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| US 08757146 | Hoekman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Hoekman (Seattle, Washington); Rodney J. Y. Ho (Mercer Island, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization (Seattle, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Hoekman (Seattle, Washington); Rodney J. Y. Ho (Mercer Island, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | The present application discloses devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic compound to the olfactory epithelium of an animal or human. The device having one or more channels for imparting a circumferential and axial velocity to the discharged fluid, and an outlet that discharges an aerosol spray having a circumferential and axial velocity as it enters the nasal cavity of a user. The device is designed to displace the air in the upper nasal cavity in order to specifically deposit a therapeutic agent on the olfactory epithelium while minimizing pressure and discomfort experienced by the user. |
| FILED | Friday, February 06, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866448 |
| ART UNIT | 3778 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 128/200.210 |
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| US 08758262 | Rhee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hyekyun Rhee (Pittsford, New York); Mark Bocko (Caledonia, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Rochester (Rochester, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hyekyun Rhee (Pittsford, New York); Mark Bocko (Caledonia, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An automated system for monitoring respiratory diseases, such as asthma, provides noninvasive, multimodal monitoring of respiratory signs and symptoms that can include wheeze and cough. Some embodiments employ a mobile device, such as a cell phone, in which raw data from a microphone and an accelerometer are processed, analyzed, and stored. Data can be collected continuously. Time domain and frequency domain analyses of signals to determine, e.g., energy, duration, and spectral content of candidate sounds can be employed to discriminate symptoms of interest from background sounds and to establish significance. Accelerometer signals are analyzed to determine activity levels. Analyses of a user's symptoms and activity level prior to, during, and after an event can provide meaningful determinations of disease severity and predict future respiratory events. The system can provide a summary of data, as well as an alarm when symptom severity reaches a threshold. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/954440 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/534 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758387 | Rao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Satish Sanku Chander Rao (Augusta, Georgia); Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar (Hyderabad, India) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Satish Sanku Chander Rao (Augusta, Georgia); Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar (Hyderabad, India) |
| ABSTRACT | A probe including a housing, a rectal muscle air bag, a rectal tube, an anal muscle air bag, and an anal tube is provided. The rectal muscle air bag mounts to the housing a first distance from a non-insertion end. A rectal tube is connected to the rectal muscle air bag at a first end and to a first pressure sensor at a second end. The anal muscle air bag is mounted to the housing a second distance from the non-insertion end. The anal tube is connected to the anal muscle air bag at a first end and to a second pressure sensor at a second end. The first distance is selected to position the rectal muscle air bag adjacent a rectal muscle, and the second distance is selected to position the anal muscle air bag adjacent an anal muscle when the housing is inserted in the rectum. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/547324 |
| ART UNIT | 3763 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 66/197 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758657 | Martin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Martin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Said Rizk (Windham, New Hampshire); Ajay Ahuja (Needham, Massachusetts); Simon F. Williams (Sherborn, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/943116 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/16 (20130101) D01D 5/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/62 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08758681 | Golkowski |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Czeslaw Golkowski (Ithaca, New York) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Czeslaw Golkowski (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A free radical sterilization system having a chamber defining a region, and a generator for generating free radical reach effluent from a free radical electric generator and/or a vaporizer. A closed loop circulating system without a free-radical destroyer is provided for supplying the mixture of free radicals from the electric generator mixed with the hydrogen peroxide solution in the form of the effluent to the chamber. The free-radical sterilization system is used in sterilizing items in the chamber and, with an open-bottomed wound chamber, in treating wounds on a body. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/524380 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 1/0294 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 2/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 2/22 (20130101) A61L 2/186 (20130101) A61L 2/208 (20130101) A61L 9/00 (20130101) A61L 9/03 (20130101) A61L 9/015 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0019 (20130101) Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 12/14 (20130101) |
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| US 08758750 | Weissman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Irving L. Weissman (Stanford, California); Ravindra Majeti (Stanford, California); Arash Ash Alizadeh (San Mateo, California); Mark P. Chao (Mountain View, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Irving L. Weissman (Stanford, California); Ravindra Majeti (Stanford, California); Arash Ash Alizadeh (San Mateo, California); Mark P. Chao (Mountain View, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods are provided for treatment of hematologic cancers, particularly lymphomas and leukemias, including without limitation myelogenous and lymphocytic leukemias. A combination of antibodies specific for CD47; and specific for a cancer associated cell surface marker are administered to the patient, and provide for a synergistic decrease in cancer cell burden. The combination of antibodies may comprise a plurality of monospecific antibodies, or a bispecific or multispecific antibody. Markers of interest include without limitation, CD20, CD22, CD52, CD33; CD96; CD44; CD123; CD97; CD99; PTHR2; and HAVCR2. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/394060 |
| ART UNIT | 1643 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/130.100 |
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| US 08758767 | DiLorenzo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Teresa P. DiLorenzo (Bayside, New York); Anne M. Evans (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Donald F. Hunt (Charlottesville, Virginia); Scott M. Lieberman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Stanley G. Nathenson (Pelham Manor, New York); Pere Santamaria (Calgary, Canada); Jeffrey Shabanowitz (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, New York); University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia); University Technologies International Inc. (Alberta, Canada) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Teresa P. DiLorenzo (Bayside, New York); Anne M. Evans (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Donald F. Hunt (Charlottesville, Virginia); Scott M. Lieberman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Stanley G. Nathenson (Pelham Manor, New York); Pere Santamaria (Calgary, Canada); Jeffrey Shabanowitz (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is based on the identification of a predominant ligand of CD8+ T cells that are responsible for type 1 diabetes. That ligand is islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein (IGRP). Several CD8+ T cell-binding peptides from IGRP are identified, including the peptide comprising amino acids 206-214 of the IGRP sequence, which has high avidity to the most prevalent T cell receptor of pathogenic CD8+ T cells in autoimmune diabetes. The invention thus provides oligopeptide and polypeptide compositions comprising YLKTN(A/I/L/V)FL (SEQ ID NO:3), FLWSVFWLI (SEQ ID NO:4), (T/A)YY(G/T)FLNFM (SEQ ID NO:5), LR(L/V)(F/L)(G/N)IDLL (SEQ ID NO:6), KWCANPDWI (SEQ ID NO:7), and SFCKSASIP (SEQ ID NO:8). Also provided are oligopeptide compositions 8-10 amino acids in length and completely homologous with a mammalian IGRP, where the oligopeptide is capable of binding a human MHC class I molecule. Additionally, various methods of treating a mammal using the above compositions are provided, where the mammal is at risk for or has type 1 diabetes. Also provided are methods of preventing a CD8+ T cell that is cytotoxic to pancreatic islet β-cells from destroying a mammalian β-cell, where the methods also use the above compositions. Further provided are methods for determining whether a mammal is at risk for or has type 1 diabetes, where the methods use the above compositions. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 20, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 10/557273 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/192.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758778 | Almutairi et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adah Almutairi (La Jolla, California); Jagadis Sankaranarayanan (San Diego, California); Enas Mahmoud (San Diego, California); Eric Schopf (Solana Beach, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adah Almutairi (La Jolla, California); Jagadis Sankaranarayanan (San Diego, California); Enas Mahmoud (San Diego, California); Eric Schopf (Solana Beach, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention features compositions in which nano-carriers are synthesized with polymers that respond to lower pH and/or ROS by being degraded. The compositions may be utilized to selectively deliver payloads within patients by responding to lower pH and/or ROS at localities within the patient. The present invention also features methods of synthesizing nano-carriers that are degraded by lower pH and/or ROS. |
| FILED | Friday, September 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/234969 |
| 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 424/400 |
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| US 08758794 | Schmidt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christine Schmidt (Austin, Texas); Terry Hudson (San Clemente, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christine Schmidt (Austin, Texas); Terry Hudson (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a natural, cell-free tissue replacement that does not require difficult or extensive preparation made by washing tissue replacement in a solution including one or more sulfobetaines and an anionic surface-active detergent and washing the tissue replacement in serial solutions of the buffered salt to remove excess detergent. The natural, cell-free tissue replacement may be a nerve graft that supports axonal regeneration, guides the axons toward the distal nerve end and/or is immunologically tolerated. Other forms of the invention are a composition and kit prepared by the method of making a native, cell-free tissue replacement. The present invention may be modified for use in diagnostic, therapeutic, and prophylactic applications. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135772 |
| 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 | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/3675 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/3687 (20130101) |
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| US 08758899 | Schwartz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey Schwartz (Princeton, New Jersey); Michael J. Avaltroni (Staten Island, New York); Kim S. Midwood (Littleborough, United Kingdom); Jean E. Schwarzbauer (Princeton, New Jersey); Ellen Gawalt (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey Schwartz (Princeton, New Jersey); Michael J. Avaltroni (Staten Island, New York); Kim S. Midwood (Littleborough, United Kingdom); Jean E. Schwarzbauer (Princeton, New Jersey); Ellen Gawalt (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a dense-coverage, adherent phosphorous-based coating on the native oxide surface of a material. Disclosed phosphorous-based coatings include phosphate and organo-phosphonate coatings. The present invention also provides further derivatization of the phosphorous-based coatings to yield dense surface coverage of chemically reactive coatings and osetoblast adhesion-promoting and proliferation-promoting coatings on the native oxide surface of a titanium material. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/238900 |
| ART UNIT | 1784 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/472.300 |
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| US 08758974 | Soper et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven A. Soper (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Robin L. McCarley (Prairieville, Louisiana); Bikas Vaidya (College Station, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University And Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven A. Soper (Baton Rouge, Louisiana); Robin L. McCarley (Prairieville, Louisiana); Bikas Vaidya (College Station, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is described for the direct photochemical modification and micro-patterning of polymer surfaces, without the need to use a photoresist. For example, micropatterns of various functional chemical groups, biomolecules, and metal films have been deposited on poly(carbonate) and poly(methyl methacrylate) surfaces. These patterns may be used, for example, in integrated electronics, capture elements, or sensing elements in micro-fluidic channels. |
| FILED | Friday, December 12, 2003 |
| APPL NO | 10/734816 |
| ART UNIT | 1722 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiation imagery chemistry: Process, composition, or product thereof 430/270.100 |
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| US 08759000 | Benkovic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen J Benkovic (State College, Pennsylvania); Frank Salinas (Wheaton, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for replicating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence is described. A method of the invention involves the formation of a recombination intermediate without the prior denaturing of a nucleic acid duplex through the use of a recombination factor. The recombination intermediate is treated with a high fidelity polymerase to permit the replication and amplification of the target nucleic acid sequence. In preferred embodiments, the polymerase comprises a polymerase holoenzyme. In further preferred embodiments, the recombination factor is bacteriophage T4 UvsX protein or homologs from other species, and the polymerase holoenzyme comprises a polymerase enzyme, a clamp protein and a clamp loader protein, derived from viral, bacteriophage, prokaryotic, archaebacterial, or eukaryotic systems. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/722765 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
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| US 08759001 | Hart et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Thomas C. Hart (Potomac, Maryland); Patricia Suzanne Hart (Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gorry (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Anthony J. Bleyer (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Thomas C. Hart (Potomac, Maryland); Patricia Suzanne Hart (Potomac, Maryland); Michael Gorry (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Anthony J. Bleyer (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of diagnosing a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease by assaying for mutations of uromodulin (UMOD) within a test subject or patient. The presence of a mutation in the UMOD supports a diagnosis of a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease within the patient. |
| FILED | Monday, July 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/843714 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759003 | Linnen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey M. Linnen (Poway, California); Reinhold B. Pollner (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Gen-Probe Incorporated (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey M. Linnen (Poway, California); Reinhold B. Pollner (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for detecting flavivirus nucleic acids. Particularly described are methods for detecting West Nile virus nucleic acids in the 3′ non-coding region. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/032464 |
| ART UNIT | 1637 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.120 |
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| US 08759014 | Kammula |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Udai S. Kammula (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Udai S. Kammula (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides a method of obtaining a population of antigen-specific T cells from peripheral blood of a host. An embodiment of the method of the invention comprises (i) dividing PBMCs from peripheral blood of a host into more than one sub-population; (ii) contacting the PBMCs with an antigen and IL-2; (iii) obtaining a sample of PBMCs from each sub-population; (iv) identifying an antigen-reactive sub-population by determining by high throughput quantitative PCR the expression of a factor produced by the PBMCs of each sample; (v) dividing the antigen-reactive sub-population into microcultures; (vi) identifying the antigen-reactive microculture; and (vii) expanding the microculture, thereby obtaining a population of T cells specific for the antigen. The invention also provides a population of T cells obtained by the inventive method, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a method of treating a disease in a host using the pharmaceutical composition. Related isolating and screening methods are further provided. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866919 |
| ART UNIT | 1644 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/7.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759031 | Thomas et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael G. Thomas (Madison, Wisconsin); Jo Handelsman (Madison, Wisconsin); Yolande Alia Chan (Madison, Wisconsin); Angela M. Podevels (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael G. Thomas (Madison, Wisconsin); Jo Handelsman (Madison, Wisconsin); Yolande Alia Chan (Madison, Wisconsin); Angela M. Podevels (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel extender units for Type I polyketide synthases are provided. Also provided are genes, compounds, and methods for generating these units, and for incorporation of the novel extender units into polyketides for the purpose of generating new structural derivatives of polyketide-containing products. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/100150 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/76 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759097 | Qian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Wei Qian (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bennett Van Houten (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Eduction (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Wei Qian (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Bennett Van Houten (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing cell proliferation and/or promoting cell death by inhibiting Drp1. It is based, at least in part, on the discoveries that (i) Drp1 disruption-induced mitochondrial hyperfusion is functionally linked to the cell cycle regulation apparatus, so that Drp1 inhibition results in a disruption of the cell cycle and DNA aberrancies; (ii) inhibition of both Drp1 and ATR are synthetic lethal causing increased DNA damage and apoptotic cell death; and (iii) even in resistant cell lines, Drp1 inhibitor (e.g., mdivi-1) together with a second antiproliferative agent (e.g., cisplatin or carboplatin) act synergistically to promote apoptosis. Accordingly, the present invention provides for novel anticancer strategies. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/450345 |
| ART UNIT | 1621 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/375 |
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| US 08759098 | Sherley |
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| APPLICANT(S) | James L. Sherley (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Inc. (Watertown, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James L. Sherley (Boston, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodied herein are methods of reprogramming somatic cells or tissue stem cells to a more multipotent state or even a pluripotent state, the methods do not involve gene transfer of master transcription factor genes/proteins. The methods are also useful for rapid and efficient cloning of induced pluripotent stem cells after gene transfer of master transcription factor genes/proteins. |
| FILED | Friday, December 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/513612 |
| ART UNIT | 1632 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 5/0696 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2500/40 (20130101) C12N 2500/99 (20130101) C12N 2502/13 (20130101) C12N 2502/22 (20130101) C12N 2517/02 (20130101) |
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| US 08759110 | Geddes |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Chris D. Geddes (Bel-Air, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to metallic-surface detection systems for determining target substances including free bilirubin in neonatal serum in the presence of a predominantly high background of bilirubin bound Human Serum Albumin (HSA) or sensing and isolating target nucleotide sequences wherein a fluorescence signal is enhanced by close proximity of the target substances near metallic surfaces. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/104146 |
| ART UNIT | 1777 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/94 |
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| US 08759259 | Kwon et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yong-Uk Kwon (Seoul, South Korea); Thomas Kodadek (Jupiter, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yong-Uk Kwon (Seoul, South Korea); Thomas Kodadek (Jupiter, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the invention are directed to a one-bead-two-compound method for the creation of encoded cyclic peptoid libraries. This scheme is useful for the creation of cyclic peptoid microarrays since only the cyclic peptoid, not the linear encoding molecule, contains an attachment residue and thus can be spotted onto an activated substrate. |
| FILED | Friday, October 15, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/905605 |
| 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 56/30 |
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| US 08759296 | Murray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel S. Murray (Saugus, California); Keyvan Behnam (Simi Valley, California); Elsa J. Brochmann-Murray (Saugus, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as Represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel S. Murray (Saugus, California); Keyvan Behnam (Simi Valley, California); Elsa J. Brochmann-Murray (Saugus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A cyclized peptide designated BMP Binding Peptide (BBP) is a synthetic peptide that avidly binds rhBMP-2. BBP increases the overall osteogenic activity of rhBMP-2, increases the rate at which rhBMP-2 induces bone formation, and BBP induces calcification alone. Compositions and substrates including BBP, and methods of using BBP are useful in therapeutic, diagnostic and clinical applications requiring calcification and osteogenesis. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/481648 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/16.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759297 | Pardridge et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William M. Pardridge (Pacific Palisades, California); Ruben J. Boado (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ArmaGen Technologies, Inc. (Calabasas, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William M. Pardridge (Pacific Palisades, California); Ruben J. Boado (Agoura Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided herein are compositions for increasing transport of agents across the blood-brain barrier, in some embodiments in both directions, while allowing their activity once across the barrier to remain substantially intact. The agents are transported across the blood-brain barrier via one or more endogenous receptor-mediated transport systems. In some embodiments the agents are therapeutic, diagnostic, or research agent. Also provided herein are nucleic acids encoding proteins contained in the compositions. |
