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Patent Details for Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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| US 08733078 | Alholm |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hannes A. Alholm (Tolland, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hannes A. Alholm (Tolland, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | An igniter device for a combustor system includes an igniter housing and a pressure sense passage. The igniter housing surrounds an electrode and an insulating body. The igniter has a tip to be positioned within a chamber for combustion. The pressure sense passage is attached to an exterior surface of the igniter housing. The pressure sense passage is configured to direct fluid to a pressure sensor. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/943498 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/39.821 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733099 | Torres-Jara et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eduardo R. Torres-Jara (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Rus (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eduardo R. Torres-Jara (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Daniela Rus (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A flexible unit-cell actuator includes a shape memory alloy sheet having a fold between adjacent legs in one state and a heat source that upon activation concentrates heating of the shape memory alloy sheet at the fold relative to the legs to change the fold between one state and another state. The heat source may include resistive heating due to an electric current passing through the shape memory alloy sheet. The fold typically includes a reduced cross-sectional area and may include slits to increase electrical resistance at the fold relative to the adjacent legs. An actuator array includes a plurality of flexible unit-cell actuators formed in a sheet, each unit-cell actuator mechanically coupled to at least one other unit-cell actuator at a coupling region. Plural unit-cell actuators may be mechanically coupled in series, in parallel, or both, may be electrically connected in series, and may move along a defined curve or surface. A linear or curvilinear actuator includes a guide, a plurality of bearings or support elements slidable along the guide, and an array of actuators coupled between adjacent bearings and circumferentially about the bearings. An actuator includes a plurality of segments fanning from a hinge and shape memory alloy actuators coupled between adjacent segments to cause the segments to fan in an out about the hinge. |
| FILED | Friday, October 01, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/896184 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/528 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733107 | Swanson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy A. Swanson (Coventry, Connecticut); Sean P. Zamora (Coventry, Connecticut); Robert H. Bush (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Alex J. Simpson (Mansfield, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy A. Swanson (Coventry, Connecticut); Sean P. Zamora (Coventry, Connecticut); Robert H. Bush (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Alex J. Simpson (Mansfield, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A mechanism included in a convergent-divergent nozzle connected to an aft portion of a gas turbine engine, which mechanism includes a convergent flap configured to be kinematically connected to the aft portion of the gas turbine engine, a divergent flap pivotally connected to the convergent flap and configured to be kinematically connected to the aft portion of the gas turbine engine, at least one actuator configured to be connected to the aft portion of the gas turbine engine and to mechanically prescribe the position of the convergent flap and the divergent flap by moving through one or more positions, and at least one biasing apparatus. The biasing apparatus is configured to position at least one of the convergent flap and the divergent flap independent of the positions of the actuator by substantially balancing a force on the at least one of the convergent flap and the divergent flap produced by a gas pressure on the nozzle. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/970478 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/771 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733280 | Yap et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lipyeow Yap (Sunnyvale, California); Jay DeDontney (Prunedale, California); Shouqian Shao (Fremont, California); Jason Wright (Saratoga, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intermolecular, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lipyeow Yap (Sunnyvale, California); Jay DeDontney (Prunedale, California); Shouqian Shao (Fremont, California); Jason Wright (Saratoga, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A top assembly for a processing chamber having a back plate and a hub is provided. The back plate has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is connected to the second portion through a central region of the back plate, wherein a gap is defined between opposing surfaces of the first and second portions outside the central region. The first portion includes an embedded heating element. The hub is affixed to a top surface of the second portion of the back plate over the central region. The hub has a top surface with a plurality of channel openings defined within a central region of the hub and a bottom surface having a central extension with a plurality of channels defined therethrough. The bottom surface includes an annular extension spaced apart from the central extension. |
| FILED | Monday, December 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/973845 |
| ART UNIT | 1716 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Coating Metallic Material; Coating Material With Metallic Material; Surface Treatment of Metallic Material by Diffusion into the Surface, by Chemical Conversion or Substitution; Coating by Vacuum Evaporation, by Sputtering, by Ion Implantation or by Chemical Vapour Deposition, in General C23C 16/45565 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733800 | Ruperte Sanchez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jose E. Ruperte Sanchez (Jupiter, Florida); Russell B. Hanson (Jupiter, Florida); Kevin J. Low (Portland, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | The tube (60) includes first and second portions (66, 58) that each have mating spherical sections (82, 84) at adjacent ends (72, 74) of each portion (66, 68). The second portion (68) includes a spring sleeve (92) configured to surround an outlet end (72) of the first portion (66). A spring (102) is captured inside the spring sleeve (92) and secured between a retaining clip (100) and a shoulder (88) protruding from the exterior surface of an outlet end (72) of the first portion (66) to maintain fluid seals between the spherical sections (82, 84). The spherical sections (82, 84) permit slidable motion relative to each other thereby facilitating rotational and angular motion between the tube portions (66, 68). One of the two portions (66, 68) may include a telescope mount (110) to permit limited axial motion of the tube (60). |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/681734 |
| ART UNIT | 3679 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Pipe joints or couplings 285/268 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734007 | Campbell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Levi A. Campbell (Poughkeepsie, New York); Thomas C. Long (Poughkeepsie, New York); Robert B. Schlak (Hyde Park, New York); Peter A. Wendling, Jr. (Pougkeepsie, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A calibrated airflow monitoring method is provided. The monitoring method which includes: providing an airflow sensor positioned within an electronic system to be at least partially air-cooled, the airflow sensor including at least one temperature sensor and a heater associated with one temperature sensor of the at least one temperature sensor; calibrating, with the airflow sensor positioned within the electronic system, a duty cycle for use in powering the heater associated with the one temperature sensor; and providing a controller configured to use the calibrated duty cycle in powering the heater of the temperature sensor during airflow monitoring of the electronic system, and to obtain a hot temperature (Thot) reading from the one temperature sensor having the associated heater, and to determine, based at least in part on the hot temperature (Thot) reading, whether to issue an airflow warning. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/667375 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734089 | Gilman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Justin Gilman (Diamondhead, Mississippi) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce Corporation (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Justin Gilman (Diamondhead, Mississippi) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention is a vane assembly for a gas turbine engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a damper seal that may be employed in conjunction with a vane assembly of a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods and combinations for vane assemblies and the sealing and damping thereof. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/976110 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734789 | DeMore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nancy Klauber DeMore (Durham, North Carolina); Cam Patterson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Rajendra Bhati (Tampa, Florida); Bradley G. Bone (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy Klauber DeMore (Durham, North Carolina); Cam Patterson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Rajendra Bhati (Tampa, Florida); Bradley G. Bone (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the identification of polynucleotides and polypeptides having increased expression in tumor blood vessels. The invention further relates to the use of the identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, and inhibitors of the polynucleotides and polypeptides, in the regulation of angiogenesis and the diagnosis and treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases such as cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/945298 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734941 | Qiao |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yu Qiao (Fairlawn, Ohio) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Yu Qiao (Fairlawn, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is directed to an energy absorption system for absorbing mechanical impact energy using one or more chemicals for promoting absorption of a liquid, and optionally including one or more promoter, recovery agent, and/or viscosity adjusting agent, which allows the system to release the absorbed energy. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/720784 |
| ART UNIT | 1717 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/320.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734965 | Schlesser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raoul Schlesser (Cary, North Carolina); Ramón R. Collazo (Raleigh, North Carolina); Zlatko Sitar (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raoul Schlesser (Cary, North Carolina); Ramón R. Collazo (Raleigh, North Carolina); Zlatko Sitar (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods of preparing Group III-nitride films of controlled polarity and substrates coated with such controlled polarity films. In particular, the invention provides substrate preparation steps that optimize the substrate surface for facilitating growth of a Group III-polar film, an N-polar film, or a selectively patterned film with both a Group III-polar portion and an N-polar portion in precise positioning. The methods of the invention are particularly suited for use in CVD methods. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/895018 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/698 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735090 | Ewert |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Matt Ewert (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention concerns compositions and methods of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The present invention also concerns materials and methods for removing aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) from a sample. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/852938 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/29 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735140 | Kuehnle |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adelheid R. Kuehnle (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adelheid R. Kuehnle (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and uses of a novel Dunaliella salina HT04 microorganism. In addition, the present invention relates to novel methods for culturing harvesting, preservation, storage, and production of algae seedstock and uses thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361300 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/257.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735174 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Xiaodong Chen (Singapore, Singapore); Can Xue (Singapore, Singapore); Sarah J. Hurst (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Xiaodong Chen (Singapore, Singapore); Can Xue (Singapore, Singapore); Sarah J. Hurst (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Coated colloidal materials, methods for making coated colloidal materials, and methods of using coated colloidal materials are disclosed. The method yields coated colloidal materials where the optical characteristics of the core is not adversely affected. The coated colloidal materials can be self-assembled into films, layers, or structures and used in the detection of analytes through detection assays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/670194 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/525 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08735199 — Methods for fabricating MEMS structures by etching sacrificial features embedded in glass
| US 08735199 | Supino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ryan Supino (Loretto, Minnesota); Grant H. Lodden (Minnetrista, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | In an embodiment a method of fabricating a MEMS structure is provided. The method includes fabricating a working structure in a doped layer proximate a first surface of a silicon substrate. The first surface of the silicon substrate is bonded to a first planar glass structure having a first one or more sacrificial features embedded therein. The method also includes etching to remove a bulk of the silicon substrate, wherein the bulk is reverse of the first surface on the silicon substrate, wherein etching removes the bulk and leaves the working structure bonded to the first planar glass structure. The method also includes etching to remove the first one or more sacrificial features from the first planar glass structure. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/749008 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735209 | Meric et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Inanc Meric (New York, New York); Kenneth Shepard (Ossining, New York); Noah J. Tremblay (New York, New York); Philip Kim (New York, New York); Colin P. Nuckolls (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus or method can include forming a graphene layer including a working surface, forming a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) layer upon the working surface of the graphene layer, and forming a dielectric layer upon the PVA layer. In an example, the PVA layer can be activated and the dielectric layer can be deposited on an activated portion of the PVA layer. In an example, an electronic device can include such apparatus, such as included as a portion of graphene field-effect transistor (GFET), or one or more other devices. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/838001 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/82 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735256 | Sugg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vega Wave Systems, Inc. (West Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, and improvement thereof, and method of making and method of using the same, as well as necessary intermediates, generally relating to the field of semiconductor devices, the structure of transistors, and the structure of compound semiconductor heterojunction bipolar transistors. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367188 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735286 | Kant et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rishi Kant (Belmont, California); Roger Thomas Howe (Los Gatos, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rishi Kant (Belmont, California); Roger Thomas Howe (Los Gatos, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for sealing through-holes in a material via material diffusion, without the deposition of a sealant material, is disclosed. The method is well suited to the fabrication and packaging of microsystems technology-based devices and systems. In some embodiments, the method comprises forming sacrificial material release through-holes through a structural layer, removing the sacrificial material via an etch that etches the sacrificial material through the release through-holes, and sealing of the release through-holes via material diffusion. |
| FILED | Friday, October 28, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/284431 |
| ART UNIT | 2898 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/667 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735313 | Swager et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Jan Schnorr (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy M. Swager (Newton, Massachusetts); Jan Schnorr (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention generally provides compositions including carbon-based nanostructures, catalyst materials and systems, and related methods. In some cases, the present invention relates to carbon-based nanostructures comprising a high density of charged moieties. Methods of the invention may provide the ability to introduce a wide range of charged moieties to carbon-based nanostructures. The present invention may provide a facile and modular approach to synthesizing molecules that may be useful in various applications including sensors, catalysts, and electrodes. |
| FILED | Friday, December 11, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/636229 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: Product or process of making 52/150 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735327 | Macula |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jeansee, LLC (Geneseo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA taggants in which the nucleotide sequences are defined according to combinatorial mathematical principles. Methods of defining nucleotide sequences of the combinatorial DNA taggants, and using such taggants for authentication and tracking and tracing an object or process are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/984695 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Combinatorial chemistry technology: Method, library, apparatus 56/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735369 | Bavari et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sina Bavari (Frederick, Maryland); Kelly Lyn Warfield (Adamstown, Maryland); Pamela Tan (Kulmbach, Germany); Anna Borodovsky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Tatiana Novobrantseva (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Antonin de Fougerolles (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627508 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — 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 08735526 | Verborgt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jozef Verborgt (Tarpon Springs, Florida); Arthur Webb (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jozef Verborgt (Tarpon Springs, Florida); Arthur Webb (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of making a polymer by providing an imine and reacting the imine with a polyisocyanate in the presence of a hydroxyl group. The imine is a polyaldimine, hydroxyaldimine, polyketimine, or hydroxyketimines. The polymer has urea linkages formed from the imine and polyisocyanate and urethane linkages formed from the hydroxyl group and the polyisocyanate. The polymer has at least as many urea linkages as urethane linkages. A polymer having urea units and urethane units having a molar ratio of at least about 2:1. A polymer comprising a urea-urethane repeat unit. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/229432 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735528 | Tan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Loon-Seng Tan (Centerville, Ohio); Matthew J Dalton (Bellbrook, Ohio); Ramamurthi Kannan (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Two-photon absorbing (2PA), cross-linked polyurethanes were prepared from bis(isocyanato) monomers, tris(isocyanato) monomers or a mixture thereof, in conjunction with novel polyol molecules with donor-acceptor octupolar geometry, whose generic structure is comprised of an electron-accepting 1,3,5-triazine hub with three spokes constituted by electron-donating triarylalkylamine end-groups, which are polyfunctionalized with thermally reactive alcohol functions. The resulting neat glassy or rubbery solids are applicable in a wide range of linear and nonlinear optical applications. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/632195 |
| ART UNIT | 1766 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/73 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735532 | Keller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teddy M Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Matthew Laskoski (Springfield, Virginia); Andrew Saab (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teddy M Keller (Fairfax Station, Virginia); Matthew Laskoski (Springfield, Virginia); Andrew Saab (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of: providing a solution of a dichloroaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group bound to each aromatic ring containing one of the chloride groups; an excess of a dihydroxyaromatic compound; an organic transition metal complex or a transition metal salt; a base; and a solvent; and heating the solution to a temperature at which the dichloroaromatic compound and the dihydroxyaromatic compound react to form an aromatic ether oligomer that is a dihydroxy-terminated compound or a dimetallic salt thereof. Water formed during the heating is concurrently distilled from the solution. A method of curing a phthalonitrile monomer in the presence of an acid and a curing agent to form a phthalonitrile thermoset. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/833118 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 528/210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735789 | Malejko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory Malejko (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Keith Fulton (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Ductri Nguyen (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory Malejko (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Keith Fulton (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania); Ductri Nguyen (Parsippany, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A statically stabilized projectile may include a fixed tail boom that may be disposed in the through-bore of a sliding tail boom. The sliding tail boom may translate or extend rearward with respect to the fixed tail boom before the projectile exits a launch tube. The through-bore of the sliding tail boom may include a tapered portion. A tail boom sleeve may be fixed to a rear portion of the fixed tail boom. The tail boom sleeve may include a tapered portion that abuts the tapered portion of the through-bore when the sliding tail boom is in an extended position. |
