binding to amyloid-beta antibody and accordingly confirmed that Aβ22(pE)-42 peptide showed higher reactivity to amyloid-beta antibody in serum of Alzheimer's disease patients. Therefore, the said Aβ22(pE)-42 peptide can be used as an active ingredient for the kit for diagnosing dementia and thus it can be said that the peptide can be effectively used for the diagnosis of dementia whose early diagnosis is hardly possible. |
| FILED | Friday, October 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/645741 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679788 | Eshleman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Chanjuan Shi (Lutherville, Maryland); Susan Henrietta Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James R. Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland); Chanjuan Shi (Lutherville, Maryland); Susan Henrietta Eshleman (Lutherville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods permitting the detection of small amounts of different nucleic acids in the presence of an excess amount of wild-type nucleic acids. Also provided herein are method so detecting infectious disease minority variants, methods of forensic identification, methods of diagnosing cancer and monitoring disease progress. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 10/590541 |
| 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 435/91.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679811 | Janssen-Heininger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger (Charlotte, Vermont); Niki Lea Reynaert (Maasmechelen, Belgium); Vikas Anathy (Burlington, Vermont); Scott Aesif (Burlington, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, Vermont); Universiteit Maastricht (Maastricht, Niger) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger (Charlotte, Vermont); Niki Lea Reynaert (Maasmechelen, Belgium); Vikas Anathy (Burlington, Vermont); Scott Aesif (Burlington, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to treatments involving glutaredoxins. In one aspect, systems and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, airway inflammation or asthma. In some embodiments, a glutaredoxin may be used to treat a subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for therapies involving glutaredoxins, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/664108 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679819 | Kawaoka |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides cells useful to propagate influenza virus mutants having reduced sialidase activity. |
| FILED | Friday, December 22, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/644179 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/235.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679832 | Blau et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Helen M. Blau (Menlo Park, California); Thomas S. Wehrman (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Helen M. Blau (Menlo Park, California); Thomas S. Wehrman (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions are provided for detecting molecular translocations, particularly protein translocations within and between sub-cellular compartments, using at least two components that exhibit a localization-dependent difference in complementation activity. In particular, alpha-complementing β-galactosidase fragments are provided. These β-galactosidase reporter fragments display significantly enhanced enzymatic activity when one fragment is localized in a membrane. Methods for carrying out no-wash ELISA assays based on the reporter component system are also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/237841 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679836 | Zudaire et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Enrique Zudaire (Germantown, Maryland); Frank Cuttitta (Adamstown, Maryland); Changge Fang (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Enrique Zudaire (Germantown, Maryland); Frank Cuttitta (Adamstown, Maryland); Changge Fang (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | This disclosure relates to fluorescent cell lines and to the use of such cell lines in monitoring cellular activity, such as angiogenesis. This disclosure further relates to the use of such cell lines in a three-dimensional cell culture to monitor angiogenic and metastatic potential of tumor cells and selecting personalized therapeutics for treatment of cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/802666 |
| ART UNIT | 1636 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/347 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679845 | Maizels et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nancy Maizels (Seattle, Washington); W. Jason Cummings (Bellevue, Washington); Munehisa Yabuki (Seattle, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy Maizels (Seattle, Washington); W. Jason Cummings (Bellevue, Washington); Munehisa Yabuki (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to mutagenesis of target genes that takes advantage of the natural mutagenic capabilities of B cells, and enhances those capabilities by bringing the process of diversification under control. The invention provides a method for rapidly and inducibly generating point mutations and other types of diversification in expressed genes, such as antibody genes. This method can be coupled with selection to identify B cell clones that produce, for example, antibodies of high affinity or specificity. The diversification process can be modulated, accelerated, halted, switched between methods of mutagenesis and the like. The modulation of diversification in accordance with the invention is both inducible and reversible. The invention provides a means of rapid and feasible development of a repertoire of variant immunoglobulins and other polypeptides. |
| FILED | Monday, June 02, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/598031 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679858 | Nolan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Garry P. Nolan (San Francisco, California); Erin F. Simonds (Stanford, California); Sean C. Bendall (San Mateo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Garry P. Nolan (San Francisco, California); Erin F. Simonds (Stanford, California); Sean C. Bendall (San Mateo, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are provided for the use of nanoparticles, which may be referred to herein as mass dots, as mass tags for probes such as antibodies, aptamers, nucleic acids, etc. in multiplexed bioassays with ICP-MS detection. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/348512 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/512 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679859 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Porland State University (Portland, Oregon); State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices comprising functionalized materials, and embodiments of a method for making and using such devices, are disclosed. Exemplary devices include ophthalmic devices, nanoparticles, quartz crystal microbalances, microarrays, and nanocomposites. In particular embodiments, device surfaces are modified with monomers and/or polymers, typically carbohydrate monomers and/or polymers. Embodiments of a method for making and using such devices are disclosed. Monomers and/or polymers are covalently bonded to surfaces using functionalized perhalophenylazides. In some embodiments, device surfaces are functionalized with a perhalophenylazide. One or more monomers and/or polymers subsequently are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In other embodiments, monomers and/or polymers are derivatized with a functionalized perhalophenylazide. The derivatized monomers and/or polymers then are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In some embodiments, graphite is functionalized with perhalophenylazide to produce a functionalized graphene sheet. In other embodiments, graphene sheets are covalently attached to functionalized substrates. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/455269 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679984 | Chung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Won Chung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea); Christopher J. Bettinger (Boston, Massachusetts); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Do Hwan Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea); Bang Lin Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea); Jeong Il Park (Seongnam-si, South Korea); Yong Wan Jin (Seoul, South Korea); Sang Yoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea); The United States of America as represented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Washington, District of Columbia); The United States of America as represented by the Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Won Chung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea); Christopher J. Bettinger (Boston, Massachusetts); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Do Hwan Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea); Bang Lin Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea); Jeong Il Park (Seongnam-si, South Korea); Yong Wan Jin (Seoul, South Korea); Sang Yoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | An example embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing an array of electric devices that includes attaching a platform including a micro-channel structure to a substrate. The method includes injecting first and second solutions into the micro-channel structure to form at least three liquid film columns, where the first and second solutions include different solvent composition ratios and the liquid columns each, respectfully, include different solvent composition ratios. The method further includes detaching the platform the substrate, removing solvent from the liquid film columns to form thin film columns, and treating the thin film columns under different conditions along a length direction of the thin film columns. The solvent is removed from the thin film columns and the thin film columns are treated under different conditions along a length direction of the thin film columns. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/173986 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680046 | Sandrock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tanya Sandrock (Salt Lake City, Utah); Robert Craigie (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Integratech Proteomics, LLC (Salt Lake City, Utah); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tanya Sandrock (Salt Lake City, Utah); Robert Craigie (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting HIV integrase activity. Also described are methods of identifying agents that inhibit HIV integrase for use in treating or preventing HIV. Also disclosed are methods of identifying agents that inhibit HIV viral mutants that are resistant to integrase inhibitors. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/257550 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 38/03 (20130101) A61K 38/10 (20130101) A61K 39/00 (20130101) Peptides C07K 1/00 (20130101) C07K 4/00 (20130101) C07K 7/02 (20130101) C07K 7/08 (20130101) Measuring or Testing Processes Involving Enzymes, Nucleic Acids or Microorganisms; Compositions or Test Papers Therefor; Processes of Preparing Such Compositions; Condition-responsive Control in Microbiological or Enzymological Processes C12Q 1/68 (20130101) C12Q 1/70 (20130101) Combinatorial Chemistry; Libraries, e.g Chemical Libraries C40B 30/04 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/573 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680047 | Greene et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark I. Greene (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Ramachandran Murali (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Akihiro Hasegawa (Chiba, Japan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark I. Greene (Penn Valley, Pennsylvania); Ramachandran Murali (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania); Akihiro Hasegawa (Chiba, Japan) |
| ABSTRACT | Exocyclic peptide mimetics that disable Fas were developed. A three dimensional model of the Fas receptor-ligand complex was constructed and structurally predicted regions of the receptor that were relevant to binding ligand were used to create constrained peptide mimetics. Exocyclic anti-Fas peptide mimetics were identified that block Fas receptor-ligand interactions, and modulate Fas biological activity both in vitro and in vivo. The mimetics are useful, e.g., for treating Fas-related pathologies. |
| FILED | Monday, August 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/210117 |
| ART UNIT | 1654 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/4.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680050 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-Wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-Wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising growth hormone linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in administration to animals. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/848984 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/5.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680056 | Keay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Susan K. Keay (Ellicott City, Maryland); Zoltan Szekely (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas Conrads (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Timothy Veenstra (Jefferson, Maryland); Maria Michejda (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan K. Keay (Ellicott City, Maryland); Christopher Michejda (North Potomac, Maryland); Zoltan Szekely (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas Conrads (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Timothy Veenstra (Jefferson, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel antiproliferative factor comprising a glycopeptide is disclosed. In specific embodiments, the novel antiproliferative factor is associated with the bladder. Compositions, diagnostic kits and reagents, and methods of using the compounds for identifying and/or treating interstitial cystitis and cancer are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/743865 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/20.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680063 | Aronin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Neil Aronin (Newtonville, Massachusetts); Phillip D. Zamore (Northboro, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Neil Aronin (Newtonville, Massachusetts); Phillip D. Zamore (Northboro, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the discovery of an effective treatment for a variety of gain-of-function diseases, in particular, Huntington's disease (HD). The present invention utilizes RNA Interference technology (RNAi) against polymorphic regions in the genes encoding various gain-of-function mutant proteins resulting in an effective treatment for the gain-of-function disease. |
| FILED | Monday, December 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/966525 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680064 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph C. Wu (Palo Alto, California); Mei Huang (Union City, California); Amato J. Giaccia (Palo Alto, California); Denise Chan (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph C. Wu (Palo Alto, California); Mei Huang (Union City, California); Amato J. Giaccia (Palo Alto, California); Denise Chan (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) interference therapy targeting hypoxia inducible factor—lot (HIF-1 α) prolyl-4-hydroxylase protein (HIF-PHD2) is used for treatment of myocardial ischemia. This treatment can be followed noninvasively by molecular imaging. Provided are compositions comprising novel vectors encoding shRNA targeting the HIF-1α and asparaginyl hydroxylase genes. The vectors encoding shRNA are also useful for the treatment of cardiac diseases, peripheral vascular diseases and decubitis ulcers. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/998075 |
| 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.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680065 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lai Xu (North Potomac, Maryland); Amy S. Rosenberg (Kensington, Maryland); Abdel Elkahloun (Bethesda, Maryland); Fabio Candotti (Brookville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lai Xu (North Potomac, Maryland); Amy S. Rosenberg (Kensington, Maryland); Abdel Elkahloun (Bethesda, Maryland); Fabio Candotti (Brookville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are oligonucleotides that target the human endogenous retrovirus-9 (ERV-9) long terminal repeat (LTR). The ERV-9 LTR oligonucleotides specifically hybridize with either the coding strand or non-coding strand of ERV-9 LTR. It is disclosed herein that ERV-9 LTR oligonucleotides inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, including breast cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer, fibrosarcoma and myeloid cancer cells. Also described herein are methods of treating a subject diagnosed with cancer comprising administering to the subject an ERV-9 LTR oligonucleotide. In some examples, the methods further comprise administering a second therapeutic agent, such as an antisense compound or a chemotherapeutic agent. |
| FILED | Friday, September 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/062858 |
| 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 08680077 | Franz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Katherine J. Franz (Durham, North Carolina); Marina G. D. Leed (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Katherine J. Franz (Durham, North Carolina); Marina G. D. Leed (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Prochelator compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (II) are described, along with methods of using the same and pharmaceutical formulations or compositions containing the same. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/386441 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/64 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680094 | D'Mello et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Santosh R. D'Mello (Dallas, Texas); Edward R. Biehl (Dallas, Texas); Haribabu Ankati (Dallas, Texas); Shashidhar Kumar Akubathini (Karimnagar, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Santosh R. D'Mello (Dallas, Texas); Edward R. Biehl (Dallas, Texas); Haribabu Ankati (Dallas, Texas); Shashidhar Kumar Akubathini (Karimnagar, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for inhibiting kinase activity to protect against neurodegeneration including diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington's disease, and conditions such as ischemic stroke comprising the step of providing the subject with a therapeutically affective amount of 1,4-benzoxazine compounds and derivatives thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/059035 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/230.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680112 | Wentland |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Menands, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark P. Wentland (Menands, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | 4-Hydroxybenzomorphans containing carboxamide or thiocarboxamide at the 3-position are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications. |
| FILED | Friday, June 08, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/760039 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/289 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680129 | Yu |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ming Yu (Los Angeles, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Ming Yu (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention describes methods and pharmaceutical compositions for combinational cancer treatments that are capable of inducing JNK phosphorylation and induce programmed cell death. It also identified genes as target for anti-cancer drug development and enhancement of the chemotherapeutic drug effect for the treatment of cancer. This invention points to a novel method and principle for a new avenue of developing more efficient and low or non cytotoxic cancer treatment. |
| FILED | Monday, January 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/667687 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/381 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680132 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shaomeng Wang (Saline, Michigan); Wei Sun (Yunnan, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ascenta Licensing Corporation (Wilmington, Delaware); Sanofi (Paris, France) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shaomeng Wang (Saline, Michigan); Wei Sun (Yunnan, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. |
| FILED | Friday, November 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/294315 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/409 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680133 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Jing-Ru Weng (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Ohio State University Research Foundation (Columbus, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Shih Chen (Upper Arlington, Ohio); Jing-Ru Weng (Taichung, Taiwan) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds and methods for treating cancer or inducing apoptosis in proliferating cells. The compounds are shown in formula I: wherein X is selected from hydroxyl, thiol, and amino; Y is selected from carboxyl and sulfonyl; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl, and combinations thereof; R5, R6, and R7 are selected from hydrogen, halo, ni tro, amino, methoxy, and combinations thereof; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, March 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/429779 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/415 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680148 | Greenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | E. Peter Greenberg (Seattle, Washington); Ehud Banin (Kiryat Ono, Israel); Eyal Banin (Jerusalem, Israel); Eduard Berenshtein (Jerusalem, Israel); Mordechai Chevion (Ziyyon, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington (Seattle, Washington); Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd. (Jerusalem, Israel); Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd. (Jerusalem, Israel) |
| INVENTOR(S) | E. Peter Greenberg (Seattle, Washington); Ehud Banin (Kiryat Ono, Israel); Eyal Banin (Jerusalem, Israel); Eduard Berenshtein (Jerusalem, Israel); Mordechai Chevion (Ziyyon, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for treating a bacterial infection by using a metallo-desferrioxamine complex. |