| FILED | Monday, August 20, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/841541 |
| ART UNIT | 1649 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/17.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759298 | Rosa et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert Rosa (Holland, Texas); Gavin W. Roddy (Temple, Texas); Darwin J. Prockop (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Scott and White Healthcare (Temple, Texas); The Texas A and M University System (College Station, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert Rosa (Holland, Texas); Gavin W. Roddy (Temple, Texas); Darwin J. Prockop (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention encompasses methods, compositions, and devices for treating an ocular disease, disorder or condition in a mammal. The invention includes polypeptides that possess anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, immune modulatory and anti-tumorigenic properties, and their application in the treatment of eye disease, particularly diseases of the retina. In particular aspects, the invention includes administration of a therapeutic polypeptide such as a stanniocalcin family member protein for the treatment of an eye disease. Also included are fusion proteins and cells stimulated or modified to express the therapeutic polypeptides as set forth herein. |
| FILED | Monday, July 16, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/549770 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759300 | Clark |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard A. Clark (Poquott, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard A. Clark (Poquott, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are fragments of fibronectin and vitronectin and variants thereof that have certain activities, including growth factor-binding activity. Also described are fragments of growth factors that bind to fibronectin and inhibit binding of full-length growth factors to fibronectin. Compositions containing such fragments are useful in cosmetic treatments (e.g., the treatment of wrinkles or UV photodamage of skin), and the treatment of wounds and cancer. |
| FILED | Monday, June 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/663993 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Preparations for Medical, Dental, or Toilet Purposes A61K 38/00 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/227 (20130101) Peptides C07K 14/78 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/5032 (20130101) G01N 2333/71 (20130101) G01N 2500/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759301 | Chinnaiyan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Arul M. Chinnaiyan (Plymouth, Michigan); Xiaoju Wang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ram Shankar Mani (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Arul M. Chinnaiyan (Plymouth, Michigan); Xiaoju Wang (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Ram Shankar Mani (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer therapy, including but not limited to, targeted inhibition of cancer markers. In particular, the present invention relates to recurrent gene fusions as clinical targets for prostate cancer. |
| FILED | Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/024491 |
| ART UNIT | 1676 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/21.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759307 | Stein et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Stein (Corvallis, Oregon); Richard K. Bestwick (Corvallis, Oregon); Patrick L. Iversen (Corvallis, Oregon); Benjamin Neuman (Encinitas, California); Michael Buchmeier (Encinitas, California); Dwight D. Weller (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (Corvallis, Oregon); The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Stein (Corvallis, Oregon); Richard K. Bestwick (Corvallis, Oregon); Patrick L. Iversen (Corvallis, Oregon); Benjamin Neuman (Encinitas, California); Michael Buchmeier (Encinitas, California); Dwight D. Weller (Corvallis, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and oligonucleotide compound for inhibiting replication of a nidovirus in virus-infected animal cells are disclosed. The compound (i) has a nuclease-resistant backbone, (ii) is capable of uptake by the infected cells, (iii) contains between 8-25 nucleotide bases, and (iv) has a sequence capable of disrupting base pairing between the transcriptional regulatory sequences in the 5′ leader region of the positive-strand viral genome and negative-strand 3′ subgenomic region. In practicing the method, infected cells are exposed to the compound in an amount effective to inhibit viral replication. |
| FILED | Friday, April 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/109856 |
| ART UNIT | 1633 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/44 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759312 | Sarnow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Peter Sarnow (Palo Alto, California); Catherine L. Jopling (Beeston, United Kingdom); Alissa M. Lancaster (Portland, Oregon) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Peter Sarnow (Palo Alto, California); Catherine L. Jopling (Beeston, United Kingdom); Alissa M. Lancaster (Portland, Oregon) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compositions for reducing viral genome amounts in a target cell are provided. In the subject methods, the activity of a miRNA is inhibited in a manner sufficient to reduce the amount of viral genome in the target cell, e.g., by introducing a miRNA inhibitory agent in the target cell. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and systems for use in practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of applications, including the treatment of subjects suffering from a viral mediated disease condition, e.g., an HCV mediated disease condition. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/529694 |
| 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 | Microorganisms or Enzymes; Compositions Thereof; Propagating, Preserving, or Maintaining Microorganisms; Mutation or Genetic Engineering; Culture Media C12N 15/111 (20130101) C12N 15/1131 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 2310/14 (20130101) C12N 2310/113 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/321 (20130101) C12N 2310/3521 (20130101) C12N 2320/50 (20130101) C12N 2330/10 (20130101) C12N 2770/24211 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759324 | Spasojevic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan Spasojevic (Durham, North Carolina); Michael O. Colvin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ines Batinic-Haberle (Durham, North Carolina); Susan M. Ludeman (Delmar, New York); Michael P. Gamcsik (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of hydroxylating or oxidizing a compound of interest in a subject (e.g., a cytotoxic oxazaphosphorine prodrug), by administering the compound of interest to the subject; and concurrently administering the subject a metalloporphyrin in an amount effective to hydroxylate or oxidize the compound of interest in the subject. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/763085 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759327 | Lawrence et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Daniel A. Lawrence (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dudley Strickland (Brookville, Maryland); Jacqueline Cale (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Enming J. Su (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Cory Emal (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mark Warnock (Brighton, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan); University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland); Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Daniel A. Lawrence (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Dudley Strickland (Brookville, Maryland); Jacqueline Cale (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Enming J. Su (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Cory Emal (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Mark Warnock (Brighton, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention relates to plasminogen activator-1 (PAI-1) inhibitor compounds and uses thereof in the treatment of any disease or condition associated with elevated PAI-1. The invention includes, but is not limited to, the use of such compounds to modulate lipid metabolism and treat conditions associated with elevated PAI-1, cholesterol, or lipid levels. |
| FILED | Wednesday, April 16, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/104409 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/166 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759330 | Covey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Douglas F. Covey (Ballwin, Missouri); Xin Jiang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Douglas F. Covey (Ballwin, Missouri); Xin Jiang (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | Novel pentacyclic steroids and pentacyclic D-homosteroids comprising: (i) the tetracyclic steroid ring system or tetracyclic D-homosteroid ring system, respectively; (ii) a C(3) substituent selected from the group consisting of (a) a hydroxyl or carboxyl in the α-configuration and (b) a sulfate or other negatively charged moiety; and (iii) a fused fifth ring, the fused fifth ring comprising a hydrogen bond acceptor, and (a) in the case of the pentacyclic steroid the C(13) and C(17) carbons, or (b) in the case of the pentacyclic D-homosteroid the C(13) and C(17a) carbons, having utility as anesthetics and in the treatment of disorders relating to GABA function and activity. |
| FILED | Friday, August 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/860345 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/179 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759340 | Glick |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gary D. Glick (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a family of benzodiazepinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention also provides methods of treating certain skin conditions, e.g., atopic dermatitis, rosacea, or psoriasis, by administering a benzodiazepinone and methods of reducing the proliferation of keratinocyte cells by exposing such cells to a benzodiazepinone. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 05, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/910778 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/221 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759364 | Karsenty et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gerard Karsenty (New York, New York); Patricia F. Ducy (New York, New York); Yuli Xie (Shanghai, China PRC); Donald Landry (New York, New York); Vijay Kumar Yadav (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gerard Karsenty (New York, New York); Patricia F. Ducy (New York, New York); Yuli Xie (Shanghai, China PRC); Donald Landry (New York, New York); Vijay Kumar Yadav (New York, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides methods and therapeutic agents for lowering or increasing serum serotonin levels in a patient in order to increase or decrease bone mass, respectively. In preferred embodiments, the patient is known to have, or to be at risk for, a low bone mass disease such as osteoporosis and the agents are TPH1 inhibitors or serotonin receptor antagonists. |
| FILED | Monday, March 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/935651 |
| ART UNIT | 1629 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/269 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759367 | Dahmane et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nadia Dahmane (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey D. Winkler (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Andre Isaacs (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Wistar Institute (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nadia Dahmane (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Jeffrey D. Winkler (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania); Andre Isaacs (Worcester, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to compounds for modulating sonic hedgehog signaling and preventing or treating cancer. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 04, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/880223 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/278 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759377 | Conn et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | P. Jeffrey Conn (Brentwood, Tennessee); Craig W. Lindsley (Brentwood, Tennessee); Corey R. Hopkins (Nolensville, Tennessee); Charles David Weaver (Franklin, Tennessee); Colleen M. Niswender (Brentwood, Tennessee); Darren W. Engers (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | P. Jeffrey Conn (Brentwood, Tennessee); Craig W. Lindsley (Brentwood, Tennessee); Corey R. Hopkins (Nolensville, Tennessee); Charles David Weaver (Franklin, Tennessee); Colleen M. Niswender (Brentwood, Tennessee); Darren W. Engers (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having a general structure: wherein the variables are defined herein, which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/952640 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/339 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759392 | Dennis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Edward A. Dennis (La Jolla, California); George Kokotos (Athens, Greece); Violetta Constantinou-Kokotou (Athens, Greece); Samuel David (Dorval, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Edward A. Dennis (La Jolla, California); George Kokotos (Athens, Greece); Violetta Constantinou-Kokotou (Athens, Greece); Samuel David (Dorval, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and compounds useful for inhibiting a phoshpolipase A2 are provided, the methods comprising contacting the phoshpolipase A2 with a compound having the structure A, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R1 is H, F, NH2, or COOH; R2 is, H, linear saturated or unsaturated alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; each of R3 and R4 is independently H, linear saturated or unsaturated alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl; R5 is H, (C1-C6) alkyl such as methyl or ethyl; X is aryl or substituted aryl, such as phenyl or a substituted phenyl; and Y is O or S. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/994136 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/547 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759402 | Gottlieb et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Roberta Gottlieb (Rancho Sante Fe, California); Paul Wentworth (San Diego, California); Eric F. Johnson (Encinitas, California); Mark J Yeager (Del Mar, California); David Granville (Coquitlam, Canada) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Radical Therapeutix (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Roberta Gottlieb (Rancho Sante Fe, California); Paul Wentworth (San Diego, California); Eric F. Johnson (Encinitas, California); Mark J Yeager (Del Mar, California); David Granville (Coquitlam, Canada) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods of treating or inhibiting ischemia and reperfusion injury are provided. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 04, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/612350 |
| ART UNIT | 1627 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/628 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759444 | Bazan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Bin Liu (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are multichromophores, and methods, articles and compositions employing them. Disclosed are methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate or in an array format on a substrate. Disclosed are detection assays employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. Disclosed are biological assays in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations. |
| FILED | Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/726520 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/54.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759482 | Ting et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alice Y. Ting (Allston, Massachusetts); Sujiet Puthenveetil (North Attleborough, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alice Y. Ting (Allston, Massachusetts); Sujiet Puthenveetil (North Attleborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides methods for identifying and optimizing peptide substrates for enzymes such as lipoic acid ligase (Lp1A). |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/907470 |
| ART UNIT | 1675 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759492 | Lin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Yu-luen Lin (Del Mar, California); Roger Y. Tsien (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Yu-luen Lin (Del Mar, California); Roger Y. Tsien (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention provides engineered red-shifted channelrhodopsin variants. In some embodiments, the channelrhodopsin variants are characterized by improved membrane trafficking, expression, and/or unique spectral and kinetic properties. |
| FILED | Friday, August 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/588957 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/387.300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759792 | Knutson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jay R. Knutson (Kensington, Maryland); Christian A. Combs (Olney, Maryland); Robert S. Balaban (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jay R. Knutson (Kensington, Maryland); Christian A. Combs (Olney, Maryland); Robert S. Balaban (Bethesda, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A multi-photon microscope having an illumination source that transmits an illumination light into a housing having an objective lens arrangement for illuminating a sample disposed outside the housing and directing a first portion of emission light emitted from the sample to a detection system is disclosed. A light collection system is disposed proximate the objective lens arrangement for directing a second portion of emission light in a coaxial relationship with the first portion of emission light to the detection system such that substantially all of the emission light on, around and above the illumination region is detected. |
| FILED | Monday, July 12, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/383248 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/459.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
08760756 — Automated scanning cytometry using chromatic aberration for multiplanar image acquisition
| US 08760756 | Price et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jeffrey H. Price (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Martin Weinigel (Wittenberg, Germany); Derek N. Fuller (San Diego, California); Albert L. Kellner (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Burnham Institute for Medical Research (La Jolla, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey H. Price (Rancho Santa Fe, California); Martin Weinigel (Wittenberg, Germany); Derek N. Fuller (San Diego, California); Albert L. Kellner (San Diego, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In an automated scanning cytometry system, chromatic aberration is used for multiplanar image acquisition. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/587923 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/368 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761851 | Benni et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paul B. Benni (Guilford, Connecticut); Bo Chen (Guilford, Connecticut); Andrew Kersey (Wallingford, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (Branford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paul B. Benni (Guilford, Connecticut); Bo Chen (Guilford, Connecticut); Andrew Kersey (Wallingford, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A near-infrared spectrophotometric system (e.g., a cerebral oximeter) includes a sensor portion and a monitor portion. The monitor portion includes a processor that runs an algorithm which utilizes the amount of detected light to determine the value of the oxygen concentration (e.g., the absolute level of oxygen concentration). The monitor portion also includes a visual display that displays the determined oxygen concentration values in various formats. The monitor portion may also include an audible device (e.g., a speaker), that provides audible indications of the determined oxygen concentration values. Various visual indicators may include, for example, color-coded graphs of the determined oxygenation values to alert the system user, for example, whether one hemisphere of the brain, or one or more regions of the brain, is in danger of adverse and potentially permanent damage. Also, data may be pre-processed by selecting the most clinically concerning sensor value (e.g., the sensor with the lowest value), and displaying only that sensor value and its identification on the display screen. Alternatively, an average value of multiple sensor measurements may be displayed. This reduces screen clutter and increases the speed of interpretation by the system user. Also, all sensor values may be averaged, and the average value displayed. The determined oxygenation values may also be provided in an audible format. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/096132 |
| ART UNIT | 3736 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/323 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761873 | Wheeler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christa Wheeler (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Paul Hunter Peckham (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christa Wheeler (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Paul Hunter Peckham (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Multiple designs, systems, methods and processes for control using electrical signals recorded from clinically paralyzed muscles and nerves are presented. The discomplete neural prosthesis system and method for clinically paralyzed humans utilizes a controller. The controller is adapted to receive a volitional electrical signal generated by the human that is manifest below the lesion that causes the clinical paralysis. The controller uses at least the volitional electrical signal to generate a control signal that is output back to a plant to change the state of the plant, which in one aspect is one or more of the user's paralyzed muscles to achieve a functional result or to devices in the environment around the user that are adapted to receive commands from the controller. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/865362 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762070 | Doyle, III et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Francis J. Doyle, III (Santa Barbara, California); Benyamin Grosman (Goleta, California); Eyal Dassau (Goleta, California); Lois Javanovic (Santa Barbara, California); Howard Zisser (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (Santa Barbara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Francis J. Doyle, III (Santa Barbara, California); Benyamin Grosman (Goleta, California); Eyal Dassau (Goleta, California); Lois Javanovic (Santa Barbara, California); Howard Zisser (Santa Barbara, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, computer implemented method and associated apparatus for the management of diabetes comprises utilizing zone model predictive control (Zone-MPC) to control delivery of an insulin or insulin analog within a zone of desired values. |
| FILED | Friday, February 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/026161 |
| 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 | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/345 (20130101) G06F 19/3468 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762736 | Goldwasser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shafi Goldwasser (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yael Tauman Kalai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Nathanel Rothblum (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambriged, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shafi Goldwasser (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yael Tauman Kalai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Nathanel Rothblum (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing one-time programs is presented. A program to be converted to a new program having a predetermined lifetime is identified. The program is compiled to produce the new program having a predetermined lifetime and wherein the new program having a predetermined lifetime is guaranteed to only have the predetermined lifetime. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/417152 |
| ART UNIT | 2492 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08756910 | Donovan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eric Sean Donovan (Fishers, Indiana); William Daniel Feltz (Westfield, Indiana); Steven Wesley Tomlinson (Brownsburg, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eric Sean Donovan (Fishers, Indiana); William Daniel Feltz (Westfield, Indiana); Steven Wesley Tomlinson (Brownsburg, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique cooling system for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for cooling one or more objects of cooling. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. |