| FILED | Monday, September 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/885712 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Aeronautics and astronautics 244/3.240 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735863 | Fowler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Burt Fowler (Buda, Texas); Glenn Mortland (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Privatran (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Burt Fowler (Buda, Texas); Glenn Mortland (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A resistive memory apparatus provides resistive memory material between conductive traces on a substrate or in a film stack on a substrate. The resistive memory apparatus may provide a sealed cavity or may utilize material obviating the need for the cavity. Methods and materials utilized to form the resistive memory apparatus are compatible with current microelectronic fabrication techniques. The resistive memory apparatus is nonvolatile or requires no power to maintain a programmed state. The resistive memory device may also be directly integrated with other microelectronic components. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/356237 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736011 | Yi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingqiang Yi (San Pablo, California); Gabriel A. Matus (San Francisco, California); Matthew L. Scullin (San Francisco, California); Chii Guang Lee (Fremont, California); Sylvain Muckenhirn (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alphabet Energy, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mingqiang Yi (San Pablo, California); Gabriel A. Matus (San Francisco, California); Matthew L. Scullin (San Francisco, California); Chii Guang Lee (Fremont, California); Sylvain Muckenhirn (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A matrix with at least one embedded array of nanowires and method thereof. The matrix includes nanowires and one or more fill materials located between the nanowires. Each of the nanowires including a first end and a second end. The nanowires are substantially parallel to each other and are fixed in position relative to each other by the one or more fill materials. Each of the one or more fill materials is associated with a thermal conductivity less than 50 Watts per meter per degree Kelvin. And, the matrix is associated with at least a sublimation temperature and a melting temperature, the sublimation temperature and the melting temperature each being above 350° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/308945 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/467 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736380 | Mitchell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James B. Mitchell (Sykesville, Maryland); Bliss G. Carkhuff (Laurel, Maryland); Morris L. London (Annapolis, Maryland); Robert E. Ball, Sr. (Pasadena, Maryland); Nathaniel J. Hundley (Joppa, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James B. Mitchell (Sykesville, Maryland); Bliss G. Carkhuff (Laurel, Maryland); Morris L. London (Annapolis, Maryland); Robert E. Ball, Sr. (Pasadena, Maryland); Nathaniel J. Hundley (Joppa, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | An amplifier for use in a buoyant cable antenna operable to receive signals within a frequency band includes: a first amplifier operable to provide amplified signals based on the received signals; a bandpass filter arranged to pass filtered signals within a first portion of the frequency band, the filtered signals being based on the amplified signals; an attenuator arranged in parallel with said bandpass filter and operable to attenuate signals within a second portion of the frequency band, the attenuated signals being based on the amplified signals; and a second amplifier operable to provide an amplified output including first amplified signals within the first portion of the frequency band and to provide second amplified signals within the second portion of the frequency band. The first amplified signals have a first gain, the second amplified signals have a second gain, and the first gain is more than the second gain. |
| FILED | Friday, August 31, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/600748 |
| ART UNIT | 2843 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Amplifiers 330/306 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736452 | Varahramyan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Khodadad Varahramyan (Ruston, Louisiana); Mangilal Agarwal (Ruston, Louisiana); Sudhir Shrestha (Ruston, Louisiana); Jeevan Kumar Vemagiri (Bothell, Washington); Aravind Chamarti (Painted Post, New York); Sireesha Ramisetti (Sunnyvale, California); Mercyma Dee Balachandran (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Louisiana Tech University Research Foundation; a division of Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc. (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Khodadad Varahramyan (Ruston, Louisiana); Mangilal Agarwal (Ruston, Louisiana); Sudhir Shrestha (Ruston, Louisiana); Jeevan Kumar Vemagiri (Bothell, Washington); Aravind Chamarti (Painted Post, New York); Sireesha Ramisetti (Sunnyvale, California); Mercyma Dee Balachandran (Ruston, Louisiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A chipless RFID tag system having a transmitter sending an input signal and a tag substrate. An ID generation circuit on the tag relies on microstrip transmission line patterns which are pre-designed to generate a unique code. The ID generating circuit may be designed based upon the transmission line properties, including signal delay, and/or reflection, and/or phase change. The tag may be formed on a flexible substrate having at least one microstrip and the microstrip having a first portion with a first impedance and a second portion with a second impedance different from the first impedance. The tag may further include a microstrip antenna for communication with the transmitter and a receiver system. The tag may also include sensors for detection of desired substances of interest. The system may further include a receiver detecting at least two reflections from an interface of first and second impedances and identifying relative time domain positions of the reflections to one another. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 13, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/048019 |
| ART UNIT | 2683 — Telemetry and Code Generation Vehicles and System Alarms |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Electrical 340/572.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736503 | Zaghloul et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Amir I. Zaghloul (Bethesda, Maryland); Eric D. Adler (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amir I. Zaghloul (Bethesda, Maryland); Eric D. Adler (Columbia, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Apparatus for receiving and transmitting electromagnetic signals are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a positive refractive index (PRI) medium; a negative refractive index (NRI) medium having a first side and a second side disposed in the PRI medium; a plurality of first transmission lines, each first transmission line having a first end extending toward the first side of the NRI medium; and a plurality of second transmission lines, each second transmission line having a second end extending toward the second side of the NRI medium, wherein a plurality of electromagnetic signals travelling in a first direction, enters the PRI medium and travels along the plurality of first transmissions lines and exits into first side of the NRI medium, passes through the NRI medium and exits through the second side of the NRI medium into the PRI medium along a first one of the second transmission lines. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/360832 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/754 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736506 | Brock et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David W. Brock (San Diego, California); Hale B. Simonds (Santee, California); Patrick A. Groves (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David W. Brock (San Diego, California); Hale B. Simonds (Santee, California); Patrick A. Groves (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A compact, broadband, aerodynamically streamlined, mechanically rugged antenna for aircraft and other applications has been developed that has a VSWR of 2:1 or better, and has uniform patterns with no nulls over a wide 8:1 bandwidth from 225 MHz to 1.85 GHz. The antenna has an aerodynamically streamlined shape, with a rugged housing capable of withstanding velocities up to Mach 2. In addition to its usage on aircraft, this antenna would be useful in a wide range of applications as a general purpose, wide bandwidth omnidirectional antenna. The antenna achieves its performance capabilities with the use of a double Vivaldi element feed section, an upper extension made of resistive film or R-card, and a shaped boundary between the feed and upper sections of the radiating elements. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/080389 |
| ART UNIT | 2876 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/795 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736675 | Holzbach et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark E. Holzbach (Austin, Texas); Mark E. Lucente (Austin, Texas); Thomas L. Burnett, III (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Zebra Imaging, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark E. Holzbach (Austin, Texas); Mark E. Lucente (Austin, Texas); Thomas L. Burnett, III (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | In one implementation, a system includes a multi-core processor and an optical display with a plurality of hogels. Each hogel is configured to radiate light in a plurality of directions, with controllable intensities in each of the plurality of directions. The multi-core processor is coupled to the optical display and configured to control the hogels. The multi-core processor includes at least two cores, an on-chip memory, and a master processor in a single integrated circuit package. The master processor may be a general-purpose on-chip processor, such as a core in the multi-core processor, that is used to coordinated operations of the other cores. Each of the cores is configured to receive hogel data and to generate signals for a corresponding subset of the plurality of hogels. |
| FILED | Monday, December 03, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/949763 |
| ART UNIT | 2457 — Computer Networks |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/59 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736838 | Herzinger |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A terahertz ellipsometer, the basic preferred embodiment being a sequential system having a backward wave oscillator (BWO); a first rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP1); a rotating polarizer that includes a wire grid (RWGP); a stage (STG) for supporting a sample (S); a rotating retarder (RRET) comprising first (RP), second (RM1), third (RM2) and fourth (RM3) elements; a second rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP2); and a Golay cell detector (DET). |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/506848 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736967 | Browne et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California); Brett Bryars (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SA Photonics, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California); Brett Bryars (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An anamorphic eyepiece. In one implementation, the eyepiece is for use with a display where both the eyepiece and display are head-mounted, with the eyepiece projecting an image from the display into the user's eye. The display has high resolution in a horizontal direction, preferably at least 2000 pixels, but the image produced by the display is compressed in aspect ratio. The anamorphic eyepiece decompresses the aspect ratio. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950143 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/668 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737038 | Irvin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David J. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); Jennifer A. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); John D. Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California) |
| 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); Jennifer A. Irvin (San Marcos, Texas); John D. Stenger-Smith (Ridgecrest, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An electroactive polymer based super capacitor capable of operation at MILSPEC temperatures, with electroactive polymers acting as the charge storage layers, and a mixture of electrolytes enabling operation down to −60° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/878744 |
| ART UNIT | 2835 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737231 | Carey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Matthew W. Markland (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James E. Carey (Rochester, Minnesota); Matthew W. Markland (Rochester, Minnesota); Philip J. Sanders (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Dynamic administration of event pools for relevant event and alert analysis during event storms including receiving, by an events analyzer from an events queue, a plurality of events from one or more components of the distributed processing system, each event including an occurred time and a logged time; creating, by the event analyzer, an events pool; determining whether an arrival rate of the events from the components of the distributed processing system is greater than a predetermined threshold; if the arrival rate is greater than the predetermined threshold, assigning, by the events analyzer, a plurality of events to the events pool in dependence upon their occurred time; and if the arrival rate is not greater than the predetermined threshold, assigning, by the events analyzer, a plurality of events to the events pool in dependence upon their logged time. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 07, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/961687 |
| ART UNIT | 2477 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/237 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737539 | Koshy |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John C. Koshy (Jackson, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | TT Government Solutions, Inc. (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John C. Koshy (Jackson, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system for demapping uses a single stream system of iterative passes in a preferred order using the latest soft-information for better interference cancellation and the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/037844 |
| ART UNIT | 2632 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/340 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737634 | Brown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher A. Brown (Bloomington, Indiana); John F. Schneider (Huntingburg, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher A. Brown (Bloomington, Indiana); John F. Schneider (Huntingburg, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | An open air, wide area noise cancellation system and method provides improved identification and characterization of noise sources then generating noise cancelling sound waves. |
| FILED | Friday, March 18, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/052023 |
| ART UNIT | 2655 — Digital Audio Data Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices 381/71.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737685 | Becker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl Becker (Riverview, Florida); Nicholas Lyn-Sue (Seminole, Florida); Manuel I. Rodriguez (St. Petersburg, Florida); John White (Clearwater, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl Becker (Riverview, Florida); Nicholas Lyn-Sue (Seminole, Florida); Manuel I. Rodriguez (St. Petersburg, Florida); John White (Clearwater, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for detecting a movement of an object marked with a marker. The system includes a sensor configured to capture a first image of the marker and to capture a second image of the marker after the first image, each of the first and second images having pixels each having a visual intensity. A controller is configured to compare the first image and the second image by comparing the visual intensity of each of the pixels of the first image and the second image, determine an area of overlap between the first image and the second image based on the comparison, calculate a change in position of the marker in the second image relative to the marker in the first image based on the area of overlap, and detect the movement of the object based on the change in position of the marker. |
| FILED | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/093548 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737741 | Lupa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert M. Lupa (Vernon, Illinois); Victor E. Perlin (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Norman H. Adams (Fulton, Maryland); Mitchell M. Rohde (Saline, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Quantum Signal, LLC (Saline, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert M. Lupa (Vernon, Illinois); Victor E. Perlin (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Norman H. Adams (Fulton, Maryland); Mitchell M. Rohde (Saline, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A digital image of a first garment having one or more first garment portions is received. A user has identified the first garment portions as matching one or more corresponding second garment portions of a second garment. The probability of accidental match of the first garment within the digital image in relation to the second garment is determined, by using a statistical model based on one or more parameters and based on analysis of the first garment portions. The probability of accidental match is output. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/362482 |
| ART UNIT | 2128 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/181 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737846 | Zheng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California); Ying Luo (San Diego, California); Guoliang Li (San Diego, California); Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Oracle International Corporation (Redwood Shores, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xuezhe Zheng (San Diego, California); Ying Luo (San Diego, California); Guoliang Li (San Diego, California); Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An optical source uses feedback to maintain a substantially fixed spacing between adjacent wavelengths in a set of wavelengths in a wavelength comb output by the optical source. In particular, a set of light sources in the optical source provide optical signals having the set of wavelengths. Moreover, the optical signals are output at diffraction angles of an optical device in the optical source (such as an echelle grating), and optical detectors in the optical source determine optical metrics associated with the optical signals. Furthermore, control logic in the optical source provides control signals to the set of light sources based on the determined optical metrics. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361873 |
| ART UNIT | 2636 — Optical Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical communications 398/201 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737909 | Kolinko et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vladimir Kolinko (San Diego, California); Paul Johnson (El Cajon, California); Alex Shek (San Diego, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Vladimir Kolinko (San Diego, California); Paul Johnson (El Cajon, California); Alex Shek (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A radio system providing long-range radio communications in the presence of a co-located high power jammer or other radio transmitter that is operating in a frequency band overlapping the communications transmit/receive band. The system collects sample signals from co-located overlapping radio. It down-converts the sample signal and the receive radio signal, digitizes the two signals, and utilizes a computer processor to cancel the sample signal from the receive radio signal to output a mitigated output signal. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/930616 |
| ART UNIT | 2648 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738324 | Brown |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerry G Brown (Bloomington, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A simulation system for predicting a likelihood of whether a target object positioned in an environment will be detected by a detection system when illuminated by a laser source. The simulation system may be used for a laser rangefinder application and a laser designator application. The simulation system may provide a detection probability of the target object at a specified range to the detection system or a plurality of detection probabilities as a function of the range to the detection system. The simulation system may provide an indication of an overlap of the beam provided by the laser source on the target object. The simulation system may determine the effect of vibration on the detection of the target object at a specified range. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/754091 |
| ART UNIT | 2862 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/181 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738330 | DiMartino et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel DiMartino (North Haledon, New Jersey); Jeffrey Darbig (Flanders, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel DiMartino (North Haledon, New Jersey); Jeffrey Darbig (Flanders, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A scalable, inert munition data recorder cartridge. This inert cartridge allows users to record data from within a weapon system feed chute, breach, and extractor port. This cartridge is adaptable to any weapon system, packaging unit, environmental chamber, or other ammunition holding and storage device. Although the cartridge is designed to interface with a weapon and ammunition packaging based on its shape, it still functions as designed regardless of its location and application. This would allow the cartridge to be placed anywhere an actual live cartridge of ammunition could be placed. |