| FILED | Monday, August 13, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/838177 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61K 31/43 (20130101) A61K 31/65 (20130101) A61K 31/7008 (20130101) Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 259/06 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680182 | Jin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xing Jin (Charleston, South Carolina); Xuejun Wen (Charleston, South Carolina); Vibhor Krishna (Charleston, South Carolina); Ning Zhang (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, South Carolina); MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xing Jin (Charleston, South Carolina); Xuejun Wen (Charleston, South Carolina); Vibhor Krishna (Charleston, South Carolina); Ning Zhang (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of promoting the revascularization and/or reenervation of central nervous system lesions using an in-situ crosslinkable hydrogel. The present invention also provides methods of treating a spinal cord injury by topically delivering to the spinal cord injury site a vehicle comprising a neurotrophic factor and/or anti-inflammatory agent. Also provided are methods of treating a spinal cord injury by topically administering or delivering a hydrogel to the injury site. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/447041 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680236 | Luft et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin J. Luft (East Setauket, New York); John J. Dunn (Bellport, New York); Shohei Koide (Chicago, Illinois); Catherine L. Lawson (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Sciences Associates, LLC (Upton, New York); University of Rochester (Rochester, New York); Research Foundation of the State University of New York (Stony Brook, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Luft (East Setauket, New York); John J. Dunn (Bellport, New York); Shohei Koide (Chicago, Illinois); Catherine L. Lawson (Piscataway, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are OspA polypeptides from Lyme Disease-causing Borrelia having certain alteration(s). In one embodiment, the alteration(s) increase the conformational stability of the OspA polypeptide containing the alteration(s) while maintaining at least some of the antigenicity of the corresponding unaltered OspA polypeptide. In another embodiment, the altered OspA polypeptide has reduced cross-reactivity to hLFA-1, as compared to the corresponding unaltered OspA polypeptide. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/313443 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/350 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680242 | Miles et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lindsey A. Miles (San Diego, California); John Yates (San Diego, California); Emily I. Chen (Port Jefferson, New York); Nagyung Baik (San Diego, California); Robert J. Parmer (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lindsey Miles (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lindsey A. Miles (San Diego, California); John Yates (San Diego, California); Emily I. Chen (Port Jefferson, New York); Nagyung Baik (San Diego, California); Robert J. Parmer (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to C9orf46 homolog, a novel murine membrane protein, and its orthologs in human, mouse and all other species, termed Plg-RKT, or analogs, thereof and the isolation method. The function of this molecule is to bind to plasminogen, plasminogen fragments such as angiostatin1 and other plasminongen fragments having angiostatic activity, tissue plasminogen activator and Lipoprotein(a). Plasminogen receptors function to modulate cell surface proteolysis and physiological and pathophysiological processes requiring cell migration, including, but not limited to, cell migration during inflammation, tissue remodeling, wound healing, tumor cell invasion and metastasis, skeletal myogenesis, neurite outgrowth. Plasminogen receptors also modulate apoptosis and cell death. The invention also relates to antibodies that inhibit plasminogen, plasminogen fragments such as angiostatin1 and other plasminongen fragments having angiostatic activity, tissue plasminogen activator or Lipoprotein(a) binding to Plg-RKT and/or immunoreact with Plg-RKT. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/653862 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680244 | Doms et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Doms (Berwyn, Pennsylvania); Joseph Rucker (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Trevor L Hoffman (Irvine, California); Paul Bates (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania); James A Hoxie (Berwyn, Pennsylvania); Michael J Endres (Painesville, Ohio); John Balliet (Norristown, Pennsylvania); Dennis L Kolson (Secane, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Doms (Berwyn, Pennsylvania); Joseph Rucker (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Trevor L Hoffman (Irvine, California); Paul Bates (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania); James A Hoxie (Berwyn, Pennsylvania); Michael J Endres (Painesville, Ohio); John Balliet (Norristown, Pennsylvania); Dennis L Kolson (Secane, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Enveloped virus vectors are described which comprise a cellular virus receptor protein and which are capable of fusing with a cell which comprises a viral envelope protein to which the cellular virus receptor protein is cognate. Enveloped virus vectors comprising a plurality of cellular virus receptor proteins are also described. Methods for making the enveloped virus vectors are described, as are methods of using the enveloped virus vectors. The invention further relates to a lipoparticle comprising a membrane spanning protein, and the lipoparticle can be attached to a sensor surface. The invention relates to methods of producing and using the lipoparticle to, inter alia, assess protein binding interactions. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/421559 |
| ART UNIT | 1648 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/388.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680254 | Lutz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gordon J. Lutz (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Melanie K. Tallent (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Nicole Michele Lykens (Woodbury, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gordon J. Lutz (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Melanie K. Tallent (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Nicole Michele Lykens (Woodbury, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses a class of compounds known as splice modulating oligonucleotides (SMOs) that modulate pre-mRNA splicing, thereby affecting expression and functionality of a specific protein in a cell. The present invention further provides compositions and methods for modulating pre-mRNA splicing using a SMO of the invention to abrogate disease-causing mutations in a protein. Accordingly, the present invention provides compositions and methods of treating a subject at risk of, susceptible to, or having a disease, disorder, or condition associated with aberrant or unwanted target pre-mRNA expression or activity. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/144409 |
| ART UNIT | 1635 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/23.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680264 | Binder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Bartholomew Binder (Berkeley, California); Ronald Thaddeus Raines (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Bartholomew Binder (Berkeley, California); Ronald Thaddeus Raines (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for converting a carbohydrate to a furan in a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of a chloride, bromide, or iodide salt or a mixture thereof and optionally in the presence of an acid catalyst, a metal halide catalyst and/or an ionic liquid (up to 40 wt %). The method can be employed in particular to produce furfural or 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/664198 |
| ART UNIT | 1623 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 536/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680291 | Jung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael E. Jung (Los Angeles, California); Dongwon Yoo (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael E. Jung (Los Angeles, California); Dongwon Yoo (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to diarylhydantoin compounds and methods for synthesizing them and using them in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, October 24, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/257743 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/301.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680303 | Jamison et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy F. Jamison (Somerville, Massachusetts); Yutaka Ikeuchi (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy F. Jamison (Somerville, Massachusetts); Yutaka Ikeuchi (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally relates to methods for the synthesis of catalysts, including epoxidation catalysts, and related compounds and catalyst compositions. Embodiments described herein may provide efficient processes for providing catalysts (e.g., epoxidation catalysts) in large quantities and using simplified methods. |
| FILED | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/037060 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/453 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680641 | Prineas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P. Prineas (Iowa City, Iowa); Jonathan T. Olesberg (Iowa City, Iowa); Chris Coretsopoulos (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Prineas (Iowa City, Iowa); Jonathan T. Olesberg (Iowa City, Iowa); Chris Coretsopoulos (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | An article of manufacture and a method of defining a photodetector element are provided. The article of manufacture includes a photodector element comprising a junction formed by a first III-V semiconductor layer having a first charge type and a second III-V semiconductor layer comprising a second dopant having a second charge type. The second III-V semiconductor layer is disposed between the first III-V semiconductor layer and a wafer. Patterned dopant regions having a third charge type, the third charge type being the same as the first charge type, are disposed in the first III-V semiconductor layer. |
| FILED | Friday, February 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/031093 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/443 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681146 | Bell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Blaine A. Bell (New York, New York); Steven K. Feiner (New York, New York); Tobias H Hoellerer (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blaine A. Bell (New York, New York); Steven K. Feiner (New York, New York); Tobias H Hoellerer (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for managing a display space for a 3D environment is provided. A 3D scene having at least one scene object is displayed and the visible surfaces of the scene objects are represented as visible space in a 2D view plane representation. Controllable objects that are to be placed in the scene are defined by parameters such as size, placement priority, proximity relationships and the like. The available space for placing controllable objects, which can include empty space and low priority background and foreground regions, is determined for each controllable object. The placement for controllable objects in the 3D space is then determined in accordance with at least placement parameter and one of the visible space and available space of the view-plane representation such that view management objectives, such as not occluding important scene objects, are accomplished. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/496882 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681331 | Xie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sunney Xiaoliang Xie (Lexington, Massachusetts); Christian W. Freudiger (Boston, Massachusetts); Brian G. Saar (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A microscopy or micro-spectroscopy system is disclosed that includes a first light source, a second light source, a modulator, an optical assembly and a processor. The first light source is for providing a first illumination field at a first optical frequency ω1 and the second light source is for providing a second illumination field at a second optical frequency ω2. The modulator is for modulating a property of the second illumination field at a modulation frequency f of at least 100 kHz to provide a modulated second illumination field. The optical assembly includes focusing optics and an optical detector system. The focusing optics is for directing and focusing the first illumination field and the modulated second illumination field through an objective lens toward the common focal volume along an excitation path. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719717 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/53 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682422 | Hopenfeld |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Angel Medical Systems, Inc. (Fair Haven, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Angel Medical Systems, Inc. (Fair Haven, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce Hopenfeld (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A heart monitor is disclosed. The monitor computes ST segment deviations and stores the results in heart rate based histograms. Periodically, the monitor analyzes the histogram data to determine a normal range of ST deviation for a particular heart rate range. The monitor computes heart rate dependent ischemia detection thresholds based on the upper and lower boundaries of the normal range. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 07, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/788143 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/516 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682443 | Faraji et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (San Fernando, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boozarjomehr Faraji (Valencia, California); Kevin Jun Ha (Los Angeles, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (La Cresenta, California); James Singleton Little (Newhall, California); Robert J Greenberg (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a non-destructive method of inspecting a bond, particularly a braze bond, in a hermetic package. The invention involves a unique hermetic package design adapted for ultrasonic inspection and a method of inspecting the package. This package and non-destructive inspection process are particularly useful in implantable neural stimulators such as visual prostheses. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/018240 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682594 | Fan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hei-Mun Christina Fan (Fremont, California); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hei-Mun Christina Fan (Fremont, California); Stephen R. Quake (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method to achieve digital quantification of DNA (i.e., counting differences between identical sequences) using direct shotgun sequencing followed by mapping to the chromosome of origin and enumeration of fragments per chromosome. The preferred method uses massively parallel sequencing, which can produce tens of millions of short sequence tags in a single run and enabling a sampling that can be statistically evaluated. By counting the number of sequence tags mapped to a predefined window in each chromosome, the over- or under-representation of any chromosome in maternal plasma DNA contributed by an aneuploid fetus can be detected. This method does not require the differentiation of fetal versus maternal DNA. The median count of autosomal values is used as a normalization constant to account for differences in total number of sequence tags is used for comparison between samples and between chromosomes. |
| FILED | Friday, May 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/102717 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/48 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard E. Main (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard E. Main (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An assault weapon locking wedge gage tool assembly includes a main body portion; at least one limit stop plate assembly connected to the main body portion; an interchangeable locking wedge stop connected to the limit stop plate assembly and configured to engage a locking wedge of a weapon; a moveable gage ball plunger positioned in the limit stop plate assembly and contacting the locking wedge; at least one position indicator operatively connected to the moveable gage ball plunger, wherein the position indicator displays a relative position of the locking wedge with respect to a known position of the locking wedge stop. The assembly includes an interchangeable ring configured around the main body portion. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/317036 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Geometrical instruments 033/506 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677821 | Ayazi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Ajit Sharma (Richardson, Texas); Mohammad Faisal Zaman (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Coporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Ajit Sharma (Richardson, Texas); Mohammad Faisal Zaman (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are methods and a sensor architecture that utilizes the residual quadrature error in a gyroscope to achieve and maintain perfect mode-matching, i.e., ˜0 Hz split between the drive and sense mode frequencies, and to electronically control sensor bandwidth. In a reduced-to-practice embodiment, a 6 mW, 3V CMOS ASIC and control algorithm are interfaced to a mode-matched MEMS tuning fork gyroscope to implement an angular rate sensor with bias drift as low as 0.15°/hr and angle random walk of 0.003°/√hr, which is the lowest recorded to date for a silicon MEMS gyroscope. The system bandwidth can be configured between 0.1 Hz and 1 kHz. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/111501 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/504.120 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677843 | Gonzalez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bernard A. Gonzalez (St. Paul, Minnesota); G. Marco Bommarito (Stillwater, Minnesota); Paul J. Cobian (Woodbury, Minnesota); Tera M. Nordby (Woodbury, Minnesota); Tushar A. Kshirsagar (Woodbury, Minnesota); Scott A. Burton (Woodbury, Minnesota); Joseph J. Stoffel (Hastings, Minnesota); Patrick A. Mach (Shorewood, Minnesota); Gustavo H. Castro (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bernard A. Gonzalez (St. Paul, Minnesota); G. Marco Bommarito (Stillwater, Minnesota); Paul J. Cobian (Woodbury, Minnesota); Tera M. Nordby (Woodbury, Minnesota); Tushar A. Kshirsagar (Woodbury, Minnesota); Scott A. Burton (Woodbury, Minnesota); Joseph J. Stoffel (Hastings, Minnesota); Patrick A. Mach (Shorewood, Minnesota); Gustavo H. Castro (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A sample acquisition device includes a capillary array configured to draw in a sample and retain the sample by capillary action. The capillary array may be coupled to an elongated member, such as a stem or a hollow tube, which defines a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction. In some embodiments, the capillary array defines a major sample acquisition surface that extends in a second direction different than the first direction. A ratio of the major sample acquisition surface area to maximum volume retained by the capillary array may be selected to minimize physical binding between the capillary array and sample. In some embodiments, the device may include a feedback mechanism to indicate the relative pressure applied to a sample source with the sample acquisition device. In addition, in some embodiments, the sample acquisition device may include a suction source to help draw the sample into the capillary array. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/867146 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/864.720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leo T. Steffi (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leo T. Steffi (Plymouth, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes an engine mechanically coupled to a generator to provide mechanical power thereto and a housing assembly defining an interior space to at least partially enclose the engine and the generator. The housing has a first airflow path structured to provide cooling into the radiator and a second airflow path structured to provide cooling to at least one of the engine and the generator. A temperature sensor can be disposed within the housing and a variable speed fan can be in flow communication with at least one of the first airflow path and the second airflow path. Further, a controller may be in communication with the variable speed fan and the temperature sensor. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/924806 |
| ART UNIT | 3783 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Internal-combustion engines 123/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678075 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Evelyn N. Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John G. Brisson (Rockport, Massachusetts); Stuart A. Jacobson (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jeffrey H. Lang (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Matthew McCarthy (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Evelyn N. Wang (Cambridge, Massachusetts); John G. Brisson (Rockport, Massachusetts); Stuart A. Jacobson (Lexington, Massachusetts); Jeffrey H. Lang (Sudbury, Massachusetts); Matthew McCarthy (Arlington, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a thermal contact plate defining a cavity in fluid communication with a first pipe and a plurality of stationary elements substantially perpendicular to the first pipe each defining a cavity wherein each cavity is in fluid communication with the first pipe and at least one cavity includes a wick. A plurality of movable elements are provided wherein the movable elements and the stationary elements are substantially parallel, alternatingly arranged and a portion of the movable elements overlaps a portion of the stationary elements. A working fluid is provided in the first pipe and cavities or stationary elements and thermal contact plate. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628331 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Body Treatment, Kinestherapy, and Exercising |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/80.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678324 | Hemmelgarn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn (South Charleston, Ohio); Bryan Michael Pelley (Miamisburg, Ohio); Kristin Marie Cable (Monroe, Ohio); Brandon Charles Kirby (LaVale, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn (South Charleston, Ohio); Bryan Michael Pelley (Miamisburg, Ohio); Kristin Marie Cable (Monroe, Ohio); Brandon Charles Kirby (LaVale, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present airfoil systems comprise an airfoil with a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a skin surface, at least one structural element located within said airfoil, wherein said structural element supports the skin surface having an upper skin portion and a lower skin portion wherein said structural element can change its shape in response to external stimulus during flight operations, and an actuating means for selectively altering the curvature of said structural element which alters the curvature of said upper skin portion and of said lower skin portion to cause nonlinear deflection of said skin surface between an extreme raised position through a neutral position to an extreme lowered position; whereby the outer surface curvature of said airfoil and said skin surface is smooth and continuous over substantially the entirety thereof at all positions of said skin surface. |