| FILED | Monday, December 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/978959 |
| ART UNIT | 3741 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Power plants 060/266 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08756941 | Snow et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | S2 Corporation (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | S2 Corporation (Bozeman, Montana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Snow (Bozeman, Montana); Michael Chase (Bozeman, Montana); Alex Woidtke (Bozeman, Montana); Luke Mauritsen (Belgrade, Montana); Peter B. Sellin (Bozeman, Montana); Kris Merkel (Bozeman, Montana) |
| ABSTRACT | A cryogenic apparatus is provided having a nested thermally insulating structure, thermal links, a vacuum shroud, and a cryo-cooler. The nested thermally insulated structure holds a sample to be cooled while dampening the external vibrations caused by the cryo-cooler, the surrounding environment or cryo-cooler mounting surface. The thermal link is made of thermally conductive wires which connect the nested thermally insulated structure and the cryo-cooler thereby allowing the apparatus to reduce vibrations inherent in the operation of the cryo-cooler. |
| FILED | Tuesday, December 04, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/693919 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/60 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08756976 | Schober et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christina M. Schober (St. Anthony, Minnesota); Jennifer S. Strabley (Maple Grove, Minnesota); Rodney H. Thorland (Blaine, Minnesota); Chad Langness (Robbinsdale, Minnesota); Delmer L. Smith (Edina, Minnesota); Terry D. Stark (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christina M. Schober (St. Anthony, Minnesota); Jennifer S. Strabley (Maple Grove, Minnesota); Rodney H. Thorland (Blaine, Minnesota); Chad Langness (Robbinsdale, Minnesota); Delmer L. Smith (Edina, Minnesota); Terry D. Stark (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/231438 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/31.50 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08756997 | Questo et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Warren Questo (El Dorado Hills, California); Carl W. Hennige (Folsom, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sonipulse, Inc. (Cameron Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Warren Questo (El Dorado Hills, California); Robert W. Cribbs (Placerville, California); Carl W. Hennige (Folsom, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed herein is a sonic resonator system for use in testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials. Also disclosed herein are a method of calibrating the sonic resonator system to work with a particular composite bond joint, and a method of non-destructive testing the “pass-fail” of the bonded composite bond strength, based on a required bond strength. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/694266 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Measuring and testing 073/588 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757039 | Martinez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Engineering Science Analysis Corporation (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An immobilization device and method of restraining vehicles, persons and animals uses tendrils attached to various devices to engage the target. The immobilization device, system and method includes a housing containing launchable tendrils that are launched from the housing by a propellant. The tendrils may be attached to straps or other elements carried by the immobilization device. The tendrils will engage the target and restrain it if it is a vehicle such as a car, truck, boat, submarine, or like vehicle. In stopping a person or animal the tendrils will deliver a marking package, a shocking package or a snare package to mark, shock or snare the target. Straps may be pulled off the housing leaving the housing near the point of deployment. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901130 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 9/04 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41H 13/0006 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/40 (20130101) F42B 23/00 (20130101) F42B 23/10 (20130101) F42B 23/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757246 | McCordic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Craig H. McCordic (Medfield, Massachusetts); Leo S. Ludwick (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Craig H. McCordic (Medfield, Massachusetts); Leo S. Ludwick (Somerville, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A heat sink includes a fluid channel and a cooling wall in contact with coolant flowing in the fluid channel. The channel is configured to vary the velocity of coolant along the length of the fluid channel to vary the coolant's heat transfer coefficient and thereby compensate for the coolant's temperature rise along the length of the fluid channel. The result is a heat sink that is isothermal along its length. |
| FILED | Tuesday, June 06, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/447488 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Heat exchange 165/80.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757959 | Suciu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gabriel L. Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Brian Merry (Andover, Connecticut); Lawrence Portlock (Bethany, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gabriel L. Suciu (Glastonbury, Connecticut); Brian Merry (Andover, Connecticut); Lawrence Portlock (Bethany, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A non-rotating compartment along an engine centerline of a tip turbine engine is defined between an inner support housing, an outer support housing and an aft housing. The non-rotating compartment provides a space that may be utilized for a multitude of engine accessories and components including an engine lubricating fluid system. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 01, 2004 |
| APPL NO | 11/718420 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps 415/111 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757974 | Propheter-Hinckley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley (Manchester, Connecticut); Young H. Chon (Farmington, Connecticut); Joseph W. Bridges, Jr. (Durham, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley (Manchester, Connecticut); Young H. Chon (Farmington, Connecticut); Joseph W. Bridges, Jr. (Durham, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A cooled airfoil includes an impingement rib having a multiple of openings which supply a cooling airflow from a cooling circuit flow path toward an airfoil leading edge. The multiple of openings are offset in the impingement rib opposite an outer airfoil wall which includes gill holes. Offsetting the multiple of openings opposite an outer airfoil wall which includes the gill holes focuses the cooling airflow across turbulators to increase the cooling airflow dwell time to increase the thermal transfer therefrom in higher temperature airfoil areas. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 11, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/622060 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/97.R00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758531 | Schneider et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stefan Schneider (Palmdale, California); Tommy W. Hawkins (Lancaster, California); Yonis Ahmed (Lancaster, California); Michael Rosander (Lancaster, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stefan Schneider (Palmdale, California); Tommy W. Hawkins (Lancaster, California); Yonis Ahmed (Lancaster, California); Michael Rosander (Lancaster, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a fuel of catalytic metal-containing ionic liquid (MCIL) and an IL, to spur hypergolic ignition of such liquids upon contact with an oxidizer to define a hypergolic bipropellant. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/047902 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Explosive and thermic compositions or charges 149/1 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758633 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pingshan Wang (Central, South Carolina); Chunrong Song (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pingshan Wang (Central, South Carolina); Chunrong Song (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for fabricating nanofluidic channels having a height of from about 1 nm to about 10 nm. Generally, the method includes formation of doped silicon parallel strips in a silicon substrate, formation of a native oxide layer on the substrate, and etching of the native oxide layer at one of the strips to form a channel of a depth of between about 1 nm and about 10 nm. The method also includes bonding a second wafer to the surface, the second wafer including through etched windows to provide probe contacts to two of the parallel strips during use. These parallel strips provide high-frequency transmission lines in the device that can provide broadband dielectric spectroscopy measurement within the nanochannels. |
| FILED | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/838687 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758653 | Chmelka et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Bradley F. Chmelka (Goleta, California); George L. Athens (Midland, Michigan); Robert Messinger (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Bradley F. Chmelka (Goleta, California); George L. Athens (Midland, Michigan); Robert Messinger (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A material and method for producing mesostructured materials with multiple functionalities that are independently adjustable and collectively optimizable is provided. The method uses a series of discrete synthesis steps under otherwise mutually incompatible conditions, e.g., from acidic, alkaline, and/or non-aqueous solutions, allows different functionalities to be introduced to the materials and optimized. To illustrate the method, cubic mesoporous silica films were prepared from strongly acidic solutions that were separately functionalized under highly alkaline conditions to incorporate hydrophilic aluminosilica moieties and under non-aqueous conditions to introduce perfluorosulfonic-acid surface groups. |
| FILED | Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/792590 |
| ART UNIT | 1761 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/519.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758727 | Kang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kyung A. Kang (Louisville, Kentucky); Michael H. Nantz (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyung A. Kang (Louisville, Kentucky); Michael H. Nantz (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A contrast marker for indicating a presence of a target cell in an environment comprises a fluorophore, an NMP, and a short spacer and a long spacer linking the fluorophore to the NMP. The short spacer holds the fluorophore at a quenching distance from the NMP and the long spacer holds the fluorophore at a fluorescence enhancing distance from the NMP. The short spacer is configured to be cleaved by a molecule characterizing the target cells. |
| FILED | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/935336 |
| 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 424/9.600 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759055 | Heller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adam Heller (Austin, Texas); Nicholas Mano (Austin, Texas); Hyug-Han Kim (Chungnam, South Korea); Yongchao Zhang (Austin, Texas); Fei Mao (Fremont, California); Ting Chen (Austin, Texas); Scott C. Barton (Austin, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (Alameda, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adam Heller (Austin, Texas); Nicholas Mano (Austin, Texas); Hyug-Han Kim (Chungnam, South Korea); Yongchao Zhang (Austin, Texas); Fei Mao (Fremont, California); Ting Chen (Austin, Texas); Scott C. Barton (Austin, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A fuel cell is provided with an anode and a cathode. The anode is in electrical communication with an anode enzyme and the cathode is in electrical communication with a cathode enzyme. The anode enzyme is preferably an oxidase or a dehydrogenase. The cathode enzyme is a copper-containing enzyme, such as a lacasse, an ascorbate oxidase, a ceruloplasmine, or a bilirubin oxidase. Preferably, the cathode enzyme is operable under physiological conditions. Redox polymers serve to wire the anode enzyme to the anode and the cathode enzyme to the cathode. The fuel cell can be very small in size because it does not require a membrane, seal, or case. The fuel cell can be used in connection with a biological system, such as a human, as it may operate at physiological conditions. By virtue of its size and operability at physiological conditions, the fuel cell is of particular interest for applications calling for a power source implanted in a human body, such as a variety of medical applications. |
| FILED | Friday, January 25, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/020459 |
| ART UNIT | 1657 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| 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 1/26 (20130101) C12Q 1/32 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/723 (20130101) Processes or Means, e.g Batteries, for the Direct Conversion of Chemical Energy into Electrical Energy H01M 8/16 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Reduction of Greenhouse Gas [GHG] Emissions, Related to Energy Generation, Transmission or Distribution Y02E 60/527 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759324 | Spasojevic et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ivan Spasojevic (Durham, North Carolina); Michael O. Colvin (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); Ines Batinic-Haberle (Durham, North Carolina); Susan M. Ludeman (Delmar, New York); Michael P. Gamcsik (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a method of hydroxylating or oxidizing a compound of interest in a subject (e.g., a cytotoxic oxazaphosphorine prodrug), by administering the compound of interest to the subject; and concurrently administering the subject a metalloporphyrin in an amount effective to hydroxylate or oxidize the compound of interest in the subject. |
| FILED | Friday, February 08, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/763085 |
| ART UNIT | 1628 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/90 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759376 | Al-Abed et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Yousef Al-Abed (Locust Valley, New York); Kevin J. Tracey (Old Greenwich, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Manhasset, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Yousef Al-Abed (Locust Valley, New York); Kevin J. Tracey (Old Greenwich, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | Compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulae (I a) or (VII) and a method of treating a subject with an inflammatory cytokine-mediated disorder comprising administering to the subject a compound of Formulae (I a) or (VIIa). The variables of Formulae (I), (I a), (VII) and (VII a) are described herein. |
| FILED | Monday, September 27, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/891447 |
| ART UNIT | 1625 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/333 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759479 | 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 | Friday, December 21, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/725435 |
| ART UNIT | 1653 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof 530/300 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759613 | Davis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Keith R. Davis (Owensboro, Kentucky); Brian Barnett (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lauren Seber (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Keith R. Davis (Owensboro, Kentucky); Brian Barnett (Indianapolis, Indiana); Lauren Seber (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of producing a lunasin polypeptide in a plant includes expressing a fusion protein including the lunasin polypeptide in the plant and cleaving the lunasin polypeptide from the fusion protein. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/912381 |
| ART UNIT | 1638 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes 8/288 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759662 | Nolas |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George S. Nolas (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George S. Nolas (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Thermoelectric elements may be used for heat sensors, heat pumps, and thermoelectric generators. A quantum-dot or nano-scale grain size polycrystalline material the effects of size-quantization are present inside the nanocrystals. A thermoelectric element composed of densified Groups IV-VI material, such as calcogenide-based materials are doped with metal or chalcogenide to form interference barriers form along grains. The dopant used is either silver or sodium. These chalcogenide materials form nanoparticles of highly crystal grains, and may specifically be between 1- and 100 nm. The compound is densified by spark plasma sintering. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/417326 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759791 | Hug et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Photon Systems, Inc. (Covina, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Naphthalene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and other volatile organic compounds have been identified as serious health hazards. This is especially true for personnel working with JP8 jet fuel and other fuels containing naphthalene as well as other hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for near-real-time in-situ detection and accumulated dose measurement of exposure to naphthalene vapor and other hazardous gaseous VOCs. The methods and apparatus employ excitation of fluorophors native or endogenous to compounds of interest using light sources emitting in the ultraviolet below 300 nm and measurement of native fluorescence emissions in distinct wavebands above the excitation wavelength. The apparatus of some embodiments are cell-phone-sized sensor/dosimeter “badges” to be worn by personnel potentially exposed to naphthalene or other hazardous VOCs. The badge sensor of some embodiments provides both real time detection and data logging of exposure to naphthalene or other VOCs of interest from which both instantaneous and accumulated dose can be determined. The badges employ a new native fluorescence based detection method to identify and differentiate VOCs. The particular focus of some embodiments are the detection and identification of naphthalene while other embodiments are directed to detection and identification of other VOCs like aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628205 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759810 | Agarwal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ritesh Agarwal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Mukut Mitra (Wilmington, Delaware); Yeonwoong Jung (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ritesh Agarwal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Mukut Mitra (Wilmington, Delaware); Yeonwoong Jung (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A phase change memory device that utilizes a nanowire structure. Usage of the nanowire structure permits the phase change memory device to release its stress upon amorphization via the minimization of reset resistance and threshold resistance. |
| FILED | Friday, September 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/497683 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759903 | Liu et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael S Liu (Bloomington, Minnesota); David J Swanson (Cokato, Minnesota); Bradley J Larsen (Mound, Minnesota) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael S Liu (Bloomington, Minnesota); David J Swanson (Cokato, Minnesota); Bradley J Larsen (Mound, Minnesota) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of increasing the radiation hardness of a semiconductor device using a modified high density plasma oxide (MHDPDX) film is described. In the method a high density plasma (HDP) process is used to deposit the MHDPDX film. During the HDP process, the silicon source gas to oxygen source gas ratio is chosen so as to deposit an excess silicon content within the MHDPDX film. The MHDPDX film is then annealed to cause the excess silicon to migrate and amalgamate, creating silicon nanoclusters having an average size of about 3-5 nm. The rad-hard properties of conventional BPSG films and various MHDPDX films are then compared. |
| FILED | Friday, September 01, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/469757 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/325 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760355 | Tonn |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Tonn (Charlestown, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Tonn (Charlestown, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention as disclosed is a buoyant cable antenna configured for both VLF/LF and HF signals. A 100 foot antenna element has a low-pass filter assembly positioned at the midpoint of the antenna element to block HF signals. The outboard tip of the antenna element is shorted. In this way, the antenna element appears as a 50 foot open circuit antenna element to HF signals and as a 100 foot shorted antenna element to VLF/LF signals. |
| FILED | Monday, September 20, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/924799 |
| ART UNIT | 2845 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications: Radio wave antennas 343/709 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760510 | Aloe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania); Patrick Flynn (Granger, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania); Patrick Flynn (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A three-dimensional imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a generated first planar light screen, and a first and second detector offset from the perpendicular plane of the light screen. The first detector is located on a first side of the perpendicular plane, and the second detector is located on the opposite side of the perpendicular plane. The first and second detectors detect the instantaneous projection of the first planar light screen upon an object within the first planar light screen, and to output first and second data corresponding to the detected projection. A velocity sensor determines the instantaneous velocity of the object as the object moves relative to the first planar light screen, and to output third data corresponding to the determined velocity. A processor acquires the data from the first and second detector, and the velocity sensor at least two instantaneous times as the object moves relative to the first planar light screen and combines the first, second, and third data to create a three-dimensional image of the object. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/626067 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/142 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760516 | Silveira et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Paulo E. X. Silveira (Boulder, Colorado); Ramkumar Narayanswamy (Boulder, Colorado); Robert H. Cormack (Boulder, Colorado); Gregory E. Johnson (Boulder, Colorado); Edward R. Dowski, Jr. (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Paulo E. X. Silveira (Boulder, Colorado); Ramkumar Narayanswamy (Boulder, Colorado); Robert H. Cormack (Boulder, Colorado); Gregory E. Johnson (Boulder, Colorado); Edward R. Dowski, Jr. (Lafayette, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A task-based imaging system for obtaining data regarding a scene for use in a task includes an image data capturing arrangement for (a) imaging a wavefront of electromagnetic energy from the scene to an intermediate image over a range of spatial frequencies, (b) modifying phase of the wavefront, (c) detecting the intermediate image, and (d) generating image data over the range of spatial frequencies. The task-based imaging system also includes an image data processing arrangement for processing the image data and performing the task. The image data capturing and image data processing arrangements cooperate so that signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the task-based imaging system is greater than SNR of the task-based imaging system without phase modification of the wavefront over the range of spatial frequencies. |
| FILED | Friday, April 01, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/078861 |