| FILED | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/213521 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/187 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738338 | Kalns et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyperion Biotechnology (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hyperion Biotechnology (San Antonio, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John E. Kalns (San Antonio, Texas); Darren J. Michael (San Antonio, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying a subject in a fatigued state, a subject recovering from a fatigued state and/or a subject having an increased likelihood of performing a physical activity at a sufficient level by detecting and/or quantitating, in a sample from the subject, one or more biomarkers associated with fatigue and/or physical performance capability. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/830660 |
| ART UNIT | 1631 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01N 33/6896 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738349 | Bertacco et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Valeria Bertacco (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Debapriya Chatterjee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Andrew Deorio (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Valeria Bertacco (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Debapriya Chatterjee (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Andrew Deorio (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques for simulating operation of a connectivity level description of an integrated circuit design are provided, for example, to simulate logic elements expressed through a netlist description. The techniques utilize a host processor selectively partitioning and optimizing the descriptions of the integrated circuit design for efficient simulation on a parallel processor, more particularly a SIMD processor. The description may be segmented into cluster groups, for example macro-gates, formed of logic elements, where the cluster groups are sized for parallel simulation on the parallel processor. Simulation may occur in an oblivious as well as event-driven manner, depending on the implementation. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/764942 |
| ART UNIT | 2123 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/5022 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738554 | Modha |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dharmendra S. Modha (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides an event-driven universal neural network circuit. The circuit comprises a plurality of neural modules. Each neural module comprises multiple digital neurons such that each neuron in a neural module has a corresponding neuron in another neural module. An interconnection network comprising a plurality of digital synapses interconnects the neural modules. Each synapse interconnects a first neural module to a second neural module by interconnecting a neuron in the first neural module to a corresponding neuron in the second neural module. Corresponding neurons in the first neural module and the second neural module communicate via the synapses. Each synapse comprises a learning rule associating a neuron in the first neural module with a corresponding neuron in the second neural module. A control module generates signals which define a set of time steps for event-driven operation of the neurons and event communication via the interconnection network. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/235343 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/25 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738678 | Williams |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Darin S. Williams (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Darin S. Williams (Tucson, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The value of a median or other rank of interest in a dataset is efficiently determined. Each active bit of the dataset is serially processed to compute one bit of the output value from each bit of the input dataset. If any sample in the dataset has an active bit that differs from the determined output value for that bit, then that sample can be marked as no longer in consideration. After an active bit has been processed, the data for that bit may be discarded or subsequently ignored. These techniques allow the rank value to be efficiently determined using pipelined logic in a configurable gate array (CGA) or the like. Further implementations may be enhanced to compute clipped means, to identify “next highest” or “next lowest” values, to reduce quantization errors through less-significant bit interpolation, to simultaneously process multiple values in a common pipeline, or for any other purpose. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/232825 |
| ART UNIT | 2193 — Interprocess Communication and Software Development |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers: Arithmetic processing and calculating 78/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738932 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Champagne David (London, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Champagne David (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for processor-based security is provided, for on-chip security and trusted computing services for software applications. A processor is provided having a processor core, a cache memory, a plurality of registers for storing at least one hash value and at least one encryption key, a memory interface, and at least one on-chip instruction for creating a secure memory area in a memory external to the processor, and a hypervisor program executed by the processor. The hypervisor program instructs the processor to execute the at least one on-chip instruction to create a secure memory area for a software area for a software module, and the processor encrypts data written to, and decrypts data read from, the external memory using the at least one encryption key and the verifying data read from the external memory using the at least one hash value. Secure module interactions are provided, as well as the generation of a power-on key which can be used to protect memory in the event of a re-boot event. Lightweight, run-time attestation reports are generated which include selected information about software modules executed by the processors, for use in determining whether the processor is trusted to provide secure services. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/689674 |
| ART UNIT | 2493 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08734350 | Greenleaf et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James F Greenleaf (Rochester, Minnesota); Shigao Chen (Rochester, Minnesota); Heng Zhao (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | MAYO Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James F Greenleaf (Rochester, Minnesota); Shigao Chen (Rochester, Minnesota); Heng Zhao (Rochester, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for measuring mechanical properties of a tissue using an ultrasound system is provided. Ultrasound energy is applied to the tissue using the ultrasound system in order to produce shear waves that propagate in the tissue. Measurement data are then acquired by directing ultrasound detection pulses into the tissue. Information about the intensity field of the ultrasound energy used to produce the shear waves is obtained and used to produce a correction factor. This correction factor is applied to the measurement data to correct the measurement data for errors arising from the geometry of the ultrasound energy used to produce the shear waves. From the corrected measurement data, mechanical properties of the tissue are calculated. |
| FILED | Friday, March 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/410780 |
| ART UNIT | 3777 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/437 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734367 | Barlow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven M. Barlow (Lawrence, Kansas); Jingyan Wang (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven M. Barlow (Lawrence, Kansas); Jingyan Wang (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | Method and apparatus are provided for generating an index associated with non-nutritive suck pattern stability. An example apparatus can include an STI generator configured to generate a plurality of non-nutritive suck (NNS) pressure samples using a non-nutritive pacifier and a pressure transducer, and to sum a plurality of standard deviations based on the plurality of NNS pressure samples to provide a spatiotemporal index (STI) of non-nutritive suck pattern stability, wherein the STI is configured to provide a composite indication of variability of amplitude, and duration of a plurality of portions of the NNS pressure samples. |
| FILED | Monday, July 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/555976 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/587 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734382 | Frankowski et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Brian J. Frankowski (Imperial, Pennsylvania); William J. Federspiel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Kevin M. Mihelc (Somerville, Massachusetts); Samuel C. Lieber (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Brian J. Frankowski (Imperial, Pennsylvania); William J. Federspiel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Kevin M. Mihelc (Somerville, Massachusetts); Samuel C. Lieber (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | A system for intracorporeal gas exchange includes a flexible, rotatable shaft; a plurality of axially spaced agitation mechanisms positioned on the rotatable shaft, such that the rotatable shaft can flex between the axially spaced agitation mechanisms; a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of a gas between an intracorporeal fluid and an interior of the hollow fibers. The plurality of hollow fibers is positioned radially outward from the agitation mechanisms. A blood contacting medical system includes at least one seal, and a purge system via which a flushing fluid is introduced under pressure over a blood-side face of the at least one seal and caused to flow through a space on the blood-side face of the at least one seal. The system can further include a rotatable member. The space on the blood-side face of the at least one seal can be in fluid connection with an annular space adjacent to a rotating element operatively connected to the rotatable member. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/865958 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 64/26 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734769 | Lee |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard T. Lee (Weston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure. |
| FILED | Friday, March 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/789941 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/78.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734774 | Frelinger et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John G. Frelinger (Pittsford, New York); John Puskas (Lutz, Florida); Baek Kim (Rochester, New York); Mark Sullivan (Fairpoint, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John G. Frelinger (Pittsford, New York); John Puskas (Lutz, Florida); Baek Kim (Rochester, New York); Mark Sullivan (Fairpoint, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are chimeric nucleic acid sequences encoding chimeric polypeptides. Also provided herein are chimeric polypeptides. Further provided herein are methods of treating a subject with or at risk of developing a cancer. The methods comprise selecting a subject with or at risk of developing a cancer, and administering to the subject an effective amount of the chimeric polypeptides provided herein. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639006 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734775 | Yates-Binder et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cecelia C. Yates-Binder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jesse Jaynes (Auburn, Alabama); Timothy Turner (Auburn, Alabama); Alan Wells (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Richard J. Bodnar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Cecelia C. Yates-Binder (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Jesse Jaynes (Auburn, Alabama); Timothy Turner (Auburn, Alabama); Alan Wells (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Richard J. Bodnar (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are peptides having activity against receptor CXCR3 are disclosed that exhibit activity in preventing the formation of new vessels and activity in mediating the dissociation of newly-formed vessels and resolving of wounds in the later stages of wound healing. Preferred peptides are derived from the α-helix portion IP-10 (CXCL10) or from IP-9 (CXCL11), are nontoxic, and smaller than naturally occurring peptides, making them useful in therapies against diseases or disease states marked by unwanted angiogenesis, including tumorogenic diseases such as cancers, and in healing of chronic wounds. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/219375 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/85.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734778 | Franzusoff et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GlobeImmune, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado); The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GlobeImmune, Inc. (Louisville, Colorado); The Regents of the University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alex Franzusoff (Nahant, Massachusetts); Donald Bellgrau (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing a variety of diseases and conditions that are amenable to immunotherapy and, in one particular embodiment, compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cancer in an animal are described. Specifically improvements related to the use of a yeast-based vaccine comprising a yeast vehicle and an antigen that is selected to elicit an antigen-specific cellular and humoral immune response in an animal, for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination and the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions are disclosed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/681986 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/93.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734789 | DeMore et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nancy Klauber DeMore (Durham, North Carolina); Cam Patterson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Rajendra Bhati (Tampa, Florida); Bradley G. Bone (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nancy Klauber DeMore (Durham, North Carolina); Cam Patterson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Rajendra Bhati (Tampa, Florida); Bradley G. Bone (Apex, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the identification of polynucleotides and polypeptides having increased expression in tumor blood vessels. The invention further relates to the use of the identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, and inhibitors of the polynucleotides and polypeptides, in the regulation of angiogenesis and the diagnosis and treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases such as cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, November 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/945298 |
| ART UNIT | 1646 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734792 | Tedder |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas F. Tedder (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas F. Tedder (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention concerns treatment methods using anti-CD22 monoclonal antibodies with unique physiologic properties. In particular, the invention concerns methods for the treatment of B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases by administering an effective amount of a blocking anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody specifically binding to the first two Ig-like domains, or to an epitope within the first two Ig-like domains of native human CD22 (hCD22). |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 09, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/467235 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734799 | Penichet et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Manuel L. Penichet (Los Angeles, California); Tracy R. Wells (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Manuel L. Penichet (Los Angeles, California); Tracy R. Wells (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating cancer. In particular, the in vivo efficacy of unconjugated anti-TfR antibodies, such as ch128.1, are disclosed herein. |
| FILED | Monday, April 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/639172 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/143.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734816 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Juewen Liu (Kitchener, Canada); Jeffrey C. Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carlee Ashley (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric C. Carnes (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | STC.UNM (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juewen Liu (Kitchener, Canada); Jeffrey C. Brinker (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Carlee Ashley (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Eric C. Carnes (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | Various exemplary embodiments provide protocell nanostructures and methods for constructing and using the protocell nanostructures. In one embodiment, the protocell nanostructures can include a core-shell structure including a porous particle core surrounded by a shell of lipid bilayer(s). The protocell can be internalized in a bioactive cell. Various cargo components, for example, drugs, can be loaded in and released from the porous particle core of the protocell(s) and then delivered within the bioactive cell. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 05, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/143164 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734851 | Lynn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David M. Lynn (Middleton, Wisconsin); Jingtao Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Christopher M. Jewell (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel J. Fredin (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David M. Lynn (Middleton, Wisconsin); Jingtao Zhang (Madison, Wisconsin); Christopher M. Jewell (Madison, Wisconsin); Nathaniel J. Fredin (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides implantable medical devices coated with polyelectrolyte assemblies that are fabricated by layer-by-layer deposition of nucleic acid and polycation. Such devices facilitate the local delivery of a nucleic acid contained in the polyelectrolyte assembly into a cell or tissue at an implantation site. Also provided are methods of fabricating and using implantable medical devices according to the invention. |
| FILED | Monday, May 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/414818 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/497 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735065 | Craighead et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Benjamin R. Cipriany (Wappingers Falls, New York); Stephen Levy (Ithaca, New York); Paul Soloway (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Benjamin R. Cipriany (Wappingers Falls, New York); Stephen Levy (Ithaca, New York); Paul Soloway (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and devices for single object detection. The methods and devices can be used to identify a plurality epigenetic markers on a genetic material, or a chromatin, encompassing fragments thereof. The invention provides for the characterization of the genetic material flowing through a channel in a continuous body of fluid based on detection of one or more properties of the genetic material. The methods and systems provided herein allow genome-wide, high-throughput epigenetic analysis and overcome a variety of limitations common to bulk analysis techniques. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367300 |
| 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 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735071 | Song et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hongjun Song (Clarksville, Maryland); Dengke K. Ma (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guo-li Ming (Clarksville, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongjun Song (Clarksville, Maryland); Dengke K. Ma (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guo-li Ming (Clarksville, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention features compositions and methods for modulating the expression of Gadd45 and the use of such compositions and methods as neuroprotectants, to enhance neurogenesis, and for the treatment of mood disorders. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 23, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/142134 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735073 | Klein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas W. Klein (Tampa, Florida); Tracy Sherwood (Riverview, Florida); Liang Nong (Tampa, Florida); Cathy Newton (Land O'Lakes, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) is expressed in B lymphocytes and is involved in immune regulation. Mouse splenic B cells express three CB2 transcripts utilizing two different first exons. Human peripheral blood B cells express one CB2 transcript utilizing one first exon. Alignment of sequenced RACE products to either the mouse or human genome reveals that isolated transcripts contain previously unidentified transcriptional start sites (TSS). B cells from mouse and human preferentially express one transcript, exon 1a in mouse and exon 1 in human. Multiple CB2 TSSs are utilized in mouse splenic B cells and one TSS in human peripheral blood B cells. The defining of the receptor gene TSSs in these cells provides materials and methods for therapeutically regulating immune function, including antibody isotype switching, using compounds such as inhibitory nucleic acids that down-regulate expression of the B cell CB2 gene (e.g., RNAi molecules). |
| FILED | Monday, September 23, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/033938 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.130 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735074 | Mambo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Elizabeth Mambo (Austin, Texas); David Brown (Austin, Texas); Alex T. Adai (Austin, Texas); Tiffany Sanford (Round Rock, Texas); Stephanie Volz (Austin, Texas); Ashish Choudhary (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Asuragen, Inc. (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Elizabeth Mambo (Austin, Texas); David Brown (Austin, Texas); Alex T. Adai (Austin, Texas); Tiffany Sanford (Round Rock, Texas); Stephanie Volz (Austin, Texas); Ashish Choudhary (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This application describes miRNAs that may be used as serum or plasma biomarkers for characterizing lung disease in a patient. These miRNA biomarkers may be used alone or in combination with other markers for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases such as lung cancer. |