| FILED | Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/918408 |
| 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 244/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678655 | Mougeotte et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher Mougeotte (Wharton, New Jersey); David Geissler (Mount Arlington, New Jersey); Michael Hollis (Flanders, New Jersey); Nicholas Stolten (Bangor, Pennsylvania); Justin John (Blauvelt, New York); Chris Cammack (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas J. Kiel (Bernardsville, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher Mougeotte (Wharton, New Jersey); David Geissler (Mount Arlington, New Jersey); Michael Hollis (Flanders, New Jersey); Nicholas Stolten (Bangor, Pennsylvania); Justin John (Blauvelt, New York); Chris Cammack (Fredericksburg, Virginia); Thomas J. Kiel (Bernardsville, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A bearing assembly for a first part that rotates with respect to a second part may include a slewing bearing having an axis of rotation and inner and outer races concentric with the axis of rotation. The inner race may be fixed to the first part and the outer race may be fixed to the second part. An inner, annular catch ring may be fixed to and adjacent to a lower surface of the inner race. An outer, annular catch ring may be fixed to and interposed between a lower surface of the outer race and the second part. A portion of the outer catch ring may be disposed below and adjacent to the lower surface of the inner race. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/443937 |
| ART UNIT | 3656 — Material and Article Handling |
| CURRENT CPC | Bearings 384/126 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678937 | Humes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ryan Charles Humes (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Charles Humes (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A shaft coupling is disclosed herein. The shaft coupling includes a tubular portion extending along a central axis. The tubular portion has a maximum inner diameter. The shaft coupling also includes a first set of internal splines positioned in the tubular portion. The shaft coupling also includes a dam rising above the maximum inner diameter in the tubular portion. The dam is spaced from the first set of internal splines along the central axis. The shaft coupling also includes at least one aperture for receiving lubricant for the first set of internal splines. The at least one aperture extends through the tubular portion along an aperture axis transverse to the central axis. A cross-sectional area of the at least one aperture decreases along at least part of the aperture axis. In another feature, the shaft coupling can include a passageway extending through the dam. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628768 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts 464/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679096 | Farritor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shane M. Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska); Amy Lehman (Seward, Nebraska); Mark Rentschler (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shane M. Farritor (Lincoln, Nebraska); Amy Lehman (Seward, Nebraska); Mark Rentschler (Boulder, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to modular medical devices, including various devices with detachable modular components and various devices with pivotally attached modular components. Additional embodiments relate to procedures in which various of the devices are used cooperatively. Certain embodiments of the medical devices are robotic in vivo devices. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/324364 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679189 | Ganey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amendia Inc. (Marietta, Georgia); The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amendia Inc. (Marietta, Georgia); The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy Ganey (Tampa, Florida); Frank Edward Livingston (Redondo Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An implant device having a non-conductive base structure with at least two exposed or exterior surfaces wherein at least one of the exposed or exterior surfaces has attained electrical conductivity on at least portions of the surface by an energy exposure wherein portions of the exposed or exterior surfaces are transformed by the energy exposure to attain the electrical conductivity. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/767055 |
| ART UNIT | 3774 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/23.490 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679233 | Wapner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phillip G. Wapner (Palmdale, California); Wesley P. Hoffman (Palmdale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillip G. Wapner (Palmdale, California); Wesley P. Hoffman (Palmdale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of modifying the apparent wettability (the area contacted by a liquid) of solids with liquids by controlling the surface geometry or the capillary geometry. This modification is possible by understanding the geometric relationship between the contact angle and the included angle of surface features. This same geometric relationship can be used to enhance two-phase fluid separation during phase transformation as well as measure dynamic contact angles. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/559909 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/251 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679246 | Jordan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Hopkins Jordan (Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut); Maurice Gell (Somerset, New Jersey); Dianying Chen (Hicksville, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Connecticut (Farmington, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Hopkins Jordan (Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut); Maurice Gell (Somerset, New Jersey); Dianying Chen (Hicksville, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Amorphous mixed metal oxides are used as a feedstock for thermal spray coating. Compared to thermal spray coating methods utilizing crystalline metal oxide feedstocks, the present method reduces energy consumption and expands the range of feedstock chemical compositions. The present method also produces coatings with improved chemical homogeneity. Methods of preparing the amorphous mixed metal oxides are also described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/008994 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions: Coating or plastic 16/286.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679248 | Feigelson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Boris N. Feigelson (Springfield, Virginia); Jennifer K. Hite (Arlington, Virginia); Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris N. Feigelson (Springfield, Virginia); Jennifer K. Hite (Arlington, Virginia); Francis J. Kub (Arnold, Maryland); Charles R. Eddy, Jr. (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Millimeter-scale GaN single crystals in filamentary form, also known as GaN whiskers, grown from solution and a process for preparing the same at moderate temperatures and near atmospheric pressures are provided. GaN whiskers can be grown from a GaN source in a reaction vessel subjected to a temperature gradient at nitrogen pressure. The GaN source can be formed in situ as part of an exchange reaction or can be preexisting GaN material. The GaN source is dissolved in a solvent and precipitates out of the solution as millimeter-scale single crystal filaments as a result of the applied temperature gradient. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/952225 |
| ART UNIT | 1714 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Single-crystal-growth; Unidirectional Solidification of Eutectic Material or Unidirectional Demixing of Eutectoid Material; Refining by Zone-melting of Material; Production of a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Single Crystals or Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; After-treatment of Single Crystals or a Homogeneous Polycrystalline Material With Defined Structure; Apparatus Therefor C30B 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C30B 19/00 (20130101) C30B 19/02 (20130101) C30B 19/04 (20130101) C30B 19/10 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679368 | Moulton et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David S. Moulton (Hondo, Texas); Jimell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S. Moulton (Hondo, Texas); Jimell Erwin (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for the liquefaction of carbonaceous material is described that utilizes a single liquefaction reactor that accepts mixtures of carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas) at any ratio and which provides for a water gas shift reaction and a hydrogenation reaction of the carbonaceous material to provide a desired hydrocarbon. The process avoids the use of a separate reactor for the water gas shift reaction and applies to carbonaceous material such as any type of coal and/or biomass containing plant and/or animal matter for conversion to a synthetic fuel. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976577 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/373 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679378 | Goldstein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan Goldstein (Cincinnati, Ohio); Geoff Fair (Centerville, Ohio); Heedong Lee (Centerville, Ohio); HyunJun Kim (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan Goldstein (Cincinnati, Ohio); Geoff Fair (Centerville, Ohio); Heedong Lee (Centerville, Ohio); HyunJun Kim (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for generating an optical fiber is provided. The method includes creating a green fiber consisting primarily of a ceramic material and sintering the green fiber with a laser by moving the green fiber through a beam of the laser to increase the density of the fiber after sintering. The system for creating a continuous optical fiber includes an extruder, a processing chamber and a laser. The extruder is configured to extrude a ceramic slurry as a green fiber. The processing chamber is configured to receive and process the green fiber. And, the laser is configured to direct a laser spot on the green fiber exiting the processing chamber to sinter the green fiber. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/212422 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/1.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679389 | Brow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard K Brow (Rolla, Missouri); Signo T. Reis (Rolla, Missouri); Mike Konigstein (Columbia, Missouri); Genda Chen (Rolla, Missouri) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard K Brow (Rolla, Missouri); Signo T. Reis (Rolla, Missouri); Mike Konigstein (Columbia, Missouri); Genda Chen (Rolla, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | A cementitious composite material wherein glass-coated steel rods are positioned in a cementitious matrix. The glass composition for coating the steel reinforcing rods includes between about 33-45 weight percent SiO2, 13.5-19.5 weight percent B2O3, 3.5-4.6 weight percent Al2O3, 4.0-13.5 weight percent K2O, 5.5-15.5 weight percent ZrO2, 8.6-15.9 weight percent Na2O, 4.6-5.1 weight percent CaO, 0.6-0.7 weight percent MnO2, 1.0-1.0 weight percent NiO, and 1.0-1.1 weight percent CoO. The glass composition is typically in compression on the rods at ambient temperatures, has a coefficient of thermal expansion of between about 12.5 and about 13.5, and has a softening temperature of between about 585 degrees Celsius and about 600 degrees Celsius. |
| FILED | Friday, March 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/040781 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/135 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679621 | Blaiszik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An autonomic conductivity restoration system includes a solid conductor and a plurality of particles. The particles include a conductive fluid, a plurality of conductive microparticles, and/or a conductive material forming agent. The solid conductor has a first end, a second end, and a first conductivity between the first and second ends. When a crack forms between the first and second ends of the conductor, the contents of at least a portion of the particles are released into the crack. The cracked conductor and the released contents of the particles form a restored conductor having a second conductivity, which may be at least 90% of the first conductivity. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/164144 |
| ART UNIT | 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/321.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679652 | Cohen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald Cohen (Washington, District of Columbia); Panchapakesan Ganesh (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Carnegie Institution of Washington (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald Cohen (Washington, District of Columbia); Panchapakesan Ganesh (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A modification of PbTiO3 perovskite wherein at least part of Pb is replaced by a smaller atom with a similar ionic charge. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/231286 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/701 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679969 | Urteaga et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Miguel Urteaga (Moorpark, California); Richard L. Pierson, Jr. (Thousand Oaks, California); Keisuke Shinohara (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Miguel Urteaga (Moorpark, California); Richard L. Pierson, Jr. (Thousand Oaks, California); Keisuke Shinohara (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for forming self-aligned contacts includes electroplating a first metal contact onto a Group III-V semiconductor substrate, the first metal contact having a greater height than width and having a straight sidewall profile, etching back the semiconductor substrate down to a base layer to expose an emitter semiconductor layer under the first metal contact, conformally depositing a dielectric layer on a vertical side of the first metal contact, a vertical side of the emitter semiconductor layer and on the base layer, anisotropically etching the dielectric layer off of the semiconductor substrate to form a dielectric sidewall spacer on the vertical side of the first metal contact and providing a second metal contact immediately adjacent the dielectric sidewall spacer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/196733 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/652 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679984 | Chung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jong Won Chung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea); Christopher J. Bettinger (Boston, Massachusetts); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Do Hwan Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea); Bang Lin Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea); Jeong Il Park (Seongnam-si, South Korea); Yong Wan Jin (Seoul, South Korea); Sang Yoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea); The United States of America as represented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Washington, District of Columbia); The United States of America as represented by the Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jong Won Chung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea); Christopher J. Bettinger (Boston, Massachusetts); Zhenan Bao (Stanford, California); Do Hwan Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea); Bang Lin Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea); Jeong Il Park (Seongnam-si, South Korea); Yong Wan Jin (Seoul, South Korea); Sang Yoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | An example embodiment relates to a method of manufacturing an array of electric devices that includes attaching a platform including a micro-channel structure to a substrate. The method includes injecting first and second solutions into the micro-channel structure to form at least three liquid film columns, where the first and second solutions include different solvent composition ratios and the liquid columns each, respectfully, include different solvent composition ratios. The method further includes detaching the platform the substrate, removing solvent from the liquid film columns to form thin film columns, and treating the thin film columns under different conditions along a length direction of the thin film columns. The solvent is removed from the thin film columns and the thin film columns are treated under different conditions along a length direction of the thin film columns. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/173986 |
| ART UNIT | 2813 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/720 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680094 | D'Mello et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Santosh R. D'Mello (Dallas, Texas); Edward R. Biehl (Dallas, Texas); Haribabu Ankati (Dallas, Texas); Shashidhar Kumar Akubathini (Karimnagar, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas); Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Santosh R. D'Mello (Dallas, Texas); Edward R. Biehl (Dallas, Texas); Haribabu Ankati (Dallas, Texas); Shashidhar Kumar Akubathini (Karimnagar, India) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention includes compositions and methods for inhibiting kinase activity to protect against neurodegeneration including diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington's disease, and conditions such as ischemic stroke comprising the step of providing the subject with a therapeutically affective amount of 1,4-benzoxazine compounds and derivatives thereof. |
| FILED | Friday, August 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/059035 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/230.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680182 | Jin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xing Jin (Charleston, South Carolina); Xuejun Wen (Charleston, South Carolina); Vibhor Krishna (Charleston, South Carolina); Ning Zhang (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, South Carolina); MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xing Jin (Charleston, South Carolina); Xuejun Wen (Charleston, South Carolina); Vibhor Krishna (Charleston, South Carolina); Ning Zhang (Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of promoting the revascularization and/or reenervation of central nervous system lesions using an in-situ crosslinkable hydrogel. The present invention also provides methods of treating a spinal cord injury by topically delivering to the spinal cord injury site a vehicle comprising a neurotrophic factor and/or anti-inflammatory agent. Also provided are methods of treating a spinal cord injury by topically administering or delivering a hydrogel to the injury site. |
| FILED | Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/447041 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 524/9 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680292 | Irvin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); David L. Witker (Bay City, Michigan); John D. Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California); Jennifer A. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David J. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); David L. Witker (Bay City, Michigan); John D. Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California); Jennifer A. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention demonstrates the synthesis of a new pyrazole-containing monomer by means of an easily implemented two-step process. This monomer can be electropolymerized to yield a stable n-doping polymer that may easily be electrochemically characterized. It is demonstrated that the electrochemical behavior of the polymer films produced is dependent upon the conditions applied during electrodeposition. Films deposited by cycling only at relatively positive potentials (0 to 2000 mV) show less intense n-doping responses than those films obtained by scanning the applied potential throughout a wider range (−2000 mV to 2000 mV). |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/412789 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 548/365.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680427 | Im et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James S. Im (New York, New York); Robert S. Sposili (New York, New York); Mark A. Crowder (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of Columbia University in The City Of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James S. Im (New York, New York); Robert S. Sposili (New York, New York); Mark A. Crowder (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A device on a supporting substrate is provided including a semiconductor film, having two or more rectangular crystalline regions spaced from each other, wherein each of the two or more rectangular crystalline regions comprises one single crystal region. The device can further include two or more thin-film transistors, wherein each of the two or more thin-film transistors comprises one or more active-channel regions. Each of the one or more active-channel regions can comprise at least one of said two or more rectangular crystalline regions. The device can further include an integrated circuit which comprises of the two or more thin-film transistors. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/419821 |
| ART UNIT | 3742 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric heating 219/121.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680461 | Rardin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brent Rardin (Lafayette, Indiana); James Mitchell Wells (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Griffin Analytical Technologies, L.L.C. (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent Rardin (Lafayette, Indiana); James Mitchell Wells (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A sample analysis apparatus (10) includes processing circuitry (22) coupled to a data set device (20) and a storage device (24) to acquire one data set from an analysis component (14) according to one analysis parameter set and to prepare another analysis parameter set using another previously acquired data set. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/919323 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/282 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680506 | Medintz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Igor L. Medintz (Springfield, Virginia); W. Russ Algar (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael H. Stewart (Springfield, Virginia); Kimihiro Susumu (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Igor L. Medintz (Springfield, Virginia); W. Russ Algar (Alexandria, Virginia); Michael H. Stewart (Springfield, Virginia); Kimihiro Susumu (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Quantum dots are modified with varying amounts of (a) a redox-active moiety effective to perform charge transfer quenching, and (b) a fluorescent dye effective to perform fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), so that the modified quantum dots have a plurality of photophysical properties. The FRET and charge transfer pathways operate independently, providing for two channels of control for varying luminescence of quantum dots having the same innate properties. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/439003 |