| ART UNIT | 2661 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/153 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760844 | Baron et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William G. Baron (Springfield, Ohio); Jeffrey A. Brogan (Stony Brook, New York); Sandra Fries-Carr (Dayton, Ohio); Richard J. Gambino (Port Jefferson, New York); Christopher Gouldstone (Huntington, New York); Brian Keyes (Patchogue, New York); Sanjay Sampath (Setauket, New York); Huey-Daw Wu (Stony Brook, New York); Richard L. C. Wu (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Mesoscribe Technologies, Inc. (St. James, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William G. Baron (Springfield, Ohio); Jeffrey A. Brogan (Stony Brook, New York); Sandra Fries-Carr (Dayton, Ohio); Richard J. Gambino (Port Jefferson, New York); Christopher Gouldstone (Huntington, New York); Brian Keyes (Patchogue, New York); Sanjay Sampath (Setauket, New York); Huey-Daw Wu (Stony Brook, New York); Richard L. C. Wu (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A structural capacitor includes a first carbon fiber material layer, a second carbon fiber material layer, and an interlayer dielectric including a diamond-like-carbon material layer. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/207267 |
| ART UNIT | 2848 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Electrical systems and devices 361/311 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760915 | Kent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Kent (New York, New York); Daniel L. Stein (New York, New York); Jean-Marc Beaujour (Elmhurst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed, low power method to control and switch the magnetization direction and/or helicity of a magnetic region in a magnetic device for memory cells using spin polarized electrical current. The magnetic device comprises a reference magnetic layer with a fixed magnetic helicity and/or magnetization direction and a free magnetic layer with a changeable magnetic helicity and/or magnetization direction. The fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer are preferably separated by a non-magnetic layer. The fixed and free magnetic layers may have magnetization directions at a substantially non-zero angle relative to the layer normal. A current can be applied to the device to induce a torque that alters the magnetic state of the device so that it can act as a magnetic memory for writing information. The resistance, which depends on the magnetic state of the device, is measured to read out the information stored in the device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/720290 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/171 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760970 | Badiey et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mohsen Badiey (Newark, Delaware); Boris G. Katsnelson (Voronezh, Russian Federation); James F. Lynch (East Falmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mohsen Badiey (Newark, Delaware); Boris G. Katsnelson (Voronezh, Russian Federation); James F. Lynch (East Falmouth, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods and systems for detecting a plume of a first fluid in a second fluid using an acoustic wave are provided, where the first fluid has a different acoustic index of refraction than the second fluid. A horizontal array having a plurality of receiving elements receives an acoustic signal propagated through the second fluid and at least one refracted signal refracted by the first fluid. The acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal form a received signal. An interference pattern is detected from the received signal over the plurality of receiving elements. The interference pattern is due to interference between the acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal. A horizontal angle of refraction is determined between the acoustic signal and the at least one refracted signal from the interference pattern. The horizontal angle of refraction is indicative of a physical characteristic of the first fluid. |
| FILED | Friday, October 14, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/273852 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/124 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760973 | Chamblee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Heather L Chamblee (Bristol, Rhode Island); William L Keith (Ashaway, Rhode Island) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Heather L Chamblee (Bristol, Rhode Island); William L Keith (Ashaway, Rhode Island) |
| ABSTRACT | An acoustic array hose is provided for towing behind a marine vessel. The acoustic array includes acoustic sensors, a hydraulic fill-fluid circumferentially surrounding the acoustic sensors, and an array hose wall of polyurethane with single wall carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The hose wall circumferentially surrounds the hydraulic fill fluid along a length of the array hose. When an electrical current is applied to the towed array, the nanotubes align with the hose wall with the effect of strengthening the hose wall of the towed array. |
| FILED | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/628736 |
| ART UNIT | 3645 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Communications, electrical: Acoustic wave systems and devices 367/173 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761210 | Henry et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Leanne J. Henry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas M. Shay (Saint George, Utah); Gerald T. Moore (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jacob R. Grosek (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Leanne J. Henry (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Thomas M. Shay (Saint George, Utah); Gerald T. Moore (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Jacob R. Grosek (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | A broad linewidth, zeroth Stokes order 1069 nm pump and a narrow linewidth second Stokes order 1178 nm seed propagate through a wavelength division multiplexer and then through a rare-earth-doped amplifier. After passing through a 1121 nm long period or tilted Bragg grating, the amplified 1069 nm Stokes signal and the 1178 Stokes signal are injected into a 1121 nm resonator Raman cavity, which includes a pair of highly reflective Bragg gratings having a center wavelength of 1121 nm. The amplified 1069 nm Stokes signal is Raman converted to high power levels of 1121 nm which then, in turn, amplifies the 1178 nm Stokes seed as it traverses the cavity. The linewidth of the amplified 1178 nm Stokes signal can be controlled by offsetting, through heating, the reflectivity bandwidth of the Bragg grating located near the output end of the Raman cavity. |
| FILED | Thursday, June 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/917559 |
| ART UNIT | 2828 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Coherent light generators 372/3 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761235 | Dally |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer using signal levels in sequences to represent different frequencies. |
| FILED | Monday, June 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/914350 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761439 | Kumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Rakesh Kumar (West Windsor, New Jersey); Supun Samarasekera (Princeton, New Jersey); Taragay Oskiper (East Windsor, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SRI International (Menlo Park, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rakesh Kumar (West Windsor, New Jersey); Supun Samarasekera (Princeton, New Jersey); Taragay Oskiper (East Windsor, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus for providing three-dimensional pose comprising monocular visual sensors for providing images of an environment surrounding the apparatus, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for providing gyroscope, acceleration and velocity information, collectively IMU information, a feature tracking module for generating feature tracking information for the images, and an error-state filter, coupled to the feature track module, the IMU and the one or more visual sensors, for correcting IMU information and producing a pose estimation based on at least one error-state model chosen according to the sensed images, the IMU information and the feature tracking information. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 24, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/217014 |
| 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 08761477 | Walker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Walker (Earlyville, Virginia); Francesco Viola (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Walker (Earlyville, Virginia); Francesco Viola (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods, systems and computer readable media for reconstruction of target locations and amplitudes from signals received from one or more real targets in a space are provided, wherein the signals are at least one of signals received from the near-field and broadband signals. The space is modeled as a region of interest, and an array manifold matrix is calculated from signals received from hypothetical targets in the region of interest. One or more signal vectors received from the one or more real targets are reshaped into a data vector. A hypothetical target configuration is identified that, when applied to a signal model comprising the array manifold matrix, matches the data vector, a reconstruction vector is calculated. The reconstruction vector is reshaped into a reconstructed representation of the real targets in the space, and at least one of outputting the reconstructed representation for viewing by a user, and storing the reconstructed representation for later use are performed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/992368 |
| ART UNIT | 3626 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/131 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761494 | Shirley |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lyle Shirley (Boxborough, Massachusetts) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Lyle Shirley (Boxborough, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are systems and methods to extract information about the size and shape of an object by observing variations of the radiation pattern caused by illuminating the object with coherent radiation sources and changing the wavelengths of the source. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are described for recovering the image of an object utilizing projected and transparent reference points and radiation sources. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are also described for rapid sensing of such radiation patterns. A computational system and method is also described for sensing and reconstructing the image from its autocorrelation. This computational approach uses the fact that the autocorrelation is the weighted sum of shifted copies of an image, where the shifts are obtained by sequentially placing each individual scattering cell of the object at the origin of the autocorrelation space. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/568229 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/154 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761848 | Berggren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, articles, and methods are provided related to nanowire-based detectors, which can be used for light detection in, for example, single-photon detectors. In one aspect, a variety of detectors are provided, for example one including an electrically superconductive nanowire or nanowires constructed and arranged to interact with photons to produce a detectable signal. In another aspect, fabrication methods are provided, including techniques to precisely reproduce patterns in subsequently formed layers of material using a relatively small number of fabrication steps. By precisely reproducing patterns in multiple material layers, one can form electrically insulating materials and electrically conductive materials in shapes such that incoming photons are redirected toward a nearby electrically superconductive materials (e.g., electrically superconductive nanowire(s)). For example, one or more resonance structures (e.g., comprising an electrically insulating material), which can trap electromagnetic radiation within its boundaries, can be positioned proximate the nanowire(s). The resonance structure can include, at its boundaries, electrically conductive material positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire such that light that would otherwise be transmitted through the sensor is redirected toward the nanowire(s) and detected. In addition, electrically conductive material can be positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire (e.g. at the aperture of the resonant structure), such that light is directed by scattering from this structure into the nanowire. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/117515 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762308 | Najarian et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kayvan Najarian (Glen Allen, Virginia); Kevin R. Ward (Glen Allen, Virginia); Soo-Yeon Ji (Richmond, Virginia); Roya Hakimzadeh (Glen Allen, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kayvan Najarian (Glen Allen, Virginia); Kevin R. Ward (Glen Allen, Virginia); Soo-Yeon Ji (Richmond, Virginia); Roya Hakimzadeh (Glen Allen, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A real-time decision-support system predicts hemorrhagic shock of a patient by analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals and transcranial Doppler (TCD) signals from the patient. These signals are subject to signal decomposition using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) to sets of wavelet coefficients and selecting significant signal features. Machine learning is applied to the significant features to evaluate and classify hypovolemia severity based on the input ECG and TCD signals from the patient. The classification of blood loss severity is displayed in real-time. An extension of the decision-support system integrates Arterial Blood Pressure (ABP) signals and thoracic electrical bio-impedance (DZT) signals with the ECG and TCD signals from the patient to evaluate severity of hypovolemia. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/255549 |
| ART UNIT | 2129 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08763103 | Locasto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Michael E. Locasto (Springfield, Virginia); Salvatore J. Stolfo (Ridgewood, New Jersey); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York); Ke Wang (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Michael E. Locasto (Springfield, Virginia); Salvatore J. Stolfo (Ridgewood, New Jersey); Angelos D. Keromytis (New York, New York); Ke Wang (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods that protect an application from attacks are provided. In some embodiments of the present invention, input from an input source, such as traffic from a communication network, can be routed through a filtering proxy that includes one or more filters, classifiers, and/or detectors. In response to the input passing through the filtering proxy to the application, a supervision framework monitors the input for attacks (e.g., code injection attacks). The supervision framework can provide feedback to tune the components of the filtering proxy. |
| FILED | Friday, April 21, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 12/297730 |
| ART UNIT | 2438 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/41 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Transmission of Digital Information, e.g Telegraphic Communication H04L 63/0815 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| US 08756943 | Chen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jie Chen (St. Charles, Missouri); Justin W. Hampton (Bonne Terre, Missouri) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Nordyne LLC (O'Fallon, Missouri) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jie Chen (St. Charles, Missouri); Justin W. Hampton (Bonne Terre, Missouri) |
| ABSTRACT | Heat pumps that heat or cool a space and that also heat water, refrigerant management systems for such heat pumps, methods of managing refrigerant charge, and methods for heating and cooling a space and heating water. Various embodiments deliver refrigerant gas to a heat exchanger that is not needed for transferring heat, drive liquid refrigerant out of that heat exchanger, isolate that heat exchanger against additional refrigerant flowing into it, and operate the heat pump while the heat exchanger is isolated. The heat exchanger can be isolated by closing an electronic expansion valve, actuating a refrigerant management valve, or both. Refrigerant charge can be controlled or adjusted by controlling how much liquid refrigerant is driven from the heat exchanger, by letting refrigerant back into the heat exchanger, or both. Heat pumps can be operated in different modes of operation, and segments of refrigerant conduit can be interconnected with various components. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/548091 |
| ART UNIT | 3744 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Refrigeration 062/83 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757292 | Zediker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Foro Energy Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Foro Energy, Inc. (Littleton, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark S. Zediker (Castle Rock, Colorado); Charles C. Rinzler (Denver, Colorado); Brian O. Faircloth (Evergreen, Colorado); Yeshaya Koblick (Sharon, Massachusetts); Joel F. Moxley (Denver, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for utilizing 10 kW or more laser energy transmitted deep into the earth with the suppression of associated nonlinear phenomena to enhance the formation of Boreholes. Methods for the laser operations to reduce the critical path for forming a borehole in the earth. These methods can deliver high power laser energy down a deep borehole, while maintaining the high power to perform operations in such boreholes deep within the earth. |
| FILED | Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/800933 |
| ART UNIT | 3676 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Boring or penetrating the earth 175/57 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757469 | Abell et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jeffrey A Abell (Rochester Hills, Michigan); John Patrick Spicer (Plymouth, Michigan); Michael Anthony Wincek (Rochester, Michigan); Hui Wang (Highland, Michigan); Debejyo Chakraborty (Sterling Heights, Michigan) |
| ABSTRACT | A system includes host and learning machines in electrical communication with sensors positioned with respect to an item of interest, e.g., a weld, and memory. The host executes instructions from memory to predict a binary quality status of the item. The learning machine receives signals from the sensor(s), identifies candidate features, and extracts features from the candidates that are more predictive of the binary quality status relative to other candidate features. The learning machine maps the extracted features to a dimensional space that includes most of the items from a passing binary class and excludes all or most of the items from a failing binary class. The host also compares the received signals for a subsequent item of interest to the dimensional space to thereby predict, in real time, the binary quality status of the subsequent item of interest. |
| FILED | Monday, October 01, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/632670 |
| ART UNIT | 1735 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Soldering or Unsoldering; Welding; Cladding or Plating by Soldering or Welding; Cutting by Applying Heat Locally, e.g Flame Cutting; Working by Laser Beam B23K 20/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class B23K 20/12 (20130101) B23K 20/106 (20130101) Control or Regulating Systems in General; Functional Elements of Such Systems; Monitoring or Testing Arrangements for Such Systems or Elements G05B 1/00 (20130101) G05B 1/01 (20130101) G05B 1/04 (20130101) G05B 11/00 (20130101) G05B 11/01 (20130101) G05B 11/011 (20130101) G05B 19/00 (20130101) G05B 19/02 (20130101) G05B 19/04 (20130101) G05B 19/18 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757567 | Ciasulli et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John Ciasulli (San Fancisco, California); Jason Jones (Berkeley, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | SunPower Corporation (San Jose, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John Ciasulli (San Fancisco, California); Jason Jones (Berkeley, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Brackets for photovoltaic (“PV”) modules are described. In one embodiment, a saddle bracket has a mounting surface to support one or more PV modules over a tube, a gusset coupled to the mounting surface, and a mounting feature coupled to the gusset to couple to the tube. The gusset can have a first leg and a second leg extending at an angle relative to the mounting surface. Saddle brackets can be coupled to a torque tube at predetermined locations. PV modules can be coupled to the saddle brackets. The mounting feature can be coupled to the first gusset and configured to stand the one or more PV modules off the tube. |
| FILED | Monday, May 03, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/772756 |
| ART UNIT | 3632 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture |
| CURRENT CPC | Supports 248/219.400 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757982 | Wetzel |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kyle Kristopher Wetzel (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kyle Kristopher Wetzel (Lawrence, Kansas) |
| ABSTRACT | A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub and at least one blade having a torsionally rigid root, an inboard section, and an outboard section. The inboard section has a forward sweep relative to an elastic axis of the blade and the outboard section has an aft sweep. |
| FILED | Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/009901 |
| ART UNIT | 3745 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Fluid reaction surfaces 416/242 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758482 | Li et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jing Li (Cranbury, New Jersey); Haohan Wu (Edison, New Jersey) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jing Li (Cranbury, New Jersey); Haohan Wu (Edison, New Jersey) |
| ABSTRACT | Provided is a method for adsorbing or separating carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases by passing the gas mixture through a porous three-dimensional polymeric coordination compound having a plurality of layers of two-dimensional arrays of repeating structural units, which results in a lower carbon dioxide content in the gas mixture. Thus, this invention provides useful compositions and methods for removal of greenhouse gases, in particular CO2, from industrial flue gases or from the atmosphere. |
| FILED | Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/462432 |
| ART UNIT | 1776 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Gas separation: Processes 095/139 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758646 | Jia et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Weiyi Jia (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Xiaojun Wang (Statesboro, Georgia); George D. Jia (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Linda Lewis (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Laurel C. Yen (Athens, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. (Statesboro, Georgia); Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Weiyi Jia (Chelmsford, Massachusetts); Xiaojun Wang (Statesboro, Georgia); William Yen (Athens, Georgia); George D. Jia (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Linda Lewis (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | Compositions, methods of making compositions, materials including compositions, crayons including compositions, paint including compositions, ink including compositions, waxes including compositions, polymers including compositions, vesicles including the compositions, methods of making each, and the like are disclosed. |
| FILED | Monday, February 09, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/866533 |
| ART UNIT | 1734 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Compositions 252/301.4F0 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758715 | Wicks et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George G. Wicks (Aiken, South Carolina); Steven M. Serkiz (Aiken, South Carolina); Ragaiy Zidan (Aiken, South Carolina); Leung K Heung (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George G. Wicks (Aiken, South Carolina); Steven M. Serkiz (Aiken, South Carolina); Ragaiy Zidan (Aiken, South Carolina); Leung K Heung (Aiken, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Porous wall hollow glass microspheres are provided as a template for formation of nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, In addition, the carbon nanotubes in combination with the porous wall hollow glass microsphere provides an additional reaction template with respect to carbon nanotubes. |