| FILED | Friday, August 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/870245 |
| 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 | 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 1/6883 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12Q 1/6886 (20130101) C12Q 2600/112 (20130101) C12Q 2600/158 (20130101) C12Q 2600/178 (20130101) |
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| US 08735075 | Backman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart De La Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Northshore University Healthsystem (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart De La Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to detection of cancer, or assessment of risk of development thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods detection of field carcinogenesis by identification of ultrastructural and molecular markers in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399706 |
| 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 08735076 | Eng et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charis Eng (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Frank Weber (Essen, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charis Eng (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Frank Weber (Essen, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are targets that can be used for the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of a variety of cancers. |
| FILED | Monday, March 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/418310 |
| 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 | 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) Original (OR) Class C12Q 2600/172 (20130101) |
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| US 08735082 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xin Wei Wang (Rockville, Maryland); Stephanie K. Roessler (Reston, 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) | Xin Wei Wang (Rockville, Maryland); Stephanie K. Roessler (Reston, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a driver gene signature for predicting survival in patients with solid tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and breast cancer. The gene signature includes ten tumor-associated genes, SH2D4A, CCDC25, ELP3, DLC1, PROSC, SORBS3, HNRPD, PAQR3, PHF17 and DCK. A decrease in DNA copy number or mRNA expression of SH2D4A, CCDC25, ELP3, DLC1, PROSC and SORBS3 in solid tumors is associated with a poor prognosis, while a decrease in DNA copy number or mRNA expression of HNRPD, PAQR3, PHF17 and DCK in solid tumors is associated with a good prognosis. Thus, provided herein is a method of predicting the prognosis of a patient diagnosed with HCC or breast cancer by detecting expression of one of more tumor-associated genes in a tumor sample and comparing expression of the one or more tumor-associated genes in the tumor sample to a control. Also provided is a method of treating a patient diagnosed with HCC or breast cancer by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that alters expression or activity of one or more of the disclosed tumor-associated genes. Further provided are arrays comprising probes or antibodies specific for a plurality of tumor-associated genes or proteins. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/127701 |
| ART UNIT | 1642 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.230 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735102 | DeAngelis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma); Paul H. Weigel (Edmond, Oklahoma); Kshama Kumari (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul L. DeAngelis (Edmond, Oklahoma); Paul H. Weigel (Edmond, Oklahoma); Kshama Kumari (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to a recombinant Bacillus host cell containing a recombinant vector including a nucleic acid segment having a coding region segment encoding enzymatically active hyaluronan synthase (HAS). The recombinant Bacillus host cell is utilized in a method for producing hyaluronic acid (HA). |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/176344 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/84 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735126 | Zeidner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nordin Zeidner (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marc Dolan (Fort Collins, Colorado); Donald Champagne (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nordin Zeidner (Fort Collins, Colorado); Marc Dolan (Fort Collins, Colorado); Donald Champagne (Athens, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to reagents and methods for the modulation of viability of bacteria. A process is provided wherein a protein sequence from A. americanum saliva effective in reducing the viability of gram positive, gram negative, or acid-fast bacteria and spirochetes including B. burgdurferi is administered. The inventive protein from A. americanum saliva has utility as a therapeutic for the treatment of an organism infected with bacteria, particularly the spirochete B. burgdorferi. |
| FILED | Friday, January 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/143555 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/465 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 9/20 (20130101) |
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| US 08735156 | Hamra |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Franklin Kent Hamra (Keller, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (, None) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Franklin Kent Hamra (Keller, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A spermatogonial stem cell line that is derived from testes of rats characterized by a desirable genetic background can serve as a source for cells to transplant into male-sterile recipient animals that are immuno-compatible with the spermatogonial line. Rat cells thus transplanted readily develop into fertilization-competent, haploid male gametes, with little or no endogenous sperm competition generated by the testes of the male-sterile recipient. This approach, constituting the first vector system for the use of rat spermatogonial lines from in vitro culture in generating mutant rats on a desired genetic background, effects maximal germline transmission of donor haplotypes from the transplanted spermatogonial cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/132301 |
| 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 435/404 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735167 | Kutateladze et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrei G. Kutateladze (Centennial, Colorado); Alexei Kurchan (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rudresha Kottani (Tucson, Arizona); Janaki Majjigapu (Menomonee, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado Seminary, which owns and operates The University of Denver (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei G. Kutateladze (Centennial, Colorado); Alexei Kurchan (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rudresha Kottani (Tucson, Arizona); Janaki Majjigapu (Menomonee, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a photoamplified fluorescence turn-off assay where a masked photosensitizer is mixed with a fluorescent molecule. This mixture is brightly fluorescent because the masked photosensitizer is not capable of quenching the fluorophore. When the photosensitizer is released and amplified, the photosensitizer quenches the emission of fluorophores very efficiently. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/672105 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/76 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735175 | Geddes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to the use of multiple different light emitting molecules that emit different and detectable emission signals to provide systems and methods to detect different target products in a single assay sample, wherein the different light emitting molecules are positioned an optimal distance from metallic particles thereby enhancing emissions. Preferably, the systems and methods further comprise use of either microwave or sonic energy to increase binding reactions, timing of such reactions within the assay sample and reduce background non-specific biological absorption. |
| FILED | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/420702 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/648 (20130101) G01N 33/553 (20130101) G01N 33/54353 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735341 | Payne |
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| APPLICANT(S) | R. Mark Payne (Clemons, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | R. Mark Payne (Clemons, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A conjugate comprises: (a) a mitochondrial membrane-permeant peptide; (b) an active agent or compound of interest such as a detectable group or mitochondrial protein or peptide; and (c) a mitochondrial targeting sequence linking said mitochondrial membrane-permeant peptide and said active mitochondrial protein or peptide. The targeting sequence is one which is cleaved within the mitochondrial matrix, and not cleaved within the cellular cytoplasm, of a target cell into which said compound is delivered. Methods of use of such compounds are also described. |
| FILED | Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/082528 |
| 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 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/1.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735347 | Karp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christopher L. Karp (Seattle, Washington); Senad Divanovic (Cincinnati, Ohio); Jessica L. Allen (Saxapahaw, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christopher L. Karp (Seattle, Washington); Senad Divanovic (Cincinnati, Ohio); Jessica L. Allen (Saxapahaw, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating energy metabolism and weight in mammals, in particular by modulating thermogenesis associated with brown fat, including thermogenesis by brown fat or brown fat cells, adaptive thermogenesis by brown fat or brown fat cells, thermogenic capacity of brown fat or brown fat cells, or a combination thereof. More specifically, methods and compositions provided herein for treating or preventing obesity, or methods and compositions for identifying compounds effective for treating or preventing obesity are taught in connection with ligands such as B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), their receptors, and molecules that modulate the interactions between the ligands and receptors. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/364776 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/4.800 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735355 | Rubin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey S. Rubin (Rockville, Maryland); Susan Cumberledge (Amherst, Massachusetts); Frieda Reichsman (Amherst, Massachusetts); Aykut Uren (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia); University of Massachusetts (Amherst, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey S. Rubin (Rockville, Maryland); Susan Cumberledge (Amherst, Massachusetts); Frieda Reichsman (Amherst, Massachusetts); Aykut Uren (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention stems from the discovery that sFRP and fragments thereof can bind to members of the Wnt family of proteins and cause an increase in Wnt biological activity. Furthermore, fragments of sFRP that do not contain the CRD domain are shown to bind to Wnt proteins and modulate Wnt biological activity. Accordingly, the invention provides these sFRP fragments and variants of these fragments, as well as vectors and host cells containing nucleic acid sequences encoding the sFRP fragments and variants. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/426520 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/16.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735365 | Donald |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Carlton D. Donald (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Phigenix, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Carlton D. Donald (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method of treating cancer in a subject by inhibiting expression of PAX2. An example of a cancer treated by the present method is prostate cancer. In the cancer treatment methods disclosed, the method of inhibiting expression of PAX2 can be by administration of a nucleic acid encoding an siRNA for PAX2. A method of treating cancer in a subject by administering DEFB1 is also provided. Similarly, provided is a method of treating cancer in a subject by increasing expression of DEFB1 in the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/005579 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735369 | Bavari et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sina Bavari (Frederick, Maryland); Kelly Lyn Warfield (Adamstown, Maryland); Pamela Tan (Kulmbach, Germany); Anna Borodovsky (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Tatiana Novobrantseva (Wellesley, Massachusetts); Antonin de Fougerolles (Brookline, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of a gene from the Ebola virus. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/627508 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — 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 08735371 | Carthew et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard William Carthew (Evanstion, Illinois); Young Sik Lee (Seoul, South Korea); Dinari Harris (Wheaton, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering (e.g., enhancing) RNAi. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for identifying regulators of RNAi. For example, the present invention provides RNAi regulators (e.g., HPS1 and HPS4) and methods of altering (e.g., inhibiting) these regulators in order to alter (e.g., enhance) RNAi. The present invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors (e.g., small molecule, nucleic acid (e.g., siRNA), and antibody) of RNAi regulators and methods of using the same (e.g., to enhance RNAi). Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in research (e.g., functional genomics), therapeutic (e.g., drug discovery and delivery) and clinical applications. |
| FILED | Monday, November 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/668441 |
| ART UNIT | 1674 — 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 08735391 | Aube et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Aube (Lawrence, Kansas); Bryan L. Roth (Durham, North Carolina); Partha Ghosh (Lawrence, Kansas); Kevin J. Frankowski (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Kansas (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Aube (Lawrence, Kansas); Bryan L. Roth (Durham, North Carolina); Partha Ghosh (Lawrence, Kansas); Kevin J. Frankowski (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A functionalized polycyclic compound can have a structure of Formula 1 or salt, prodrug, analog, or derivative thereof, which compound can be prepared by providing a diene; reacting the diene with a dienophile under sufficient conditions for a combined Diels-Alder/acylation reaction so as to provide a polycyclic compound having a carboxylic acid; and coupling the carboxylic acid with an amine-containing compound or a hydroxyl-containing compound so as to form an amide or an ester and producing a compound having a structure of Formula 1. The compound can be used for modulating an opioid receptor, which can be conducted by administering to an opioid receptor a functionalized polycyclic compound as described herein in an effective amount to modulate the functionality of the opioid receptor. Such opioid modulation can provide a biological benefit to a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/567573 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/235.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735407 | Jacobson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth A. Jacobson (Silver Spring, Maryland); Artem Melman (Potsdam, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth A. Jacobson (Silver Spring, Maryland); Artem Melman (Potsdam, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are (N)-methanocarba adenine nucleosides, e.g., of formula (I) as highly potent A3 adenosine receptor agonists, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such nucleosides, and a method of use of these nucleosides, wherein R1-R6 are as defined in the specification. These nucleosides exhibit similar selectivities as agonists of the A3 versus the A1 receptor for both human and mouse adenosine receptors, and are contemplated for use in the treatment a number of diseases, for example, inflammation, cardiac ischemia, stroke, asthma, diabetes, and cardiac arrhythmias. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/935461 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/263.370 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735440 | McKnight et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. McKnight (Dallas, Texas); Andrew A. Pieper (Iowa City, Iowa); Joseph M. Ready (Carrollton, Texas); Jef K. De Brabander (Flower Mound, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | This technology relates generally to compounds and methods for stimulating neurogenesis (e.g., post-natal neurogenesis, including post-natal hippocampal and hypothalamic neurogenesis) and/or protecting neuronal cell from cell death. Various compounds are disclosed herein. In vivo activity tests suggest that these compounds may have therapeutic benefits in neuropsychiatric and/or neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, normal aging, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of a neuro-active drug, retinal degeneration, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, physiological weight loss associated with various conditions, as well as cognitive decline associated with normal aging, chemotherapy, and the like. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/770676 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/403 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735449 | Freeman |
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| APPLICANT(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Bruce A. Freeman (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Nitro oleic acid and related metabolites are agonists of PPAR-γ. Surprisingly, nitro oleic acid is a more potent agonist of PPAR-γ, relative to nitro linoleic acid. Thus, nitro oleic acid and its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrug forms, are candidate therapeutics for the treatment of type-2 diabetes, which results from insulin resistance accompanying the improper functioning of PPAR-γ. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/666827 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 31/20 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735541 | Watkins et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Maren Watkins (Salt Lake City, Utah); Baldomero M. Olivera (Salt Lake City, Utah); David R. Hillyard (Salt Lake City, Utah); J. Michael McIntosh (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 06, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/911596 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/326 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735555 | Lagarias et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Clark Lagarias (Davis, California); Yi-Shin Su (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Clark Lagarias (Davis, California); Yi-Shin Su (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to the discovery of mutant phytochromes that when introduced into a plant alter the photomorphogenic properties of that plant. In certain embodiments transfection of plants by nucleic acid constructs expressing the mutant phytochromes produced plants having a phenotype characterized by light-independent activation. Thus, in certain embodiments, this invention provides a transgenic plant or plant cell comprising a mutant phytochrome where the mutant phytochrome is a light-stable phytochrome; and the transgenic plant shows decreased shade avoidance as compared to the same species or strain of plant lacking the mutant phytochrome. In various embodiments the mutant phytochrome comprises a mutation at the position corresponding to tyrosine residue 276 in an Arabidopsis phytochrome where the mutation is to a residue other than tyrosine. |
| FILED | Monday, April 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/297418 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735606 | Silverman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Silverman (Winnetka, Illinois); He Huang (Chicago, Illinois); Qing Jing (Morton Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor compounds designed with one or more thiophene-2-carboximidamide substituents for improved bioavailability. |
| FILED | Friday, August 30, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/015551 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/59 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735609 | Wender |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul A. Wender (Menlo Park, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Biologically active compounds related to the bryostatin family of compounds, having simplified spacer domains and/or improved recognition domains are disclosed, including methods of preparing and utilizing the same. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/658103 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 549/267 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735630 | Buchwald et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen L. Buchwald (Newton, Massachusetts); Kevin W. Anderson (Hackettstown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | One aspect of the present invention relates to ligands for transition metals. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of catalysts comprising these ligands in various transition-metal-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions. The subject methods provide improvements in many features of the transition-metal-catalyzed reactions, including the range of suitable substrates, number of catalyst turnovers, reaction conditions, and efficiency. For example, improvements have been realized in transition metal-catalyzed: aryl amination reactions; aryl amidation reactions; Suzuki couplings; and Sonogashira couplings. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to catalysts and methods of using them that operate in aqueous solvent systems. |
| FILED | Friday, February 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/768124 |