| ART UNIT | 2897 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/13 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680511 | Dimitrakopoulos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christos D. Dimitrakopoulos (Yorktown Heights, New York); Damon B. Farmer (White Plains, New York); Alfred Grill (White Plains, New York); Yu-Ming Lin (West Harrison, New York); Deborah A. Neumayer (Danbury, Connecticut); Dirk Pfeiffer (Croton on Hudson, New York); Wenjuan Zhu (Fishkill, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christos D. Dimitrakopoulos (Yorktown Heights, New York); Damon B. Farmer (White Plains, New York); Alfred Grill (White Plains, New York); Yu-Ming Lin (West Harrison, New York); Deborah A. Neumayer (Danbury, Connecticut); Dirk Pfeiffer (Croton on Hudson, New York); Wenjuan Zhu (Fishkill, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A silicon nitride layer is provided on an uppermost surface of a graphene layer and then a hafnium dioxide layer is provided on an uppermost surface of the silicon nitride layer. The silicon nitride layer acts as a wetting agent for the hafnium dioxide layer and thus prevents the formation of discontinuous columns of hafnium dioxide atop the graphene layer. The silicon nitride layer and the hafnium dioxide layer, which collectively form a low EOT bilayer gate dielectric, exhibit continuous morphology atop the graphene layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/369901 |
| ART UNIT | 2894 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680512 | Avouris et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phaedon Avouris (Yorktown Heights, New York); Damon B. Farmer (White Plains, New York); Yu-Ming Lin (West Harrison, New York); Yu Zhu (West Harrison, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phaedon Avouris (Yorktown Heights, New York); Damon B. Farmer (White Plains, New York); Yu-Ming Lin (West Harrison, New York); Yu Zhu (West Harrison, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A transistor structure is provided which includes a graphene layer located on an insulating layer, a first metal portion overlying a portion of the graphene layer, a second metal portion contacting and overhanging the first metal portion, a first electrode contacting a portion of the graphene layer and laterally offset from a first sidewall of the first metal portion by a lateral spacing, and a second electrode contacting another portion of the graphene layer and laterally offset from a second sidewall of the first metal portion by the lateral spacing. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/614530 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680641 | Prineas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John P. Prineas (Iowa City, Iowa); Jonathan T. Olesberg (Iowa City, Iowa); Chris Coretsopoulos (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John P. Prineas (Iowa City, Iowa); Jonathan T. Olesberg (Iowa City, Iowa); Chris Coretsopoulos (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| ABSTRACT | An article of manufacture and a method of defining a photodetector element are provided. The article of manufacture includes a photodector element comprising a junction formed by a first III-V semiconductor layer having a first charge type and a second III-V semiconductor layer comprising a second dopant having a second charge type. The second III-V semiconductor layer is disposed between the first III-V semiconductor layer and a wafer. Patterned dopant regions having a third charge type, the third charge type being the same as the first charge type, are disposed in the first III-V semiconductor layer. |
| FILED | Friday, February 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/031093 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/443 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680698 | Lai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Secretary of the Navy (China Lake, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William W. Lai (Ridgecrest, California); Alfred J. Baca (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A self-contained mechanism for the conversion of vertical motion to rotational/transitional motion includes a substrate having at least one interior compartment, at least one nonconductive tube, at least one permanent magnet, and at least one coil of wire. The coil of wire is a solenoid. The nonconductive tube, permanent magnet, and solenoid are configured to fit in the interior compartment. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/727176 |
| ART UNIT | 2833 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Prime-mover dynamo plants 290/1.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680752 | Ayazi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Logan Sorenson (Atlanta, Georgia); Jenna Fu (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Farrokh Ayazi (Atlanta, Georgia); Logan Sorenson (Atlanta, Georgia); Jenna Fu (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention comprises systems, apparatuses, and methods for harvesting ambient mechanical energy at a lower frequency and transforming the harvested energy into electrical energy at a higher frequency. Transforming the energy from relatively lower input frequency energy to relatively higher output frequency energy can help realize greater efficiencies found at higher frequencies. Because the input plane of the ambient mechanical energy is not always predictable, some embodiments of the present invention comprise both in-plane and out-of-plane energy harvesters that produce an electrical output in multiple planes. |
| FILED | Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/372436 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680906 | McDonald et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United States Air Force (Rome, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nathan McDonald (Rome, New York); Joseph E. Van Nostrand (Gloversville, New York); Bryant T. Wysocki (Taberg, New York); Seann M. G. Bishop (Niskayuna, New York); Nathaniel C. Cady (Delmar, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus for generating a truly random binary bit value in which the resistance of memristive devices serve as the analogue bit values. Resistance values and the randomness by which they are generated stems from the inherently non-uniform, irreproducible variations in the materials of which the system is composed. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/815157 |
| ART UNIT | 2842 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems 327/164 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680935 | Muir |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Muir (North Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Auriga Measurement Systems, LLC (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Muir (North Chelmsford, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An RF circuit includes a balun circuit comprised of a coaxial cable having a desired characteristic impedance and having a first port coupled to a first port of said RF circuit and a second port and a transformer circuit having a first port coupled to the second port of the balun. The transformer circuit is comprised of a pair of coaxial cables, each having a desired characteristic impedance and each having a ferrite coupled thereto. The interconnects between center conductors and outer conductors in the transformer are made symmetrical such that a resonance with a frequency determined by the inductance and capacitance of the coaxial cables does not occur, preventing any nulls in an insertion loss characteristic of the RF circuit. The ferrite is selected to act as a circuit element having an impedance characteristic which is higher than the impedance characteristic of the coaxial cable. |
| FILED | Monday, May 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/108160 |
| ART UNIT | 2843 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Wave transmission lines and networks 333/26 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681064 | Isom |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert S. Isom (Allen, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert S. Isom (Allen, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | An antenna system for reducing unwanted coupling and electromagnetic interference, the antenna system including a transmit module configured to send a signal, a receive module configured to receive the signal, a radome, and a resistive frequency selective surface circuit configured to reduce a coupled portion of the signal, the resistive frequency selective surface circuit disposed in a path of the coupled portion of the signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/968147 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/753 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681146 | Bell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Blaine A. Bell (New York, New York); Steven K. Feiner (New York, New York); Tobias H Hoellerer (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Blaine A. Bell (New York, New York); Steven K. Feiner (New York, New York); Tobias H Hoellerer (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for managing a display space for a 3D environment is provided. A 3D scene having at least one scene object is displayed and the visible surfaces of the scene objects are represented as visible space in a 2D view plane representation. Controllable objects that are to be placed in the scene are defined by parameters such as size, placement priority, proximity relationships and the like. The available space for placing controllable objects, which can include empty space and low priority background and foreground regions, is determined for each controllable object. The placement for controllable objects in the 3D space is then determined in accordance with at least placement parameter and one of the visible space and available space of the view-plane representation such that view management objectives, such as not occluding important scene objects, are accomplished. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/496882 |
| ART UNIT | 2616 — Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/419 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681468 | Jacob et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven D. Jacob (Oro Valley, Arizona); Fares Najjar (Arlington, Texas); Gerald W. Meyer (Tucson, Arizona); Richard D. Ross (Sahuarita, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven D. Jacob (Oro Valley, Arizona); Fares Najjar (Arlington, Texas); Gerald W. Meyer (Tucson, Arizona); Richard D. Ross (Sahuarita, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of solenoid valve control includes measuring voltage across the solenoid valve and current through the solenoid valve, and using the results to aid in controlling the solenoid valve. For instance, one or both of the measured values may be used to determine when actual engagement of the solenoid valve occurs. An initial lower voltage and lower current can be used, and then as conditions change, the changes in condition can be accounted for by increasing voltage and current to maintain the desired response time of the solenoid valve. By measuring and controlling voltage and current less of a margin can be used, both in setting voltage/current levels and in selecting the time over which a pull voltage/current is utilized. This reduces the wasted energy in the system, as well as reducing the temperature rise in the solenoid valve. |
| FILED | Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/696097 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/154 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681518 | Callanan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Callanan (Raleigh, North Carolina); Fatima Husna (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Callanan (Raleigh, North Carolina); Fatima Husna (Morrisville, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a rectifier circuit that includes a depletion mode semiconductor having an output connected to a rectified signal output node of the rectifier circuit and a hot carrier semiconductor diode having a cathode connected to a source node of the depletion mode semiconductor and an anode connected to a gate node of the depletion mode semiconductor. The rectifier may include an alternating current (AC) input node that is connected to the anode of the hot carrier semiconductor diode and the gate node of the depletion mode semiconductor and that is configured to receive an AC input signal. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/506610 |
| ART UNIT | 2838 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric power conversion systems 363/53 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681579 | Carter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard J. Carter (Los Altos, California); Muhammad Shakeel Qureshi (Santa Clara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard J. Carter (Los Altos, California); Muhammad Shakeel Qureshi (Santa Clara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A programmable current-limited voltage buffer. The programmable current-limited voltage buffer includes at least one current-bias circuit, an inverter, a write-current set control circuit, and an adaptive current limiter. The inverter is coupled to the current-bias circuit and a reference-voltage source, and is configured to couple a row line to either the current-bias circuit, or the reference-voltage source, in response to an input signal. The adaptive current limiter is coupled to the current-bias circuit and to the write-current set control circuit, and is configured to limit current flowing through the memory element in a write operation. An integrated circuit device is also provided, along with a method for current limiting a memory element during switching in an array of memory elements. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/384885 |
| ART UNIT | 2824 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/230.60 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681837 | Dally |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer as logic level sequences are transmitted at different frequencies. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/942607 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681986 | Jutla et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charanjit Singh Jutla (Elmsford, New York); Arnab Roy (Elmsford, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charanjit Singh Jutla (Elmsford, New York); Arnab Roy (Elmsford, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for initializing encrypted communications using a common reference string and a shared password, includes determining a secret key of a peer using a first message, a second message and the common reference string, wherein the first message and the second message each comprise a tuple of elements of a cyclic group G of prime order p, a blinding encryption of the shared password, and a hash projection key. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/115720 |
| ART UNIT | 2431 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Cryptography 380/262 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682170 | Prucnal |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Prucnal (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Prucnal (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Radio frequency transmission systems often suffer from the problem of co-site interference, where the frequency band of a strong radio transmitter overlaps with the frequency band of a co-located and/or remote radio receiver, such that the transmitter interferes with the ability of the receiver to detect a weak signal of interest. There is a need for a device that can process both the transmitted radio signal and the received radio signal to eliminate such interference. Previous attempts to solve this problem have been unable to cancel in-band interference in excess of 20 to 40 dB stronger than the signal of interest over a broad bandwidth, with large dynamic range, and with a high degree of linearity. Disclosed is a robust system and method for cancelling broadband in-band RF interference that operates in a dynamically changing multipath environment. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399327 |
| ART UNIT | 2637 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682416 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Fang Lin (Simi Valley, California); Stephen Oonk (Simi Valley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | American GNC Corporation (Simi Valley, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Fang Lin (Simi Valley, California); Stephen Oonk (Simi Valley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A miniature in-vivo robotic module to be used for conducting dexterous manipulations on organs and other target entities in a patient's abdominal or peritoneal cavity as part of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is disclosed in this invention. The robotic module is a serial manipulator consisting of seven cylindrical links and six actively controllable rotational degrees of freedom, thereby enabling an end effector equipped with a laparoscopic type instrument to assume a commanded position and orientation within the robot's workspace. After overtube navigation starting from a natural orifice or preexisting wound, the module must be anchored and guided to a designated location along the inner abdominal cavity wall. This is accomplished via magnetic coupling forces between internal embedded magnets and magnets fixed to the end of a different robotic manipulator located external to the patient. |
| FILED | Friday, July 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/135544 |
| ART UNIT | 3769 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/473 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682581 | Psiaki et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Lockwood Psiaki (Brooktondale, New York); Isaac Thomas Miller (San Mateo, California); Brent Michael Ledvina (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Coherent Navigation, Inc. (San Mateo, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Lockwood Psiaki (Brooktondale, New York); Isaac Thomas Miller (San Mateo, California); Brent Michael Ledvina (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A navigation system includes a navigation radio and a sensor onboard a vehicle. The navigation radio receives and processes low earth orbit RF signals to derive range observables for a corresponding LEO satellite. A sensor is operable to generate at least one of vehicle speed data, acceleration data, angular rate data and rotational angle data under high vehicle dynamics. The navigation radio includes a navigation code operable to obtain a position, velocity and time solution (a “navigation solution”) based on the one or more range observables, ephemerides for the corresponding LEO satellite, a heading pseudomeasurement, a navigation radio altitude pseudomeasurement; one or more vehicle velocity pseudomeasurements orthogonal to the altitude pseudomeasurements; and the generated at least one of vehicle speed data, acceleration data, angular rate data and rotational angle data. The navigation radio uses the navigation solution to acquire a GPS signal during interference with a coarse acquisition GPS signal. |
| FILED | Monday, March 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/072939 |
| ART UNIT | 3661 — Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Vehicles, navigation, and relative location 71/469 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682692 | Morris |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tommy J. Morris (New Market, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tommy J. Morris (New Market, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method used to create a longitudinal medical record for an injured person that in at least one embodiment begins a location remote from a medical facility. The system includes in at least one embodiment a plurality of mobile computing devices. In at least one embodiment, the mobile computing devices provide an interface for receiving information from a first responder or a medic. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/620045 |
| ART UNIT | 3686 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682822 | Modha et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Rohit S. Shenoy (Fremont, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California); Rohit S. Shenoy (Fremont, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system, method and computer program product produce spike-dependent plasticity in an artificial synapse. A method includes: an electronic device generating a pre-synaptic pulse that occurs a predetermined period of time after receiving a pre-synaptic spike at a first input. The electronic device generating a post-synaptic pulse that starts at a baseline value and reaches a first voltage value a first period of time after receiving a post-synaptic spike at a second input, followed by a second voltage value a second period of time after the post synaptic spike, followed by a return to said baseline voltage a third period of time after the post-synaptic spike. The generated pre-synaptic pulse is applied to a pre-synaptic node of a synaptic device in series with a rectifying element that has a turn-on voltage based on a threshold. The generated post-synaptic pulse is applied to a post-synaptic node of said synaptic device. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/527043 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682835 | Bickford |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intellectual Assets LLC (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Asset surveillance method and system used in combination with a computer and memory for determining the condition of an asset using dynamically-selected estimation models for determining estimated data values in combination with dynamically-selected comparison models to more reliably determine the condition of the asset and to additionally determine the cause for any determined fault condition. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/002104 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683418 | Bose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pradip Bose (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); John A. Darringer (Mahopac, New York); Moinuddin K. Qureshi (White Plains, New York); Jeonghee Shin (Millwood, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pradip Bose (Yorktown Heights, New York); Alper Buyuktosunoglu (White Plains, New York); John A. Darringer (Mahopac, New York); Moinuddin K. Qureshi (White Plains, New York); Jeonghee Shin (Millwood, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A dynamic system coupled with “pre-Silicon” design methodologies and “post-Silicon” current optimizing programming methodologies to improve and optimize current delivery into a chip, which is limited by the physical properties of the connections (e.g., Controlled Collapse Chip Connection or C4s). The mechanism consists of measuring or estimating power consumption at a certain granularity within a chip, converting the power information into C4 current information using a method, and triggering throttling mechanisms (including token based throttling) where applicable to limit the current delivery per C4 beyond pre-established limits or periods. Design aids are used to allocate C4s throughout the chip based on the current delivery requirements. The system coupled with design and programming methodologies improve and optimize current delivery is extendable to connections across layers in a multilayer 3D chip stack. |