| FILED | Friday, August 26, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/199330 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry of inorganic compounds 423/445.B00 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758895 | Dooley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Plant biomass particles coated with a biological agent such as a bacterium or seed, characterized by a length dimension (L) aligned substantially parallel to a grain direction and defining a substantially uniform distance along the grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) normal to W and L. In particular, the L×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel side surfaces characterized by substantially intact longitudinally arrayed fibers, the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces characterized by crosscut fibers and end checking between fibers, and the L×W dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/939639 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758947 | Zhang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jiguang Zhang (Richland, Washington); Jie Xiao (Richland, Washington); Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Wu Xu (Richland, Washington); Xiaolin Li (Richland, Washington); Deyu Wang (Ningbo, China PRC) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jiguang Zhang (Richland, Washington); Jie Xiao (Richland, Washington); Jun Liu (Richland, Washington); Wu Xu (Richland, Washington); Xiaolin Li (Richland, Washington); Deyu Wang (Ningbo, China PRC) |
| ABSTRACT | Some batteries can exhibit greatly improved performance by utilizing electrodes having randomly arranged graphene nanosheets forming a network of channels defining continuous flow paths through the electrode. The network of channels can provide a diffusion pathway for the liquid electrolyte and/or for reactant gases. Metal-air batteries can benefit from such electrodes. In particular Li-air batteries show extremely high capacities, wherein the network of channels allow oxygen to diffuse through the electrode and mesopores in the electrode can store discharge products. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/004138 |
| ART UNIT | 1723 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/405 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758995 | Cantor et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Charles R. Cantor (Del Mar, California); Hubert Koster (La Jolla, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sequenom, Inc. (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Charles R. Cantor (Del Mar, California); Hubert Koster (La Jolla, California) |
| ABSTRACT | This invention relates to methods for detecting and sequencing target nucleic acid sequences, to mass modified nucleic acid probes and arrays of probes useful in these methods, and to kits and systems which contain these probes. Useful methods involve hybridizing the nucleic acids or nucleic acids which represent complementary or homologous sequences of the target to an array of nucleic acid probes. These probes comprise a single-stranded portion, an optional double-stranded portion and a variable sequence within the single-stranded portion. The molecular weights of the hybridized nucleic acids of the set can be determined by mass spectroscopy, and the sequence of the target determined from the molecular weights of the fragments. Probes may be affixed to a solid support such as a hybridization chip to facilitate automated molecular weight analysis and identification of the target sequence. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/852336 |
| ART UNIT | 1634 — Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/ Computational Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/6.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759008 | Swanson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Basil I. Swanson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Aaron S. Anderson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Andrew M. Dattelbaum (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jurgen G. Schmidt (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Basil I. Swanson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Aaron S. Anderson (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Andrew M. Dattelbaum (Los Alamos, New Mexico); Jurgen G. Schmidt (Los Alamos, New Mexico) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention provides a composite material including a substrate having an oxide surface, and, a continuous monolayer on the oxide surface, the monolayer including a silicon atom from a trifunctional alkyl/alkenyl/alkynyl silane group that attaches to the oxide surface, an alkyl/alkenyl/alkynyl portion of at least three carbon atoms, a polyalkylene glycol spacer group, and either a reactive site (e.g., a recognition ligand) or a site resistant to non-specific binding (e.g., a methoxy or the like) at the terminus of each modified SAM. The present invention further provides a sensor element, a sensor array and a method of sensing, each employing the composite material. Patterning is also provided together with backfilling to minimize non-specific binding. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/777837 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — 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 435/7.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759023 | Spodsberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/996027 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/41 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759040 | Spodsberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/765016 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — 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 9/2437 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759041 | Spodsberg |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Novozymes A/S (Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Novozymes Inc. (Davis, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Nikolaj Spodsberg (Bagsvaerd, Denmark) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/765286 |
| ART UNIT | 1652 — 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 9/248 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759053 | Phelps et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tommy J. Phelps (Knoxville, Tennessee); Robert J. Lauf (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Ji Won Moon (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Adam J. Rondinone (Arlington, Virginia); Lonnie J. Love (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chad Edward Duty (Knoxville, Tennessee); Andrew Stephen Madden (Norman, Oklahoma); Yiliang Li (Discovery Bay, China Hong Kong); Ilia N. Ivanov (Knoxville, Tennessee); Claudia Jeanette Rawn (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Tommy J. Phelps (Knoxville, Tennessee); Robert J. Lauf (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Ji Won Moon (Oak Ridge, Tennessee); Adam J. Rondinone (Arlington, Virginia); Lonnie J. Love (Knoxville, Tennessee); Chad Edward Duty (Knoxville, Tennessee); Andrew Stephen Madden (Norman, Oklahoma); Yiliang Li (Discovery Bay, China Hong Kong); Ilia N. Ivanov (Knoxville, Tennessee); Claudia Jeanette Rawn (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | The invention is directed to a method for producing non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, the method comprising: (a) subjecting a combination of reaction components to conditions conducive to microbially-mediated formation of non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein said combination of reaction components comprises i) anaerobic microbes, ii) a culture medium suitable for sustaining said anaerobic microbes, iii) a metal component comprising at least one type of metal ion, iv) a non-metal component containing at least one non-metal selected from the group consisting of S, Se, Te, and As, and v) one or more electron donors that provide donatable electrons to said anaerobic microbes during consumption of the electron donor by said anaerobic microbes; and (b) isolating said non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, which contain at least one of said metal ions and at least one of said non-metals. The invention is also directed to non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticle compositions produced as above and having distinctive properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/364638 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/168 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759070 | Papoutsakis et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis (Newark, Delaware); Mohab Ali Al-Hinai (Newark, Delaware); Shawn William Jones (Newark, Delaware); Dinesh Chanukya Indurthi (Newark, Delaware); Daniel Knox Mitchell (Newark, Delaware); Alan Fast (Newark, Delaware) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis (Newark, Delaware); Mohab Ali Al-Hinai (Newark, Delaware); Shawn William Jones (Newark, Delaware); Dinesh Chanukya Indurthi (Newark, Delaware); Daniel Knox Mitchell (Newark, Delaware); Alan Fast (Newark, Delaware) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention relates a recombinant Clostridium expressing one or more heterologous Wood-Ljungdahl (WL) genes. In particular, the recombinant Clostridium produces a metabolite at an increased level. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a metabolite by the recombinant Clostridium. |
| FILED | Friday, September 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/229033 |
| ART UNIT | 1656 — Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Molecular biology and microbiology 435/252.200 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759144 | Ginley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David S. Ginley (Evergreen, Colorado); Tatiana Kaydanova (Montreal, Canada); Alexander Miedaner (Boulder, Colorado); Calvin J. Curtis (Lakewood, Colorado); Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, Colorado) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David S. Ginley (Evergreen, Colorado); Tatiana Kaydanova (Montreal, Canada); Alexander Miedaner (Boulder, Colorado); Calvin J. Curtis (Lakewood, Colorado); Marinus Franciscus Antonius Maria van Hest (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for fabricating a contact (240) for a solar cell (200). The method includes providing a solar cell substrate (210) with a surface that is covered or includes an antireflective coating (220). For example, the substrate (210) may be positioned adjacent or proximate to an outlet of an inkjet printer (712) or other deposition device. The method continues with forming a burn through layer (230) on the coating (220) by depositing a metal oxide precursor (e.g., using an inkjet or other non-contact printing method to print or apply a volume of liquid or solution containing the precursor). The method includes forming a contact layer (240) comprising silver over or on the burn through layer (230), and then annealing is performed to electrically connect the contact layer (240) to the surface of the solar cell substrate (210) through a portion of the burn through layer (230) and the coating (220). |
| FILED | Monday, November 03, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/745400 |
| ART UNIT | 2829 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor device manufacturing: Process 438/98 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759662 | Nolas |
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| APPLICANT(S) | George S. Nolas (Tampa, Florida) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) |
| INVENTOR(S) | George S. Nolas (Tampa, Florida) |
| ABSTRACT | Thermoelectric elements may be used for heat sensors, heat pumps, and thermoelectric generators. A quantum-dot or nano-scale grain size polycrystalline material the effects of size-quantization are present inside the nanocrystals. A thermoelectric element composed of densified Groups IV-VI material, such as calcogenide-based materials are doped with metal or chalcogenide to form interference barriers form along grains. The dopant used is either silver or sodium. These chalcogenide materials form nanoparticles of highly crystal grains, and may specifically be between 1- and 100 nm. The compound is densified by spark plasma sintering. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/417326 |
| ART UNIT | 1758 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Batteries: Thermoelectric and photoelectric 136/238 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759767 | Carter et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jerry C. Carter (Livermore, California); James W. Chan (Elk Grove, California); James E. Trebes (Livermore, California); Stanley M. Angel (Columbia, South Carolina); Boris Mizaikoff (Ulm, Germany) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California); University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina); Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jerry C. Carter (Livermore, California); James W. Chan (Elk Grove, California); James E. Trebes (Livermore, California); Stanley M. Angel (Columbia, South Carolina); Boris Mizaikoff (Ulm, Germany) |
| ABSTRACT | A double-pass fiber-optic based spectroscopic gas sensor delivers Raman excitation light and infrared light to a hollow structure, such as a hollow fiber waveguide, that contains a gas sample of interest. A retro-reflector is placed at the end of this hollow structure to send the light back through the waveguide where the light is detected at the same end as the light source. This double pass retro reflector design increases the interaction path length of the light and the gas sample, and also reduces the form factor of the hollow structure. |
| FILED | Friday, August 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/545566 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Radiant energy 250/338.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759868 | Raffetto et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Mark Raffetto (Santa Barbara, California); Jayesh Bharathan (Cary, North Carolina); Kevin Haberern (Cary, North Carolina); Michael Bergmann (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); David Emerson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); James Ibbetson (Santa Barbara, California); Ting Li (Ventura, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Mark Raffetto (Santa Barbara, California); Jayesh Bharathan (Cary, North Carolina); Kevin Haberern (Cary, North Carolina); Michael Bergmann (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); David Emerson (Chapel Hill, North Carolina); James Ibbetson (Santa Barbara, California); Ting Li (Ventura, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A flip-chip semiconductor based Light Emitting Device (LED) can include an n-type semiconductor substrate and an n-type GaN epi-layer on the substrate. A p-type GaN epi-layer can be on the n-type GaN epi-layer and a metal ohmic contact p-electrode can be on the p-type GaN epi-layer, where the metal ohmic contact p-electrode can have an average thickness less than about 25 Å. A reflector can be on the metal ohmic contact p-electrode and a metal stack can be on the reflector. An n-electrode can be on the substrate opposite the n-type GaN epi-layer and a bonding pad can be on the n-electrode. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/271865 |
| ART UNIT | 2815 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Semiconductor Devices; Electric Solid State Devices Not Otherwise Provided for H01L 33/32 (20130101) H01L 33/38 (20130101) H01L 33/40 (20130101) H01L 33/42 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H01L 33/405 (20130101) H01L 2933/0016 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760021 | Post |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Richard F. Post (Walnut Creek, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Richard F. Post (Walnut Creek, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Centrifugally decoupling mechanical bearing systems provide thin tensioned metallic ribbons contained in a support structure. This assembly rotates around a stationary shaft being centered at low speeds by the action of the metal ribbons. Tension springs are connected on one end to the ribbons and on the other end to the support structure. The ribbons pass through slots in the inner ring of the support structure. The spring preloading thus insures contact (or near-contact) between the ribbons and the shaft at rotation speeds below the transition speed. Above this speed, however, the centrifugal force on the ribbons produces a tensile force on them that exceeds the spring tensile force so that the ribbons curve outward, effectively decoupling them from mechanical contact with the shaft. They still remain, however, in position to act as a touchdown bearing in case of abnormally high transverse accelerations. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/118857 |
| ART UNIT | 2834 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/90.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760105 | Hsu |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John S. Hsu (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A drive system includes an electric machine and a current source inverter (CSI). This integration of an electric machine and an inverter uses the machine's field excitation coil for not only flux generation in the machine but also for the CSI inductor. This integration of the two technologies, namely the U machine motor and the CSI, opens a new chapter for the component function integration instead of the traditional integration by simply placing separate machine and inverter components in the same housing. Elimination of the CSI inductor adds to the CSI volumetric reduction of capacitors and the elimination of PMs for the motor further improve the drive system cost, weight, and volume. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 09, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/292196 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Dynamo-electric Machines H02K 3/20 (20130101) H02K 11/0073 (20130101) H02K 11/0094 (20130101) Original (OR) Class H02K 19/12 (20130101) H02K 19/103 (20130101) Apparatus for Conversion Between AC and AC, Between AC and DC, or Between DC and DC, and for Use With Mains or Similar Power Supply Systems; Conversion of DC or AC Input Power into Surge Output Power; Control or Regulation Thereof H02M 2001/007 (20130101) H02M 2001/0087 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760124 | Ransom et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ray M. Ransom (Big Bear City, California); Milun Perisic (Torrance, California); Lateef A. Kajouke (San Pedro, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, Michigan) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ray M. Ransom (Big Bear City, California); Milun Perisic (Torrance, California); Lateef A. Kajouke (San Pedro, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods are provided for initiating a charging system. The method, for example, may include, but is not limited to, providing, by the charging system, an incrementally increasing voltage to a battery up to a first predetermined threshold while the energy conversion module has a zero-percent duty cycle, providing, by the charging system, an incrementally increasing voltage to the battery from an initial voltage level of the battery up to a peak voltage of a voltage source while the energy conversion module has a zero-percent duty cycle, and providing, by the charging system, an incrementally increasing voltage to the battery by incrementally increasing the duty cycle of the energy conversion module. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/149484 |
| ART UNIT | 2859 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Electricity: Battery or capacitor charging or discharging 320/138 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761560 | Sanderson et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Stephen N. Sanderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Titus James Appel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Walter C. Wrye, IV (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Stephen N. Sanderson (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Titus James Appel (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Walter C. Wrye, IV (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A photonic-cable assembly includes a power source cable connector (“PSCC”) coupled to a power receive cable connector (“PRCC”) via a fiber cable. The PSCC electrically connects to a first electronic device and houses a photonic power source and an optical data transmitter. The fiber cable includes an optical transmit data path coupled to the optical data transmitter, an optical power path coupled to the photonic power source, and an optical feedback path coupled to provide feedback control to the photonic power source. The PRCC electrically connects to a second electronic device and houses an optical data receiver coupled to the optical transmit data path, a feedback controller coupled to the optical feedback path to control the photonic power source, and a photonic power converter coupled to the optical power path to convert photonic energy received over the optical power path to electrical energy to power components of the PRCC. |
| FILED | Monday, January 14, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/741187 |
| ART UNIT | 2874 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical waveguides 385/101 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761848 | Berggren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, articles, and methods are provided related to nanowire-based detectors, which can be used for light detection in, for example, single-photon detectors. In one aspect, a variety of detectors are provided, for example one including an electrically superconductive nanowire or nanowires constructed and arranged to interact with photons to produce a detectable signal. In another aspect, fabrication methods are provided, including techniques to precisely reproduce patterns in subsequently formed layers of material using a relatively small number of fabrication steps. By precisely reproducing patterns in multiple material layers, one can form electrically insulating materials and electrically conductive materials in shapes such that incoming photons are redirected toward a nearby electrically superconductive materials (e.g., electrically superconductive nanowire(s)). For example, one or more resonance structures (e.g., comprising an electrically insulating material), which can trap electromagnetic radiation within its boundaries, can be positioned proximate the nanowire(s). The resonance structure can include, at its boundaries, electrically conductive material positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire such that light that would otherwise be transmitted through the sensor is redirected toward the nanowire(s) and detected. In addition, electrically conductive material can be positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire (e.g. at the aperture of the resonant structure), such that light is directed by scattering from this structure into the nanowire. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/117515 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761943 | Lou et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Xinsheng Lou (West Hartford, Connecticut); Abhinaya Joshi (Manchester, Connecticut); Hao Lei (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | ALSTOM Technology Ltd (Baden, Switzerland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Xinsheng Lou (West Hartford, Connecticut); Abhinaya Joshi (Manchester, Connecticut); Hao Lei (Windsor, Connecticut) |
| ABSTRACT | A control system for optimizing a chemical loop system includes one or more sensors for measuring one or more parameters in a chemical loop. The sensors are disposed on or in a conduit positioned in the chemical loop. The sensors generate one or more data signals representative of an amount of solids in the conduit. The control system includes a data acquisition system in communication with the sensors and a controller in communication with the data acquisition system. The data acquisition system receives the data signals and the controller generates the control signals. The controller is in communication with one or more valves positioned in the chemical loop. The valves are configured to regulate a flow of the solids through the chemical loop. |
| FILED | Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/014776 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Generic control systems or specific applications 7/274 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762068 | Tammero et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Lance F. Bentley Tammero (Oakland, California); John M. Dzenitis (Danville, California); Benjamin J. Hindson (Livermore, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Lance F. Bentley Tammero (Oakland, California); John M. Dzenitis (Danville, California); Benjamin J. Hindson (Livermore, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Methods for determination of threshold values of signatures comprised in an assay are described. Each signature enables detection of a target. The methods determine a probability density function of negative samples and a corresponding false positive rate curve. A false positive criterion is established and a threshold for that signature is determined as a point at which the false positive rate curve intersects the false positive criterion. A method for quantitative analysis and interpretation of assay results together with a method for determination of a desired limit of detection of a signature in an assay are also described. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/607956 |