| ART UNIT | 1672 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/17 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735653 | Vance et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vicki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis H. Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Matthew W. Endres (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vicki Bowman Vance (Columbia, South Carolina); Lewis H. Bowman (Columbia, South Carolina); Matthew W. Endres (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions and methods are described which use RAV proteins and genes that encode such proteins to regulate RNA silencing in plant cells. Novel ntRAV proteins and genes are also described. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/921385 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/285 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737703 | Mangoubi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rami Mangoubi (Newton, Massachusetts); Mukund Desai (Needham, Massachusetts); Joseph Danko (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Lloyd Paul Aiello (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rami Mangoubi (Newton, Massachusetts); Mukund Desai (Needham, Massachusetts); Joseph Danko (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts); Lloyd Paul Aiello (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The systems and methods described herein relate generally to the detection of retinal abnormalities. More particularly, the systems and methods are used to analyze a fundus or other image of the retina. In some implementations, the image is analyzed by interdependently smoothing and segmenting the image. Using the smoothed and segmented image, retinal features can be identifying in the image. The systems and methods can then analyze the detected retinal features to identify retinal abnormalities. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/905929 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/128 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738113 | Parker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis L. Parker (Centerville, Utah); Jason K. Mendes (Draper, Utah); Jordan Hulet (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis L. Parker (Centerville, Utah); Jason K. Mendes (Draper, Utah); Jordan Hulet (South Jordan, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods which generate a sequence of images using turbo spin echo magnetic resonance imaging which are retrospectively correlated with periodic motion occurring within a subject being imaged are described. In one embodiment, k-space measurements (or the measurements from which images are formed) are captured during, and correlated with, different phases in a cardiac cycle of the subject. With this sequence, the images that are produced are able to show, and/or compensate for, motion correlated with the cardiac cycle of the subject. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/895533 |
| ART UNIT | 3737 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/413 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738149 | Yao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Qingfang Yao (Valencia, California); Jordan Matthew Nevsmith (Pasadena, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (Crescenta, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (Sylmar, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Qingfang Yao (Valencia, California); Jordan Matthew Nevsmith (Pasadena, California); Neil Hamilton Talbot (Crescenta, California); James Singleton Little (Saugus, California); Robert J. Greenberg (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention involves a flexible circuit electrode array device comprising: a polymer layer; wherein the polymer layer includes one or more metal traces, an electrode array; one or more bond pads; and the electrode array is located on the opposite side of the polymer layer. The invention further involves a method for backside processing of a flexible circuit electrode device, comprising: applying polymer film on a substrate; processing the front side; releasing the polymer film from substrate; flipping over the polymer film and fixing it onto the substrate; processing the backside; and final releasing of the polymer film from the substrate. The invention further involves a method for backside processing of a flexible circuit electrode device, comprising: processing the front side without releasing the polymer; processing the backside by sacrificial substrate method, or by laser drilling method; and releasing the polymer film from the substrate. |
| FILED | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/397604 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/115 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738636 | Jean-Mary et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yves Reginald Jean-Mary (Miami, Florida); Mansur Kabuka (Miami, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Yves Reginald Jean-Mary (Miami, Florida); Mansur Kabuka (Miami, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to computer implemented methods and system for determining correspondences between terms in two or more ontologies. The methods and systems are designed to accept as inputs ontologies in Web Ontology Language (OWL) syntax or any other ontology syntax, to calculate a similarity measure between terms in the ontologies, extract an alignment based on this similarity measure, and verify this alignment according to the semantics contained in the ontologies. This process is designed to be executed iteratively until the similarity measures converge, or until another suitable finalization condition is met. The result of these methods and of the systems implementing these methods is an alignment between two or more ontologies establishing semantic correspondences between the terms in the ontologies. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/561839 |
| ART UNIT | 2162 — Data Bases & File Management |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 17/30864 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08739311 | Wickramasinghe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | H. Kumar Wickramasinghe (Irvine, California); Indrajith Rajapaksa (Irvine, California) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | H. Kumar Wickramasinghe (Irvine, California); Indrajith Rajapaksa (Irvine, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A new method in microscopy is provided which extends the domain of AFM's to nanoscale spectroscopy. Molecular resonance of nanometer features can be detected and imaged purely by mechanical detection of the force gradient between the interaction of the optically driven molecular dipole/multipole and its mirror image in a Platinum coated scanning probe tip. The method is extendable to obtain nanoscale spectroscopic information ranging from infrared to UV and RF. |
| FILED | Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/816726 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe techniques or apparatus; applications of scanning-probe techniques, e.g., Scanning probe microscopy [SPM] 850/40 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08733108 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kwanwoo Kim (Greer, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greenville, South Carolina); Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kwanwoo Kim (Greer, South Carolina); Thomas Edward Johnson (Greenville, South Carolina); Jong Ho Uhm (Simpsonville, South Carolina); Gilbert Otto Kraemer (Greer, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application provides for a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a cap member and a number of fuel nozzles extending through the cap member. One or more of the fuel nozzles may be provided in a non-flush position with respect to the cap member. |
| FILED | Friday, July 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/833237 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/776 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733109 | Rabovitser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Iosif K. Rabovitser (Skokie, Illinois); John M. Pratapas (Naperville, Illinois); Dmitri Boulanov (Buffalo Grove, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Iosif K. Rabovitser (Skokie, Illinois); John M. Pratapas (Naperville, Illinois); Dmitri Boulanov (Buffalo Grove, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for generation of electric power employing fuel and air staging in which a first stage gas turbine and a second stage partial oxidation gas turbine power operated in parallel. A first portion of fuel and oxidant are provided to the first stage gas turbine which generates a first portion of electric power and a hot oxidant. A second portion of fuel and oxidant are provided to the second stage partial oxidation gas turbine which generates a second portion of electric power and a hot syngas. The hot oxidant and the hot syngas are provided to a bottoming cycle employing a fuel-fired boiler by which a third portion of electric power is generated. |
| FILED | Monday, March 29, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/748908 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/780 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734621 | Gessert et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Timothy A. Gessert (Conifer, Colorado); Yuki Yoshida (Palo Alto, California); Timothy J. Coutts (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Timothy A. Gessert (Conifer, Colorado); Yuki Yoshida (Palo Alto, California); Timothy J. Coutts (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Transparent conducting oxides and production thereof are disclosed. An exemplary method of producing a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) material may comprise: providing a TCO target (110) doped with either a high-permittivity oxide or a low-permittivity oxide in a process chamber (100). The method may also comprise depositing a metal oxide on the target (110) to form a thin film having enhanced optical properties without substantially decreasing electrical quality. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/718628 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical and wave energy 24/192.290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734674 | Hersam et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark C. Hersam (Wilmette, Illinois); Albert L. Lipson (Evanston, Illinois); Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay (Chicago, Illinois); Hunter J. Karmel (Evanston, Illinois); Michael J. Bedzyk (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark C. Hersam (Wilmette, Illinois); Albert L. Lipson (Evanston, Illinois); Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay (Chicago, Illinois); Hunter J. Karmel (Evanston, Illinois); Michael J. Bedzyk (Wilmette, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for enhancing the lithium-ion capacity of a doped silicon carbide is disclosed. The method utilizes heat treating the silicon carbide in an inert atmosphere. Also disclosed are anodes for lithium-ion batteries prepared by the method. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/457070 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/182.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734715 | Miller |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Curtis Jack Miller (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Curtis Jack Miller (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for preparing a porous metal article using a powder metallurgy forming process is provided which eliminates the conventional steps associated with removing residual carbon. The method uses a feedstock that includes a ferrous metal powder and a polycarbonate binder. The polycarbonate binder can be removed by thermal decomposition after the metal article is formed without leaving a carbon residue. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/006141 |
| ART UNIT | 1733 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Powder metallurgy processes 419/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734738 | Herrmann |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven Douglas Herrmann (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven Douglas Herrmann (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Used uranium oxide fuel is detoxified by extracting transuranic and reactive fission products into molten salt. By contacting declad and crushed used uranium oxide fuel with a molten halide salt containing a minor fraction of the respective uranium trihalide, transuranic and reactive fission products partition from the fuel to the molten salt phase, while uranium oxide and non-reactive, or noble metal, fission products remain in an insoluble solid phase. The salt is then separated from the fuel via draining and distillation. By this method, the bulk of the decay heat, fission poisoning capacity, and radiotoxicity are removed from the used fuel. The remaining radioactivity from the noble metal fission products in the detoxified fuel is primarily limited to soft beta emitters. The extracted transuranic and reactive fission products are amenable to existing technologies for group uranium/transuranic product recovery and fission product immobilization in engineered waste forms. |
| FILED | Thursday, November 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/666232 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734947 | Dooley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forst Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (LC) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (WC) as measured normal to LC and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (HC) as measured normal to WC and LC, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction one or more times through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel. |
| FILED | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/917824 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735003 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gi-Heon Kim (Superior, Colorado); Yoon Seok Jung (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gi-Heon Kim (Superior, Colorado); Yoon Seok Jung (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery devices are disclosed. Certain devices comprise anodes and cathodes conformally coated with an electron insulating and lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte layer. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/162261 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735132 | Santos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christine Santos (Richmond, California); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christine Santos (Richmond, California); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to identification of mutations and genetic targets for enhanced L-tyrosine production, and bacterial strains capable of L-tyrosine production. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/101579 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/20 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 13/004 (20130101) C12P 13/225 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/01 (20130101) C12R 1/19 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735160 | Yang |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yunfeng Yang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yunfeng Yang (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of targeted mutagenesis in Gram-positive bacteria. In particular, the present invention provides a method that effectively integrates a suicide integrative vector into a target gene in the chromosome of a Gram-positive bacterium, resulting in inactivation of the target gene. |
| FILED | Friday, September 19, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/233806 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/471 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735161 | Yaghi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Omar M. Yaghi (Berkeley, California); Alexander U. Czaja (Freinsheim, Germany); Bo Wang (Beijing, China PRC); Kosmas Galatsis (Torrance, California); Kang L. Wang (Santa Monica, California); Hiroyasu Furukawa (Los Angeles, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure provides sensor for gas sensing including CO2 gas sensors comprising a porous framework sensing area for binding an analyte gas. |
| FILED | Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/936315 |
| ART UNIT | 1779 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735165 | Nnanna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Agbai Agwu Nnanna (Crown Point, Indiana); Ahmed Hasnain Jalal (Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Agbai Agwu Nnanna (Crown Point, Indiana); Ahmed Hasnain Jalal (Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
| ABSTRACT | A sensor, a method for its fabrication, and a method for its use to detect contaminants, for example, ammonia, in stagnant and dynamic fluid media, especially liquid media. The sensor is an opto-chemical sensor that includes a polymer optical fiber, a sensing layer comprising oxazine 170 perchlorate on the polymer optical fiber, and a membrane layer on the sensing layer. The membrane layer is gas permeable and not permeable to the fluid in the fluid system, and moisture is entrapped by and between the sensing and membrane layers. |
| FILED | Monday, May 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/470728 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/113 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735202 | Wanlass |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark W. Wanlass (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark W. Wanlass (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A monolithic, multi-bandgap, tandem solar photovoltaic converter has at least one, and preferably at least two, subcells grown lattice-matched on a substrate with a bandgap in medium to high energy portions of the solar spectrum and at least one subcell grown lattice-mismatched to the substrate with a bandgap in the low energy portion of the solar spectrum, for example, about 1 eV. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/241732 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735204 | Sopori |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bhushan Sopori (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for contact formation and gettering of precipitated impurities by multiple firing during semiconductor device fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating an electrical semiconductor device comprises: a first step that includes gettering of impurities from a semiconductor wafer and forming a backsurface field; and a second step that includes forming a front contact for the semiconductor wafer, wherein the second step is performed after completion of the first step. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/744152 |
| ART UNIT | 2812 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/58 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735538 | DiSpirito et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Angelo DiSpirito (Ames, Iowa); Dong-Won Choi (Ames, Iowa); Jeremy David Semrau (Ann Arbor, Michigan); David Keeney (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, Iowa); The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Angelo DiSpirito (Ames, Iowa); Dong-Won Choi (Ames, Iowa); Jeremy David Semrau (Ann Arbor, Michigan); David Keeney (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides compositions comprising and methods employing methanobactin, as well as methanobactin synthetase sequences. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/970180 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/206 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735549 | Merino |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes, Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sandra Merino (West Sacramento, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to methods for producing a secreted polypeptide having biological activity, comprising: (a) transforming a fungal host cell with a fusion protein construct encoding a fusion protein, which comprises: (i) a first polynucleotide encoding a signal peptide; (ii) a second polynucleotide encoding at least a catalytic domain of an endoglucanase or a portion thereof; and (iii) a third polynucleotide encoding at least a catalytic domain of a polypeptide having biological activity; wherein the signal peptide and at least the catalytic domain of the endoglucanase increases secretion of the polypeptide having biological activity compared to the absence of at least the catalytic domain of the endoglucanase; (b) cultivating the transformed fungal host cell under conditions suitable for production of the fusion protein; and (c) recovering the fusion protein, a component thereof, or a combination thereof, having biological activity, from the cultivation medium. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/024292 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Peptides C07K 1/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 21/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735562 | Dai et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ziyu Dai (Richland, Washington); Linda L. Lasure (Fall City, Washington); Jon K. Magnuson (Pasco, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ziyu Dai (Richland, Washington); Linda L. Lasure (Fall City, Washington); Jon K. Magnuson (Pasco, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses isolated gene regulatory elements and gene transcription terminators that are differentially expressed in a native fungus exhibiting a first morphology relative to the native fungus exhibiting a second morphology. The invention also encompasses a method of utilizing a fungus for protein or chemical production. A transformed fungus is produced by transforming a fungus with a recombinant polynucleotide molecule. The recombinant polynucleotide molecule contains an isolated polynucleotide sequence linked operably to another molecule comprising a coding region of a gene of interest. The gene regulatory element and gene transcription terminator may temporally and spatially regulate expression of particular genes for optimum production of compounds of interest in a transgenic fungus. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/257261 |