| FILED | Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/526230 |
| ART UNIT | 2825 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor masks 716/133 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683451 | Cox et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven M. Cox (Crane, Indiana); Jonathan Torok (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Cox (Crane, Indiana); Jonathan Torok (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for generating test code software utilized by a test system for testing a circuit card assembly is provided. A translator provides an automatic translation of a test code from a first computer language to a second computer language. One or more pinmap documents are provided to map the pins of the circuit card assembly. |
| FILED | Friday, April 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/771926 |
| ART UNIT | 2192 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/136 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683555 | Romero et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ric Romero (Tucson, Arizona); Lance R. Reidhead (Sahuarita, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ric Romero (Tucson, Arizona); Lance R. Reidhead (Sahuarita, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are presented to prevent denial of service attacks through the use of an interleaved pseudo-random sequence that is generated from two or more pseudo-random codes. Portions of the pseudo-random codes are interleaved with each other using a pre-determined instruction pattern. A message incorporating the interleaved sequence is transmitted to a receiver, which identifies the interleaved bit sequence in the message and, if the interleaved bit sequence is identified in the message, allows access to the service. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/703566 |
| ART UNIT | 2453 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08677701 | Kruse |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John S. Kruse (Florissant, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Kruse (Florissant, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and apparatuses described herein provide for the attachment of solar collectors to a structural framework in a solar array assembly. A flexible clip is attached to either end of each solar collector and utilized to attach the solar collector to the structural framework. The solar collectors are positioned to allow a member of the framework to engage a pair of flexible clips attached to adjacent solar collectors during assembly of the solar array. Each flexible clip may have multiple frame-engaging portions, each with a flange on one end to cause the flexible clip to deflect inward when engaged by the framework member during assembly and to guide each of the frame-engaging portions into contact with a surface of the framework member for attachment. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/237651 |
| ART UNIT | 3635 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Static structures 052/173.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677744 | McBride et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SustaioX, Inc. (Seabrook, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, heat is exchanged with a gas being compressed or expanded within an energy storage and recovery system without the use of flexible hoses. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/234239 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/508 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08677827 | Cotrell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jason Cotrell (Lafayette, Colorado); Robert Thresher (Golden, Colorado); Scott Lambert (Westminster, Colorado); Scott Hughes (Lakewood, Colorado); Jay Johnson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jason Cotrell (Lafayette, Colorado); Robert Thresher (Golden, Colorado); Scott Lambert (Westminster, Colorado); Scott Hughes (Lakewood, Colorado); Jay Johnson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus (500) for fatigue testing elongate test articles (404) including wind turbine blades through forced or resonant excitation of the base (406) of the test articles (404). The apparatus (500) includes a testing platform or foundation (402). A blade support (410) is provided for retaining or supporting a base (406) of an elongate test article (404), and the blade support (410) is pivotally mounted on the testing platform (402) with at least two degrees of freedom of motion relative to the testing platform (402). An excitation input assembly (540) is interconnected with the blade support (410) and includes first and second actuators (444, 446, 541) that act to concurrently apply forces or loads to the blade support (410). The actuator forces are cyclically applied in first and second transverse directions. The test article (404) responds to shaking of its base (406) by oscillating in two, transverse directions (505, 507). |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/747487 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/649 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678270 | England et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Diane M. England (Bloomfield, New York); Gail E. Geiger (Caledonia, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Diane M. England (Bloomfield, New York); Gail E. Geiger (Caledonia, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is provided for brazing a metal leadframe clip to an electrical resistance heating tip for an electrical resistance igniter, wherein the electrical resistance heating tip includes silicon carbide. The method includes forming a layer of SiO2/Al2O3 on a surface of the electrical resistance heating tip; applying a braze alloy paste between the layer of SiO2/Al2O3 and the metal leadframe clip; and heating the braze alloy, the metal leadframe clip and the electrical resistance heating tip to fuse the braze alloy. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/420974 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Metal fusion bonding 228/124.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678764 | Kimmel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith D Kimmel (Jupiter, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith D Kimmel (Jupiter, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A turbine rotor blade with a spar and shell construction, and a tip cap that includes a row of lugs extending from a bottom side that form dovetail grooves that engage with similar shaped lugs and grooves on a tip end of the spar to secure the tip cap to the spar against radial displacement. The lug on the trailing edge end of the tip cap is aligned perpendicular to a chordwise line of the blade in the trailing edge region in order to minimize stress due to the lugs wanting to bend under high centrifugal loads. A two piece tip cap with lugs at different angles will reduce the bending stress even more. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/606463 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/62 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678871 | Weiss et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shimon Weiss (Pinole, California); Michael C. Schlamp (Plainsboro, New Jersey); A. Paul Alivisatos (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Califronia (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shimon Weiss (Pinole, California); Michael C. Schlamp (Plainsboro, New Jersey); A. Paul Alivisatos (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A multicolor electronic display is based on an array of luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals. Nanocrystals which emit tight of different colors are grouped into pixels. The nanocrystals are optically pumped to produce a multicolor display. Different sized nanocrystals are used to produce the different colors. A variety of pixel addressing systems can be used. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/215520 |
| ART UNIT | 2889 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturing 445/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679224 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sam W. Brown (Knoxville, Tennessee); Larry S. Spencer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Michael R. Phillips (Harriman, Tennessee); G. Louis Powell (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Peggy J. Campbell (Clinton, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sam W. Brown (Knoxville, Tennessee); Larry S. Spencer (Knoxville, Tennessee); Michael R. Phillips (Harriman, Tennessee); G. Louis Powell (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Peggy J. Campbell (Clinton, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing high purity lithium metal is provided, where gaseous-phase lithium metal is extracted from lithium hydride and condensed to form solid high purity lithium metal. The high purity lithium metal may be hydrided to provide high purity lithium hydride. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/222002 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specialized metallurgical processes, compositions for use therein, consolidated metal powder compositions, and loose metal particulate mixtures 075/589 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679300 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (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) | Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated production apparatus for production of boron nitride nanotubes via the pressure vapor-condenser method. The apparatus comprises: a pressurized reaction chamber containing a continuously fed boron containing target having a boron target tip, a source of pressurized nitrogen and a moving belt condenser apparatus; a hutch chamber proximate the pressurized reaction chamber containing a target feed system and a laser beam and optics. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/200315 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679314 | Snyder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Seth W. Snyder (Lincolnwood, Illinois); YuPo Lin (Naperville, Illinois); Meltem Urgun-Demirtas (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Seth W. Snyder (Lincolnwood, Illinois); YuPo Lin (Naperville, Illinois); Meltem Urgun-Demirtas (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an efficient method for creating natural gas including the anaerobic digestion of biomass to form biogas, and the electrodeionization of biogas to form natural gas and carbon dioxide using a resin-wafer deionization (RW-EDI) system. The method may be further modified to include a wastewater treatment system and can include a chemical conditioning/dewatering system after the anaerobic digestion system. The RW-EDI system, which includes a cathode and an anode, can either comprise at least one pair of wafers, each a basic and acidic wafer, or at least one wafer comprising of a basic portion and an acidic portion. A final embodiment of the RW-EDI system can include only one basic wafer for creating natural gas. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/648319 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/524 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679364 | Pylkkanen |
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| APPLICANT(S) | API Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | API Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vesa Pylkkanen (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The formulation of the current invention provides better deicing and anti-icing performance than commercial acetate-based deicing solutions. The performance is consistently better in all testing categories including melting, penetration, undercutting, and friction. The corrosiveness is similar to commercial deicers, which may include corrosion inhibitors. Chemical analysis reveals that a potassium acetate solution provided by the invention contains formate and lactate in the prepared deicer. |
| FILED | Friday, August 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/968892 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Acyclic or Carbocyclic Compounds C07C 51/41 (20130101) C07C 51/412 (20130101) Materials for Miscellaneous Applications, Not Provided for Elsewhere C09K 3/185 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679438 | Laine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard M. Laine (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dean Richard Massey (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peter Young Peterson (Saline, Michigan) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Laine (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dean Richard Massey (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peter Young Peterson (Saline, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is generally related to process for generating one or more molecules having the formula SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz, and mixtures thereof, where x,y and z are integers ≧1, H is hydrogen and D is deuterium, such as silane, comprising the steps of: providing a silicon containing material, wherein the silicon containing material includes at least 20 weight percent silicon atoms based on the total weight of the silicon containing material; generating a plasma capable of vaporizing a silicon atom, sputtering a silicon atom, or both using a plasma generating device; and contacting the plasma to the silicon containing material in a chamber having an atmosphere that includes at least about 0.5 mole percent hydrogen atoms and/or deuterium atoms based on the total moles of atoms in the atmosphere; so that a molecule having the formula SixHy; (e.g., silane) is generated. The process preferably includes a step of removing one or more impurities from the SixHy (e.g., the silane) to form a clean SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz (e.g., silane). The process may also include a step of reacting the SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz (e.g., the silane) to produce a high purity silicon containing material such as electronic grade metallic silicon, photovoltaic grade metallic silicon, or both. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/021324 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/347 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679458 | Yantasee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wassana Yantasee (Richland, Washington); Maryin G. Warner (Richland, Washington); Cynthia L. Warner (Richland, Washington); Raymond S. Addleman (Benton City, Washington); Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington); Charles Timchalk (Kennewick, Washington); Mychailo B. Toloczko (Richland, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wassana Yantasee (Richland, Washington); Maryin G. Warner (Richland, Washington); Cynthia L. Warner (Richland, Washington); Raymond S. Addleman (Benton City, Washington); Glen E. Fryxell (Kennewick, Washington); Charles Timchalk (Kennewick, Washington); Mychailo B. Toloczko (Richland, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and system for simply and efficiently determining quantities of a preselected material in a particular solution by the placement of at least one superparamagnetic nanoparticle having a specified functionalized organic material connected thereto into a particular sample solution, wherein preselected analytes attach to the functionalized organic groups, these superparamagnetic nanoparticles are then collected at a collection site and analyzed for the presence of a particular analyte. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 07, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/936405 |
| ART UNIT | 1612 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/9.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679592 | White et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Terry L. White (Knoxville, Tennessee); Felix L. Paulauskas (Knoxville, Tennessee); Timothy S. Bigelow (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Terry L. White (Knoxville, Tennessee); Felix L. Paulauskas (Knoxville, Tennessee); Timothy S. Bigelow (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for continuously processing carbon fiber including establishing a microwave plasma in a selected atmosphere contained in an elongated chamber having a microwave power gradient along its length defined by a lower microwave power at one end and a higher microwave power at the opposite end of the elongated chamber. The elongated chamber having an opening in each of the ends of the chamber that are adapted to allow the passage of the fiber tow while limiting incidental gas flow into or out of said chamber. A continuous fiber tow is introduced into the end of the chamber having the lower microwave power. The fiber tow is withdrawn from the opposite end of the chamber having the higher microwave power. The fiber to is subjected to progressively higher microwave energy as the fiber is being traversed through the elongated chamber. |
| FILED | Monday, October 04, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/897372 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/534 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679621 | Blaiszik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An autonomic conductivity restoration system includes a solid conductor and a plurality of particles. The particles include a conductive fluid, a plurality of conductive microparticles, and/or a conductive material forming agent. The solid conductor has a first end, a second end, and a first conductivity between the first and second ends. When a crack forms between the first and second ends of the conductor, the contents of at least a portion of the particles are released into the crack. The cracked conductor and the released contents of the particles form a restored conductor having a second conductivity, which may be at least 90% of the first conductivity. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/164144 |
| ART UNIT | 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/321.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679730 | Qin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yang Qin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert B. Grubbs (Miller Place, New York); Young Suk Park (Coram, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yang Qin (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert B. Grubbs (Miller Place, New York); Young Suk Park (Coram, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates azide functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene)s. Various azide functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene)s and intermediates are disclosed and described, as well as method for making novel monomers that are synthesized and transformed into P3HT-Nmp for use as organic conducting polymers in organic photovoltaic devices. |
| FILED | Friday, July 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/194151 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/319 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679816 | Aehle et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wolfgang Aehle (Zwingenberg, Germany); Richard R. Bott (Burlingame, California); Benjamin Bower (Newark, California); Jonathan Caspi (Sunnyvale, California); David A. Estell (San Francisco, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Ronaldus W. J. Hommes (Haarlem, Netherlands); Thijs Kaper (Half Moon Bay, California); Bradley Kelemen (Menlo Park, California); Slavko Kralj (Oegstgeest, Netherlands); Johan Van Lieshout (Utrecht, Netherlands); Igor Nikolaev (Noordwijk, Netherlands); Sander Van Stigt Thans (Zevenbergen, Netherlands); Louise Wallace (Palo Alto, California); Gudrun Vogtentanz (Sunnyvale, California); Mats Sandgren (Uppsala, Sweden) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wolfgang Aehle (Zwingenberg, Germany); Richard R. Bott (Burlingame, California); Benjamin Bower (Newark, California); Jonathan Caspi (Sunnyvale, California); David A. Estell (San Francisco, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Ronaldus W. J. Hommes (Haarlem, Netherlands); Thijs Kaper (Half Moon Bay, California); Bradley Kelemen (Menlo Park, California); Slavko Kralj (Oegstgeest, Netherlands); Johan Van Lieshout (Utrecht, Netherlands); Igor Nikolaev (Noordwijk, Netherlands); Sander Van Stigt Thans (Zevenbergen, Netherlands); Louise Wallace (Palo Alto, California); Gudrun Vogtentanz (Sunnyvale, California); Mats Sandgren (Uppsala, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | The present disclosure relates to cellulase variants. In particular the present disclosure relates to cellulase variants having improved expression, activity and/or stability. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the cellulase variants, compositions comprising the cellulase variants, and methods of use thereof. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321928 |
| 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 08679817 | Day et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anthony Day (San Francisco, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Peter Gualfetti (San Francisco, California); Colin Mitchinson (Half Moon Bay, California); Paulien Neefe-Kruithof (Zoetermeer, Netherlands); Mats Sandgren (Uppsala, Sweden); Andrew Shaw (San Francisco, California); Jerry Stahlberg (Uppsala, Sweden) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony Day (San Francisco, California); Frits Goedegebuur (Vlaardingen, Netherlands); Peter Gualfetti (San Francisco, California); Colin Mitchinson (Half Moon Bay, California); Paulien Neefe-Kruithof (Zoetermeer, Netherlands); Mats Sandgren (Uppsala, Sweden); Andrew Shaw (San Francisco, California); Jerry Stahlberg (Uppsala, Sweden) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are variants of H. jecorina CBH I, a Cel7 enzyme. The present invention provides novel cellobiohydrolases that have improved thermostability and reversibility. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/523800 |