| 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 | 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 1/6813 (20130101) C12Q 1/6851 (20130101) C12Q 1/6888 (20130101) C12Q 2537/143 (20130101) C12Q 2537/165 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 33/53 (20130101) G01N 33/569 (20130101) G01N 35/00613 (20130101) G01N 35/00693 (20130101) Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 19/20 (20130101) G06F 19/24 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Recognition of Data; Presentation of Data; Record Carriers; Handling Record Carriers G06K 9/626 (20130101) G06K 9/6217 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762075 | Loui et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Albert Loui (Dublin, California); Donald J. Sirbuly (Encinitas, California); Selim Elhadj (Livermore, California); Scott K. McCall (Livermore, California); Bradley R. Hart (Arlington, Virginia); Timothy V. Ratto (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Albert Loui (Dublin, California); Donald J. Sirbuly (Encinitas, California); Selim Elhadj (Livermore, California); Scott K. McCall (Livermore, California); Bradley R. Hart (Arlington, Virginia); Timothy V. Ratto (Oakland, California) |
| ABSTRACT | According to one embodiment, a system for detecting and identifying gases includes a piezoresistive microcantilever transducer, wherein dissipation of heat from the piezoresistive microcantilever into one or more gases is measured by changes in an electrical resistance of the piezoresistor, a vibrating microcantilever transducer, wherein shifts are measured in resonant frequency of the vibrating microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases, and a subsystem for correlating the measured resistance changes and the resonant frequency shifts to the one or more gases. In another embodiment, a method for detecting and identifying one or more gases includes determining dissipation of heat from a microcantilever into one or more gases, and determining shifts in resonant frequency of the microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also described according to more embodiments. |
| FILED | Friday, August 06, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/852416 |
| ART UNIT | 2857 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/24 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762109 | Christophersen et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho); John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana); William H. Morrison (Manchester, Connecticut); Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho); David M. Rose (Mountlake Terrace, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jon P. Christophersen (Idaho Falls, Idaho); John L. Morrison (Butte, Montana); William H. Morrison (Manchester, Connecticut); Chester G. Motloch (Idaho Falls, Idaho); David M. Rose (Mountlake Terrace, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Estimating impedance of energy storage devices includes generating input signals at various frequencies with a frequency step factor therebetween. An excitation time record (ETR) is generated to include a summation of the input signals and a deviation matrix of coefficients is generated relative to the excitation time record to determine crosstalk between the input signals. An energy storage device is stimulated with the ETR and simultaneously a response time record (RTR) is captured that is indicative of a response of the energy storage device to the ETR. The deviation matrix is applied to the RTR to determine an in-phase component and a quadrature component of an impedance of the energy storage device at each of the different frequencies with the crosstalk between the input signals substantially removed. This approach enables rapid impedance spectra measurements that can be completed within one period of the lowest frequency or less. |
| FILED | Tuesday, May 03, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/100184 |
| ART UNIT | 2865 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Measuring, calibrating, or testing 72/196 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762188 | Abercrombie et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert K. Abercrombie (Knoxville, Tennessee); Frederick T. Sheldon (Knoxville, Tennessee); Erik M. Ferragut (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert K. Abercrombie (Knoxville, Tennessee); Frederick T. Sheldon (Knoxville, Tennessee); Erik M. Ferragut (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| ABSTRACT | A system evaluates reliability, performance and/or safety by automatically assessing the targeted system's requirements. A cost metric quantifies the impact of failures as a function of failure cost per unit of time. The metrics or measurements may render real-time (or near real-time) outcomes by initiating active response against one or more high ranked threats. The system may support or may be executed in many domains including physical domains, cyber security domains, cyber-physical domains, infrastructure domains, etc. or any other domains that are subject to a threat or a loss. |
| FILED | Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/443702 |
| ART UNIT | 3624 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data Processing Systems or Methods, Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes; Systems or Methods Specially Adapted for Administrative, Commercial, Financial, Managerial, Supervisory or Forecasting Purposes, Not Otherwise Provided for G06Q 10/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin Gruebele (Champaign, Illinois); Simon Ebbinghaus (Hagen, Germany); Apratim Dhar (Urbana, Illinois); J Douglas McDonald (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin Gruebele (Champaign, Illinois); Simon Ebbinghaus (Hagen, Germany); Apratim Dhar (Urbana, Illinois); J Douglas McDonald (Champaign, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus and methods for characterizing the response of a particle to a parameter that characterizes an environment of the particle. A change is induced in the parameter characterizing the environment of the particle, where the change is rapid on a timescale characterizing kinetic response of the particle. The response of the particle is then imaged at a plurality of instants over the course of a period of time shorter than the timescale characterizing the kinetic response of the particle. The response may be detected by measuring a temperature jump or by measuring correlation and anticorrelation between probe parameters across pixels. More particularly, the particle may be a molecule, such as a biomolecule, and the environment, more particularly, may be a biological cell. The parameter characterizing the environment of the particle may be a temperature, and change may be induced in the temperature by heating a volume that includes the particle, either conductively or radiatively. The volume may be heated by means of a laser, such as an infrared laser, for example, or by microwave heating. |
| FILED | Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/210942 |
| ART UNIT | 2856 — Printing/Measuring and Testing |
| CURRENT CPC | Thermal measuring and testing 374/45 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758261 | Gouma et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pelagia-Irene Gouma (Port Jefferson, New York); Sanford R. Simon (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Albany, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pelagia-Irene Gouma (Port Jefferson, New York); Sanford R. Simon (Stony Brook, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | An apparatus is for detecting the presence of selected gaseous compounds indicative of a medical condition includes a probe having one or more sensor elements having a conductivity which is responsive to the presence of selected gaseous compounds, at least one sensor element containing a transition metal oxide selected from the group consisting of WO3, beta-MoO3 and UO2; and means for measuring the conductivity of each said sensor element. |
| FILED | Monday, August 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/852742 |
| ART UNIT | 3735 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery 6/532 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758633 | Wang et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Pingshan Wang (Central, South Carolina); Chunrong Song (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Pingshan Wang (Central, South Carolina); Chunrong Song (Clemson, South Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed is a method for fabricating nanofluidic channels having a height of from about 1 nm to about 10 nm. Generally, the method includes formation of doped silicon parallel strips in a silicon substrate, formation of a native oxide layer on the substrate, and etching of the native oxide layer at one of the strips to form a channel of a depth of between about 1 nm and about 10 nm. The method also includes bonding a second wafer to the surface, the second wafer including through etched windows to provide probe contacts to two of the parallel strips during use. These parallel strips provide high-frequency transmission lines in the device that can provide broadband dielectric spectroscopy measurement within the nanochannels. |
| FILED | Monday, July 19, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/838687 |
| ART UNIT | 1713 — Coating, Etching, Cleaning, Single Crystal Growth |
| CURRENT CPC | Etching a substrate: Processes 216/2 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758681 | Golkowski |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Czeslaw Golkowski (Ithaca, New York) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Czeslaw Golkowski (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A free radical sterilization system having a chamber defining a region, and a generator for generating free radical reach effluent from a free radical electric generator and/or a vaporizer. A closed loop circulating system without a free-radical destroyer is provided for supplying the mixture of free radicals from the electric generator mixed with the hydrogen peroxide solution in the form of the effluent to the chamber. The free-radical sterilization system is used in sterilizing items in the chamber and, with an open-bottomed wound chamber, in treating wounds on a body. |
| FILED | Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/524380 |
| ART UNIT | 1773 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Preservation of Bodies of Humans or Animals or Plants or Parts Thereof; Biocides, e.g as Disinfectants, as Pesticides or as Herbicides; Pest Repellants or Attractants; Plant Growth Regulators A01N 1/0294 (20130101) Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 2/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 2/22 (20130101) A61L 2/186 (20130101) A61L 2/208 (20130101) A61L 9/00 (20130101) A61L 9/03 (20130101) A61L 9/015 (20130101) Devices for Introducing Media Into, or Onto, the Body; Devices for Transducing Body Media or for Taking Media From the Body; Devices for Producing or Ending Sleep or Stupor A61M 1/0019 (20130101) Spraying Apparatus; Atomising Apparatus; Nozzles B05B 12/14 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758717 | Ganapathiraman et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ramanath Ganapathiraman (Clifton Park, New York); Saurabh Agrawal (Troy, New York); Raghuveer S. Makala (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ramanath Ganapathiraman (Clifton Park, New York); Saurabh Agrawal (Troy, New York); Raghuveer S. Makala (Sunnyvale, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of cutting, thinning, welding and chemically functionalizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with carboxyl and allyl moieties, and altering the electrical properties of the CNT films by applying high current densities combined with air-exposure is developed and demonstrated. Such welded high-conductance CNT networks of functionalized CNTs could be useful for device and sensor applications, and may serve as high mechanical toughness mat fillers that are amenable to integration with nanocomposite matrices. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/874543 |
| ART UNIT | 1732 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Specific Uses or Applications of Nanostructures; Measurement or Analysis of Nanostructures; Manufacture or Treatment of Nanostructures B82Y 40/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Non-metallic Elements; Compounds Thereof; C01B 31/00 (20130101) Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 9/12 (20130101) Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/752 (20130101) Y10S 977/842 (20130101) Y10S 977/847 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758794 | Schmidt et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christine Schmidt (Austin, Texas); Terry Hudson (San Clemente, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christine Schmidt (Austin, Texas); Terry Hudson (San Clemente, California) |
| ABSTRACT | The present invention is a natural, cell-free tissue replacement that does not require difficult or extensive preparation made by washing tissue replacement in a solution including one or more sulfobetaines and an anionic surface-active detergent and washing the tissue replacement in serial solutions of the buffered salt to remove excess detergent. The natural, cell-free tissue replacement may be a nerve graft that supports axonal regeneration, guides the axons toward the distal nerve end and/or is immunologically tolerated. Other forms of the invention are a composition and kit prepared by the method of making a native, cell-free tissue replacement. The present invention may be modified for use in diagnostic, therapeutic, and prophylactic applications. |
| FILED | Monday, June 09, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/135772 |
| 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 | Methods or Apparatus for Sterilising Materials or Objects in General; Disinfection, Sterilisation, or Deodorisation of Air; Chemical Aspects of Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles; Materials for Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads, or Surgical Articles A61L 27/3675 (20130101) Original (OR) Class A61L 27/3687 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759116 | Schultz et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David A. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Jack J. Mock (Del Mar, California); David R. Smith (La Jolla, California); Sheldon Schultz (La Jolla, California); Thomas J. Silva (Golden, Colorado) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David A. Schultz (La Jolla, California); Jack J. Mock (Del Mar, California); David R. Smith (La Jolla, California); Sheldon Schultz (La Jolla, California); Thomas J. Silva (Golden, Colorado) |
| ABSTRACT | A method and apparatus for identifying an object having a pattern of plasmon resonant particles (PREs) distributed in or on the object are disclosed. In the method, a field containing the pattern is illuminated, and one or more spectral emission characteristics of the light-scattering particles in the field are detected. From this data, an image of positions and spectral characteristic values in the field is constructed, allowing PREs with a selected spectral signature to be discriminated from other light-scattering entities, to provide information about the field. The image may be compared to a database of reference images to identify or validate the object. |
| FILED | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/654005 |
| ART UNIT | 1677 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Analytical and immunological testing 436/525 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759424 | Srubar, III et al. |
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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) | Wilfred V. Srubar, III (Boulder, Colorado); Sarah L. Billington (Palo Alto, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A composite material includes a matrix composed of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer and a filler composed of particles dispersed in the matrix. The particles are composed of naturally-derived materials (e.g., ground bone meal or pumice powder), have a microporous microstructure, have a low hygroscopic expansion, and are less than 1.0 mm in size. Preferably, the matrix and the filler together constitute 100% by weight of the composite material, and at most 30% by volume of the composite material is consumed by the filler. The composite material may take the form of an anaerobically biodegradable article of manufacture such as a building material a coating of a building material or other article. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/939868 |
| ART UNIT | 1768 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Use of Inorganic or Non-macromolecular Organic Substances as Compounding Ingredients C08K 7/22 (20130101) C08K 7/26 (20130101) C08K 11/00 (20130101) Compositions of Macromolecular Compounds C08L 67/04 (20130101) Coating Compositions, e.g Paints, Varnishes or Lacquers; Filling Pastes; Chemical Paint or Ink Removers; Inks; Correcting Fluids; Woodstains; Pastes or Solids for Colouring or Printing; Use of Materials Therefor C09D 167/04 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759444 | Bazan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Guillermo C. Bazan (Santa Barbara, California); Bin Liu (Singapore, Singapore) |
| ABSTRACT | Disclosed are multichromophores, and methods, articles and compositions employing them. Disclosed are methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate or in an array format on a substrate. Disclosed are detection assays employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. Disclosed are biological assays in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations. |
| FILED | Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/726520 |
| ART UNIT | 1765 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 525/54.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759465 | Wilker et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Jonathan James Wilker (Wellesleym, Massachusetts); Glenn Westwood (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Trinity Noel Horton (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Jonathan James Wilker (Wellesleym, Massachusetts); Glenn Westwood (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Trinity Noel Horton (Mentor, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | A class of bioinspired, cross linking polymers, created by working catechol functionalities into the backbone of a bulk polymer, is disclosed. Varied cross linking groups may be incorporated into different polymer backbones, and subsequently reacted with an array of reagents. An adhesive composition comprising a copolymer, the copolymer comprising pendant dihydroxyphenyl groups; and a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of, for example, oxidants, enzymes, metals, and light. A method of preparing an adhesive composition comprising copolymerizing a first monomer comprising pendant dihydroxy-protected dihydroxyphenyl groups; deprotecting the dihydroxy-protected dihydroxyphenyl groups; crosslinking the dihydroxyphenyl groups with a crosslinking agent. |
| FILED | Monday, April 21, 2008 |
| APPL NO | 12/106840 |
| ART UNIT | 1764 — Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Synthetic resins or natural rubbers 526/347 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759810 | Agarwal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ritesh Agarwal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Mukut Mitra (Wilmington, Delaware); Yeonwoong Jung (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ritesh Agarwal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Mukut Mitra (Wilmington, Delaware); Yeonwoong Jung (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| ABSTRACT | A phase change memory device that utilizes a nanowire structure. Usage of the nanowire structure permits the phase change memory device to release its stress upon amorphization via the minimization of reset resistance and threshold resistance. |
| FILED | Friday, September 24, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/497683 |
| ART UNIT | 2818 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Active solid-state devices 257/4 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760007 | Joannopoulos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aristeidis Karalis (Boston, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aristeidis Karalis (Boston, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are embodiments of a source high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy source, a second high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. A third high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. The source resonator and at least one of the second resonator and third resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said source resonator to said at least one of the second resonator and third resonator. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/639963 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/182 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 9/04 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 5/005 (20130101) H02J 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7088 (20130101) Y02T 90/14 (20130101) Y02T 90/122 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760008 | Joannopoulos et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aristeidis Karalis (Boston, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | John D. Joannopoulos (Belmont, Massachusetts); Aristeidis Karalis (Boston, Massachusetts); Marin Soljacic (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Described herein are embodiments of a first resonator, with a resonant frequency f1, optionally coupled to an energy source; and a second resonator, with a resonant frequency f2, optionally coupled to an energy drain, located a variable distance from the first resonator. The first resonator and the second resonator may be coupled to provide near-field wireless energy transfer among the first resonator and the second resonator, and where f1 may be approximately equal to f2 and both f1 and f2 may be less than 400 MHz. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/649777 |
| ART UNIT | 2836 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Propulsion of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Supplying Electric Power for Auxiliary Equipment of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electrodynamic Brake Systems for Vehicles in General; Magnetic Suspension or Levitation for Vehicles; Monitoring Operating Variables of Electrically-propelled Vehicles; Electric Safety Devices for Electrically-propelled Vehicles B60L 11/182 (20130101) Antennas, i.e Radio Aerials H01Q 9/04 (20130101) Circuit Arrangements or Systems for Supplying or Distributing Electric Power; Systems for Storing Electric Energy H02J 5/005 (20130101) H02J 17/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation Y02T 10/7005 (20130101) Y02T 10/7088 (20130101) Y02T 90/14 (20130101) Y02T 90/122 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760510 | Aloe et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania); Patrick Flynn (Granger, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert T. Aloe (Ambridge, Pennsylvania); Patrick Flynn (Granger, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A three-dimensional imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a generated first planar light screen, and a first and second detector offset from the perpendicular plane of the light screen. The first detector is located on a first side of the perpendicular plane, and the second detector is located on the opposite side of the perpendicular plane. The first and second detectors detect the instantaneous projection of the first planar light screen upon an object within the first planar light screen, and to output first and second data corresponding to the detected projection. A velocity sensor determines the instantaneous velocity of the object as the object moves relative to the first planar light screen, and to output third data corresponding to the determined velocity. A processor acquires the data from the first and second detector, and the velocity sensor at least two instantaneous times as the object moves relative to the first planar light screen and combines the first, second, and third data to create a three-dimensional image of the object. |
| FILED | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/626067 |
| ART UNIT | 2487 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Television 348/142 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760665 | Ume et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Ifeanyi Charles Ume (Atlanta, Georgia); Tyler Randolph (Trenton, Georgia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Georgia Tech Research Foundation (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Ifeanyi Charles Ume (Atlanta, Georgia); Tyler Randolph (Trenton, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | High speed autofocus interferometric inspection systems and methods are discussed in this Application. In accordance with some embodiments, an inspection system can generally include a laser module, an interferometer module, and a system controller. The laser can produce laser pulses to excite a device such as a silicon wafer, chip capacitor or chip packaged/silicon die containing a plurality of solder bumps into vibration. The interferometer module can be disposed to receive reflected laser energy from the device to sense vibration displacements created in the device with the laser pulses. The system controller to receive vibration data from the interferometer, the system controller configured to output a control signal for adjusting a relative distance and position between the laser module and the device. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and discussed. |