| 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 | Organic compounds 536/24.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735690 | Pauly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Markus Pauly (Berkeley, California); Sarah Hake (Bolinas, California); Florian J. Kraemer (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Markus Pauly (Berkeley, California); Sarah Hake (Bolinas, California); Florian J. Kraemer (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to a maize plant, seed, variety, and hybrid. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a maize plant containing a Cal-1 allele, whose expression results in increased cell wall-derived glucan content in the maize plant. The disclosure also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the Cal-1 allele to produce novel types and varieties of maize plants. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/152219 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735843 | Payne et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen A. Payne (Castro Valley, California); Wolfgang Stoeffl (Livermore, California); Natalia P. Zaitseva (Livermore, California); Nerine J. Cherepy (Oakland, California); M. Leslie Carman (San Ramon, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A material according to one embodiment exhibits an optical response signature for neutrons that is different than an optical response signature for gamma rays, said material exhibiting performance comparable to or superior to stilbene in terms of distinguishing neutrons from gamma rays, wherein the material is not stilbene, the material comprising a molecule selected from a group consisting of: two or more benzene rings, one or more benzene rings with a carboxylic acid group, one or more benzene rings with at least one double bound adjacent to said benzene ring, and one or more benzene rings for which at least one atom in the benzene ring is not carbon. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/736898 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735844 | Khaykovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adm (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia); The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris Khaykovich (Brookline, Massachusetts); David E. Moncton (Newton, Massachusetts); Mikhail V. Gubarev (Huntsville, Alabama); Brian D. Ramsey (Huntsville, Massachusetts); Darell E. Engelhaupt (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A dispersed release of neutrons is generated from a source. A portion of this dispersed neutron release is reflected by surfaces of a plurality of nested, axisymmetric mirrors in at least an inner mirror layer and an outer mirror layer, wherein the neutrons reflected by the inner mirror layer are incident on at least one mirror surface of the inner mirror layer N times, wherein N is an integer, and wherein neutrons reflected by the outer mirror are incident on a plurality of mirror surfaces of the outer layer N+i times, where i is a positive integer, to redirect the neutrons toward a target. The mirrors can be formed by a periodically reversed pulsed-plating process. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/832778 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736000 | Manginell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Matthew W. Moorman (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David R. Wheeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Matthew W. Moorman (Albuquerque, New Mexico); David R. Wheeler (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A microfabricated capacitive chemical sensor can be used as an autonomous chemical sensor or as an analyte-sensitive chemical preconcentrator in a larger microanalytical system. The capacitive chemical sensor detects changes in sensing film dielectric properties, such as the dielectric constant, conductivity, or dimensionality. These changes result from the interaction of a target analyte with the sensing film. This capability provides a low-power, self-heating chemical sensor suitable for remote and unattended sensing applications. The capacitive chemical sensor also enables a smart, analyte-sensitive chemical preconcentrator. After sorption of the sample by the sensing film, the film can be rapidly heated to release the sample for further analysis. Therefore, the capacitive chemical sensor can optimize the sample collection time prior to release to enable the rapid and accurate analysis of analytes by a microanalytical system. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/583442 |
| ART UNIT | 2893 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/414 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736108 | Nielson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Anthony L. Lentine (Albuquerque, New Mexico); William C. Sweatt (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Gilbert Clem (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Sean J. Hearne (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Davids (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dale L. Huber (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jeffrey S. Nelson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Christopher Alan Apblett (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory N. Nielson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Murat Okandan (Edgewood, New Mexico); Anthony L. Lentine (Albuquerque, New Mexico); William C. Sweatt (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Gilbert Clem (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Sean J. Hearne (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Paul Davids (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Dale L. Huber (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jeffrey S. Nelson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Christopher Alan Apblett (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A photovoltaic system described herein includes a first group of photovoltaic modules that comprises a first plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules. A second group of photovoltaic modules comprises a second plurality of microsystem enabled photovoltaic modules, wherein the first group of photovoltaic modules are electrically connected in parallel to the second group of photovoltaic modules. |
| FILED | Monday, June 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/164483 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical transmission or interconnection systems 37/43 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736197 | Datta et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael Datta (Boston, Massachusetts); Ihor Lys (Milton, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael Datta (Boston, Massachusetts); Ihor Lys (Milton, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A lighting apparatus (100) includes one or more first LEDs (202) for generating a first spectrum of radiation (503), and one or more second LEDs (204) for generating a second different spectrum radiation (505). The first and second LEDs are electrically connected in series between a first node (516A) and a second node (516B), between which a series current (550) flows with the application of an operating voltage (516) across the nodes. A controllable current path (518) is connected in parallel with one or both of the first and second LEDs so as to at least partially divert the series current, such that a first current (552) through the first LED(s) and a second current (554) through the second LED(s) are different. Such current diversion techniques may be employed to compensate for shifts in color or color temperature of generated light during thermal transients, due to different temperature-dependent current-to-flux relationships for different types of LEDs. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/681631 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric lamp and discharge devices: Systems 315/309 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736264 | Walsh et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David O. Walsh (Mukilteo, Washington); Peter Turner (Lynnwood, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vista Clara Inc. (Mukilteo, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David O. Walsh (Mukilteo, Washington); Peter Turner (Lynnwood, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Technologies including NMR logging apparatus and methods are disclosed. Example NMR logging apparatus may include surface instrumentation and one or more downhole probes configured to fit within an earth borehole. The surface instrumentation may comprise a power amplifier, which may be coupled to the downhole probes via one or more transmission lines, and a controller configured to cause the power amplifier to generate a NMR activating pulse or sequence of pulses. Impedance matching means may be configured to match an output impedance of the power amplifier through a transmission line to a load impedance of a downhole probe. Methods may include deploying the various elements of disclosed NMR logging apparatus and using the apparatus to perform NMR measurements. |
| FILED | Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/356381 |
| ART UNIT | 2866 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 24/08 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Measuring Electric Variables; Measuring Magnetic Variables G01R 33/341 (20130101) G01R 33/3628 (20130101) G01R 33/3808 (20130101) Geophysics; Gravitational Measurements; Detecting Masses or Objects; Tags G01V 3/32 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736272 | Linden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kurt J. Linden (Wayland, Massachusetts); William R. Neal (Bedford, Massachusetts); Harvey Serreze (Pepperell, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spire Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt J. Linden (Wayland, Massachusetts); William R. Neal (Bedford, Massachusetts); Harvey Serreze (Pepperell, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An adjustable spectrum LED solar simulator method and system which provides power to LEDs, senses the LED output, compares the LED output to a predetermined norm, and adjusts the LED outputs accordingly. An adjustable spectrum LED solar simulator system includes a multiplicity of LEDs of a number of different color wavelength ranges, an LED driver system for providing power to the LEDs, a sensor system for sensing the output of the LEDs and a controller responsive to the sensor system for comparing the color spectrum of the output of the LEDs to a desired solar spectrum and enables the driver system to adjust the power to the LEDs to more closely match the desired solar spectrum. The solar simulator system may include a modulator structure of hierarchical assemblies. Solar simulator calibration is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/373780 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736831 | Ramachandran et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mahendra Prabhu Ramachandran (Palo Alto, California); Steven W. Meeks (Palo Alto, California); Romain Sappey (San Jose, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | KLA-Tencor Corp. (Milpitas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mahendra Prabhu Ramachandran (Palo Alto, California); Steven W. Meeks (Palo Alto, California); Romain Sappey (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Various embodiments for substrate inspection are provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/472421 |
| ART UNIT | 2886 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/956 (20130101) G01N 21/9501 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736836 | Chrisp et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Chrisp (Lexington, Massachusetts); Joel M. Bowers (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Chrisp (Lexington, Massachusetts); Joel M. Bowers (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A cryogenically cooled imaging spectrometer that includes a spectrometer housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. An entrance slit is on the first side of the spectrometer housing and directs light to a cross-disperser grating. An echelle immersions grating and a catadioptric lens are positioned in the housing to receive the light. A cryogenically cooled detector is located in the housing on the second side of the spectrometer housing. Light from the entrance slit is directed to the cross-disperser grating. The light is directed from the cross-disperser grating to the echelle immersions grating. The light is directed from the echelle immersions grating to the cryogenically cooled detector on the second side of the spectrometer housing. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/086233 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Measurement of Intensity, Velocity, Spectral Content, Polarisation, Phase or Pulse Characteristics of Infra-Red, Visible or Ultra-violet Light; Colorimetry; Radiation Pyrometry G01J 3/0208 (20130101) Original (OR) Class G01J 3/0286 (20130101) G01J 3/1809 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737233 | Asaad et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sameh Asaad (Briarcliff Manor, New York); Bernard V. Brezzo (Somers, New York); Mohit Kapur (Sleepy Hollow, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sameh Asaad (Briarcliff Manor, New York); Bernard V. Brezzo (Somers, New York); Mohit Kapur (Sleepy Hollow, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are disclosed for increasing the throughput of a multiplexed electrical bus by exploiting available pipeline stages of a computer or other system. For example, a method for increasing a throughput of an electrical bus that connects at least two devices in a system comprises introducing at least one signal hold stage in a signal-receiving one of the two devices, such that a maximum frequency at which the two devices are operated is not limited by a number of cycles of an operating frequency of the electrical bus needed for a signal to propagate from a signal-transmitting one of the two devices to the signal-receiving one of the two devices. Preferably, the signal hold stage introduced in the signal-receiving one of the two devices is a pipeline stage re-allocated from the signal-transmitting one of the two devices. |
| FILED | Monday, September 19, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/236109 |
| ART UNIT | 2467 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 12/26 (20130101) H04L 12/28 (20130101) H04L 12/66 (20130101) H04L 12/2602 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737570 | Firestone et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard B. Firestone (El Cerrito, California); Jani Reijonen (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard B. Firestone (El Cerrito, California); Jani Reijonen (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An embodiment of a gamma ray generator includes a neutron generator and a moderator. The moderator is coupled to the neutron generator. The moderator includes a neutron capture material. In operation, the neutron generator produces neutrons and the neutron capture material captures at least some of the neutrons to produces gamma rays. An application of the gamma ray generator is as a source of gamma rays for calibration of gamma ray detectors. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/123817 |
| ART UNIT | 2882 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices 378/119 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737965 | McCown et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven H. McCown (Rigby, Idaho); Kurt W. Derr (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kenneth W. Rohde (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven H. McCown (Rigby, Idaho); Kurt W. Derr (Idaho Falls, Idaho); Kenneth W. Rohde (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| ABSTRACT | Wireless device monitoring systems and monitoring devices include a communications module for receiving wireless communications of a wireless device. Processing circuitry is coupled with the communications module and configured to process the wireless communications to determine whether the wireless device is authorized or unauthorized to be present at the monitored area based on identification information of the wireless device. Methods of monitoring for the presence and identity of wireless devices are also provided. |
| FILED | Friday, August 08, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/188284 |
| ART UNIT | 2642 — Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details |
| CURRENT CPC | Telecommunications 455/411 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738110 | Tabada et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Phillipe Tabada (Roseville, California); Satinderpall S. Pannu (Pleasanton, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Phillipe Tabada (Roseville, California); Satinderpall S. Pannu (Pleasanton, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A rigid spine-reinforced microelectrode array probe and fabrication method. The probe includes a flexible elongated probe body with conductive lines enclosed within a polymeric material. The conductive lines connect microelectrodes found near an insertion end of the probe to respective leads at a connector end of the probe. The probe also includes a rigid spine, such as made from titanium, fixedly attached to the probe body to structurally reinforce the probe body and enable the typically flexible probe body to penetrate and be inserted into tissue, such as neural tissue. By attaching or otherwise fabricating the rigid spine to connect to only an insertion section of the probe body, an integrally connected cable section of the probe body may remain flexible. |
| FILED | Monday, May 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/772895 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/378 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08739006 | Trager et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Barry M. Trager (Yorktown Heights, New York); Shmuel Winograd (Scarsdale, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Barry M. Trager (Yorktown Heights, New York); Shmuel Winograd (Scarsdale, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An error correction method and system includes an Encoder and Syndrome-generator that operate in parallel to reduce the amount of circuitry used to compute check symbols and syndromes for error correcting codes. The system and method computes the contributions to the syndromes and check symbols 1 bit at a time instead of 1 symbol at a time. As a result, the even syndromes can be computed as powers of the odd syndromes. Further, the system assigns symbol addresses so that there are, for an example GF(28) which has 72 symbols, three (3) blocks of addresses which differ by a cube root of unity to allow the data symbols to be combined for reducing size and complexity of odd syndrome circuits. Further, the implementation circuit for generating check symbols is derived from syndrome circuit using the inverse of the part of the syndrome matrix for check locations. |
| FILED | Friday, June 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/168559 |
| ART UNIT | 2117 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery 714/785 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08733094 | McBride et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont); Michael Izenson (Hanover, New Hampshire); Weibo Chen (Hanover, New Hampshire); Patrick Magari (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Benjamin Cameron (Hanover, New Hampshire); Robert Cook (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); Horst Richter (Norwich, Vermont) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sustainx, Inc. (Seabrook, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Windsor, Vermont); Michael Izenson (Hanover, New Hampshire); Weibo Chen (Hanover, New Hampshire); Patrick Magari (Plainfield, New Hampshire); Benjamin Cameron (Hanover, New Hampshire); Robert Cook (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); Horst Richter (Norwich, Vermont) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to systems and methods for rapidly and isothermally expanding and compressing gas in energy storage and recovery systems that use open-air hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder assemblies, such as an accumulator and an intensifier in communication with a high-pressure gas storage reservoir on a gas-side of the circuits and a combination fluid motor/pump, coupled to a combination electric generator/motor on the fluid side of the circuits. The systems use heat transfer subsystems in communication with at least one of the cylinder assemblies or reservoir to thermally condition the gas being expanded or compressed. |
| FILED | Monday, June 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/532474 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/508 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733095 | McBride et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | SustainX, Inc. (Seabrook, New Hampshire) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sustainx, Inc. (Seabrook, New Hampshire) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Troy O. McBride (Norwich, Vermont); Benjamin R. Bollinger (Topsfield, Massachusetts); Michael Neil Scott (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); Robert Cook (West Lebanon, New Hampshire); Patrick J. Magari (Plainfield, New Hampshire) |
| ABSTRACT | In various embodiments, a mechanical assembly and/or storage vessel is fluidly coupled to a circulation apparatus for receiving pressurized heat-transfer fluid from an outlet at a first elevated pressure, boosting a pressure of the heat-transfer fluid to a second pressure larger than the first pressure, and returning heat-transfer fluid to an inlet at a third pressure. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/727015 |
| ART UNIT | 3748 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/511 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734673 | Anderson |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jared L. Anderson (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jared L. Anderson (Toledo, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Boron selective ionic liquids and polymeric ionic liquids, methods of making and methods of using the same are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, August 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 13/058093 |
| ART UNIT | 1778 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/180 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734696 | Torkelson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John M. Torkelson (Skokie, Illinois); Katsuyuki Wakabayashi (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John M. Torkelson (Skokie, Illinois); Katsuyuki Wakabayashi (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | Polymer-graphite compositions and related methods of using solid-state shear pulverization as can be used to affect one or more physical properties thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, November 05, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/669126 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: Processes 264/211.210 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734983 | Kaun |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas D. Kaun (New Lenox, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Inventek Corporation (New Lenox, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas D. Kaun (New Lenox, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An improved housing for a rolled-ribbon electrochemical device is provided. The housing comprises a fastener that aligns first and second cups during assembly and maintains electrode contact independent of external pressure on the housing eliminating the possibility of an open circuit state for a cell. In one alternative embodiment, the fastener comprises a stem that fits into a hollow tube and resists detachment from the tube. In another alternative embodiment, the fastener comprises a stem that fits into a grommet and resists detachment from the grommet. In yet another alternative embodiment, the fastener comprises a tube that fits into a grommet and resists detachment from the grommet. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 12, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/104363 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/185 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735057 | Braslau |