| 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 08679818 | Dunn-Coleman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Danisco US Inc. (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nigel Dunn-Coleman (El Sauzal, Spain); Michael Ward (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a novel β-glucosidase nucleic acid sequence, designated bgl7, and the corresponding BGL7 amino acid sequence. The invention also provides expression vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding BGL7, recombinant BGL7 proteins and methods for producing the same. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/717115 |
| 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 08679822 | Caimi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Perry G. Caimi (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Laura McCole (East Fallowfield, Pennsylvania); Luan Tao (Wallingford, Pennsylvania); Jean-Francois Tomb (Wilmington, Delaware); Paul V. Viitanen (West Chester, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Perry G. Caimi (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania); Laura McCole (East Fallowfield, Pennsylvania); Luan Tao (Wallingford, Pennsylvania); Jean-Francois Tomb (Wilmington, Delaware); Paul V. Viitanen (West Chester, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Xylose-utilizing Zymomonas strains studied were found to accumulate ribulose when grown in xylose-containing media. Engineering these strains to increase ribose-5-phosphate isomerase activity led to reduced ribulose accumulation, improved growth, improved xylose utilization, and increased ethanol production. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/161734 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679860 | Hearne |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sean J. Hearne (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sean J. Hearne (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a laterally modulated metallic structure that is compositionally modulated in the lateral direction with respect to a substrate. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/855080 |
| ART UNIT | 2826 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679888 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Angus A. Rockett (Urbana, Illinois); Ralph Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Jongseung Yoon (Los Angeles, California); Alfred Baca (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Angus A. Rockett (Urbana, Illinois); Ralph Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Jongseung Yoon (Los Angeles, California); Alfred Baca (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are solar cells, photovoltaics and related methods for making solar cells, wherein the solar cell is made of ultrathin solar grade or low quality silicon. In an aspect, the invention is a method of making a solar cell by providing a solar cell substrate having a receiving surface and assembling a printable semiconductor element on the receiving surface of the substrate via contact printing. The semiconductor element has a thickness that is less than or equal to 100 μm and, for example, is made from low grade Si. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120486 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680810 | Okandan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Various technologies pertaining to a microscale autonomous sensor and communications module are described herein. Such a module includes a sensor that generates a sensor signal that is indicative of an environmental parameter. An integrated circuit receives the sensor signal and generates an output signal based at least in part upon the sensor signal. An optical emitter receives the output signal and generates an optical signal as a function of the output signal. An energy storage device is configured to provide power to at least the integrated circuit and the optical emitter, and wherein the module has a relatively small diameter and thickness. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/240354 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Battery or capacitor charging or discharging 320/107 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680845 | Carpenter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gary D. Carpenter (Austin, Texas); Wael El-Essawy (Austin, Texas); Alexandre Peixoto Ferreira (Austin, Texas); Thomas Walter Keller (Austin, Texas); Juan C. Rubio (Austin, Texas); Michael A. Schappert (Wappingers Falls, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary D. Carpenter (Austin, Texas); Wael El-Essawy (Austin, Texas); Alexandre Peixoto Ferreira (Austin, Texas); Thomas Walter Keller (Austin, Texas); Juan C. Rubio (Austin, Texas); Michael A. Schappert (Wappingers Falls, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A detachable current and voltage sensor provides an isolated and convenient device to measure current passing through a conductor such as an AC branch circuit wire, as well as providing an indication of an electrostatic potential on the wire, which can be used to indicate the phase of the voltage on the wire, and optionally a magnitude of the voltage. The device includes a housing that contains the current and voltage sensors, which may be a ferrite cylinder with a hall effect sensor disposed in a gap along the circumference to measure current, or alternative a winding provided through the cylinder along its axis and a capacitive plate or wire disposed adjacent to, or within, the ferrite cylinder to provide the indication of the voltage. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/024181 |
| ART UNIT | 2858 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/156 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681036 | Beer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | N. Reginald Beer (Pleasanton, California); David W. Paglieroni (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | N. Reginald Beer (Pleasanton, California); David W. Paglieroni (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system that detects damage on or below the surface of a paved structure or pavement is provided. A distributed road assessment system includes road assessment pods and a road assessment server. Each road assessment pod includes a ground-penetrating radar antenna array and a detection system that detects road damage from the return signals as the vehicle on which the pod is mounted travels down a road. Each road assessment pod transmits to the road assessment server occurrence information describing each occurrence of road damage that is newly detected on a current scan of a road. The road assessment server maintains a road damage database of occurrence information describing the previously detected occurrences of road damage. After the road assessment server receives occurrence information for newly detected occurrences of road damage for a portion of a road, the road assessment server determines which newly detected occurrences correspond to which previously detected occurrences of road damage. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/219430 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Radio Direction-finding; Radio Navigation; Determining Distance or Velocity by Use of Radio Waves; Locating or Presence-detecting by Use of the Reflection or Reradiation of Radio Waves; Analogous Arrangements Using Other Waves G01S 13/89 (20130101) G01S 13/885 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 3/12 (20130101) G01V 3/15 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681248 | Levy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Levy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David V. Campbell (Tijeras, New Mexico); Michael L. Holmes (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert Lovejoy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kenneth Wojciechowski (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Randolph R. Kay (Alburquerque, New Mexico); William S. Cavanaugh (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas M. Gurrieri (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Levy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David V. Campbell (Tijeras, New Mexico); Michael L. Holmes (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Robert Lovejoy (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Kenneth Wojciechowski (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Randolph R. Kay (Alburquerque, New Mexico); William S. Cavanaugh (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas M. Gurrieri (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | An electronic device includes a memory configured to receive data representing light intensity values from pixels in a focal plane array and a processor that analyzes the received data to determine which light values correspond to triggered pixels, where the triggered pixels are those pixels that meet a predefined set of criteria, and determines, for each triggered pixel, a set of neighbor pixels for which light intensity values are to be stored. The electronic device also includes a buffer that temporarily stores light intensity values for at least one previously processed row of pixels, so that when a triggered pixel is identified in a current row, light intensity values for the neighbor pixels in the previously processed row and for the triggered pixel are persistently stored, as well as a data transmitter that transmits the persistently stored light intensity values for the triggered and neighbor pixels to a data receiver. |
| FILED | Monday, December 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/323459 |
| ART UNIT | 2661 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/241 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681922 | Wepfer |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Wepfer (Export, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Wepfer (Export, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A thermal sleeve is mechanically attached to the bore of a surge nozzle of a pressurizer for the primary circuit of a pressurized water reactor steam generating system. The thermal sleeve is attached with a series of keys and slots which maintain the thermal sleeve centered in the nozzle while permitting thermal growth and restricting flow between the sleeve and the interior wall of the nozzle. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/967167 |
| ART UNIT | 3646 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipes; Joints or Fittings for Pipes; Supports for Pipes, Cables or Protective Tubing; Means for Thermal Insulation in General F16L 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681939 | Karev et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alexander Ivanovich Karev (Moscow, Russian Federation); Valery Georgievich Raevsky (Moscow, Russian Federation); Leonid Zavenovich Dzhilavyan (Moscow, Russian Federation); Valery Dmitrievich Laptev (Troitsk, Russian Federation); Nikolay Ivanovich Pakhomov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Vasily Ivanovich Shvedunov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Vladimir Ivanovich Rykalin (Protvino, Russian Federation); Louis Joseph Brothers (Union, Kentucky); Larry K. Wilhide (Newville, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alexander Ivanovich Karev (Moscow, Russian Federation); Valery Georgievich Raevsky (Moscow, Russian Federation); Leonid Zavenovich Dzhilavyan (Moscow, Russian Federation); Valery Dmitrievich Laptev (Troitsk, Russian Federation); Nikolay Ivanovich Pakhomov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Vasily Ivanovich Shvedunov (Moscow, Russian Federation); Vladimir Ivanovich Rykalin (Protvino, Russian Federation); Louis Joseph Brothers (Union, Kentucky); Larry K. Wilhide (Newville, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A device for detection and identification of carbon- and nitrogen-containing materials is described. In particular, the device performs the detection and identification of carbon- and nitrogen-containing materials by photo-nuclear detection. The device may comprise a race-track microtron, a breaking target, and a water-filled Cherenkov radiation counter. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/253934 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/88 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682125 | Bayramian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrew James Bayramian (Manteca, California); John Allyn Caird (San Francisco, California); Kathleen Irene Schaffers (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew James Bayramian (Manteca, California); John Allyn Caird (San Francisco, California); Kathleen Irene Schaffers (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A gain medium operable to amplify light at a gain wavelength and having reduced transverse ASE includes an input surface and an output surface opposing the input surface. The gain medium also includes a central region including gain material and extending between the input surface and the output surface along a longitudinal optical axis of the gain medium. The gain medium further includes an edge cladding region surrounding the central region and extending between the input surface and the output surface along the longitudinal optical axis of the gain medium. The edge cladding region includes the gain material and a dopant operable to absorb light at the gain wavelength. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/784047 |
| ART UNIT | 2883 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Devices Using the Process of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation [LASER] to Amplify or Generate Light; Devices Using Stimulated Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation in Wave Ranges Other Than Optical H01S 3/094007 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683125 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jichuan Chang (Sunnyvale, California); Kevin T Lim (La Honda, California); Parthasarathy Ranganathan (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jichuan Chang (Sunnyvale, California); Kevin T Lim (La Honda, California); Parthasarathy Ranganathan (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A tier identification (TID) is to indicate a characteristic of a memory region associated with a virtual address in a tiered memory system. A thread may be serviced according to a first path based on the TID indicating a first characteristic. The thread may be serviced according to a second path based on the TID indicating a second characteristic. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/286681 |
| ART UNIT | 2182 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/117 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683242 | Shye et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alex Shye (Evanston, Illinois); Yan Pan (Evanston, Illinois); Benjamin Scholbrock (Evanston, Illinois); J. Scott Miller (Chicago, Illinois); Gokhan Memik (Evanston, Illinois); Peter A. Dinda (Evanston, Illinois); Robert P. Dick (Chelsea, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Shye (Evanston, Illinois); Yan Pan (Evanston, Illinois); Benjamin Scholbrock (Evanston, Illinois); J. Scott Miller (Chicago, Illinois); Gokhan Memik (Evanston, Illinois); Peter A. Dinda (Evanston, Illinois); Robert P. Dick (Chelsea, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for leveraging physiological traits to control microprocessor frequency are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system and method may optimize, for example, a particular processor-based architecture based on, for example, end user satisfaction. In some embodiments, the system and method may determine, for example, whether their users are satisfied to provide higher efficiency, improved reliability, reduced power consumption, increased security, and a better user experience. The system and method may use, for example, biometric input devices to provide information about a user's physiological traits to a computer system. Biometric input devices may include, for example, one or more of the following: an eye tracker, a galvanic skin response sensor, and/or a force sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796887 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08677744 | McBride et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SustaioX, Inc. (Seabrook, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, heat is exchanged with a gas being compressed or expanded within an energy storage and recovery system without the use of flexible hoses. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/234239 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/508 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08678640 | Yellen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Drexel University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin B. Yellen (Cary, North Carolina); Gennady Friedman (Richboro, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Device and methods for use of these devices to manipulate substantially non-magnetic particles dispersed inside a magnetic fluid by employing a changeable pattern of local magnetic field maxima and minima are provided. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/755991 |
| ART UNIT | 1774 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Agitating 366/273 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679359 | Wu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Fangyu Wu (Atlanta, Georgia); Dennis W. Hess (Atlanta, Georgia); Galit Levitin (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Fangyu Wu (Atlanta, Georgia); Dennis W. Hess (Atlanta, Georgia); Galit Levitin (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for etching various metals that may be used in semiconductor or integrated circuit processing through the use of non-halogen gases such as hydrogen, helium, or combinations of hydrogen and helium with other gases such as argon. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in a reaction chamber, a substrate having a metal interconnect layer deposited thereon is exposed to a plasma formed of non-halogen gas. The plasma generated is maintained for a certain period of time to provide for a desired or expected etching of the metal. In some embodiments, the metal interconnect layer may be copper, gold or silver. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/104864 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/67 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679438 | Laine et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard M. Laine (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dean Richard Massey (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peter Young Peterson (Saline, Michigan) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Richard M. Laine (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dean Richard Massey (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Peter Young Peterson (Saline, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is generally related to process for generating one or more molecules having the formula SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz, and mixtures thereof, where x,y and z are integers ≧1, H is hydrogen and D is deuterium, such as silane, comprising the steps of: providing a silicon containing material, wherein the silicon containing material includes at least 20 weight percent silicon atoms based on the total weight of the silicon containing material; generating a plasma capable of vaporizing a silicon atom, sputtering a silicon atom, or both using a plasma generating device; and contacting the plasma to the silicon containing material in a chamber having an atmosphere that includes at least about 0.5 mole percent hydrogen atoms and/or deuterium atoms based on the total moles of atoms in the atmosphere; so that a molecule having the formula SixHy; (e.g., silane) is generated. The process preferably includes a step of removing one or more impurities from the SixHy (e.g., the silane) to form a clean SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz (e.g., silane). The process may also include a step of reacting the SixHy, SixDy, SixHyDz (e.g., the silane) to produce a high purity silicon containing material such as electronic grade metallic silicon, photovoltaic grade metallic silicon, or both. |
| FILED | Friday, February 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/021324 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/347 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679442 | Alvarez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pedro J. J. Alvarez (Houston, Texas); Jaesang Lee (Houston, Texas); Lon J. Wilson (Houston, Texas); Yuri Mackeyev (Houston, Texas); Jaehong Kim (Alpharetta, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pedro J. J. Alvarez (Houston, Texas); Jaesang Lee (Houston, Texas); Lon J. Wilson (Houston, Texas); Yuri Mackeyev (Houston, Texas); Jaehong Kim (Alpharetta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, the present disclosure describes fullerene derivatives that are capable of photocatalytically generating reactive oxygen species in the presence of ultraviolet and/or visible light. In some embodiments, the fullerene derivatives are aminofullerenes containing a plurality of amine-terminated moieties covalently bonded to the fullerene cage. The fullerene derivatives may optionally be covalently bonded to a substrate surface for use in photocatalytic disinfection systems for removing various contaminants including, for example, bacteria, viruses, protozoa and chemical pollutants. Methods using the present fullerene and aminofullerene derivatives in various purification processes are also described herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/380606 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/445.B00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679587 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chih-hung Chang (Corvallis, Oregon); Do-Hyoung Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Yu-Jen Chang (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education action on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chih-hung Chang (Corvallis, Oregon); Do-Hyoung Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Yu-Jen Chang (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed embodiments concern solution deposition of at least a first inorganic compound on a substrate, typically for production of electronic devices, such as solution deposition of metal salts, including halides, carbonyls, acetates, sulfates, phosphates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof. Solutions may be deposited using any suitable process, particularly inkjet printing or spin coating. The method can involve depositing only a first solution, depositing a first solution plural times, or deposition of plural different solutions. Furthermore, the method may involve simultaneous or serial deposition of two or more solutions. The method may further comprise post deposition processing the deposited material, such as thermal annealing, oxidation processes, reduction processes, exchange reactions, and combinations thereof. Electronic devices that can be made by the method also are described, including transistors, circuits, capacitors, photovoltaics, photodetectors, such as a UV detector, gas sensors, batteries, X-ray imagers, light emitting diodes, solid electrolytes, computer readable media, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/564759 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/376.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679621 | Blaiszik et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Benjamin J. Blaiszik (Urbana, Illinois); Susan A. Odom (Champaign, Illinois); Mary M. Caruso (Urbana, Illinois); Aaron C. Jackson (Urbana, Illinois); Marta B. Baginska (Urbana, Illinois); Joshua A. Ritchey (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Aaron D. Finke (Urbana, Illinois); Scott R. White (Champaign, Illinois); Jeffrey S. Moore (Savoy, Illinois); Nancy R. Sottos (Champaign, Illinois); Paul V. Braun (Savoy, Illinois); Khalil Amine (Oak Brook, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An autonomic conductivity restoration system includes a solid conductor and a plurality of particles. The particles include a conductive fluid, a plurality of conductive microparticles, and/or a conductive material forming agent. The solid conductor has a first end, a second end, and a first conductivity between the first and second ends. When a crack forms between the first and second ends of the conductor, the contents of at least a portion of the particles are released into the crack. The cracked conductor and the released contents of the particles form a restored conductor having a second conductivity, which may be at least 90% of the first conductivity. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/164144 |