| FILED | Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/203752 |
| ART UNIT | 2877 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optics: Measuring and testing 356/502 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760743 | Lal et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Amit Lal (Ithaca, New York); Serhan M. Ardanuc (Ithaca, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A system 120 for reflecting or redirecting incident light, microwave or sound energy includes a first substrate 144 configured to support an array of reflective elements 130 that can be angularly displaced through a range of substantially 90 degrees in response to a reflector angle control signal and a controller programmed to generate the reflector angle control signal to achieve desired incident energy beam or wavefront re-direction. The reflective elements 130 preferably comprise MEMS micro-reflector elements hingedly or movably attached to the first substrate 130 and define a reflective surface that is aimed at the source of incident light, microwave or sound energy. |
| FILED | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/026468 |
| ART UNIT | 2872 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Optical: Systems and elements 359/198.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760915 | Kent et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Andrew Kent (New York, New York); Daniel L. Stein (New York, New York); Jean-Marc Beaujour (Elmhurst, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A high speed, low power method to control and switch the magnetization direction and/or helicity of a magnetic region in a magnetic device for memory cells using spin polarized electrical current. The magnetic device comprises a reference magnetic layer with a fixed magnetic helicity and/or magnetization direction and a free magnetic layer with a changeable magnetic helicity and/or magnetization direction. The fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer are preferably separated by a non-magnetic layer. The fixed and free magnetic layers may have magnetization directions at a substantially non-zero angle relative to the layer normal. A current can be applied to the device to induce a torque that alters the magnetic state of the device so that it can act as a magnetic memory for writing information. The resistance, which depends on the magnetic state of the device, is measured to read out the information stored in the device. |
| FILED | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/720290 |
| ART UNIT | 2827 — Semiconductors/Memory |
| CURRENT CPC | Static information storage and retrieval 365/171 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761152 | Rixner et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Scott Rixner (Houston, Texas); Alan L. Cox (Houston, Texas); Michael Foss (Houston, Texas); Jeffrey Shafer (Houston, Texas) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | William Marsh Rice University (Houston, Texas) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Scott Rixner (Houston, Texas); Alan L. Cox (Houston, Texas); Michael Foss (Houston, Texas); Jeffrey Shafer (Houston, Texas) |
| ABSTRACT | A computer readable medium comprising computer readable code for data transfer. The computer readable code, when executed, performs a method. The method includes receiving, at a first Axon, an ARP request from a source host directed to a target host. The method also includes obtaining a first route from the first Axon to the second Axon, and generating a target identification corresponding to the target host. The method further includes sending an Axon-ARP request to the second Axon using the first route, and receiving an Axon-ARP reply from the second Axon, where the Axon-ARP reply includes a second route. The method further includes storing the first route in storage space on the first Axon, where the storage space is indexed by the target identification, and sending an ARP reply to the first host where the source host is configured to send a packet to the target host. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/578240 |
| ART UNIT | 2466 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/351 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761202 | Sivakumar et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Raghupathy Sivakumar (Atlanta, Georgia); Aravind Velayutham (Atlanta, Georgia) |
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| INVENTOR(S) | Raghupathy Sivakumar (Atlanta, Georgia); Aravind Velayutham (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems and methods for reconfiguring a transport-layer protocol are disclosed. The transport-layer protocol is implemented by a plurality of transport-layer mechanisms. Each transport-layer mechanism resides in a dynamically loadable module and implements a specific area of transport-layer functionality. One method comprises: performing an initial load of a first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms into memory; unloading one of the first plurality of transport-layer mechanisms; and loading at least one transport-layer mechanism different than the first plurality. One system comprises a processor coupled to a local interface; a memory coupled to the local interface; and protocol logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The protocol logic comprises: monitor logic configured to detect a change in at least one network performance condition of a network communicatively coupled to the network interface; adaptation logic configured to load into the memory a transport-layer mechanism upon a notification by the monitor logic. |
| FILED | Monday, September 26, 2005 |
| APPL NO | 11/235444 |
| ART UNIT | 2412 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/469 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761243 | Rose et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Kenneth Rose (Ojai, California); Rui Zhang (Pleasanton, California); Shankar Regunathan (Bellevue, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Kenneth Rose (Ojai, California); Rui Zhang (Pleasanton, California); Shankar Regunathan (Bellevue, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is described for efficiently determining total end-to-end distortion of a pre-compressed data stream, such as video streams or other media streams, at the time of delivery over a lossy-network, and for providing adaptive error-resilient delivery schemes based on distortion estimates. The methods can be utilized with single or multilayer packet streams and are particularly well suited for video streams. By way of example, distortion estimates are performed by generating side-information at the time of data stream compression, wherein the side-information is used in conjunction with information about the network status to determine an estimated distortion for the group of packets when the data stream is transported over the network to a destination end. This estimation may be utilized within described resiliency techniques in which the error correction mechanism is selected in response to the estimated distortion, which may be additionally refined in reference to cost factors. |
| FILED | Friday, September 18, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/562583 |
| ART UNIT | 2485 — Recording and Compression |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/240.10 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761848 | Berggren et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Karl K. Berggren (Arlington, Massachusetts); Xiaolong Hu (Ann Arbor, Michigan); Daniele Masciarelli (Settimo Torinese, Italy) |
| ABSTRACT | Systems, articles, and methods are provided related to nanowire-based detectors, which can be used for light detection in, for example, single-photon detectors. In one aspect, a variety of detectors are provided, for example one including an electrically superconductive nanowire or nanowires constructed and arranged to interact with photons to produce a detectable signal. In another aspect, fabrication methods are provided, including techniques to precisely reproduce patterns in subsequently formed layers of material using a relatively small number of fabrication steps. By precisely reproducing patterns in multiple material layers, one can form electrically insulating materials and electrically conductive materials in shapes such that incoming photons are redirected toward a nearby electrically superconductive materials (e.g., electrically superconductive nanowire(s)). For example, one or more resonance structures (e.g., comprising an electrically insulating material), which can trap electromagnetic radiation within its boundaries, can be positioned proximate the nanowire(s). The resonance structure can include, at its boundaries, electrically conductive material positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire such that light that would otherwise be transmitted through the sensor is redirected toward the nanowire(s) and detected. In addition, electrically conductive material can be positioned proximate the electrically superconductive nanowire (e.g. at the aperture of the resonant structure), such that light is directed by scattering from this structure into the nanowire. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/117515 |
| ART UNIT | 1736 — Metallurgy, Metal Working, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalyst, Electrophotography, Photolithography |
| CURRENT CPC | Superconductor technology: Apparatus, material, process 55/160 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762186 | Freire et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Juliana Freire (Salt Lake City, Utah); Claudio T. Silva (Salt Lake City, Utah); Carlos E. Scheidegger (Salt Lake City, Utah); Huy T. Vo (Murray, Utah); David Koop (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Juliana Freire (Salt Lake City, Utah); Claudio T. Silva (Salt Lake City, Utah); Carlos E. Scheidegger (Salt Lake City, Utah); Huy T. Vo (Murray, Utah); David Koop (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| ABSTRACT | A method of creating an analogous workflow is provided. A first workflow is received at a first device, the first workflow including a plurality of first modules that are connected. A second workflow is received at the first device, the second workflow including a plurality of second modules that are connected. A third workflow is received at the first device, the third workflow including a plurality of third modules that are connected. An analogy workflow is determined based on a difference between the received first workflow and the received second workflow. The determined analogy workflow is applied to the received third workflow to define a fourth workflow. A method of identifying a workflow of a plurality of workflows is provided. A query workflow includes a plurality of modules that are connected. A workflow is identified that at least partially matches the received query workflow. |
| FILED | Friday, September 23, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/243541 |
| ART UNIT | 3629 — Business Methods - Incentive Programs, Coupons; Operations Research; Electronic Shopping; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Cost/ Price, Reservations, Shipping and Transportation; Business Processing |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination 75/7.110 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762319 | Kleinberg et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samantha Kleinberg (New York, New York); Bhubaneswar Mishra (Great Neck, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | New York University (New York, New York) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samantha Kleinberg (New York, New York); Bhubaneswar Mishra (Great Neck, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | Time-course data with an underlying causal structure may appear in a variety of domains, including, e.g., neural spike trains, stock price movements, and gene expression levels. Provided and described herein are methods, procedures, systems, and computer-accessible medium for inferring and/or determining causation in time course data based on temporal logic and algorithms for model checking. For example, according to one exemplary embodiment, the exemplary method can include receiving data associated with particular causal relationships, for each causal relationship, determining average characteristics associated with cause and effects of the causal relationships, and identifying the causal relationships that meet predetermined requirement(s) as a function of the average characteristics so as to generate a causal relationship. The exemplary characteristics associated with cause and effects of the causal relationships can include an associated average difference that a cause can make to an effect in relation to each other cause of that effect. |
| FILED | Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/994122 |
| ART UNIT | 2122 — AI & Simulation/Modeling |
| CURRENT CPC | Data processing: Artificial intelligence 76/52 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08762736 | Goldwasser et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Shafi Goldwasser (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yael Tauman Kalai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Nathanel Rothblum (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambriged, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Shafi Goldwasser (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Yael Tauman Kalai (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Guy Nathanel Rothblum (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing one-time programs is presented. A program to be converted to a new program having a predetermined lifetime is identified. The program is compiled to produce the new program having a predetermined lifetime and wherein the new program having a predetermined lifetime is guaranteed to only have the predetermined lifetime. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/417152 |
| ART UNIT | 2492 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical computers and digital processing systems: Support 713/189 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08763127 | Yao et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Danfeng Yao (Blacksburg, Virginia); Deian Stefan (Glendale, New York); Chehai Wu (Goleta, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Danfeng Yao (Blacksburg, Virginia); Deian Stefan (Glendale, New York); Chehai Wu (Goleta, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for distinguishing human input events from malware-generated events includes one or more central processing units (CPUs), one or more input devices and memory. The memory includes program code that when executed by the CPU causes the CPU to obtain a first set of input events from a user utilizing the input device. The first input events are used to obtain or derive a feature indicative of the user, such as a multi-dimensional feature vector as provided by a support vector machine. Second input events are then obtained, and the second input events are classified against the feature to determine if either the user or malware initiated the second input events. |
| FILED | Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 13/255567 |
| ART UNIT | 2432 — Cryptography and Security |
| CURRENT CPC | Electric Digital Data Processing G06F 21/566 (20131010) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Robert C. McDonald (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Giner, Inc. (Newton, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Robert C. McDonald (Stow, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Electrolyte suitable for use in a lithium ion cell or battery. According to one embodiment, the electrolyte includes a fluorinated lithium ion salt and a solvent system that solvates lithium ions and that yields a high dielectric constant, a low viscosity and a high flashpoint. In one embodiment, the solvent system includes a mixture of an aprotic lithium ion solvating solvent and an aprotic fluorinated solvent. |
| FILED | Thursday, October 04, 2007 |
| APPL NO | 11/973293 |
| ART UNIT | 1727 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/327 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758948 | Narayan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Sri R. Narayan (Arcadia, California); G.K. Surya Prakash (Hacienda Heights, California); Andrew Kindler (San Marino, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Sri R. Narayan (Arcadia, California); G.K. Surya Prakash (Hacienda Heights, California); Andrew Kindler (San Marino, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Embodiments include an iron-air rechargeable battery having a composite electrode including an iron electrode and a hydrogen electrode integrated therewith. An air electrode is spaced from the iron electrode and an electrolyte is provided in contact with the air electrode and the iron electrodes. Various additives and catalysts are disclosed with respect to the iron electrode, air electrode, and electrolyte for increasing battery efficiency and cycle life. |
| FILED | Friday, July 22, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/189038 |
| ART UNIT | 1726 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Solar Cells, Liquid Crystal Compositions |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemistry: Electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process 429/405 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759057 | Cullings et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| 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) | Kenneth W. Cullings (Ventura, California); Julia C. DeSimone (San Jose, California); Chad D. Paavola (Carmel, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for purifying laccase from an ectomycorrhizal fruiting body is disclosed. The process includes steps of homogenization, sonication, centrifugation, filtration, affinity chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. Purified laccase can also be separated into isomers. |
| FILED | Monday, April 01, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/854620 |
| 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 9/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class C12N 9/0004 (20130101) C12N 9/98 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759791 | Hug et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Photon Systems, Inc. (Covina, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Naphthalene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and other volatile organic compounds have been identified as serious health hazards. This is especially true for personnel working with JP8 jet fuel and other fuels containing naphthalene as well as other hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for near-real-time in-situ detection and accumulated dose measurement of exposure to naphthalene vapor and other hazardous gaseous VOCs. The methods and apparatus employ excitation of fluorophors native or endogenous to compounds of interest using light sources emitting in the ultraviolet below 300 nm and measurement of native fluorescence emissions in distinct wavebands above the excitation wavelength. The apparatus of some embodiments are cell-phone-sized sensor/dosimeter “badges” to be worn by personnel potentially exposed to naphthalene or other hazardous VOCs. The badge sensor of some embodiments provides both real time detection and data logging of exposure to naphthalene or other VOCs of interest from which both instantaneous and accumulated dose can be determined. The badges employ a new native fluorescence based detection method to identify and differentiate VOCs. The particular focus of some embodiments are the detection and identification of naphthalene while other embodiments are directed to detection and identification of other VOCs like aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628205 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08760039 | Schiller et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Noah H. Schiller (Yorktown, Virginia); Randolph H. Cabell (Hampton, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Noah H. Schiller (Yorktown, Virginia); Randolph H. Cabell (Hampton, Virginia); Daniel F. Perey (Yorktown, Virginia) |
| ABSTRACT | A diamond-shaped actuator for a flexible panel has an inter-digitated electrode (IDE) and a piezoelectric wafer portion positioned therebetween. The IDE and/or the wafer portion are diamond-shaped. Point sensors are positioned with respect to the actuator and measure vibration. The actuator generates and transmits a cancelling force to the panel in response to an output signal from a controller, which is calculated using a signal describing the vibration. A method for controlling vibration in a flexible panel includes connecting a diamond-shaped actuator to the flexible panel, and then connecting a point sensor to each actuator. Vibration is measured via the point sensor. The controller calculates a proportional output voltage signal from the measured vibration, and transmits the output signal to the actuator to substantially cancel the vibration in proximity to each actuator. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 08, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/291372 |
| ART UNIT | 2837 — Electrical Circuits and Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrical generator or motor structure 310/338 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Small Business Administration (SBA)
| US 08757039 | Martinez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Engineering Science Analysis Corporation (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An immobilization device and method of restraining vehicles, persons and animals uses tendrils attached to various devices to engage the target. The immobilization device, system and method includes a housing containing launchable tendrils that are launched from the housing by a propellant. The tendrils may be attached to straps or other elements carried by the immobilization device. The tendrils will engage the target and restrain it if it is a vehicle such as a car, truck, boat, submarine, or like vehicle. In stopping a person or animal the tendrils will deliver a marking package, a shocking package or a snare package to mark, shock or snare the target. Straps may be pulled off the housing leaving the housing near the point of deployment. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901130 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 9/04 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41H 13/0006 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/40 (20130101) F42B 23/00 (20130101) F42B 23/10 (20130101) F42B 23/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08757368 | Lanning et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington); James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); Christopher J. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington); James L. Fridley (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Rectangular switchgrass bales optimized for highway transport on semi-trailer trucks, produced by a process of compacting a switchgrass biomass material at between about 22 and about 32 psi into a rectangular switchgrass bale having a bale density of between 14.6 and 20.5 lb/ft3. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/861229 |
| ART UNIT | 3788 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/83.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758657 | Martin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Martin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Said Rizk (Windham, New Hampshire); Ajay Ahuja (Needham, Massachusetts); Simon F. Williams (Sherborn, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/943116 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/16 (20130101) D01D 5/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/62 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758895 | Dooley et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Plant biomass particles coated with a biological agent such as a bacterium or seed, characterized by a length dimension (L) aligned substantially parallel to a grain direction and defining a substantially uniform distance along the grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) normal to W and L. In particular, the L×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel side surfaces characterized by substantially intact longitudinally arrayed fibers, the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces characterized by crosscut fibers and end checking between fibers, and the L×W dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces. |
| FILED | Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/939639 |