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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) | Rebecca Braslau (Santa Cruz, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention herein disclosed provides for compositions, methods for synthesizing said compositions, and methods for using said compositions, wherein the compositions and methods may be used to bind to and/or deactivate a poison oak oil, such as urushiol. The compositions and methods can be used to treat and/or reduce an inflammatory reaction and/or hypersensitivity to natural compounds found in poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac, mango, lac tree, and cashew nut. |
| FILED | Friday, December 14, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/714899 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735065 | Craighead et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Benjamin R. Cipriany (Wappingers Falls, New York); Stephen Levy (Ithaca, New York); Paul Soloway (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Harold G. Craighead (Ithaca, New York); Benjamin R. Cipriany (Wappingers Falls, New York); Stephen Levy (Ithaca, New York); Paul Soloway (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are methods and devices for single object detection. The methods and devices can be used to identify a plurality epigenetic markers on a genetic material, or a chromatin, encompassing fragments thereof. The invention provides for the characterization of the genetic material flowing through a channel in a continuous body of fluid based on detection of one or more properties of the genetic material. The methods and systems provided herein allow genome-wide, high-throughput epigenetic analysis and overcome a variety of limitations common to bulk analysis techniques. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367300 |
| 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 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735075 | Backman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart De La Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Northshore University Healthsystem (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Vadim Backman (Chicago, Illinois); Hariharan Subramanian (Chicago, Illinois); Dhwanil Damania (Evanston, Illinois); Hemant Roy (Highland Park, Illinois); Dhananjay Kunte (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Mart De La Cruz (Niles, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to detection of cancer, or assessment of risk of development thereof. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods detection of field carcinogenesis by identification of ultrastructural and molecular markers in a subject. |
| FILED | Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/399706 |
| 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 08735132 | Santos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christine Santos (Richmond, California); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christine Santos (Richmond, California); Gregory Stephanopoulos (Winchester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to identification of mutations and genetic targets for enhanced L-tyrosine production, and bacterial strains capable of L-tyrosine production. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/101579 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 1/20 (20130101) Fermentation or Enzyme-using Processes to Synthesise a Desired Chemical Compound or Composition or to Separate Optical Isomers From a Racemic Mixture C12P 13/004 (20130101) C12P 13/225 (20130101) Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12C - C12Q, Relating to Microorganisms C12R 1/01 (20130101) C12R 1/19 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735167 | Kutateladze et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Andrei G. Kutateladze (Centennial, Colorado); Alexei Kurchan (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rudresha Kottani (Tucson, Arizona); Janaki Majjigapu (Menomonee, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Colorado Seminary, which owns and operates The University of Denver (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrei G. Kutateladze (Centennial, Colorado); Alexei Kurchan (Piscataway, New Jersey); Rudresha Kottani (Tucson, Arizona); Janaki Majjigapu (Menomonee, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a photoamplified fluorescence turn-off assay where a masked photosensitizer is mixed with a fluorescent molecule. This mixture is brightly fluorescent because the masked photosensitizer is not capable of quenching the fluorophore. When the photosensitizer is released and amplified, the photosensitizer quenches the emission of fluorophores very efficiently. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/672105 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/76 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735174 | Mirkin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Xiaodong Chen (Singapore, Singapore); Can Xue (Singapore, Singapore); Sarah J. Hurst (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chad A. Mirkin (Wilmette, Illinois); Xiaodong Chen (Singapore, Singapore); Can Xue (Singapore, Singapore); Sarah J. Hurst (Chicago, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | Coated colloidal materials, methods for making coated colloidal materials, and methods of using coated colloidal materials are disclosed. The method yields coated colloidal materials where the optical characteristics of the core is not adversely affected. The coated colloidal materials can be self-assembled into films, layers, or structures and used in the detection of analytes through detection assays. |
| FILED | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/670194 |
| ART UNIT | 1762 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/525 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735200 | Pal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sagnik Pal (Gainesville, Florida); Huikai Xie (Gainesville, Florida) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Sagnik Pal (Gainesville, Florida); Huikai Xie (Gainesville, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention provide robust electrothermal MEMS with fast thermal response. In one embodiment, an electrothermal bimorph actuator is fabricated using aluminum as one bimorph layer and tungsten as the second bimorph layer. The heating element can be the aluminum or the tungsten, or a combination of aluminum and tungsten, thereby providing a resistive heater and reducing deposition steps. Polyimide can be used for thermal isolation of the bimorph actuator and the substrate. For MEMS micromirror designs, the polyimide can also be used for thermal isolation between the bimorph actuator and the micromirror. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/311693 |
| ART UNIT | 2891 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/54 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735256 | Sugg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vega Wave Systems, Inc. (West Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, and improvement thereof, and method of making and method of using the same, as well as necessary intermediates, generally relating to the field of semiconductor devices, the structure of transistors, and the structure of compound semiconductor heterojunction bipolar transistors. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367188 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735327 | Macula |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jeansee, LLC (Geneseo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA taggants in which the nucleotide sequences are defined according to combinatorial mathematical principles. Methods of defining nucleotide sequences of the combinatorial DNA taggants, and using such taggants for authentication and tracking and tracing an object or process are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/984695 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Combinatorial chemistry technology: Method, library, apparatus 56/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735555 | Lagarias et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Clark Lagarias (Davis, California); Yi-Shin Su (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Clark Lagarias (Davis, California); Yi-Shin Su (Davis, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention pertains to the discovery of mutant phytochromes that when introduced into a plant alter the photomorphogenic properties of that plant. In certain embodiments transfection of plants by nucleic acid constructs expressing the mutant phytochromes produced plants having a phenotype characterized by light-independent activation. Thus, in certain embodiments, this invention provides a transgenic plant or plant cell comprising a mutant phytochrome where the mutant phytochrome is a light-stable phytochrome; and the transgenic plant shows decreased shade avoidance as compared to the same species or strain of plant lacking the mutant phytochrome. In various embodiments the mutant phytochrome comprises a mutation at the position corresponding to tyrosine residue 276 in an Arabidopsis phytochrome where the mutation is to a residue other than tyrosine. |
| FILED | Monday, April 16, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 12/297418 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736838 | Herzinger |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A terahertz ellipsometer, the basic preferred embodiment being a sequential system having a backward wave oscillator (BWO); a first rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP1); a rotating polarizer that includes a wire grid (RWGP); a stage (STG) for supporting a sample (S); a rotating retarder (RRET) comprising first (RP), second (RM1), third (RM2) and fourth (RM3) elements; a second rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP2); and a Golay cell detector (DET). |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/506848 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08737414 | Ye et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shunyuan Ye (Brooklyn, New York); Yanming Shen (Brooklyn, New York); Shivendra S. Panwar (Freehold, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Polytechnic Institute of New York University (Brooklyn, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shunyuan Ye (Brooklyn, New York); Yanming Shen (Brooklyn, New York); Shivendra S. Panwar (Freehold, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Scheduling methods and apparatus are provided for buffered crossbar switches with a crosspoint buffer size as small as one and no speedup. An exemplary distributed scheduling process achieves 100% throughput for any admissible Bernoulli arrival traffic. Simulation results also showed that this distributed scheduling process can provide very good delay performance for different traffic patterns. The simulation results also showed that packet delay is very weakly dependent on the switch size, which implies that the exemplary distributed scheduling process can scale with the number of switch ports. |
| FILED | Friday, December 10, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/965650 |
| ART UNIT | 2479 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/412 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08738932 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Champagne David (London, United Kingdom) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Teleputers, LLC (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ruby B. Lee (Princeton, New Jersey); Champagne David (London, United Kingdom) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for processor-based security is provided, for on-chip security and trusted computing services for software applications. A processor is provided having a processor core, a cache memory, a plurality of registers for storing at least one hash value and at least one encryption key, a memory interface, and at least one on-chip instruction for creating a secure memory area in a memory external to the processor, and a hypervisor program executed by the processor. The hypervisor program instructs the processor to execute the at least one on-chip instruction to create a secure memory area for a software area for a software module, and the processor encrypts data written to, and decrypts data read from, the external memory using the at least one encryption key and the verifying data read from the external memory using the at least one hash value. Secure module interactions are provided, as well as the generation of a power-on key which can be used to protect memory in the event of a re-boot event. Lightweight, run-time attestation reports are generated which include selected information about software modules executed by the processors, for use in determining whether the processor is trusted to provide secure services. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/689674 |
| ART UNIT | 2493 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/190 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08739137 | Siskind et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Mark Siskind (West Lafayette, Indiana); Barak Avrum Pearlmutter (Dublin, Israel) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Mark Siskind (West Lafayette, Indiana); Barak Avrum Pearlmutter (Dublin, Israel) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosed system provides a transformation-based implementation of forward-mode and reverse-mode automatic differentiation as a built-in, first-class function in a functional programming language. Each of these constructs imposes only a small constant factor of the computational burden (time) of the function itself, and the forward construct has the same properties in terms of space. The functions can be applied to any function, including those involving derivatives and nested closures. |
| FILED | Friday, October 19, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/875691 |
| ART UNIT | 2198 — Computer Error Control, Reliability, & Control Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Software development, installation, and management 717/136 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
| US 08733180 | England et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Dwight England (Arab, Alabama); Anthony R. Kelley (Sommerville, Alabama); Raymond J. Cronise (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| 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) | John Dwight England (Arab, Alabama); Anthony R. Kelley (Sommerville, Alabama); Raymond J. Cronise (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid flow tool includes an airfoil structure and a support arm. The airfoil structure's high-pressure side and low-pressure side are positioned in a conduit by the support arm coupled to the conduit. The high-pressure and low-pressure sides substantially face opposing walls of the conduit. At least one measurement port is formed in the airfoil structure at each of its high-pressure side and low-pressure side. A first manifold, formed in the airfoil structure and in fluid communication with each measurement port so-formed at the high-pressure side, extends through the airfoil structure and support arm to terminate and be accessible at the exterior wall of the conduit. A second manifold, formed in the airfoil structure and in fluid communication with each measurement port so-formed at the low-pressure side, extends through the airfoil structure and support arm to terminate and be accessible at the exterior wall of the conduit. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/302845 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/861.420 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08733706 | Fernandez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ian M. Fernandez (Boulder Creek, California); Ethiraj Venkatapathy (Los Altos, California); Kenneth R. Hamm (Tracy, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ian M. Fernandez (Boulder Creek, California); Ethiraj Venkatapathy (Los Altos, California); Kenneth R. Hamm (Tracy, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A deployable aerodynamic decelerator structure includes a ring member disposed along a central axis of the aerodynamic decelerator, a plurality of jointed rib members extending radially from the ring member and a flexible layer attached to the plurality of rib members. A deployment device is operable to reconfigure the flexible layer from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration by movement of the rib members and a control device is operable to redirect a lift vector of the decelerator structure by changing an orientation of the flexible layer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/472283 |
| 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 244/158.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734087 | Converse |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David G. Converse (Hampden, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David G. Converse (Hampden, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-stage centrifugal fan is provided and includes first and second stages of a rotor having substantially axially aligned rotor vanes formed to impart energy to a fluid moving in an outward radial direction when the first and second stages of the rotor rotate about a centerline and a stator having stator vanes radially interposed between and substantially axially aligned with the first and second stage rotor vanes. |
| FILED | Monday, June 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/824905 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734748 | Hung et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ching-Cheh Hung (Westlake, Ohio); Janet Hurst (Columbia Station, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ching-Cheh Hung (Westlake, Ohio); Janet Hurst (Columbia Station, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of purifying a nanomaterial and the resultant purified nanomaterial in which a salt, such as ferric chloride, at or near its liquid phase temperature, is used to penetrate and wet the internal surfaces of a nanomaterial to dissolve impurities that may be present, for example, from processes used in the manufacture of the nanomaterial. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/892278 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/290 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735116 | Marquette et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michele L. Marquette (Texas City, Texas); Marguerite A. Sognier (Houston, Texas) |
| 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) | Michele L. Marquette (Texas City, Texas); Marguerite A. Sognier (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for making a tissue includes seeding cells at a selected concentration on a support to form a cell spot, incubating the cells to allow the cells to partially attach, rinsing the cells to remove any unattached cells, adding culture medium to enable the cells to proliferate at a periphery of the cell spot and to differentiate toward a center of the cell spot, and further incubating the cells to form the tissue. The cells may be C2C12 cells or other subclones of the C2 cell line, H9c2(2-1) cells, L6 cells, L8 cells, QM7 cells, Sol8 cells, G-7 cells, G-8 cells, other myoblast cells, cells from other tissues, or stem cells. The selected concentration is in a range from about 1×105 cells/ml to about 1×106 cells/ml. The tissue formed may be a skeletal muscle tissue, a cardiac muscle tissue, nerve tissue, or a bone tissue. |
| FILED | Monday, September 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/880602 |
| ART UNIT | 1651 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 5/06 (20130101) C12N 5/0062 (20130101) C12N 5/0602 (20130101) C12N 5/0657 (20130101) C12N 5/0658 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735844 | Khaykovich et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adm (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts); The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia); The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Boris Khaykovich (Brookline, Massachusetts); David E. Moncton (Newton, Massachusetts); Mikhail V. Gubarev (Huntsville, Alabama); Brian D. Ramsey (Huntsville, Massachusetts); Darell E. Engelhaupt (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A dispersed release of neutrons is generated from a source. A portion of this dispersed neutron release is reflected by surfaces of a plurality of nested, axisymmetric mirrors in at least an inner mirror layer and an outer mirror layer, wherein the neutrons reflected by the inner mirror layer are incident on at least one mirror surface of the inner mirror layer N times, wherein N is an integer, and wherein neutrons reflected by the outer mirror are incident on a plurality of mirror surfaces of the outer layer N+i times, where i is a positive integer, to redirect the neutrons toward a target. The mirrors can be formed by a periodically reversed pulsed-plating process. |
| FILED | Friday, March 15, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/832778 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/390.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736517 | Devereaux et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Innovation Management Sciences (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Innovation Management Sciences (Mountain View, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ann Devereaux (Tujunga, California); Thomas Jedrey (Pasadena, California); Martin Agan (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The system of the present invention is a highly integrated radio communication system with a multimedia co-processor which allows true two-way multimedia (video, audio, data) access as well as real-time biomedical monitoring in a pager-sized portable access unit. The system is integrated in a network structure including one or more general purpose nodes for providing a wireless-to-wired interface. The network architecture allows video, audio and data (including biomedical data) streams to be connected directly to external users and devices. The portable access units may also be mated to various non-personal devices such as cameras or environmental sensors for providing a method for setting up wireless sensor nets from which reported data may be accessed through the portable access unit. The reported data may alternatively be automatically logged at a remote computer for access and viewing through a portable access unit, including the user's own. |
| FILED | Friday, September 27, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/038760 |
| ART UNIT | 2692 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/7 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08734947 | Dooley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forst Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (LC) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (WC) as measured normal to LC and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (HC) as measured normal to WC and LC, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction one or more times through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel. |
| FILED | Friday, June 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/917824 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735256 | Sugg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vega Wave Systems, Inc. (West Chicago, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alan Sugg (Naperville, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, and improvement thereof, and method of making and method of using the same, as well as necessary intermediates, generally relating to the field of semiconductor devices, the structure of transistors, and the structure of compound semiconductor heterojunction bipolar transistors. |