| ART UNIT | 1785 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/321.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679802 | Gray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis Gray (Bay City, Michigan); Thomas D. Sharkey (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Gray (Bay City, Michigan); Thomas D. Sharkey (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides novels genes encoding methyl butenol (MBO) synthase, methy butenol synthases and their use in methyl butenol production. |
| FILED | Friday, May 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/321458 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/157 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679859 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Porland State University (Portland, Oregon); State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices comprising functionalized materials, and embodiments of a method for making and using such devices, are disclosed. Exemplary devices include ophthalmic devices, nanoparticles, quartz crystal microbalances, microarrays, and nanocomposites. In particular embodiments, device surfaces are modified with monomers and/or polymers, typically carbohydrate monomers and/or polymers. Embodiments of a method for making and using such devices are disclosed. Monomers and/or polymers are covalently bonded to surfaces using functionalized perhalophenylazides. In some embodiments, device surfaces are functionalized with a perhalophenylazide. One or more monomers and/or polymers subsequently are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In other embodiments, monomers and/or polymers are derivatized with a functionalized perhalophenylazide. The derivatized monomers and/or polymers then are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In some embodiments, graphite is functionalized with perhalophenylazide to produce a functionalized graphene sheet. In other embodiments, graphene sheets are covalently attached to functionalized substrates. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/455269 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679888 | Rogers et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Angus A. Rockett (Urbana, Illinois); Ralph Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Jongseung Yoon (Los Angeles, California); Alfred Baca (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John A. Rogers (Champaign, Illinois); Angus A. Rockett (Urbana, Illinois); Ralph Nuzzo (Champaign, Illinois); Jongseung Yoon (Los Angeles, California); Alfred Baca (Urbana, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided are solar cells, photovoltaics and related methods for making solar cells, wherein the solar cell is made of ultrathin solar grade or low quality silicon. In an aspect, the invention is a method of making a solar cell by providing a solar cell substrate having a receiving surface and assembling a printable semiconductor element on the receiving surface of the substrate via contact printing. The semiconductor element has a thickness that is less than or equal to 100 μm and, for example, is made from low grade Si. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/120486 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680266 | Palmer et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joshua H. Palmer (Pasadena, California); Zeev Gross (Petach Tikva, Illinois); Harry B. Gray (Pasadena, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Joshua H. Palmer (Pasadena, California); Zeev Gross (Petach Tikva, Illinois); Harry B. Gray (Pasadena, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Metallocorrole complexes of third row transition metals (see Formula I below) may be used as therapeutic agents, catalysts, components of oxygen detectors, and components of light emitting diodes. In particular, metallocorrole complexes of third row transition metals may be used as improved photosenitizers in photodynamic therapy; as improved catalysts in aziridination, epoxidation, and water splitting reactions; as improved in vivo imaging agents; and as improved components in the emissive layer of OLEDs. Due to their strongly sigma-donating nature, corroles are able to stabilize third row transition metals in high oxidation states. Third row transition metals are significantly more electropositive than their first and second row counterparts and may therefore act as improved catalysts. In addition, the high spin-orbit coupling constants of third row transition metals may lead to easier singlet-triplet inter-system crossing in the excited state, which in turn may allow for long-wavelength phosphorescence that is desirable for many applications. |
| FILED | Monday, May 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/800871 |
| ART UNIT | 1624 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 540/145 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680274 | Bertrand et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Guy Bertrand (Riverside, California); Vincent Lavallo (Riverside, California); Adam C. Dyker (Riverside, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guy Bertrand (Riverside, California); Vincent Lavallo (Riverside, California); Adam C. Dyker (Riverside, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Stable, bent allenes, organometallic complexes of bent allenes are provided along with methods of conducting chemical processes such as olefin metathesis, comprising contacting an olefin substrate with an organometallic complex as described herein, under suitable conditions. |
| FILED | Friday, January 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/812423 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 546/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680863 | Qian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chunqi Qian (Tallahassee, Florida); Peter Gor'kov (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chunqi Qian (Tallahassee, Florida); Peter Gor'kov (Tallahassee, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | A four-ring birdcage coil having at least one moveable tuning ring for double resonance MRI includes low-pass configuration in both channels so that the HF mode only requires a small capacitance for resonance, enabling easy modification of a single resonance coil into a double resonance coil by incorporation of non-contact coupling rings whose capacitive coupling with the rungs generates enough capacitance to introduce the high-frequency resonance mode. The coil also includes at least one moving ring for broad range tuning in the HF channel. The LF channel is adjusted by a variable capacitor that is not directly connected to the coil, thus the frequency adjustment on each channel is independent. The HF channel is connected to the input cable by coupling capacitor. The LF channel is connected to the input cable by coupling inductor. This alternating driving scheme provides sufficient channel isolation and obviates the need for an external isolation network. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/952692 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/318 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08683242 | Shye et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alex Shye (Evanston, Illinois); Yan Pan (Evanston, Illinois); Benjamin Scholbrock (Evanston, Illinois); J. Scott Miller (Chicago, Illinois); Gokhan Memik (Evanston, Illinois); Peter A. Dinda (Evanston, Illinois); Robert P. Dick (Chelsea, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Shye (Evanston, Illinois); Yan Pan (Evanston, Illinois); Benjamin Scholbrock (Evanston, Illinois); J. Scott Miller (Chicago, Illinois); Gokhan Memik (Evanston, Illinois); Peter A. Dinda (Evanston, Illinois); Robert P. Dick (Chelsea, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for leveraging physiological traits to control microprocessor frequency are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system and method may optimize, for example, a particular processor-based architecture based on, for example, end user satisfaction. In some embodiments, the system and method may determine, for example, whether their users are satisfied to provide higher efficiency, improved reliability, reduced power consumption, increased security, and a better user experience. The system and method may use, for example, biometric input devices to provide information about a user's physiological traits to a computer system. Biometric input devices may include, for example, one or more of the following: an eye tracker, a galvanic skin response sensor, and/or a force sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/796887 |
| ART UNIT | 2116 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08678323 | Barber et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tim Daniel Barber (Litchfield Park, Arizona); Timothy Hindle (Peoria, Arizona); Ken Young (Peoria, Arizona); Torey Davis (Peoria, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tim Daniel Barber (Litchfield Park, Arizona); Timothy Hindle (Peoria, Arizona); Ken Young (Peoria, Arizona); Torey Davis (Peoria, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of a launch lock assembly are provided, as are embodiments of a spacecraft isolation system including one or more launch lock assemblies. In one embodiment, the launch lock assembly includes first and second mount pieces, a releasable clamp device, and an axial gap amplification device. The releasable clamp device normally maintains the first and second mount pieces in clamped engagement; and, when actuated, releases the first and second mount pieces from clamped engagement to allow relative axial motion therebetween. The axial gap amplification device normally residing in a blocking position wherein the gap amplification device obstructs relative axial motion between the first and second mount pieces. The axial gap amplification device moves into a non-blocking position when the first and second mount pieces are released from clamped engagement to increase the range of axial motion between the first and second mount pieces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/406647 |
| 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 244/173.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679300 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (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) | Michael W. Smith (Newport News, Virginia); Kevin C. Jordan (Newport News, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | An integrated production apparatus for production of boron nitride nanotubes via the pressure vapor-condenser method. The apparatus comprises: a pressurized reaction chamber containing a continuously fed boron containing target having a boron target tip, a source of pressurized nitrogen and a moving belt condenser apparatus; a hutch chamber proximate the pressurized reaction chamber containing a target feed system and a laser beam and optics. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/200315 |
| ART UNIT | 1756 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/157.410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679381 | Leseman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Zayd Chad Leseman (Edgewood, New Mexico); Mark Andrew Atwater (Cary, North Carolina); Jonathan Phillips (Pacific Grove, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Zayd Chad Leseman (Edgewood, New Mexico); Mark Andrew Atwater (Cary, North Carolina); Jonathan Phillips (Pacific Grove, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Exemplary embodiments provide methods and apparatus of forming fibrous carbon foams (FCFs). In one embodiment, FCFs can be formed by flowing a fuel rich gas mixture over a catalytic material and components to be encapsulated in a mold to form composite carbon fibers, each composite carbon fiber having a carbon phase grown to encapsulate the component in situ. The composite carbon fibers can be intertwined with one another to form FCFs having a geometry according to the mold. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/227413 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/29.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679630 | Maschmann et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Matthew Ralph Maschmann (Chandler, Arizona); Timothy Scott Fisher (West Lafayette, Indiana); Timothy Sands (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rashid Bashir (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matthew Ralph Maschmann (Chandler, Arizona); Timothy Scott Fisher (West Lafayette, Indiana); Timothy Sands (West Lafayette, Indiana); Rashid Bashir (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A modified porous anodic alumina template (PAA) containing a thin CNT catalyst layer directly embedded into the pore walls. CNT synthesis using the template selectively catalyzes SWNTs and DWNTs from the embedded catalyst layer to the top PAA surface, creating a vertical CNT channel within the pores. Subsequent processing allows for easy contact metallization and adaptable functionalization of the CNTs and template for a myriad of applications. |
| FILED | Friday, May 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/747680 |
| ART UNIT | 1783 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/408 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679642 | Smith et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| 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) | Stephen W. Smith (Williamsburg, Virginia); John A. Newman (Yorktown, Virginia); Robert S. Piascik (Williamsburg, Virginia); Edward H. Glaessgen (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A first material with a known maximum temperature of operation is coated with a second material on at least one surface of the first material. The coating has a melting temperature that is greater than the maximum temperature of operation of the first material. The coating is heated to its melting temperature until the coating flows into any cracks in the first material's surface. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/037850 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/609 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679835 | Hlatky |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lynn Hlatky (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GeneSys Research Institute (Brighton, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lynn Hlatky (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are an isolated or enriched population of tumor initiating cells derived from normal cells, cells susceptible to neoplasia, or neoplastic cells. Methods of use of the cells for screening for anti-hyperproliferative agents, and use of the cells for animal models of hyperproliferative disorders including metastatic cancer, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic methods are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/495417 |
| 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 | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/346 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680637 | Hoenk et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael E. Hoenk (Valencia, California); Frank Greer (Pasadena, California); Shouleh Nikzad (Valencia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael E. Hoenk (Valencia, California); Frank Greer (Pasadena, California); Shouleh Nikzad (Valencia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A back-illuminated silicon photodetector has a layer of Al2O3 deposited on a silicon oxide surface that receives electromagnetic radiation to be detected. The Al2O3 layer has an antireflection coating deposited thereon. The Al2O3 layer provides a chemically resistant separation layer between the silicon oxide surface and the antireflection coating. The Al2O3 layer is thin enough that it is optically innocuous. Under deep ultraviolet radiation, the silicon oxide layer and the antireflection coating do not interact chemically. In one embodiment, the silicon photodetector has a delta-doped layer near (within a few nanometers of) the silicon oxide surface. The Al2O3 layer is expected to provide similar protection for doped layers fabricated using other methods, such as MBE, ion implantation and CVD deposition. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/167677 |
| ART UNIT | 2814 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/437 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680749 | Xu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tian-Bing Xu (Hampton, Virginia); Xiaoning Jiang (State College, Pennsylvania); Ji Su (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | National Institute of Aerospace Associates (Hampton, Virginia); The United States of America as represented by the Administration of NASA (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tian-Bing Xu (Hampton, Virginia); Xiaoning Jiang (State College, Pennsylvania); Ji Su (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel full piezoelectric multilayer stacked hybrid actuation/transduction system. The system demonstrates significantly-enhanced electromechanical performance by utilizing the cooperative contributions of the electromechanical responses of multilayer stacked negative and positive strain components. Both experimental and theoretical studies indicate that for this system, the displacement is over three times that of a same-sized conventional flextensional actuator/transducer. The system consists of at least 2 layers which include electromechanically active components. The layers are arranged such that when electric power is applied, one layer contracts in a transverse direction while the second layer expands in a transverse direction which is perpendicular to the transverse direction of the first layer. An alternate embodiment includes a third layer. In this embodiment, the outer two layers contract in parallel transverse directions while the middle layer expands in a transverse direction which is perpendicular to the transverse direction of the outer layers. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/584290 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08677935 | Ilan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Shapiro Ilan (Macon, Georgia); W. Louis Tedders (Perry, California); Juan A. Morales Ramos (Greenville, Mississippi); Maria G. Rojas (Greenville, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Shapiro Ilan (Macon, Georgia); W. Louis Tedders (Perry, California); Juan A. Morales Ramos (Greenville, Mississippi); Maria G. Rojas (Greenville, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | The system produces beneficial parasites by depositing parasite-infected cadavers adjacent to a filtering device inside an enclosed package. The parasites are then allowed to migrate from the infected cadavers, through the filtering device, and into a parasite-sustaining medium. After the migration is complete, the spent cadavers and the filtering device are removed and the package is closed. In the preferred embodiment, beneficial nematodes migrate through a screen matrix into polyacrylamide gel to create a package of beneficial nematodes. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/217956 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Animal husbandry 119/6.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679365 | Kenar |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James A. Kenar (East Peoria, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Phase change materials that include oleochemical carbonates absorb and release latent heat upon changing phases from solid to liquid (melting) or from liquid to solid (solidifying). The oleochemical carbonates are prepared from oleochemical alcohols derived from animal fats and vegetable oils or other bio-based substances. These oleochemical carbonates have melting temperatures with a relatively high heat of fusion and are non-corrosive. Oleochemical carbonates can be mixed together in various proportions to adjust melting/solidification temperature ranges as required by a particular application. |
| FILED | Monday, December 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/716359 |
| ART UNIT | 1731 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/71 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680014 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Caixi Zhang (Shanghai, China PRC); Matthew D. Whiting (Prosser, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington State University Research Foundation (Pullman, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Caixi Zhang (Shanghai, China PRC); Matthew D. Whiting (Prosser, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods for improving fruit production or fruit quality in fruit trees, such as decreasing cold damage, increasing fruit size, increasing fruit quality, and/or increasing fruit set. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods include methods of decreasing cold damage to a fruit tree including applying an effective amount of a composition including DL-β-aminobutyric acid to the fruit tree, thereby decreasing cold damage, for example as compared to a control. In other embodiments, the disclosed methods include methods of increasing fruit size or fruit quality of fruit from a fruit tree, including applying an effective amount of a composition including prohexadione-calcium to the fruit tree after anthesis, thereby increasing fruit size or fruit quality, for example as compared to a control. In further embodiments, the disclosed methods include methods of increasing fruit size of fruit from a fruit tree or increasing fruit set of a fruit tree including applying an effective amount of a composition including 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid to the fruit tree, thereby increasing fruit size or fruit set, for example as compared to a control. |
| FILED | Friday, May 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/107658 |