| ART UNIT | 1788 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material |
| CURRENT CPC | Stock material or miscellaneous articles 428/402 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759791 | Hug et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Photon Systems, Inc. (Covina, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William F. Hug (Altadena, California); Rohit Bhartia (Pasadena, California); Ray D. Reid (Glendora, California); Arthur L. Lane (Arcadia, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Naphthalene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and other volatile organic compounds have been identified as serious health hazards. This is especially true for personnel working with JP8 jet fuel and other fuels containing naphthalene as well as other hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for near-real-time in-situ detection and accumulated dose measurement of exposure to naphthalene vapor and other hazardous gaseous VOCs. The methods and apparatus employ excitation of fluorophors native or endogenous to compounds of interest using light sources emitting in the ultraviolet below 300 nm and measurement of native fluorescence emissions in distinct wavebands above the excitation wavelength. The apparatus of some embodiments are cell-phone-sized sensor/dosimeter “badges” to be worn by personnel potentially exposed to naphthalene or other hazardous VOCs. The badge sensor of some embodiments provides both real time detection and data logging of exposure to naphthalene or other VOCs of interest from which both instantaneous and accumulated dose can be determined. The badges employ a new native fluorescence based detection method to identify and differentiate VOCs. The particular focus of some embodiments are the detection and identification of naphthalene while other embodiments are directed to detection and identification of other VOCs like aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. |
| FILED | Monday, November 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/628205 |
| ART UNIT | 2884 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 21/64 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Commerce (DOC)
| US 08757189 | Cooksey |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Gregory A. Cooksey (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce (Washington, District of Columbia); The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Gregory A. Cooksey (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A fluid delivery system is described which provides stable flow rates over a range of different flow rates and while multiple fluids are being concurrently delivered. The delivery system includes one or more reservoirs each containing a respective fluid to be transferred. The reservoir(s) are positioned within a secondary fluid selected such that the reservoir(s) and their contents, i.e. the fluids to be transferred, float within the secondary fluid. One end of a flow conduit is submerged in each fluid to be transferred. A pressure differential is then induced in the flow conduit whereby fluid flow therein occurs. |
| FILED | Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/912300 |
| ART UNIT | 3753 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing |
| CURRENT CPC | Chemical or Physical Laboratory Apparatus for General Use B01L 3/0293 (20130101) B01L 3/50273 (20130101) B01L 3/502715 (20130101) B01L 2300/14 (20130101) B01L 2400/0487 (20130101) Investigating or Analysing Materials by Determining Their Chemical or Physical Properties G01N 35/1072 (20130101) G01N 2035/00158 (20130101) G01N 2035/1034 (20130101) Systems for Controlling or Regulating Non-electric Variables G05D 7/0193 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758657 | Martin et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Tepha, Inc. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David P. Martin (Arlington, Massachusetts); Said Rizk (Windham, New Hampshire); Ajay Ahuja (Needham, Massachusetts); Simon F. Williams (Sherborn, Massachusetts) |
| ABSTRACT | Absorbable polyester fibers, braids, and surgical meshes with prolonged strength retention have been developed. These devices are preferably derived from biocompatible copolymers or homopolymers of 4-hydroxybutyrate. These devices provide a wider range of in vivo strength retention properties than are currently available, and could offer additional benefits such as anti-adhesion properties, reduced risks of infection or other post-operative problems resulting from absorption and eventual elimination of the device, and competitive cost. The devices may also be particularly suitable for use in pediatric populations where their absorption should not hinder growth, and provide in all patient populations wound healing with long-term mechanical stability. The devices may additionally be combined with autologous, allogenic and/or xenogenic tissues to provide implants with improved mechanical, biological and handling properties. |
| FILED | Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/943116 |
| ART UNIT | 1742 — Tires, Adhesive Bonding, Glass/Paper making, Plastics Shaping & Molding |
| CURRENT CPC | Mechanical Methods or Apparatus in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons D01D 5/16 (20130101) D01D 5/088 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Chemical Features in the Manufacture of Artificial Filaments, Threads, Fibres, Bristles or Ribbons; Apparatus Specially Adapted for the Manufacture of Carbon Filaments D01F 6/62 (20130101) Crimping or Curling Fibres, Filaments, Threads, or Yarns; Yarns or Threads D02G 3/02 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08759512 | Luesch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Hendrik Luesch (Gainesville, Florida); Jiyong Hong (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, Florida); Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Hendrik Luesch (Gainesville, Florida); Jiyong Hong (Durham, North Carolina) |
| ABSTRACT | The instant invention describes methods for producing macrocyclic compounds having antiproliferation activity, and useful in methods of treating disorders such as cancer, tumors and cell proliferation related disorders. |
| FILED | Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/918958 |
| ART UNIT | 1622 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 540/455 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08763161 | Cannara et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Rachel Cannara (Dickerson, Maryland); Fred Sharifi (Poolesville, Maryland); Zhao Deng (Gaithersburg, Maryland) |
| ABSTRACT | A variable temperature assembly for scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is described which minimizes or eliminates motion of the sample caused by the thermal expansion or contraction of the sample holder assembly and platform/scanning stage on which the assembly is mounted, and minimizes heating or cooling of the platform/stage. In heater form, the variable temperature assembly includes a thin boron nitride puck with one or more high-resistivity wires embedded along an underside of the puck. The puck is suspended from its polished top surface by posts that are secured to the microscope stage. All thermal expansion of the puck occurs in the downward direction, away from the SPM probe-sample interface, thus eliminating relative motion between the probe tip and sample surface. The top surface of the puck remains stationary as a result of the unique geometry of the posts and the puck-post attachment configuration described herein. |
| FILED | Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/622623 |
| ART UNIT | 2881 — Optics |
| CURRENT CPC | Scanning-probe Techniques or Apparatus; Applications of Scanning-probe Techniques, e.g Scanning Probe Microscopy [SPM] G01Q 30/10 (20130101) Original (OR) Class Technical Subjects Covered by Former USPC Cross-reference Art Collections [XRACs] and Digests Y10S 977/871 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
| US 08757368 | Lanning et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Forest Concepts, LLC (Auburn, Washington) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David N. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington); James H. Dooley (Federal Way, Washington); Christopher J. Lanning (Federal Way, Washington); James L. Fridley (Seattle, Washington) |
| ABSTRACT | Rectangular switchgrass bales optimized for highway transport on semi-trailer trucks, produced by a process of compacting a switchgrass biomass material at between about 22 and about 32 psi into a rectangular switchgrass bale having a bale density of between 14.6 and 20.5 lb/ft3. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/861229 |
| ART UNIT | 3788 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware |
| CURRENT CPC | Special receptacle or package 26/83.500 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08758773 | Talaat |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Adel Mohamed Talaat (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Adel Mohamed Talaat (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A composition and method for immunizing a mammal infected with Mycobacterium are disclosed. The genes gcpE, pstA, kdpC, papA2, impA, umaA1, fabG2_2, aceAB, mbtH2, lpqP, map0834c, cspB, lipN, and map1634 of M. paratuberculosis and the products that they encode are vaccine targets for Johne's and Crohn's disease. Eighteen M. paratuberculosis-specific genomic islands (MAPs) were identified. Three inverted large genomic fragments in M. paratuberculosis (INV) were also identified. These genomic identifiers represent novel virulence determinants that can be used as targets for vaccines and for developments of drugs against Johne's disease. The methods can be used to deliver an immunizing compound to a mammal, to provide an immune response against Johne's or Crohn's disease in the mammal. |
| FILED | Friday, December 08, 2006 |
| APPL NO | 11/636025 |
| ART UNIT | 1645 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 424/248.100 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761898 | Jaroch et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | David Benjamin Jaroch (Lafayette, Indiana); Pedro Irazoqui (Lafayette, Indiana); Jenna Leigh Rickus (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| INVENTOR(S) | David Benjamin Jaroch (Lafayette, Indiana); Pedro Irazoqui (Lafayette, Indiana); Jenna Leigh Rickus (West Lafayette, Indiana) |
| ABSTRACT | A neural probe deployment system comprising a magnetic probe, a magnetic field generator acting on the magnetic probe, a first guiding tube disposed on a first side of the magnetic field generator, wherein the magnetic probe is loaded inside the first guiding tube, and a second guiding tube disposed on a second side of the magnetic field generator, wherein activation of the magnetic field generator propels the magnetic probe from the first guiding tube through the second guiding tube, thereby deploying the magnetic probe. |
| FILED | Friday, May 27, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/117825 |
| ART UNIT | 3762 — Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion |
| CURRENT CPC | Surgery: Light, thermal, and electrical application 67/116 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
U.S. State Government
| US 08759571 | Bhattacharyya et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Alakananda Bhattacharyya (Glen Ellyn, Illinois); Joel T. Walenga (Lake Zurich, Illinois) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Illinois) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Alakananda Bhattacharyya (Glen Ellyn, Illinois); Joel T. Walenga (Lake Zurich, Illinois) |
| ABSTRACT | A process for oxidizing an alkyl-aromatic compound is described. The process includes oxidizing the alkyl-aromatic compound to produce a first oxidation product; contacting at least a portion of the first oxidation product, a solvent comprising an ionic liquid, a bromine source, a catalyst, and an oxidizing agent to produce a second oxidation product comprising at least one of an aromatic alcohol, an aromatic aldehyde, an aromatic ketone, and an aromatic carboxylic acid. |
| FILED | Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/340253 |
| ART UNIT | 1626 — Organic Chemistry |
| CURRENT CPC | Organic compounds 562/410 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
| US 08761873 | Wheeler et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Christa Wheeler (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Paul Hunter Peckham (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Christa Wheeler (Cleveland Heights, Ohio); Paul Hunter Peckham (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| ABSTRACT | Multiple designs, systems, methods and processes for control using electrical signals recorded from clinically paralyzed muscles and nerves are presented. The discomplete neural prosthesis system and method for clinically paralyzed humans utilizes a controller. The controller is adapted to receive a volitional electrical signal generated by the human that is manifest below the lesion that causes the clinical paralysis. The controller uses at least the volitional electrical signal to generate a control signal that is output back to a plant to change the state of the plant, which in one aspect is one or more of the user's paralyzed muscles to achieve a functional result or to devices in the environment around the user that are adapted to receive commands from the controller. |
| FILED | Friday, January 30, 2009 |
| APPL NO | 12/865362 |
| ART UNIT | 3766 — Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting |
| CURRENT CPC | Electrotherapy; Magnetotherapy; Radiation Therapy; Ultrasound Therapy A61N 1/36003 (20130101) Original (OR) Class |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Education (ED)
| US 08760421 | Jordan et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | J. Bern Jordan (Madison, Wisconsin); Gregg C. Vanderheiden (Madison, Wisconsin); David P. Kelso (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| INVENTOR(S) | J. Bern Jordan (Madison, Wisconsin); Gregg C. Vanderheiden (Madison, Wisconsin); David P. Kelso (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A method is defined for providing an individual increased accessibility to a touch screen displaying first and second elements. The individual initially engages the touch screen with a contact point at a first location. The contact point is dragged across the touch screen into engagement with the first element and the first element is highlighted in response thereto. Thereafter, the individual may drag the contact point across the touch screen from the first element into engagement with the second element whereby the second element is highlighted on the touch screen and the highlight is removed from the first element. Audible announcements may accompany the contacting of the first or second elements with the contact point. |
| FILED | Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/222595 |
| ART UNIT | 2697 — Selective Visual Display Systems |
| CURRENT CPC | Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems 345/173 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| US 08757039 | Martinez et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Engineering Science Analysis Corporation (Tempe, Arizona) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Martin A. Martinez (Phoenix, Arizona); Patrick Barnhill (Phoenix, Arizona); Steven A. Floyd (Petaluma, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An immobilization device and method of restraining vehicles, persons and animals uses tendrils attached to various devices to engage the target. The immobilization device, system and method includes a housing containing launchable tendrils that are launched from the housing by a propellant. The tendrils may be attached to straps or other elements carried by the immobilization device. The tendrils will engage the target and restrain it if it is a vehicle such as a car, truck, boat, submarine, or like vehicle. In stopping a person or animal the tendrils will deliver a marking package, a shocking package or a snare package to mark, shock or snare the target. Straps may be pulled off the housing leaving the housing near the point of deployment. |
| FILED | Friday, October 08, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/901130 |
| ART UNIT | 3641 — Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
| CURRENT CPC | Offensive or Defensive Arrangements on Vessels; Mine-laying; Mine-sweeping; Submarines; Aircraft Carriers B63G 9/04 (20130101) Armour; Armoured Turrets; Armoured or Armed Vehicles; Means of Attack or Defence, e.g Camouflage, in General F41H 13/00 (20130101) Original (OR) Class F41H 13/0006 (20130101) Explosive Charges, e.g for Blasting, Fireworks, Ammunition F42B 12/40 (20130101) F42B 23/00 (20130101) F42B 23/10 (20130101) F42B 23/24 (20130101) |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Justice (DOJ)
| US 08761438 | Lee et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Young Kyo Lee (San Diego, California); Erik Edmund Magnuson (Cardiff, California); Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Morpho Detection, Inc. (Newark, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Young Kyo Lee (San Diego, California); Erik Edmund Magnuson (Cardiff, California); Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov (Niskayuna, New York) |
| ABSTRACT | A method for imaging an object is provided. The method includes acquiring tomographic image data of the object at a plurality of frequencies, generating a composite image of the object at each of the plurality of frequencies using the acquired tomographic image data, determining a scaling factor for a first material at each of the plurality of frequencies, determining a scaling factor for a second material at each of the plurality of frequencies, and decomposing the composite images into a first discrete image and a second discrete image using the determined scaling factors, wherein the first discrete image contains any region of the object composed of the first material and the second discrete image contains any region of the object composed of the second material. |
| FILED | Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
| APPL NO | 13/091736 |
| ART UNIT | 2666 — Image Analysis; Applications; Pattern Recognition; Color and compression; Enhancement and Transformation |
| CURRENT CPC | Image analysis 382/103 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
| US 08759296 | Murray et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Samuel S. Murray (Saugus, California); Keyvan Behnam (Simi Valley, California); Elsa J. Brochmann-Murray (Saugus, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, California); The United States of America as Represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, District of Columbia) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Samuel S. Murray (Saugus, California); Keyvan Behnam (Simi Valley, California); Elsa J. Brochmann-Murray (Saugus, California) |
| ABSTRACT | A cyclized peptide designated BMP Binding Peptide (BBP) is a synthetic peptide that avidly binds rhBMP-2. BBP increases the overall osteogenic activity of rhBMP-2, increases the rate at which rhBMP-2 induces bone formation, and BBP induces calcification alone. Compositions and substrates including BBP, and methods of using BBP are useful in therapeutic, diagnostic and clinical applications requiring calcification and osteogenesis. |
| FILED | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| APPL NO | 13/481648 |
| ART UNIT | 1647 — Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines Recombinant Hormones, and Molecular Biology |
| CURRENT CPC | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions 514/16.700 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
| US 08761235 | Dally |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts) |
| INVENTOR(S) | William J. Dally (Los Altos Hills, California) |
| ABSTRACT | An equalizer provided in a digital transmitter compensates for attenuation in a signal channel to a digital receiver. The equalizer generates signal levels as a logical function of bit history to emphasize transition signal levels relative to repeated signal levels. The preferred equalizer includes an FIR transition filter using a look-up table. Parallel circuits including FIR filters and digital-to-analog converters provide a high speed equalizer with lower speed circuitry. The equalizer is particularly suited to in-cabinet and local area network transmissions where feedback circuitry facilitates adaptive training of the equalizer using signal levels in sequences to represent different frequencies. |
| FILED | Monday, June 10, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 13/914350 |
| ART UNIT | 2634 — Digital Communications |
| CURRENT CPC | Pulse or digital communications 375/219 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
National Security Agency (NSA)
| US 08761166 | Scott et al. |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Steven L. Scott (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Gregory Hubbard (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Dennis C. Abts (Eleva, Wisconsin) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Steven L. Scott (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Gregory Hubbard (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin); Dennis C. Abts (Eleva, Wisconsin) |
| ABSTRACT | A system and method for routing in a high-radix network. A packet is received and examined to determine if the packet can be routed adaptively. If the packet can be routed adaptively, the packet is routed adaptively, wherein routing adaptively includes selecting a column, computing a column mask, routing the packet to the column; and selecting an output port as a function of the column mask. If the packet can be routed deterministically, routing deterministically, wherein routing deterministically includes accessing a routing table to obtain an output port and routing the packet to the output port from the routing table. |
| FILED | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 |
| APPL NO | 12/942483 |
| ART UNIT | 2474 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/389 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
Government Rights Acknowledged
| US 08761181 | Gostev |
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| APPLICANT(S) | Cubic Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| ASSIGNEE(S) | Cubic Corporation (San Diego, California) |
| INVENTOR(S) | Anatoli Gostev (San Jose, California) |
| ABSTRACT | Techniques are disclosed for tracking of packets in wireless networks. Embodiments generally include a network device that maintains a data structure for tracking received packets. The data structure includes records associated with the received packets. A bitmapped sequence field is used to track multiple packets in one record reducing memory storage and computational power necessary to maintain the data structure. |
| FILED | Friday, October 04, 2013 |
| APPL NO | 14/046329 |
| ART UNIT | 2463 — Multiplex and VoIP |
| CURRENT CPC | Multiplex communications 370/393 |
| VIEW PATENT | @ USPTO: Full Text PDF |
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ASSIGNEE(S): The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, California); Optech Ventures, LLC (Torrance, California)
INVENTOR(S)
The inventors appear in the same order as they appear on the patent. FedInvents presents the names in first name/last name order because they are easier to read than the last name/first name order of the names on the USPTO patent documents.
ABSTRACT
The abstract as it appears on the patent.
FILED
The date of the patent application including the day of the week.
APPL NO
This is the patent application serial number. If you’d like to learn more about how application serial numbers work you can go to the Lists Page.
ART UNIT
Patent data includes the Art Unit where a patent was examined. (The Art Unit isn’t available for published patent applications.) The Art Unit provides insight into what group of patent examiners prosecuted the patent application and the subject matter that the examiners work on. For example:
3793 — Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices
You can learn more about ART UNITS on the FedInvent Patents Weekly panel called About Tech Center or you can find information on the FedInvent Lists Page.
CURRENT CPC
Current CPC provides a list of the Cooperative Patent Classification symbols assigned to the patent. These are the CPC symbols assigned at the time the patent was granted.
The FedInvent Project is a patent classification maximalist endeavor or put another way, we believe that more you understand about patent classification the more you'll learn about the nature of the invention and the types of work that the federal government is funding.
The symbol presented in BOLD is the symbol identified as the "first" classification which is the most relevant classification on the patent. The date that follows the symbol is the date of the most recent revision to the art classed there.
- A61B 1/149 (20130101)
- A61B 1/71 (20130101)
- A61B 1/105 (20130101)
The CPC symbols match the classifications found on the PDF version of the patent. Over time, the classifications on the full-text version of the patent change to reflect how USPTO organizes patent art to support its examiners. The two sets of CPCs don’t always match.
VIEW PATENT
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