| FILED | Monday, February 06, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/367188 |
| ART UNIT | 2896 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/317 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735327 | Macula |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Jeansee, LLC (Geneseo, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anthony J. Macula (Geneseo, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | DNA taggants in which the nucleotide sequences are defined according to combinatorial mathematical principles. Methods of defining nucleotide sequences of the combinatorial DNA taggants, and using such taggants for authentication and tracking and tracing an object or process are also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 12/984695 |
| ART UNIT | 1639 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Combinatorial chemistry technology: Method, library, apparatus 56/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736011 | Yi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mingqiang Yi (San Pablo, California); Gabriel A. Matus (San Francisco, California); Matthew L. Scullin (San Francisco, California); Chii Guang Lee (Fremont, California); Sylvain Muckenhirn (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alphabet Energy, Inc. (Hayward, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mingqiang Yi (San Pablo, California); Gabriel A. Matus (San Francisco, California); Matthew L. Scullin (San Francisco, California); Chii Guang Lee (Fremont, California); Sylvain Muckenhirn (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A matrix with at least one embedded array of nanowires and method thereof. The matrix includes nanowires and one or more fill materials located between the nanowires. Each of the nanowires including a first end and a second end. The nanowires are substantially parallel to each other and are fixed in position relative to each other by the one or more fill materials. Each of the one or more fill materials is associated with a thermal conductivity less than 50 Watts per meter per degree Kelvin. And, the matrix is associated with at least a sublimation temperature and a melting temperature, the sublimation temperature and the melting temperature each being above 350° C. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/308945 |
| ART UNIT | 2822 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/467 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736272 | Linden et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kurt J. Linden (Wayland, Massachusetts); William R. Neal (Bedford, Massachusetts); Harvey Serreze (Pepperell, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Spire Corporation (Bedford, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kurt J. Linden (Wayland, Massachusetts); William R. Neal (Bedford, Massachusetts); Harvey Serreze (Pepperell, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | An adjustable spectrum LED solar simulator method and system which provides power to LEDs, senses the LED output, compares the LED output to a predetermined norm, and adjusts the LED outputs accordingly. An adjustable spectrum LED solar simulator system includes a multiplicity of LEDs of a number of different color wavelength ranges, an LED driver system for providing power to the LEDs, a sensor system for sensing the output of the LEDs and a controller responsive to the sensor system for comparing the color spectrum of the output of the LEDs to a desired solar spectrum and enables the driver system to adjust the power to the LEDs to more closely match the desired solar spectrum. The solar simulator system may include a modulator structure of hierarchical assemblies. Solar simulator calibration is also disclosed. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/373780 |
| ART UNIT | 2844 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Measuring and testing 324/403 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736838 | Herzinger |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig M. Herzinger (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| ABSTRACT | A terahertz ellipsometer, the basic preferred embodiment being a sequential system having a backward wave oscillator (BWO); a first rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP1); a rotating polarizer that includes a wire grid (RWGP); a stage (STG) for supporting a sample (S); a rotating retarder (RRET) comprising first (RP), second (RM1), third (RM2) and fourth (RM3) elements; a second rotatable polarizer that includes a wire grid (WGP2); and a Golay cell detector (DET). |
| FILED | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/506848 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/364 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08736967 | Browne et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California); Brett Bryars (San Francisco, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SA Photonics, Inc. (San Francisco, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael P. Browne (San Mateo, California); Brett Bryars (San Francisco, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An anamorphic eyepiece. In one implementation, the eyepiece is for use with a display where both the eyepiece and display are head-mounted, with the eyepiece projecting an image from the display into the user's eye. The display has high resolution in a horizontal direction, preferably at least 2000 pixels, but the image produced by the display is compressed in aspect ratio. The anamorphic eyepiece decompresses the aspect ratio. |
| FILED | Friday, November 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/950143 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/668 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08734862 | Abbas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hamed K. Abbas (Greenville, Mississippi); Cesare Accinelli (Bologna, Italy); Robert M. Zablotowicz (Cleveland, Mississippi); Maria L. Sacca (Rome, Italy); Jeff Wilkinson (Beaumont, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hamed K. Abbas (Greenville, Mississippi); Cesare Accinelli (Bologna, Italy); Robert M. Zablotowicz (Cleveland, Mississippi); Maria L. Sacca (Rome, Italy); Jeff Wilkinson (Beaumont, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | Previous research demonstrated that aflatoxin contamination in corn is reduced by field application of wheat grains pre-inoculated with the non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain NRRL 30797. We evaluated the reliability and efficiency of replacing wheat grains with the novel bioplastic formulation Mater-Bi® to serve as a carrier matrix to formulate strain NRRL 30797. Mater-Bi® granules were inoculated with a conidial suspension of NRRL 30797 to achieve a final cell density of ˜log 7 conidia/granule. Incubation of 20-g soil samples receiving a single Mater-Bi® granule for 60-days resulted in log 4.2 to 5.3 propagules of A. flavus/g soil for microbiologically active and sterilized soil, respectively. The bioplastic formulation was highly stable; Mater-Bi® is a suitable substitute for biocontrol applications of A. flavus NRRL 30797. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/439634 |
| ART UNIT | 1655 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/725 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734878 | Damodaran |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Srinivasan Damodaran (Middleton, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Shown is a method of selectively separating milk fat globule membrane fragments and milk fat globules from whey. The method includes the steps of adding to whey an amount of a whey-soluble zinc salt and adjusting the pH of the whey to be less than 6.0. The amount of zinc salt added to the whey is sufficient to cause milk fat globule membrane fragments and milk fat globules contained in the whey to precipitate selectively from the whey. |
| FILED | Friday, January 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/739501 |
| ART UNIT | 1792 — Food, Analytical Chemistry, Sterilization, Biochemistry, Electrochemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Food or edible material: Processes, compositions, and products 426/271 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735140 | Kuehnle |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adelheid R. Kuehnle (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adelheid R. Kuehnle (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and uses of a novel Dunaliella salina HT04 microorganism. In addition, the present invention relates to novel methods for culturing harvesting, preservation, storage, and production of algae seedstock and uses thereof. |
| FILED | Monday, January 30, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/361300 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/257.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735633 | Miller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Dennis Miller (Okemos, Michigan); Xi Hong (Lansing, Michigan); Carl Lira (East Lansing, Michigan); Omar McGiveron (Lansing, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Dennis Miller (Okemos, Michigan); Xi Hong (Lansing, Michigan); Carl Lira (East Lansing, Michigan); Omar McGiveron (Lansing, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A method comprising reacting glycerol with acetaldehyde or 1,1-diethoxyethane to produce 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA), without using fermentation or direct oxidation of the glycerol is provided. DHA is useful in various products, including as a sunless tanning agent. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/183114 |
| ART UNIT | 1611 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 568/391 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08735690 | Pauly et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Markus Pauly (Berkeley, California); Sarah Hake (Bolinas, California); Florian J. Kraemer (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Markus Pauly (Berkeley, California); Sarah Hake (Bolinas, California); Florian J. Kraemer (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The disclosure relates to a maize plant, seed, variety, and hybrid. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a maize plant containing a Cal-1 allele, whose expression results in increased cell wall-derived glucan content in the maize plant. The disclosure also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the Cal-1 allele to produce novel types and varieties of maize plants. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/152219 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/320.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08734846 | Ali et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bind Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Bind Biosciences, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mir M. Ali (Woburn, Massachusetts); Jeff Hrkach (Lexington, Massachusetts); Stephen E. Zale (Hopkinton, Massachusetts); Luis Alvarez de Cienfuegos (Granada, Spain) |
| ABSTRACT | This application provides nanoparticles and methods of making nanoparticles using pre-functionalized poly(ethylene glycol)(also referred to as PEG) as a macroinitiator for the synthesis of diblock copolymers. Ring opening polymerization yields the desired poly(ester)-poly (ethylene glycol)-targeting agent polymer that is used to impart targeting capability to therapeutic nanoparticles. This “polymerization from” approach typically employs precursors of the targeting agent wherein the reactivity of functional groups of the targeting agent is masked using protecting groups. Also described is a “coupling to” that utilized the poly(ethylene glycol)-targeting agent conjugate where the targeting agent remains in its native un-protected form. This method uses “orthogonal” chemistry that exhibit no cross reactivity towards functional groups typically found within targeting agents of interest. |
| FILED | Friday, November 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/667299 |
| 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 08737178 | Milster et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas Dean Milster (Tucson, Arizona); Jaisoon Kim (Kyoung Nam, South Korea) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Seagate Technology LLC (Cupertino, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas Dean Milster (Tucson, Arizona); Jaisoon Kim (Kyoung Nam, South Korea) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus comprises a lens, an alignment feature positioned adjacent to a surface of the lens, a detector for producing an alignment signal in response to a portion of incident light reflected by the alignment feature and a portion of the incident light reflected by the surface adjacent to the alignment feature, and an actuator for controlling alignment of the incident light in response to the alignment signal. A method of controlling alignment of the beam of incident light is also provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 05, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/515695 |
| ART UNIT | 2626 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamic information storage or retrieval 369/44.320 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08733149 | Yu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hongyu Yu (Tempe, Arizona); Xiaotun Qiu (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hongyu Yu (Tempe, Arizona); Xiaotun Qiu (Tempe, Arizona) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates generally to the detection of alcohol. The present invention relates more particularly to the film bulk acoustic wave resonator-based devices, and their use in the sensing of ethanol and/or acetone. One aspect of the invention is a method for detecting ethanol, acetone or both in a gaseous sample including: providing a film bulk acoustic wave resonator having a zinc oxide piezoelectric layer; exposing the film bulk acoustic wave resonator to the gaseous sample; determining the resonant frequency of the film bulk acoustic wave resonator; and determining the concentration of ethanol, the concentration of acetone, or both in the gaseous sample using the resonant frequency of the film bulk acoustic wave resonator. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/513283 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/23.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08734968 | Chae et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Junseok Chae (Phoenix, Arizona); Bruce E. Rittmann (Tempe, Arizona); Seokheun Choi (Phoenix, Arizona); Hyung-Sool Lee (Waterloo, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Arizona Board of Regents, a body corporated of the State of Arizona acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Junseok Chae (Phoenix, Arizona); Bruce E. Rittmann (Tempe, Arizona); Seokheun Choi (Phoenix, Arizona); Hyung-Sool Lee (Waterloo, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | A microbial fuel cell includes an anode portion having an anode and a cathode portion having a cathode. The anode is configured to support an electrically conductive biofilm matrix. A cation exchange membrane is positioned between the anode and the cathode. The anode portion and the cation exchange membrane define an anode chamber having a volume of between about 1 μL and about 100 μL and configured to receive an anolyte. The cathode portion and the cation exchange membrane define a cathode chamber having a volume of between about 1 μL and about 100 μL and configured to receive a catholyte. The microbial fuel cell is configured to achieve a Coulombic efficiency of at least 30% and/or a power density of at least of 4.7 μW/cm2. The microbial fuel cell is a microelectromechanical system and can be fabricated in an automated production process. |
| FILED | Friday, June 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/153110 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08737756 | DaneshPanah et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohammad Mehdi DaneshPanah (Latham, New York); Kevin George Harding (Niskayuna, New York); Gil Abramovich (Niskayuna, New York); Daniel Curtis Gray (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An imaging system includes a positionable device configured to axially shift an image plane, wherein the image plane is generated from photons emanating from an object and passing through a lens, a detector plane positioned to receive the photons of the object that pass through the lens, and a computer programmed to characterize the lens as a mathematical function, acquire two or more elemental images of the object with the image plane of each elemental image at different axial positions with respect to the detector plane, determine a focused distance of the object from the lens, based on the characterization of the lens and based on the two or more elemental images acquired, and generate a depth map of the object based on the determined distance. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/719534 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/255 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Transportation (USDOT)
| US 08734988 | Palanichamy et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Krishnan Palanichamy (Portage, Michigan); Suresh G. Advani (Newark, Delaware); Ajay K. Prasad (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Krishnan Palanichamy (Portage, Michigan); Suresh G. Advani (Newark, Delaware); Ajay K. Prasad (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | A lithium ion battery is provided which contains a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte and a separator, wherein the anode employs polythiocyanogen as an active material. |
| FILED | Friday, July 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/188969 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/213 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08733416 | Herard |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raymond Herard (North Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Raymond Herard (North Charleston, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for positioning an article within a label applicator and securing the article between a first roller, a second roller, and a moveable contact member includes securing the article by moving the moveable contact member from a first position in which the moveable contact member is not in contact with the article to a second position in which the moveable contact member is in contact with the article. A label is received for application to the article by delivering the label between the article and at least one of the first roller, second roller, and the moveable contact member. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/234051 |
| ART UNIT | 1745 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture 156/363 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
| US 08733185 | Solomon |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul Alan Solomon (Henderson, Nevada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul Alan Solomon (Henderson, Nevada) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-filter chemical speciation sampler and a virtual impaction particle separation inlet therefore are provided. The inlet includes a housing having a bottom, a collection tube that extends through the bottom, and collection apertures formed in the bottom, arranged around the collection tube; a first plate disposed on top of the housing, having acceleration nozzles disposed at the perimeter thereof; a second plate disposed in the housing below the first plate, having a central aperture and separation apertures disposed around the central aperture. The sampler includes: an inlet; a virtual impaction separator to further fractionate the PM into a course fraction and a fine fraction; a first separation assembly to divide the course fraction into coarse aliquots, comprising first filters to collect the coarse aliquots; a second separation assembly to divide the fine fraction into fine aliquots, comprising second filters to collect the fine aliquots. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/575128 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/863.220 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
General Services Administration (GSA)
| US 08739300 | Krajna et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas G. Krajna (Huntsville, Alabama); Duane L. Violett (Madison, Alabama) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intergraph Corporation (Madison, Alabama) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas G. Krajna (Huntsville, Alabama); Duane L. Violett (Madison, Alabama) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method of distributing a file maintained on a first device located at the top tier of a secured network having at least a second device at a lower tier, without needing to change security parameters of the secured network, is disclosed. Network administrators may access the top tier of the network, may add files into the system, and may generate a file privilege file. The file privilege file can include configuration information for a computer on a tier and may include information about files accessible to a computer on a specific tier. The network propagates the file privilege file from the first device through intermediate devices and onto the second device. The second device may then receive a file authorized from the first device via a connection in the secured network. The second device may also propagate files up to the first device. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/982232 |
| ART UNIT | 2494 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Information security 726/27 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
| US 08737687 | Jelinek |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jan Jelinek (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jan Jelinek (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Image acquisition systems are described herein. One image acquisition system includes an image recording device configured to determine and record a tracking error associated with a raw image of a moving subject, and a computing device configured to deblur the raw image using the tracking error. |
| FILED | Friday, December 30, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/341454 |
| ART UNIT | 2665 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08735358 | Kim et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Soo Hyun Kim (Aurora, Colorado); Charles A. Dinarello (Boulder, Colorado); Tanya Azam (Denver, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate (Denver, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Soo Hyun Kim (Aurora, Colorado); Charles A. Dinarello (Boulder, Colorado); Tanya Azam (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods relating to an interleukin18-inducible cytokine termed tumor necrosis factor-alpha inducing factor (TAIF) or interleukin-32 (IL-32). In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating autoimmune diseases and cancer, in part by regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/353840 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/19.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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