| ART UNIT | 1617 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Plant protecting and regulating compositions 54/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680176 | Rawlins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James W. Rawlins (Petal, Mississippi); Huaxiang Yang (Hattiesburg, Mississippi); Sharathkumar K. Mendon (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James W. Rawlins (Petal, Mississippi); Huaxiang Yang (Hattiesburg, Mississippi); Sharathkumar K. Mendon (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a nanocapsule of a blocked isocyanate encapsulated within a polymeric nanosphere. In one aspect, the polymeric nanosphere is functionalized. Free isocyanate functionality is released upon thermal annealing or UV exposure of the nanospheres containing the blocked isocyanate. This present invention also provides a novel method for encapsulating isocyanates in aqueous media. In one aspect, the method comprises miniemulsion polymerization. The thermally or UV deblocked isocyanate can be used as an active functional group for many potential applications. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/047450 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 523/207 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680364 | Hill et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Curtis B. Hill (Champaign, Illinois); Glen L. Hartman (Urbana, Illinois); Yan Li (Chicago, Illinois); Brian Diers (Urbana, Illinois); Shawn Carlson (Bondville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis B. Hill (Champaign, Illinois); Glen L. Hartman (Urbana, Illinois); Yan Li (Chicago, Illinois); Brian Diers (Urbana, Illinois); Shawn Carlson (Bondville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Aphis glycines resistance (RAG) genes are provided by this invention, along with methods for identifying their presence using marker-assisted selection. Varieties of G. max and G. soja having resistance to A. glycines have been identified. The RAG genes, as well as the methods, aphid-resistant varieties, and markers disclosed herein may be used to breed new elite lines expressing soybean aphid resistance. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/149762 |
| ART UNIT | 1661 — Plants |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/266 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08679197 | Hinestroza et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juan P. Hinestroza (Ithaca, New York); Hong Dong (Perry Hall, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for uniform deposition of particles on curved surfaces such as fibers and coatings formed by the particles. Particles in the size range of 10-2000 nm are deposited onto a fibrous material via electrostatic interaction between charge modified fiber material surfaces and oppositely charged particles or metal ions. Various nonmetallic, bimetallic or other charged particles are deposited onto a fibrous material via electrostatic interaction between charged modified fibrous material surfaces and oppositely charged particles. Particles can be directly assembled onto a surface of a fibrous material by controlling hydrogen bonding interactions between interfaces of fibers and functionalized particles. Metal particles can also be deposited by in situ synthesis. A method is also provided for layer-by-layer deposition of particles over a fibrous material. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/945015 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification of textiles and fibers 08/115.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679543 | Bartel et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Joseph Bartel (Eugene, Oregon); Yongfen Chen (Eugene, Oregon); Eric Tulsky (Berkeley, California); Joseph Treadway (Eugene, Oregon) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Joseph Bartel (Eugene, Oregon); Yongfen Chen (Eugene, Oregon); Eric Tulsky (Berkeley, California); Joseph Treadway (Eugene, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Nanocrystals having an indium-based core and methods for making them and using them to construct core-shell nanocrystals are described. These core-shell nanocrystals are highly stable and provide higher quantum yields than known nanocrystals of similar composition, and they provide special advantages for certain applications because of their small size. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/002035 |
| ART UNIT | 1618 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/489 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680482 | McClelland et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jabez J. McClelland (Bethesda, Maryland); Brenton J. Knuffman (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Adam V. Steele (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, NIST (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jabez J. McClelland (Bethesda, Maryland); Brenton J. Knuffman (Montgomery Village, Maryland); Adam V. Steele (Rockville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for aligning the axis of an atom beam with the orientation of an electric field at a particular location within an enclosure for use in creating a charged particle source by photoionizing a cold atom beam. The method includes providing an atom beam in the enclosure, providing a plurality of electrically conductive devices in said enclosure, evacuating the enclosure to a pressure below about 10−6 millibar, and aligning the axis of the atom beam with the orientation of the electric field, relative to each other, within less than about two degrees. Alignment may be facilitated by applying at least one voltage to the electrically conductive devices, mechanically tilting the atom beam's axis orientation of the electric field relative to each other and/or causing a deflection of the atom beam. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/962346 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/424 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08679190 | Myung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Myung (Santa Clara, California); Lampros Kourtis (San Francisco, California); Laura Hartmann (Berlin, Germany); Curtis W. Frank (Cupertino, California); Stuart B. Goodman (Los Altos, California); Dennis R. Carter (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Myung (Santa Clara, California); Lampros Kourtis (San Francisco, California); Laura Hartmann (Berlin, Germany); Curtis W. Frank (Cupertino, California); Stuart B. Goodman (Los Altos, California); Dennis R. Carter (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An arthroplasty device is provided having an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogel that is strain-hardened by swelling and adapted to be held in place in a joint by conforming to a bone geometry. The strain-hardened IPN hydrogel is based on two different networks: (1) a non-silicone network of preformed hydrophilic non-ionic telechelic macromonomers chemically cross-linked by polymerization of its end-groups, and (2) a non-silicone network of ionizable monomers. The second network was polymerized and chemically cross-linked in the presence of the first network and has formed physical cross-links with the first network. Within the IPN, the degree of chemical cross-linking in the second network is less than in the first network. An aqueous salt solution (neutral pH) is used to ionize and swell the second network. The swelling of the second network is constrained by the first network resulting in an increase in effective physical cross-links within the IPN. |
| FILED | Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/418294 |
| ART UNIT | 1767 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Prosthesis 623/23.580 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680056 | Keay et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Susan K. Keay (Ellicott City, Maryland); Zoltan Szekely (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas Conrads (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Timothy Veenstra (Jefferson, Maryland); Maria Michejda (North Potomac, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Susan K. Keay (Ellicott City, Maryland); Christopher Michejda (North Potomac, Maryland); Zoltan Szekely (Gaithersburg, Maryland); Thomas Conrads (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Timothy Veenstra (Jefferson, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A novel antiproliferative factor comprising a glycopeptide is disclosed. In specific embodiments, the novel antiproliferative factor is associated with the bladder. Compositions, diagnostic kits and reagents, and methods of using the compounds for identifying and/or treating interstitial cystitis and cancer are disclosed. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/743865 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/20.900 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680066 | Weisbart |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard H. Weisbart (Sepulveda, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Development of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard H. Weisbart (Sepulveda, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for determining whether a subject is suffering from a rheumatoid arthritis associated with the BRAF oncogene comprising contacting isolated fibroblasts from the subject with a molecule or pool of molecules directed to the BRAF oncogene; and culturing the sample in the presence of the agent and determining whether BRAF oncogene expression by the cell is decreased and/or whether cells in the sample return to a less transformed phenotype, exhibit decreased cell proliferation and/or exhibit increased contact inhibition, any of which is indicative that the subject is suffering from a rheumatoid arthritis associated with the BRAF oncogene. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/440942 |
| 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 |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08680050 | Schellenberger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-Wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Amunix Operating Inc. (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Volker Schellenberger (Palo Alto, California); Joshua Silverman (Sunnyvale, California); Willem P. Stemmer (Los Gatos, California); Chia-Wei Wang (Milpitas, California); Nathan Geething (Santa Clara, California); Jeffrey L. Cleland (San Carlos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions comprising growth hormone linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in administration to animals. |
| FILED | Monday, August 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/848984 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/5.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08680461 | Rardin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brent Rardin (Lafayette, Indiana); James Mitchell Wells (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Griffin Analytical Technologies, L.L.C. (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brent Rardin (Lafayette, Indiana); James Mitchell Wells (Lafayette, Indiana); Garth E. Patterson (Brookston, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A sample analysis apparatus (10) includes processing circuitry (22) coupled to a data set device (20) and a storage device (24) to acquire one data set from an analysis component (14) according to one analysis parameter set and to prepare another analysis parameter set using another previously acquired data set. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/919323 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/282 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682835 | Bickford |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intellectual Assets LLC (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Asset surveillance method and system used in combination with a computer and memory for determining the condition of an asset using dynamically-selected estimation models for determining estimated data values in combination with dynamically-selected comparison models to more reliably determine the condition of the asset and to additionally determine the cause for any determined fault condition. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/002104 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08679587 | Chang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chih-hung Chang (Corvallis, Oregon); Do-Hyoung Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Yu-Jen Chang (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education action on Behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chih-hung Chang (Corvallis, Oregon); Do-Hyoung Lee (Corvallis, Oregon); Yu-Jen Chang (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed embodiments concern solution deposition of at least a first inorganic compound on a substrate, typically for production of electronic devices, such as solution deposition of metal salts, including halides, carbonyls, acetates, sulfates, phosphates, carbonates, and mixtures thereof. Solutions may be deposited using any suitable process, particularly inkjet printing or spin coating. The method can involve depositing only a first solution, depositing a first solution plural times, or deposition of plural different solutions. Furthermore, the method may involve simultaneous or serial deposition of two or more solutions. The method may further comprise post deposition processing the deposited material, such as thermal annealing, oxidation processes, reduction processes, exchange reactions, and combinations thereof. Electronic devices that can be made by the method also are described, including transistors, circuits, capacitors, photovoltaics, photodetectors, such as a UV detector, gas sensors, batteries, X-ray imagers, light emitting diodes, solid electrolytes, computer readable media, and combinations thereof. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 29, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/564759 |
| ART UNIT | 1712 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/376.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08679859 | Yan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | State of Oregon by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Porland State University (Portland, Oregon); State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mingdi Yan (Lake Oswego, Oregon); Olof Ramström (Stockholm, Sweden); Li-Hong Liu (Portland, Oregon); Xin Wang (Portland, Oregon); Michael M. Lerner (Corvallis, Oregon); Tosapol Maluangnont (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Devices comprising functionalized materials, and embodiments of a method for making and using such devices, are disclosed. Exemplary devices include ophthalmic devices, nanoparticles, quartz crystal microbalances, microarrays, and nanocomposites. In particular embodiments, device surfaces are modified with monomers and/or polymers, typically carbohydrate monomers and/or polymers. Embodiments of a method for making and using such devices are disclosed. Monomers and/or polymers are covalently bonded to surfaces using functionalized perhalophenylazides. In some embodiments, device surfaces are functionalized with a perhalophenylazide. One or more monomers and/or polymers subsequently are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In other embodiments, monomers and/or polymers are derivatized with a functionalized perhalophenylazide. The derivatized monomers and/or polymers then are covalently bonded to the device surface using the perhalophenylazide. In some embodiments, graphite is functionalized with perhalophenylazide to produce a functionalized graphene sheet. In other embodiments, graphene sheets are covalently attached to functionalized substrates. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/455269 |
| ART UNIT | 1641 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/518 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08682585 | Hoff |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Clean Power Research, L.L.C. (Napa, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clean Power Research, L.L.C. (Napa, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas E. Hoff (Napa, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer-implemented system and method for inferring operational specifications of a photovoltaic power generation system is provided. The operational specifications of a photovoltaic plant configuration can be inferred through evaluation of historical measured system production data and measured solar resource data. Preferably, the solar resource data includes both historical and forecast irradiance values. Based upon the location of the photovoltaic plant, a time-series power generation data set is simulated based on a normalized and preferably substantially linearly-scalable solar power simulation model. The simulation is run for a range of hypothetical photovoltaic system configurations. A power rating is derived for each system configuration by comparison of the measured versus simulated production data, which is applied to scale up the simulated time-series data. The simulated energy production is statistically compared to actual historical data, and the system configuration reflecting the lowest overall error is identified as the inferred (and optimal) system configuration. |
| FILED | Monday, March 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/784560 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08682835 | Bickford |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intellectual Assets LLC (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Randall L. Bickford (Orangevale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Asset surveillance method and system used in combination with a computer and memory for determining the condition of an asset using dynamically-selected estimation models for determining estimated data values in combination with dynamically-selected comparison models to more reliably determine the condition of the asset and to additionally determine the cause for any determined fault condition. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/002104 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 08681837 | Dally |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Stanford, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer as logic level sequences are transmitted at different frequencies. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/942607 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08683150 | Bansal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); Frederick Douglis (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Akshay Kumar Reddy Katta (New York, New York); John Davis Palmer (San Jose, California); Elizabeth Suzanne Richards (Columbia, Maryland); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); William Harold Tetzlaff (Mount Kisco, New York); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikhil Bansal (Yorktown Heights, New York); Frederick Douglis (Basking Ridge, New Jersey); Lisa Karen Fleischer (Ossining, New York); Kirsten Weale Hildrum (Hawthorne, New York); Akshay Kumar Reddy Katta (New York, New York); John Davis Palmer (San Jose, California); Elizabeth Suzanne Richards (Columbia, Maryland); David Tao (Glen Burnie, Maryland); William Harold Tetzlaff (Mount Kisco, New York); Joel Leonard Wolf (Katonah, New York); Philip Shi-lung Yu (Chappaqua, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A storage system includes a plurality of data vats, and a processor including an optimizing unit that optimizes a value of data stored in the storage system. The optimizing unit optimizes the value by computing and implementing an optimal decision for allocating new data to a first data vat of the plurality of data vats, moving existing data from at least a second data vat of the plurality of data vats to the first data vat, and deleting existing data from the first data vat, based on an amount of data in each of the plurality of data vats. |
| FILED | Friday, September 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/616945 |
| ART UNIT | 2187 — Computer Architecture and I/O |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Memory 711/159 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08679583 | Kerechanin, II et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles W. Kerechanin, II (Columbia, Maryland); Justin S. Morrison (Baltimore, Maryland); Craig B. Leese (Sykesville, Maryland); Paul J. Biermann (Columbia, Maryland); Ryan J. Forrest (Columbia, Maryland); William R. Setzler (Millersville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles W. Kerechanin, II (Columbia, Maryland); Justin S. Morrison (Baltimore, Maryland); Craig B. Leese (Sykesville, Maryland); Paul J. Biermann (Columbia, Maryland); Ryan J. Forrest (Columbia, Maryland); William R. Setzler (Millersville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making an antifouling article includes providing a mold having a mold cavity and a mold surface for defining an article. The method also includes applying a mold release material to the mold surface. The method further includes coating the mold surface with a plurality of metallic powder particles comprising an antifouling agent. Still further, the method includes filling the mold with a curable polymeric material. Yet further, the method includes curing the polymeric material and forming an article having a surface defined by the mold surface, the surface of the article having the plurality of metallic powder particles disposed thereon and comprising an antifouling coating. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/597665 |
| ART UNIT | 1715 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating processes 427/230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08681674 | Berenberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Berenberg (Mountain View, California); Anatoli Gostev (Cupertino, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cubic Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Berenberg (Mountain View, California); Anatoli Gostev (Cupertino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are disclosed for enabling accelerated rejoining of network devices in a low-power wireless network after a connection to the low-power wireless network is lost. Embodiments generally include, for a network device that periodically conducts scans for beacons on the low-power wireless network, increasing the frequency, or scanning rate, at which the scans are performed. After a certain period of time, if the network device has not joined the low-power wireless network, the network device can implement a different scanning rate until it rejoins with the network. Additional techniques may be used to reduce power usage and preserve the structure of a portion of the low-power wireless network that has become disconnected with the rest of the network. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/096745 |
| ART UNIT | 2464 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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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 25, 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.
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FUNDED BY
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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)
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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)
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